June's POV
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I ran away from Jesse. I could still feel the spot where he'd grabbed my shoulder. I loved the feeling of his skin on mine, but right about now, I hated the guy.
I waltzed into the house, barely able to recognize where I was going. I stumbled into my room and fell on the bed, unable to stop the tears. Before anything could happen, I picked up my phone and texted Laurie, telling her to tell Jesse I hope he burns in hell.
There was a small knock on my door. I didn't look up even though I heard Nessie walk in. I knew it was her, Jake had big clumsy footsteps and Billy was on a wheel chair.
She sat next to me and placed her hand on my back, I wiped the tears that remained on my cheeks, for the crying had stopped.
"What happened? You seemed perfectly happy a half hour ago," She whispered in concern.
"I don't ever want to see that ass-hole Jesse again." I said, my voice cracking.
"Why?" She said in a soft voice.
"He told me he only wanted to be with me, and then I caught him hooking up with another girl." I said, hating the words as they came out of my mouth.
She frowned and stood up leaving the room.
There was a tap sound from the screen doors, I reluctantly stood up and opened them to see who it was.
Jesse's POV
I stood there, watching her run away from me, my heart crushing with each step she took. As soon as she was out of sight, I turned and started towards home. She was all I could think of, all I wanted to think of.
Why the hell did Lizzie have to go and ruin everything? Why can't she just live in her own little world and leave me alone?
I sighed and opened the door to see a very annoyed looking Laurie in front of me. She held up her phone.
"How'd you get that?" I asked, a wave of shock rolling over me.
"Some freshman gave it to me, she said that she saw me drop it at school and was going to give it to me, but I had disappeared before she could." She shrugged.
"Li-.." She cut me off.
"I don't want to hear it, what I do want to hear is why the hell June hates you? She just texted me says, 'Tell Jesse I hope he burns in hell,' what did you do!" She half screamed.
"I fell hard," I whispered, "Laurie, some freshman was probably payed by Lizzie to give you your phone, she tricked me, and tried to like rape me or something, and then June saw us and assumed everything wrong," I whispered, and she hit my arm.
"For someone who is AP classes, you sure are retarded!" She yelled and then clamped her hand over her mouth. "Tommy is asleep, sorry."
I sighed and ushered for her to come into my room.
"What should I do? She doesn't even know how much I love her," I whispered sitting on my bed. I was turning into an emotional wreck, this is not good.
She sat next to me and I buried my face in my hands. "Jess, things will sort themselves out, but I think the best thing you can do it go over to her house and apologize," She said, her voice soft and careful.
"She said she hates me, Laurie, have you ever loved someone, and they told you they wanted you to burn in hell? Not exactly heartwarming," I said looking up at her.
She rolled her eyes.
"You really are stupid, girls exaggerate everything, it's just how we work. Get your ass over to her house and apologize, this is the first girl you've liked that I don't want to punch in the face." She said and pushed me off the bed. I stood up and looked at her, and she raised a brow. Feeling an uncertain confidence, I walked out the door and towards her house.
June's POV
I slid the screen door open and peered over the edge of the deck to see some dark shadow standing there.
"Who is that?" I asked, my voice quivering.
"I think you know," The voice was familiar, I'd know that voice anywhere.
(A/N I am soooooooo super tempted to end it here with a major cliffy, but I'm not gonna cause I wanna have a thirteen page chapter, so far, I have three.)
"James! What're you doing here?" I whispered frantically, my voice becoming stronger, "Wait right there!"
"I couldn't live another day without, June, I missed you," He said, with a pathetic baby voice.
"So you flew to La Push, Washington, found out where my real father lives and then came by because you missed me?" I asked, after running outside quickly and meeting him in the front yard.
"Isn't that what people do when they're crazy in love?" He smirked at me, and dusted his hands off.
"James, yeah, but we're only 17, I mean people that young do-…"
He cut me off and got on one knee.
"June, I've thought long and hard on this, and I know we're only 17, but when you know that the person your with is your soul mate, you have to catch them, before they fall into somebody else's arms, Marry me, June." He said, and pulled out a black box, opening it to reveal a perfect diamond ring.
I placed my hand over my mouth and my eyes got wide. I looked at his handsome face, that was so sincere, and true.
I closed my eyes for half a second and then shook my head.
"James, I'm not ready for marriage, and you've always been my best friend, you've never experienced the rest of the world, how do you know you're my soul mate?" I asked, hoping he wouldn't get to mad.
I saw the anger flash in his eyes as I denied him.
"June, I love you, and I always will, I know we're meant to be," He pleaded. He stood up and try to give the box to me.
"James, I just, I don't know what happened, but I fell out of love with you," I whispered, "Please get off my property."
He growled and grabbed my wrists pinning me to the wall, "June, don't you try to deny it, you know you love me," He said, anger rising in his tone.
"Leave her alone," A voice said.
"She said, she doesn't love you," A second one said from the darkness, I cringed as James's grip cut off my circulation.
James's head snapped up in the direction where the voices came from. That's when Jesse, Seth, Brady, and Collin appeared.
"Yo' Chucky, Josh, take care of these guys," He called into the darkness and the two football players I knew so well named Chucky and Josh stepped out from a car parked in the street, and walked towards the boys.
"Oh my god, James, why don't you just marry Chucky, you're so freaking obsessed with him anyway, it's not like you would notice the difference you're so wrapped up in your own little world you can't even bother to recognize other people!" I screamed at him, I saw Seth mouth, "Damn," and Jesse whispered, "Pwnage,"
I smirked before James's hand slid up and gripped my throat, I couldn't breathe. I felt my arms go limp, and my eyes fluttered shut after a few minutes of no air. I felt myself drop to the ground before I blacked out.
Jesse's POV
As I walked towards June's house, Seth, Colin, and Brady ran into me on the sidewalk near the market.
"Hey dude, where'd you go during the bonfire?" Seth asked, as he strode along side with me, I hadn't broken my pace at all. Brady and Colin followed.
"No time to explain, I have to go get June back," I said as he kept following me.
"What happened?" He questioned as her house came into view.
"Something I wish never did," I said quietly and stopped short behind the trees as I spotted June and some guy, the guy was on his knee, holding something up.
Shit, he's proposing. Who the hell is he?
All I saw was her shaking her head, her eyes closed. Relief washed over me and I closed my eyes for a long moment, until someone poked me and I opened my eyes listening to the words.
"June, don't you try to deny it, you know you love me," the guy had her pushed against the wall, he was grigging her wrists tightly.
"Leave her alone," Seth said confidently.
Then I heard myself say, "She doesn't love you,"
The four of us emerged from the darkness, June's eyes flashed over and met mine, I could see a bit of hatred, yet relief.
"Yo' Chucky, Josh, take care of them," The guy yelled and two other guys emerged from a car on the street.
I saw June roll her eyes.
"Oh my god, James, why don't you just marry Chucky, you're so freaking obsessed with him anyway, it's not like you would notice the difference you're so wrapped up in your own little world you can't even bother to recognize other people!" She yelled at him.
I stared at her in disbelief and whispered, "Pwnage,"
A smirk formed on her lips, but the guy's hand slid up her throat, stopping her breathing, within moments she collapsed and I launched myself at the guy, knocking him over and punching him in the face.
He yelled in pain as I continued to beat him senseless, his attempts to overpower me were sad, I glanced over at where the other guys where, the two guys from the car called Chucky and Josh seemed to be putting up a pretty good fight.
I felt his right fist hook me in the jaw. I punched his gut repeatedly. He cried out in pain and lay there, clutching his own body.
I stood up and turned to see the other guys knocked down and Seth, Brady, and Colin just chillen against a tree. I grinned and fist bumped Seth.
Then I remembered.
"June!" I gasped and ran back to the wall where her, what seemed tiny body lay still on the ground. I picked her up. Her face was colorless, and her hair was muddied, along with her outfit. She lay limp in my arms and I carried her inside, you could see the finger marks where the guy had choked her on her neck. I placed my ear gently against her heart and was relieved to hear it beating steadily, confirming she was still living.
I started to realize my jaw was throbbing, but I didn't care, all I cared was getting her inside and have someone make sure she was ok.
Nessie met me at the door with a worried expression.
"What happened?" She cried and followed me into the living room. I laid her down on the couch as I heard the door bang open and three sets of feet stumble in.
Nessie went to mother mode instantly and pushed me back so I was forced to just watch. Seth, Col, and Brady walked in, big grins spread on their faces.
"Those three idiots shot up like bullets after you came in, one of them tried to hit me again, while the other two got it the car and yelled for him, so he left. We were about to walk inside when we saw something." Seth smirked and held up the box which I assumed held the ring.
"Do you know how much money you could get for a thing like this?" Colin said, as Seth opened the box, and a huge diamond studded ring was revealed.
"Whoa, but wait, don't you think we should wait until June wakes up, I mean in a way, it technically is hers," I said, and Seth looked like he just had an "Oh Yeah" moment.
"Well dude," Colin said, "Me and Brady are out of here, we actually have to go to school tomorrow to make up like eight tests we missed. Seeya," He nodded and the two left after I said, "Later,"
"You know you don't have to stay, Man." I looked at Seth who had taken to leaning against the wall. He shrugged.
"Catch ya later, dude," He said and turned leaving as well. Then I noticed Nessie had been there the whole time, but she was holding ice against June's head and throat.
"You did the right thing, not letting them sell the ring, it is June's decision," She said, her eyes meeting mine.
"I know," I whispered back.
"You can sit down, unless you want to go home," She said, her eyes pulling away from mine.
"Would it be alright if I just stayed here until she woke up? I want to be here when she wakes up," I murmured, and Nessie nodded.
"I don't think she'll be too happy to see you if she remembers what happened earlier after the bonfire, but if you really want you can stay, I'm going to go to bed, it's past one in the morning. If she wakes up, make sure you tell me." She said, and with that stood up and left the room.
I sat down in one of the recliners and watched her, she didn't move, all that showed she was alive was the steady rhythmic moving of her chest, as she breathed.
Eventually, I did fall asleep, I don't know what time it was when I woke up, but it was definitely before dawn. I looked over at the couch, which was now empty.
I jumped up my mind going wild wondering where she could have gone, but then it occurred to me she probably woke up in the night and went to her own room.
I sighed in relief and walked around, trying to figure out which room was her until I found one with the door open, I knew it was hers automatically because there were at least three pairs of high tops strewn about the floor.
I peered in the room and spotted the bed to be empty, except for Shad, who lay curled up in the middle of it. I spied the screen door, which was closed tight, and looked around the room frantically, then running silently back to the living room, but she was nowhere in sight.
I heard someone behind me and jumped around to see Nessie standing there, in her robe.
"Where is she!" She whispered, her eyes filled with fright.
I shook my head.
I spotted a piece of paper on the floor that I had smoothly stepped on.
"Went for a walk," it read, in June's perfect script.
Nessie rolled her eyes, "I've only known this girl for a few days, but for her to have almost been killed one night and then get up the next morning like there was no problem and go for a walk doesn't exactly surprise me, she'll be back soon, there's no need to worry now."
"Alright, I'm going to go home, could you please call me if she's still pissed, just to give me a heads up," I said, and she nodded.
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HI PEOPLE! Long time no read, I know, it's weird, but anywho, I was seriously considering ending this story, but I didn't. BEE TEE DUBS (BTW it's just fun to say "Btw" like that) I had a whole story planned out, and I knew what was gonna happen next and blah. But I sat down to write it, and my mind said, screw the plot line. So I just winged it. I hope you enjoyed.
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