After two hours of having my hair pulled, makeup done, and nails painted (courtesy of Chris) The doorbell rings, its Four. Chris squeals and pushes me towards the door. Shes not going to the dance, Will is visiting his family who live several hours away. I open the door and see Four, standing in a suite, looking absolutly amazing.
"You look beautiful" he says taking my hand and leading me to his car. In a few minutes we're at the dance, we had to arive about 15 minutes earlier than everyone else to get ready. I give a CD that has music for all the songs im going to sing to a man backstage manning the sound booth.
I look at Four before asking, "i wanted to know if you would sing the last song with me."
He grins, "of course." i quickly play the song on my phone and look up the lyrics for him. he memorizes them quickly as couples begin to enter the room. My music begins to play and i sing Countdown, unconditional, breaking your own heart, and several others. The dance is about half over when i call four up, and i hear out song begin.
right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them
Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, oh
Things you never say to me, oh, oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Yeah, but this is happenin')
You've been havin' real bad dreams, oh, oh
You used to lie so close to me, oh, oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Oh, tear ducts can rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, oh, that we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
At the end our lips meet slowly, and everyone chears. We walk of stage hand in hand and dance as the prerecorded songs begin to play. Neither of us are very good dancers, i step on his feet a few times but he just laughs it off. before too long the dance is over and we head to my house. My mom isnt home, shes in New York City for a job interview, and my brother is at a friends working on a science fair project.
I invite Four to stay the night and he agrees. We sit on the couch for a while, just getting to know more about one another. I learn his favorite color is green, while mine is blue. He wants a pet dog, as i do, and his favorite food is bacon.
I sit with him in silence for a moment before asking, "Whats your real name?" He looks at me, as if trying to decide if he should tell me or not. "please?" i ask, looking up at him with puppy dog eyes.
He groans, "So not fair." i smirk, i know he cant say no to me.
"When i was younger, i got glasses." he starts, "really dorky ones so people started calling me four eyes, which shortened to four. My real names Tobias."
"Do you still need glasses, Tobias?" i ask, trying the name out, seeing it suites him much better than Four.
"Ya, i just wear contacts now." he responds, looking slightly embarrased
"I want to see you in your glasses sometime." he groans,
"Maybe." is all he says. I yawn,
"Dangit Tris!" dont you know yawnings contag.." his sentence is cut short by a yawn. I giggle softly at this. We're both tired, he dosent say a word, simply picking me up and carrying me to my room, only stopping once for me to show him which room is mine.
He places me gently on my bed, and grabs a pillow from my chair and puts it on the floor. I shake my head and pat the spot next to me.
"Stay with me." i say looking at him pleadingly. He grins and lays down next to me, letting me cuddle into his arms.
"Always." is the last thing i hear before i drift off to sleep, feeling completly safe in his arms.
