So This Is Love ~~~~ R.P.

viii. Reunited

My eyes were burning. I couldn't breathe, nor could I speak. The three things that have been missing in my life for the past year were now right in front of me. 

"Jaiden?" Luke asks softly.

Tears fall from my eyes as I get up and run over to the boys. I grab all three and hold them tight, I never wanted to lose them again. They held me in their arms as I cried. 

"I missed you guys so much."  I whispered.

"We missed you too, JP." Alex said, using my old nickname.

"Yeah, like really really missed you, Jay." Luke replied, his voice wavering. 

Reggie stayed silent.

I give a small laugh as I back out of the hug.  My mood immediately changed. "You idiots! You really let hot dogs kill you?" 

Immediately they gave scared looks. I started to cry again.

"I can't believe this is happening. How? Why?" I ramble. 

"Kinda getting mixed messages here..." Alex replied. 

"Uh well..." Luke stammered as he looks over my shoulder. "Ask her."

I turn around to meet the curly haired girl once again. She was concentrated on the little box in her hand. "You're Sunset Swerve, right?"

"Sunset Curve!" The four of us say in annoyance. 

"Whatever, I already told you guys what happened. You guys all died in some freak accient, well, except the girl. She died after you guys did, well not like right after. But that was twenty five years ago..." She trailed off. 

"What? No, no, no. That's imposible. After we floated out of the ambulance, we went into that weird dark room where Alex cried." Luke explained.

"Well...I don't think...I think we were all pretty upset ok?" Alex said in a high pitched voice. I put a hand in his shoulder for support. 

"I was in that dark room, too." I add. 

"Yeah, but that was for, like, an hour. We just showed up here, then saw you, and then Jaiden came, and now we're here." Luke finished.

"Look," the girl started, "I'm just telling you what's on my phone."

"That's a phone?" I ask quietly, hearing Reggie chuckle beside me. 

"You guys died in 1995, when you were seventeen. It's 2020 now." She stated confidently. 

"So this is the future?" Reggie asks, but it seems he's talking to himself. 

"Wait. So...So I've been crying for twenty five years? How is that possible?" Alex asks loudly.

"You're a very emotional person." Luke says.

"I am not!" Alex replies anxiously.

"Hey hey. Calm down, remember our song." I talk to Alex, grabbing his hands. Together we quietly sing;

Close your eyes and remain calm

Do as I, and stay strong

We'll count to three, then recite our abc's

1 2 3

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Now take a deep breath and let it out

Open your eyes and you're fine now

Alex takes a deep breath and opens his eyes. "Thanks Jaiden." He smiles. I smile in return.

"Uh yeah...Anyway-"

"I thought you were afraid to come out here." A small voice interrupts Luke. It appears to belong to a boy, younger than the girl. "You talking to your ghost friend? Is he hideous?" 

"He can see you." Luke tells Reggies. 

"No he can't." Reggie defends himself. 

"What do you want?" The girls asks, clearly annoyed. 

"A normal sister for starters. Stop being weird and come eat." The young boy quipps. I smirk. 

"I like him." I whisper to Alex as the boy leaves the garage.

"He couldn't see you." The girl says, but it seemed she was trying to convince herself.

"Yeah, I mean...That's usually how ghosts work." I say as Reggie hums beside me. 

"Look, I'm very sorry for what happened to you guys, but this isn't your studio. Not anymore. You have to leave." She says sadly. 

"But wait," Luke stutters, "w-we didn't get your name."

"It's Julie."

"Cool. I-I'm Luke, by...by the way. And this is-"

"Reggie. I'm Reggie."

"And..."

"Alex. How's it going?"

And..."

"Jaiden." The girl and I say at the same time. I give a confused look. 

"Ba-da." Luke says softly doing jazz hands. 

"Ok?"

"Wait, how did you--oh ok. She's gone." I say as the girl leaves the garage. 

"She seems nice," Luke says, trying to brighten the mood.

"Did you forget the part where she kicked us out, or..." Alex sassed. 

"Forget about that. We're finally all together again. All of us." Reggie said smiling at me. 

"Yeah. I missed you guys so much. That year without you guys was probably the worst year of my life. I never felt more alone." I explained. 

"Well you're not alone anymmore. And you'll never be again." Luke reassured me as he pulled us all in a group hug again.

For once in a long time, I was truly happy. Here, in our studio, in the boys' arms, I was home.  

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a/n

why hello there lovely people. my apologies, ik i said there would be an update yesterday but i didn't get to it. i kinda overslept a lot and by the time i got up, i was too lazy to do anything else. there might be another update later today, idk i havent decided. but hey, jaiden and the boys were reunited!! and it only took 8 terrible, half-assed chapters to get to it lol. bro, im not even halfway done with this book and im thinking of starting another. welp

See ya on the flip side

~S ♡