I'm Not Drunk, I'm Just Intoxicated By You <3

Chapter 22

*Aiden's POV*

Detention actually flew past, and before I knew it, I was standing outside in the corridor with Carrie.

"So Aiden, you wanted to talk?" she said, smiling what she thought was a charming smile, but it just made my insides churn.

"I want to ask you a favour," I said sternly. The grin on her face grew,

"So your not getting much action with Ella then are you?" she snickered. I should have guessed she'd take it the wrong way.

"No, not that sort of favour. I want you to back off. To leave Ella alone. She is mine now, and I am hers. Nothing you do or say will every change that. Now just accept it and move on. I guarantee any boy in this school would say yes if you asked them out," I told her.

"Apart from the one I want," she sighed.

"Aiden, me and you were meant to be together. We were made for each other. Why are you so blind that you can't see that? I am so much better than Ella is for you, and I could give you so much more. Just give me a chance will you?" she replied. What the hell does she think she is saying? Ella is at least 100 times more a better person than she will ever be.

"No Carrie. I'm with Ella. I love her." I tried to reason with her, but she wasn't having any of it. She started walking towards me, and obviously I kept stepping back until my back hit the wall and she was standing right in front of me, our bodies touching.

"Well I didn't know love was involved," she said before crashing her lips onto mine. All I could think about was how it wasn't Ella, and how much I wanted her off of me. I wriggled and tried to push her off and finally managed to prise her off of me.

"Aiden?" I heard a voice whisper. I whipped my head around to see Ella standing there, tears streaming down her face, which bore a look of hurt, disappointment and disgust.

"It's not what it looks like..." I started before she turned on her heel and ran off. I looked over at Carrie who was grinning like the cheshire cat.

"You bitch, you ruined everything!" I screamed at her, before taking off after Ella. I really need to tell her what happened!

*Ella's POV*

I'd got home and I managed to finish all my homework in an hour and a half. I was lying on my bed, bored out of my mind, when I decided I would go and surprise Aiden and meet him after his detention. It was on for two hours so I should be right on time. I stood up, quickly re-did my make-up and headed downstairs, grabbing my car keys as I went.

I had been in the car park for only a minute or two before everyone came piling out. I craned my neck looking for Aiden, but he didn't appear. I waited for the few stragglers to emerge and then, when he didn't come I decided to go in and look for him.

I was just walking along the corridor when I heard a voice,

"Well I didn't know love was involved," it said. I turned the corner and saw Carrie and Aiden locking lips. 

I felt my heart break again. It was always him that did this to me, why do I still love him?

They came out of their kiss and I whispered "Aiden." Even I could hear the hurt in my own voice. His head whipped round at the sound of my voice and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"It's not what it looks like..." he stuttered before I turned and ran off. I didn't want to hear whatever sorry excuse he has. I could feel the tears streaming down my face as I ran to the car. I could hear him shouting my name. but I didn't look back. I couldn't. All I could think of was that he didn't love me, he loved her. It was probably some sick, twisted game they were playing. And to think I believed that Aiden would actually love someone like me. How stupid.

I didn't realise where I was driving too until I pulled up outside a very familiar house. Sean's. I'd not seen him or spoken to him in weeks, but he's what I need just now. I need someone to hold me, to comfort me. I ran up to the door and knocked. His dad answered,

"Ella?" he asked uncertainly.

"Is Sean in? It's kind of an emergency," I said to him.

"He's not here," I heard him reply and my heart dropped.

"Ella, he went away to the army. He's going to do a training course and then go and fight for his country. Here, take this," he said, quickly grabbing something off of the table.

"He wrote this for you, and asked me to give you it. I guess you saved me a journey," he said.

It hadn't really sunk in. Sean was gone. It never really crossed my mind that he would leave and not tell me.

"Thank you," I said, before taking the letter out of his hand and then running back to my car, where the tears were again flowing freely.

I had lost both of them. In one day. I feel so alone. Now I know how bad it must have been for Sean seeing me and Aiden together. How could I have let that happen?

I drove to the clearing, the one that Sean had shown me all those weeks ago. I sat down under the trees and used the light from the full moon to read the letter he had written.

'Dear Ella,

I don't even know if you will read this, but I couldn't leave without saying goodbye.

I've decided to do something useful with my life and fight for our country.

Lets face it, there is nothing for me here anymore, now that I've lost you.

Please, even though I won't be with you, never forget me. As you will be on my mind every single day, whether I want you to be or not.

I really hope you and Aiden are happy together, because that is all I want.

For you to be happy. Even if it's not with me.

I hope that once I have come to terms with losing you I can come back and visit, but until then, this is goodbye.

I love you.

Sean.'

The tears were falling more rapidly as I read through the letter. I can't believe how selfish and oblivious I had been to everything. I looked down to my wrist where I still wore the bracelet that he gave me for my birthday, the one with 'I Love You' engraved into it. I just couldn't make myself take it off, because although I don't love him like I love Aiden, I still care about him. A lot.

That night I cried myself to sleep under the stars, wishing I could rewind my life and change everything thats happen in the past couple of weeks. Maybe then, I'd be okay.

A/N: I know its short, but wanted to end it there haha xx another chapter for you guys since I had time to write :) the next chapter will have Sean in it, I PROMISE!xx i have posted the introduction to a story I'm thinking about starting once I have finished this one, to see what people think about it, so if you could please check it out, its called Can You Fix A Broken Soul? xxx It would mean alot if you could comment and tell me what you think!xxx anyway wont update again probably for another week or something so again please vote/comment/fan/share if your enjoying it xx thank you :) xxx