decided to update because ily guys :)

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"it's still raining." [name] muttered to herself, staring out the window at the pouring rain as she bit her lip. it looked so cold.

the bell rung, interrupting the teacher, "alright, you all are dismissed, stay safe getting home!" they announced, shuffling their papers and closing their laptop.

everyone rushed out, excluding [name]. she took her time to pack away her things, hoping the rain would die down if she waited a bit.

her parents said they couldn't pick her up, so she'd have to walk home or catch the bus, and noah had something to do straight after school. a loud groan escaped her lips as she took out her umbrella before slipping her bag straps over her shoulders.

she opened her umbrella, stepping outside, under the umbrella. it probably wouldn't die down any time soon, she was just hoping on a miracle. she had no money for the bus, she unconsciously spent it on food.

gazing up at the grey clouds, she sneezed, "bless you." a familiar voice echoed from behind her, startling the young girl.

"ah! you shouldn't sneak up behind people! it's rude." she mumbled, fidgeting with her umbrella, avoiding all eye contact with the curly haired boy in front of her.

"who are you waiting for?" finn asks, although he didn't seem to show much interest in her answer as he looked at the obnoxiously loud rain.

"oh.. no one.. i just wanted to see if the rain would die down.." her gaze fell to the floor. it was cold and she began to shiver slightly.

"you're walking, right?" he asks, looking down at her, earning a small nod, "get in my car. i'll take you home." he sighed, looking her up and down, what type of idiot wears shorts on a day like this, he thought to himself but decided not to mention anything.

she looked up at him, a small embarrassed blush adorning her [skin colour] face, "oh, you really don't need to."

"just come."

she silently obeyed, following him like a baby duck trailing it's mother. he always seemed to get what he wanted when he wanted it.

finn opened the door for her, his face showing no emotion as he watched her get into the black tinted car. and no, he had no thoughts on kidnapping her, for your information.

the engine started and he immediately began to drive in the direction of her house.

[name] said no words but mindfully thanked him for remembering her address, considering the atmosphere felt so awkward.

"um.. thank you.. for dropping me home.." she quietly said, breaking the silence.

"it's fine." he spoke coldly unlike how he had when she had first arrived at school. was that all a fake facade? she supposed now that she knew his secret there was no point in putting up fake expressions.

sinking in her chair from the blunt reply, she looked over at him. he was taller, but he had a sharp jawline. he looked so pretty, "did i.. do something wrong?" she asked, slightly louder.

"so clueless." he clicked his tongue, "do you know how much danger you're in now that you know about everything?" he snapped, biting down on his teeth.

"but.. i thought it was only your gang that knows... that i know.." she spoke awkwardly and slowly. she had been so carefree about it 'till now, maybe it was something to worry about.

"gangs have their own eyes and ears. one was bound to see or hear something." finn said as the car pulled to a stop, he gripped the wheel tighter before letting go and clicking his neck.

he looked at her, expecting her to get out, "but.. no one will really.. try to.. kill me, right?" [name] laughed anxiously, grabbing her bag from the floor of the car.

"depends how desperate they are." he said. staring straight into her eyes. this man really had no restraints, did he?

"o-oh... well.. thank you.. for dropping me off." she smiled warmly, oblivious to the small blush growing on his cheeks before getting out of the car and waving a small goodbye.

"such an oblivious girl." he groaned, sinking back in his seat before driving off.

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"who was that?" noah asked, but he seemed to know that answer as he stared at her so intently from behind the kitchen counter.

"oh.. just finn. he dropped me home." [name] smiled slightly to herself, putting her umbrella away in the cupboard.

"finn?" noah asks, looking extremely unamused. his eyes showed it perfectly as his head rested in his hand.

"what's wrong, noah?" [name] smiled happily, thankful that for once, he wasn't home with bruises littering himself.

noah couldn't bring himself to scold her, this was the happiest she had looked since he had been coming home with cuts, "just.. don't talk to him anymore.. okay? i mean it." he utters quietly before walking away.

a small frown slipped onto [name]'s face before she shook her head and grabbed a snack, grabbing out her phone.

a text message, from an unknown number?

- reply to this message?
            yes                          no

unknown: hello beautiful!

[name] raised her brow out of suspicion. who was this person? did they know what she looked like?

you: who are you?

unknown: who knows? can i ask you a question, [name]?

you:  how do you know my name?  i'll block you!

unknown: calm down, no need for that, babe.

you: i don't trust you. who is this? sophia? millie?

unknown: not your friends. you can just call me.. james.

anyway, let's get straight to business, shall we?

you: not until you tell me who this is and how you got my number.

james: well, we can do this the hard way, or the easy way.

i'll take that as the hard way.

[name] frowned, before her hand was strongly electrocuted by her phone, causing her to drop it on the kitchen counter, letting out a loud yelp.

james: did that teach you a lesson?

you: did you do that? how?

james: if you really want to know, you'll answer my questions.

you: fine.

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okay so it's a short chapter but i didn't want to extend it for certain reasons lmao.

this also is unedited so yer

anyway i just wanted to talk about age in this story,

at first i wanted to make them around their normal age but thought it was kind of weird so i then wanted them to be 18. but now i'm sort of confused because i'm from new zealand, and our schooling is very different from everyone else's so let's all just go with it and say it's their last year of college or high school ughshs i'm so confused i don't know. i don't know about america's schooling system but let's just pretend for the sake of me and the plot oKAY lmAO.