Julie and the Phantoms imagines and prefrences

phases part two [reggie X reader]

June 1994

"So I wrote a song." I say to luke smiling like a crazy person.
Our parents weren't home so I could say this freely.
Reggie and alex were over. Bobby was on a date. Suprising? I know.
"Ooh! I wanna see."
Luke says grabbing at my notebook. I pull it away from him.
Reggie comes over and tries to snatch it. Alex gives me puppy dog eyes.
"No. Before I show it to you you have to promise that you wont make fun of me or judge me or anyway or ask me a million questions." I say.
"Fine. Just let us see pleeease?" Reggie begs. Now its Luke's turn to give puppy dog eyes.
Alex just looks into my soul with a look that could make satan cower in fear.
"You guys are pathetic." I tell them.
They all shrug.
Luke reaches for the notebook and I let him take it from me reluctantly.
(Its the song up top if you were wondering)
I sit next to reggie as they read it.
No one says anything. The boys all look at eachother, smiles forming on each of their faces.
"What? Is it bad?"
"No. I mean it's really good." Luke says smiling at me, "I wonder where you get it from."
"Get off your high horse." I say to him, my eyebrows raised.
"Is this the first song you've ever written?" Reggie asks me dumbfounded.
"Well, I used to write little songs about like clouds, or peaches but never anything like this."
"Who did you write this about?" Alex asks.
"No one in particular." I say.
"This is gonna sound wicked with good electric guitar and drums in the back." Luke says.
"Hey! What about me?" Reggie says.
"I think you'll do great on it. And luke will sound amazing singing it." I praise.
"Wait. Me singing?" Luke says.
"Yeah you wrote it. You should sing it." Alex says.
"I cant do that."
"Why not?" Reggie asks leaning his head on my shoulder.
Me and reggie have gotten really close over the past year. We talk at least once a day. Mom and dad wont let him call the house anymore though. They think hes a bad influence.
"Because that's not me. I dont sing in front of crowds of people."
"Dont you perform for the people on the beach?" Reggie asks.
"Well yeah but th at s different."
"How so?" He asks.
"I dont know it just is."
"Please y/n/n?" Reggie pleads. He goes on like this for a while, the other two joining in.
"FINE. Fine ill do it just please stop." I give in.
"Yes!"
December 1994
Mom and luke are fighting again.
"YOURE NEVER THERE FOR ME!" luke screams.
"IM ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. IVE BEEN THERE SONCE DAY ONE!" Mom yells back.
"WHY CANT YOU JUST SEE THAT THIS IS WHAT I LOVE! THIS IS WHAT IM GOOD AT!" Luke yells.
"BECAUSE IM NOT LETTING YOU LIVE THAT KIND OF LIFE!"
"A HAPPY ONE?"
"I DONT WANT YOU TO FAI-"
"I WONT! CANT YOU SEE THAT THIS IS WHAT IM GONNA DO EVEN IF IM NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH IT!"
"I DONT GET IT! YOUR SISTER IS HAPPY AND SHE DOESN'T NEED MUSIC! SHES HAPPY WITH HOW HER LIFE IS!"
"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT!"
"I know the two of you better than anyone." Mom says, shes not yelling anymore, but that's when you know shes really angry.
"You really dont. You dont know that y/n hides behind a book constantly. It's your fault that she has to hide who she really is."
I dont listen to the rest. I put on an old record and turn it all the way up to 10.
After a few more minutes I hear the front door slam. I walk out if my room and look out the window in the living room.
Moms crying. Dad gets home and holds her.
I start seething with anger.
I run to my room and grab my bag. I stuff it full with clothes and things.
I grab my purse and put my notebook and a few pens into it.
I grab my guitar and walk out of the house.
"Where do you think you're going?" I hear my father say behind me.
"I'm going with luke." I say, my voice low and unwavering.
"No you're not. You're going back in that house."
"No I'm not. I'm leaving. It's your fault. Hes running because he doesn't belong and you wont let him belong. So I'm going. I want a relationship with my brother, and if you wanted to have a relationship with him you would be going after him too."
I dont give him a chance to say anything. I walk fast. I grab my bike from the garage and ride away from that house. It's not until I'm down the street that I realize I never turned my record player off.
Whatever
I know where Luke's going but I dont head straight there.
I knock on reggies door.
I wait a second before he answers it.
He has a black eye. He didnt have one of those this morning.
I'm about to get back on my bike and find reggies father so I can murder him but before I get the chance reggie tackles me in a hug.
I hug back, squeezing him gently.
I pull back and look at him.
"Are your parents home?"
He shakes his head.
I step into the house, and lead him to the couch. I inspect his eye.
"Wheres your first aid kit?" I ask him.
"Bathroom."
"I'm gonna go get that, you go put some ice in a bag and hold it to your eye."
I patch him up, he looks at me the entire time. His eyes never leaving me.
I put the first aid kit back and sit next to him.
"What are you doing here?" He asks.
"I left. Luke too but I'm guessing hes at Bobby's right about now."
"You wanna talk about it?" He asks.
"Not really."
"Well then what do you wanna do?" He asks.
I lean in slowly. He hesitates for a second and then crashes into me.
The kiss is passionate and more amazing than I thought it would be.
We pull away for oxygen, breathing heavy.
"God." I say and he smiles.
"Why now?" He asks.
"Because I'm not worried about what my parents will think right now, and I know that luke won't mind so long as I'm happy. And because I just really wanted to do it."
"They dont like me. your parents. They never have."
He pulls me close to him, holding me tight.
"They like you even less now." I say.
"Didnt think it was possible." He jokes.
We stay quiet for a bit, but soon we're kissing again.
His hands go to my waist pulling me closer, if that is even possible.
I smile running my hands through his hair.
We're both giddy. I'm smiling like crazy and so is he.
Someone knocks on the door, causing the both of us to jump.
I take him in. His hair is an absolute mess. It's cute though. His lips are swollen a bit.
I'm pretty sure I look the same.
We walk to the door and my father is standing there. I immediately close the door and call luke at Bobby's.
"I'm at reggies mom and dad are outside, pick me up by the backdoor."
"Why are you at reggies?" Luke asks.
"Because I am. Now come pick me up."
"Be there in a sec."
My dad's at the front door trying to get me to come out but I dont say anything back.
Moms at the door sobbing like she isnt the reason that shes losing us.
When luke finally gets here me and reggie are sitting on the couch, trying to tune out my parents.
Luke walks through the back door and sees us on the couch.
"Looks like alex Owens me ten bucks. Nice!" He says. I let out a weak laugh.
"Come on." Luke says after a minute of us standing there.
"Okay just-just one second." He nods and him and reggie walk out, into the back yard.
I'm sorry, I love you. -y/n/n
I slip the note through the mail slot and hear my parents go quiet.
My mom sniffled a few more times but her and dad decide to just give us time I guess.
I hear the car start and head back to our house.
I grab my stuff and walk out of the back door.
"Come on. I'll come back for my bike tomorrow."
And at that we head off to Bobby's.
1995
I was sitting in a booth waiting for the guys to be done with sound check.
They sounded good, really good.
Reggie kept sending me winks and smiling at me.
Luke walked over to him still singing and flicked him in the head, making me laugh.
After they finish the song the guys are on an adrenaline high.
"Hey we're going to get street dogs. Coming?" Reggie says, kissing me on the forehead while alex and luke stand behind him making kissy faces.
I flip them both off and they start laughing.
"Sure let's go.",
We get our street dogs and start eating.
"Why would you put that on a hotdog?" I ask luke.
"Hey you cant talk, you mix mustard and ketchup into one sauce and then put it in the hotdog. Which is just plain disgusting.
Suddenly we're floating out of an ambulance and we're in a dark room.
Alex is crying.
"Quit being such a baby. Its gonna be fine." Luke says.
I'm sitting next to alex rubbing his back, trying to console him.
"Other side of the room." I say to luke.
"Why?"
"Because you're not helping. Other side of the room."
Hes about to argue back when we suddenly hear music and start falling.
"Ow."
2020
So turns out we're ghosts. Crazy right?
Me and the guys are all sitting in the garage where julie said we could stay.
It's been like two weeks. She can see the guys and I.
People can hear them play and see them when julie plays with them.
Julie and luke are at the piano writing songs.
He keeps looking at her and vise versa.
"Can you feel the love tonight" I hear alex start. Him reggie and I are sitting on the loft.
I snicker and join in.
After a minute reggie catches on and starts singing it too. All of us serenading them from loft.
Luke shoots daggers at us and we bust out laughing.
Later reggie and I are up in the loft, where we spend most of our time.
"Y'know, maybe this ghost thing isnt so bad." Reggie says. He has his arms around me, we're trying to get to sleep but we dont really sleep much.
"What do you mean?"
"Well we can play with the guys forever, and I get to love you for an eternity." He says smiling.
Just the idea if it makes me happy.
"I guess that's not a bad way to look at it." I say snuggling into his chest.
He holds me tighter, as if hes never gonna let me go.
And now we know that he doesn't ever have to.
Maybe hes right. Maybe this ghost thing isnt so bad.