After breakfast, we went to mine and Jared's room.

We all ended up flopped on me and Jared's beds. Blue and Jared on his bed and me and Evan on mine. I was reading and Evan was just sitting. He seemed tense.

"You okay man?" I tapped on his shoulder and I must have startled him because he full on jumped. "Sorry"

He looked down at his hands and I think he smiled a bit? "Yeah um, I'm fine..I mean, It's um fine"

I chuckled a bit. "God, you guys are like, so gay" We heard Jared tease from his bunk followed by a smack and an 'ow'.

Evan looked away, clearly flustered. Me though, I was mad.

"Oh fuck you"

"nah, I'm asexual"

I heard a giggle and I looked over to Evan and saw him, red faced, laughing. I smiled.

"Oh what are you laughing at?" Evan looked at me and sheepishly smiled. "I don't know"

I smiled wider with a mischievous grin. "I'll give you something to laugh at" I turned the quiet music up louder so the rest of the room could hear it.

I grabbed Evan and we started to dance I guess. I don't know why but we were laughing the entire time. At some point, Blue and Jared joined our little dances.

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About an hour flew by and we all ended up on the floor.

It was pretty silent until Jared gasped loudly, spooking Evan.

"What is it, Mr. Meme?"

Jared smirked. "Jokes on you, I like that nickname. Anywhoosies, I had the amazing idea of going to get milkshakes."

We all exchanged looks and shrugged. "Yeah, I could go for a milkshake"

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We got our milkshakes and decided to sit at a booth. We ended up on the topic of where we're from and why we're here.

"Oo! Me first! Okay so, I'm from New York believe it or not. As you guys know, I am asexual." Jared started his story. "My parents were so set on carrying out the family name and stuff. When I told them that I am asexual, I also had to explain that I was completely loveless. They weren't..Mad? I guess they were just disappointed." 

We all stared in amazement. I don't know what everyone else was amazed about but the fact that he was so, carefree about that was..Yeah.

"Ooo ok um...Evan, my man. You're next." Jared's eyes landing on the short blond next to me.  

His eyes widened. I noticed this and in attempt to calm him down a bit, I whispered, "You don't have to if you don't wanna. Just pass it on to me". 

He looked up at me and smiled softly. "I-It's fine, I can um..I can do it." 

He took a deep breath before he started. "Um..I'm from California, specifically Los Angeles. I lived with my dad since I was about seven. About um.. three years ago I came out to him as b-bisexual. I-I don't know if he thought it was a phase or something because he didn't seem to uh, Have much of um, much of a problem until I introduced him to my at-the-time boyfriend." He looked down and steered his milkshake with his straw. "H-he was furious. I couldn't take his yelling anymore so I left."

He looked back at me, his eyes clearly on the brink of tears but a smile on his face. I smiled back.

"U-um Blue you can..um go"

Blue puffed a bit of their light pink hair out of their face. "Alright. I am from Nevada. My parents got divorced when I was around seven or eight. I lived with my mom, my stepdad, my brothers and my stepsister. When I was about 13, my mom got cancer. When I was 14, she passed away and I was left alone with my stepdad, who grew addicted to alcohol, my brothers and my stepsister. One of my brothers and my stepsister knew about me being lesbian. On October 11th, national coming out day, I came out. From then to early last year, I was mentally and physically abused. And here I am."

Wow. I guess It's my turn.

"Alright, I'm from Ohio. My birth name is Claire Murphy and I had a younger sister named Zoe Murphy. I've always been more of a tomboy than Zoe but that didn't stop us from having a good relationship. When I started my first year of high school, she left me. I started smoking and all that shit. In my junior year, I figured out I am gay and trans. A few months ago, I came out to my Mo- Cynthia and Larry. Larry beat me and I had enough and biked all the way here with the help of my friend, Alana."

They all stared at me.

And then I felt a pair of arm wrap around my body. I look away from Jared and Blue and see Evan hugging me, his face buried into my neck.

And then I realized, I had been crying.

I hugged him back. It wasn't awkward or anything. It was actually quite nice. Slightly painful, but nice.

When he pulled away from the hug, we exchanged warm smiles. Jared raises his glass in the air and yells, "To the Runaways"

We all smiled and raised out glasses with him. "To the Runaways!"

I'M ALIVE! Wow I haven't updated this is awhile. I have been busy with a lot lately so yeah. I'm too lazy to proof read this so here, have a sloppy written chapter. It's like, almost 11:00 at night so Imma try and get some sleep. Night!