Before we start this chapter, I'm just going to warn you. This chapter is going to be full of sappy, angsty, fluffy, content. Just warning you:)
The Next Day
Skylar took a deep breath, anticipation rising as she stood outside apartment 2J. Logan had explained to her that all the guys- along with Kendall's mother and sister- shared apartment 2J. She sighed as she raised her fist to the door, retreating. The blonde took one more deep breath, closing her eyes. Hesitantly, Skylar gently knocked on the wooden door. Moments later, a small girl stood before her in the doorway.
The brown haired girl raised an eyebrow to Skylar, squinting her eyes. "Is, is James here?" Skylar choked out. Slowly, the small girl nodded, "Yeah, come on. I'll take you to his room." Skylar mumbled a polite 'thank you' to the pre-teen before following her through the brightly decorated apartment. Her breathing began to speed up as they rounded a corner and stood before yet another door. "Go ahead" the brunette shrugged, returning to the living room. Knocking lightly, Skylar squeazed her eyes shut.
To her dismay, the door opened and before her stood the brunette she had grown up with. " ... Skylar? What are you doing here?" James asked, leaning against his doorway. Skylar took a deep breath, her eyes wandering to where the small girl had planted herself on the orange couch. "Can we talk in your room?" Skylar asked, looking to meet James' gaze. He slowly nodded, opening the door wider to allow the blonde to enter. She waited for him to close the door, doing so he faced her. "What do you want?" as James released these words, he realized how harsh he sounded- suprising himself.
He watched in pain as Skylar found his gaze. Reluctantly, James smiled. Seeing the blonde- whether she was furious with him or not- brought back the memories of his childhood.
As Skylar began to speak, James snapped back to reality. "... I want to start out by saying, I'm sorry for making a scene yestarday in the lobby." she looked to him, blue eyes full of sincerity. The brunette shrugged, earning a small nod. "I just don't see what happened to you. When we were kids, you were the sweetest person I had ever imagined meeting. You cared about me. You were sensitive. When I got here, I started seeing you go from girl to girl without a care for their feelings. Then I saw you in the park being a concieted,"
"Prick?" James suggested.
Skylar pursed her lips before hesitantly nodded, "Yes."
"When I blew up I was just hurt, and upset, and confused as what happened to." she stopped, looking to the floor. "To my James." As she looked up, she was met with the same hazel eyes she had seen all her life. "I'm right here. I'm different, but I'm still me." James whispered, bringing a hand to Skylar's flushed cheek. She winced at the sudden contact, James' face faltering slightly. "Sky, in case you were unaware, I missed you so much. If I couldn't have you, I didn't care about who I was with."
Slowly, to James' concern, Skylar took a step away from him. "Sky, what are you," James began, taking a step closer to her. She moved backwards, her eyes still lingering on James. "What's wrong?" James asked, his voice soft as he reached out to her.
"I missed you too. I missed you more than I knew it was possible to miss someone. But I can't just throw my arms around you and act like nothing happened, because we both know that everything happened." she whispered. "Well what do you suppose we do?" James asked, his voice weak. "Don't do that." Skylar shook her head, "Please, you're making me want to cry." James couldn't help the smile that formed on his lips as Skylar stared at him with the same expression she hard worn whenever James was upset as a child.
"I don't know what we're going to do." Skylar shrugged. James nodded, understanding. The brunette looked to the floor, silence filling the room.
As two small hands grasped his shoulders, James' heart began to race. "I may think you're a prick, but I still love you without restraint." her lips carefully found his cheek, lingering on the spot. James looked up, smiling as Skylar's signature smirk painted her expressions. Slowly, Skylar's hands dropped to her sides, the heat leaving James' body. "I'll see you, around" Skylar placed a final kiss on James' cheek before leaving his room.
Logan looked up from the countertop, his eyes finding the blonde as she walked by. "Skylar, what are you doing here?" he asked. Skylar turned to him, a light smile on her face, "Making amends, I guess." Logan nodded in understanding before waving to the shorter teen as she left the apartment.
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Okay, so I just realized that was like the shortest chapter I have ever written :( I'm ashamed. But I figured that they should talk a litte. Thanks for reading! There will be more drama to come!