**Aleah's POV**

I woke up face-down on Tony's bed in skinny jeans and my bra with a thin blanket draped over me, and a dreadful stinging on the small of my back. Mike... I thought, filled with petty anger. It was my own damn fault for being around him. I threw in an oversized Papa Roach shirt (which may have been Tony's) and took off my jeans before walking out of the bedroom – I honestly didn't care at the moment what Tony thought of me.

"Good morning sleeping beauty..." Tony said hesitantly, yet sweetly.

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**Tony's POV**

Aleah came out of my bedroom in nothing but a Papa Roach shirt that went nearly to her knees, with no makeup and slightly messy hair. I chuckled because I was pretty sure it belonged to me. She looked so sexy... I just wanted to grab her and...

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**Aleah's POV**

"Let's just not talk about how I look right now, okay?" I said with a slight grin, as I poured my coffee.

"What if it's something good, though?" I looked at him skeptically, and giggled a bit? "I can't take my eyes off of you... and not just 'cause I'm trying to figure out if that's my shirt or not." He said, and we both laughed.

"You're such a flirt, Perry." I said, suppressing a grin, but feeling my cheeks flame. When I reached up to the shelf to grab some sugar, I felt the shirt I was wearing rise up and expose my panties... I pretended not to notice, then I saw Tony approach me in the corner of my eyes. I quickly turned to face him while I pulled the shirt down.

"Don't worry, I was just gonna help you reach hit." He said with a giggle. "I don't feel right about standing there watching you with your ass out reaching for something you can't possibly get to.'' Tony said with a little wink in my direction.

I don't know what came over me at that moment, but Tony was just so perfectly innocent and- "Would you like to kiss me?" I look of pure shock crosses his whole face, but his eyes looked very turned on.

"I, uhh... How about I take you out tonight? I'm sorry, I would like to kiss you... but I just feel like I shouldn't, considering the circumstances."

"I'd love to." I said, far too excited. "But, just so you know, I'm not a whore. I just really wanted to kiss you. I wasn't gonna beg you to fuck me on the table. You're a really sweet guy and... I like you a lot." I said, I couldn't believe I'd just blurted that out... I bit my lip as I awaited his response.

"I know that, darling. I just have a guilty conscience kissing you when you hardly know me." He took my hands and I flinched. I didn't want him to see the marks on my wrists. I put my arms around his neck and kissed him, slowly, gently, and lovingly.

I stepped away, and smiled, biting my lip. "What time do you want to leave? Where are we going??" I asked, excitedly bouncing a bit.

"How about this, we leave at six, and you just wear something cute?"

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**Tony's POV**

Aleah is officially the most adorable girl I've ever met. I just want to hug her all the time. She looked very flustered at the fact that I wouldn't tell her where we were going. "But Tonyyyy!" She whined, extending my name. "If you're taking me on a date, I want to look good!"

"You already do." I said as I winked and pecked her on the forehead. "Now go get ready." I said with a huge smile before walking out the front door. I'd arranged with Kellin to meet at the mall to get Ali's purse.

I showed up and waited outside Hot Topic, just a minute before the time we'd agreed to meet. A few minutes later, Kellin showed up with Mike, Vic, Mel, and some other guy. Before anyone spoke a single word, I landed a solid right hook on Mike's jaw, then stepped a few feet away, satisfied. After taking a few seconds to recover, Mike shook Vic's hand off his face before mumbling "It's cool you guys... I'm pretty sure I deserved it." Vic gave a stressed look but didn't seem to argue.

"Vic. We never formally met. Smurfy neglected to introduce us yesterday." Vic said with his hand out.

I shook it and responded, "Yeah, and the funny thing is she forgot her ID badge anyway." I chuckled.

"Yeah, you uhh... seem to have that effect on her..." Vic said, dropping his eyes to the ground and stepping back, side-by-side with his brother.

"Jaime." The guy I didn't know stepped forward. We shook hands, and I responded.

"Cool to meet you. Guitar pick?" I said, noticing him drop something.

"Bass." He responded, leaning down to pick it up and return it to his pocket. "Vicky here plays guitar and his lil bro's a drummer. We've been looking for another guitar player though, so Vic can sing."

"Allow me to re-introduce myself," I said with a smile. "Tony Perry, guitarist."

"This is lame." Mel said, clearly annoyed. She hates me... I thought to myself. "C'mon KellyBear. Let's go get starbucks." As the pair walked away, I remembered my reason for coming here.

"Yo, Kellin!" I yelled, so he could here me. "You got Ali's purse?" He jogged back and gave it to me, giving me a kind smile. I quickly went into Hot Topic and grabbed a bag to put her purse in so people wouldn't call me a fag for carrying it. "Guys, I gotta run. Ali needs her shit." I said laughing.

"Who?" Jaime mumbled. "Oh! Smurfy! Sorry man, you're the only one that's ever called her that." And with that, I left.

Notes

hope you guys like it! sorry for not posting, i was busy today </3

ilysm! ill resolve this cliffhanger tomorrow ;)

{Titile Credit To: Pierce The Veil}