Out In the Open; Chapter Four: More Then Enough

By: x - - unwrittenMELODY

Last chapter, yeah yeah.

Here comes the sexy, mushy conclusion to this story.

Darren's POV.

There is sexy time in this one, so yes, be happy. Haha.

Uh, yeah. It's M for... blah blah. You already know, right?

BTW: This takes place after my story Crazy for you. It will make alot more sense if you read it (or skimmed it).
BTW 2: This is sort of a AU so it only focuses on Darren and Steve's relationship before the book (and they are 17, okay?)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story, yeah. Damn disclaimers, taking up my space.

Enjoy!

With eyes barley open I stood there, head pressed against the cool metal of the locker and yawned loudly, exhaustion hitting me. Thanks to Steve and his mid-morning escapade, I had barley anytime to get any rest. To make matters worse, I hadn't seen him all day. He wasn't in English or Math class, and he and I both knew he couldn't afford to miss any more English classes. I yawned again and pushed my body from the locker, staring at the combination lock blankly. I didn't even have the energy to remember it. The bell rang and I realized I missed all of homeroom just standing here in a daze. What has gotten into me? I gripped onto my book bag and headed towards the gym instead of going to lunch, rather of sit there then see Becca.

Actually I was avoiding her ever since the fight with Steve. I bit my lip and walked faster, but heard a shifiting behind me and wheeled around. It must of been my mind playing tricks on me and I hurried towards the gym, and the sound of footsteps came from behind. I turned around again and looked around catiously. Okay, so that time, I knew I heard something. I took a few steps backwards and bumped into someone and my heart sank to the pavement as I turned to see who I had knocked into.

"Why have you been avoiding me?"

"Hey Becca," I mumbled and she had a dark look in her eyes and a brick in her hand and my eyes widened.

"I called you, you know. Ten times," she said softly, and I tripped over a rock a bit and stumbled as I was backing away.

"Uh, you did? I didn't get any of them," I lied, taking more steps back as her eyes focused on me; she was gripping that brick tightly, as if she could crush it with her bare hands.

"Your a really bad liar, Darren. You know, I found out about Steve. You cheated on me with him, right?" she uttered, glaring me down furiously and I looked around, wondering if I could make a break for it.

"YOUR A BAD LIAR DARREN!" she yelled and chucked the brick at me and I tried to get away, but it struck my leg.

I fell down, crying in pain and moved backwards from her on my hands and she leisurely walked over to where the brick had landed and picked it back up. This girl was insane! She was going to kill me! I panicked, wishing for the love of all that was right or good that Steve would somehow come and save me. Steve...

"Don't you love me?" she cried hysterically, walking towards me as I tried to drag myself away.

"Becca, I-"

"SHUT UP, DARREN!" she yelled and tossed the brick at me again and luckily she missed and I, with her delayed reaction to the miss, did my best to get up and almost fell over again.

"I hate you so much for hurting me," she said softly and I leaned against a pole, looking over to her.

She was crying now, holding the brick in her hand and covering her face with the other. She dropped the brick and hunched over, shoulder's shaking violently. As much as I wanted to go an comfort her, I was afraid she would do something else to hurt me physically.

"I'm sorry, Becca. Your a sweet girl, and you didn't deserve to find out this way," I said softly, putting slight pressure to my leg and it hurt badly, but it wasn't broken.

I was glad that the brick had only caused a huge bruise and I felt her eyes on me and I looked back at her. She was wiping furiously at her eyes, trying to cover up the fact that she was upset.

"I know your upset, and I'm sorry," I began, wincing a bit at my throbbing leg, "I just want you to be happy with someone else."

"I'm only happy with you, Darren! I love you."

"Becca, we didn't even date for three months," I pointed out and she bit her lip, twisting her hair with her hands, and I could tell she knew I was right.

"Darren... do you love Steve?"

"Yes."

I heard her whimper and then ask quietly, "You don't love me?"

"No."

"So it's him, right?"

I nodded and I noticed she wasn't there anymore and she had run off towards the school and I frowned, wondering if she was going back to tell her catty friends about what I had said. It didn't matter now, did it? Steve wasn't here, so he wasn't magically going to appear and...

"Where the hell have you been?"

My heart stopped and I turned my head towards the gym and saw the one person I have been dying to see all day.

"Steve..." I breathed and he only stood there, looking at me.

He had dark bags under his eyes and he had a small smirk curved onto his lips. That smirk... I hesitated before forcing myself to walk over to him, even with a little limp. He didn't seem to notice (which was good for me) and he looked at me with his tired eyes, pulling out something from his book bag. It was a note and he handed it to me. He gave me a weak smile and quickly made his way back to the school, towards the cafeteria.

I wanted to call him back but I just stood there, mouth wide open. I looked down to the small note and opened it, reading the words scribbled barley legible on it:

I promised that I would make it up to you. No more secrets. I want this out in the open.

Follow me, Shan.

I looked over and saw the doors close of the cafeteria and I gripped onto my book bag and did my best with my hurt leg and followed suit, opening the doors to the cafeteria as I walked over. I only took a few steps inside when I was ambushed by people and questions. Why did I break up with Becca? Why did she come inside crying? I took a step back, my back hitting the doors and suddenly a set of arms were wrapped around my waist and the group became quiet.

I looked over and there was Steve, eyes dark. He was pissed, I could tell, because his grip on my sides became tighter and tighter.

"Shut the fuck up! You want to know why Becca's being a little two-faced pussy? Because Darren broke up with her because of me," he growled and my face paled, and I looked over to him with wide eyes.

"Steve..." I whined, my heart stopping as he glared down the crowd and soon the notes words struck me.

I want this out in the open.

"Steve, your not thinking-" I began but one arm slid from my waist and his hand caught mine and I heard a few mumbles of disgust appear from the crowd of kids.

The cafeteria was silent now, and I could feel hundreds of eyes on us and Steve didn't have to raise his voice anymore.

"He broke up with her for me," he repeated, holding my hand tighter and I looked back over to Steve who looked stronger then I have ever seen him before.

"I love him," Steve said, looking at me with a small smile and my heart fluttered, and I could feel my blood rushing to my face.

"I don't care if you judge us. I just want to prove the rumor true," he said and I felt my body being dragged closer to his.

Suddenly his lips met mine and I melted into the kiss, forgetting the looks and the cries of disgust and only felt his lips against mine. The kiss was the sweetest we have ever shared and when he finally pulled away from me, I felt light headed. I stared into his eyes and he tossed me a smirk and I didn't care anymore. I didn't care if Becca hated me, hell, if the whole population of the school hated me. As long as Steve would be here, holding my hand, I didn't give a damn.

"I love you, too," I said confidently, still in a daze and a true, genuine smile crept along his features and while holding my hand tightly, pushed past the crowd of people around us.

He lead me out into the hallway and leaned against a locker, running his finger's through his hair. I stood there, not removing my hands from his and leaned my forehead against his. My heart was probably racing right then, but I could careless then. It was just me and Steve. Not Steve, Becca and I.

"Now what?" I asked quietly, looking him into his eyes and he looked back into mine and his lips brushed against mine and my knees felt weak from the unexpected kiss.

"This," he murmured, pulling my body closer to his and deepened the kiss, pulling lightly at my hair.

I moaned into the kiss softly and he pulled me closer, running his hands down by back and up and I realized we were doing this in the middle of the hallway. I pressed my hands to his chest and broke the kiss, breathing deeply.

"Steve... hallway... not..."

He smirked and held my hand again and walked down the hallway, opening a door to a science classroom that wasn't lit and closed it behind him after pushing me inside. When I turned around, he began to kiss me again, hungrily and with need. I tried to match it, but couldn't focus on it when his hands were gripping at my hair and grabbing me through my pants.

I arched my back against his touch and he pinned me to the wall, working from my lips to my neck where he bit roughly and I cried out in pain. I dug my nails into his back and gasped, my voice caught in my throat and he began to suck on the wound, causing chills to run along my spine. I felt him lift my body up and I looked at him, and he only smirked that... holy shit smirk, up at me and I could feel my self getting even more turned on by seeing it.

I cried out in ecstasy as he grinded his hips with mine and I gripped his hair as he continued his ministrations. I wanted him inside of me so badly, I didn't know what I was going to do. He slipped my shirt off over my head and I gasped as the cool air hit my chest. He sucked on both of my now erect nipples and with the grinding, I began to moan louder and louder, the echoes bouncing off the walls.

"Shit," I hissed as he licked down my chest, pressing his own hard on against mine roughly and I could feel myself slipping away.

I needed him to take me now.

"Steve, please!" I whined and he looked up at me and I bit my swollen lips and he carried me to the counter near the lab station and put me there, slipping off my jeans.

He leaned his head downwards and reached inside of my boxers, grabbing me and began to stroke gently. I felt a moan erupt from inside me and I clawed at the lab table and he continued until I was so close to coming... and then he stopped.

"The fuck?" I said angrily, the pent-up sexual frustration pouring out of me and he grinned, but it was more of a challenging smile.

"Calm down, Darren. We have time..."

I looked up at the clock on the wall and saw that we didn't have THAT much time. Twenty minutes tops, maybe. I looked at him and he slowly unzipped his pants and I fidgeted, impatient. I don't think he saw what was going on here. You know, me wanting it badly and now, and I reached over and gripped at his hair. He only groaned and looked at me with lustful eyes and picked me up and tossed me into the wall, his body soon molding into mine.

I moaned as he slid himself inside of me and I grabbed for anything, and his hair was the place my hands landed. He moaned my name lowly and looked up at me, keeping my eyes peeled to his. Those damn hazel eyes that always drew me in... he thrust in deeply and I felt a scream come from me and his hand pressed against my mouth. His bad hand.

He pushed in as deeply as possible, and oh my God he found the spot. That one spot he would hit every time we had sex, he always was searching for it. What was it called? The prostate? Yeah... he would hi...

"Fuck," I moaned, rocking my hips along with his as his thrusts became directed at my prostate, and he was going faster.

I looked into his eyes and saw he was looking back into mine, sweat dripping from his brow. I pressed my lips against his gently and whispered:

"I love you, Steve Leonard."

He smiled gently and I saw a flash of light cross my vision and an extreme release consumed me and I screamed loudly, feeling something warm fill me. I panted heavily, laying my head on Steve's shoulder. He was running his finger's through my hair gently and I looked at him, smiling.

"I love you, too, Darren Shan."

I felt tears creep from my eyes and down my cheeks and Steve kissed them away, holding me as I was taken off of him. I could barley stand on my own, I was exhausted. He tossed my boxers at me and by chance I happened to catch them. He looked at me and I understood and began to dress quickly, eyes on the clock. Five minutes before the bell rang. He was fast.

He tossed a can at me and it fell to the floor before I scooped it up, looking at it. A can of air freshener? Why... oh...

I pressed the button and sprayed the room, tossing it back to him before fixing my clothes, now fully dressed. Steve was, as well, and I walked over to him, messing with my hair before his finger's laced with mine. I looked at him and he only picked up my book bag, giving it to me. I got one strap on as he lead me out of the classroom as the bell rang. He held my hand proudly down the hallway and I blushed, looking over to him.

"I'll never leave your side," he said to me and we stopped before my next period class.

I wished I could have it with him instead of Becca. Still, with Steve on my mind, I could face anything. Now that everything was out in the open, nothing was left to hide. He kissed me gently and gave me a wave before heading down the hallway and out of sight.

I walked into the classroom and sat near the front, feeling something jab me in my leg. I reached into my pocket and saw that there was a note there. Where...?

I opened it and smiled as I read the note:

I love you, Darren. I want you to know that I have nothing to hide. Nothing to run from anymore. Not when your by my side. I want you to be mine forever.

I'm not good with the mushy stuff, you know that.

Tell Becca I said hi, piss her off.

I told you I'd make it up to you.

Is this a good enough apology?

I smiled and looked out the window and whispered softly:

"It's more then enough."

So, hopefully a cute ending will cheer you guys up?

I dunno, I hope it's not too bad.

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