Zander's P.O.V.

She glares at me intensely, her hands wrapped tightly around the same remote I'm holding onto.

"Zander, it's only fair. Let go of the remote!" She tries and fails to pull it out of my grip, losing her hold on the end of it. I quickly move my hand up to cover the spot hers just freed, giving more room to tug it in my direction.

"Do you guys think Kyle likes me?"

She glares at me intensely, "Zander, I swear to fudge."

An evil grin spreads across my lips, the remote getting closer to my chest. She huffs loudly and keeps pulling, her body hovering half way off the couch. If I were to just simply let go, she'd fall right to the floor!

"C'mon Cupcake, you know it's my turn again just let go of the remote!" I give it one last pull and victoriously free it from her grip. She yelps in surprise and reaches out for help. I quickly wrap my arm around her waist and pull her into my chest so she doesn't fall. She smiles softly in thanks, her eyes starring right into mine captivating me in them.

Comets. Beautiful comets.

"You really should pay more attention."

I frown in confusion and look down at my hand, my eyes widening when I see that it is now remote free. What the . . . ? Sarah grins evilly and quickly hops off the couch, darting into the kitchen. I grumble in annoyance and quickly go after her.

"Give it back!" I leap towards her, but she dodges my arms and runs out of the kitchen and down the hall.

"Never! Death before dishonor!"

I groan loudly again, "You always say that!" A smile breaks across my face as I make my way back into the living room. I scan the couch area then stop my eyes on Gina. "Where'd she go?"

She snorts loudly, "Like I would betray my best friend," She looks up at my hard scowl and immediately throws her hands up in defense, "I don't know where she went, dude."

Something drops in the hallway, drawing our attention towards it. Sarah looks back up from where the coat fell to us, her eyes widening when she sees us. She turns and darts off down the hall. I start into action, quickly catching up to her before she has a chance to get into the kitchen. I pick her up and drape her over my shoulder, laughing loudly when she squeaks in surprise.

Her fists pound against my back, "Unhand me you fruit loop dingus!" She shouts in protest, her legs swinging out to make me unbalanced. I laugh loudly again, carrying her back into the living room and tossing her on the couch.

"My goodness, you two are like an old married couple." Gina grins widely from her spot on the chair, her phone pointed in our direction. I roll my eyes and sit down beside Sarah, lifting her legs to rest on my lap. Gina laughs at my dismay, shaking her head at the both of us.

Sarah sits up and pushes her now wild hairs from her face, a silly grin spreading across her face. She looks over at Gina, her grin instantly dropping into a worried smile. "What, is there something on my face?" I frown in confusion and lean forward to see what's happening.

Gina grins widely, "Sarah, if I didn't know you and wasn't just here for the past ten minutes, I would've thought you just got outta the sack." She wiggles her eyes at us suggestively. I choke on air, my ears instantly burning red. I take note to Sarah's rumpled clothes and messy hair, then look down at my similar condition. Oh shit, what if her parents were to walk in and see us like this?!

"Ow!" Gina yells in shock. I look up to see her cradling her cheek, playfully glaring at Sarah who is laughing so hard she's halfway off the couch again.

"What just happened?"

Gina turns her attention to me and points an accusing finger at Sarah, "She just hit me with a pillow!"

"Or maybe you hit yourself with a pillow?"

Gina stares at me with confusion, "That doesn't even make sense."

I wrap my fingers around the pillow behind me, slowly bringing it forward. Gina raises an eyebrow, a small smirk forming on her lips. I pause and frown. Wait, I don't have a comeback.

"It does . . . ?"

She snorts again and laughs loudly, Sarah turning her attention towards me as well while she giggles at the both of us. That's it! I grab the pillow and launch it at Gina, effectively hitting her in the face. She immediately stops laughing and looks at me with shock, then sends a nasty glare my way.

Good job, Zander, you just signed your death wish.

Sarah looks at us with wide eyes. She covers her mouth slightly, looking over at me and coughing back a laugh. She leans forward only centimeters from my ear. With a soft whisper, she gives me the confirmation I needed.

"Uh . . . Run."

I jump off the couch like my ass is on fire, bolting towards the bathroom. I try to close the door quickly, panic rising in me every second that goes by without it locked. Gina's war cries are heard not far away, my heart racing into overdrive. Where's the key?! I spin around desperately, my eyes searching every inch of the rather small bathroom until I see the glistening of silver above the door frame.

I'm home free!

I stumble back with an 'Ompf!' as the door slams into my chest. Gina stares at me with wide eyes, her hand instantly going up to cover her mouth in shock.

"Oh my gosh, are you okay I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hit you with it!"

I rub the middle of my chest, grimacing in pain, yet giving her a small nod to assure her I'm okay. I'm definitely going to have a bruise there tomorrow.

She sighs in relief and her shoulder relax a bit, "Okay good, again I'm sorry." She shakes her shoulders a bit then grins evilly at me again, "Anyways, where were we?" She aims a pillow right for my face, "Oh right, your demise!" She takes a step forward, the door lightly bouncing off the wall as she bumps it out of her way.

My eyes widen and I back up slowly, "Hey, man, let's talk this out, yeah? Look I'll give you uh - wait what is it that you want?"

She stops midway and cocks her hip to the side, taping her chin in a thinking motion. Why do I feel like I just offered my soul to the devil? And for what? To be spared a pillow to the face? Good thinking there, Zander, real life threatening situation.

"How about . . . Hmmm, how about you have to buy Sarah and I a candy bar next time we go to the store?"

I start to nod in agreement, but quickly halt and stand up straight again. "Wait why am I agree - "

"Ah! No take backs! You already nodded!" She quickly silences me, then skips back to the living room with a gigantic 'I just hit the jackpot' type of grin. "Did you hear that Sarah, I just got us a free KitKat!"

I stand there stunned, what just happened? Why was I even scared?!

Sarah giggles softly, drawing my attention back towards the living room. "Yeah I heard that. I'm pretty surprised, considering he's got nothing to be scared of!"

Gina scoffs loudly in protest then grumbles, "He's got everything to be scared of."

Sarah snorts loudly, "Not really."

Gina stomps her foot like a child and pouts, "I am!"

I walk out of the bathroom and plop down beside Sarah, "I still don't understand why I agreed." I gently wrap my arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to my chest. She willing leans against me, turning her head to the side slightly so I can see her smile.

She grins widely, leaning back far enough that she can see my expressions. "You must be a yellow fruit loop today; Scared of anything." Gina lets out a loud laugh, quickly covering her mouth with her hand. I roll my eyes as they both laugh at her joke.

"Whatever." I grumble under my breath. Sarah giggles up at me, resting her head on my shoulder. She's so beautiful, how did I get so lucky? Her hand lightly rests over my heart, her body shaking in my arms while she laughs. I hope she can't feel how fast my heart is beating right now.

"Oh crap," We look up at Gina who is frantically rushing around the living room gathering her stuff.

Sarah raises an eyebrow in question, "What's wrong?"

Gina stops to brush the hair out of her face, a rigid smile on her face. She glances at the door desperately, "I almost forgot about Mom's appointment. Sarah, I gotta go."

Sarah's eyes widen and she quickly nods, "Okay yeah, hurry up. Text me as soon as you get back, okay?" She offers a comforting smile, getting up to give her a small hug. Gina nods solemnly and whispers a small 'bye, guys' then rushes out the door. What just happened?

Sarah turns back towards me and gives a tight smile. I flicker my eyes back and forth from the door and to her face. I gesture towards the door, "Is she alright, is her mom okay?"

"She's got some things going on, but yeah she'll be alright . . . I think." Her eyes drop down to the floor looking afflicted, then lightly shakes her head as if clearing her thoughts. She looks back up me with a large smile, "How about some music?!" She spins around and basically skips over to the stereo above the t.v.

Damn, if only I was that good with emotions. It's actually kinda scary.

~Highly suggest playing the song now!~

She adjusts the volume as a song starts pumping from the speakers sounding something along the lines of a - wait is this a Blink-182 song? Sarah spins around and slowly starts losing herself to the music, her grin making my heart stutter in my chest. She dances all around the living room, her hair flinging in different directions. The songs hits a slow part and she starts dances my way, grinning down at me and reaching her hands out for mine. I grin widely and laugh, taking her hands in mine to let her pull me up.

"Dance with me!" She giggles loudly and spins. I laugh with her, her hands still in mine as she spins. We face each other and twist our hips along to the chorus. She runs over to the couch, hoping onto the cushions and points towards me while pretending to sing into a microphone. I jump along to the beat, pretending to play the guitar. She flings her hair like a rock star, jumping off the couch to put her back against mine. We nod our heads along with the beat, both of us pretending to shred on our guitars.

"Sing it!" I shout as she spins around again, prancing around the room while mouthing the words into her imaginary microphone. She waves me over to her with a grin and I quickly follow her around the room while still shredding the air guitar. I'm pretty good at this, I should make a band!

I head bang while playing the last guitar rifts, Sarah leaning slightly against me while rocking her body back and forth. I play the last note with a flare, even doing a little spin. The songs stops and we look at each other with giant grins. She throws her back and laughs loudly, straightening up to lightly jump into my arms for a hug. I laugh too, my heart full of happiness and content, and hold her tightly.

I can't really remember the last time I felt this happy.

She smiles up at me sweetly, her eyes shining with something unrecognizable. Her arms lightly tighten around my neck as she pulls me down to her level. She keeps her eyes locked with mine then surprises me by leaning forward, placing a soft kiss against my lips. My eyes close on their own accord, my arms tightening around her and pulling her closer against my chest. All too soon, she breaks the kiss and giggles softly. I open my eyes and am met with her beautiful blue eyes. Again, with the comets.

She grins up at me happily, "We should play that song again."

I eagerly nod in agreement, "We should, but this time I think I should try my hand at the drums."

She throws her head back and laughs loudly again, looking back up at me brightly. "Okay." I grin down at her then quickly peck her lips, earning a gasp of happy surprise from her.

"Hey! You just stole that." She glares, but I can obviously tell she's not mad.

I shrug my shoulders, looking down at her with a sly smirk, "I guess you could say I'm stealing kisses from the good girl."

Her arms fall from my shoulders and she rolls her eyes, turning her back to me and walking over to the stereo. She sets the song on repeat then turns back towards me with a wide grin.

"Alright, bad boy, let's see how good you are at drums."

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HOLY CRAP 30K READS OMIGOSH! Thank you to all who have been reading ❤️❤️ I seriously enjoyed writing this chapter, especially the last part!!!

Song added: Pleaser by Wallows
I literally found it today while writing this chapter and just omg I love it, so I added it. 😂❤️ CLAY BABY IS SINGING IN IT TOO YESSSS #oneofthe13reasonswhyIlovehim
I've been jamming to it all day on repeat, and yes I've been dancing around too. 😂

I apologize for the long wait, I swear I really do try to write these asap but then things pop up or my dad starts watching Supernatural so it just kinda like....gets put on the back burner cause ya know, priorities 😂

That Title entrance though 😍😂

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