I'm Going Nowhere Fast (Peterick)

9. Me & You

(Patrick's P.O.V)

I felt insanely guilty for lying to Mrs Wentz, after all she seemed nice enough. She was just another mother concerned about her son and I couldn't blame her for worrying but honestly. I just wanted to see Pete. I missed his boyish smile and his voice. I just had to see Pete and it was the only way I could see him. I had my suspicions that Jake was gonna come after me and I wanted to see Pete as much as possible to see if he could help me. I knew that there have been times when I've stood up for those I care about but I wasn't sure that I could stand up for myself. I felt as if I depended on Pete's ability to protect me too much but I couldn't help but run to him for protection, I craved to have him stand up for me. I found it oddly charming to see that side of Pete, the side that showed that he actually cared. When he took the blame for Jack I found myself finding him more attractive. I have always admired someone that could protect the people they cared about.

My attraction for Pete stemmed - originally - from his looks and tattoos but the more I got to know him the more I realized that my attraction for him was deepened by his personality. Pete my have been friends with jerks but they didn't affect his true nature. I believe that of Pete didn't have Vic, Kellin, Jenna, Jack, Alex, Zack, Rian, Taylor, Hayley and the others he wouldn't have his shining personality. I liked the real Pete Wentz. The real Pete Wentz that wore Chuck Taylor's, band shirts and eyeliner.

I walked down the hallway at school, towards the cafeteria. I felt somewhat lonely without Pete beside me. I had Joe and Andy with me but it still didn't feel the same. I tuned out their conversation in the hopes of spotting Jake before he spotted me. I wasn't in the mood to be bullied about something or pushed into the nearby wall. My goal was to spot him before he spotted me.

We made it to our table in the cafeteria without so much as a threat coming from Jake's direction, which was odd considering he always tried to make us - me in particular - look like idiots. I slid in my spot next to Jenna and I felt oddly heartbroken without Pete on the other side of me. The group were talking amongst themselves but I couldn't help but notice that Jack wasn't his usual chatty self. He kept his eyes trained on his lunch and answered people with one worded answers. Since Jack usually sat on the other side of Pete I found it easier to talk to him without the others clicking on and joining in.

"Hey Jack," I said.

"Hey," Jack replied after taking a bite of his burger.

"Has something got you down?" I asked.

"Yep," he replied.

I raised an eyebrow at him and dragged his lunch tray away so that I could get his attention.

"Fucking hell Patrick I don't wanna talk about it," Jack snapped. Jack reached towards his lunch tray but I moved it further away from him. I shot him a pointed look and he sighed. "Fine! I feel guilty for letting Pete take the blame."

"Don't feel guilty," I replied in a hushed tone. "Pete wouldn't want you to feel guilty."

Jack's shoulders hunched. "I should have spoken up."

"Don't beat yourself up over it because Pete wouldn't have done it if he hadn't wanted to," I pointed out.

Jack smiled slightly. "You're right ... thanks Patrick."

I returned Jack's smile and turned back to my tray of food. "You're welcome Jack."

****

I stood outside of Pete's house with my phone in hand. Apparently Pete's parents were out for the night which meant that I could have some time alone with him. I walked up to the front door and reached out to ring the doorbell when the door swung open. I swear my heart skipped a beat when my eyes landed on Pete. His hair was sticking up all over the place and he had eyeliner around his eyes. A smile tugged at the corner of Pete's lips. He reached out and pulled me inside of the house in one swift movement.

I flung myself into Pete's and savoured the feel of his body pressed against mine. Being away from him made me realize how much I needed his touch. Pete did things to me in a particular way that no one else had been capable of being able to do with me, even if they had I highly doubt they could force my stomach to twist this way. Pete returned my embrace. He rested his chin on the top of my head, which wasn't hard considering my height.

"I missed you Trick," Pete whispered.

His voice sent shivers down my spine and I found myself tightening my grip on him.

"I've missed you too," I replied. I slowly - and unwillingly - untangled myself from Pete so I could look up into his eyes. "What do you have planned?"

"A movie night," Pete replied. "How do you like the sound of that? Pizza and movies?"

"It sounds perfect," I said.

Pete grinned at me in the way that sent my heart into a sprint. "I'm glad you think that."

To be honest, I would have agreed to anything that involved me spending time with Pete. The fact that we were having a movie night made it even better because that meant cuddles with Pete.

"Can you meet me up in my room?" Pete asked. "I've just gotta order a couple of pizzas and I'll be right up."

"Uh,sure."

I made my up to Pete's room to find a large stack of DVDs sitting on his computer desk. I walked over to the desk to see genres ranging from comedy to horror, I could even see a few band documentaries in the mix. I picked up the first movie and saw that it was called Jeepers Creepers. I raised an eyebrow at the DVD's cover and smirked.

"Did you find a movie you want to watch?" Pete asked.

I jumped slightly at the sound of his voice. I looked towards Pete's doorway to find Pete leaning against the door with a smirk on his face.

"This one looks okay," I replied and showed Pete the DVD in my hands.

"Ooh that's a good one. Really scary."

"Is that your goal for tonight? To scare the crap out of me so that I'll cuddle."

"Maybe."

Pete entered the room and set up the movie. About a couple minutes into the film our pizzas arrived. I waited patiently for Pete to go and collect them, I was happy when he came back because I was starving. We ate the pizzas and watched the movie on complete silence but I couldn't exactly see what was supposed to be frightening within in the film. The credits rolled up onto the screen and Pete turned to look at me with a grin on his lips.

"So, what did you think?" Pete asked.

"I just want to know how that was supposed to be scary?" I asked then I started laughing. "Like, seriously, the guy licked the car's windshield."

"I was just trying to scare you into cuddling me, is that so bad?"

"You don't have to trick me, Pete, all you had to do was ask."

"Okay then, I'll put another movie on and I expect you to cuddle me."

Pete got up from his bed and made his way over to the stack of DVDs. He shifted through them until he came across the complete first season of Supernatural. He slipped the first disc into his DVD player and quickly made his way back to his bed. The moment he was laying down was the moment I moved closer to him, resting my head on his chest. Pete's arms snaked around my side, pulling me closer to him.

The first episode of Supernatural kept us silent which was nice because it helped my relax. Pete ran a hand through my hair and I found my eyelids growing heavy. Eventually I let them close and I slipped into a deep sleep.