The Spark: Julie and the Phantoms

Chapter XV

ALEX'S POV:

The minute I felt the garage I tried to see if I was able to poof anywhere, it still wasn't working, guess I would have to do this the long way. I heard footsteps behind me as I walked towards the street from Julie's house. I turned around spotting Reggie shyly following behind me.

"Hey Reg, what are you doing?" I asked him.

"I don't know. It was just really awkward in there." He replied looking down.

"Yeah I know what you mean."

"Where are you going?" He asked excitedly.

"Oh uh... nowhere."

"You're going to see Willie aren't you?" Reggie smiled at me.

"Uh...no," I paused when Reggie gave me that knowing look he always did. "Yeah, yeah I am."

"That's all good buddy, I'll go hang out with Ray." Reggie smiled walking back, moving towards the house. Before he went in he turned around yelling out to me, "good luck!"

I smiled at him as he disappeared into the house. I turned around trying to think where I should start trying to look for him first. I thought as I walked closer to the strip of Hollywood, maybe he would be near the walk of fame again. I didn't know if I would even be able to find him, I still haven't heard of anything from him since before we played at the Orpheum. I couldn't help but worry if he had been hiding from me, maybe his feelings weren't the same as mine. I looked around everywhere I could along the strip, he wasn't anywhere. Usually I could hear the clattering of his skateboard against the ground, this time there was nothing. I wanted to know where he was, my brain couldn't even think anymore. There were so few places that we went together. I guess I really didn't know Willie as well as I thought I did. I kept searching the crowd of lifers around me scanning for Willie's face. My heart dropped when I reached the end of the area, still not being able to see him.

I could only think of one other place that he might be, the museum. There was no way I was going to be able to walk there, it was too far on foot. I guess people forget to remember how big LA really is. I tried to concentrate as hard as I could. I remembered the day Willie showed me how to pick up something, put all our focus into one area. I focused as hard as I could pushing all my energy that I had into my body and my thoughts on the location. Before I could even blink my eyes focused on the sign on the front door that read the museum was still closed for installation.

I was about to try pushing my way through the door however I was unsurprisingly tired from poofing to the museum. I seriously don't know what is happening to us, how can ghosts have to use so much energy to do what ghosts do. I pulled the door hoping that it would be unlocked, thankfully it was so I could pull it with ease and walk straight through. The museum looked the same as the first time Willie brought me here. I smiled at the same place I could remember watching Willie skate straight through. I had hoped that he was here, this was a place I knew that he hid from people, one place that he kept his. Well now I guess he kept it with us.

I walked through the museum looking at the same walls hoping to find Willie around here somewhere. I quickly made my way to the seat where we screamed when he brought me here. I was shocked, Willie was sitting on the seat with his skateboard rolling along the floor with his foot. He looked so defeated.

"Willie?" I asked, shoving my hands in my jean pockets.

I watched his back straighten up when he heard my voice. "Alex?" His voice called as he turned around.

When his eyes locked with mine I couldn't help but want to smile, yet I couldn't let my face follow. I was worried I had hurt Willie, that something was wrong.

"I never thought I would see you again." He stood up moving towards me.

"What?" I asked him, confused.

"I thought you guys finished your business here. Isn't that what playing the Orpheum was supposed to be?"

"I guess there is another reason we are still here."

Before I could go on Willie reached out for me pulling me into another tight embrace like the morning of the Orpheum show. I couldn't help but smile wrapping my arms tightly around him too. I don't even know how long we stayed there locked in that position. I never wanted to let him go, there was something about Willie that I just couldn't shake.

"Why are you here Willie?"

Willie moved back to his seat patting the spot next to him for me to sit beside him. I slide over sitting next to him.

"Well hotdog I'm pretty sure Caleb knows that I tried to help you. I'm kind of in hiding at the moment, this is the one place Caleb doesn't know about."

"Willie...I...I never meant to put you in any danger. I didn't even think about Caleb. I am so so sorry."

"Hey Alex, it's okay. I would do anything for you."

We both stopped speaking just looking at each other for a moment, just stuck in this peaceful moment. I couldn't help but notice the golden specks that were scattered around Willie's eyes. I looked away quickly feeling like I was beginning to make him feel absolutely uncomfortable. While my eyes were turned I heard Willie cough. I turned my attention back towards him.

"Why do you do that?" He asked me puzzled.

"Do what?"

"You always turn away? Do you not like me?"

"No of course not. I like you alot."

"Well then what is it, do you find me intimidating?" Willie wiggled his eyebrows.

"Of course not, you are super easy to speak to."

"Well what's going on in your head, tell me."

"I like you."

"As in you like me as a friend but I make you uncomfortable."

"No...no of course not. I like you. I like you like you. You're an amazing per..."

Before I could finish my sentence I felt Willie place his hand on the back of my neck. He pulled my face towards him, latching our lips together. It took a minute before I could even recognise what was happening. When I started coming back to reality I wound my hands into Willie's hair pulling him closer to me. I didn't want this moment to ever end. I finally was happy, I haven't felt like this since the early 90's. Something about him was addictive to me, something about him was so captivating. I never met someone like him before in my life. I don't know how long we sat there, our lips not stopping for a break.

When Willie pulled away he rested his forehead against mine breathing heavily.

"I've wanted to do that since I crashed into you on my board." Willie muttered.

"I've wanted to do that since you told me I dinged your board." I laughed back. Willie quickly joined in with me. No day could have gotten better than this. 

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