You'd Better Hide the Bullets

The day had finally arrived and I was truly shitting my pants. I didn't want my parents there so I invited my friends and Kiera. Mike was a little apprehensive about coming but decided it was important to me. Lewis and Amber were present too, Kiera attached herself to Amber out of knowing her the best.

I paced around the backstage area, we were asked to dress smartly. So I decided to wear a black dress that goes down to my mid thighs, it was tight and had lace arms. I curled my hair and wore some simple eyeliner and red lipstick. It's probably the most presentable I've ever looked actually.

We were on last, closing the show. It was kinda sad actually. The song was so beautiful and shows how in love people can be but we are like enemies. It's really sad actually. I decided to sit down on an unused amp in the corner. After sitting there for about 5 minutes Vic appeared and sat next to me.

I sat there awkwardly, not sure what to do. He was wearing a shirt and tie with black skinny jeans. He must have gotten his mom to straighten his hair or something because it was suddenly much longer and straight. It was actually kinda cute. He glanced my way for a second then looked away as soon as he released I was looking. "Hey." He mumbled.

"Hi Vic." I replied, not looking at him.

"Are you nervous?" He asked me. I looked at him and nodded. "Me too." He laughed.

"I don't like crowds if I'm honest." I confessed feeling slightly sick.

"The worst thing is that this song is so emotional and shit, I don't do emotional in front of crowds." He told me, a strange tone in his voice. It was like he was trying to tell me something.

"You can say that again." I muttered under my breath.

"Scarlett?" He asked. I didn't know if I should answer. I looked at him and nodded to show I was listening. "I have two things I wanna say to you." He told me.

"Okay." I said softly.

"One, I'm really sorry for everything I've done to you. I'm an idiot and I don't really know how to deal with my emotions or feelings towards people. Hence the second thing I wanna say to you. I like you, a lot." I watched him fiddle with his hands, completely under pressure and it was honestly the most adorable thing I've ever seen.

"I'm kinda speechless." I laughed. He looked at me with a scared look on his face. "Thanks, I appreciate it." I smiled.

"I just feel awful about everything." He told me, reached over and grabbed his hand in mine.

"Don't worry okay." I smiled off into the distance.

"My brother was right about you." He mumbled. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "He said you're a very caring person and I guess I didn't wanna believe that because I'm stupid and have no idea how to be nice to people I like." He rambled, it's funny cause this definitely isn't the same guy who looked me in a closet 3 weeks ago.

He turned to face me and I followed suit. "Why can't you be like this more often?" I smiled at him, his face broke out into a huge grin.

He didn't say anything, he just leaned forward and kissed me slowly. Nothing forceful or demanding. A real kiss for once. He pulled back and smiled at me. "It's not my style." He winked. I rolled my eyes at him and noticed it was our time to go on.

"Come on, it's show time." I jumped down and pulled him along with me.

The lights went down and we walked onto the stage, the microphone stands were at the front and we approached them. Vic gave me one last smile. "I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the room's pitch dark. I wonder where you are tonight, no answer on the telephone. And the night goes by so very slow, oh I hope that it won't end though, alone." I took a huge breath, staring out into the crowd. I noticed my sister and friends. "Till now I always got by on my own."

"I never really cared until I met you, and now it chills me to the bone." We both sang at the same time. "How do I get you alone." We sang loudly. "How do I get you alone." We sung towards each other.

"You don't know how long I have wanted, to touch your lips and hold you tight, oh. You don't know how long I have waited and I was going to tell you tonight." Vic looked at me then away. He actually seemed a little off, like dorm thing was bothering him.

"But the secret is still my own." I sang, smiling at Vic so much.

"Oh and my love for you is still unknown, alone." Vic took his mic out of the stand and coming over to me. Something caught his eye and he looked out into the crowd and shook his head no, furiously.

I looked at what he was shaking his head at then suddenly I was hit in the chest, whatever it was it burst. The cold liquid splattered me and I looked down. It was a water balloon filled with flour and water, making a horribly disgusting paste. Another balloon hit me and this time the water was glittery, two more came towards me but Vic stood in the way. I looked out and seen it was Jaime and Tony throwing the balloons, laughing their asses off. People in the crowd began laughing at me. Hysterical laughing actually. I looked up at Vic and I could feel the tears begin to fall down my face. "You're an asshole." I mumbled to him and then ran off the stage.

"Scarlett! Scarlett!" I heard Vic call after me. I ignored it but he caught up with me as I ran down the hall of our school. He grabbed my arm and threw my against the lockers as gently as he could. "Stop." He said calmly. I could see he was totally trying to keep it together but I was furious.

"Don't touch me!" I screamed at him, trying to push him away. "This was you, this was all your fault right?" I cried, my makeup with well at truly streaming down my face.

"Scarlett please hear me out." He begged, trying to get closer to me but I pushed him back again.

"Get away from me." I told him with anger in my voice, I couldn't handle him being near me.

"I promise I can explain." He tried to get me to listen.

"No! I don't want to hear it. You have been playing me since the day I got here and I'm sick of it. And nice little move there backstage, tell me that you like me so I'll admit I like you back and you have me trapped huh?" I spat at him. "Well no I don't like you back, not now." I shook my head, tears blurring my vision.

"Please." He begged again, getting on his knees. I just looked down at him and shook my head.

"You're dead to me Fuentes." I mumbled and walked off, feeling and truly looking like shit.!

Notes

Wow this one was big!!!