caz21 glad you like it J shieldslaveofjustice01220 Lol I already have it planned in my head girl don't worry it'll be back I promise maybe in a week or so :D and you're welcome
Another shorty sorry they will get longer as the story goes on but I needed the flow to get going :D
They were setting at a picnic table in the arcade/dinner when he suddenly thought that he actually knew nothing about her. He watched her eat her burger. He could tell she was trying not to scarf it down but he didn't know the half of it, not really.
When she took a bit of her fries he said, "You do know it's not going to run away, don't you?" He smiled.
She dropped her burger, swallowed the mouth full and with a horrified expression replied, "I'm sorry. I did realize I was that hungry."
He seen her eyes she was hiding something. "Well unpacking all day I guess would make a person starved." He chose to ignore what he seen in her dark eyes. "Where are you from, anyways?"
She adverted her eyes but when he went on she was grateful. "Oklahoma." She answered taking a drink of her soda. "Live here all your life?"
He smiled. "Playing twenty questions are we? Yep all twelve years of it."
"I guess. She smirked and looked at the Nightmare before Christmas watch she was wearing. "Oh no! My mom's going to be home any minute and she doesn't kill me my step dad will."
"Then I guess we better get going." Jon stood up and she followed him.
"You don't have to go with me."
He turned and gave her a funny look. "No way am I letting you walk the streets in the middle of the night alone. Come on, Snow. I know a short cut."
Snowie studied him as they walked down a darkened ally. He would be handsome when he got older not that he wasn't cute now, but in a different way he was still baby faced almost. She was so lost in thought that when he grabbed her hand and pulled her to the left she almost screamed.
"Sorry but you didn't hear me. We're here." They were standing in his backyard.
He didn't let go of her hand the entire walk across the yard she decided she liked it but not in a romantic way she would Nick Carter or Edge but platonically. She felt safe with him. She started at that thought. Safe? With a boy she barely knew? Man her brain was fried. He forced his backdoor open with force and listened before he led her in. It was a bad house really sure it was ran down but it was clean which was always a good thing so she didn't understand why he'd paused. He led her to the front door. As he pulled it open her step dad was walking out of the house yelling her name. She squeezed Jon's hand.
"Does he hit you?" He asked almost angrily.
"No, he's just an asshole. I hate him so bad. And when he's drunk he's worse." She looked at their hands and loosened her grip. "I should go."
He let go of her hand but walked across the street with her. She didn't just hate him she was actually afraid of him. Jon looked at her in the light overhead her eyes had gone cold and hard and he missed the sparkle and laughter in them. He didn't know if he believed her about her step dad not hitting her or not but for her mood to change that fast he knew something was up.
"Where have you been?" Matt got in her face.
She inhaled the stale smell of liquor from his breath. "I was just out making new friends. You were watching TV when I told you I was going out. Sorry if you didn't hear me."
Jon tried not to look surprised as he was supposed to be the example of the new friend. He saw Matt eyeing him and he didn't like it. "Hi ya." He said trying to keep the bile out of his throat. He didn't like this guy at all.
"And you are?" Matt asked in a voice that said he really didn't care.
"I'm Jon I live across the street. I'm sorry I kept Snowie so long we were playing with my dog."
Now it was her turn to be shocked but she was grateful he'd caught on to her plan. "Matt I said I was sorry. Can I go now?"
"Fine." He hissed at her.
She turned to Jon. "See you tomorrow?"
"Yeah absolutely." He said before he turned to walk away.
She walked into the house and ran up the stairs to her bedroom. "Jon?" She called
Jon stopped and turned back to Snowie's house. "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok."
"Not really but cool. Hey where do you go to school at?" She was sitting on the roof now.
"Center Junior. Why?"
He could see her smile from where he stood on the curb. "Just wondering. See you there?"
She hoped he say yes. She didn't want to impose but she needed a friend right now. Going to a new school was terrifying by itself but to know there was someone there that would say hi at least was comforting.
"Yeah. But I'll meet you here at seven and we can walk together. Oh and Snow, wear a bigger coat."
She smile more than she should have. "Okay. Thanks Jon."
Snowie watched him go. When she seen headlights she ducked back in the shadows. Her mom was off for the night, time to go play family. She sighed and crawled back through her window. She took one look back to see Jon sitting on his front porch. Why hadn't he gone in?
Jon walked back to his house only to hear banging and loud music coming from the other side of the door. Damn, he thought as he set on his steps. Headlights blinded him for a moment then turned into the driveway across the street. He looked back up at what he thought was Snowie's window and sighed. Did her mom know she was afraid to be alone with her step father? He hated that thought as he climbed the lattes on the side of his house to his window.