"You should put more effort into nursing that wound, it's your body, no?"

"No." Gray replied. Really? It's mine then.

"You throw a mean punch," I chuckled touching the sore part of my face. The ice I had been placing on it was currently lying on the kitchen table, left it there a couple of hours ago. Look who's giving advice on health care.

"Hey! I throw a mean punch." Keith retorted while making boxing gestures.

"I'm leaving, Gray? Watch him please." I sighed then put on my hoodie so as to hide the purple bruise on my face.

"I'm a man." Keith argued.

"Right, and I'm Goldilocks." I heard Gray reply as I closed the door behind me.

The hall was fairly long, it had these really dim lights at various corners. The paint was due for a redo. I looked sideways and I saw that girl again. Immediately she sighted me, she bolted away.

"Wait!" I called after her. Oh no you don't, I followed suit.

She entered into the elevators and they went down, I turned my head around becoming impatient then I sighted the stairs, oh yeah! I slid down the railings. What? They were fairly wide and spiral. I got to the last floor in no time and caught sight of her exiting the building, I ran toward the doors but someone blocked my path.

"Aiden!" A nasally voice called my name, Marisa.

"What do you want?" I asked impatiently.

"Why the rush?" She gave a sickly smile.

"I just want to get to know my boyfriend's best friend." She added.

"Can't you do that some other time?" I replied.

"Wait! What?" I snapped my head towards her.

"Aw bun bun didn't tell you, we're a thing now."

"Who the fuck is bun bun?"

"Are you that slow?" And that's Marisa.

"Keith." She added rolling her eyes, as she did I secretly hoped they'd just pop out of her head.

"Haha, very funny." I replied sarcastically and maneuvered around her towards the doors.

"Better believe it!" The nasally voice called out once more. What the fuck? That can't be true.

I got out of the building and realised that girl would be long gone by now. That bitch distracted me.

I walked to the parking lot, stepped into my car then rested my head on the steering wheel.

I know she was just bluffing right? Keith is not with her. He's not but is he? My phone dinged, it was a text from my mum, I didn't even bother to read it before I cleared it. I stared at my lock screen, it was a picture Keith and I took many years back, it was the day after we met, he forced me to take it. He put his hands around my shoulder and gave a wide toothed smile at the camera while I stared at him incredulously.

That boy has been there for me, if he's with her and he's happy then I'm happy as well. I ignited my car then drove off.

I got to Rose's apartment exactly 15 minutes later, she sent me the address earlier today. I wasn't in the mood to climb up stairs nor did I feel like being in a confined space, so I sent her a text that I was here.

She, no! They got down about 5 minutes later.

"AIDEN!!!" Rieya screamed and came to hug me, as I opened my arms, she moved away and slapped my butt instead. I froze.

"Rieya!" Rose laughed.

"We're so sorry." Rose said to me, chuckling.

"I'm not." Rieya stated and I smiled.

"So did you bring me any food?" She suddenly asked.

"Because you can't take away my property and not feed me." She continued.

"And when did you purchase me?" Rose cocked an eyebrow.

"She's shy." Rieya whispered not so subtly.

Smiling, I opened my back seat door and handed Rieya a bag of MacDonald's. Made a quick stop on my way.

"I love you!" She hugged me this time.

She eyed my car then whistled, "Someone's loaded." she turned around and walked away.

"Have fun, babies!" She yelled as she entered the building.

"Do you suddenly not speak?" Rose asked.

My eyes met hers, "Haha."

I opened the door for her and I felt her hesitation.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, Your car..." She trailed of pointing to it.

Oh! I see what's happening here. I think I've mentioned my dad being a multi billionaire before. Well, when you have a dad who owns a multi billion dollar company, you get multi billion dollar cars, haha just kidding! But you do get multi million dollar cars. How is that any different?

This baby here is a Lamborghini hurricane. I got this one when I graduated from high school, didn't drive it since. I didn't even bring it here but as always dad arranged for it to be brought to me. Don't get me wrong tho, I love this car.

Chuckling, I replied "Doesn't bite."

She punched my arm, smiled and got in.

We drove in silence for about five minutes till she decided to play some music. She connected her phone to the car's Bluetooth.

We were too young to know we had everything,
Too young, I wish I could have seen it all along. 
I'm sorry that I hurt you, darling.
Oh oh oh oh
We were too young...

Liam Payne's too young blasted through my speakers, she hummed softly to the tune.

I decided to break the silence, "You listen to Liam Payne?"

She just stared at me, not saying a word.

"What?"

"Who's playing?" She asked.

"Liam Payne." It came out as more of a question.

"No!" She laughed, "You are unbelievable."

"Uh, it's not Liam Payne?"

"No, it's Louis Tomlinson."

"Aren't they all the same?"

"What did you say?" She narrowed her eyes.

"I mean," I coughed "They are all unique and loveable."

"Good." She nodded." Then sang along "...this is everything I've waited for. Now we can finally have a conversation that I wish we could have had before. Oh! I can't believe..."

"...I gave into the pressure..." I joined in. Her voice wasn't something too special, she wasn't bad either but I, now I was terrible.

She burst into laughter and I chuckled.

"You are bad at singing!" She mocked,

"Like you don't even try." She continued.

"I get it, you don't have to rub it in." I chuckled.

She smiled and we were back to the silence, it wasn't an awkward one but it wasn't too comfortable either.

I pulled up in the diner's parking lot but didn't go in, instead we walked towards the lake's shore .

I set up my art supplies and looked up to find her staring at me, jaws ajar.

"Don't let flies get in." I closed them.

She slapped my hands off her face and sat down. I stared at the distance where the sun was setting, creating a beautiful blend of orange and blue. We sat for a few minutes in comfortable silence, till she broke it "So, where do we begin?"

I picked up a pencil, "This is a pencil." I informed her.

"Oh! Wow! I didn't know that." She replied sarcastically.

"Now that attitude won't get you anywhere." I laughed.

We were there for about 6 hours. She claimed to know the basics about art but I must not know the meaning of basics. I put her through during the first 2 hours and we talked about random things for the rest.

I really had the time of my life with her. Watching her chatter on and on about different topics lightened my heart.

Rose is just as diaphanous as the flower. She's light, she's delicate but I'm afraid that this Rose's thorn might soon prick me.

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"That's what makes me beautiful." She said with a smile.

"Everything makes you beautiful." He replied.

She remained silent and hummed. He stood up abruptly, "Let's go."

"Do you think they'll be gone by now?" She asked looking up at him.

"They will."

She nodded, stood up and ran. She stopped when she realized he wasn't behind her, "Last one there is an onion!"

She knew that'll do the trick as he despised onions.

He ran towards her and left her smiling a mile behind him.

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I really had fun writing this one, I apologize for the previous one, it was kinda just a filler. Till next time!  -B