So I was debating whether or not to jump in on the July AU Month thing, and looked up a list, saw Number 4 'Order Swap AU', and basically turned into a staring statue for about 2 minutes, before busting out laughing. That decided it, I'm going for it. All of the AUs will be collected here, and I'm gonna be basically whipping them out as fast as I can manage in order to catch up.

Although be warned, I know nothing about Hogwarts, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Steven Universe, or Ghost Adventures. So...expect some very creative liberties to be taken for those ones xD

First time writing from a non-binary character's pov btw, so...don't judge... please? I also used some pairings I don't write about often/very obviously

On to the fic!

Day One:: Modern AU - Remember

Jesse used:: Nonbinary - Pairings:: Jesse/Aiden, Lukas/Petra, Olivia/Axel, Stella/Tim

Character Deaths Mentioned, lots of suicidal thoughts/talk. Read at your own discretion.

The longer Jesse stayed in the city, the harder it was to remember. Their memories of their parents, they're actual parents, although Stella and Tim were great, even though they fought, they weren't the parents Jesse had remembered as a child.

That was why they ran away. Why they kept running away. They always came back, cheeks stained with tears and eyes red and puffy. They didn't want to forget, forgetting about the time was how they'd lost their family. Momma and Dad, sweet black haired momma who had given Jesse her gray eyes, and super smart scientist dad who taught Jesse how to make special energy drinks!

They were gone, and it was all Jesse's fault. They'd forgotten to call from school, to say that they'd be staying over at Lukas and his brother's place for the night. Their parents had gotten worried, and ran out of the house, searching for their child.

When Jesse had gone home the next day, it had been to emptiness, the feeling of pure wrongness. A police officer with wild blonde hair and a scar blinding his left eye had arrived a few hours later, after Jesse had called, tears threatening to choke them, that they couldn't find their parents and no one seemed to know where they were.

The police officer 'Officer Tatasciore' written on his uniform, had crouched to look down at Jesse sadly. "I'm sorry little one." he'd said, and Jesse would have run to the far side of the planet to avoid hearing the next words out of the man's mouth. "We..." he shook his head "Your parents were killed, sometime last night. It...it looked to be quick, painless."

Jesse shook their head, small round droplets flinging from their eyes. Every time they thought about that night, every time they remembered...it just made it worse.

But they couldn't forget, they just couldn't. They couldn't be allowed to forget. If they did, then it might happen again, someone else would be hurt, because of-

"Jesse?"

Jesse's head shot upwards. That had sounded like...no, it couldn't be..."Aiden?" they called hopefully. There was the sound of bushes rustling, and then a green eyed male appeared. Jesse lifted one of their hands and wiped at their cheeks. "H-heyy" they called, voice wavering.

Aiden let out a breath of relief as he got closer, bending down and hauling Jesse upwards in a bone-crushing hug.

"We were so scared!" he said, whispering softly into Jesse's ear. "Jack's had the entire police force up since dawn, he was...we all were so terrified you were..."

the final word Aiden left off. Dead...killed, or perhaps worse? Jesse didn't know. They didn't want to know.

"Were you thinking about them again?" Aiden asked. Aiden had known Jesse since they were kids. He was Lukas's brother, older by exactly five minutes and thirty-two seconds. Jesse had once had a crush on Lukas, but after Lukas and Petra got together, and started distancing themselves from..well everyone else, Aiden had been the one to comfort Jesse, to soothe them from the terrors of the night. A few months later, at the top of a ferris wheel during the annual Endercon celebration, celebrating their freedom from the tyrant known as Cyrus Wither, in a hopelessly romantic scene, Aiden had admitted his crush on Jesse.

It had- still brought a flutter to Jesse's chest and a flush to their cheeks. "Y...yeah" Jesse whispered, voice trembling. Aiden's grip tightened slightly, but he didn't say anything. He knew that the last thing Jesse needed was questions.

That was part of what Jesse loved about him, Aiden always seemed to know what it was that Jesse needed. He knew that the best thing right now, was just to let the tears fall. And they did. Running down Jesse's cheeks and splashing onto his black jacket that he claimed made him look 'cool'.

For several minutes, Jesse shuddered and cried in silence. And then, softly they said "I should have died that night too."

Aiden pushed Jesse back slightly, gripping the young teen's shoulders and boring into his eyes with bright green ones. "Jess," he began, using the nickname that very few people could call Jesse and survive, "Please don't say that. It wasn't your fault, it wasn't even their fault. The person who killed them, they were insane, they had to have been. It wasn't our fault, if it was anyone's fault it was the stupid Draconic Orders!"

The Draconic Order was basically a council of people who ruled over the entire world. Jesse's eyes widened "Don't say that, do you want them to kill you for treason?"

Aiden arched a brow "So it's alright for you to die but not me?" Jesse bit their lower lip, gaze lowering "I..."

"Jesse, can we go back home?"

Jesse shrugged. "Jess, they're worried about you. Stella, Tim, Jack, Nurm, Vos, our entire class- you should have seen Romeo, Axel, and Olivia when they realized you were gone. I thought Romeo was going to kill Mr. Nurm when he got told he had to stay in school instead of running out here to find you."

Unwanted, a small giggle escaped Jesse's lips. He could just see the spirited redhead glaring up at the old man who taught Villagerese. "How'd you get out?" Aiden smirked "Promise not to tell?" Jesse's head bobbed instantly. Aiden's smirk widened into a grin, and he reached for his phone. As Aiden turned it on, Jesse shifted around until he was basically being held in Aiden's lap, despite the fact that they were standing.

Aiden quickly put in the passcode, '5377', which spelt out Jess if you looked at the older phone models, Aiden opened up the messages app and tapped on Lukas's name. Or rather Lukas's picture. The 'name' Aiden had on his phone for his younger twin was 'Blonde Dude'

He didn't have to scroll upwards, the video was right on the bottom, followed by a message in blue 'You owe the others big time for this, you know that right?'

Aiden tapped play, and instantly the video feed filled the screen.

"Excuse me, Mr Nurm?" Axel had one hand in the air, and the other pulling his worn green hoodie over his pants "Mr Nurm?" his voice was a bit more high pitched than usual. The long-nosed teacher turned towards him "Hmmm? Hmm Hmmmmm?" Axel took a deep breath and then said "Mr Nurm may I please be excused? I...ah...I seem to have spilled my water?" he nodded towards a water bottle that was lying on his desk , cap neatly placed to the side and water...completely emptied onto Axel's pants, which was revealed as the camera zoomed in.

Jesse bit back a snort. Aiden's face was in the video, since he sat a seat above the large teen, and the green eyed teen was smirking like the cat who's eaten the canary.

Gales of laughter erupted throughout the classroom, and Axel's face flushed. Olivia, his girlfriend and the girl who sat behind him, flushed beet red as well, and buried her head with a low groan that the phone's microphone just managed to pick up.

Nurm's face reddened a bit slightly, and he hasitly nodded, slipping out of Villagerese to say "Of course, young man, I'll ah...I'll write you a hall pass."

Axel's head bobbed quickly, and he used both hands to tug his sweater down further, which did just about nothing to hide the wet stain at the front of his pants.

"Poor Axel, I can't believe he agreed to that" Jesse laughed. Aiden smiled into the back of Jesse's head and said "oh...he didn't."

Jesse's head whirled around so fast he whacked himself in the face with his long, dark curly hair. "You didn't!" Aiden's smirk said it all. "Aiiiideeen!" Jesse whined "Axel's one of my best friends, you seriously used him as the victim to sneak out and find me? Why not Romeo?" Adien snorted "Well I would like to be able to marry you someday."

He instantly froze, eyes widening. On the phone, screen-Aiden was slipping out of the class while Mr Nurm hastily signed the hall pass. Jesse blinked up at Aiden, not quite sure he'd heard right. "Crap, Jess, that's not...I didn't..."

Jesse smiled, and lifted up onto their tiptoes, pulling their hands free from Aiden's and turning, twining their arms around Aiden's neck and pressing their lips against Aiden's.

Aiden was still frozen for about half a second, before he returned the kiss. Jesse pulled back slightly, just enough to murmur "I love you."

And that's a wrap.

This is easily the most romantic piece I have ever written, topping Fear, Hope...Love? since this once has a kissy scene.

Hope I didn't gross anyone out, see you soon for the next bit (Actor AU :D)

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~Savvy