JACK
I sat on the couch, my arm was around Ronnie. She was curled into a ball with her head on my chest. She had fallen asleep about 10 minutes ago. I looked down at her, she was breathing lightly and her hair was falling over her face slightly. I got up, being careful I didn't wake her. I jogged quietly upstairs to her bedroom and took the duvet from her bed, I wandered back down stairs and covered her with it. I leaned down and kissed her temple. I texted my mom to say I was spending the night at Ronnie's. I walked over to the other couch and went to sleep.
RONNIE
I woke up, I sat up on my living room couch. I was covered in the duvet from my bed. I started to mull over the events of the night before. I smiled, I looked over and Jack was asleep on my couch. I went into the kitchen to investigate the food situation. We had a few strawberries and half a pack of pancake mix. I needed to go shopping. I pulled them out and started to make strawberry pancakes.
'Morning.' Jack said behind me, I turned around. He looked so cute. His hair was messed up and sticking up all over the place. His brown eyes were half closed and he barely looked awake.
'Morning.' I said smiling at him.
I turned back to the pancakes flipping them over and then putting them on a plate. Jack was sitting at the bar in the kitchen. I put the plate in front of him, his eyes lit up and he dug in. laughing at him I grabbed and apple out of the fridge, I rarely ate breakfast. I was just never hungry in the morning. I was kind of thin because of it but I didn't mind. I had an eating disorder for 3 years, since I was 12. I'm better now. I guess I just haven't kicked some of my bad habits, like skipping breakfast. No one knew I was anorexic, I wore baggy clothes. My mom found out though and took me to therapy.
'Hey Jack we should probably go, we need to get your bag before school.' I said, he pouted. I laughed
'Come on, it's our last week of school! Cheer up' I said 'anyway, you get to show off your new girlfriend.'
'he smiled and crammed the rest of the pancakes in his mouth.
'Right!' he said 'I'll show them I can get a girl who is way out of my league.' He grabbed my hand and we headed to school. I grabbed my Blink school bag on the way out.
JACK
I drove us to school, today was going to be great. I pulled into the school car park and found and empty spot. We got out of the car and I took her hand. Smiling we walked through the front door. All around us people were whispering "are they a couple." We walked to my locker and I pulled a couple of my textbooks out. Alex walked up with Rian and Zack.
'Hey' he said 'people are saying you guys are together now?' he stopped and looked down at our hands. He smiled.
'Nice one Jack!' he said
RONNIE
I blushed at Alex, The bell rang.
'I'll see you later.' I said I pushed up onto my toes and kissed his cheek, god, he was tall. I walked off to my class with Alex. Who was smiling like a kid.
'Soooo' he said smiling 'you and Jack huh?'
'Yeah?' I said laughing at him. I am a weird girl, trust me I have no "girl" friends. All my friends are boys. They were a lot easier and fun to be with.
The rest of the day was a blur, between being yelled at for doing the wrong thing in maths and have people, and by that I mean girls, ask about me and Jack constantly I barely made it out alive. I was walking home that night when Jacks car pulled up next to me. Alex rolled down the window.
'Hey Ron, feel like sitting in on our band practise today?' I grinned, I had never heard them play before. Sure I had heard 'Put up or Shut up' I practically knew it inside out but I had never heard them actually play before. I slid into the back seat beside Zack and Rian and we headed for Rian's house.
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'Mom, I'm home!' Rian yelled as we entered his house. 'Bands here, we are going to go down stairs and practise' Rian's mom walked in to the hallway.
'Okay honey.' She said 'you boys want anything. Oh, hello.' She said to me, I had only ever met Jacks parents and that's because I've known him my whole life.
'Oh right, mom this is Ronnie' Rian said
'Ah, you're the famous Ronnie. It's nice to meet you honey' she said and I shook her hand
'Nice to meet you too.' I said with a smile.
We headed down stairs, Rian's garage was filled with a drum set various amps and a microphone. Jack, Alex and Zack all pulled out their guitars and started to set up. I walked over and sat down on a scruffy loveseat. I pulled my legs up and hugged my knees. I don't know why but I always sat like this, it was just comfy. The guys played a bunch of songs, they were amazing, I sat there for 3 hours and just listened to their music.
ALEX
Ronnie just sat and listened as we played through our set. We got to the last song Jasey Rae. I knew that Ronnie could sing and she played guitar a little, a plan came to me.
'Hey Ronnie? Do you know the words to Jasey Rae?'
'Yeah?'
'Can you play it on guitar?' I said
'Uh, yeah I think so.'
'Come on then!' I said pulling my guitar off my shoulder and handing it to her.
'Uh, I'd rather not.' She said blushing
'Come on!' I said pushing her in front of the mic.
'Uh fine.' She said awkwardly. Jack began to play the intro and everyone joined. Ronnie began to play, she was flawless.
'Lights out, I still hear the rain, These images that fill my head, Now keep my fingers from making mistakes, Tell my voice what it takes, To speak up, Speak up, and keep my conscience clean when I wake.' She sang.
Her voice was beautiful she sounded like a mix between Hayley Williams and Amy Lee. She lost her self in the song, her hands moved into the chords and she didn't once look down. She finished and she was slightly out of breath.
