Trigger warning: this chapter lightly talks about rape , please don't read if this affects you.*
Laura was a troubled student who came from a troubled home as her mum had died when she was young and her dad turned to drinking. Laura was already on her 5th secondary school after getting excluded from her previous four schools for fighting and being had put Laura in all off Aprils classes, but the pair never really spoke to each other as Laura was always getting herself kicked out of each class.
One day they had English where she sat at the back of the class judging everyone, hearing Maggie start on April then heard her say something about her mum where at that point Laura lost it and went over to her and told her to shut up or that she will punch her in the face. Before you knew it Laura was having a fist fight with Maggie and due to her drinking a little she didn't really feel maggies the fight got worse and worse, Freddie the supply teacher had to call for Rachel to get Maggie off Laura as at one point she stopped fighting and was just taking the hits.
Not caring that she had dried and fresh blood on her face or down her shirt she went over to April making sure she was okay before slipping her water bottle of vodka into her bag to hide it from managed to get April's phone number when she slipped the bottle into her bagLaura looked at Rachel who was telling her to go to her office but Laura was having none of it and told her to shove it so Rachel sent her to the cooler Sitting in the cooler with some tissue shoved up her nose and an ice pack against her left eye, Rachel was leaving her to calm down , she wrote out a text "Why don't you cause a bit of trouble and come keep me company up here... its just me , masons fucked off" she sent forgetting to add her name to the text.
Hearing that Laura was going to be in her classes, April was nervous. April never got into drama, so hearing Maggie start on her April looked down, hearing Laura stick up for her. Later on April's phone vibrated and she saw it was Laura. She smiled softly and texted her back "how much trouble?"
"As much trouble that can cause you to get sent to the cooler oh when you do.. bring your bag I'm a little thirsty " she replied and sent itAs Laura was sat on top the table she was going through her messages incase her dad had finally got in contact with her, she didn't tell anyone that after last night , she was now living on her own. Due to her dad running off with a womanWith her nose now finally stopped bleeding she took the tissue out from her nose, looking down at her shirt she sighed before hearing the door openLooking up and seeing it was April she gave a tiny smirk "did you bring it? You can sit with me if you want , I don't care what that bitch Mason has to say... im looking after you.."
April was really never a get into trouble girl but april figured out how to get sent out of over to Laura, April lifted her bag and gave it to her and down next to Laura april smirked. "Oou it feels good being bad"
Pulling her water bottle out from her Aprils bag and took a few sips before handing it to her "it's just water... or I vodka... they both look the same" she smirked"So what did you do to get sent here then as its not in your nature to do anything wrong" she teased "If I'm being too full on with this protectiveness or forcing you to do things you don't want to then just slap me across the face..."
"Oh the more times you do it the more natural its going to become"Looking at the clock seeing that it was almost home time "I don't know about you but I really can't wait to go home"
April smirked and giggled hearing Laura."Well let's just say I did something you wouldn't ever see me do" april her head on Laura's shoulder "I've never had someone to be this protective over me" she smiled."You should come over and hang out after school. If your okay with that"
"Ooh I dint know you have to tell me, did you swear at a teacher as that's nothing compared to what I do"Feeling Aprils head resting on her shoulder she smiled and put her arm around her giving her that Safe feeling. "I'm only protective if I know the friendship is going to last... and I think ours will last a life time""I would love to but I'll have to go home and freshen up first and check on my dad first.." she replied lying about about father.
"I stuck up for you and punched someone""I'll be here forever" april smiled."You have my number so call me when your on the way"
"Ooooh who was it? And that's My girl" she smiled and kissed her head without realising what she was doing.a few hours later Laura was at home and in her bedroom getting a clean set of clothes out and headed into the bathroom for a was about 15 minutes in that time she didn't know that April had followed her in the house and was looking around seeing it a was just coming out the bathroom when she saw April"Wha..what are you doing here? How did you get in? She asked while drying her hair with the towel. Knowing she would have to explain to her why she had lied to her.
Walking in with Laura, Aprils heart sank."Laura..." she said pulling her into a hug.
Wrapping her arms around her as she needed the hug more than she realised "I'm sorry I lied... I didn't want you to be ashamed of me... I will tell you everything just not right now.."Gently pulling away from the hug after a few minutes "give me five minutes and ill get some stuff packed..."
Wrapping her arms around Laura."Hey I am not ashamed of you, I want you to know you can always come to me an tell me anything"April pulled away still holding Laura with a soft smile.
Looking at her for a few minutes as she had this feeling like she had finally found the one she wanted to settle with"Promise me you won't tell anyone about this.. I can't have the school talking about it"Nodding a little "there's somewhere I need to take you before we go to yours,.. I mean if you want to as I don't mind taking you another day"Soon packing enough clothes for the rest of the week then lifted a photo of her mother and putting it in her bag "there's a bag of washing... it got my uniform in... is it okay to bring I don't want to bring too much if you don't want me to stay.."
"I promise no one will know" she said pulling her in for another hug."Of course we can go" april said."Bring anything you need, my parents are waiting to meet you, your gonna love them"
Soon hearing that April's parents wanted to meet her"you sure that they want to meet me?... I'm trouble... most parents don't like meeting trouble makers""Actually... It will be best if we drop the stuff off then go to "Soon getting to aprils she went in and looked around a little before she put her things in aprils bedroom then brought down the bag of washing where she was greeted by Aprils mother which stopped her in her tracks as she looked just like Laura's mother.
"They are going to love you" april at April's, she watched Laura and her mom "mom this is Laura" april said with a smile.
"So your the trouble maker that my daughter won't stop talking about.. it's finally nice to meet you"Laura just nodded "all good I hope?" She asked while looking at KarenA few seconds later Karen pulled her into a hug "your welcome to stay however long you like" with Laura feeling her self being pulled into the hug she wrapped her arms around her but this time not wanting to let go and rested her head on her shoulder
April leaned against the wall and watched them smiling. "Mom!" April said as she started watched Laura with her mom and had the biggest smile on her face "see I told you my mom would love you"
Soon seeing Aprils dad Joe walk into the room and go over to Karen and herself. Laura broke from the hug and back up into the front room as she thought he was going to hurt herLaura had now taken April to the spot where Laura's mum used to take her which was on a hill looking out at the Gloden Bridge, she got her to sit infront of her and wrapped her arm around her while she now had a bottle of vodka in her other hand "I haven't been here for a while... but if I go missing from school... this would be one of the places I will be... the other will be your bed..."Taking a breath after drinking more of the vodka as she was about to open to her
April wrapped her arm into Laura's "it's beautiful" April smiled sitting down in front of Laura."We should come here more often" april said laying back in Laura's arms. "My bed after this?" She smirked looking up at her.
"Mum took me here every day when she could...""I would love that" she smiled softly"My mum... she died when I was 6.. she was involved in a car crash.. died at the scene...my dad turned into an alcoholic... he Urm... he never would hurt me as such but when I turned 12 he urm you know... that's why I..I sleep around... he's ran off with some woman he met at bar..leaving me here... he never loved me.." she spoke as tears was forming but she rested her head against her Luara had been drinking all day she was now drunk, she didn't want to hurt April as she had figured that it was her first time so she moved Aprils hair to the side and started to kiss it gently
"Im sorry" April turned her head rubbing lauras leg softly."Your safe now I promise" april said softly. April tilted her leg as Laura moved her hair, april gasped softly biting her bottle lip putting her hand on Laura's head enjoying her lips against her neck.
"All I know is how to make out and drink.. everyone thinks I'm hard ... im not I'm weak.. its the alcohol that makes Me act all hard "Realising in that moment she was becoming like her father "Oh god... don't want to be like him...please i don't wanna be like him..I never had that childhood that you had... I always had to look after him... making sure he was still alive in the middle of night , put him to bed... no child should have to do that"Continuing to kiss her neck she felt Aprils hand push against her head which made her smile against her soft skin,A few minutes later Laura was kissing her neck a little roughly so that she could make love bites
"Today's the day everything will change, you have me an I promise your never going to lose me" April was enjoying feeling her against her neck, lifting her head april softly and slowly kissed her lips keeping her hand on the back of her head.
sighing a little "I hate how I had my first time planned out only for him to take that way from me..oh you have to stay I've told you way to Mich" she joked Feeling hand against her head then her soft lips on hers she smiled into the kiss before breaking it a-little "is it too late to tell you that I've got a crush on you?"
"No matter what I'm staying"Kissing her lips softly feeling her pull away a little "to late to tell you I feel the same way" April smiled
As they was now back at Aprils, Laura made her way up to the bedroom with the help of April who was less drunk then Laura the bedroom Laura flopped herself down the bed instantly crashing out for the nightLaura was going to have a hangover from hell in the morning "I'm not going in" she mumbled in her sleep
April laid beside Laura stroking her back slowly and softly "I'll stay home with you"
