"Austin, get up! Reality is calling." Aaron yells in an attempt to get me out of bed.
I groan before hiding my face with a pillow. "Austin, get the hell up." he orders as he grabs the cover off my bed.
I groan as I take the pillow off of my face and look at him. He smiles. "Good morning sunshine. School starts in an hour so I suggest you get up," he says walking towards the door. "You know, that's what normal teenage boys do."
I roll my eyes as I stand up and stretch my limbs. I throw on some jeans and a white wife beater paired with a black jacket. I put on my converse and grab my bag as I make my way downstairs.
I grab a blood bag from the fridge and drink it as I see my sister hopping down the stairs with a smile on her face. "Why are you so smitten?" Aaron asks as I throw the bag away.
"I just got invited to a senior's party!" she squeals.
"Huh, and to think at first you didn't want to be a regular teen." I mock her as I grab my bag and walk to my car.
I can practically see her rolling her eyes behind my back. I snicker as I get into the car and wait for her. I turn on the radio to kill the awkward silence. The music has gotten so much better over the years. I know everyone would be incredibly disappointed if they were alive now or vice versa.
Once Payton finally gets into the car, we make our way to school. I park and she hurries up to get out as she makes her way to her friends. I get out and take a look around at the school that I've become used to in these past couple of weeks.
I walk in school and head directly to my locker. Quickly, I start making my way into my first class of the day, history. I'm usually pretty good in this class. Ya know, considering I've lived through lots and or most of these events. I sit down at my seat as I wait for the rest of the students to file in.
"Hey stranger." Ally jokes as she sits down across from me.
"Uh hey." I smile as she starts copying down the notes.
"Okay class, today we will be talking about the Civil War. First to start off, what year was the civil war?" he asks and Ally is the first to raise her hand.
"The Civil War lasted from 1861-1865." she says with a smile.
"Very good. Now, let's talk about who won the civil war. Of course the North did but,-" he starts but I raise my hand.
"Actually sir, neither the North and South truly won the war because Robert E Lee surrendered the last confederate army." I state.
"He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9th, 1865." Ally argues.
"At the Appomatox Courthouse, to be exact." I notify her as she glares at me.
I stand up as she does and next thing I know we're in each other's faces glaring daggers. "The war was fought in Virginia and Tennessee." she argues as she looks up to me with her small five foot three and my six foot two.
"Actually it was fought in many different places but only a majority was fought in Virginia and Tennessee." I smirk.
"About 620,000 soldiers died in the war due to various causes such as combat, starvation, accident, and starvation." she crosses her arms over her chest.
"The North was expected to win due to its many advantages of supplies, manufacturing, strong navy, and population. The North had over 22 million people while the South had about 9 million." I finish with another smirk.
"The top three bloodiest battles of the war were Gettysburg: 51,000 casualties, Chickamauga: 32,624 casualties, and Spotsylavania: 30,000 casualties." she says and the bell rings.
I can feel my face transforming so I quickly
grab my bag and rush out of the room. I can hear her shows clicking against the floor as she runs after me. "Austin, I thought we were just kidding!" she exclaims as I turn the corner in an attempt to draw her away from following me.
I quickly run into the guy's bathroom. After a few seconds, I don't hear her anymore so I assume she's gone. What just happened to me? I've never almost lost control like that before.
If I would have lost control right there on Ally, then everything would be ruined. My life, our friendship, her life. I would never forgive myself if I let something happen to Ally. Let alone me being the cause of her pain.
I regain my control as I slowly walk out of the bathroom to just be sure she's gone. Once I'm out I walk out of the school not bothering to tell anyone. I need to get out of there and away from Ally as quick as possible.
I send Payton a text letting her know that she'll have to find a ride home. I drive out of the parking lot and go down the road as I think of these past events. I wind up back at the house as I barge in. I walk into the den to see Aaron there on the phone. He looks shocked to see me but softens as he ends the phone call.
"We need to talk." I say as I point to him.
"Okay, but first, why are you out of school?"he asks as he sits down.
"I'll get to that once we start talking." I sit down across from him.
His silence is a motion for me to keep talking so I take a deep breath before looking at him. "I almost lost control today."
His eyes widen. "I don't know what happened. This girl and I were in class and we started this debate on the Civil War and she always had some type of answer to come back with and it was so annoying that once the bell had started ringing, I felt my face turning so I got out of there and away from her as soon as possible."
"Okay, the most important thing is that she didn't see anything, correct?" he asks.
"Yeah there's no way she could have." I convince myself.
"This usually doesn't happy anymore Austin. Is there something you're not telling me?" he narrows his eyes at me.
"No. It's just some girl in class that I started a debate with today and-"
"Do you have a certain infatuation with this girl?" he asks with a smirk.
"No... I barely know her." I say as I run a hand through my hair.
"That's not what I asked. So, tell me about her." he leans back.
"Well she's warm, and kind, she's smart, selfless, curious, funny, and an all around amazing person." I say as I look at him.
"Do you think she's beautiful?"
"Definitely. One of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen." I smile.
"Brother, I think you're in love with her." he smiles before patting my shoulder and walking out of the room.
Did he not get enough to eat today? There's no way I'm in love with Ally or even have any type of feelings towards her. I've known her for only a few weeks and I've barely said two sentences to her.
I shake my head as I get up and walk out of the room. I come to the kitchen to find Aaron again, talking on the phone. My phone beeps so I grab it and read the new text message I just received.
Party at Logan Jones' house tonight.
Maybe that's the party that Payton was talking about getting invited to. But why would she get invited if she's just a freshman and Logan is a senior? This couldn't be good. Guess I'm going to a party tonight.
At around nine I decide to make my way to the party. Payton had left about thirty minutes prior and I didnt want her to know that I was going if she didn't have to. Hell, even if I did tell her I was going she wouldn't believe me, the partying scene really isn't my thing.
I pull up to this kid's house I get out and I can hear the music pounding from the inside. I walk inside and see the hustle of teens dancing, drinking, talking, and laughing. I walk towards the kitchen and in that moment, I bump into someone. "You know, we should really stop meeting like this." Ally giggles before taking a sip of her drink from that fimilar red solo cup.
"I don't know, I'm kind of liking this routine we got going on here." I tease as I grab a cup and pour the drink into the glass.
"Sorry about earlier," she pauses. "I didn't know you would get so offended over history."
"Oh yeah, love History. It makes me crazy because I'm so obsessed." I joke once again.
She laughs. "No I'm just kidding. Don't worry about it, I shouldn't have gotten so pissed at you anyway." I shake my head.
"Guy PMSing?" she asks as she raises her eyebrows and plasters a smirk on her face.
"Sure," I chuckle.
"So, do you come to parties often?" she asks.
"Nah, it's not really my thing. In case you couldn't tell, I'm a loser." I whisper in her ear.
"Me neither, I'm only here on my friends part. She didn't want to come alone." she rolls her eyes.
"So, why is loser boy here anyway?" she asks after a brief silence.
I laugh. "Honestly, my sister is here, and she's a freshman."
"I see. Well, that's very nice of you." she hits her cup against mine.
I can tell she's getting a bit tipsy. "You don't drink much, do you?" I ask with slight humor in my voice.
"What gave it away?" she asks slightly smiling.
"Smart girls usually don't usually do stupid things like drinking... that, and you can barely stand up straight." I answer with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah you may be right but you could be wrong." she points a finger at me before raising the glass to her lips once more.
"Yeah I could be. But I'm not." I tease once more.
She rolls her eyes and turns her head but not before I notice a small smile playing on her lips.
"Well this has been fun, but I think I should go." she starts to walk but starts to fall.
I catch her just in time before she hits the ground. "You know what, I'll take you home." I offer.
"No, you have to watch your sister." she argues.
"I'll take care of it." I set her down on a chair. "Just, stay here. Don't leave with anyone, don't move." I say before walking off. I hear her mutter a silent "Sure dad," I snicker before walking off to find Payton.
I find her talking to some guys who I could care less about. "I'm handling something so I'm leaving my car here for you to take back home." I notify her.
"It's not like I'll forget it." she rolls her eyes.
"Well you're drinking so it could happen," I argue.
"Have you suddenly forgot that we have a high tolerance for alcohol. Hello, vampire." she points to herself.
"Could you be any louder? Thanks." I roll my eyes before handing her the keys and walking away.
I walk back to the kitchen to see that Ally isn't there. I groan as I walk around the kitchen and make sure that she's still not here. I walk into the living room. Nope, nothing. Where the hell could she have gone. I was gone for what, 5 minutes?
I walk upstairs and check the bedrooms in hope that she's not in any of these rooms getting molested or something. After I've checked the entire house, I walk outside.
Once I get out there, I look around the entire house to double-triple check that she's not here. I go to my car to drive and go look for her when I find her, leaning against the car on the ground. "Ally, come here." I kneel down and hug her close to my chest.
She groans at the sudden movement so I quickly pick her up and hold her bridal style. I know it would make more sense to just drive my car but Ally literally lives like a block away and it would be pointless when I could just walk and get there faster.
I start walking down the street with her totally asleep in my arms. I look down at her sleeping form and involuntarily smile. After about a minute of walking, she starts to stir awake. At first she's freaked out but as soon as she realizes that it's me, she relaxes.
"What happened?" she groans.
"You had a bit too much to drink." I point out matter-of-factly.
She groans but squirms under my grasp so I stop to set her down. She holds her head and falls over a bit so I grab her by the waist as I lean us against the wall. "I don't think you're in the best shape to walk." I chuckle.
"Me neither." she groans.
"If it makes you feel any better, we're almost to your house."
She looks up at me and stares for a bit as it trying to see what I'm thinking. "You know you have really pretty eyes." she giggles.
"Thank you, I get my looks from my mom." I tease with a wink.
She giggles and it soon disappears as she looks down at our position. Her against a wall with my arms around either side of her face. I quickly back away. I rub the back of my neck as she coughs.
"Well, we're close to your house so let's go." I motion for her to get in my arms.
"No that'll look weird." she giggles.
"I don't really care what anyone thinks and I highly doubt you would at this hour and in your condition." I point out.
She nods in understanding as I pick her up with ease. "You picked me up with no problem at all." she points out quite shocked.
"Well it's not like you're heavy. You weigh like what, negative ten pounds?" I question.
"Ha-ha funny. I'll have you know that I weigh more than that. I don't know how much that is at this point because all of my words seem foreign to me so I'll tell you another day." she closes her eyes and lays her head on my chest.
I chuckle as I turn the corner onto Ally's street. I arrive at her house and decide against walking in through the front door in fear that her parents would wake up and she'd get in trouble. I walk around back and see a open window with pink curtains so I just assume and hope, that it's her room. I close my eyes and jump up to the window as I climb through with her sleeping form still in my arms. I lay her down on her bed an tuck her under the covers.
"Goodnight Ally." I whisper as I make my way towards the window while faintly hearing a "Goodnight Austin."