Picture of Ty on the side (cast change later on)
Nicki's POV
"Hey Nicki, you have that thing after school with Tyler today?" Rose asked.
"Yeah, sorry. I promise I'll come tommorow." I slung my backpack over one shoulder.
"Nah it's fine, but this weekend we gotta hang out."
"I can't." I groaned. "There's that stupid ball with the alphas and lunas."
"Oh yeaaah, well we can hang out on Sunday and Friday."
"Sounds great." I told her as we parted ways. I was headed to The Fields and she was headed towards the bleachers. Valerie was excited as she jumped around, howling to be with Ty again. I began to walk at a faster pace just for her until I reached the green vines draped over the rock. I pushed them back a little and the scenery had me at aw again.
I sat criss cross applesauce on the grass and stared at the water. It was a clear blue, and I could see the small colorful fish. I jumped a little as hands covered my eyes, "Guess who?"
I rolled my eyes, "Really, Ty?" I laughed. He plopped down beside me and I turned to him with an amused expression, "What a way to surprise me."
His ears turned red and a blush crept over his face making me laugh, "Oh, I um.... I just.... I don't know." He stammered looking at the ground.
I couldn't help but laugh and he took out his drawing utensils and the unfinished drawing out. "It looks really great, but um, I kinda didn't do anything to make it happen. I feel bad you're doing all the work." I admitted frowning.
"No it's fine. I love drawing, I-I really do. I-If you want to help, here." He handed me the pencil and the unfinished drawing. "R-Remember how you drew the f-flower?" He asked.
I nodded and took a shaky breath. With Ty being so close to me, it made me nervous. My hand was shaking as I gripped the pencil and looked at the fields. I made the picture in my mind and tried to draw the flower bush but it came out scribbled because if my nervousness.
"Here. Try to hold it steady." He said holding my hand and keeping the pencil firm in place. I was doing my best, drawing lightly, and he helped me when I didn't know where to move it. My heart was beating fast again. Being so close to him made me feel jumpy.
I turned to him, my hand going limp and letting go of the pencil and he removed his hand from mine. I had just realized our closeness and my breathing nearly stopped. He stared into my eyes. It was pouring with so many emotions I could bathe in them. His blue eyes were making me feel dizzy inside, and I felt his breath tingle against my lips.
He pressed them against mine gently, molding them together as if trying out pottery. His lips were warm despite the frost nipping at our bare skin. Everything in the world seemed to stop, it was just Ty and I in the moment. He slowly slinked his arms around my hips, holding me lightly as if I would break. I placed my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
Everything was silent except for the rushing water, but it was calming. I pulled away with my eyes shut. I was replaying the moment over and over in my head. His arms were still firmly around me. We stared at eachother for awhile. Almost like we were having a silent conversation. nothing needed to be said to explain our feelings.
We both scooted back awkwardly, unraveling our arms from one another, but Ty grabbed my hand. A warmness spread thought my entire body at the gentle, and small contact. He placed the pencil in my hand again and wrapped his hand in mine like the other times. "We need to finish that drawing." He said squeezing my hand for extra comfort. I could only grin in response.
~•••~
"No you big ass jerk!" Rose growled at Titus. We were currently preparing our thanksgiving feast. It had been awhile since all of us were together. Cole and Nick were still doing that creepy non-argument talking.
"Not fair! I said to put 1 cup of sugar! Adding more sugar will make it too sweet!"
"Same damn difference Titus, one fucking grain of sugar won't do anything!"
"Um yes it will, the cake will be overpowered by one grain of sweetness. It'll be too sweet!"
"Oh really? And who's going to notice that?" They bickered. It was the usual thing we did every year. Titus and Rose team up on dessert, I make my awesome macaroni and cheese, and Cole and Nick made the homemade seafood dressing. Mom and Mrs.Everette were on turkey duty, and my dad and Mr.Everette were usually talking about old people stuff.
"I'm going to notice it!"
"Yeah, you'll be the only one!"
"Shut up!" Nick intervened. They glared at eachother once more before silently arguing and pushing one another lightly. I laughed at how childish they looked and Titus came over to me. What now?
"Don't forget our date. This Friday." He whispered in my ear. I narrowed my eyes. I guess Rose and I could hang on Sunday then. I was booked the entire weekend.
"Whatever." I growled.
"Dress nice." He whispered before walking back over to help Rose with the cake. I angrily grated the cheese. I did not want to go on a date with Titus. I shivered in disgust and listened to make sure Cole and Nick weren't arguing.
"No no brother, it's the other recipe."
"I'm pretty sure it's this one."
"No, I disagree with you calmly. This recipe is the one we used last year."
"Ah, little brother. But don't you remember when we made this one instead last year."
"Oh my god you fucking douchebag! It's this damn recipe. Get it through your fucking head!" Nick burst.
"No you idiot! Remember it was homemade and I wrote it down?!"
"Dude I have been trying so fucking hard not to argue with you and it was killing me all week. You win Nicki! We cannot go a week without getting pissed off at eachother!" He dug into his pocket and handed me a 50 dollar bill. I gladly took it and held out my hand at Cole.
He grumbled something before handing me 50 dollars and I grinned, "It was nice doing business with ya boys." I giggled. They began to bicker again and I couldn't help but smile. Now everything was normal.
"For goddess sake Rose! You're going to make the cake lopsided!"
"Oh hush Titus, we've made the same damn cake for 6 years and now you decide to have a problem with what I do."
"That's because you're doing it so.... So wrong!"
"Your face is wrong!"
"Your attitude is wrong!"
"Your life is wrong!"
"Your cake is wrong!"
"Your..... Your..... Your clothes are wrong! 2002 called, they want their damn shirt back."
Titus scowled, "Oh really? Look how tacky your...your ummm....your shoes are!"
"Converse are not tacky! Right Nicki?" Rose turned to me for support.
"Don't bring me into this." I replied putting my hands up in surrender.
"Converse aren't tacky!" My mom shouted entering the kitchen. "They're actually pretty trendy." She winked.
"Thank you Mrs.Hanson. At least someone gets it." Rose groaned.
Titus shrugged, "But still..." I tuned them out and looked at Cole and Nick who were still arguing over not arguing. I laughed at everyone and turned back to cooking.
~•••~
"Thank you for having me over Mrs.Hanson." Titus waved.
"It was a joy having you over." She replied with a giggle.
"Hey is it okay if I come over for thanksgiving? With Tyler?"
I stiffened at the mention of Tyler. "Of course! You're always welcomed here!" She said.
All the thanksgiving food was prepared and we only had until Monday for thanksgiving. "Sis, wanna go to Missy's with us?" Cole asked putting his elbow on my shoulder like usual.
"Yeah sure. I miss her." I said. Missy's Diner was a diner owned by a sweet old lady by the name of Missy. She knew Rose, Titus, Cole, Nick and I, and everything that we loved. We hadn't visited in awhile, and I missed her.
"Ohhhhh I wanna come too!" Rose piped up. She grabbed her jacket and shrugged it on.
"Alright." I put on my jacket and slipped on my shoes before grabbing my keys and heading out the door. "Wanna come with us before you go to the pack house?" Cole shouted at Titus who was near to getting into his car.
"Where to?"
"Missy's!" Nick shouted back.
"Hell yeah, I'll follow after you guys!" He said. We nodded in agreement, but Rose decided to drive with Titus for some reason. I looked at them suspiciously, but shrugged it off as I got into my car.
~•••~
The bell rang as well entered. "Welcome to Missy's diner, my name is Missy-Kids!" She cut herself short as she saw us. We sat in our usual booth. I sat beside Rose and Nick. Cole and Titus sat across from us. "It's swell to see you here!" She cheered.
"It's swell to be here. How's the diner going?"
"Amazing! I missed you kids though." She said smiling.
"How are you and Jane?" Cole asked referring to Missy's only daughter. She was in the hospital for awhile after a car accident, and Missy closed the diner for a little, then re-opened it not long after.
"I'm amazing. And Jane recently gave birth to little Amelia!" She smiled.
"That's awesome! How old is Amelia?"
"Only a month old. I'm already spoiling her." She laughed. "Do you guys want the usual?"
"Yep." We replied at once.
"Perfect. And don't worry about paying. Having you all here is a blessing enough." She said smiling again before running off into the kitchen.
"Awww I bet Amelia looks just like Georgy." Rose cooed, referring to Jane's fiançe.
"I know. I can't believe she gave birth a month ago." I said.
"Yeah, I hope she isn't too spoiled. You know how kids grow up to be brats." Cole gruffly replied.
I wrinkled my nose, "Way to ruin the moment brother."
"Do you guys remember when we first got here?" Titus blurted out.
"Yup. We were... Like... 6 years old when our parents took us here and we sat at this booth in the same spots." I recalled.
"Yeah, those were the days." Nick sighed.
We all laughed and I looked around the table. My friends. My other family. I knew in the end, we would all be there for eachother no matter what, through thick and thin. And including Titus, I loved them all.
Authors Note
I was super bored so I typed this.
So do you guys ship Aarose, or Rosus? (Haha. I don't have a good ship name for Titus and Rose :P)
Are you guys happy about more Tycole moments?
I plan on having alot more scenes for Nicki and Ty. If you guys are wondering if they are dating or not.... No. They are not dating. It's kinda like.... They are forming a slow relationship. I just didn't want it to be a 'fall in love by the 5th' chapter kind of love story.
So yeah.... I actually have the entire book planned out and I just have to type it into the story. The ending will make you sad, that's all I can reveal.
Oh and I have a description for Doubled Fate; All Brooklyn wanted was to escape. Escape from everything. Her past, her troubles, anything that made her seem weak. Like trusting people...the most painful thing of all.
But it takes 2 guys to help her. Help her realize that trusting people isn't so bad, and....well.... loving them. As they try to help her, she grows feelings for both guys which she cannot stop. But in the end, all is all, and she has to pick one of them.
Dun dun Duuuuun! I'm most likely changing it later. That's all I can reveal about the story until I complete this book.
Right now, I can't tell when this book is going to end. I have ALOT I need to add and it's going to take awhile. My guess is 30 or 32-ish chapters. It depends on how long and how detailed the chapters are.
Okay sorry for the long authors note. I want to give a special thanks to emi_4533 for being awesome. Follow her and check out her story(i'm editing it). She's totally amazing and yeah.... That's it :P
Again, sorry for the super long author note.
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