~Joey's POV~
I must have dozed off a little bit because when I opened my eyes, it was very dark out. I hope I didn't sleep that much...
I sat up from the couch. And yes, you can call me a very sleepy boy. I yawned three times before I found the motivation to swing my legs over the edge of the couch and stand up. I glanced at the clock, and sure enough, it wasn't that late. It was about 7:00.
I didn't have much to do, but since the weather was getting cold, I might as well get a couple new long sleeve shirts and maybe even a hoodie.
I went into the bathroom and glanced in my mirror. Let me just say, my hair was messed up. Half of it was sticking up and half of it was down. It looked so bad. I immediately grabbed all of my hair products and took a couple minutes to get my hair back to shape. After I applied the last of my hair wax, I examined it closely in the mirror. Perfect. I flashed a smile to mirror Joey.
Before I got carried away making funny faces in the mirror and admiring myself, I put on a jacket, grabbed my keys and headed towards my car. Where am I going, you say? To the mall to get some shopping done!
It was 7:38 when I got to the mall. I was lucky to find a good parking spot in front of the mall. I got out of the car and walked towards the entrance. It's been a while since I've been here and it was nice because of the lively atmosphere.
I walked through the automated doors and was met by the sight of teenagers huddled in their cliques, people talking on their phones, mothers pushing a baby carriage around and people eating ice cream at benches. I was taking in the surroundings. It was different from being at home all alone. And don't even get me started with the heavenly smells that were coming from the food court.
I walked towards the first store I was going to shop at. As I was walking there were a couple girls that were looking at me and giggling. I just rolled my eyes. They are probably even underage....I glanced back at them with one of my "Really" faces and they eventually stopped and talked in hushed whispers. I tried really hard not to laugh because I found it very ridiculous. I finally got to the place I wanted and shopped since then with no interruptions.
After visiting a couple of my favorite stores, I ended up getting three long sleeve shirts and two hoodies. It was way past 8 by the time I exited the mall with my two shopping bags in each hand.
I was EXHAUSTED, and I had no idea why. I think I just needed some sleep. By now, I just wanted to go home.
I drove and continued to listen to the radio. When I saw something up ahead.
There was a man. On a bench. Just laying there.
Should I go help him? Should I leave him alone?
What if he is dangerous? Will he pull a gun on me?
My thoughts were going crazy and my mind was decided whether to help him out or not.
I decided to because I just couldn't leave someone lying there on a bench in the cold weather without AT LEAST talking to him. I pulled up next to the bench. I got out of the car and VERY cautiously walked to the shivering figure on the bench.
"Uh-," I hesitated a bit, "H-hello. Um..my name's Joey, heh heh."
No response.
I went up closer to the man and looked at his face. His hair was covering half of it. He looked vaguely familiar....
He rolled over which allowed me to see his whole face clearly.
He was shivering uncontrollably. I gasped and my eyes widened.
"Shane, Shane, are you okay?" I said as I started to shake him to make sure he wasn't hurt.
He coughed uncontrollably as he sat up.
Thank god. He's just sick from the cold.
"J-Joey?" He mumbled while he was still waking up from his nap. Our breaths were visible with white puffs of smoke.
I pulled him up from the bench and positiioned him on my back so I could piggyback ride him to the car.
"You don't have to d-" Shane started to speak, but began coughing again.
I got him into the passenger's seat and fastened his seatbelt for him before I jogged around the car to get into the driver's seat.
Assuming Shane was cold, I cranked up the heater in the car before I started to drive to my apartment. I would drive him to his own apartment, but I don't know where he lives so I had no choice. Who knows how long he's been out there though?
I looked over at Shane. He fell back asleep and was resting his head against the window. He looked so peaceful. Unlike his face expression when I saw him outside Cat's house. I sighed. When I saw him outside Cat's house....was he okay? I could tell that he was definitely not happy with something.
I got to my apartment and again carried Shane into the apartment with him on my back. He was mumbling inaudibly as I laid him down onto the couch. Careful not to wake him up, I sat there quietly and thought about random things and glanced at him once in a while until my eyes started to close as I drifted away into darkness.
~Shane's POV~
We were both sitting at a beach. The waves were crashing against the sand. The sun was beating it's rays down on us. It was a perfect day. A warm breeze blew against our faces as our eyes met. We looked at each other longingly. He reached for my hand.
"Shane. I love you so much," Joey whispered soflty as his hand went to the back of my neck and pulled my face closer to him.
Oh my gosh. Is this really happening?
My heart was beating louder and louder by the second. As he got closer, my eyes fluttered closed and the knot in my stomach tightened. This was perfect.
Until his hands aggressively grabbed my shoulders and shook me.
I panicked. What the hell is going on?!
The scenery quickly became very unpleasant. The air grew very cold, and the sky turned pitch black. There was a cold gust of wind which caused me to shiver. The warm sun and the beach was gone.
Joey continued to shake me with a worried expression on his face.
He yelled in my face saying, "Shane!"
For some reason I couldn't reply back.
"Shane!" He yelled again even louder this time.
"Shane! Shane! Are you okay?"
My eyes snapped open. I sat up and immediately began to have a coughing fit.
I quickly took in my surroundings. I was still at the bench?! How long has it been?
I looked up and was surprised to see the angel standing in front of my with relief on his face.
"J-Joey?" I stuttered.
Without a word Joey immediately picked me up and postioned me on him back. My eyes widened at his gesture.
I protested, "You don't have to d-" I started coughing. I knew I couldn't fight against him. It was too cold and I wasn't in the best state, so I made the most out of it and allowed him to carry me to the car.
He was being such a gentleman by putting me in the passenger's seat and buckling up my seatbelt even though I am perfectly capable of doing it myself.
He then got into his own seat and turned on the heater.
I sighed when the warm air made contact with my skin. Joey began to drive. The gentle swaying of the car and the warm air swallowing me in it's embrace caused sleep to take over me again. I quickly looked to my left to see his flawless face before my eyes closed.
A couple minutes later, I felt the car stop and felt the engine turn off. I heard the door slam next to me. Then I felt cold air slap my face which made a chill go up my spine. Joey lifted me out of my seat while I was still half sleeping. When I was positioned on his back, he started making his way to his apartment, I'm guessing. Since I was REALLY weird, I inhaled his scent from the back of his coat. It smelled sweet. Kind of like the mixture of honey and flowers. Well, whatever it is, it smells REALLY GOOD.
I heard a doorknob turn and I felt a comfortable warmth radiating from the room. I felt myself on a soft surface. It sure was more comfortable than that wooden bench I was napping on 20 minutes ago. Before another thought crossed my mind, I went into a deep slumber.
A/N: OMG I AM SO SORRY GUYS. THIS CHAPTER IS WAYYYYY OVERDUE. I WAS SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL. I HAD JOEY'S POV WRITTEN OUT, BUT I DIDN'T WRITE SHANE'S UNTIL TODAY. I'M SOOOOO SORRY.
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AND I FEEL LIKE THE CHAPTERS ALWAYS END UP WITH THEM FALLING ASLEEP AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS VERY BORING *SIGH*
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