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Chapter 1
Baby what are we becoming
It feels just like we're always running
Rolling through the motions everyday
Oliver Oken was always a pretty straight forward guy. His friends told him he was an open book. His mom always told him that he wore his heart on his sleeve. Lilly on the other hand said he was just predictable. It could have been the fact that she had known him since preschool, which made him so predictable to her. But, honestly he would never know.
He sighed to himself. Sadly, it had been 72 hours since their breakup, and he still couldn't get her out of his head. Yes, that's right. Breakup. Two horrific words that he wished he never knew the meaning of.
Everyone had always said they would make the perfect couple. For a long time they just brushed all the comments aside, and people finally gave up. He never actually believed it anyway. Lilly and he together made him laugh. It was as preposterous as he and Miley together. They were all just friends.
But, something changed down the line. A little feeling some people liked to call love. When Miley left to film 'Indiana Joannie' things started to change. He became a lot more aware of certain things about Lilly that he may not have paid attention to before.
When they kissed for the first time he knew that he never wanted to kiss anyone else ever again. All of a sudden it clicked. He had been in love with Lilly a lot longer then he had realized.
After their first fight, he had never felt so horrible in his entire life. How could he have said such ridiculous crap to her? Coldplay, Radiohead? Did it really matter? The correct answer was no.
Looking back, their first fight seemed like ages ago. That night he had never felt so awful. He thought he could never feel worse then had that night, but boy was he wrong. Now, he felt worse.
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"Oliver, how could you stand me up?" Lilly cried out, tears fluttering in the corners of her eyes.
He couldn't believe that he was behind those tears. It pained him so much to see her this upset. He would do anything to make this better. The situation was beginning to spiral out of control, and fast. He could feel it. Before he could open his mouth to speak, Lilly began talking again.
"You know how badly Matt hurt me when he did this to me. I thought you were different. I thought you were special. You've been my best friend since preschool for god's sake. To top the whole thing off you were with Miley. Why would you be with her when you knew we had a date last night?" She said in a huff.
Lilly was not the kind of girl to play the whole jealous girlfriend role. So, this surprised him. He didn't seem to understand why Miley was a threat to her. They were all best friends.
"Is that what this about? Are you really jealous of Miley? Because if you are that's ridiculous." He said annoyed.
If only she knew the real reason he was with her, she would be humming a different tune. He was asking Miley for help with finding Lilly the perfect gift for their one year anniversary. This would be coming up in a few days. They had spent hours looking through catalogs together, when Oliver finally realized the time; he knew he had screwed up royally.
Oliver was sure Lilly would understand once he gave her his explanation. The thought of him and Miley romantically made him want to gag. There was no way Lilly could possibly think otherwise. Besides, hadn't they gone over this before when Miley had thought that he loved her? Lilly was the one he loved, not Miley.
"Are you really going to tell me how I feel is ridiculous?" Lilly asked, her tone changing from hurt to angry.
Oliver considered what she said for a moment. He always said stupid stuff he didn't mean when he was angry. Apparently she took his silence as the answer she was looking for.
She looked him straight in the eyes. "Oliver, we're through!" She told him storming off dramatically. She always did know how to make an exit.
His heart sank as he caught up to her quickly, and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't you want to hear my explanation?" He asked her desperately.
"No," She said. "Not really." Before leaving his porch step and walking away from him. Never once looking back.
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"Oliver Oken?" Miss. Kunkle exclaimed, shaking him from his thoughts.
When he realized that most of the eyes in the class were on him, he sunk farther down into his seat.
"Yes ma'am," He said politely, trying to ignore making direct eye contact with her, or anyone in the class for that matter.
"I asked you a question." She said frustrated.
Oliver was quick on his feet as always, "And I'll have an answer, just as soon as you tell me what the question was?"
Miss. Kunkle frowned. "Do you really want to test me Oliver?" She said impatiently. "I see no reason for you to be in this class if you aren't going to take it seriously."
Oliver sat up straight in his chair, and his gaze automatically met Lilly's who was sitting only a few seats a way from him. She just shook her head, and rolled her eyes at him. He could decipher the look on her face easily. Annoyance. That seemed to be the only look she had on her face when they crossed paths lately. She turned her head quickly, and he felt his heart sink.
"I'm sorry Miss. Kunkle. Could you please repeat the question?" He asked her, praying just this once things would go smoothly for him.
It seemed that his prayers had been answered, at least for the moment.
Miss. Kunkle let out a sigh. "The question was, which of these is an example of an organelle: A) amoeba, B) chloroplast C) digestive system, D) muscle , or E) stomach?"
Oliver thought this over for a few moments, as he stared down at his desk. He could feel Lilly's gaze on him again. Most likely the same annoyed expression on her face. For someone who hated his guts she sure stared at him a lot.
Okay, he needed to stop thinking about her. That's what got him into this mess in the first place. If he wanted to prove anything to her, he needed to answer this question correctly. It was a wonder how the two of them got into AP Biology in the first place.
"Oliver, we're waiting." Miss. Knuckle said impatiently, tapping her pencil on her desk.
"The answer is the digestive system." Oliver answered confidently, a small smirk playing at his lips. Take that Lilly.
Before Miss. Kunkle had a chance to answer him, Lilly's hand shot up in the air.
"Actually Miss. Kunkle, the answer is chloroplast." She said, looking back over at Oliver and returning his smirk from earlier, only hers was bigger.
"Thank you Lilly." Miss. Kunkle smiled. "I suggest you hit the books Oliver, or it looks like you will be failing the exam next week."
Oliver groaned. Figures, Lilly always had to show him up, especially since their breakup. There was that ugly word again.
Just as Kunkle was about to fire another random question to prepare them for the exam, the bell rang. Finally! It was time for lunch, his favorite time of day. He couldn't seem to get out of his seat fast enough. As usual Lilly had already bolted out the door. She was closer to the door then he was, making it easier for her to escape. It had been a mere three days since their breakup, and she had already skillfully mastered avoiding contact with him after class.
He walked out of the door quickly, hoping Kunkle wouldn't stop him to talk to him about what happened in class today. He made it out the door with out her stopping him, and let out a huge sigh of relief, as he made his way to his locker. At least one thing had gone his way.
He opened his locker with ease as he threw a few books in it, and grabbed a few more. He then slammed it shut and headed down the hallway to lunch. The one thing in school that he actually looked forward to.
Oliver pulled open the cafeteria doors and got in the line for pizza. The line was rather short for once. He paid the lady at the cash register and made his way to the usual table that he sat at. He scanned the lunch room and his eyes immediately locked with Lilly's, who was coming out of the deli line. Her gaze fell to that same table, and he knew she was going to sit there, making it off limits to him. Her gaze locked with his again, the look on her face was once again easy to read. He could almost hear her unsaid words.
Don't mess with me Oken.
Oliver broke their gaze and began looking around the cafeteria again; there had to be somewhere else for him to sit. He could always sit with Miley, but he knew that would only add fuel to the fire.
This was useless; he looked back to where he knew Lilly was still standing, and met her gaze again. He threw his lunch into the trash bin, and never once broke their stare. His eyes were sad, as he made his way out of the same cafeteria doors as he had entered.
It looks like Lilly's won this round. But, he was not about to give up with out a fight. He knew one thing for sure; their love was worth fighting for.
Baby what are we becoming
It feels just like we're always running
Rolling through the motions everyday
A/N: I hope everyone liked this! It's my very first chapter story for Loliver and I hope I did them justice! I know this seems sad, but I am never one to end a story unhappily! Well, most of the time anyway. Please, please, PLEASE, REVIEW!!! It would mean the world to me!! :)
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