YAS!" I cheered in my head as the last bell rang. I bolted out of my sit and headed straight for door and to my locker.

"I'm gonna love you, like I'm gonna lose you." I hummed singed as I opened my locker.

"Laura, Just the girl I'm looking for my favorite student." Mr. Allen's voice made me turn around.

He had on khaki pants, A white shirt and brown suspenders.

Yesh.

"Here to tell me that you revoked my punishment." I asked leaning on the lockers as I smirked a little.

"Funny .... but no, I'm here to ask you to fill up this paper, this is the arrangement that you'll sign to confirm that you're agreeing to participate. Oh and FYI you have no other choose so if I was you I'd get busy signing." He said as he showed the paper. Making me roll my eyes.

"ya da ya da ya da ya da, tada." I said signing.

With a grin he nodded and scouted away disappearing in the crowd.

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By the time I made it to our secret place. I realized I wasn't as tired as I used to be when I walked up here the first time.

Sighing I placed my bag down on the table that still grossed me out humming to a new song was working on. It wasn't for the musical but something I did in spear time.

  It almost feels like it was just a dream
All these memories of you and me
Blown away in the summer breeze
It almost feels like we just never were
All the time we spent was just a blur
Now it's just me and a melody

So what am I
Supposed to do
'Cause all these plans we made in the sand are through

I had grabbed A guitar from the music room before coming, I started playing.

  Without you
I'm on my own
Am I gonna be alone?
And if it's only: me, myself and I
Will I be fine?
So far from home
And I just don't know
Am I gonna make it?
Brave enough to take this road
Out on my own  

I strummed a few chords before finally putting it down

A loud clapping made me jump right off the table.

Spinning around I was meet with ross. A huge grin on his face.

"That was amazing, is that for the musical?" he asked walking up to me

"No, and it's not finished" I said slowly as I got back unto the table. "Are you ready to start?"

"Uh yea." He said making his way over to me. He went into his bag and pulled out A container. Inside were A few brownies.

"Here, Rowan made it for you, she said the special ingredients are human tear and smiles. she's watched and read too many fantasy books" He said grinning down at the brownie, he reached into the container and retrieve one, then handed it to me.

I stared down at it, over whelmed that she would do such a thing for me after just one occasion of meeting each other.

Laura don't do it, you'll only just put on more size than you already have.

Ross doesn't like you, see he's mocking you. If he truly cares he wouldn't have brought it here.

No ross isn't like that.

Look how he's tempting you, he doesn't care about how you feel.

You're just overthinking it.

"Peony, you in there?" Ross's Voice snapped me out of my daze.

"Huh?" I asked tearing my eyes away from the brownies and into his brown eyes.

"Aren't you going to eat?" he asked. One eyebrow raised as he looked at me then back at the brownie. "Don't you like brownies?" he asked again.

"Uh y-yea I do, it's just that I'm on A d-diet."

He paused chewing. His mouthed shaped an 'O' as he stared at the brownie then back at me.

He then moved continued chewing then swallowing, he grabbed the container in my hands, locked it, and placed it unto the table, and placed my hands into his.

"Peony, you do know that having something you like, once every few times won't kill you right?" He asked staring at me in my eyes. He used one of his hands to lift my chin up.

"Ross, please just stop." I whimpered a little pulling my hands away from him and stood up.

"Ross, I'm not this type of person you see...that you're seeing right now. I hate to feel weak and helpless, and lately anytime I'm around you I feel that way. I feel fragile and vulnerable, and I don't want to feel or be that way. I hate the feeling, I want to be strong and independent." I said exasperatedly.

"Peony, all those things don't make you not independent, I just means that you're human, everyone has their days when they feel like that-" he said his hands clasp between his feet that as on the bench wide open.

"You don't get it ross; I don't want to feel like this." I almost shouted.

He stared at me. Rubbed his hands together. Licked his lips then reached for his guitar.

He started playing took a deep breath then stared me straight in the eyes and started singing.

  Everybody gets high sometimes, you know
What else can we do when we're feeling low?
So take a deep breath and let it go
You shouldn't be drowning on your own

And if you feel you're sinking,
I will jump right over into cold, cold water for you
And although time may take us into different places
I will still be patient with you
And I hope you know

I won't let go
I'll be your lifeline tonight
I won't let go
I'll be your lifeline tonight

Cause we all get lost sometimes, you know?
It's how we learn and how we grow
And I wanna lay with you 'til I'm old
You shouldn't be fighting on your own

And if you feel you're sinking,
I will jump right over into cold, cold water for you
And although time may take us into different places
I will still be patient with you
And I hope you know  

He sang and in each passing moment his eyes never left mines.

Well unless your minus the fact that he had to blink.

"Ross..." I Started.

"Peony everyone has their days, and the best thing about being lie that is, that's when you truly know who has your back." He says slowly.

"Come on eat the brownie and let's get started.

"No that just sounds creepy." I said laughing as Ross, sang some really weird lyrics. "oh my god ross..." I laughed clutching my belly as I cracked up at him.

After a few minutes of trying to calm down I finally succeeded. Wiping my eyes from the tears that had forced itself out from my laughing.

I smoothing my now wrinkled clothes.

Realizing the silence, I looked up to see ross smiling softly at me.

"What?" I chuckled a little.

I think out of nervousness.

"Have I ever told you that you have a beautiful smile?" he asked me smiling softly.

"Maybe." I said softly. I externally cursed myself for blushing.

"Hey the weather looks a little pissed off at us, let try to work on this song." He said laughing a little at me blushing.

........

  Remember that trip we took in Mexico?
Yeah, hanging with the boys and all your señoritas
I never spoke up, yeah, I never said, "Hello,"
But I keep on trying to find a way to meet ya
Yeah

I was chillin', you were with him
Hooked up by the fire
Now he's long gone
I'm like, "So long."
Now I got my chance
Now I, now I got my chance

Like damn
You could be the one that could mess me up
You could be the one that'll break me down
All them other girls said they had enough
You could be the one that'll take me
I was solo,
Living YOLO
'Til you blew my mind

Like damn
You could be the one that could mess me up
I can't let you, can't let you pass me by
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
I can't let you pass me by
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
I can't let you pass me by  

"Sounds good." I said in which he smiled in replay.

"You ready to go, I have football practice which I'm sure I'm late for." He said getting up in which I followed him.

"Yea." I said

He placed the guitar on his back while I swing my bag on my side he reached for my hands, which caused me to  shake off then cuffed him on his arm.

"Ouch what was that for, peony, I thought we established something is going on between us." He said first rubbing his arm then motioning between us.

"I thought we establish A no touching Laura policy." i replied sassily.