Our Promises

2.

*Flashback-First year Halloween Party*

"I look like a boy cowboy." I whined to my Mum.
"You look great! No one will notice your hair darling, just have fun!" She kissed me on the head then started walking to her car.
"I love you!" She blew a kiss.
"Love you too!" I said back. Tom's door opened.
"Hey Blair! Wow you look amazing." Nikki said.
"I look like a boy." I frowned.
"No you don't hunny. No one will even notice your hair!" She welcomed me inside.
"The boys are in Tom's room." She said. I dragged my feet and knocked on Tom's door. "Hey Blair!" Tom exclaimed.
"I look like a boy Tom." I pouted.
"No you don't! You look great! You look pretty." He smiled sheepishly. I blushed and grinned.
"Hey at least you'll look like one of us now!" Harry joked. I threw a pillow at him. Harry and Sam were Mario and Luigi, Harrison was Batman and Tom was Spiderman.
"You two always wear the same costumes every year." I said as I sat down on Tom's bed. "No we don't!" Haz and Tom said in unison. "Then you always fight about who would win in a fight - Batman or Spiderman." I rolled my eyes.
"You just don't like it because you don't like action films." Haz teased.
"But she still thinks Spiderman is better. Right B?" Tom sat next to me.
"Yeah probably." I shrugged. I felt Tom's hand brush mine. We both looked at our hands then took them away.
We walked out of the Holland's house to our first trick-or-treat conquest.
"Are you sure I don't look like a boy, Tommy?" I pouted.
"I promise." He said confidently.
"Pinky promise?" I squinted my eyes and held out my pinkie.
"I pinky promise Blair Amber Samantha Nolen." He shook his pinkie with mine.
"Now let's get some sweets Thomas Stanley Holland." I giggled and turned to press the doorbell.

Promises were our thing. If either Tom or I made a promise to each other, we really meant it. But obviously...none of them were kept...

"Okay, and finally we're coming up to Vanessa's room. She's a huge Marvel fan especially Spiderman, so she's going to freak out." I smiled at everyone as we walked up the corridor. I knocked on her door.
"Vanessa?" I asked.
"Yeah?" I opened the door and Tom, Jake and Zendaya walked into her room.
"Hey Vanessa, how are you?" Tom asked.
"Holy shit." She said in disbelief and stopped her afflo-vest.
"V!" I scolded.
"I'm Tom nice to meet you." He smiled and walked closer to her. She took her vest off and stood up.
"Nice to meet you too." She said slowly as she shook Tom's hand.
"How old are you?" Zendaya asked.
"Oh my god you're all here. Uh, 16. I'm turning 17 next month though so this is like a birthday gift." She said happily.
"Well happy birthday for next month!" Zendaya said.
"So...wow I love you guys so much! I'm so excited for the new movie!"
"So are we." Jake laughed.
"Can we get a picture?" Vi asked.
"Yeah of course!" Tom smiled. They took a selfie.
"I'll take a picture." V handed me her phone and I took a picture of them all.
"My friends are going to be so jealous." She laughed.
I gasped dramatically, "You have other friends?" I held my hand on my chest.
"Yeah B unlike others I have friends." She laughed.
"Oh! No Galaxy chocolate tomorrow for that comment." I smiled.
"You can't do that!"
"Yes I can." I stuck my tongue out.
"You're a child." She shook her head.
"Oh and Tom is my friend so," I laughed and Tom and I looked at each other he grinned endearingly then nodded at Vanessa.
"Ha, you wish."
"No really, we were. We were neighbours and best friends in school." Tom said. Vanessa's face dropped.
"No way! Really?" She exclaimed.
"I'm sure you'll see Tom again but they're on a time crunch V so you'll have to say goodbye." I said.
"Bye Vanessa it was great meeting you!" Tom waved and everyone said goodbye and I closed her door.
"Well guys that's everyone! You're welcome to stay longer if you'd like." I said.
"We have to get our flight home." Jake said, referring to him and Zendaya.
"No problem guy's, thank you so much for coming out. It means so much to the kids." I smiled. We started walking back to the staff room.
"You seem close with that Vanessa girl." Tom said.
"She's practically my sister." I smiled.
"How does Daisy feel about that?" Tom chuckled.
"Oh my god, Daisy! I'll have to tell her we've reconnected and she's not the jealous type." I laughed. We all just had some small talk until we got to the staff room where they all had to get changed into non-superhero clothes.

Once they were all changed I escorted them out.
"Blair do you want to come by the house tonight? Everyone's here, including Haz and Tuwaine is here too." Tom offered.
"I don't get off work until 11 Tom." I sighed. "Do you have work tommorrow?" He asked. "No actually." I smiled.
"Well, come at 11. Come at 5 am. Just...be there." He looked at me intently with his dilated, chocolate eyes. It made my stomach flip for some reason.
"Okay, that sounds great." I embraced him. He smelled really good and I felt so comfortable with him.
"Okay, I'll see you tonight and I'll see you guys...whenever." I laughed.
"Thank you so much! Bye!" They said and left. I smiled and took a deep breath. I spent the next few hours with different kids, checking up on them and helping them with their school work. At 10:30pm I went up to Vanessa's room to chat and say goodnight. I knocked on her door. "V?"
She replied, "Come in!" I walked in and she was in bed on her phone.
"Hiya." I said and sat down on the edge of her bed.
"I still can't believe you were friends with Tom fucking Holland and you never told me!" She turned her phone off and sat up.
"If you knew he was Spiderman why didn't you tell me?" She asked.
"Because I didn't know he was Spiderman!" I admitted.
"He was your best friend how did you not?!" "Because I moved after fifth in highschool to Scotland and I moved down here for medical school! I never thought I'd ever see him again!" "But wasn't he Billy Elliot at that time? And wasn't he in The Impossible? And wasn't he doing Edge of winter?"
I was surprised at how much she knew about tom. "Around that time yeah."
"So did you not think that he would be a big actor someday?"
"No! Because who expects their best friend to become a big movie star?" I laughed.
"Vanessa, I'm hanging out with him tonight, I'm sure you'll be seeing more of him." I smiled and brushed away some of her dark hair from her face.
"Okay. Tell him I say hi and that at least I knew who he was and what his job is!" She crossed her arms.
"I'll also tell him that you know 89% about him and you only met him this afternoon." I smiled. "Don't you dare." She pointed a finger at me.
I held my hands up in surrender, "I'm only joking please don't hurt me with your finger." I pleaded. She laughed and kicked me off the bed.
"Oi!" We both laughed.
"Okay get some sleep. And don't die!" I said walking out of the room.
"I'll try my best." She saluted. I laughed and closed the door behind me. Off to the Holland's house for the first time in years.