HAUNTED
୨⎯ chapter two ⎯୧

Bianca and yoshi bolted out of there the second that lena said that she's going to go around town with laurel. they needed every single second they can have in order to look good for this party. steven rolled his eyes as he watched yoshi and bianca giggling at each other as they ran to her car. that should be him.

"okay, okay, full glam or basic." bianca said holding up her makeup bag and going over to the table. she was already in her outfit. it was a black tank romper. in the front it was square shaped and exposed her a little bit but she was going to wear a white leather jacket that was big on her. the romper made her body look good and she loves the way it looks on her. and her high top black and white converse.

"full glam." yoshi said sticking his head out of the shower.

bianca nodded her head and got working. she prepped her face up first with moisturizer and primer. she moved onto foundation. there was music in the background which was filling her mind instead of focusing on her stomach that was swarming with nervous butterfly's.

yoshi soon came out dressed in a casual outfit. "you look like a rich white boy." bianca said noticing his outfit. it was a kahki pair of jorts with a white t shirt that has three buttons and a larger size than his normal.

"hi pretty lady." yoshi changed his thick accent to an american accent and winked at bianca. bianca cringed and shook her head. "i think i puked in my mouth." yoshi said shivering and moving away to go sit on the bed and put on his shoes.

"we should get going." bianca said standing up after playing lipstick and going over to her suitcase. she picked up her perfume and sprayed it on her neck and her wrist. she patted her wrist over her body before heading to the front door.

"i'm driving?" yoshi asked catching the car keys swiftly. bianca nodded her head causing him to smirk.

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"did you know that i wanted to kiss you ever since the night of the bonfire." steven commented. his fingers laced through her fingers. they were in her backyard during november. they brought a blanket outside and laid down as they watched the starry night. one of the perks of living on the country side all the starts you'll be able to see.

bianca had her head laid on top of his chest and she pressed her head down smiling softly. steven could feel the way that her lips separated on his chest. steven squeezed her hand and planted a kiss on her head.

"i was so drunk." bianca whined.

"yeah but it was the first time you called me stevie. but you were drunk, i wasn't going to take advantage of you." steven said rubbing his thumb over her knuckles.

bianca glanced up at him and smiled. smiled because she couldn't believe that this is what his purpose in her life is. to be with her. they're both grieving in their way over the death of susannah fisher but as long as they're together they know that they'll be able to go through it.

that bianca wouldn't have to go through it alone. that steven wouldn't be alone just like she was. bianca had him.

bianca let him go. for her own sake. her dad once told her to always put yourself above everyone else. that's what she did when she broke up with steven. even if him there, there was a point in her life where she was just stuck.

like couldn't move forward. bianca separated from everyone. she stopped talking to yoshi, she stopped being her normal self around her family, she broke up with steven. december was the month that she hates the most. it's filled with nothing but regret.

but she wasn't going to let her own problems, her own emotions weight on other peoples shoulders. she needed to figure this out by herself. the day she broke up with steven, she went missing. bianca booked a motel an hour away from home, grabbed her school backpack, picked up her car keys and left.

no note and no call. just a simple text to leo saying to not worry about her that she'll be back in the morning. bianca went inside of the motel, took out her laptop and went to her essay. she was halfway done with her college essay and her emotions were all over the place.

she knew that the best thing to do was to write it all out. her college essay is something she's proud of because it got her to her dream college, the essay is one of the most personal essays she's ever written in her entire life.

nyu really seemed to like it though.

bianca looked out the window to the multiple houses with the sign planted on their front year saying, class of 2023. bianca smiled fondly but it left as they pulled up to the party. it was already filled with people.

"ready?" yoshi asked turning off the car and shoving the car keys inside of his pocket. bianca hummed taking off her seatbelt and getting out of the car. yoshi sighed deeply getting out as well.

"oh wow!" taylor squealed the second that bianca entered through the wooden doors for the backyard. bianca tilted her head to the side as she noticed taylor's arms wrapped around some blonde hair dude. both of their lips were swollen and he started attacking her neck.

"for free?" yoshi whispered over to bianca who let out a laugh and shook her head. "um, yeah, imma go explore." yoshi said pointing to the bar area. bianca waved him off and made her way over to taylor.

"hey, taylor." bianca said watching taylor push the blonde hair guy away from her and she ran over to bianca.

"i haven't seen you in forever! i've missed you so much, you look so hot!" taylor said her voice going into a high pitch. bianca smiled and let taylor hug her. "um, belly is at the keg area talking with some guy," bianca raised her eyebrows at taylor, "i know! come on, my boyfriend is about to start."

"boyfriend?" bianca asked and taylor nodded her head and went into a whole rant about how her boyfriend is in a band and he's the lead singer and had wrote various of songs about her. bianca nodded and smiled letting taylor talk and lead her to the front of a skating ramp.

taylor talked for a little while longer before belly reached up to them. "oh thank god you're here." belly said sighing deeply. bianca smiled at belly who dropped her head down to the taller girl shoulder. bianca wrapped her arm around her head and messages her head.

it broke her heart to see how tired belly's face looked. her face looks so drained, so sad, so hopeless. when taylor's boyfriend started playing his music, bianca pulled belly awake from her and started swaying side to side with the music.

belly groaned shaking her head but then taylor went around belly and threw her arm around the younger conklin. the three girls then shouted their heart out to the music.

everything inside of bianca's mind went blank the second that the music started playing. she swayed her hips from side to side, threw her hands in the air along with taylor. she felt free from her own mind as she danced.

until she got a phone call. her heart dropped. bianca wayne felt little again. and suddenly she wasn't in the backyard of one of stevens friend for his graduation. she was back to the party with her friends from school. the music blasting and the lights going in and out with different colors.

"hello?" bianca shakily asked her breath getting heavy as she anxiously glanced around. bianca could feel a panic attack getting more intense. she stepped back and bumped into someone. the person reached forward putting their hand on her hip but she slapped them away.

"bianca," leo said sounding like he was out of breath. no, no, no, no— "shayla is trying to put makeup on me!"

"jesus fuck leonardo." bianca cursed hanging up on leo. she put her hand over her heart wanting to calm down the panic.

steven noticed this far afar. he needed to do something. he needs to make bianca think of something else and not on what she's panicking over. steven noticed taylor's boyfriend lifting up his shirt and causing every girl to fangirl. that's it. steven thought to himself.

"hey bianca!" steven shouted getting on the skating ramp. bianca frowned her eyebrows glancing up at the older conklin boy. now she was panicking over the fact that steven could fall at any moment and break his bones. steven grinned once bianca glanced at her.

"steven dont be stupid. steven dont!" bianca shrieked shoving her phone inside of her pocket and going over to belly and taylor who were looking at steven like he was insane. steven took a step forward going to say something else but he accidentally stepped the wrong way and slipped of from the highest part of the ramp.

"steven!" belly and bianca gasped rushing to his side.

"are you okay?" bianca breathed out turning him on his back and holding his face with her hands. steven opened up his eyes and he felt like he was getting his oxygen taken away. bianca looking down on him with her eyebrows shot up, her head tilted to the side and her eyes scanning his face to see if she scratched it somewhere.

"i'm-im okay." he drunkly said nodding his head as much as he can. bianca let out a breath in relief and stood up from the ground helping him up.

"i'm going to go get a drink." belly said and left without another explanation.

"wait, you're my sober driver, belly belle. don't let me down!"  steven said now looking at his little sister who was already away from them. taylor and bianca gave him a look which he didn't see until he glanced down at bianca.

bianca took in a deep breath, gave him a tight line smile before leaving as well. going to find yoshi and tell him what just happened. she wrapped her arms over her chest but she didn't get so far in the party as someone hooked their hand around her arm and twirled her back.

"let me g— steven." bianca said straightening her back and gazing up on him.

"are you okay?" steven asked. he saw. she said to herself. she rolled her eyes mentally to herself. of course he saw. she should know by now that steven always looks out for her or looks for her. even after bianca broke up with him he would constantly look at her instagram, snapchat. belly would ask how she is and then she'll say how steven also is asking how she is.

bianca held in her breath preparing to lie to steven. she smiled as much as she can and nodded her head. "yeah. i'm okay." bianca breathed out. her eyes then widen when she noticed the cut on his lip and on his forehead. how can a scrawny boy be so careless. bianca said.

bianca glanced over her shoulder to spot yoshi making out with carlos — bianca has zero idea how he was even at the party but was definitely going to ask questions later — and then glanced back at steven who's eyes closed and then went back open.

"c'mon steven." bianca whispered hooking her hand through his wrist and dragging him away from the crowd. she was thankful for the loud music that was booming even from the inside of the house. afraid that he would be able to hear her thumping heart going out of her chest and wanting to return back to him.

steven didn't even say anything and followed behind her like a lost puppy returning to his owner who left him. which might exactly be the case except, bianca isn't taking him back.

sure she misses them together, she misses waking up to him either calling or texting her. she misses when they would sneak out of their houses to met each other halfway. she misses when depression didn't hit like a truck made her do things that she would soon regret. she misses him. but you can't undo the past.

"sit down." bianca muttered closing the bathroom door and locking it. steven sat down and sighed deeply. he ran his tongue over his bloody lip and grimaced at the taste. bianca laughed under her breath and shook her head. she then started searching through the cabinets for a first aid kit.

"you know, i didn't think you were going to come." steven said tilting his head to the side. bianca ignored him still trying to find the first aid kit. "i thought you still hated me and didn't care enough to come to the grad party or to my ceremony." steven said dropping his head onto the sink counter. his chin holding himself up and his arms limped to his side.

"hate you?" bianca asked grabbing the white first aid kit and kneeling down in front of steven. "i can never hate you steven."

"then why did you break up with me? i still don't understand. i've tried bianca, i've really tried. i've tried moving on. i've tried to tell myself that maybe this is for the better but it's not. it's been hell without you bianca. i don't want to try anymore." steven said now dropping his head to the side so that his cheek was on the counter.

"i came because you're still the most important person in my life steven." bianca said bringing her hand to the side of his face and pulling him off the counter. steven complied and let her hold his face like she used to.

"before you were my boyfriend you were my best friend. that will never change." bianca said as she grabs a disaffecting wipe and a lip bandage. she ripped open the wipe package and brought the damped wipe up to his bloody lip and started cleaning it. steven hissed in pain but it soon eased once bianca ran through it a couple of times.

"bianca?" steven whispered. bianca hummed picking up another wipe but this time a dry one to wipe the part of his lip where the bandage is going to go. "can we be best friends again?" he asked causing bianca to freeze in her place.

"steven i—"

"we don't have to be anything else, i promise. i just-i just miss talking to you, i miss my best friend. really. if-if you don't want to be anything more than i'm okay with it." he said lying to himself and to her. he wasnt okay with it but he would have to force himself to be okay with it if it meant being back in her life. he would be okay with it.

bianca tilted her head to the side finishing up by putting the bandage on his lip and sighing deeply. all she's ever wanted was for him to be back in her life but would he still stay even after he finds out everything she's tried to do? would he still stay once he figured out that bianca isn't the same bianca frond last summer.

but just like you can't change the past, you can't tell the future. whatever happens happens and if whatever happens results to bianca and steven not talking completely than it'll happen. but if this just makes steven want to be complete with bianca than that will happen. you'll never know if you never try.

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not edited!
ok... so at first i was trying to like not
write for this book anymore bc of writers
block. but sometiems writers block happens
bc i don't want to finish a chapter. this is the case.

i HATE this chapter with everything inside of me.
but i will try my best to pre write chapters before school starts for me bc once school starts i won't be focusing that much on wattpad anymore.

anyways, here r my babies again!!!
i promise that they're end game no shit will
happen between them. but bianca has grown
mentally since last summer so
it'll be a little less corny than last.