Cherry / l.h ✔️

9

~Violet's POV~

Luke scowled at me, flicking me on the nose. I rubbed my nose and pouted at him, "Did I hurt your feelings?" I mocked, as he had done to me. He seemed to catch on to that because he stared at me intensely, a warning look on his face. I rolled my eyes and faced forward again, keeping to myself for the rest of the ride.

When we got there, Michael and Luke began trying to unbuckle their seatbelts, not even waiting for me to move so they could. "Stop!" I exclaimed, slapping their hands away as I lifted my hips up, struggling because the small amount of space in the car. Michael mumbled something that made Calum laugh, but I ignored it and sat back down when they were out, unbuckling myself.

We went and got tickets for us to go into the aquarium, several little kids looking up at us. I gave them small smiles as they stared up at me, their eyes wide and innocent. We entered to see a woman walking around with a parrot on her arm, chatting to a man.

Ashton and Calum headed off to the right, where the entrance to the aquarium was and I followed with Michael behind me into the room. All the lights were off except a few, illuminating the room enough for people to see. I gasped in excitement when I saw a tank with jellyfish and grabbed Michael's sleeve, bouncing on my feet as I pointed at the tank. "Mikey! Jellyfish!" I exclaimed, dragging him over to it.

"They're just jellyfish. Who cares?" He shrugged, stopping beside me as I inspected the jellyfish. I flicked him on the cheek, "I do. They're magical!" I muttered, looking down at them. I'd always had a fascination with jellyfish and octopuses, for some reason.

Eventually, he dragged me away to a different tank with star fishes inside, one suctioned up against the glass while the others were on the floor or rocks of the tank. I looked around and then gasped, "Mikey! An octopus." I whispered, pointing to it. I nearly didn't know it was an octopus from the way it was in the tank.

It was in the corner of the tank, along the side of a rock and the glass. I leaned down, inspecting it a little closer. It was a pretty orange red color, but I didn't get to look at it for long because kids began rushing over when they heard me mention an octopus, so we moved along. I followed behind Michael to a bunch of different tanks, forcing him to stop along the way so I could look before we caught up with Ashton, Luke, and Cal.

They were stood over a wide tank in the center of the room, which was filled with stingrays. I squished myself in between Luke and Ashton, since there were a bunch of people surrounding the tank, making it hard for me to see.

Luke scooted behind me and Michael took his spot, the two of us peering down into the water. I was watching the stingrays swim around so intently, I didn't even notice that the guys had wandered off without me. I turned around, searching for the back of Mikey's light pink head, but I couldn't find him. My heart dropped, panic surging up in me as I moved away from the stingray tank.

I searched the room frantically for any of the boys, trying to find a familiar face. In the midst of me frantically looking around, I walked directly into somebody, and looked up to see Luke. "Cherry?" He frowned, "I thought you were with the guys." He said. I looked around to see if they were anywhere nearby, but they weren't. "You guys left without me." I huffed. He gave me a simple shrug, "Pay more attention, then. Let's go." He said, grabbing my wrist and tugging me in the opposite direction, into the next room of the aquarium.

We found them in the corner of the room, looking at a bunch of fish. Michael sent me a small smile and apologized for leaving me behind as we moved along.

When we finished looking at everything, we ended up in a little gift shop and I perked up when I spotted a bunch of stuffed animals. I hurried over to them, already choosing through which one I wanted to get. At first, I grabbed a sea horse stuffed, deciding I wanted that, but then I turned around, spotting another wall of stuffed animals and put it back where I got it. I found a stingray and grabbed it eagerly, leaving to the bunch of little jewelries they had.

I picked out a silver necklace with a small jellyfish charm and then turned around, jumping in surprise as Luke stood there, looking down at me. "Why do you always do that?" I huffed, glaring at him for scaring me. He snorted, "Not my fault you're scared easily." He said, and then he gestured to things in my hands.

"You gettin' those?" He asked, and I nodded, glancing down at them. "Yeah." I smiled, moving past him and up to the register at the front door. I paid for my things and then the boys ushered me out of the door, so we could leave.

When I got into Ashton's car, I was forced to, again, sit in the middle between Michael and Luke, both of which were waiting impatiently for me to buckle my seatbelt so they could buckle theirs. They got into the car and I squeezed my legs as close together as possible, crossing them. Luke nudged my thigh with his hand, his fingertips warm against my skin. I lifted my hips, and he buckled himself in.

"What now?" I yawned, checking my phone to see it was a little past four PM and that Lexa had messaged me on Snapchat. I quickly answered her before putting my phone away, knowing it'd be a little while before she responded.

"I'm hungry." Luke announced, and everyone voiced their agreements. We decided on going to Jack in The Box, so Ashton pulled into the parking-lot when we got there and turned off the car. I lifted my hips before Michael or Luke could complain at me, unbuckling mine at the same time. I climbed out after Luke, closing the car door behind me as I pulled my shorts down so my butt wasn't showing.

We went in and ordered our food before taking a booth table at the back of the restaurant, which was pretty vacant aside from us. I took the seat in between Ashton and Luke, while Michael and Calum sat across from us. Ashton opened his mouth while eating, causing me to scrunch up my nose as he spoke.

"So," He started, "There's another party tonight." He said, catching my attention. "Wanna go?" He asked, and all the boys nodded, shrugging. I stared at Ashton, "I've only got one dress." I said, cocking my head a little, and he shrugged. "So?" He asked. "You looked hot in it last time. Not gonna change if you wear it again." He assured, causing my cheeks to heat as I nodded. Luke rolled his eyes.

We finished our food and then Ashton drove me back home, leaving me to get ready. After I'd showered and put on my undergarments, I came to the conclusion I needed to buy more dresses, since I only had one. It seemed the boys like to party, something I hadn't done before I met them. Dresses weren't something I owned.

I slipped on a oversized, baggy t-shirt while waiting for my hair to air dry after I brushed it out, sitting on my bed and turning on my TV. When I checked my phone, I realized that Ashton never told me what time I'd be getting picked up. I texted Luke, asking when he was picking me up, since I assumed he was my designated driver for parties.

I expected him to text me, but my phone began ringing as he called me and I frowned, answering it anyways. "I'll be there at eight." He said, and I paused. "Did you really just call me to answer my question?" I asked. "I don't like texting." He claimed. I raised my brows and pursed my lips as I looked down at my blankets. "But you're always on your phone." I pointed out, and he hummed. "So?" He asked. "So, if you're not texting when you're on there, what are you doing, then?" I asked, and a small silence passed.

"Watching porn." He said bluntly.