Pulling Me Through

Chapter Nine

Riley's POV

It was the night of the prom! I seriously can't wait to be with Andy tonight. Although there was that whole thing with Scout I really trust him. I imagine Scout was like one of those girlfriends that cling on to their boyfriends. According to Andy she seemed to be a bit of o bitch.

So I'm on my way to the last day of school with Andy, Sandra and CC and Jake and the rest of the little gang are following behind us. I don't really see the point of even going into school today because all we do on the last day of term is stay in form rooms and watch films.

When we arrived at school we went straight to the form room and sat down. The teacher put in the film 'Stand by Me.' I had to suppress a groan. I really didn't like films like this. I was more into the vampire film believe it or not but not Twilight, definitely not Twilight. Andy sat down next to me and put his arm around me. The class bitch named Anna glared at us, well not Andy it was mainly me who got the daggers. I smirked at her and then turned my attention back to Andy. I decided that maybe I should try watching the film; you never know what you might like. It was actually quite good and before I knew it the credits were rolling up. We were supposed to be watching films all day but our teacher told us that we could do what we wanted.

"I just remembered. I don't have a photo of you" Andy said. I groaned. I hated any photos getting taken of my but I agreed to anyway. He pulled out his phone and snapped a photo of us. When I saw it my heart almost melt. His cheek was pressed against mine and my hair fell over his shoulder.

"I love this photo" Andy sighed. I nodded at him then kissed his cheek. I loved him more than the photo though.

When the school day finished I was eager to get home and when I did we made all the boys get ready on one side of the house and the girls got the other. I took a shower and curled my hair. When my hair was finished I put a small black flower in it. I pulled my dress on and Sammi zipped it up. I looked amazing. The only thing I had to do now was makeup and put my shoes on. I put a heavy amount of eye liner on but I still looked nice. I ran the lip gloss on my lips and then I was done. Sammi came into the room and I could have fainted. She looked stunning. She was wearing a blood red dress that swept the floor when she walked and her high heels made her that little bit taller. Sandra came in after and she also looked beautiful. She wasn't wearing dresses like Sammi and me but she was wearing a sort of suit that made her look wonderful. I grinned at her and then slotted my feet in my black sandals before walking out. When we went downstairs the boys were all ready. They were wearing similar suits and they looked amazing. I walked down the stairs and over to Andy.

"You look amazing" he said. He was still wearing his eyeliner and was still looking at me. I picked me up slightly and spun me around. When I turned round Jinxx was holding Sammi's hand and Jake had his arm around Sandra's waist. I didn't know if it was just me but Sandra didn't look too bothered by it.

Andy and I walked to the car and got in while everyone else went in the other car. I saw Ashley run out the house and come up to the car.

"I couldn't miss your big night" he said. He walked into the car and then I noticed that he was wearing a suit. I smiled at him and the Andy started driving.

When we arrived Andy took my hand and we walked in. It was amazing. Andy took my hand and guided me to a seat. He sat with his arms around me until a slow song came on and then before I could stop him I was on my feet dancing.

"Why did you wait for a slow song?" I asked.

"Please I can't dance like a normal person" Andy laughed. I smiled at him and put my head on his chest. We were only swaying but it was the most romantic thing that Andy and I had ever experienced. It could even be more romantic that the date in the woods. It was one of the most amazing experiences in my life. When I looked over Andy's shoulder I could see Sandra and Jake trying to dance but it wasn't going very well. Jake stood on Sandra's foot and we could hear Sandra yelp in pain. Andy turned around and saw what was happening.

"Shit's going down" He laughed. I laughed too and then the song was over.

"Thanks for the dance" I said.

"Let's go to the meal" Andy whispered in my ear before pulling me out. We only stopped so Andy could tell Ashley we were leaving.

When we arrived at the restaurant I was unbelievably shocked. It looked so posh that I didn't even feel like I was worthy to go in but Andy took my hand and walked me in. The smell of food lingered in the air and greeted my nostrils. Andy stood at the door and a waiter came over and took us to our seats. A small tea light was on the table and it made Andy's face practically glitter. He took my hand again and just looked in my eyes.

"Are you excited for camping?" I asked.

"Oh yes" He laughed. At that moment the waiter came over and asked what we wanted to eat. We quickly told him and then went back to talking.

"So are you slightly freaked out by the Ouija board experience?" I asked. Andy seemed to give this a lot of thought and then he finally answered me.

"Well it was just Sandra but I think there could be someone in that house" Andy answered. I nodded thoughtfully at him. I didn't think he was weird for believing in the paranormal but I would just prefer it if he didn't tell me that he thinks the house we're living in is haunted.

"Mean fucking trick" I muttered. I hadn't thought that Andy could hear me but he laughed.

"We might get haunted when we go camping"

"Andy don't even go there"

Andy just laughed at me but then turned serious again. His grip tightened on my hand and leaned closer to me.

"You know that I would never let anything harm you Riley?"

"Of course I know" I leaned closer and kissed him. He smiled into my lips and then kissed my forehead. The waiter came back over with our food and smiled at us. We thanked him and he went away. I was absolutely starving so I dug right in. The food was amazing at this restaurant. It wasn't long before I had an empty plate and so did Andy. I yawned once and Andy seemed to be worried.

"If you're tired we should go home" he said. He was already paying the bill. I hadn't even had a chance to say anything else before I was getting pulled into the car. It was incredibly dark now but getting home was fine. When we entered the house we saw Sammi, Jinxx, CC, Jake, Sandra and Ashley sitting around the kitchen table.

"What are you guys doing here?" Andy asked.

"They're staying over tonight so we can get early start on the road tomorrow" Jake explained. Andy and I nodded and went over to join them.

"Did you enjoy prom?" I asked. You didn't have to look closely to see Sandra glare at Jake.

"He can't dance" Sandra said whilst pointing to Jake.

"Well at least I wasn't being a dick when somebody stood on my foot" Jake retorted.

"I WAS NOT BEING A DICK" Sandra shouted.

"Calm down guys" Andy soothed. I couldn't help but laugh and that ended up making the others laugh.

"I'm tired" I said. I got up and started walking upstairs but stopped when Andy took hold of my hand.

"Me too" He said. We went upstairs together and he helped me unzip my dress. He left me alone to change into some sweats while he changed too. When he was done he looked just like normal Andy again I gave him a warm smile and kissed him on the cheek. He put his arms around my waist and just looked into my eyes like he had at the restaurant.

"You're just so perfect do you know that" Andy said. I nodded slowly then laughed. I pulled him over to the bed and then lay down. I was so tired that fell asleep when he was kissing the back of my neck.

Andy's POV

She led me to the bed and made me lie down next to her. Her hair was tickling my face and I was trying so hard to not just burst into fits of giggles. She was just so perfect. She's amazing at everything. At that moment in time I was seriously starting to hate Scout. It came out the blue though; I wouldn't have thought that if she hadn't almost ruined everything between me and Riley but she had so right now I was feeling a strong sense of hatred. When I looked at Riley the hatred just seemed to wash away. The way she smiled at me for no reason made everything ok again. She kissed my cheek again and then turned around to go back to sleep. Her hair fell so that I could see the back of her neck. I leaned over and kissed it gently. I heard her giggle and she made me heart melt for what must have been the billionth time since I met her. I stroked her hair and buried my head in it. She giggled again and kicked me in a playful way.

"I love you Riley" I muttered.

"I love you too" She said.

"See you in the morning" I whispered. I kissed her on the back of the neck one more time and got no response. She must have really been tired if she fell asleep that quick. I put my arm around her so that she would stay warm during the night and shut my own eyes. This time I just hoped that there wouldn't be any pebbles get thrown off my window and not to mention my face. That flaming pebble hurt. I grinned to myself and then fell into darkness. The last thing on my mind was camping tomorrow. This was going to be so much fun.

Shorter chapter this time, I really love this story so much. Please Review.