[ON HOLD] One Last Chance - Phan

Chapter 16

A/N: Look what finally came out. I'm so sorry this took me like a decade to get out and sorry it's so short. I had this in my drafts for ages but I couldn't carry it on to the standard I wanted so I knew I just had to eventually get out what I had. Apologies again.

Emma's POV

"Blackery! No running in the halls. Blackery!" The teacher yells behind me but makes no effort to actually stop me.

"Oh, piss off!" I might regret that later, but she's not important right now.

I wait until there's no one in sight to call out for Waverly. It doesn't take long for a small "what?" to come from round to corner. I rush round to see her sat on the floor with her back pressed against the wall, curled up in a ball. The sight breaks my heart. Immediately, I'm sat next to her with my hand on her knee.

"Why didn't you tell us?"My voice is as soft as possible.

"I was afraid you'd all leave." And with that sentence, I tightly wrap my arms around her, refusing to let go until she does the same. Then my brain decides to do something that I never thought I'd be able to do. Or that's socially acceptable.

Waverly pulls herself away from the hug and clearly goes to speak, but my brain is too irrational and stupid and, without a single thought about the consequences of my actions or how it will affect our friendship, my eyes close and I plant a kiss on her lips. My face instantly starts flushing bright red as I back away.

"I-I'm sorry, I just- I-" she cuts off my embarrassing stuttering by taking my hand in hers and returning the kiss. It's short and sweet, but the best damn thing I've ever experienced. We just end up sat there, the biggest fucking grins on our faces and looking like tomatoes, gazing into each other's eyes.

"I love you so fucking much, Wave."

"I love you so fucking much too, Emma."

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Phil's POV

"It's all my fault."

"Come on mate, you know it's not." Tyler sits next to me, trying to comfort me, while Dan stays opposite me with PJ next to him. Chris has come over after hearing the whole commotion and is sat on the table by PJ, swinging his legs. "What could you have done?"

"I could have been there for her." My words are muffled as I rest my head on the table in between my arms.

"If only we all knew..." PJ sighs but is immediately shushed by Chris.

"Look, I know I can't say much 'cause I don't really know her - or any of you for that matter - but from what I can see, you guys have done as much as you can. How can you help someone when you don't know what's wrong?"

"But I knew." I stand up from the table, staring at my feet as they scuff the ground. "And yet I did nothing." PJ then stands up as well and slaps my arm.

"Phil I swear to god if you don't shut up and just listen to us for a second, that slap is gonna be for your face next. Ok?" PJ always has a way of being ominous, annoying and lovable all at the same time and using it to get his way.  "We can't change the past, all we can do is act in the present and affect the future."

I simply nodded, pushing my hair up out of my face. "I need to apologise."

"Where would she be?" Tyler stood,up, quickly followed by Chris and Dan. I stood in thought for a second before turning on my heels and darting off, not bothering to explain my actions.