Chapter 8 (Sam's POV)
Nora said I could stay another night. Of course, Freddie begged me to stay anyway. My phone rang at the crack of dawn. I nearly fell out of bed. "Hello?" I said hoarsely into the phone.
"Sam! Why aren't you back in Seattle?" Carly voice came through the phone.
"Freddie wanted me to stay another night, Nora didn't mind so here I am." I rubbed my eyes.
"I thought you were going to the fireworks with me," Carly said.
"Well, I can somehow find a way back home tomorrow," I offered.
"No, no," Carly sighed. "Stay with Freddie. The Fourth of July is tomorrow anyway. Take Freddie to the fireworks. That would be fun."
"Yeah, if he doesn't get arrested," I mumbled.
"Then make him wear a hoddie, then," Carly suggested.
"Ugh. Fine," I said.
"Sam, I have a question...are you and Freddie, like, together?" Carly asked.
"Why would you think that?"
"Because he kissed you before he left in the police car at the dance."
"Right...no. We're not together. I don't want to get too close to him. I mean, if he gets...shot and dies or something I don't know what I would do," I told Carly.
"You still like him though, don't you?" Carly sighed.
"Carly, I'm tired, can I please go back to sleep?" I changed the subject.
"Ugh. Fine. Go back to sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow," Carly told me.
"Uh-huh. Bye." I hung the phone up.
Before I could set my phone up on the dresser I was fast asleep.
"Nora, aren't you going to come to the fireworks with us?" I asked.
"No, my parents called a little bit ago and they don't want me to go outside because they think the house is going to get robbed by a drunk person if I leave," Nora said.
"You still want us to go without you?" Freddie said, though I knew he was happy it was just going to be us.
"Yeah, go ahead! You two have fun! Besides, I'll see you later tonight," Nora smiled.
Freddie faked a weak smile. "Well, it's about nine fifth teen, so we better go before there aren't any spots left, Sam."
"Alright, we'll see you later, Nora!" I waved as Freddie pulled me out the door.
"No one should be able to see me clearly enough to know I'm a wanted fugitive," Freddie told me.
"Somehow, that doesn't make me feel better," I muttered.
Freddie stuck his tongue out at me. He pulled me farther and farther down the street. We had passed like twenty houses. "Freddie, where are you taking me? If we go too far we won't be able to see the fireworks," I protested.
"Sam, just shut up. I know where I'm going," he scoffed.
After passing five more houses we came to a park. It wasn't very big. All it had was a slide, a swing set, and money bars. Freddie took me over to a tree just outside of the mulch. It looked like a maple tree. Freddie smiled and let go of my hand. He grabbed a branch that was lowest to the ground and began to climb.
Freddie got to a branch that was really thick and sat on it. "Come on, I'll help you up." Freddie leaned down and held out his hand.
I looked at him, confused. Sighing, I took his hand and climbed up to the branch he was sitting on. "Freddie, I don't know-" Before I could finish, Freddie covered my mouth and moved my head to the left. I didn't see what he was doing until, I looked up and little and saw the fireworks. "Oh."
Freddie had found a tree that had the prefect view of the fireworks. "Nora, told me that there was a tree that we could sit on and see the fireworks perfectly," he told me as a red firework exploded.
In the distance, I could see a crowd of people. Where there were people, there were probably cops. That made me a little nervous. Freddie yawned and laid back against the tree trunk. I shivered and rubbed my arms. I could feel Freddie's eyes on my back. "What?"
"Well, if you're cold, you could lay against my chest and I'd wrap my arms around you," Freddie suggested.
I raised an eye brow at him. From the street light, I could see he was smiling. Of course, I couldn't help it. I laid against his chest, and watched the fireworks. He wrapped his warm arms around me. The fireworks were amazing. Well, they looked like any other fireworks, but they were special this time. Because Freddie was here with me.
"Don't get use to this, dork," I said.
"You know you're enjoying it as much as I am," Freddie laughed.
"Keep dreaming," I smiled.
"Sam, how long are you going to deny your feelings for me?" Freddie sighed.
"I never said I didn't have feelings for you. I just don't want you to get killed because cops are shooting at me or I go to jail for helping you. Okay?" I said.
"I'm not going to get killed," Freddie assured me.
I pulled away from his arms and looked at him. "How do you know that?" I asked.
"Because I told you I wouldn't." Freddie's lips met mine. I couldn't help but melt into the kiss. This kiss was different from the last one. It was soft and comforting. His hand slipped behind my head to deepen the kiss. I wrapped my arms around him. There was no use denying my feelings for Freddie anymore. We were making out in a tree in Indiana, on the Fourth of July, watching fireworks, on the run from cops - can't get anymore romantic than that, huh? I was totally falling for him.
I could hear the fireworks' finale. Freddie broke the kiss and nodded toward the fireworks. I turned around and saw an explosion of colors. Like, I said before, this time seeing fireworks felt different. At the moment I felt fireworks. "You want to climb down and get a little closer?" Freddie asked.
"Yeah, I don't think it would hurt," I shrugged.
Freddie climbed down and helped me get down from the branch. We ran close to the crowd of people watching the fireworks. The finale wasn't over yet. I slipped my hand into Freddie and starred in awe at the bursting lights. When the finale ended, everyone clapped or whistled.
Suddenly Freddie pulled me down. In the dark, I could see that he was looking at something. "What's wrong-" He covered my mouth.
"Cops," he whispered.
Then I saw a cop standing just outside the crowd of people. He was looking right at us. Then he started walking toward us. "Excuse me, could you hold up for a moment?" he asked.
He shined the light on Freddie and I. Then he gasped and reached for his walkie-talkie. "Shit!" Freddie gripped my hand tightly and we ran.
We ran down the street. Freddie looked more scared than I had ever seen him. "We have to get to Nora's! Take whatever we can and get the hell out of here!" Freddie panted.
I could hear police sirens in the distance behind us. We finally reached Nora's house and opened the front door. "Whoa, what's wrong? You guys look tired," Nora said from the kitchen.
Freddie slammed his hand on the counter. "Nora, we need to go. NOW. A cop spotted us. We need to hurry!"
"I'll go get my cell phone," I told Freddie and ran up to the guest room.
"Damn it," I cursed.
My phone had fallen under the bed when I fell asleep with it. I flipped the light on and felt around under the bed. When I found it, I put it in my pocket. Before we had traveled to Nora's house, I had grabbed Freddie's gun out of my dresser. Just in case, something like this happened. I had tapped it under the nightstand, so Nora wouldn't find it. I tipped the dresser over, grabbed the gun, and raced downstairs.
Freddie had a backpack and his hoodie on. I put the gun in his hand. He smiled. "I knew there was a reason you're my girlfriend."
I rolled my eyes. "Don't get use to it."
He kissed my cheek and showed me a map and pointed to a subway. "If we take this subway, it will take us in walking distance of the airport in Chicago."
"That's cool, but how are we suppose to get ON the plane with out them noticing?" I said.
"We sneak in with the luggage," he said.
The police sirens were getting louder. Nora showed us the back door. Luckily there was a forest behind her house so we escaped pretty easily. But getting on that plane wasn't going to be so easy.
Author's note: There. They kissed. You guys happy? I actually liked this chapter. Wow. I really did make it to 35 reviews. Lol. Thanks! I've wanted to write the fireworks scene FOREVER. I got the idea from an Ichiruki (pairing of Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki, from Bleach) picture of Ichigo and Rukia in a tree or something like that. Lol. Thanks again!
-Angel of Darkness1337