How Did We End Up Here

Chapter 19

We arrived just in time you know "Fashionably Late But Not Too Late." style. We walked in the cafeteria which had been transferred into a crystal disco room, with colored ropes falling from the ceiling.

"Wanna dance?" Alec smirked offering his hands. I took it gladly and we made our way to the middle of the floor. I wasn't that of a dancer and neither was Alec but we found our way through some of the basic steps. "Can I cut in?" Ashton tapped Alec on the arm and Alec went dancing with another girl.

I put my hand on Ashton's shoulders and his on my waist. "Well you look stunning." he breathed openly checking me out.

"I can say so for yourself." He grinned and we continued dancing. "Do you remember when we used to play sleeping beauty together I'd be the prince and we'd dance?" This took me back to an ultimate flashback of being 11 and dancing with this bozo.

"How can I forget it." he smiled. We dance in silence until Calum comes and cuts in. "Hey beautiful." he winks. "Speak for yourself."

"I'm a dude, how can I be beautiful?" He rolled his eyes. "Your so cute Calum."

"Am not."

"Are to."

"Am not."

"Are to."

"AM NOT."

I watched Calum pout his lips and I couldn't help but snort, I've missed him and I'm just realizing how empty my life has been without him. "What am I going to do without you Calum." I smile.

"Get a flabby old stomach cuz no ones there to make you laugh." He boasts proudly. "Your an idiot." I grin.

"But you love me."

"Touché."

"Where's Abby?" I ask changing the subject. He shrugs and continues swaying. "I don't know probably with her student body or something, I never know where she is." He sounds like a nagging old husband and I couldn't help but laugh. "But you love her."

"Yeah but she can't do anything right! I tell her get pepperoni she gets margarita, I tell her Insidious she brings the Notebook. I tell her salt popcorn she gets SUGAR." I pretty much am about to start rolling on the floor. It's like he doesn't try to be funny but he just naturally is.

"I want candy..." he moans. I smile at his randomness. He's a very absentminded person. "Do you want some?" He asks jabbing his thumb at the snack table I nod and he leaves me to go get some.

Before I turn around there're arms rapped around my waist. "Hey Mikey." Before he could reply me they put on the spotlight on the stage and everyone draws their attention there. They're about to crown the king and queen.

Chase Havens (student body president) and Abby (vise president) went on stage to crown. "Good evening Mountain High students, thank you all for taking your time to come to this dance today."

"We would be announce the King and Queen of this years homecoming!!" Abby shouted with a lot more enthusiasm and the crowd cheered.

"And our King is...drum roll please..."

I have a funky feelings it's one of the boys

"LUKE HEMMINGS!" Chase screamed and I'm telling you every girl in that room screamed on the top of there lungs apart from me, I just clapped. I think it was still phasing to them to have one of the biggest hollywood boyband sensations in there school building.

He walked up to stage casually and collected his crown. "Thanks to everyone that voted, and to everyone that nominated." Luke spoke into the microphone and stood there awkwardly.

"And our queen is...."

DRUM ROLL

Michael elbowed me in the arm and I looked at him puzzled. I didn't realize they already called my name and everyone was staring at me. "Oh!"

I climbed up the stage and accepted my crown. I don't get how this is possible. I'm still the same girl everyone hated cuz their boyfriends checked me out. Im still the same girl that sat alone. I'm still the same girl that minimized her humanly contact to  0.

What on earth has changed over the summer?

"Uh, I really don't know what to say, I wasn't really expecting this but thanks anyway!" I chirped into the microphone.

"It's time for the King and Queen dance."

Luke ushered his hand to me and I took it reluctantly. The feel of his touch on my soft skin again sent sensations down me.

They cleared the space for us and I felt like all eyes were on us. Well of course they were. We started our dance without words neither one of us looking at our eyes. "I've missed you." he breathes and I couldn't do it anymore I couldn't hold up that barrier between me and him anymore I just couldn't.

"I missed you too Luke." I grab him by the neck and trapped him in one of my hugs. His hand snails to my lower back and rubs my back comfortingly. "I'm sorry Aveva, and you know that..." He looks at me in the eye and I can see the tears in his eyes about to spill out.

I nod my head and one by one tears start trickling down my face. "Come on let's find somewhere to talk." he says, grabs my arm and leads me to the hallway. People start flooding in back to the center of the room as they play Girls by The 1975.

We take a seat on the floor and I cross my leg avoiding my underwear showing. "Aveva, I don't know what came over me, I don't know why I did it. How I did it. You know I love you. I'm not going to say it was all cuz' of the beer. But I was drunk and-" before he could finish his sentence I pressed my lips against his.

I've been longing for the taste of his lips for weeks. The kiss wasn't hard but it was thirsty. Our lips still moved in sync and I felt it beautiful of how he still tasted the same.

Minty.

We pull apart for air and we just sit there and stare taking in big breaths. "Aveva I love you..." he says cupping my cheeks. "You've said that 10 times today Luke."

"But you have to believe me, I can't stay so long away from you away from us. You're everything to me." he practically whispers. Tears start rolling down my face again.

"Luke, it just can't be like that."

"What can't be like that?"

"Us."

His face fell and I felt like even more of a monster. "You hurt me where I didn't think anyone could I don't know if I can trust you anymore."

Without another word he walked back in the cafeteria leaving me in tears alone and cold.

A/N

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