The group was hanging out at lunch sitting on their usual steps. Ray was
messing around with Lily who was growing quite annoyed while Robbie was
finishing up a last minuet Spanish assignment. Megan was watching Ray and
Lily, waiting for Lily to snap and Travis was watching Megan.
The bell rang.
"Crap." Robbie said, "I'm screwed. Ill get there early to finish up, I'll see you guys at the studio."
Ray offered to walk Lily to class. She rolled her eyes but agreed and they got up and left.
"What is the deal with them?" Megan asked Travis, standing.
He stood up after her. "He'll kill me if she finds out."
She held up two fingers. "Scouts honor."
He smiled. "Ray likes her, but he doesn't think his feelings are right because they're such good friends." He shrugged. "Walk you to class?"
"Sure."
As they began to walk to class, there was an awkward silence. She smiled. "Something's up?"
"You want to talk? Today. after the show?"
"Everything all right?"
"Yeah its just. after we talked last night, I just feel like.."
"You can trust me?"
"Like I need to talk to someone now."
"Sure. after the show."
"Thanks" he said and they walked to class.
After the show Travis asked the rest of them if he could be alone with Megan. Ray gladly obliged knowing he could spend more time with Lily by offering to take her home, but she seemed more interested what was happening between her two friends, so did Robbie.
"Why?" Robbie asked.
"Cause we have some things to talk about." Travis replied.
"Well, I don't want to leave."
"Robbie, please, this is important to me."
"Travis, its ok we can talk later." Megan had said.
He sighed. He didn't want to argue with Robbie knowing he would only loose. He replied to this by picking up his things and leaving the studio, half expecting Megan would follow, half hoping.
When she didn't he had given up. He began to think, about things he didn't want to. He had never gotten attached to anyone for this very reason, out of fear that he would be rejected, or have to leave them. Megan he thought was different, he thought she actually understood him, or at least he wanted her too. He wanted her to care about him. He knew the rest of the group cared about him to a certain extent, but he was still the new guy and felt that they would ditch him for the others without a second thought. Megan was now the new addition to the group and wanted to fit in, and he figured, since she knew Lily she was looking for acceptance from another one of the members of the group and it was the first time that anyone had ever turned to Travis.
After about 20 minuets of sitting by himself at a bench in the park Travis stood up. He turned to walk home to find Megan standing there.
"Hey."
"Why are you here?" he said walking away from her.
"Because, you wanted to talk and I figured it didn't matter where we were, so I came to find you." She explained, catching up to him.
"Forget it."
"No, now your trying to push me away. You already let me in, Travis."
"And it was a mistake." He said, already regretting it. He wanted to take it back and tell her he didn't mean it.
"You don't mean that" she said, and he stopped and smiled. "You want someone to talk to and I'm here."
He said nothing.
"I'm sorry." she said.
And he kissed her.
The bell rang.
"Crap." Robbie said, "I'm screwed. Ill get there early to finish up, I'll see you guys at the studio."
Ray offered to walk Lily to class. She rolled her eyes but agreed and they got up and left.
"What is the deal with them?" Megan asked Travis, standing.
He stood up after her. "He'll kill me if she finds out."
She held up two fingers. "Scouts honor."
He smiled. "Ray likes her, but he doesn't think his feelings are right because they're such good friends." He shrugged. "Walk you to class?"
"Sure."
As they began to walk to class, there was an awkward silence. She smiled. "Something's up?"
"You want to talk? Today. after the show?"
"Everything all right?"
"Yeah its just. after we talked last night, I just feel like.."
"You can trust me?"
"Like I need to talk to someone now."
"Sure. after the show."
"Thanks" he said and they walked to class.
After the show Travis asked the rest of them if he could be alone with Megan. Ray gladly obliged knowing he could spend more time with Lily by offering to take her home, but she seemed more interested what was happening between her two friends, so did Robbie.
"Why?" Robbie asked.
"Cause we have some things to talk about." Travis replied.
"Well, I don't want to leave."
"Robbie, please, this is important to me."
"Travis, its ok we can talk later." Megan had said.
He sighed. He didn't want to argue with Robbie knowing he would only loose. He replied to this by picking up his things and leaving the studio, half expecting Megan would follow, half hoping.
When she didn't he had given up. He began to think, about things he didn't want to. He had never gotten attached to anyone for this very reason, out of fear that he would be rejected, or have to leave them. Megan he thought was different, he thought she actually understood him, or at least he wanted her too. He wanted her to care about him. He knew the rest of the group cared about him to a certain extent, but he was still the new guy and felt that they would ditch him for the others without a second thought. Megan was now the new addition to the group and wanted to fit in, and he figured, since she knew Lily she was looking for acceptance from another one of the members of the group and it was the first time that anyone had ever turned to Travis.
After about 20 minuets of sitting by himself at a bench in the park Travis stood up. He turned to walk home to find Megan standing there.
"Hey."
"Why are you here?" he said walking away from her.
"Because, you wanted to talk and I figured it didn't matter where we were, so I came to find you." She explained, catching up to him.
"Forget it."
"No, now your trying to push me away. You already let me in, Travis."
"And it was a mistake." He said, already regretting it. He wanted to take it back and tell her he didn't mean it.
"You don't mean that" she said, and he stopped and smiled. "You want someone to talk to and I'm here."
He said nothing.
"I'm sorry." she said.
And he kissed her.