"Good morning, Luke. I thought you'd be in school by now." I found him on my bed the next morning with a guitar in his hand.
"I don't really feel like going to school today..." He sighed out loud.
"Are you sick or something?" I asked.
"No. I just did a lot of thinking..."
"Hey, do you want to come with me to my work? I'm skipping school today too." I thought of a brilliant way to avoid being alone with Harry.
Bring Luke as chaperone.
"Only if you listen to me sing one song." He said stubbornly.
"Okay, serenade me." What have I got to lose anyway?
He started strumming his guitar real hard as he began singing,
"I come over quarter past two
Love in my eyes blinded by you
Just to get a taste of heaven
I'm on my knees
I can't help it I'm addicted
But I can't stand the pain inflicted
In the morning
You're not holding on to me
Tell me what's the point of doin' this every night
What you're givin' me is nothin' but a heartless lullaby gonna kill my dreams,
Oh this is the last time
Baby make up your mind
'Cause I can't keep sleepin' in your bed
If you keep messin' with my head
Before I slip under your sheets
Can you give me somethin' please?
I can't keep touchin' you like this
If it's just temporary bliss
Just temporary bliss"
Wow, the boy can sing... pretty well.
About what I said about having nothing to lose before he began singing... I stand corrected.
I just lost my voice, figuratively speaking and now I'm speechless.
"..." I just stared at the guy in awe.
"Was it that bad?" He asked with those beautiful orbs of his looking up at me expectantly.
I only managed to shake my head from side to side.
"Where'd you get such a beautiful voice?" I finally found my own.
"I'm the lead singer in the band after all." He smiles and then his adorable dimple pops out in the open, catching me off guard.
"Too adorable..." I blurted out unconsciously.
"Huh?"
"I mean, we should get going now." I covered up.
"Okay." He gets up anyway.
That was close.
******
"Change into these." Harry handed me a girly outfit.
It was a red leather sleeveless dress which is not really my style. I prefer the street style type of clothing.
"Do you need any help with the dress?" Luke eagerly volunteered to help me put it on.
"No, thanks." I can't help but roll my eyes.
"I thought Robbie was your boyfriend. Who's this?" Harry asked.
"My... Uh... younger brother." I lied and Luke stares at me oddly.
"You two look nothing alike..." Harry studied our faces.
"And you just offered to help her get dressed in a flirty way." He added.
"Oh, that's because we help each other out A LOT. Like helping one another get dressed or scrubbing each other's backs in the shower." Luke made up.
"Huh?" Harry and I said at the same time.
"Let's just say I'm her brother from another mother." Luke is so bad at making up lies.
"What?" Thank God Harry didn't get whatever Luke was trying to say.
"Yeah, I should probably change now. Come with me." I dragged Luke by the arm to prevent him from causing further damage by talking incessantly.
I roughly pushed him inside the small dressing room as I closed it behind me.
"Whoa, you're stripping in broad daylight! This is too much for my heart to handle..." He said dramatically.
"This isn't what you think. This dress has a back zipper so before your heart gives up on you, zip me up, will you?" I threw the dress on in a pretty swift motion then brought the rest of my hair in front so that he could zip me up properly.
"Can I touch your bare back? It looks too smooth to be true..." He asked for my permission.
"No, you may not. Hurry up, Luke so that we can get this over with!" I said impatiently.
"Finally!" Harry sighed when we returned to the studio.
"Now start posing. Chop, chop!" He instructed.
The thing is, my poses are limited because I'm an amateur at this.
"Snarl for the camera, darling." He said as he snapped pictures of me like a madman or a hyperactive kid who just wouldn't stay still.
"You look totally hot, Cher!" Luke hollered out of the blue which was so unlikely for a younger brother to say.
"Shh!" Harry shushed the guy.
*LUKE'S POV*
After the shoot, Cher, Rob and I went out to dine in a fancy restaurant for dinner for the first time ever.
Then she excuses herself before the food was even served due to an urgent 'girl thing' that she has to take care of.
"So..." This isn't awkward at all... being alone with the love of my life's fake boyfriend seems pretty okay.
"Can't wait for the food to arrive. I'm starving already!" Rob exclaimed.
"Yeah." I agreed as I heard my stomach grumble.
"This is just normal, right? Two guys out on a fancy restaurant for dinner." I asked him.
"Sure. Why?"
"Because I just heard the old lady right across our table say something like we're two gay people out on a romantic date." I squinted my eyes at the old lady.
"That's crazy. We're just acquaintances, not a couple." Rob's eyes lighted up when our food finally arrived and so did mine.
We started digging in like a pair of hungry hyenas.
"You got something on your face." Rob stared at me.
"Huh?"
"Here, let me..." He leaned forward to wipe the side of my mouth with his table napkin.
"Um..." He doesn't really need to do this, I wanted to say.
"What a loving couple!" I heard the waitress say.
"You're gay, aren't you?" I clarified with him as I realized something important that I didn't notice before...
"Uh-huh." Phew! At least he's no longer a potential threat. Now I can see my future with Cher which is still uncertain by the way but at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel after all.
I knew it! Okay, maybe I just knew it when his soft hands slightly brushed the side of my lips which sent some sort of electrifying energy that you only get from gay people.
Wait, why do I have the feeling that Cher set us up on an exclusive date by bailing on us?!
"Can't believe little miss devious set us up without even knowing it. I mean, she already knows that you're not my type so why even bother?" Rob shook his head and this statement alone verified my theory.
"We should totally prank her as payback for this!" I thought out loud.
"Totally! Let's start brainstorming." Rob agreed.
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FanfictionCher's an outcast who doesn't give a damn about having a bad reputation. But just like everyone else, she has a secret and it involves the most popular guy in school. And it gets even more confusing when a certain bad boy (Luke) becomes interested i...
