I'll Stick With You For Us [River Phoenix story: BOOK 1]

Weird Kids

-River's POV-

"You're such a kid." Grace looked up at me with a serious face.

"What?! Rude!" I said. "You're the one whos a kid! I don't sleep with my favorite doll every night."

"Says the one who wears an adult version of their childhood jammies!" Grace remarked. I suddenly put her in an arm lock and started shuffling her hair. "River stop!"

"Take it back!" I said.

"No! You said something rude about me and you just got it back! Unfair!" She laughed. I let her go and she fixed her hair before punching my arm.

"OW!" I screeched. "For a small girl you punch like a professional boxer!"

"Do you want me to kick you too?" She gave me a dead serious look. I put my hands in the air.

"Nope! No thanks! I take it back!" I said scared.

"Good, I take what I said back too." She smiled and continued walking.

"So evil." I laughed.

"I admit, I can be." She said.

"You could be my body guard!" I joked.

"Yes, and you can be my pretend child." She said, thinking of my pajamas again.

"I will mess up your hair again." I warned.

"And we both know you'll end up on the floor." River just chuckled in response.

"You're such a brat."

"Yeah i'm gonna take you to the floor-"

"In a good way!"

I squinted my eyes at him and he laughed.

"How is that a good thing?"

All River did was smile slyly at me. I felt the annyonance die down.

"You're an idiot then."

"A brat, and an idiot, sounds good to me."

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We reached my front porch and stared at the door.

"Wanna come in?" I invited. He looked at me confused.

"But your aunt and uncle?"

"Are in Washington still."

"Lead the way, Miss A." River held his hands out. I rolled my eyes at the nickname and unlocked the door.

"This is pretty cozy." River said.

"Yeah, but the back porch is more cozy."

I led him to the back which was sort of a big room. Glass walls and windows. A couch, three chairs, a television, and a rounded fire place centered in the middle of the porch.

"Now this is what I need."

"Feel free to come over whenever and hang here if my parents approve of you."

"They should." He sat on the couch. I turned on the fire place and sat in one of the chairs.

"This is where I sit and write."

"Write? Write what?"

"Songs." I pulled out, from underneath the chair cushion i'm sitting on, I pulled out a black composition book. I handed it to River and watched as he looked through it.

"This one seems good," He sat up and read the lyrics.

"Is it alright, if i'm with you for the night

Hope you don't mind if you stay by my side

We can drive in your car, somewhere into the dark

Pull over and watch the stars, we can dance we can sing

Do whatever you think, as long as i'm with you..."

The way River read it made it seem great.

"You wrote this?"

I nodded.

"Sing for me, Miss A."

I stuttered for a second then sighed. I remembered the words to the chorus of that song and sang.

"When we are together its the time of our lives

We can do whatever be whoever we like

Spend the weekend dancing cause we sleep when we die

Don't have to worry 'bout nothing

We own the night."

"Nice, nice.." He said in a low, pleased tone with a grin.

"Really?"

"Of course. I don't just go 'round asking girls to sing to me and tell them I like their singing."

"Well, I guess i'm lucky. And you're lucky too. No one has heard me sing before."

"Really?"

"Yes, but its a secret between me and you. No one can know."

"Why hide such a talent?"

"Its not like i'm going to get anywhere." I laughed.

"You don't know that."

"But I do."

"Don't doubt yourself. You know, if you can sing and play guitar and go sit in a restraunt or something, you can get somewhere."

"How'd you know I play guitar?"

He pointed behind me, where my guitar rested against the tv.

"I had a feeling only you played."

"Well, you felt right. You should probably get going, you still have to eat dinner."

"Yeah, I sure do. It was nice being with you, Miss A."

"It was a pleasure, Mr. Budweiser." I retorted.

I walked him to the front door and watched him leave to the next block. I closed the door.

"He can be so full of it." I laughed.

{ YAY! I UPDATED! So..i'm going through many personal issues which have been causing me to procrastinate with everything. I've been doing more reading than writing which I truely apologize for. I will be updating when I can since the school year is coming to an end in a month or less :) so not as much work in some of my classes~ thank you ♡ i'll be updating again now :) }

{ ALSO THE SONG IS NOT MINE, I TAKE NO CREDIT. ALL CREDIT TO SELENA GOMEZ. SONG: WE OWN THE NIGHT. I'M JUST USING IT FOR THE STORY. DON'T TRIP. }