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Alicia

It had been a slow couple of weeks ever since Will told her that he got accepted into Harvard which, of course she was ecstatic about. But that didn't remove the anxiety the two were sharing, they both knew that in the next two months, school would be over, holidays would be over and they would be soon packing for their respective residences that will most likely be called their homes for the next seven years which was absolutely frightening to Alicia. She and her parents had been preparing for this moment for what seemed like her whole life only for the actual time to come and she still felt like she wasn't ready. Deep down she knew her relationship with Will had something to do with it.

They were still, stubbornly, avoiding the topic, whenever somebody mentioned it they would intentionally change the conversation to a more mutual one. They hung out as much as possible, (and kissed as much as possible) but with school and exams coming up they were both induced into working hard and Alicia was already packed with spending most of her spear time with Liz. Liz had informed her parents of her 'situation' and as expected they weren't exactly pleased with the situation but ultimately, -they came around to it.

She made her way downstairs from her bedroom, it was a Saturday and she and Will had been planning on spending this day alone, in the private space of his home alongside his younger sister Aubrey. His parents had left town for a work trip and also to visit Sarah at college so Will had the obligation of looking after his younger sister for the whole weekend much to his dissatisfaction.

As she made her way towards the kitchen she was met with her mother sitting at the kitchen table reading a newspaper with a coffee mug in her hands. It always amazed her to see how content Veronica was at such a time like this, it was like she had been anticipating the divorce for so long. Both Owen and Alicia hadn't seen their father ever since two weeks ago during the time Alicia came home to find both her parents and Will's mother sitting in the kitchen with worry etched all over their faces. It was the longest time Alicia had ever been so distant with her father and her heart broke each time the front door opened and she turned to see who it was but to no avail it was never him. He had called a few times over the past couple of weeks and Alicia spoke briefly to him but never to the extent compared to her long calls with Will.

Alicia had started to recognise over the course of the past couple of weeks that her father wasn't all that had turned out to be, yes, he was an amazing loving parent but what sort of parent abandons their family at a period when there is so little time left to spend with the eldest who happens to be moving away for half a decade.

"Morning darling" her mother exclaimed and she smiled hesitantly. She and Veronica had grown somewhat of attached to each other in the last couple of weeks. If you can describe 'attached' to crying yourself to sleep in your mother's arms while you explain to her that the love of your life is about to get as distant as ever, then yeah, attached would be a prefect description of their relationship.

"Hey mom" she kissed the side of her cheek before moving to the table a grasping a piece of toast.

"You still going out today?"

"Yeah, we're just gonna hang out at Will's, watch movies and stuff.." she shrugged

"And stuff?" Veronica questioned, a sly smile forming on her features.

"Ew mom! I told you, it's not like that, and even if it was I think Will and I would have the decency to do it someplace else other than his parents' house!" she gaped and watched her mother roll her eyes grinning.

"I like it when you get all worked up, you're going to be one fantastic lawyer you know"

"Sometimes I think you get me all worked up on purpose" she watched her mother laugh before setting the newspaper down and flipping her reading glasses off.

"Speaking of all worked up, your father called this morning…." Alicia stood up to gather her coat.

"I don't want to talk about him, I gotta go anyway"

"Alicia" her mother sighed

" . . .him." she states sternly catching her mother's deep gaze before moving towards her and pecking her cheek with a quick kiss goodbye.

"I'll see you later on mom, I'm having dinner at Will's by the way, his sister has the flu so he asked me if I know how to make soup. What kind of person doesn't know how to make soup?" she giggles causing her mother to laugh.

"Okay, don't be too late, your father might be dropping in this afternoon" she explains briefly causing Alicia to suppress the need to roll her eyes.

"Yeah, I doubt it" she mumbles on her way out. She slips into her long purple coat before running out towards her car and as she reaches Will's house a smile appears on her features as she takes in the house from a far. Ever since the first night she stayed over (Which Will had to sleep on the couch) she had fallen in love with it. It wasn't too old but wasn't too modernised as well, it had a sense of lovingness towards it, and it held what Alicia had needed most at the moment, emotional support.

She could hear bickering as she met the front door, taking in the muffling, angry voices as she removed her coat. "All I'm asking for Aubrey is that you clean your room, mom and dad are going to push the blame on me and I want to keep the house as clean as possible"

"It's not my fault you're obsessed in keeping things clean Will, seriously, you need to see a shrink, you have O.C.D"

"O.C.D? Since when did you learn what that means? And how the hell do you even know what a shrink is? Oh hey there…" Will said as he caught his girlfriend standing inside the hallway smirking.

"I'm twelve years old Will, not five…. Lessha!" she jumped as she encountered the older girl in which Alicia took her in a tight hug. She giggled lightly as she pulled away and held the brown paper bag.

"I thought you'd need something to cool down that saw throat" Aubrey took the bag in her hands peeking inside, her eyes widening in shock followed by a wide smile and an abrupt hug.

"Yus! This is exactly what I needed, not that stupid stuff Will got me last night, thanks Leesh, you're the best" Once Aubrey was out of the hallway Will took Alicia's coat.

"You didn't have to" he whispered

"I know, but I figured, because you are a boy, that you would have gotten her the wrong medicine" she grins

"Well, thank you" he says before pressing a soft kiss on her lips. "You're a saint"

Will

He watches her accompany Aubrey on the couch and admires it from a far as he puts the tomato soup together under Alicia's instructions. Apparently the packet soup is much better than searching for the factual ingredients so she's ordered him to place all contents of the tomato soup packet into the pot while adding a few other ingredients. He's not all that surprised in the fact that his family seems to be besotted with her, Alicia was like no other.

He had changed a considerable amount in the last five months since he started at capstone high school. Not just appearance wise but personality wise. As his mother said the other day 'You have grown into a real man'. His heart swelled as she said it, mostly because she mentioned it after she had cooked dinner and he had informed her to relax whilst he did the dishes which was a genuine order and that's when he recognised it, he had changed. There wasn't a moment where he could recall instructing his mother to relax whilst he cleaned the house, that's until he met Alicia and watched her clean her room or made sure that Owen had completed his homework. He'd never seen anything like it before, not from any girl he met anyway.

He felt a pair of long warm arms slip around him from behind as he stirred the soup on the stove and felt a kiss being placed on his shoulder. "Hmmm, smells delicious" she hummed making him chuckle.

"Wanna taste?" he asked and she nodded before slipping around and leaning against the counter. She opened her mouth wide only for him to stick the large spoon in her mouth. He watched her close her eyes and take in its aftertaste before nodding her head proudly with that familiar smirk. "I taught you well Gardner"

He couldn't help but laugh at her words before stealing a quick kiss from her lips and turning his attention back to the pot. When he turned back a few minutes later he caught her circling the grand piano in the far corner of the room. She had told him months ago when he first brought her to the house that she knew how to play, her father and mother had stuck her into piano lessons when she was only eight, her mother had said something like she needed to do something productive, instead of reading books or going to the museum every week, her mother had told her that it was weird and that she needed to be a normal kid. Granted, becoming a skilled pianist at the age of eight wasn't exactly normal for a kid. Will thought to himself.

He made his way over to her and watched her carefully open the lid of the piano before sitting down on the stool and slowly running her fingers along it without pressing or producing a sound. He took in for the first time her eyes glimmer and a small smile play on her lips, it was in that moment that he wanted her to play, he just didn't know if she'd accept.

"Play something" he said careful not to disturb the piece and watched her eyes flicker to his and then back.

"I can't even remember the last time I played" she ran her hands along it once again, he shuffled closer onto the stool sitting next to her while facing her side.

"Just, play anything" he gestured and watched her scoff into laughter before capturing her eyes.

"I think maybe I'd stuff up"

"You can never 'stuff' up" he mimicked before placing a soft kiss against her cheek. She blushed lightly before eventually nodding her head and gathering her posture and body language. He watched her as she tied her hair into a sleek pony tail while pushing strands of it behind her ears and then clearing up her sleeves. He watched intently as she closed her eyes briefly before taking a deep breath and pressing the first key. His eyes followed her every finger and he noticed for the first time the ring he gave her 3 weeks ago appealing with her slow movements. She started off with a slow opening, then moved into a more mutual base. Fast but slow and overwhelmingly beautiful to Will's ears. He's sure that when she mentioned she couldn't remember the last time she played, it was solidly a myth. It was like she had been playing every day for her entire lifetime and he couldn't help his gaze wonder along her extremely concentrated face. In this moment he thought she was just breathtakingly beautiful. His heart skipped a beat.

The piece wasn't long but by the end of it Alicia's fingers looked genuinely warned out and he couldn't help but notice the wide smile that spread across her features as she finished and gazed down at her hands bringing them up as if she saw something through them. He was still staring at her speechless until she turned her head to face his and blushed lightly.

"I told you I haven't played in a long time" she shrugged

"It was amazing"

"I was crap, I missed some of the keys and it was an absolute mess, my piano tutor would be so disappointed.." he quietens her by leaning over and placing a chaste kiss on her lips.

"There was nothing wrong with it, you were perfect" he watched her ponder on his words with that familiar smirk before shrugging and leaning forward for another kiss.

"I'll take your word for it" she grins and he chuckles against her lips. He feels her tongue clash with his and with each time it always amazes him how her lips always taste like strawberry's or candy.

"Ugh, you guys are gross" they hadn't realised Aubrey walked in until they heard her voice complaining and she quickly pulled away much to Will's dissatisfaction and gently stood up.

"You'll understand one day sweetie" she said softly to the twelve year old and laughed as Aubrey furrowed her face in disgust.

"Yeah well, I only hope that one day I understand what the hell you see in my brother"

-"Hey!" Will shot back in shock making Aubrey and Alicia giggle.

"I'm joking Will! You're my favourite person in the world" she grinned as she walked towards him and pecked his cheek.

"Yeah, I better be."

Alicia

They had lunch together, which Will's soup had turned out to be quite delicious. Aubrey was snuggled into the couch, with tissues surrounding her and Alicia and Will had made their way upstairs into his bedroom. They had promised each other that nothing would happen until school was over but that didn't mean they regretted their first night making love all those weeks ago. They climbed on to the bed, exhausted but none anticipating to fall asleep. The past few weeks had been daunting on Alicia to say the least but she knew this conversation had to take place and what better for it to occur in the privacy of his own bedroom where there were no distractions and bad timing interrupting. She knew that he had been trying to avoid the topic but it had to come out some time right?

"Will, I think we should talk"

"Okay, what about?" the smirk on his features clarified the fact that he was enjoying the comfortableness that surrounded them as they laid curled up on his bed.

"About college" she said and witnessed his face falter before sighing and staring towards the ceiling.

"Alicia.."

-"No Will, listen, we can't keep avoiding the topic, it's going to happen whether you like it or not"

He exhaled deeply once again before propping himself up and sitting against the headboard. She sat up straight and turned so that she was facing him and folded her legs.

"I know you're scared, and so am I but the reality is, in a few months we're both going to be leaving Chicago, our homes and could possibly never see each other again so.."

"Alicia" –he sighed and shook his head. "Do we really have to do this, now?"

"Yes we do!" she gaped in shock. "Why are you so persistent in avoiding this? It's like you don't even care"

"I do care, I just think that we should make the most out of the time that we have together, instead of worrying about what might happen next. You're moving away, and so am I, and we're going to change. YOU"RE going to change, you're going to meet new people and drift apart. That's just the reality of all this mess"

She hadn't shown it but deep down his words had hit her, hard. She hadn't known the true reasons of why he would always flinch when somebody mentioned the fact that they were heading to different colleges but now, she's come to the realisation that his true worries are not the concept of moving but rather the alternative of forgetting about them and what they had, which was an idea that didn't make sense at all.

She shook her head and sighed defeated. "So that's what this is about? You think we're going to drift apart?"

He shrugged and ran his hand through his hair. "I don't know, this is just giving me a migraine"

"Will" she paused and grasped through her muddled up brain that was running wild. "I'm not going to forget you if that's what you're worried about? And who says we're going to drift apart? We can still be together, will see each other in the holidays and…"

"Alicia" he shook his head and exhaled loudly. "That's not going to work, we both know that. That's exactly why I wanted to just make the most out of the next couple of months"

"What does that mean? You want to wait till the year is over to break up with me?" she said in shock and watched him sigh before looking up towards the ceiling searching for some sign of encouragement. "We have no choice Leesh"

"Bullshit" she shuffled off the bed and grabbed her coat before hastily walking out. She could hear his footsteps behind her and felt her blood boil, suddenly feeling the adrenaline rush of escaping and running away.

"Where are you going!?" he said as he ran down stairs after her.

She whipped her head around, glancing to the side careful not to wake Aubrey who was knocked out on the couch in front of the fire place with blankets covered around her. Alicia almost smiled at the sight before she remembered that Will was staring at her expectantly.

"Home!" she shot back in anger but made sure it was only audible to Will's ears.

"Come on Alicia, don't do this" she ignored him and slipped into her boots before making her way outside.

"So that's it!? You're not even going to talk about it with me?" he gaped making her scoff in short laughter. She stood under the front porch and faced him.

"Now you want to talk about it? What happened to leaving it for another time?"

"God Alicia, will you just calm down! I didn't think it was a big deal, you have to face the reality of all of this, we're already drifting apart!"

"I have to face the reality of all of this?" She gaped "I could say the same about you Will, you just blatantly explained to me that you don't think WE'RE going to last so you want to make the most out of the next couple of months before you can grasp the opportunity to leave me"

The shock was clear as anything through his features and she felt slightly bad for witnessing the hurt that seemed to circulate through him. "Leave you?" he said in shock. "Alicia, that's the last thing I want, and if you seriously think that I would want such a thing than you're crazy. I want what's best for you, which is to just let you go, we can't keep living in false hope like we are now"

"False hope? You've given me nothing but false hope!" she gaped in shock. "Everything we've been through Will, what was your intention with it? To have a little fun? Enjoy the summer? If you had known at the end of the year we were going to separate would you have kissed me on the field that day? Would you have asked me on a friking date?"

-"I don't know!" he said and shook his head, trying to figure out all her evasive questions at once which it was obvious to her that he was having a hard time in processing it all.

"I didn't expect us to end up like this Alicia, and for the record, I'm not physic, I can't read the future Leesh, if I had known what was going to happen I would have avoided Harvard and worked hard to get into Georgetown but that just isn't the reality anymore in this circumstance." She took in his words and watched him sigh once again before sitting against the balcony and rubbing his head in exhaustion.

They both stood there for a good five minutes thinking deeply, under the shelter amongst the pouring rain that was surrounding them when Will finally gathered his baring's and she caught him stand up from the corner of her eye. She was trying her best to avoid his gaze but at the moment she knew her deepest desire was to learn what he was thinking.

"We don't need to figure this all out tonight" he said and she turned facing him expectantly, wondering where the hell he was going with this. "Will finish off the years exams and then see where it goes from there"

"What are you saying Will?" as she gazed into him she noticed that he looked like he was fighting some internal war and her stomach started to ache as she witnessed him avoid her gaze purposely and stare off towards the street.

"I'm saying we take a break"

"A break?"

"Yeah" he nodded indifferently still avoiding eye contact and she felt her heart plainly drop to the ground. "I just, I think we need time, to figure out what we want in terms of our relationship"

"Is that what you want?" she watched him finally make eye contact with hers and thought she saw something as sorrow in his eyes as he met hers but instead her gaze focused on the façade that he was performing. He shrugged his shoulders before moving towards the front door, brushing past her as if she weren't there.

"It's best for everyone Alicia" he replied, his voice hoarse and the way he said her name, it was as if that one word didn't mean anything to his vocabulary which was the ultimate breaking point for her.

"Fine" she said through her broken voice. "If that's what you want Will, then you got it" she threw her hands up in the air exaggeratingly before eyeing him up and down, praying for some ounce of regret but instead he just stood there, with his head against the door and his eyes closed as if he were just wishing for this to all go away.

"It's over Will" marching off towards her mother's car and feeling the tears spring in her eyes as she slipped into the car before reversing back and driving off. She took one glance towards the rear view mirror and noticed that he had already walked inside, giving up on her already.

Sorry :/ But we all know that this wouldn't be a Willicia story without a little drama or bad timing right? Review please