I Won't Give Up On You! (Short Fanfic)

Chapter Three

Trudging along the damp, leafy sidewalk of Waterhope Street, Greenway in Sheffield, Lacey makes her way to 'Aagrah Crystal Peaks.' An Indian styled vegan and vegetarian restaurant. Oli phoned Lacey earlier that day to invite her to join him and some of the boys for the evening. And of course she said yes.

Wrapping her leather jacket tightly around her small frame, to protect her from the slight chill in the air from the rain, she looks up to the brightly light shop signs to see how far she is from the restaurant. "Only five shops away." She thinks to herself, speeding up and splashing in a puddle or two.

Stepping into Aagrah, Lacey shrugs off her jacket now that she is welcomed by the warm, toasty air that of the restaurants heaters. Lacey scans the restaurant to see if she can spot Oli's table, only to see that Oli has spotted her first and is making his way around tables and staff to get to her.

"Hey Lacey!" Oli greets, whipping Lacey into his tight embrace.

"Thanks for inviting me." Lacey mumbles, as she hugs him back. Oli moves back slightly, still keeping her in his arms and stares into her icy blue eyes.

"Thank you for coming! Now let's go." Oli cups Lacey's hand in his, weaving through the restaurant, and leading her to his table.

Lacey looks around the restaurant, the walls are painted black with floor to ceiling windows that run along two walls meeting in the corner. The windows have red fabric blinds, and overlooks the beautifully lit up city of Sheffield. One section of the room is dedicated to the bar, which has yellow neon light across the counter and above it is a black and white world map hanging on the black wall in contrast. The rest of the restaurant has dark wooden tables with steel legs, and black curved chairs surrounding them. On the tables there are cutlery, menus and neon light that divide the restaurant into sections. Some tables with blue neon lights, some with purple and some with green.

Lacey loves that the restaurant is elegant, yet comfortable and homey, as she hears the buzzing of people chatting and the clinking of metal knives and forks on porcelain plates. "This place is stunning." Lacey sighs, with her head still tilted up, looking around. Oli squeezes Lacey's hand, smiling happily knowing that she likes it here.

Oli leads Lacey to an isolated looking area, with two tables pushed together making it big enough for eight people to be seated, and a blue neon light on each table. It is also situated next to a window, which has the restaurants best view of Sheffield.

"Guys, I'd like you to meet Lacey Ladd, and Lace' this is my brother Tom and his girlfriend Eleanor. That is Matt Nicholls and his date Brandy. And they are Matt Kean and well you already met Lee Malia." Oli points out everyone respectfully.

"Hey guys." Lacey greets, giving a small wave.

"I see you're trying to score some brownie points." Tom smirks, gesturing to Lacey's outfit.

Lacey is wearing white 'Miss Me' jeans, turquoise vans with a black dream catcher printed across them and a turquoise 'Drop Dead' jersey that revels just enough flesh to reveal a dangling dream catcher naval ring that matches her ear cuff and necklace. Her hair is slightly plaited on one side into a high ponytail and her makeup is fairly light except for her dark painted eyelashes and plum coloured lips.

Lacey looks down to see what Tom is referring to, and turns crimson when she remembers that the jersey she is wearing comes from Oli's "Drop Dead" clothing line as it has Drop Dead written across the front.

Well...uh... I happen to love 'Drop Dead' clothing and have a few items in my cupboard." Lacey reveals, trying her best to sound confident and unphased.