(2) Overnight Sensation: An All Time Low Fanfiction Romance

Chapter 21: Best Friend

        I followed Kara into my bedroom, where she made herself comfortable on my bed. She laid herself across the sheets, staring at the ceiling. I shut the door behind myself and set my backpack on the floor next to the door.

        "What's wrong Kara?" I asked, taking a seat next to her. I didn't lie down, but sat there, looking at her while she tried to find the right words. She was biting down on both of her lips, suppressing whatever she first wanted to say.

        "What do you think, Stella?" She muttered, arms crossing over her chest. I felt my eyebrows fall together in confusion and I shrugged slightly.

        "Fighting with Rian?"

        "Don't be stupid, Stella!" She growled and sat up quickly, brown hair flying in her face. She was genuinely pissed; you could see it. She was trying to play it nice, but she was ready to explode, and I didn't know why.

        "I really don't know," I admitted lamely.

        What did or could I have done to make her so upset? Kara was always the girl to go to her problems and face them head on. After she answered the question about Rian indirectly, I knew the problem was me.

        "What were we supposed to do yesterday that I planned almost two weeks ago?" she was speaking through her teeth, and nervously I tried to remember what we were supposed to do. All I could think about was how Adam brought me to his house and I met his parents and how excited they were that we might go to prom together.

        Oh shit.

        "FUCK!" I let the curse word escape my lips. I ran my fingers through my hair while she nodded, knowing exactly what I forgot. She had a bitter smile on her face, almost one that said, 'so, you remember now.' My heart stopped, I felt terrible.

        "Oh shit, Kara. I'm so sorry. I completely let it slip, my mind -- I just -- Adam -- and fuck. I'm so sorry!"        

        I tackled her side in a hug. She sat stiffly, arm resting limp against my back. I held the position for another moment before letting go and combing my fingers through my hair. How as I supposed to make up for that?

        "You spend all your time with Adam, you know that?" she asked softly, staring at my wall. She glanced at me for a moment. "I know I spend my time with Rian, but you're always there. When you're with Adam, I don't have anyone to talk to."

        "Yes, you do. You have Jack, Zack...Alex, too." I felt my mouth turn while saying Alex's name. She looked at me curiously before shaking her head.

        "I know I have the, Setlla, but ever since you got here, you've been the closest thing to a girlfriend I've had in months. As close as Jack is to a girl sometimes -- he can't be my best friend the way you are."

        My heart swelled and I felt a grin crawl onto my lips suddenly. I looked at the ground, up at Kara and at the ground again.

        "I'm your best friend?" I whispered quietly, feeling lik I said it out loud I would jinx it. She thought about it for a long moment and nodded willingly. "We were so close up until last month. I don't think I've ever said this to a girl before. I miss you hanging out with us," Kara looked at me, a small, weak smile appearing on her mouth. I felt my grin grow wider as I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into a close hug.

        "I miss you too," I mumbled into her shirt. She smelled like fruity perfume, but it smelled nice. It wasnt obnoxious, just innocent like she seems to be.

        "The guys miss you too, way more than any other girl that's hung out with us before," Kara smiled and laughe dlightly. "I'm pretty sure Jack is going through withdrawls. He's been begging me to get you to come over to the house alone."

        "Why doesn't he ask me himself?" I asked. It wasn't like Jack to not tell me how he was feeling. H told me so much, why would he keep that rom me?

        "Because I think he assumed you'd get mad that he didn't want your boyfriend there. He said that when Adam is with us, it feels like you're halfway out the door," she gave me an apologetic look. I felt my stomach sink when she said that. Did he really feel that way? Was I that bad at balancing my friends with my boyfriend?

        "I just think it's different with you than it is with me," she gave a weird shrug, "the only reason I'm really friends with them is because I'm dating Rian. You're friends with them because you guys get along so well."

        I felt myself blush and a smile grow on my face. Did she really think that about herself? Did she really think that's the only reason they talk to her?

        "Kara, they love you more than they could ever love me," I encouraged her. She smiled and rasied her shoulders once again. Her hair was wrapped around one side of her neck and she played with the ends.

        "I'm okay with what I just said. I'm not sure if I would give up Rian for what you have," she teased, playing with the locket that was around her neck. I could have assumed Rian gave it to her, by the way she handled it with her fingers.

        "Too bad I only get along with seventy-five percent of the group," I muttered under my breath while leaning agianst my mattress. Kara snorted and rolled her eyes.

        "Who cares what Alex is pissed about?" she shook her head as if it were nothing; like what was eating me alive for weeks meant nothing. "He'll come around. With you, he always will."

        I rolled my eyes back at her and looked up at my ceiling fan. It was making me tired, watching it spin around and around. I was halfway dreaming when Kara announced that she had an idea.

        "Bring Adam to Alex's on Sunday. He's having a party and I really want you to be there," she smiled brightly. I felt myself hesitate and I was halfway through shaking my head no before he stopped me by putting her hand on my chin. "No, if's and or but's about it. You're going."

        "Alex doesn't want me there," I whispered, feeling sorry for myself. I really had to stop doing that. Alex was a big boy, and I was a big girl. Just because we can't seem to work anything out doesn't mean I need to stop feeling guilty about it.

        "Alex won't even notice you, if that makes you feel better," she put a hand on my shoulder with an excited grin. "Come on, please? You'll have fun, and Adam will too."

        I looked at her brown eyes, hopeful and happy. And that's when I let out a deep, defeated sigh and nodded my head reluctantly. She nearly jumped out of her skin when I grumbled a small "fine".