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We've been here forever
And here's the frozen proof
I could scream forever
We are the poisoned youth
- Centuries by Fall Out Boy
Chapter Two - Youth
Willow had only be on the school grounds for a few minutes and already she wanted to leave. With her hands stuffed into her denim jacket pockets, she made her way around the back of the school. She often hung out around this part of the school, though it was where the people who took drugs went to all the time. Sometimes she ended up joining them. But today she had agreed to meet Jeremy there.
And she knew why he wanted to meet there. Because chances were that Vicki Donovan would be there.
Jeremy had been having some kind of Summer fling with Vicki. Which was fine with Willow. She used to be pretty good friends with Vicki, and she believed that the girl was severely misunderstood, so Willow was okay with Jeremy and Vicki being together.
She herself was with Tyler Lockwood at the time, a jock who sometimes mixed with the wrong crowd. Willow being that wrong crowd. They had been together a few months, but it ended a few weeks ago. All because of Vicki.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't all of her fault. Tyler could have had some restraint and not slept with her at a party that Willow had also gone to. They were both as bad as eachother. And because of both Tyler and Vicki's betrayal, Willow's friendship with them had crumbled. Because not only had they hurt her, but they had hurt Jeremy too and that was not okay.
Despite this, Jeremy still pinned after Vicki, so this was why she was not surprised when she saw him talking to her. Sighing to herself, she made herself walk up to them.
"Don't take more than two in a six hour window." Jeremy said to Vicki as he handed her some drugs. She smirked and knocked them back quickly.
"Hey." Willow greeted Jeremy as she bumped her shoulder with his.
Jeremy moved slightly from her pushing him, but he turned his head and smiled down at her. "Hey." He returned the shoulder bump, but his gaze quickly turned back to Vicki.
Willow swallowed and nodded at Vicki. Vicki frowned at her, "Hey, Willow."
Willow narrowed her eyes at her and moved her attention back to Jeremy and opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by an all too familiar voice, "Hey, Vicki!" Tyler called as he strolled up to them, "I knew I'd find you here with the crackheads."
Vicki grinned, "Hey," She greeted almost sultry and it made Willow roll her eyes. Tyler pulled Vicki into his arms before kissing her on her cheek. Tyler turned his gaze to Jeremy and then back to Willow.
Jeremy scowled at them as he took a drag from some weed that he had bought from someone. Willow would have to ask later on. Tyler reached over and snatched the roll up from him. "Hey, Pete Wentz called, he wants his nail polish back." He sneered.
Willow scoffed, "Really? That all you got? You're severely lacking in the insult department, Tyler."
Tyler scowled at her, obviously wanting to say something, but he was stopped by Vicki, "Ty, be nice, be nice." She said to him, with that stupid smile on her face. "You know Raven would kick your ass if you did anything, and he's Elena's little brother."
"Yeah, I know." Tyler said as he turned back to Vicki. "But that doesn't mean I can't kick his ass." He pointed to Jeremy before Vicki kissed him.
Jeremy looked like a wounded puppy as they started to kiss. Willow shook her head at the two kissing. She quickly grabbed Jeremy's hand, "C'mon, Jer."
"Where're you going, Will?" She heard Tyler call out mockingly.
Rather than say anything, she raised her hand and flipped the bird at him as she dragged Jeremy into the school.
Once she got into the reception of the school she glanced up to Jeremy. Despite being younger than her, he was still far taller. But then again, she was very short.
"What the hell, Jeremy?"
"Oh, it's nice to see you too." He replied sarcastically.
She stopped before the front desk and frowned, "You know what she did to you, to me, and yet you're still interested in her." She shook her head at him.
Jeremy sighed, "Yeah, I know. We've had this conversation."
Willow nodded, "Yeah, we have. So, do you mind telling me why you're still letting her string you along?"
"Because those feelings don't just go away, Willow." He told her as she asked for the lady at the front desk to give her her timetable for the year. "And don't act like you're over Tyler, because I can see that you're not."
A frown came over Willow's features as she realised that he was kind of right. Still, that didn't mean she had to admit it. "That's different. I try and stay away from him as much as possible. You actually go looking for Vicki."
Jeremy sighed tiredly. In fact, he looked tired. Willow looked down, guilt taking over her. Vicki probably wasn't the only thing on his mind lately. He had lost his parents four months ago, and she knew from experience that getting over something like that felt like it was impossible. In fact, she didn't think that she was even over her own mother's death and it had been four years. Not to mention he had his sister, Elena and Aunt Jenna on his case constantly.
"I'm sorry." Willow said and Jeremy glanced at her as they walked down the corridor together. "You've probably got Elena and Jenna breathing down your neck 24/7 and with everything else going on..." She stopped herself from mentioning his parents' death. "And I don't think I'm one to be telling you what to do."
Jeremy shifted his rucksack on his shoulder, stealing a glance at the girl he had known his whole life. She was the same age as his sister, but she had never formed a relationship with Elena that went passed being acquaintances. In fact, Elena was completely against his friendship with Willow, especially recently. Elena thought that Willow was a bad influence on him, but Jeremy had to disagree. She had been the one constant in his life for the longest time, a crutch that he needed to keep him up.
Jeremy smiled and shook his head, draping an arm over shoulders and pulling her towards his chest, "Shut up, Willow."
Willow smiled and leant her head against his chest. She didn't usually show public signs of affection, but Jeremy was a special case. People glanced at them, eyeing them curiously and some gave them judgmental looks.
Rumors constantly went around about the two of them, usually saying that the two were sleeping together. Which was not true. Willow always saw Jeremy as a best friend, and visa versa.
"Oh, hey." Willow suddenly said, rooting around in the pockets of her denim vest jacket. "I brought this." She pulled out a small bottle filled with clear fluid. "Put these drops in your eyes. That way, your eyes won't be so red."
Jeremy took it as she discreetly handed it to him. "Thanks. Elena and Jenna won't stop watching me, they question every little thing that's different about me."
Willow tapped him on his arm, "Exactly. See; I'm one step ahead of you." She pushed him towards the men's toilets. "Go put them in now. Don't want teachers noticing." Jeremy nodded at her with a smile, and pushed the men's toilet door open and went inside, while Willow casually leaned against the wall.
Willow glanced around the corridor, watching various students as they went about finding their classes and meeting up with friends to catch up about what they did over the Summer. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone she didn't recognise walk down the corridor. He was tall, and seemed to have an air of mystery about him, with his sunglasses and leather jacket. Willow blinked and watched him as he walked towards reception.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" A voice demanded, making her pull her attention away from the new guy and towards Jeremy's older sister, Elena.
She looked furious. Her brown eyes were hard and glaring at her with a strong intensity. She had her arms crossed over her chest and looked as if she was actually waiting for an answer. If looks could kills she'd be dead right now.
Willow raised an eyebrow at her, "Gonna need a little more context than that."
"I saw him go into there," She gesture to the men's toilets. "Whatever you've given him, makes him act all weird."
Willow rolled her eyes, "Ever think that maybe he just needed to take a piss? It's a bathroom."
Elena shook her head at her, ignoring her comments. "I've tolerated you for a long time, Willow. But not anymore. Not with what he's going through right now. He needs stability right now, and you are most certainty not stable."
"Well, you're right there." She said, a sardonic smile graced her features. "I am in no way stable. But unlike you, I'm not pretending to be." She smirked when saw Elena's mouth fall agape. "See you in history class, Elena." She nodded to the girl, still with a smirk on her face as she walked away. She'd talk to Jeremy later.
Ugh, super sorry this took so long. I actually had this mostly done a while back, but life got in the way and I didn't have time to finish the ending.
Anyway, hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading.
