Hi guys, I AM SO SOOOOOORRY! I usually update quickly but I've been REALLY busy with school…*sigh* I hate school…Okay no I don't I just hate Math and Chemistry…Anyways, here is chapter three I'm so sorry for the long wait and I'm sorry for any mistakes. Oh and there is a song in this chapter it's called "The kids from yesterday" by My Chemical Romance. I DO NOT OWN "THE KIDS FROM YESTERDAY" ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. Anyways, on with the story!

~90sbaby112

Chapter three: I'm missing you and it's killing me.

I stared at the computer screen with my jaw wide open and with my eyes popping out of their sockets. Since when is Sollux dating Feferi?! Is that what my friends were hiding from me all day?!

I took a deep breath and leaned back against my chair trying to process everything. Okay, so Sollux and I broke up last week…Just last week and now he's dating my best friend who probably knows that I'm really not over Sollux yet. Then, he updates this relationship status to "in a relationship", and then my friends see it and try to keep it from me all day at school…Now, I have a feeling in the pit of my chest and it's a feeling that I've never really felt before.

I sighed heavily and ran my fingers through my hair as I tried to process everything. I suddenly saw my vision blur and I felt tears streaming down my face rapidly. I quickly wiped them away and tried to hold them all in. It was hard though, especially when your throat was beginning to burn from holding all of those tears in. But, I couldn't let myself cry! What was the use in crying?! Crying wasn't going to fix anything! Also, I had no idea why in the world I was crying!

I needed to calm myself and think this through. I got up, walked to the kitchen, grabbed myself a glass of water and sat on the counter. Okay, so, what exactly was making me so upset? Well, it probably could be more the fact that when I opened my Facebook the first thing I saw what "Sollux Captor is now in a relationship with Feferi Peixes". But, why did that upset me so much? Sollux and I broke up! We're over! Done! No more! I guess it could be because he's my best guy friend and he didn't tell me…He has been my best guy friend since we were little kids! I could tell that guy anything and he's told me he could tell me anything so why didn't he tell me this?!

I groaned and leaned my head back against the wall. Or, maybe it was because I've liked that kid since we were both in grade five…

*Flashback*

I was wearing my red fall jacket, my long grey skirt that went down to my ankles, and my brown leather boots. The swing was cold and it was making my bum go numb but I guess at nine years old you don't really care.

My cheeks and my nose were flushed pink from the cold and the wind was running through my hair making it knotty and messy. I was humming a tune to my favourite song but I couldn't remember what that song was. The only thing I remember was that it was my favourite and I listened to it over and over until it drove my parents mad.

Suddenly, I saw a kid about my age stand beside the swing set. He was wearing a yellow fall jacket, grey jeans, and a white and black shoe. His hair was black and also messy from being tussled around in the wind.

I immediately let go of the swing and jumped off and landed right in front of him. I smiled, proud that I didn't fall in front of him and because I wanted to be friendly. I tried to remove most of my messy hair from my face and when I did I smiled wider.

"Hi!" I beamed.

He smiled back at me. "H-hi."

I looked down at his feet. "Why are you wearing one white shoe and one black one?"

He blushed with embarrassment. "It'th jutht that, I wath in a hurry thith morning and I couldn't find my other white shoe or my other black one…tho, I just came with these instead."

I giggled. "Well, I think they're awesome!"

His face brightened up. "Really?"

I nodded. "Yeah, I think it's cool and you should wear it like that all the time!"

He blushed again. "Gee thankth uh…What'th your name?"

"I'm Aradia! What's your name?"

He smiled. "I'm thollux…Do you want to hunt ghothtth?"

I smiled wider and started jumping up and down. "I would love to hunt ghosts with you!"

He started beaming. "Cool! I think I thaw thome over there!"

"You lead the way!" I said and we went off to hunt ghosts…And our friendship just grew from there.

*End of Flashback*

I smirked at the memory and then I frowned. He hasn't even talked to me since we broke up.

Ring ring ring!

I jumped up when I heard the phone ring. I jumped off from the counter and went to pick up the phone in the living room.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Aradia! I saw that you were online on Facebook…I'm guessing you saw it?" It was Vriska.

I sighed heavily and nodded even though she couldn't see me. "Yes Vriska, I saw it…"

She hesitated. "Are you okay?"

It was my turn to hesitate. I bit my lip.

"I'm taking that as a no."

"What?! But I didn't even say anything!"

"It doesn't matter you hesitated."

I groaned and plopped down on my couch. "It doesn't even matter Vriska because I'm over him!"

She laughed humourlessly. "No you're not. And if you were, that'd be really scary considering that you've liked the guy since you were nine."

"No you got it all wrong! I've known him since I was nine. I've liked him since I was ten."

"Oooh, one year such a big difference!" You could hear the sarcasm dripping from her voice.

I sighed again.

"You guys just make me so angry!" Vriska shouted.

I wrinkled my eyebrows in confusion. "Why?"

"Because you guys love each other but are too stupid to say anything about it!"

I rolled my eyes.

"Can't you guys get married already?!"

"Vriska! We've only dated for half a year!"

"You guys have liked each other for six years you can skip dating!"

I sighed and then chuckled to keep myself from crying.

I sniffled and wiped a tear that was about to fall away.

"Aradia?" Vriska asked in a soft voice.

"Yeah?" My voice cracked. I cleared my throat. "I mean yeah?"

"Do you want me to come over?"

"Won't your mom be mad?"

I could just imagine her rolling her eyes. "My mom doesn't give a shit."

I looked at the clock. Damara wouldn't be home for another two or three hours.

"Well, if you don't get in trouble I would love your company."

"Sweet, I'll be there in about ten minutes."

"Cool, I'll see you here."

"Yep." She said and then hung up.

I sighed and hung up too.

*Sollux's POV*

"I don't think you're over her." Dave said as he leaned against his car while texting Terezi.

We were in the school parking lot and it was practically empty. I was waiting for Feferi who were in charge of cheerleading try outs for the grade nines. I really didn't know why they had to have cheerleading try outs on the first day of school after school. I just wanted to get the hell out of here.

I groaned. "What are you even doing here?"

"I'm here waiting for Jade. She's also in charge of cheerleading try outs."

"Why are you giving her a ride?"

"Because she refuses to take the city bus and she refuses to get a ride from Egbert."

I rolled my eyes. "That'th thtupid."

He nodded. "Yeah, but what are you going to do? She's popular and he's not."

"Don't you ever think that thith whole popularity thing is thtupid?"

He nodded. "Oh yeah, all the time."

I sighed heavily again and kicked a rock that was near my feet.

Aradia would've never taken this long. I thought to myself.

Suddenly, Dave started laughing.

I gave him a confused look. "What the hell'th wrong with you?"

"You are not over her!" He was laughing hysterically.

"Shut the fuck up what would you know!?"

"Dude, you probably didn't even know you said that out loud."

"Said what out loud?"

"You just looked down and said 'Aradia would've never taken this long'…And it's not really the first time you've done it. You keep comparing Feferi to Aradia."

I rolled my eyes. "You're jutht an ath hole."

He smiled and shrugged. "Whatever man. It's your problem not mine, I'm actually dating someone I want to be with."

Ouch, that actually hurt.

I sighed frustrated and ran my fingers through my hair.

I did miss Aradia, there was no denying that. But I was with Feferi and I couldn't just dump her and go back to Aradia…But, I dumped Aradia and got with Feferi that very same day. Gosh! What's wrong with me!

"Hey Sollux,"

I looked up at Dave.

"At least continue to talk to her. You guys have been really close since you were like what? Twelve?"

"Nine." I corrected.

He smirked. "You can't just forget about someone like that."

I shook my head. "What would you know?"

He shrugged. "I mean, you guys were just so close you know?"

I nodded. I couldn't deny it anymore. I missed her, she was and probably still is my best friend…But, how do I still be friends with her? I mean, our break up was kind of awkward! Ugh! I hate this! Can I just like die or something?

*Aradia's POV*

Right after I had hung up from talking to Vriska, the phone rang again. I picked it up and smiled when I realized it was my mom.

My parents were usually never home. They'd come home on holidays and sometimes during the summer, but usually they'd be out in third world countries helping children find clean water and helping them get the medical help they needed. My mom and dad were both doctors and had a passion for helping out other people. Some people would tell me that it must have sucked to not have my parents around for advice and such. But, it wasn't like that at all. I was proud of my parents for doing what they were doing. And I could also call them if I needed advice; they were always there for me even if they were a thousand miles away.

"Hello Aradia, how are you doing sweetie?"

I smiled into the phone. "I'm doing well mom what about you?"

"Oh, I'm doing just fine! I love being out here helping these children!"

"I know you do mom and I love that you're out helping those children."

She sighed and hesitated. "But, you do know that your father and I love you and your sister right?"

"Yes, mom I know that. Don't worry about that, I know that you and dad just want what's best for us."

I heard her sigh in relief. "I'm glad that you know. So, how's Damara doing?"

I shrugged. "She's doing fine I guess. She's not back from work yet though."

"Are you two remembering to eat?"

I rolled my eyes. "Yes, we are remembering to eat mom don't worry…We're not starving."

"Have you been cleaning your room?"

"Yes."

"Is Damara cleaning her room?"

"I don't know mom. She's 21 years old and she is responsible for how clean her room is."

Mom sighed. "Yes, I guess you're right."

I sighed too and we sat in silence for a couple minutes until mom decided to speak again.

"How are your friends?"

"Oh you know same old, same old."

"How's Sollux?"

I hesitated and bit my lip. "Who?"

"Sollux." She repeated.

"I-Uh-Fine! He's fine!"

She sighed and sounded a bit concerned. "I know you two broke up Aradia but that doesn't mean you should stop being friends. He's been your best friend since you were nine it would break my heart to see you stop now."

I felt my eyes sting again. "I know mom." I said quietly so she wouldn't hear my voice cracking.

"Well, I'm going to have to go soon-"

My mom was interrupted by our doorbell.

I jumped up and went to open the door.

"Was that the doorbell?! Who's at the door?"

I giggled at how excited my mom sounded.

"Yes, mom it was the doorbell."

I opened the door and smiled when I saw Vriska.

"Who's at the door?"

"It's Vriska."

"Oh! I miss her! Let me talk to her!"

"Um…Okay…"

I put the phone down and turned to look at Vriska. "It's my mom, she says she misses you and she wants to talk to you."

Vriska shrugged and walked into my house. "Sure, your mom's cool. I'll talk to her."

I put the phone back to my ear. "Hey, she says she wants to talk to you too."

"Yay! Okay, take care Aradia I will talk to you later."

I smiled. "I love you mom."

"I love you too Aradia. Bye!"

"Bye mom."

I handed the phone to Vriska.

Vriska took the phone and I shut the door.

"Hey Mrs. Megido what's up?"

I watched Vriska as she talked to my mom on the phone.

Vriska nodded and looked amused at something my mom had said.

Then she laughed. "I know right?!"

I gave her a confused glance.

"Oh don't worry I will!"

Another pause as she listened.

"I know, but it was meant to be."

Okay, now I was legit so confused that I could die or something.

"Okay! I'll talk to you later Mrs. Megido have fun doing whatever you're doing!" She sounded so enthusiastic.

Another pause.

"Okay bye!" She hit the end button and handed the phone back to me.

"What the heck was that?"

She shrugged. "Nothing…Do you have any food?"

I rolled my eyes. "In the fridge."

She turned around and walked to my kitchen.

I rolled my eyes, threw my phone on my couch and followed her to my kitchen.

She opened the fridge.

"What's good in here…?" She said mostly to herself.

I sat back up on the counter.

"We have some chocolate icing in the back of the fridge, some cookies in the cupboard, and I was just pigging out on some potato chips over there."

She stood there for a second, looking like she was thinking really hard.

"I'll have some icing and cookies." She dug through my fridge until she found my chocolate icing, then she opened my cupboard and took out the chocolate chip cookies. I watched her as she tore open the icing, dunk a cookie in it and then stuffed it in her mouth.

I couldn't help but giggle.

"What?" She demanded with her mouth full.

I laughed and shook my head. "Nothing you're just awesome."

She sat on the counter next to me. "I know I'm just so awesome that you can't take it."

I raised my eyebrows and felt amused. "Yep, that's exactly what it is."

She continued eating more and then she sighed and stopped.

I raised my eyebrows. "What's wrong with you?"

She shook her head. "Nothing." She breathed.

"That's a lie…What's wrong?"

"You wanna know what's wrong Aradia?"

"Umm…Yes?"

"You and Sollux! That's what wrong!"

I groaned and hopped off the counter. She followed me.

"I can't do anything about that Vriska! He's with Feferi…"

She nodded. "Speaking of him being with Feferi how do you feel about that?"

I gave her a confused look. "What do you mean?"

"I mean she's your 'bestfriend'…Doesn't it make you made that she didn't even tell you?"

I sighed heavily and nodded. "Yes it does but what can I do about it Vriska?!"

"Well…You could beat her up…"

I gave her an are-you-kidding-me-right-now look. "I'm not going to beat her up!"

"Geez Aradia calm down it was just a suggestion…"

"Can you please think of a better suggestion?"

"Hmm…" She paced back and forth and then stopped. "No, I can't."

I groaned. "It does make me mad Vriska there's no denying that…But…I can't just stop being friends with Feferi because of some guy."

"But Sollux isn't just some guy…You've known him since you were nine and you've liked him since you were ten…He's the only person you've ever had a crush on…"

"So what do you want me to do? Just ditch Feferi?"

She shook her head. "Well, not really… I honestly think that she ditched you…"

*Feferi's POV*

I smiled when I saw Sollux leaning against his car talking to Dave. I giggled and ran up to him and hugged him.

"Hey Sollux." I said I kissed him.

He kissed me back and then pulled away.

He smiled down at me. "How'd it go?"

I shrugged. "It was fine I guess…Just a bunch of grade nine girls who suck at cheerleading."

He chuckled. "You ready to go?"

I nodded and he motioned for me to get into his car. I did and then he got into the driver's side.

He turned his car on and I immediately turned on the radio.

"Well now this could be the last of all the rides we take

So hold on tight and don't look back

We don't care about the message or the rules they make

We'll find you when the sun goes black"

I felt Sollux tense up.

"Ummm…Feferi, could you thwitch it to a different radio thtation?"

I wrinkled my eyebrows. "Why?"

"And you only live forever in the lights you make

When we were young we used to say

That you only hear the music when your heart begins to break

Now we are the kids from yesterday"

He hesitated. "Becauthe I don't like this song."

"Oh, I'm sorry Sollux."

He shook his head. "It'th okay Feferi, jutht change it…" He spoke slowly.

I nodded and quickly changed it before he could say anything else.

*Sollux's POV*

I usually don't flip out on people. Honestly, I don't…okay well maybe I do a little only when I'm really angry though. Anyways, I don't know why, but I just couldn't listen to that song and I tried hard not to snap at her…But, I just couldn't listen to that song anymore…

I turned to look at Feferi who was looking out the window. I sighed again and had a sudden flashback.

*Flashback*

It was back in grade nine when my friends and I were just freshmen in this stupid little hell hole called high school.

It was the spring dance and we were all wearing formal clothing and hanging out in our decorated gym. It was fun I guess, although that whole month I had been trying to gather up the courage to ask Aradia to the dance but it never happened. Instead I went with my friends and she went with hers. We ditched our friends half way through the dance though to hang out with each other.

She was wearing a white dress that went down to her knees. It was swaying below her knees and she looked just looked plain beautiful in it.

I was wearing a suit with a yellow tie…not that amazing.

"Okay, everyone now we're going to be playing a slow song. All boys must ask a girl out to dance." The DJ said in the microphone.

I gulped and turned to look at Aradia next to me who was blushing like crazy.

I smiled and swallowed my fear.

"Aradia, would you like to danthe?"

She giggled, blushed more than nodded. "I would love to dance with you Sollux."

I held out my hand and she took it. I blushed really hard as we made our way to the middle of the dance floor.

I put my right hand on her waist and I grabbed her right hand with my left. She had put her left hand on my shoulder and she was holding my left hand with her right. It was my first time dancing with anyone and I'm pretty sure it was her first time too because we were sort of just swaying back and forth awkwardly.

"Well now this could be the last of all the rides we take

So hold on tight and don't look back

We don't care about the message or the rules they make

We'll find you when the sun goes black"

We swayed back and forth and I was avoiding her eyes and I'm pretty sure she was doing the same.

"And you only live forever in the lights you make

When we were young we used to say

That you only hear the music when your heart begins to break

Now we are the kids from yesterday"

I don't know how it happened, but somehow I had managed to step on one of her feet.

"Ow!" She squealed.

"Oh my gosh! I'm tho thorry Aradia! Are you okay?!"

She giggled and I relaxed.

"It's okay Sollux, you didn't mean it." She looked up at me and smiled that beautiful smile of hers.

I sighed in relief and blushed again.

"All the cameras watch the accidents and stars you hate

They only care if you can bleed

Does the television make you feel the pills you ate?

Or every person that you need to be

Cause you only live forever in the lights you make

When we were young we used to say

That you only hear the music when your heart begins to break

Now we are the kids from yesterday"

I will never forget how beautiful she looked that night. I was going to ask her out right then and there.

"Umm, Aradia?"

She looked up at me with hopeful eyes. "Yes Sollux?"

I gulped.

"Today, today

We are the kids from yesterday

Today, today"

"I was just wondering…"

"Yes…?"

"Here we are and we won't stop breathing

Yell it out 'till your heart stops beating

We are the kids from yesterday, today"

"Uh…"

"What is it Sollux? You can tell me."

God damn it! Why didn't I tell her?!

"'Cause you only live forever in the lights you make

When we were young we used to say

That you only hear the music when your heart begins to break

Now we are the kids from yesterday

We are the kids from yesterday

We are the kids from yesterday

We are the kids from yesterday

Today, today"

Suddenly, the music stopped and I let go of her. She did the same.

"I was just wondering if you still needed help with you math." I spat out quickly.

"Oh." She said with a frown. "Um, yes I still would like some help with math."

I nodded. "Okay, tomorrow after school?"

She nodded and was still frowning. "Yeah."

I nodded. "Okay see you later." I said and then walked away.

*End of Flashback*

Kay, so that's it for now! Thanks for reading please review and I promise I will update quickly! I'm so sorry guys it's just I'm so busy with school! I'm in grade eleven and I'm trying to make it to grade twelve so yeah! Anyways, thanks again hope you liked it!

~90sbaby112