Forget About the Dirty Looks
Run Away With Me, Any Time You Want
Grace's Pov
"You couldn't handle it" I whispered in his ear.
"Oh yeah? Try me. I get jealous, we stop." he suggested in the same whispering tone.
"Thats not what I was trying to say." I told him.
I should probably tell you how I came to be here.....rewind. Senior year in high school, where the most drama you've ever seen takes place. Girls getting pregnant, boys complaining about dick size, everybody losing their virginity, people getting their heads smashed into things. The last one is important.
I turn to my left and see a nerd with his head being banged against a water fountain and water being sprayed out onto his face, probably going to leave streaks on his glasses. I turn to my right and see Aaron, my boyfriend, smashing a freshmens head into his locker, stupid freshmen, don't get involved with guys like that. This is the usual, lots of this happens, its kind of our schools thing now. The teachers dont even care anymore, funny how they thought uniforms would help, the white shirts and black plaid ties and matching skirts didnt do anything.
But something does catch my eye. Close to the library I see someone with a cut lip and a small cut on his forhead, with Connor punching him to a pulp. Hmm, not many punches are thrown in this school, must be a big deal. I'm actually kinda concerned, this is getting pretty serious. I mean Connor has always beaten people up, I mean he was the quaterback for the school football team, and my boyfriends best friend but, it was never this bad. It looks like hes killing this guy, who never stood a chance. I mean, he looked a bit out of shape, a bit chubby but not too bad, and he had black hair. His eyes were closed, tears slowly streaming from them and he winced at every punch Connor threw, damaging his face even more. He looked familiar.
Okay, okay, this is too much. I walked behind Connor and tapped him on the shoulder. He jumped a bit and looked around to see me, he looked really angry, but when he seen it was me he softened just a bit and bit on his bottom lip, I assume to keep from shouting profanities at me.
"Grace, what do you want, I'm kinda busy right now." he told me, gesturing to the guy who he was still gripping onto collar of his shirt, his eyes still closed. He seemed to put his head down in dissapointment or something when Connor said my name.
"Sorry but Aaron said he wanted to see you, like right now." I lied, but its the only thing I could think of, Connor practically worshiped Aaron, I think they have some sort of past. He nodded and let go of the guy he was busy with, throwing him to the floor. I knelt down beside him and grabbed his arm helping him up, he seemed to shiver.
"It is you." he said. I was confused until he opened up his hazel eyes and looked at me. It was Gerard, my childhood friend.
"Ohmygosh." I said covering my mouth with both my hands is suprise. Probably a bad idea considering he was only standing because I was holding onto his arm. He fell back to the floor and groaned when he hit it with a thump.
"Ohmygod ohmygod oh my god, I'm so sorry, Gerard." I said as I knelt down again beside him. He nodded his head at me then propped himself up with his back against the lockers and his knees to his chest.
"I thought I'd never actually talk to you again Tashi." he told me.
"Grace" I corrected him "I go by Grace now." I mirrored his position sitting next to him as the rest of the few students stumbled into class, leaving the hallways empty. He looked a bit sad when I told him this. He turned his head to look at me, I did he same.
"Why? I liked Tashi." he explained. I shrugged.
"Tashi is a weird name, I thought Grace was more mainstream." I told him. its true, I mean i probably wouldnt be where I am now if I hadnt changed my name. He gave me a crooked smile.
"When we were little you would do whatever it took to verge away from mainstream. Remember when lots of people were dying their hair blonde, so you died yours red?" he asked me. Of course I remembered that. I smiled at the memory and nodded my head. I just couldn't stand being the same as everybody. The red eventually faded though, leaving me blonde as ever.
"I also remember that you said red hair looks hot on me." I explain. I smirked and wiggled my eyebrows, laughing a little. He blushed and turned away.
"Well you do look hot in red." he said more to the floor than to my face. I heard someone clear their throat in front of me. I looked up to see a quite mad Aaron. Me looked from me, to Gerard, then back to me again. I could see what this must look like. Us being alone in the hallway, smiling and laughing, and him calling me hot.
He looked at Gerard again the anger buliding up in his face, then me again, but his face softened, as if in understanding of me. Then he went back to Gerard and picked him up by the collar of his shirt and pulled his fist back ready to punch while Gerard closed his eyes and tilted his head away from the fist expecting it at any time. I stepped in between them and put my hand on the wrist Aaron was using to hold Gerard.
"Babe I think hes had enough for the day." I told him. He dropped Gerard and turned to face me.
"Well Grace, you can't blame me for telling Connor to beat him up, everybody knows the loser has a crush on you, and he needed to learn his lesson, you're mine" he explained while tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
"So it was you who told Connor. You cant just do that Aero*yes Aero, that is his nickname*its not fair to him, just dont do it again k baby?" I pleaded. Aaron and Connor were both suckers for me, they would pretty much be slaves for me, but I didnt take advantage of that. He nodded his head slowly and pecked me on the lips. Then he was about to go in for another kiss when he turned his head to look at Gerard, who just kinda stood there, looking a bit dazed.
"You can go, loser." Aaron told him. 'Sorry' I mouthed to him and gave him a crooked smile before getting egarly pinned against the lockers by Aaron, who then procceded to smash his lips agaist mine with such hunger and desperation. He put his hands on my hips and pressed his chest against mine and licked my bottom lip asking for entry. Our tongues collided and I gentley pulled on his hair that I had been grabbing the whole time. I heard a moan escape from the back of his throat.
We were disturbed when I heard footsteps, Aaron pulled away, looked a bit dissapointed but that quickly turned into angry and spun around to see who interupted us. Whoever it was looked like a freshmen and stopped dead in his tracks to see my face covered in curiosity and Aaron's face covered in anger. He had on nerdy aviator glasses and was wearing our school uniform, black slacks and a white shirt and black plaid tie. He looked from me to him then me again and looked at my face for a while. Then he covered his mouth with both his hands.
"Shit shit shit sorry." he exclaimed. Trying to speed walk away, that is until Aaron grabbed him by the wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?" Aaron asked him while pushing him up against a locker. I shook my head at him.
"No, stop Aero." I told him. He didn't move and turned to face me.
"What Grace, you know this guy too?" he asked me. I nodded my head. The guy, who I should explain is Mikey, Gerards little brother, looked puzzled.
"Grace?" Mikey asked me. I nodded my head. He seemed to let it go as Aaron let go of him, Mikey straightened out his shirt and sighed.
"Yeah, really sorry to interupt you uhh time with Ta-Grace." he told Aaron then walked away. Aaron turned to me a slightly smiled. Then he pecked me on the lips and lingered there for a while.
"See you after school" he whispered in my ear and walked off. I decided it would be no use to go to class to I stepped outside for a smoke, yes a smoke. I walked across the street behind a concrete buliding where most people smoked, not many people knew I did, but who smokes here in the middle of class, besides the people at this place were quiet and didnt usually say anything, I liked it that way. I pulled out a cigarette and searched for my lighter, which I couldn't find. I cursed under my breath and put my cig between my teeth as I searched harder. No luck. I held my cigarette in my hand and slid my back down the building sitting on the damp grass.
"Fuck." I mumbled. I heard someone giggle beside me. I looked up and seen none other then Frank Iero, we always seemed to be smoking at the same time, I socialized the most of all the smokers with him, and by socializing I meant we said hi once or twice and occasionally lent each other a light or a cig, and smoked by each other. We were smoking buddies. I was so grateful he was here.
"Got a light Frank?" I asked him hopefully. He nodded and handed me a lighter, sitting down next to me. I put the cigarette between my teeth and fumbled with the lighter until it was lit trying to get out a thanks while I was doing it. He smiled and laughed again taking the lighter back. Whats up with all this laughing?
"What?" I asked him, tilting my head to the side in confusion. He chuckled again.
"Oh nothing, Tashi." he said. My eyes bulgded at his comment. He laughed at my reaction.
"What?! How did you know that was my name, are you stalking me or something?" I asked him. He laughed again.
"Well..." he began "Ya know that friend I told you about once, the only one I've ever told you about?" I nodded. "And how he had this crush on a girl that he used to be friends with?" I nodded "Well he told me he and his brother were moving schools, to my school to be with Ray, Bob and I, and he also said this crush goes to this school" I nodded....I think I know where this is going. "Well he said her name was Tashi, and he pointed her out to me today." he finished, smirking at me. I blushed and hid my face in my hands. I always secretly knew Gerard had a crush on me, but it doesn't feel right coming from Aaron, and Franks on the inside so I know its true now.
I brought my face up from my hands and took a long drag from my cigarette. Then I remembered something.
"Hey, who are Ray and Bob?" I asked him, turned to face him.
"I do have friends, who happen to be Gerard and Mikey's mutual friends, we're kind of a group." he explained. I nodded my head and took another long drag and he did the same.
We finished our cigarettes like this, then started news ones without really saying a word, so things went back to normal, thats the most we've ever talked. I was just about to start my fifth cigarette, yes I know I'm a heavy smoker, when the bell rang. I quickly shoved it back in my pocket and took a breath mint, then handed one to Frank, stood up and left after waving goodbye.
"You smell like cigarettes again." Aaron told me, looking stern and concerned as I walked up to him at our meeting stop which is the dunkin donuts parking lot about a block from the school. I smiled at him.
"I told you, whenever I skip school there always seems to be smokers around here." I lied. He still looked a bit worried.
"Well, only one way to find out, do you taste like it?" he asked but instead of waiting for an answer he crashed his lips to mine and put his arms around my waist as mine went around his neck. He smiled against my lips.
"Nope, minty." he said bringing us apart. He put his arm around my shoulders and walked to his silver ferrari, yes ferrari, his parents were very wealthy, in fact the wealthiest in Summit, New Jersey. He drove me home and asked to come in, but I told him my mom was home, and I was tired.
Complete lie, I mean I was tired, but my mom wasn't home. She isn't much of a mom anymore, after my dad left was when I was 13 she was pracically a lifeless lump, she didn't even talk to me anymore, so I moved out of the house, and moved in with my close friend Abby and her boyfriend, Noah. I walked in and found Noah on the couch playing TF2, thats one thing Noah and Abby had in common.
"Hey Noah, wheres Abby?" I asked him.
"Oh uhh shes with Amber." he replied not taking his eyes off the screen. Amber was Abby's best friend, I mean we used to be that, but we kinda spread apart over the years, but I mean we're still close. I went upstairs and collapsed on the bed, falling asleep right away.
"You couldn't handle it" I whispered in his ear.
"Oh yeah? Try me. I get jealous, we stop." he suggested in the same whispering tone.
"Thats not what I was trying to say." I told him.
I should probably tell you how I came to be here.....rewind. Senior year in high school, where the most drama you've ever seen takes place. Girls getting pregnant, boys complaining about dick size, everybody losing their virginity, people getting their heads smashed into things. The last one is important.
I turn to my left and see a nerd with his head being banged against a water fountain and water being sprayed out onto his face, probably going to leave streaks on his glasses. I turn to my right and see Aaron, my boyfriend, smashing a freshmens head into his locker, stupid freshmen, don't get involved with guys like that. This is the usual, lots of this happens, its kind of our schools thing now. The teachers dont even care anymore, funny how they thought uniforms would help, the white shirts and black plaid ties and matching skirts didnt do anything.
But something does catch my eye. Close to the library I see someone with a cut lip and a small cut on his forhead, with Connor punching him to a pulp. Hmm, not many punches are thrown in this school, must be a big deal. I'm actually kinda concerned, this is getting pretty serious. I mean Connor has always beaten people up, I mean he was the quaterback for the school football team, and my boyfriends best friend but, it was never this bad. It looks like hes killing this guy, who never stood a chance. I mean, he looked a bit out of shape, a bit chubby but not too bad, and he had black hair. His eyes were closed, tears slowly streaming from them and he winced at every punch Connor threw, damaging his face even more. He looked familiar.
Okay, okay, this is too much. I walked behind Connor and tapped him on the shoulder. He jumped a bit and looked around to see me, he looked really angry, but when he seen it was me he softened just a bit and bit on his bottom lip, I assume to keep from shouting profanities at me.
"Grace, what do you want, I'm kinda busy right now." he told me, gesturing to the guy who he was still gripping onto collar of his shirt, his eyes still closed. He seemed to put his head down in dissapointment or something when Connor said my name.
"Sorry but Aaron said he wanted to see you, like right now." I lied, but its the only thing I could think of, Connor practically worshiped Aaron, I think they have some sort of past. He nodded and let go of the guy he was busy with, throwing him to the floor. I knelt down beside him and grabbed his arm helping him up, he seemed to shiver.
"It is you." he said. I was confused until he opened up his hazel eyes and looked at me. It was Gerard, my childhood friend.
"Ohmygosh." I said covering my mouth with both my hands is suprise. Probably a bad idea considering he was only standing because I was holding onto his arm. He fell back to the floor and groaned when he hit it with a thump.
"Ohmygod ohmygod oh my god, I'm so sorry, Gerard." I said as I knelt down again beside him. He nodded his head at me then propped himself up with his back against the lockers and his knees to his chest.
"I thought I'd never actually talk to you again Tashi." he told me.
"Grace" I corrected him "I go by Grace now." I mirrored his position sitting next to him as the rest of the few students stumbled into class, leaving the hallways empty. He looked a bit sad when I told him this. He turned his head to look at me, I did he same.
"Why? I liked Tashi." he explained. I shrugged.
"Tashi is a weird name, I thought Grace was more mainstream." I told him. its true, I mean i probably wouldnt be where I am now if I hadnt changed my name. He gave me a crooked smile.
"When we were little you would do whatever it took to verge away from mainstream. Remember when lots of people were dying their hair blonde, so you died yours red?" he asked me. Of course I remembered that. I smiled at the memory and nodded my head. I just couldn't stand being the same as everybody. The red eventually faded though, leaving me blonde as ever.
"I also remember that you said red hair looks hot on me." I explain. I smirked and wiggled my eyebrows, laughing a little. He blushed and turned away.
"Well you do look hot in red." he said more to the floor than to my face. I heard someone clear their throat in front of me. I looked up to see a quite mad Aaron. Me looked from me, to Gerard, then back to me again. I could see what this must look like. Us being alone in the hallway, smiling and laughing, and him calling me hot.
He looked at Gerard again the anger buliding up in his face, then me again, but his face softened, as if in understanding of me. Then he went back to Gerard and picked him up by the collar of his shirt and pulled his fist back ready to punch while Gerard closed his eyes and tilted his head away from the fist expecting it at any time. I stepped in between them and put my hand on the wrist Aaron was using to hold Gerard.
"Babe I think hes had enough for the day." I told him. He dropped Gerard and turned to face me.
"Well Grace, you can't blame me for telling Connor to beat him up, everybody knows the loser has a crush on you, and he needed to learn his lesson, you're mine" he explained while tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.
"So it was you who told Connor. You cant just do that Aero*yes Aero, that is his nickname*its not fair to him, just dont do it again k baby?" I pleaded. Aaron and Connor were both suckers for me, they would pretty much be slaves for me, but I didnt take advantage of that. He nodded his head slowly and pecked me on the lips. Then he was about to go in for another kiss when he turned his head to look at Gerard, who just kinda stood there, looking a bit dazed.
"You can go, loser." Aaron told him. 'Sorry' I mouthed to him and gave him a crooked smile before getting egarly pinned against the lockers by Aaron, who then procceded to smash his lips agaist mine with such hunger and desperation. He put his hands on my hips and pressed his chest against mine and licked my bottom lip asking for entry. Our tongues collided and I gentley pulled on his hair that I had been grabbing the whole time. I heard a moan escape from the back of his throat.
We were disturbed when I heard footsteps, Aaron pulled away, looked a bit dissapointed but that quickly turned into angry and spun around to see who interupted us. Whoever it was looked like a freshmen and stopped dead in his tracks to see my face covered in curiosity and Aaron's face covered in anger. He had on nerdy aviator glasses and was wearing our school uniform, black slacks and a white shirt and black plaid tie. He looked from me to him then me again and looked at my face for a while. Then he covered his mouth with both his hands.
"Shit shit shit sorry." he exclaimed. Trying to speed walk away, that is until Aaron grabbed him by the wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?" Aaron asked him while pushing him up against a locker. I shook my head at him.
"No, stop Aero." I told him. He didn't move and turned to face me.
"What Grace, you know this guy too?" he asked me. I nodded my head. The guy, who I should explain is Mikey, Gerards little brother, looked puzzled.
"Grace?" Mikey asked me. I nodded my head. He seemed to let it go as Aaron let go of him, Mikey straightened out his shirt and sighed.
"Yeah, really sorry to interupt you uhh time with Ta-Grace." he told Aaron then walked away. Aaron turned to me a slightly smiled. Then he pecked me on the lips and lingered there for a while.
"See you after school" he whispered in my ear and walked off. I decided it would be no use to go to class to I stepped outside for a smoke, yes a smoke. I walked across the street behind a concrete buliding where most people smoked, not many people knew I did, but who smokes here in the middle of class, besides the people at this place were quiet and didnt usually say anything, I liked it that way. I pulled out a cigarette and searched for my lighter, which I couldn't find. I cursed under my breath and put my cig between my teeth as I searched harder. No luck. I held my cigarette in my hand and slid my back down the building sitting on the damp grass.
"Fuck." I mumbled. I heard someone giggle beside me. I looked up and seen none other then Frank Iero, we always seemed to be smoking at the same time, I socialized the most of all the smokers with him, and by socializing I meant we said hi once or twice and occasionally lent each other a light or a cig, and smoked by each other. We were smoking buddies. I was so grateful he was here.
"Got a light Frank?" I asked him hopefully. He nodded and handed me a lighter, sitting down next to me. I put the cigarette between my teeth and fumbled with the lighter until it was lit trying to get out a thanks while I was doing it. He smiled and laughed again taking the lighter back. Whats up with all this laughing?
"What?" I asked him, tilting my head to the side in confusion. He chuckled again.
"Oh nothing, Tashi." he said. My eyes bulgded at his comment. He laughed at my reaction.
"What?! How did you know that was my name, are you stalking me or something?" I asked him. He laughed again.
"Well..." he began "Ya know that friend I told you about once, the only one I've ever told you about?" I nodded. "And how he had this crush on a girl that he used to be friends with?" I nodded "Well he told me he and his brother were moving schools, to my school to be with Ray, Bob and I, and he also said this crush goes to this school" I nodded....I think I know where this is going. "Well he said her name was Tashi, and he pointed her out to me today." he finished, smirking at me. I blushed and hid my face in my hands. I always secretly knew Gerard had a crush on me, but it doesn't feel right coming from Aaron, and Franks on the inside so I know its true now.
I brought my face up from my hands and took a long drag from my cigarette. Then I remembered something.
"Hey, who are Ray and Bob?" I asked him, turned to face him.
"I do have friends, who happen to be Gerard and Mikey's mutual friends, we're kind of a group." he explained. I nodded my head and took another long drag and he did the same.
We finished our cigarettes like this, then started news ones without really saying a word, so things went back to normal, thats the most we've ever talked. I was just about to start my fifth cigarette, yes I know I'm a heavy smoker, when the bell rang. I quickly shoved it back in my pocket and took a breath mint, then handed one to Frank, stood up and left after waving goodbye.
"You smell like cigarettes again." Aaron told me, looking stern and concerned as I walked up to him at our meeting stop which is the dunkin donuts parking lot about a block from the school. I smiled at him.
"I told you, whenever I skip school there always seems to be smokers around here." I lied. He still looked a bit worried.
"Well, only one way to find out, do you taste like it?" he asked but instead of waiting for an answer he crashed his lips to mine and put his arms around my waist as mine went around his neck. He smiled against my lips.
"Nope, minty." he said bringing us apart. He put his arm around my shoulders and walked to his silver ferrari, yes ferrari, his parents were very wealthy, in fact the wealthiest in Summit, New Jersey. He drove me home and asked to come in, but I told him my mom was home, and I was tired.
Complete lie, I mean I was tired, but my mom wasn't home. She isn't much of a mom anymore, after my dad left was when I was 13 she was pracically a lifeless lump, she didn't even talk to me anymore, so I moved out of the house, and moved in with my close friend Abby and her boyfriend, Noah. I walked in and found Noah on the couch playing TF2, thats one thing Noah and Abby had in common.
"Hey Noah, wheres Abby?" I asked him.
"Oh uhh shes with Amber." he replied not taking his eyes off the screen. Amber was Abby's best friend, I mean we used to be that, but we kinda spread apart over the years, but I mean we're still close. I went upstairs and collapsed on the bed, falling asleep right away.
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