Lost Love

Lost Love: Chapter 2

Dedicated to jessababe96, because she's a midget just like June. Love ya babeh <3

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Xander let out a small chuckle. “Hi, Bug,” he said, calling me by my nickname that he used to call me when we were little, after the june bug beetle. Attractive, right? A nickname after a beetle.

“What are you doing here?” I asked again, since he didn’t answer the first time.

Xander shrugged. “My mom remarried a year or so after you guys left, then three years after that she died. So when my step-father decided to come here, I was all for it. I heard from someone that you were here,” he explained, watching me.

I smiled happily and threw myself at him, wrapping my arms around him. I had to stand on my tip-toes, seeing as how he was a towering 6’ 3” to my short 5’ 2”.

“I’ve missed you so much, Xander. You haven‘t changed at all,” I breathed out, the smile still plastered on my face.

“I’ve missed you too, Bug,” Xander answered.

Cassia cleared her throat behind us, and I let out a small laugh. I pulled away from Xander and turned to Cassia. “Cassia, this is Xander. Xander, this is Cassia.” She turned to Xander. “She’s my best friend.”

Xander turned to face Cassia, a grin on his face. “Sorry, Cass; can I call you that?” I watched as Cassia nodded, a confused look on her face. “No offence, but I’ll always be June’s best friend.

It was silent for a moment, then Xander let out a small laugh. “Just kidding, Cass, I can share Bug.”

Cassia glanced at me, an eyebrow raised. “Bug?”

“You know, after the june bug beetle? He used to call me Bug all the time,” I told her, a grin on my face.

Cassia rolled her eyes. “That’s so cheesy.”

I hit Cassia’s arm softly. “It is not, I think it’s cute that he has a nickname for me! Better than your nickname for me!”

“I don’t have a nickname for you,” Cassia said, confused.

“Exactly!” I said, laughing softly. “That’s the point, Cassia.”

Xander laughed at the both of us and wrapped an arm around my waist. It felt natural, and I missed the feeling of him near me.

Cassia glanced down at her watch. “June, I really gotta go. We’re having a family dinner, and if I’m not home soon, my mom will kill me. Are you gonna stay here with Xander?”

I looked up at Xander and he nodded. I turned back to Cassia. “Yeah, I am. See ya, Cass. Have fun at the dinner!” I said.

She snorted. “Oh yeah, oodles of fun,” she stated sarcastically. “Bye June, nice to meet you Xander,” she said before turning to walk away.

“Nice to meet you too Cassia,” Xander called out before he looked down. “Where to, Bug?”

I shrugged. “Uh, wherever. I’ve been in basically every store here,” I told him. “Wherever you want, I guess.”

Xander smiled and took my hand, leading me to some music store at the back of the mall, hidden in the corner. “Huh. I never knew this was back here,” I told him as I walked inside after Xander.

I looked around at the music in the racks, flipping through CDs. On the shelf next to it, there were some records, for quite a bit of money.

I looked over to Xander to where he was talking quietly to a guy with black hair and blue eyes. He looked to be the same age as us. Xander’s eyes flickered over to me, smiling softly.