How Jackson and Ollie met (sort of)

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This is gonna be in the form a story because that's what I'm used to. Ask or dares are actually really hard for me to write because of the way that they are made.
Ollie's p.o.v.
I walked to the park with my parents, staring at the birds as they flew past. I was meeting up with my friend Ruby. Apparently she was bringing another friend too, which made me nervous, but I tried not to focus on that. I got to the park and spotted her talking to someone. I went over to them and he introduced himself to me.

"Hey, I'm Jackson! What's your name?" He asked. I smiled and shook his hand.

"Oliver, nice to meet you." I replied. He smiled sweetly before turning back to Ruby. There was something about him. I wasn't sure what though. I wasn't sure if it was good or bad. But I liked it. I was oddly attached to him already. As the day went on and we talked more I realized just how amazing he was. Even if I tried my best not to show it, I thought he was the best. After a while he showed me a necklace he had. It had a small ruby on it. A little while later his necklace broke. My dad noticed this and offered to fix it, since that was his hobby. We soon had to part. I went over to Jackson and hugged him.

"Um... Thanks?" He said.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." I mumbled, taking a step back.

"It's fine." He told me, pulling me back.

"It was really nice meeting you. I was actually pretty nervous to come, but now I'm scared to leave. You probably never want to see me again but I hope you remember me. We'll get your necklace back to you in no time. Goodbye." I looked away, afraid of how he would react. He didn't reply though. He just hugged me closer. For some reason, I felt a tear run down my cheek. I didn't want to go home. I didn't want to leave him. He made me feel safe. I started to walk away, not looking back.

"Oliver?" He said.

I snap back to reality as Jackson repeats my name. I realize that I was staring at him. I kiss his nose before glancing back over at the fire.

"Are you alright? You look tired." He says. I nod, resting my head on his shoulder. I hear the mumbling of everyone around us. They've been telling scary stories, even though nobody is listening. I see that Emma and Lily aren't here. It's only the guys now. And me. If I mentioned it was only the guys now they would make fun of me. I don't need that right now. I decide to keep my mouth shut. Jay says something while he gestures over at me. I try to think of what it could've been but I can't. Jackson nods and stands up, throwing another log on the fire before going into our tent. Jay continues talking, none of it registering in the mind as words. He finally throws a rock at me.

"I asked you a question you little sh**." He growls. I rub my arm where the rock hit it and look up at him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize that trash cans could talk." I reply. He scoffs before turning away.

"Go to bed, Oliver. Everyone's worried about you." He says softly.

"They have emotion now too? Wow, what else did I miss?" He seems offended by this.

"Leave him alone. He was trying to be nice to you. But you wouldn't know what being nice is, would you?" Jace chimes in.

"Aw, you're going to defend him now? Couldn't stand seeing your leader lose? At least I don't need someone at my side constantly. You just repeat what he says in a different way. Even your name copies his!" I hiss. Jay steps forward.

"I thought we taught you not to talk back to us, Oliver. Stop being a b**ch ." He says. I laugh, shaking my head.

"I'm only saying what's true. You're both terrible people who will die alone." I say. He brings his fist back before punching me as hard as he can. I scream out in pain as I fall to the ground, holding my nose. The both quickly run off as I hear a couple tents unzip. Jackson rushes to my side and sits me up.

"Are you alright?" He asks. I nod as he moves my hand. There's a bit of blood but I insist I'm fine. I tell them what happened but I know Jay will convince them I'm lying. I go to my tent to lay down for a while.

I walked to the park with my parents again. This time I was focused on the necklace in my hands. I got to meet up with Jackson again. He trusted us with this, so I felt the need to be careful with it. We got to the park and I immediately spotted him. I ran over to him and hugged him, accidentally knocking him over. He laughed as he hugged me back. I got up before handing him his necklace.

"You can keep it." He told me. He took it from my hands and put it around my neck. I looked at the ruby in my palm before looking back up at him.

"Thank you." I mumbled. He took my hand as we raced back over to our parents.

It was simple back then. I wish I could say the same for now. Jackson comes in and lays down next to me, wrapping his arm around my wait protectively. I don't think he knows I'm awake. I kiss his nose before turning around. He hums softly. It soon turns into quiet singing. His signings so soothing. I hum along with the tune, knowing it by heart. Maybe it's better now. No, it's not. It was better back then. I feel myself start crying but he doesn't seem to notice. He buries his face in my hair and drifts off the sleep. I'm left with just the muffled sound of my cries. I try to focus on something, anything else, but I can't. I eventually get lost in thought. Not dreaming, just thinking.

I walked in front of Jackson, leading the way. I soon saw a small clearing so stepped into it. I saw a couple other children at the border too. I waved happily at them causing some to come over. I didn't remember any of their names, but I'm sure I saw some of them before. Jackson stepped defensively in front of me and asked  for their names. I just laughed and stepped out from behind him.

"I'm sorry about him. He doesn't seem to happy when he has too meet new people. He's actually really nice though! I promise." I said. Jackson smiled and ruffled my hair.

"I'm going to take that as a compliment. I think you're nice too, runt." He said.

"Hey! You said you would stop calling me that! I take it back! He's not very nice!" I yelled. He just laughed, ignoring me completely. I sighed as I glanced up at him lovingly. Let's hope the others didn't see. They introduced themselves so I looked Emma up and down. "You seem nice. I like you." I said softly.

"Um... Thank you?" She said questioningly.

"He's a little weird. You'll get used to it." Jackson chimed in happily.

I want to go back to those times. It was simple back then. Jacksons changed. I'm not sure if it's for the better either. I'm sure everything will work it's self out. It did before. It always does.

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 27, 2018 ⏰

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