LIES
This story is based off McFly's music video "Lies", hope you enjoy it! I do not own Just My Luck, or McFly. I only own my characters Elena and Holly.
Chapter 4 (Holly's P.O.V.)
My eyes shot open to see Tom's adorable face staring at me.
"Couldn't sleep" he whispered. I nodded, sat up, and looked over at Elena. She was fast asleep, which I was thankful for. She needed it. Tom sat up as well.
"Must be scary-" my hand flew to his mouth. He looked confused as I pressed a finger to my lips, then motioned for him to follow me. We tiptoed around the light-sleeping Elena and into the moon-lit night. We walked along the shore, and every few seconds, I'd catch him glancing at me. This gorgeous boy can't be real.
"As I was trying to say before, it must be scary to be out here on your own"
"I have Elena...she's like a sister to me, we've known each other practically our whole lives. A younger, overprotective sister" I laughed as Tom shuffled the water around his feet.
"So you're older than her?"
"Yeah. I'm 19, she's 17." I replied with a smile.
"Interesting" he said as he reached down into the water and tried to wash some of the dirt off his face. We continued to walk awkwardly in the moonlight until he spoke again.
"So, are you royalty or something?"
"Technically, yes. My mum and dad were once the King and Queen of Aguaria, a country close to Terrosama...well, it was."
"What happened?"
"Irena happened. She murdered my family. I'm the only water baron left...that I know of" I replied, a lump beginning to form in my throat. He put his arm around me and onto my shoulder farthest from him. For a boy with dirt all over him, he smelled shockingly good, kinda like vanilla and coffee.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know-"
"It's ok, really. That was so long ago...and I was very lucky Elena's family took me in when they did."
"You really are close to her, aren't you?"
"She saved my life. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her and her parents. They hid me from Irena after she heard I had escaped."
"But why would she want to kill a girl as beautiful as you?"
Oh god this guy is unbelievable. I can't believe he's flirting with me like this! He's so adorable with that hair, and those puppy-brown eyes...how did I get so freakin lucky?!
"...She's my aunt. She was my father's sister, and when he took the crown, she lost her powers, and he recieved them. She's been jealous of us ever since. She was even more upset when she found out I would take the throne when my father stepped down, so she turned on us. She killed my parents, and burned my beloved country..."
Tom's arm dropped, brushing my waist as he shoved it into his pocket. "Oh god...you can't be serious"
"I wish I was joking..."
He stopped walking and stared at the waves crashing on his legs. I turned and walked up close to him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me close. OH MY GOD HE'S HUGGING ME! He leaned back a bit and looked straight into my eyes.
"I swear on my life I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe."
Why was he giving me so much attention? We just met...gosh, this is so unreal, it doesn't make sense!
"Tom, I-I don't understand" I said as I put my hands on his shoulders.
"Holly, I know we only just met, but I just...I feel the need to protect you. You're so strong yet fragile" he said as he brushed a piece of hair out of my face and rubbed his thumb against my cheek. It was smooth and sweet. "Can you possibly understand?"
I looked into his eyes and thought to a few years back...
Flashback-8 years ago
A house exploded behind them and chunks of rock cam hurling by them as Holly pushed Elena ahead of her.
"Run run run!" she yelled.
"But Holly, what about your mommy and daddy?"
Holly pulled her off into an alley that would hopefully protect them for now.
"Mommy told me that something like this would happen, and when it did, she said to run away and hide and not to ever come back. So lets go"
"But where will you live?" Elena asked innocently.
Holly shrugged "I'll figure that out later, but right now we gotta get out of here, I don't want you to get hurt-"
Elena scoffed "I could take 'em! I'll blast them with my fire power!" Holly laughed at how strong she was acting with the chaos that surrounded them
"Ooo, or you could come live with me!"
"What?" she asked as an explosion of blue fire came dangerously close to them
"Yeah, come live with me! Terrosama will be the perfect place for you to stay."
"Are you sure?"
"YES! It'll be great!"
Holly looked at Elena as they ran away from the burning city, she was so courageous, she almost forgot how young and fragile she was.
"Ok...lets go then" she replied, and the two fled to Terrosama, Elena's home country.
Flashback ends
I snapped out of it and realized I probably looked like an idiot, spacing off in the middle of our conversation.
"Huh? What?" I asked
"I asked if you could understand my desire to protect you at all times, and to always be there for you..." he confessed, blushing.
I smiled, blushing as well. I wrapped my arms back around his neck and stood on my tip-toes to whisper in his ear
"I understand completely."
He turned and looked into my eyes, then down to my mouth, his face centimeters from mine. Then, without a doubt in my mind, he kissed me, light at first, then deeper and more passionate than I had ever experienced before. Then, much to my dislike, he pulled away and released my waist to hold my hand.
"Let's go back and get some sleep, we've got a long journey ahead of us, and you must be exhausted."
I laughed "Yeah, pretty busy day" I said sarcastically. We walked hand in hand back to see Danny standing cross-armed outside the shelter.
"Enjoyin the moon-light are we?" he asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, we were actually" Tom replied as he kissed the top of my hand.
"Right then...well goodnight." Danny muttered then returned inside.
"What's gotten into him?" I asked
"Dunno..probably worried that we could have been attacked. He can be a little protective as well" Tom replied as he led me back inside. He laid on the ground and patted the sand next to him. I willingly laid next to him and snuggled closely to his chest, my head resting on his arm. The way he was positioned gave me a little sneaky-peak at his chest. There was a tattoo of a star on his chest...yumm. He wrapped his other arm around my waist, kissed my forehead, and before I knew it, we fell asleep in each other's arms.