Recap: "What's up Mike?" I asked.
"Me and Nicole." He breathed. My smile widened.
"Oh my god!" I jumped up and down. "I'm so happy for you!"
"Yeah, she ambushed me and she just stood there like it was the easiest thing in the world and said 'I love you'. And… oh my god Nina, she's beautiful." I laughed and gave him a huge hug.
"Yeah she is pretty amazing." I said, "And full of surprises."
Do We Have a Future
Chapter 5: Don't you forget about me
I wrapped my arms around myself and breathed in the fresh air. So Nicole confessed. I sighed. And now I had to tell Logan something I'm sure he really doesn't want to hear. And worse… I have to tell everyone else too. I wanted to tell Nicole last night but it didn't seem right. Now I have no choice. We were going home tomorrow, I'd run out of time. Just when everything was starting to work out I had to ruin it… again. I made my way back inside and sat down on the couch along with everyone else.
"You okay?" A voice whispered from beside me. I turned and looked at Logan.
"No." I said, "I don't think I will be for a while." Or at least that's what I wanted to say. Instead I replied that yes, I was okay. I could see the worry in his eyes. Months of being apart hadn't made me and less transparent.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked.
I shook my head, "You'll hear about it soon enough."
"Do I want to hear about it at all?"
I smiled sadly, "no. but you have to." He nodded his head in acceptance.
"I'm sorry." He said suddenly.
"For what?" I asked.
"Hounding you." He replied.
"It's okay." I told him.
"Did you ever love me?" He asked suddenly. I thought about pretending not to have heard him and ignoring the question, but it seemed pointless now.
"Yes." I said, "more than you'll ever know." And I meant that. I told him I loved him once, and it was they were the last words I spoke to him. History has a way of repeating itself.
"I have to go." I got up quickly and walked out of the mansion again. I needed air. This was going to be harder than I thought.
-DL-
I stood in front of the gang as they packed their things into the van provided for them. Mine were already packed away in my mother's vehicle who was parked directly in front of their ride.
"Do you remember when you told me you were letting me go? You said 'if you love something you have to let it go.'" I asked Logan, he nodded.
"The full version is 'if you love something, let it go. If it comes back it's yours.'" I sucked in a breath. "I'm not coming back." His eyes lowered.
"I'm not going back to PCA." I continued, "I'm not coming back to America… I'm leaving." Everyone gasped and looked up at me.
"It was decided long before we became friends again. You remember right Logan? The Scholarship to France… I didn't apply earlier because –"
"Because you were going to stay with me." He finished. I nodded.
"Well when we broke up I applied… I got in." I said. "I didn't want to tell you… any of you… I'm sorry." I lowered my eyes. I felt the stinging sensation before tears. I hugged each and every one of them and when I finally reached Logan I held on a little longer.
"I know you don't want to hear this right now… but I never stopped loving you." I whispered. I felt his arms tighten around me and I heard him whisper the words 'don't go.' I squeezed him once and then let go. I kissed him and then walked over to my car and got in, only looking back once I was under the shelter of the tinted windows. When you walk away you're not supposed to look back, it was a lesson I would never learn. And this was a moment I would always regret. Watching Logan's crest fallen face watch me drive away. Leaving him… again.
-DL -
I never saw Logan again. Or Zoey. Or Nicole. Or Chase, though I heard through Micheal that they got engaged. I wasn't invited to the wedding. I heard Logan eventually forgot about me and got married to a young actress. Micheal tried to get Nicole to talk to me again, but she always refused. And after their first kid Micheal didn't have much time to talk to me either. I was left alone in a world that I hated. No friends. No love. Nothing. Just emptiness.
-DL -
"STOP THE CAR!" I shouted. My mom pressed the break and opened the door and ran as fast as I could towards the mansion that had been fading in the background seconds ago. My legs were aching and my lungs hurt but it was all worth it to see them standing there ready to get into the car, but not gone. Not old. Not married, or engaged… just them. Teenagers. And looking at me as I ran towards them, as if I was the missing piece of the puzzle. I ran straight into Logan's arms and wouldn't let go. I cried. And he did too.
"Don't ever let me walk away from you again!" I shouted at him, sobbing. He laughed and held me tighter.
"Never."
-DL-
I didn't end up going to France. I Graduated from PCA with Logan by my side. Chase and Zoey finally got together. Nicole and Micheal are engaged. And everything else just seemed to fall into place. And this time… It wasn't just a dream.
-J103-
Ello ello, it's the end. Sadly. Sorry for throwing in the strange ' I love you scene' in the last chapter and the nice fake-out in this one.
Anyways, thanks for reading. I'll update another DL soon. Just because there's a very disturbing lack of DL fanfictions lately, and that's just a damn shame. Every DL fan should at least write a one-shot and we'll start flooding the net with DL once again :P! *evil laugh*
Until next time;
Jiade-103