Promises

Belle's POV

I walk up the stairs and stand outside of Aaron's door. "Hey." He's putting clothes away in drawers but he looks up at me and smiles. "Didn't think Jade would leave you alone for a second." He brings a finger to his lips and points to his bed, where a passed out Jade is curled up. He walks into the hallway and closes the door quietly.

"Hey. What's up." I shrug.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing." I nod to his broken hand.

"Ah. Don't worry. This will be off in a few hours." He leans against the wall and crosses his arms. "So what did you really want to talk to me about."

"Well... I just wanna talk." He nods and walks me to my room, where I sit down on the bed and he does to. We sit there for awhile. I stare out the window and he stares at me.

"Who do I remind you of?" I look back at him with wide eyes.

"How-"

"Everytime you look at me you get this pain in your eyes..." My eyebrows scrunch together and I avoid his glance. "Izabelle?" His calm blue eyes stay focused on me, and before I know it, I'm telling him my life story.

"His name was Weston..." I explain how he and I had always been running. He had set a few places on fire and I always got him out of trouble. I left out the part of him burning me. I also left out the part on where he is now, because I honestly don't know the answer. Aaron plays with the ring around my neck.

"He gave this to you?" I wrap my fingers around it and nod. He leans back and rests his hand on his knee. "He did something else to you." He says this blatantly. "That's why you're scared of fire." Painful memories rush into my head. The warehouse. The cops. Weston being stupid and fighting back. I nod and my eyes tear up. "Shhhh." He moves to my side and takes my hand. "Izabelle..." I hake my head and keep it down, hiding my tears from him.

"He... He hurt me... But..." I can't finish so I lift up my shirt, showing him the burn. He traces his fingers over it and holds his breath. I start to shake from the tears.

"Put it down." He lowers my shirt and holds me while I cry. Weird how I just let him. Finally I sit up and wipe my eyes.

"You look so much like him though... Except..." I stop and look at him. No flames dance in his eyes. He doesn't have an evil smirk. And most of all, his smiles are kind, not sly like Weston's. "you aren't him." He nods, crossing his legs in front of me.

"Don't worry Izzy." I smile a little when he says my name like that. "Good, there's your smile." He lifts my chin so that our eyes meet. "I won't hurt you." I smile and nod. "And neither will Dan." My eyes widen and I shake my head.

"I don't know what you-"

"Shhhhh. He's crazy about you. But he's patient. Which is good." I look at Aaron and he winks at me. "He's jut waiting for the fire to extinguish, and so are you." I decide to change the subject.

"So Jade..." A smile instantly curves onto his lips. "Ah! You like her!"

"Of course I do-"

"Not like that! You smiled as soon as I said her name!" He shakes his head.

"No I don't!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!" We continue this until I break it.

"Jade." He blushes and smile, staring at his hands.

"Damnit..." He starts to blush more and shakes his hair in front of his face. I giggle and ruffle his hair.

"Knew it." He stares at his hands, every once in awhile he'll laugh silently then shake his head. "Wait..." He looks up with a confused look. "You... You love her!" His eyes widen and he jumps at me, covering my mouth with his hand.

"Shhhhh. She has a bat's hearing." I giggle more and push him off.

"Oh my god though... Since when?"

"First time I realized I did?" I nod eagerly.

Aaron's POV

First time I realized I love Jade... Honestly, was the first time I made her smile. Not seeing her smile, but being the reason for it. There are so many moments when I look at her and think, I'm a goner. Belle awes when I tell her this.

"That is so cute!" She puts her hands on my shoulders. "She definetly loves you." I shake my head.

"Unfortunately I don't think so..."

"Why?"

"Because she says loving her is dangerous and she doesn't want anyone to get hurt. She thinks she isn't worth it." Belle makes a sad face.

"That is the cutest and saddest thing I've ever heard..." I nod. "Too bad it's bull shit." I look up quickly and can't help but laugh.

"What makes you say that?"

"You didn't see her when you were gone." I tilt my head. I mean, I knew she was a mess physically... "She couldn't sleep, eat, she couldn't even talk in complete sentences." I let out a little laugh but Belle looks at me seriously. "It's funny because you think I'm kidding." My cheeks get warm and I run my fingers through my hair.

"Well I guess in the end it doesn't matter." Belle's eyes get sad.

"You can't leave her like that again Aaron." I nod. "Seriously, I dont know what she would do. Promise me." I lean forward and pat her cheek.

"Second time I've made that promise today." She smiles and leans back.

"Good." I stand up and yawn.

"Well, goodnight Iz." I ruffle her blue hair and start to leave. Jade is standing in the doorway with my navy blanket wrapped around her arms. Her eyes are half closed from exhaustion.

"Aaron?" I smile and run at her, picking her up in my arms. She laughs and wraps her arms around me.

"There's my girl!" I carry her over my shoulder to her room. "Time for bed!" I throw her onto her bed and turn to leave the room.

"Aaron?" She's balled up on her bed.

"Yeah Jade?"

"I missed you." She makes me smile and I turn off the light.

"Missed you too."

"Goodnight kid."

Dan's POV

We all head out to the mall the next day. Rogue and Logan head down to an auto repair shop because they like that stuff while has Belle dragged Jade off somewhere. Aaron and I stay in the food court which is perfectly placed right by the Victoria's Secret.

"Oh damn, look at that one." A tall blonde walks by, wearing a tight jean skirt and a navy tank top. Aaron rolls his eyes and takes a sip of his soda. "What?" He smirks and shakes his head.

"Nothing..."

"Ah come on man, like you don't check out girls."

"Ehh. I'm not vocal about it like you are though." I look at him suspiciously.

"Dude are you gay?" He throws his head back and laughs.

"Hmmm let's see." He stands up and walks over to the blonde I had just pointed out. He taps her on the shoulder and looks back at me, winking. She smiles at him and they start a conversation. He adjusts his sling and she motions to it. He smiles and nods as he starts to write on it.

"No way..." He gives her his charming smile and walks back over to me. When he sits, he reads from his cast.

" 'Dear friend of Aaron's... turn around. Love Brandy.'" I groan and run my fingers though my hair. Aaron gestures towards the fountain with his eyes and I turn. Brandy is kissing a hot black haired chick with tattoos and a belly button piercing. I bite my lip and shake my head.

"Damn." Brandy pulls away from the girl and winks at Aaron. He pretends to cough and smiles, waving at her.

"Brandy! Ughh that's the ultimate stupid white girl name..." Aaron sits back real pleased with himself. "Wait... What else-" He tries to hold back a smile as he continues to read.

" 'Aaron, call me, Attica and I would love to have you over sometime.' " My jaw drops.

"No..." I push him in his good shoulder and laugh. "No way dude!" He winks at me again and I shake my head. "I take it back then. You, sir, are not gay." Aaron nods and smiles.

"Not that there's anything wrong with that..." My smile fades.

"Well... Of course not..." Memories of locker room torment and pushing kids into lockers flood back to me. God, I'm a dick. Aaron points to the frozen yogurt line.

"There's Belle." I look out of the corner of my eye and see her. I look her up and down. She's got a cute figure. Tall and skinny, but cute. I can wrap both my arms around her entirely and I like that. I whistle and she turns around quickly, her loose blue hair flying into her face. Her eyes land on me and she tries to hold back a smile. We've been getting better, I think. She's more comfortable around me, she's warming up.

"Hey Aaron!" She says through a smile. "Dan." She says plainly with an eyebrow raised.

"Wow I'm special." She laughs and winks at Aaron.

"Hold on, let me go find Jade." Aaron plays with the straw in his drink. Everytime my eyes wander, his become glued to the table.

"Come on Aaron, just one." He shrugs and shake his head.

"No thanks."

"Dude."

"If I do will you shut up?"

"Yes." He leans back and shakes his hair out.

"Alright then... Lets see." He scans the place. "Ahh. There." He nods over to a girl with long brown hair. She's in a tight leather skirt and jacket, along with shredded tights. She has her back turned but we have a perfect view of her ass.

"That's mah boy." I tilt my head to the side. "She's a ten." Aaron bites his lip and nods in agreement. "Like damn..." Belle walks over to the girl and puts a hand on her shoulder, pointing back to us. "Wait what the..." My eyes widen and so does Aaron's. The girl turns around and Aaron brings his fist to his mouth, biting on his knuckles. "Dude... It's Jade."

Jade's POV

I turn around with my food and see Aaron and Dan staring at me with a scared look. Walking over slowly, I sit down next to Aaron. "What..."

"Mmm nothing." Aaron squeaks out, his cheeks turning red. Dan holds back a laugh.

"Yeah..." He snickers loudly but covers his mouth. "You look nice." My hands go to my skirt as I try to pull it down.

"Belle said to try it out... Not my style." Aaron and Dan moan and laugh.

"It... It looks nice." I glare at Dan and he puts his hands up defensively. "I'm being sincere. In fact. I think you're a ten." Aaron slams his head on the table and starts shaking with laughter. I hold my spoon up and stare at my face. Belle put a thick coat of black eyeliner and mascara on my eyes, brightening them from a distance. Aaron stops laughing and puts his hand on the back of my chair.

"But seriously, you look beautiful." I blush and Belle sits down, pushing a chocolate shake over to Dan.

"Yay! You know just how to please me, don't you darling." He nuzzles his nose in her hair and she laughs before pushing him away.

"You're so weird." She looks at me and raises an eyebrow. I shrug and take a bite of my sandwich. Aaron pokes my ears.

"They weren't like this ten minutes ago..." My ear flinches.

"Ow!" I push his hand away. "Belle got them done for me." Aaron leans back and stares at her.

"Ooooh Belle's now your stylist huh?" Dan sneers. I shake my head.

"No! I'm just unstylish." Belle giggles and leans across the table, taking my hand.

"But together, we can fix this problem." She says seriously, making me spit out my food and laugh. Aaron stands up and struggles with pushing his chair in with one hand.

"She doesn't need it." He says right at Belle, before walking away. He walks over to the mini fountain and sits down. I turn my head and see that I have spit food onto Belle accidently, but Dan was gingerly brushing bits off her face and picking them out of her hair. She stares at his lips and he's focused on her face, mainly her eyes.

"And... KISS!" They don't seem to hear me so I get up and walk over to Aaron.

Aaron's POV

Jade starts to walk over. It's not that I don't like her style, it's just it's not Jade. Jade is tough and awkward and closed off, only I can get to her. But when she dresses like that, she's basically screaming 'hey I'm open!' and I don't like it. She takes a seat next to me, struggling with her skirt. "What's up kid." I stare at my hands.

"Nothing." Kids around us throw coins into the fountain and I remember doing that when I was younger. "Do you have a penny?" Jade nods and pulls three out. I take one and hold it in my hand. "You know, when my dad went MIA, my mom would drive my brother and I to the mall and we'd empty out jars wishing for him to come home..." Jade scoots closer.

"But telling is bad luck." I shake my head.

"Doesn't matter, now they are all gone. My dad, my mom, and Jason." I close my eyes and throw the penny behind me. I wish for the obvious. "Alright. Your turn." Jade copies the motion. "What did you wish for?" She opens her mouth but I press a finger to her lips. "No don't tell me!" She giggles and holds her palm open.

"There still one more." I close her fingers around it.

"Save it for a rainy day." She nods and puts it in her pocket. We sit in silence for awhile. We can do that and it's not awkward. We just enjoy eachother's company that much.

"Belle and I wished for you to come home safely." She says while staring at her hands. I smile, thinking to myself that I was missed, which makes me feel good. But I also remember that no one should reveal a wish they made.

"Be careful Jade. Just because something comes true once, doesn't mean it's permanent." She looks at me worriedly.

"But you won't leave me, right?" I take her hand and bring it to my lips, kissing her fingers softly.

"Never will I ever." She smiles and rests her head on my shoulder. I make all these promises. Little does she know, I'm not good at keeping them.

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