Demons (hemmings au)

Nineteen

"One day you'll make peace with your demons, and the chaos in your heart will settle flat. And maybe for the first time in your life, life will smile right back at you and welcome you home." - R.M Drake

The rest of the week passes by too slowly in my opinion, my excitement and impatience getting the best of me. I ask Luke numerous times where he is taking me for our ‘maybe’ date, but he never gives in. I also withhold the information that I am going out with Luke from my parents in the hopes they will be going to another conference for the weekend. It’s not that I don’t want to share that I may have a relationship with my parents, it’s just that I am so happy hanging out with Luke and I know my parents, mostly my mom, won’t approve. 

Luke accompanies me to my old lunch table for the rest of the week as well knowing that I miss my friends and want to see more of them, I can tell he’s uncomfortable though. The sides of the table have switched where Calum, Emma, and Ashton sit on one side while Luke sits beside me, and Michael beside him. The whole period Luke sits as close to me as he possibly can on his little stool, his legs touching mine and his hand always settled lightly on my knee as if waiting for Ashton to say something so he can squeeze my leg to make sure I am there for him. 

He and Michael talk with Calum most of the time, the three of them getting along well. Ashton has decided to be a lot more physical with Emma during lunch all of a sudden, so I just kind of sit there listening to the three boys talk and answering Emma when she asks a question between she and Ash’s make out sessions. 

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It is now Friday, and I have just gotten home from school. I quickly grab my book bag so I can rush into the house, take a shower and get ready for tonight. I still don’t know where we are going so I want to dress a little nice, but not so nice that I’m way overdressed. As I get out of my car I see my parents vehicles in the driveway, and groan. Of course the one weekend I want to do something they have absolutely nowhere to go. 

I walk in and quickly climb up the stairs thinking that maybe I can just get ready and then sneak out to meet Luke. I jump in the shower, wash my hair and body before wrapping a towel around me and going towards my closet to see what I should wear. Since it is now late September I decide to dress for cooler weather. 

I end up grabbing some royal blue pants, with a tucked in white tank top. After drying and straightening my hair I put on my black flats, grab my small purse and walk quickly yet quietly down to the door. Before I am halfway down though I hear the doorbell ring, shit. I take the last few stairs two at a time and try to grab the doorknob but of course my dad gets there first. 

“Hello young man, can I help you with anything?” I hear my dad say to whoever is outside the door and I have a really good guess who it is. 

“Yes sir, I’m here to take your daughter out,” Luke answers. I peek around my dads shoulder and see Luke standing there looking very nice, I must say. He’s still wearing his black skinny jeans, of course but this evening they are paired with a red and black flannel that is buttoned up. His hair is a little more styled, pieces of his quiff no longer sticking out all over the place. 

“Oh really? You didn’t tell us you had a date Arielle?” my dad says questioningly as he turns to face me, bringing me out of my momentary lapse of thought as I check Luke out. 

“Oh, um yeah, I mean it’s not really a date we’re just going out,” I murmur, putting some loose hair behind my ear in embarrassment as Luke smirks at me. I want to tell my dad where we are going but I can’t even do that because I have no idea where we are going. 

“Who’s at the door, Ted?” I hear my mom yell out from the kitchen. Awesome, now she’s going to come in here. 

“Arielle has a date tonight,” my dad calls back, obviously enjoying himself. I groan and face palm, seriously I just want to get out of here.