FALLING FOR YOU.
'i can't do this anymore'
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[ you're important to me.
i think if there's anything that will last forever, is that.
whether we separate, stay in touch or rarely speak again,
you will always be that little someone i really do care for,
that i would sacrifice everything for to protect and keep safe]
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m.h↬
[1 week later]
"are you ready, danny?" i asked as i knocked on his bedroom door.
"wait a minute!" he shouted and i sighed before leaning against his door.
i waited for more than one minute before he decided to open up the door. as soon as he saw me, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened. he stared at me from my heels to my head, which made me turn red.
"you—you look nice, maddie. really really nice." he said and i smiled to him.
"thanks, you don't look too bad yourself." i thanked him and he showed me a cheeky smile.
"are we ready to go now?" he asked and i nodded.
"goodbye boys!" i shouted but none of them responded and i figured that it must have been because it was still 3AM and last night, or more like this morning, we watched a movie ( not harry potter this time).
we took daniel's car since i didn't have any because i still don't have my driver license (almost 18 and no license, sounds good).
the trip to my parent's house was a long one. that explains why we had to leave the house so early. we both had woken up at 2am and got ready in one hour, which is kind of a miracle.
it didn't bother me to wake up this early since i basically hadn't sleep last night. after the movie, i tried to fall asleep but i couldn't. i was too nervous for today.
anyway, i'll have all the time to sleep. it was a pretty long ride that was awaiting for me. 15 longs hours...
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it had been officially 10 hours since we were in the car. the sun had risen up and we had survived to more than the half of the trip.
the past few hours were pretty calm. daniel played a few songs on the radio and we didn't really talk during the trajectory. we stopped a few times to go to the toilet and 2 times to eat something.
i kind of liked this road trip. but the more we would get closer to portland, the more i'll be stressing.
when there was only 2 hours left, my palms were sweaty and my heart was beating way too fast. i was scared of my parents reactions to me and daniel. they would see that i hadn't change that much from last year and i still had the same shitty jobs.
when daniel told me that we would be there in 1 hour that's were i started to stress on a extreme level. i always had anxiety even though i tried my best to hid it but i always thought that daniel knew it. he knew everything about me, i didn't even had to tell him.
daniel looked at me worried :
"are you alright, mad?" he asked and i nodded slowly. "you can tell me anything, maddie." he added and i nodded again.
"daniel i'm scared. i have a really bad feeling about this, maybe we should go back." i bit my bottom lip.
"it's going to be alright, maddie." he said before grabbing my hand. he intertwined our hands and showed me a reassuring smile. "it's going to be alright." he told me again.
i took a deep breath and started to calm down. weirdly, just his touch made me more relax. so relax that not even 2 minutes later, i felt asleep.
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"wake up, were here!" i opened my eyes to see daniel staring at me.
"god!" i shrieked as i saw how close he was to me. "where are we?"
"at your parents house." he smiled.
"aren't you tired? you drove all the way here and you didn't even really sleep last night." i told him and he shrugged his shoulders.
"not really, i'll be alright. anyway let's go." daniel stopped the engine after he parked the car a few blocks away from my parent's house.
he got out of the car and hurried to open the door for me. what a gentleman.
"anything for you milady." he said in a horrible british accent.
"what a gentleman daniel." i laughed before getting out of the car. daniel closed the door behind me and we started to walk to my parents's house. i didn't know that it was going to be that cold tonight. my dress was not really covering a lot of skin and the cold breeze was making me freeze. when daniel saw how cold i looked, he didn't even think twice before handing me his jean jacket. i showed him a weak smile as i put on a jacket before taking his hands.
i knocked on the door after taking a deep breath. it was my 13 years old sister who answered the door. as soon as she saw me she jumped in my arms.
"maddie!" she shouted.
"hi babe, how are you?" i asked her as we pulled away.
"i'm alright, what about you?" she asked.
"i'm a lot better since i saw you, ari,." i smiled and she smiled back to me, showing me her new braces.
"mom & dad are waiting for you in the living room." she told me.
i sighed as she told me that. they were the last people i wanted to see along with meredith.
i walked inside the house, daniel quietly following me. my little sister seemed surprise when she saw him.
"daniel?" she said, sounding more like a question than an affirmation.
"hi aribear." he smiled, using the nickname he used to give her when we were younger.
"what are you doing here? i thought—" she started off but i cut her off, shaking my head.
"we worked it out." i only said and ariana nodded her head slowly, looking a little confused but i mouthed to her that we'll talk about it later and she nodded again, mouthing 'okay'. ariana walked away, leaving me with daniel.
"this place changed so much since the last time i came here." daniel said, almost souding like a whisper as he stared at the house in awe.
it was true. this house changed. when i was younger, we lived in another house a few blocks away from here. that was my childhood house. and when i turned 12, my parents decided to buy some kind of gigantic mansion. i didn't really care since the new house wasn't far from our old house which meant that it wasn't far from danny's house.
when i left to pursue my dream in l.a, my parents did some big changes in the house. they made it look more fancier by buying stuff like adding big chandelier in the house, making glass staircase, adding an inside pool and having a maid.
this house was not the one i considered as my 'childhood house'. i never liked it. it was too luxurious and all.
"it did." i finally answered. daniel grabbed my hand and we walk towards the living room.
"hi mom, hi dad." i said as we entered the room.
i could see how surprised my parents looked when they saw daniel and i walk into the room. my mom was the one who go got up and walked to me, an annoying smirk on her face.
"well well, if it isn't madison... and where is your boyfriend?" she asked as she scanned the room. "don't tell me he already got enough of you." she laughed.
"mom, dad, here is my boyfriend. daniel." i said as daniel smiled.
"oh daniel, dear, you've grown up so much." my mom said as she teared up.
"hi mrs. hills, mr. hills, it's a pleasure to see you again." he said as he shook their hands.
"so are you really coming as a couple? or is this just some kind of prank?" my dad asked and i clenched my fists.
"we actually are a couple, mr. hills. we started going out a few months ago." daniel answered for me.
"that's great!" my mom faked a smile, "now would you like to come to the dinner room. everyone's already there."
the dinner room was already crowded with many people. uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings, grandparents.
in the room, there was already andrea and brandon (my big brother and his girlfriend), who waved at me sweetly. ariana was sitting next to daniel and alyssa — who i greeted with a bear hug — was besides her.
when most of the people where there, we started to eat silently. my mother was the one who broke this silent by asking a completely stupid question.
"how come you're dating...our daughter?" my mom asked, disgust written all over her face.
"well, your daughter is really the best girl i've ever found. she has all the qualities and loves me truly. not like the other girls i've dated in the past, may i say. your daughter is totally something else, something different." he winked at me before taking a sip of his drink. i smiled to him, seeing how good he was handling the situation.
"she is? you should know dear, that madison isn't really capable to keep any guys. she always finds a way to scare them off or something, my mom laughed, but i agree with you, daniel." she really is something different.
i bit my bottom lip and daniel's hand grabbed mine. he looked at me and smiled but i didn't smile back. god, i knew this was a bad idea.
"where even is that boyfriend of yours, madison. what was his name again, love? my dad asked my mom, henry? harry? hayley? what the hell was that boys name?" my dad groaned.
"hayden. his name is hayden." i finally said as i cringed.
"yeah, exactly. where is hayden?" my father asked and i shook my head.
"it did not work out." i answered quietly, so quietly that it almost sound like a whisper. daniel grabbed my hand underneath the table, gave it a squeeze and showed me a reassuring smile.
"what a surprise." my mom said sarcastically and i sighed.
"and when did that happen?" my dad asked.
"almost one month ago." i responded.
"oh you got over really quick." my mom replied.
"daniel really helped me get over it, I don't know what i would've done without her." i answered, before smiling to daniel.
"that's amazing, darling." she smiled falsely.
the rest of the dinner was kind of silent. my parents talked to other people, finally leaving me alone. after dinner time, we all went to do different stuff. it was weird because i couldn't see meredith anywhere. i guessed she wasn't there yet but when she would come, my parents will make her arrival triumphal.
all of this adults conversations made me bored as hell. i wasn't listening to whatever my parents were saying to my aunt sofia. i was fiddling my fingers and daniel was scrolling through his instagram feed. for some reason, i've felt a little jealous when i saw him liking some girl's pictures. it was dumb, i know but i couldn't help but feel bad. these girls were so perfect and there i was, looking like a freaking big potato compared to them.
i got up, tired of all of this and walked out of the living room. i still hadn't seen my old room, it was one of the only reasons why i came here. this room held so many memories and it was the only thing that hadn't changed. that's why i like it. everything in my life changed, things, people, everything, except from this room. my room.
i stared at the multiple posters on my walls. only the best, one direction, ariana grande and justin bieber. i smiled to myself as i remembered when i used to bop to all of their songs. i sat on my bed and looked around me. this really felt like home. i looked on my night stand, there was a picture of meredith and i when we were much younger. how i missed this days. then there was a beautiful family picture. those were the days.
"why are you crying?" a voice asked, making me jump. i turned around to see daniel, leaning against the door.
"i hadn't realized i was until now." i smiled.
daniel walked closer to me, before posing a hand on my cheek. he slowly wiped away my tears. i felt my cheek burn at his touch. we were so close and the need to kiss him was way too strong. i looked in his blue eyes that i envied so much and he looked intensely in mines.
and at that moment, the door flew open. ariana walked in the room and turn on the lights and stared at us for a long amount of time.
"hm, i just wanted to tell you that meredith's here." she said as she turned bright red.
"thanks ari, we're coming." i answered and she nodded before walking out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"we should get going." i told daniel and he nodded quietly.
we both headed out of the room and there was ariana eavesdropping. she gasped when she saw us getting out and looked away.
"so subtile." i chuckled sarcastically and my sister laughed.
"i'm sorry but what were you two doing in that dark room?" she asked.
"nothing." daniel and i answered at the same time and she smirked.
" 'kaykay whatever." she said, not believing us at all.
we waked down the stairs and there she was, meredith. i saw how much she had changed since all of these years. her hair, that were originally brown were now blonde. they were shorter but it looked extremely good on her. she was wearing a tight red dress that showed a weird bump on her stomach. a good looking blond guy was next to her, holding her by her waist.
"meredith!" my mom exclaimed a she ran to my sister before taking her in her arms.
"oh wow, hi mom!" meredith said and awkwardly hugged my mom back.
"oh i missed you so much, honey. i couldn't wait to see you." she said. "you've grown up so much and in such a beautiful women." my mom looked at my sister in awe. the smile on her face totally disappeared when she saw the bump on my sister stomach. meredith seemed to have a noticed and shared a weird look with the blond guy.
"mom, this is greg. greg, my mom and my dad should be here soon." meredith said and the greg guy shook my mother's hand. but my mom didn't look as happy that she used to be since she had seen that bump.
"hi greg." she said as she stared at him with a look that almost looked like disgust. "meredith could you explain to me this b—"she started off but meredith cut her short.
"yup, here's my dad. hi dad!" she ran (more like tried because of her heels) to my dad and hugged him.
"hi honey." my dad replied.
"greg, this is my dad. dad, greg, my boyfriend." she presented him again and my father stared at greg from up to down.
"nice to meet you, mr.hills." greg said, shaking my dad's hand.
"greg, now there is my brother, brandon and his beautiful girlfriend, andrea. then there is alyssa and ariana my two little sisters. and finally, last but not least, she sighed as she looked at me, madison. madison and...daniel?" she raised her eyebrows as she saw daniel.
"hi meredith." daniel smiled and meredith hugged him.
"oh my god, this is crazy! you and madison actually are a couple?" she asked and we both nodded. "aw, that's so cute! i always shipped you guys together! i was right, i always knew you would end up together."
this was weird. she was so kind, it wasn't normal. maybe that greg guy changed her. she and greg walked to the living room followed by the rest of my family.
"well this is weird." i told daniel.
"it kinda is, but i like her new personality." daniel said and i shrugged my shoulders before we also went to the living room.
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people started to go home when it was 9 PM. it was already 10, when everyone was gone except from my parents and my sisters, meredith and greg, brandon and andrea, and daniel and i. meredith was still talking about her 'new amazing life' when my parents stopped her.
"so what about you, madison? what is new in your life apart from that new boyfriend. did you found a job or something or are you still working in a café and trying to pursue that stupid dream of yours." my mother chuckled and i tensed up a little bit.
"i actually still work at the café with cassandra and yes, i'm still pursuing my dream of becoming a singer. i actually think that it's starting to work." i answered.
"oh, greg is actually working in the music industry, he could help you." meredith smiled sweetly.
"that's really k—"i said but my mother interrupted me.
"no thank you, meredith. don't give her hope like that. she's stupid, she'll never achieve that stupid dream. unless this guy helps her." she pointed at daniel. "which i guess is the only reason why she is dating him."
and that's when, it started to go down. i clenched my fists and my face became red from anger. my mom was just assuming that i was using daniel because of his fame. this wasn't going to work with me.
"okay i'm sorry mom. i'm sorry that i am not the smartest of the family. i'm sorry that i'm maybe not a fucking doctor or a lawyer or working in an industry or whatever the fuck you want me to do. but i honestly don't care, you and dad need to understand that i'm a grown up now and that i can choose my future and that you aren't always going to tell me what to do. i'm an adult now, i live in l.a, i'm going to buy my own apartment and i have a wonderful boyfriend. and i care about this wonderful boyfriend and i don't care if he's in a band or if he's so freaking rich because i like him for who he is and not because he is famous. i would never use anyone in my life and it honestly sadden me to know, that you, my own parents, actually think that i would go that down. since the beginning of this evening, and even the beginning of my life, i've been trying my best to endure your insults and you fucking dragging me down but i can't anymore. i'm not always going to do what you want me to, okay? i'm done with you degrading me like that, i'm not a little girl anymore. and i'm going to do whatever i want, and if you don't want to believe in me and my dream then screw it. i don't even need you two. i don't need this kind of negativity in my life. i want to be surrounded by people who actually gives a fuck about me and my well being and sadly you're not a part of this people!" i yelled.
"don't you dare talking to me like that madison sienna hills." my mother scolded me.
"i'm only telling you what i've been keeping inside for years!" i shot back.
"madison, you won't disrespect your mother like that!" my dad said as he got up from the couch and i rolled my eyes.
"and what are you going to do? tell me to go in my room?" i raised my eyebrow.
"girls, go up in your rooms. meredith, greg, brandon and andrea please go somewhere else." my mother told them and they all walked out of the room.
"and you should get out too kid, before i'll have to force you to go." my dad stared angrily at daniel, who actually didn't look scared at all.
"i'm sorry, sir. but when maddie gave me a second chance, i promised her that i was going to stay with her and protect her from anything and i'm going to keep that promise." daniel said and i smiled to him. he was doing great.
"aw, isn't that sweet. but well, you shouldn't think that this stupid relationship is going to work for a long amount of time. since madison can't keep any guy, she always changes. from one to another." my mother said.
while she said that all i could think of, where the words hayden had told me when we fought.
«and now that he's back, you're only going to go to him to do whatever the fuck you do with him. that's what you always do and you know why? because you're a fucking slut, madison. a fucking slut, just going around fucking with everyone. i bet you already did it with every boy of this stupid band. and that daniel guy especially»
this words replayed in my head. i couldn't believe this was happening again and this time my own parents were telling me that. tears started to well up my eyes and i saw daniel's concerned look when he saw me.
"how could you even say that? she's your daughter! that is a freaking disgusting thing to do! i don't even know how madison did to grow being such an amazing girl with manners with parents like you! listen, you can insult me or whatever but don't you ever say something bad about madison. she is not a whore and if you're that dumb and blind to think that low of her then you two are nothing but horrible parents!" daniel quickly defended me. "and by the way, you can already remove us from your guest list for your next family reunion, because guess what? we're not coming. we would rather focus on people who actually care about us then on people who don't. goodbye, goodnight, have a nice life without us." daniel added.
he was still holding my hand when we walked out of the house. he handed me his denim jacket once again since it was even more cold than before. we got in the car, and that daniel sighed. we did not exchanged a word. random tears were just streaming down my face silently.
"maddie, none of what they said was true, you know that right?" daniel broke the silence and i nodded silently. then, there was another silence.
"where did you buy that jacket?" i asked him and he chuckled. "it's really comfy." i added as a smile crept on my lips.
"well, if it's that comfy then you can keep it." he smiled to me and i raised my eyebrows.
" i can? really?" i asked and he nodded. "thanks." i smiled.
"anyway i already have some many other denim jackets like that." he answered and i nodded happily.
"do you me to drive or something? i mean, you haven't really slept during the whole trip." i said as i bit my lip and he shook his head.
"i'll be alright, he said before starting the engine, let's just get home quickly and safely." he answered and i nodded.
the way back was more joyful than when we actually came. we started to shout the lyrics of these girls when it came on the radio and i even created an 'amazing' dance to go with it. honestly, it was a pretty amazing trip and daniel was the only one i would have wanted to spend it with.
@-goldenwdw - 4115 words
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IM SORRY
OMG THIS CHAPTER WAS THE LONGEST EVER OKAY
ITS OVER 4000 WORDS WHICH MEAN LIKE 40 PAGES FOR YOU LMAO
THE CHAPTERS ARE STARTING TO GET LONGER AND LONGER BECAUSE MUCH MORE STUFF ARE HAPPENING AND I WANT TO HAVE #MANIEL OR #DADISON HAPPENING SOON
AND I KNOW THAT YOU WANT IT TOO
ANYWAY I'M SORRY THIS WAS A REALLY LONG CHAPTER HAHA
but it was cute and i put at lot of maniel/dadison moments
enjoy them while they last ;)
next chapter is going to be crazy
there are going to be so many fights
hehehehe get ready
anyway, that's it for today this is way too much now,
i'm going to sleep
goodnight/good morning lovelies
— b x