A/N: Hello, beautiful readers! How are you? Sorry about the lack of updating, because of the holiday and everything, I didn't really have time. I live at my mom's house every other week, and that's usually where I update/write. I now have none written, but I'm about to start chapter 9. Okay, so at the end of this chapter, you will get to see my inner nerd. I don't know if any of you know about/like Team Starkid, or A Very Potter Musical, but I had an idea for this awhile ago and I decided to follow through with it. If you don't understand it, I'm sorry.
A little PSA/Cry for help: I read a bunch of good Jared/Kim stories, and some other imprint ones as well, but now I can't find any more. So if you have any suggestions of good Jared/Kim or imprint stories, PM me or write it in a review. Gracias!
Enjoy the chapter :)
After Jared and I broke up, I fell into a depression. I tried to remain normal in front of my parents, but they didn't buy it. Neither did Aylin. After two days of not returning her calls, she finally showed up at my house and barged up to my room.
"Kimberley Connweller," she said, "I don't know what happened between you and Jared, but is that really a reason to not return my calls and texts?" I shook my head and started crying.
"Aylin…he..he said that he doesn't want to be around me. I-I-I don't know what to do…" At this, she became sympathetic and crawled into bed next to me.
"Aww, Kim. I don't care how nice he is, he had no right to do that," she said, as I kept crying.
"But that's not it," I said, "he wouldn't look at me. And then when he did look at me, he looked…shocked. Like…in love?"
"Well, honey, he does love you. He just doesn't realize it yet."
"I'm SO DONE with him! He makes me feel like crap and I'm done," I said, almost yelling.
"Well," Aylin said, "I have the perfect remedy. I brought over a ton of junk food, including, but not limited to, Cookie Dough Ice Cream, Redvines, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, M&M's, and gummy worms. I also brought Valentine's Day, Paranormal Activity, Letters to Juliet, and Paranormal Activity 2. So that way, we can watch Valentine's Day, get upset because of the love, watch Paranormal Activity, be scared shitless, and so on and so on."
"Aylin, I love you," I said.
"Yeah, I know," she said, rolling her eyes. She then told me to wait, and she ran downstairs to get the food and the movies. We spent the rest of the day eating and watching movies, until we fell asleep. I woke up a few hours later, needing to pee. I went to the bathroom, and as I was walking back, I passed by a window and saw something outside. My wolf was back. Without giving it a second thought, I ran outside. I walked up to it cautiously. It looked at me as if it recognized me, and lay down at my feet. I kneeled down and started petting him, and running my fingers through his fur. I sat down next to him and leaned up against him. He hummed, and shortly later I fell asleep.
I don't know how long I slept next to the wolf for, but when I woke up, the sun was starting to rise. My wolf was getting up, and I decided I should go inside. I didn't know if I should say anything to him, so I decided to smile, and pet his head one last time. When I got back to my room, I got back in my bed, and fell asleep for several hours, until waking up at around 11. That was when Aylin shook me and said,
"KIMBERBOOOO! KIMBERBOOO! WAKEY WAKEY!" I groaned.
"Really, Aylin?" She laughed,
"Yep. We're going SHOPPING."
"We are?" I asked.
"Yes ma'm! Your mom has given us a, should I say, hefty amount of money to use, too." I wasn't surprised. My mom knew what was going on. We both got dressed, me in jeans, black boots, and my favorite black long-sleeved shirt. I loved wearing it because it went down to my mid-thigh. Aylin, being Aylin, forgot to bring clothes. So she borrowed my black wide-legged pants, and paired it with a white blouse with red hearts on it. To top it all off, the pants came with black suspenders. Like I said, it would look bizarre on anyone else, but on Aylin, it just looked…right. We stopped in my kitchen for some granola bars and fruit, and we were off. We went in Aylin's jeep, since the weather was nice today. We ended up driving to Port Angeles, which was far away, but they had good stores. We spent the entire day shopping, and stopped for lunch at a really nice place. Deciding to be different, we only got dessert. Once we finished our "meals" (for me, apple pie a la mode, for her, cherry cheesecake) we decided to go down to the boardwalk. As we were sitting on the edge of the boardwalk with our feet in the sand, I saw them. Jared, his mom, Keane, and Jason, coming out of a candy store. I turned around, leaned towards Aylin and said,
"Okay, don't be obvious about it. But Jared and his family are behind us." She gasped and turned around, being obvious. Then she squealed,
"Kiiim! He's coming over here!" I immediately blushed, and I didn't know if I should just talk to him, or if I should get up and walk away. I decided to just stay, when I felt his hand on my shoulder. I turned around, and met his eyes. And it was like nothing had changed. I was still his, and he was still mine. I felt like I should say something, but I didn't know what. So he said, "Kim…I really need to apologize. I was going through some…stuff. And I will tell you all about it. And I won't ask you for your forgiveness, yet, because I know that I don't deserve it."
"The hell you don't!" said Aylin, "She was a MESS after you dumped her. Why do you think we're here?"
"Aylin…" Jared started, "I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have done that, and I'll forever regret it. Kim…please. Give me a second chance." I snorted.
"Jared, do you really expect me to just take you back? I don't see you proving anything."
"Proving?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said, "Proving that you changed. Proving that it'll never happen again." And with that, I grabbed Aylin's arm, turned around, and walked away. I heard Jared behind me,
"KIM! What am I supposed to do?" I paused,
"Figure it out."
That night, the first box arrived at our door. It was simple, and small. I opened it, and inside was a heart carved out of wood. Underneath it, a letter that read,
"Kimberley Connweller,
You told me to prove myself. So I am. I'm not going to tell you how. But I think that you'll eventually figure it out.
This letter is not to convince you that I'm going to prove myself. No, this letter is to tell you how much you mean to me.
Kim, I love you. I do. You're beautiful. You're pretty. You're gorgeous. I would do anything to make you mine. If I could buy out a restaurant for just you and I, I would. I would do ANYTHING.
Please believe that.
I love you.
Yours,
Jared."
I sighed, and picked up the heart. I could tell that he carved it when I saw JK carved at the bottom. His initials.
I spent the next day at the beach with Cheyenne, Aylin, and Sherry. The weather was still nice, so we actually put on bathing suits and lay on the beach. We talked a lot, me about Jared, Aylin about Joshua, (who she was actually starting to like), and Sherry talked about her family. About halfway through the day, Aylin's phone rang, and it was Joshua. He asked if he could come join us, along with some of his friends, and we all agreed. I would have been happy about the prospective guys, but I was longing to see Jared. The separation was hurting me more than I could have ever imagined. When Joshua and his friends showed up, it wasn't a surprise when they brought alcohol. I didn't have any (I didn't want to have to find a DD again), but Sherry and Aylin had plenty. An hour or so later, Aylin was sitting in Joshua's lap, and they were making out. Sherry was talking to two guys, and somehow managed to flirt with both of them at the same time. I just shook my head and watched it all happen, so that tomorrow, when they both woke up with massive hangovers, I could tell them what happened. A few hours later, everyone started heading out, so I got Aylin and Sherry into my car and took them to my house. I told my parents what happened (they were usually okay with us drinking, as long as it was during a school break), and I got the girls up to my room where they promptly passed out on my bed.
I sat at my computer, checking random stuff online, when I heard something tap on my window. I went to it and looked out, and there was Jared. Throwing rocks. When I opened my window, he ran up to me.
"Kim, I really want for you to believe me when I say that I love you and I miss you, and I know you don't. So this is me trying to convince you," he said. Then from behind him he pulled out a rose, and handed it to me. I blushed, and started to say something. He cut me off, and picked up his guitar from where he had put it on the grass.
"When I was thinking of what song to sing to you, a million love songs came to mind. But I decided that you would like it more if I did something more personal. And then I remembered your favorite Youtube musical that you made me watch…so I tweaked the lyrics a little, and this is what I got.
"Here I amface to facewith a situation I never thought I'd ever seeIt's strange, how a dresscan take a mess, and make her nothing less than, beautiful to meSeems like my eyes have been transfiguredsomething deep inside has changedthey've been opened wide but hold that triggerthis could meanDanger! I'm falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveI think I'm falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveWith Kimberley ConnwellerShe is the hottest girl I've ever seen!Now, because she's like a girl I've never seenDon't know why, I'd ever be so mean. This could meanDanger! I'm falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveI could be falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveWith Kimberley ConnwellerI wanna let her knowI feel so queasyBut I can't let it showDanger! I'm falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveI think I'm falling in loveFalling in loveFalling in loveWith Kimberley ConnwellerWith Kimberley ConnwellerWith Kimberley Connweller
Danger!"
I couldn't help it but laugh. That had to have been the cutest thing someone has ever done for me. Not only did he SING to me, but he sang one of my nerdy musical songs. This might be something stupid to go off of, but I felt like he was serious. He loves me. So instead of saying anything, I climbed out of the window, ran up to him, and kissed him. He pulled back so that he could put his guitar down, and then he kissed me. Then I pulled back,
"Wait. You THINK you're falling in love?"
"No," he said, "I know."