Are we wasting time or is it wasting us?

freshman freak or comeback of the year

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PETE’S POV

   I SIGHED AS I LOOKED INTO VEE’S EYES. “GOD, YOU’RE GORGEOUS.”

   SHE BLUSHED AND LOOKED DOWN.

   “IT’S TRUE, YOU DO.” I SMILED AND HELD HER AGAINST ME TIGHTLY. “IF ONLY YOU—“

    SUDDENLY SOMEONE PULLED ME AWAY FROM VEE AND TURNED ME AROUND. IT WAS RYAN, AND HE LOOKED FURIOUS. MY MOUTH WAS AGAPE. WTF WAS HE DOING?!

   HE LOOKED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ME AND VEE. HE RAISED HIS FIST AND THREW IT AT ME.

   I WAS SO STARTLED, I COULDN’T MOVE. HE PUNCHED ME AND I STUMBLED BACKWARDS.

   “WHAT THE HELL?!” I CRIED AND PUNCHED HIM BACK, TACKLING HIM TO THE GROUND.

   I HEARD LOTS OF PEOPLE GASP AND THE MUSIC ABRUPTLY STOPPED. I GOT ON TOP OF HIM AND PUNCHED HIM AGAIN.

   “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” I HEARD SOMEONE YELL, AND SOON EVERYBODY WAS CHANTING THAT.

RYAN’S POV

   I Pulled Pete Back By His Collar. I Turned Him Around And Punched Him Right In The Face.

   “Pete!” Vee Screamed.

   “What The Hell?!” The Idiot Said, Getting Back On His Feet. He Punched Me And Threw Me On The Floor.

   I Heard Him Yelp In Pain. At The Diversion, I Kicked Him Off Me And Jumped Up.

   “Ryan! What The Hell Are You Doing?” I Heard Vee Say.

   I Turned Around To Look At Her.  She Was Mad And Worried.

   I Ran Towards Pete And Kicked Him In The Stomach As Hard As I Could. It Only Took Him A Moment To Recover And Pete Tried To Kick Me, Too, But I Ducked.

   “STOP!” I Heard Frankie Yell, But I Ignored Him.

VEE’S POV

   “STOP!” Frankie yelled from behind me.

   Pete and Ryan were breaking out a fight at the dance. They were kicking and punching each other like crazy, and Ryan was laughing like a maniac as he twisted Pete’s arm.

   Ryan had on a blue vest with a beige, button-up dress shirt with brown pinstripes and black jeans. Ryan’s clothes were all splattered with blood, either his or Pete’s.

   I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Ryan was acting like a totes different person.

   “Stop it!” Frankie ran towards Ryan and pulled him away from Pete.

   I was starting to walk up to where they were, but Summer held me back. “Don’t go, Vee!” she urged. “It’s dangerous!”

   “I gotta go, Summer! Before they kill themselves!” I escaped her grasp and ran towards Pete. He was about to charge towards freakin’ Ryan, but I pulled him back towards me.
   "WTF are you doing?!" I asked. Both of them looked at me, panting. "Why'd you do that, Ryan?"

   The crowd finally dispersed as the fighting stopped.

   Ryan looked down momentarily. He finally looked up, his eyes sad and innocent. The soft sweet Ryro I knew came back.

   "It just made me so angry to see you with him, Vee. I got jealous because...." he hesitated. "Because I still love you, and I want us to try again."

   His pleading eyes searched mine, taking my hand. I could tell he was sincere.

   I could feel myself caving in, but I pulled my hand away. I saw Pete and I remembered what Ryan did. I was at a loss for words.

   "I-I'm sorry, Ryan. I...can't."

   He looked at me in disbelief, his lower lip trembling dangerously.

   "Because...because I have to be with someone that believes me, and you didn't Ryan. It's not my fault you fucked up your chance. I'm sorry, but I can't be with someone like you."

   Ryan's face fell and Frankie let him go. I looked away guiltily.

   "C'mon, Pete." I helped him get up. Andy and the group started walking towards us, but I signaled that Pete wanted to be alone right now. Andy nodded.

   Pete and I walked outside into the dark night and sat on the concrete steps leading up to the gym. Summer quickly came our and handed us a first aid kit, then dashed back in. I began to cure Pete's wounds.

   I big my lip, regretful for what Ryan'd done.

   "Sorry I dragged you into this, Pete," I apologized.

   "It's not your fault."

   I sighed. "But I feel like it is..."

   "Uh!" Pete grunted as I ran a cotton ball full of rubbing alcohol over a cut on his cheek.

   "It stings, huh?" Pete nodded.

   "I keep having to save your ass, Wentz." I laughed.

   "Yeah." He smiled. "Thanks."

   "I can't believe Ryan did this to you," i said as I looked at a big cut on Pete's bottom lip. It still bled slightly. I ran my finger over it, reaching into the kit for some more alcohol.

   Pete took a hold of my arm.

   "I--" he hesitated. "I have to tell you something, Vee." He looked down.

   "What is it?" I asked.

PETE'S POV

   "WHAT IS IT?" VEE'S SWEET VOICE COMFORTED ME. I LOOKED UP AT HER AND INTO HER EYES. I SIGHED DEEPLY AND HELD HER HAND IN MINE. IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO KNOW WHAT I REALLY FELT FOR HER. AND MAYBE GIVE HER THE PROMISE RING I'D BOUGHT. IT WAS NOW OR NEVER.

   "VEE, I'VE BEEN KEEPING SOMETHING FROM YOU BEACUSE I WASN'T REALLY SURE, BUT NOW I'M DEFINITELY SURE. I-I LOVE YOU." HER EYES SHOWED PUZZLEMENT AS THE WORDS LEFT MY MOUTH. "I KNOW IT MIGHT BE HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IT'S TRUE. SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME TELLS ME THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MINE, THAT YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME, THAT THERE ISN'T ANYONE ELSE WHO CAN EVER OWN MY HEART. IT'S YOURS, VEE. AND ONLY YOURS."

   "PETE--" SHE STARTED.

   "I KNOW YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING IT, AND THAT YOU PROBS. WON'T WANNA BE WITH ME." I LOOKED DOWN.

   "NO, NO, PETE. I LOVE YOU, TOO."

   I LOOKED UP AT HER AND BIT MY LIP.

   " I'VE KNOWN YOU ALL MY LIFE AND I'VE BEEN TOO BLINDED BY OTHER THINGS THAT I THOUGHT I LOVED, LIKE RYAN. BUT NOW I KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY THING IN THIS WORLD THAT CAN MAKE ME HAPPY. THAT I LOVE YOU."

   I GRABBED HER AND KISSED HER PASSIONATELY FOR REAL LONG. THEN VEE DID SOMETHING THAT SURPRISED ME. SHE TONGUE-KISSED ME I FRENCH-KISSED HER, TOO. I HELD HER TIGHTLY. SHE SMILED.

   "I HADN'T TOLD YOU BEFORE BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU'D HATE ME OR SOMETHING," I SAID AS WE HELD HANDS AND WALKED INTO THE GYM.

   "NO, PETEY, I WOULDN'T." WE SAT AT THE BLEACHERS AND SHE LAY HER HEAD ON MY SHOULDER. I COULDN'T HELP BUT SMILE.

   "WHY ARE YOU SMILING?' SHE ASKED.

   "I JUST THOUGHT EVERYTHING WOULD FALL APART." SHE KISSED MY CHEEK. "BUT EVERYTHING TURNED OUT RIGHT. LET'S DANCE."

   WE DANCED TO GOOD CHARLOTTE "CHANGE".

VEE'S POV

   Pete and I got to our feet and started dancing.

   "I thought you couldn't dance," Pete said.

   "I can't."

   "Maybe you're just so happy you don't notice that you can." Pete smiled.

   We only got to dance a few songs before Christi Legassi interrupted our moment.

   "Will you dance with me, Peter?" she asked.

   "Um..., I'm kind of busy right now," he told her.

   "Ya, leave us alone," I agreed. She gave me a dirty look and tugged at Pete's arm.

   "C'mon, Pete."

   "Christi, stop."

   "Please?"

   Pete turned to face her.

   "No, no you fucking creep!" Pete screamed. "I have a girlfriend and I love her, Vee, not you! Stop stalking me, bitch!" Her eyes widened and I heard gasps all around us. I laughed. That was the greatest comeback of the year.

   "But...," Christi looked around and saw a bunch of people staring at her. "I--I never liked you anyway! You're so ugly and stupid and, and...fuck you jerks!" Christi yelled as she ran off and burst into tears. We laughed.

   "Wow, what a lame comeback," Summer said.

   "Ya," Andy said.

   "She's stupid and ugly," Bob laughed, mocking her. We all agreed.

   "Vee?" Pete said.

   "Ya?"

   "I need to ask you somethin' in front of all our friends. W--will you be my GF?" Pete looked into my eyes hopefully.

   Summer squealed and the guys gasped.

   "Of course, Petey," I smiled.

   "Aww!" Summer smiled and jumped up and down. "You guys make such a cute couple!"

   "Congrats!" Andy said.

   "Wow, this is a weird night!" Bob said.

   Pete took out something from his pocket. I gasped. It was a ring! He placed it on my finger.

   "This is a promise ring," Pete said. "I promise I'll always be with you."

   Summer awwed.

   As I went ahead and gave Pete another kiss, I knew that this was the end of a weird chapter of my life and the beginning of another, better part.

   "I love you," Pete whispered in my ear. 

   "I love you, too."

The End

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