A Reason To Smile
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Twilight characters or anything Twilight related.
Here are the things that happened before the night Lucas snuck into Krystal's room to watch her sleep.
Chapter 8 – The Dream
Krystal's POV
I yawned as I woke up. Finally, the weekend; it's the perfect time to sleep in. I got up and did my usual routine in the bathroom, got dressed, had breakfast where I was greeted by dad and took my Tylenol. My head still hurts a little. I ran upstairs and decided to do the homework Lucas gave me that I missed yesterday.
Lucas. Dad told me he's coming over today. I couldn't help but feel all giddy inside. This is so unlike me but who cares. Alright here's the plan; finish the homework quickly so that you'll spend more time with him.
I grabbed my stuff and lay them out on my bed and got started. I was halfway done when I heard the doorbell rang. Yikes, he's here! I quickly gathered all my stuff and placed them on my desk as I heard my dad open the front door. Whatever my dad said it must have been pretty funny because I heard Lucas chuckling.
"Hey Krystal." Lucas said entering my room. I heard my car turned on and being driven off. Dad did say he was going grocery shopping.
"Hey Lucas." I smiled sitting on my bed. "What were you and my dad laughing about?"
"Oh nothing really." Lucas said looking embarrassed. I wonder why. "Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday. You see it was Nessie's birthday and my family had made dinner reservations for her so…"
"I understand she's your sister. She needs to be surrounded by her family." I said and Lucas smiled as he sat down on my bed. Oh my gosh he's sitting on my bed! My mind is squealing. "So what do you want to do today?"
"Actually, I can't do anything right now." Lucas said apologetically. "Alice is throwing a big birthday party later today. I just wanted to come by and visit you." I blushed but then got confused.
"I thought you said Nessie already had a birthday." I said tilting my head.
"Yeah but our birthdays is next to each other so Alice made it a 'birth weekend' and threw it for us to celebrate. Makes it more fun she says." Lucas explained while quoting.
"Wait, our?"
"Yeah, Nessie's was yesterday, Bella's tomorrow and mines… today." Lucas said shyly.
"Oh my gosh you didn't tell me today's your birthday." I said.
"It's not really a big deal." Lucas said scratching his head.
"Of course it's a big deal. Happy Birthday!" I said throwing my arms around Lucas's neck.
"Thanks." Lucas said hugging me back.
"So how old are you?" I asked when we let go.
"Seventeen." Lucas answered.
"You're only a few months younger than me." I said making me and Lucas laugh.
"When was yours?" Lucas asked.
"In July."
"That's nice." Lucas said. I heard his phone vibrating and he pulled it out to read the text message. He had an annoyed look on his face for second before he turned to me. "Um, you're welcome to come to our party if you like. It's was my idea not Alice's." He said pointing to his phone making me laugh.
I stopped when my head started going off again. I sighed. "I'd love to, but my head still hurts and I don't want to overdo it."
"That's okay I understand." Lucas said sadly looking down. Oh no I hurt him. I need to make it up to him but how?
"What's this?" Lucas asked curiously picking up something that must have been sticking out from under my bed. My eyes widened when he held out my sketchbook; the one that has my drawings of Lucas!
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no. "Um nothing." I nervously stuttered.
Lucas raised an eyebrow at me and slipped his fingers inside the pages.
"Lucas wait," But too late; he has already opened my sketchbook. Here comes the embarrassment.
Lucas was silent until he said, "Is this me?"
"Yeah." I said turning crimson red.
"I didn't know you could draw so well." Lucas said flipping through the pages with a smile on his face.
"It's a hobby of mine." I said feeling relaxed. Well he's not freaked out about it so that's good.
"I love it." Lucas said making my heart soar. "Especially this one." He pointed out my recent drawing of him.
"Keep it." I smiled.
Lucas looked at me. "Are you sure? I mean I don't wanna take away your work."
"Go ahead. Consider it as a birthday present to you." I said blushing.
"Krystal, thank you." He said pulling me into a hug. I just love it when he hugs me. "This is the best present I've ever received."
"It's nothing really." I said when he let go. I mean I didn't plan it but at least I made it up to him.
"This," Lucas tore off the drawing. "Is not nothing. I mean it."
"Well, I better get going." Lucas said getting up. "Alice will kill me if I don't show up for our party."
I laughed. "Okay, bye Lucas." I said giving him a goodbye hug as he hugs back. "Happy Birthday again and the same for Bella and Nessie."
"Thanks, I'll tell them that." Lucas said. He said goodbye and left my room and out of the house leaving me a smile on my face.
I answered the door when the bell rang.
"Guess who?" Danielle sang as she, Carly and Nathan came inside with snacks, sleeping bags, and other stuff.
Just as we plan, my friends and I decided to spend the night at my house tonight while my dad has the night shift at work. I do miss them since I haven't shown up to school yesterday.
"I already ordered pizza and it is on its way here." Carly said as everyone placed the snacks on the coffee table and threw their bags and sleeping bags in the corner of the living room. You don't have to question Nathan but so we girls eat a lot and we have slim body figures. Sue us.
"And I brought some movies for us to watch the whole night!" Danielle said excitedly.
"Please be anything but chick flicks or I'm reconsidering about this kind of hangout." Nathan said starting to panic causing me to laugh.
"Well that's your fault for hanging out with girls." Carly teased.
"Excuse me if Shawn's too busy with Taylor and Cody and Martin decided to be immature as always and go to some underage club." Nathan said.
"Relax Nate, the movies I brought are Harry Potter." Danielle said pulling out Part 1 and 2 of the Deathly Hallows. Awesome, I love the Harry Potter series and those two are by far my favorite.
Nathan sighed in relief as I laughed. The pizza came ten minutes later and we spent the first hour eating and talking about today's event and what happened at school yesterday when I was gone. My friends told me that Miley and her friends got a week of suspension for what she did to me. The school finally does something for once on her. About time.
"You didn't tell us how it happened between you and Miley." Carly said as she grabbed another slice of pizza.
I explained to them how Miley and her friends dragged me in the bathroom, being stupidly blind and soon beat me up.
"Damn Krystal, Miley sure knows how to express her feelings." Nathan said.
"I can't believe how dense that girl is." Danielle said shaking her head in disbelief.
"Hey that girl is so blinded by jealousy." Carly said. "She believes everything revolves around her."
"That's what you get for having a wealthy family. They spoil you right to the core." Nathan said shoving the crust of pizza into his mouth whole.
"So how are you feeling?" Carly asked me. "We heard you got a broken rib and a concussion."
"My head hurts a little bit and my rib is getting better." I said. "They said I should be okay to attend practice by Monday."
"Well that's good because we sucked the last two days at practice without you." Danielle said as Carly nodded her head in agreement.
"I've could've been a lot worst if Lucas and the others haven't walked by." I said. "You should've seen how angry he and Edward were at them. I mean Lucas kicked the door open like it was nothing."
"Whoa, I guess it is true what they say; you can't judge a book by its cover." Nathan said raising his eyebrows in amazement. Hey just because the Cullens are extremely beautiful doesn't mean they have no muscles except for Emmett though judging by the size of his.
"See, you do have a way to get a boy's attention." Danielle said to me.
"It sounds to me that Lucas has become your personal knight and shining armor." Carly teased as she and Danielle took a sip of their Coke's.
"Lucas says he likes me." I blurted it out without even thinking. Carly and Danielle spit a stream of their drinks from my sudden statement.
"Geez girls, a little warning when you do that!" Nathan said in annoyance when he got out of the way of the stream of spit but they didn't pay attention to him.
"What did he say to you?!" Carly asked me.
I watched Nathan took out some earplugs out of his pocket and shoved it in his ears. He gave me the thumbs up telling me to go ahead.
I took a deep breath and said while blushing, "Lucas says that he really likes me."
Carly and Danielle started squealing like crazy as Nathan just sat there unfazed from the excitement.
"You didn't tell me that on Thursday!" Carly said.
"I was lost in the moment back there at the nurse's office." I said.
"Tell us how it happened!" Carly said as she and Danielle looked at me like I was about to put on a show. Even Nathan was interested when he pulled out his earplugs and held it a few inches away from his ears.
"After Bella and Rosalie took me to the nurse and their father patched me up, Lucas came in to see me." I started. "He first blamed himself for what happened. I asked him why he was so worried about me and he explained that he lost his previous girlfriend when she got ran over by a car and died the next. Again, he blamed himself for not being there for her. He thought he could never love again until he met me and that's where he told me that he likes me."
"And what did you say?" Danielle asked.
Nathan shoved the earplugs back in as I said, "I told him I like him as well."
Carly and Danielle squealed at the top of their lungs that I don't think even the earplugs helped Nathan when he fell to the ground covering his ears for support.
"Seriously, I really need more male friends!" Nathan said as he pulled out his earplugs and rubbed his finger inside to make it better.
"Don't tell me that he visited you yesterday as well." Carly said excitedly.
"Yes." I blushed. "He came here after school yesterday and then again this morning."
Nathan didn't bother to cover his ears since there's no point to cover it from Carly and Danielle's squeals.
"You know that I'm right here!" Nathan said to them.
"So what's next for you guys?" Danielle asked me.
"I honestly don't know yet." I said. "I mean yes we like each other but we don't know where we're at."
"Okay I may not know Lucas long enough but I can tell how much he cares about you as you probably noticed." Nathan said. "I saw the worried look on his face yesterday when he heard you weren't at school. If it's true that he really likes you, then you know that he wants to take things slow such as getting to know one another and such before he ask you out."
The girls and I looked at Nathan with our mouths hanging open as Nathan took a sip of his Coke.
"Okay how do you know that's what Lucas will do?" Danielle asked.
"Because I'm a guy and I'm not a hundred percent sure that's what Lucas will do but I do know that us guys wouldn't want to rush things." Nathan said. "I mean why else would most relationships end up very awkward?"
"Because some guys could act like idiots and mess up?" Carly teased causing us girls to laugh as Nathan shook his head.
We all started to clean up before we watch a movie. As we do, I was thinking about what Nathan said. Could he be right? Would Lucas want to take things slow? I mean I've only known him for almost a week now and already he says he likes me. I like him too. Actually I love him. Whoa maybe Nathan is right; we're at the 'like' stage and I'm sure Lucas would feel uncomfortable if I confess my love to him. Gosh, first time relationships sure have many challenges.
Once we were done cleaning up the place, Danielle plopped the DVD in and the movie started as we all got in our sleeping bags. I love watching the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling is a genius for these stories. Right now, we're at the part where Ron's oldest brother is getting married and Harry is zipping up Ginny's dress.
"It seems silly doesn't it to have a wedding." Ginny said. "Given everything that's going on."
"Maybe that's the best reason to have it," Harry said. "Because of everything that is going on."
Ginny turns around to face Harry after he finished zipping up her dress. She leans into him and they kissed. Seeing them like that makes me wished that was me and Lucas together but there's more. Sometimes I wished I could live in the world like Harry Potter was in; something different. It would be cool if something like that happened with me and Lucas.
Harry and Ginny continued kissing until they were interrupted by George who was smirking.
"Morning." He said.
I'll never get used to that messed up ear of his and did he have to ruin that perfect moment?
My friends and I were almost done with Part 1 of the movie until they fell asleep before it finished. I grabbed the remote and turned off both the DVD and TV. Soon I got comfortable in my sleeping bag, closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Sunday arrived and was just another good day. By that I meant that I got another visit from Lucas after my friends went home late in the morning. We didn't do anything or go anywhere; just sat down and talk casually which is fine with me. Lucas told me that the party was cool minus the scream from Nessie when she got her own car which is a Ferrari. His family must be loaded with money.
Anyways Lucas told me how most of his gifts are from Alice which he says that she goes overboard with shopping. Like I said; I think he's overreacting. Lucas said that out of all the gifts he received, he loves the one I gave him the most which makes me so happy. How is it that a girl like me ends up with guy like him?
"So has he kissed you yet? Are you two boyfriend girlfriend yet?" Anna asked through the phone. "Come on girl, just tell me you guys are official. This secret is driving me nuts!"
It's late at night and Anna called me again for more information about me and Lucas. Right now I'm on my bed leaning against the headboard with my lamp on talking to Anna on the phone.
I sighed at what must have been the hundredth time she asked that question. "Nothing happened Anna. We just talked. That's all."
"Talking leads to romance Krystal. That's what they say in Teen Vogue." Anna said.
"You really gotta stop reading that kind of nonsense." I said shaking my head.
"Hey Teen Vogue is the key to having an amazing life which also includes romance." Anna stated.
"Look Anna, Lucas and I are just friends for now. I don't want to make things uncomfortable if I go too strong saying that I love him." I said.
"Well if you don't tell him soon other girls will be swarming around him asking to be theirs. That goes the same with guys coming from you since I recall the last time we were at school together you always get the boys' attention." Anna said. Not her too. "And that advice I gave you did not came from Teen Vogue."
"You and me have so many different opinions about many things." I said.
"Which is why you're my best friend." Anna said happily.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." I said. I looked at my clock and it's ten o'clock. "I better go Anna. You know how it is; school tomorrow."
"I hear ya. Goodnight girlfriend." Anna said.
"Night." And Anna hung up after and I placed my phone near my alarm. Well tomorrow's Monday and that means back to school. Ugh. Oh well, the good thing about it though is that I get to see Lucas again. Yeah that's the upside to it. I turned off my lamp and pulled my covers up and closed my eyes, excited for the day to come.
(A/N: Play Wildest Dreams (The Original version) by Taylor Swift)
I was walking in the middle of woods. I had no idea where I was or how I got here. All I know was that I kept walking towards the light and soon later I was out. I looked around to where I am at now until,
"Krystal."
I turned to where that beautiful voice came from. There he is standing there looking as beautiful as ever with one of the best smiles I've ever seen on him.
"Lucas." I cried as I ran to Lucas's arms and hugged him. This feels nice being in his arms despite his cold skin which I never question about.
"Krystal, my love, God you're so beautiful." Lucas said pulling apart and placed his hands on my waist. I looked down not wanting to show him my blush. "Don't hide it. You know it's true. If you don't believe me than I'll do this." He surprised me when his fingers started dancing around on my sides.
"Stop, you know I'm ticklish." I said squealing while trying to get out of his grasp. When he wouldn't stop I did the only thing I could think of; I slapped his chest.
"Ow that hurts." Lucas pouted turning away from me.
"Don't be like that. Come on, I was just joking you know that." I said making Lucas face me. He tried to not smile but he couldn't help it knowing how playful we were being with each other.
Lucas then looked up to the skies where the sunlight was blocked to go through.
"Lucas."
"Krystal." Lucas looked down at me.
"Lucas… I love you." I said. "Please don't leave."
Lucas smiled and said, "Oh I'm leaving, but not without you. Come here." He held out his hand and I took it.
He led me somewhere where the light is shown. When we both stepped into the light, I noticed something that took my breath away. His skin was sparking in the light making him even more beautiful. I don't know how he did it but it makes me melt into a puddle just staring at him as he smiles to me. Lucas held out his hand and stroked my face making me whimper at his touch.
He leaned into my ear and whispered, "I love you Krystal." I gasped at his next movement which was when he leans towards me and kissed my forehead. When his lips touched my forehead, it felt like an ice cube dripping water droplets down on me.
(A/N: End Song)
My eyes instantly opened. When I did, I thought I saw a figure but it was too dark for me to see. I was sure I heard a thump when I searched for the switch on my lamp. I looked around at my now lit room, panting uncontrollably, and saw nothing or no one here other than myself. I looked at my clock and it was two thirty in the morning.
That dream, I mean it was a dream at first but then how was it that the kiss felt so real? I felt my forehead and sure enough I felt the place where Lucas kissed in my dreams and smiled.
Well I don't know what happened back there but I know this. I love Lucas Stone and I will do everything I can to make that dream into a reality. I turned off the light and went back to sleep where I went back to an amazing dream.
Sorry about the long wait. Been busy with summer classes. I'll be busy again next week but I promised that I will finish this story before I publish anymore stories. Please review.