No Pads… No Helmets… Just Memories!

"You're guilty all the same, too sick to be ashamed. You want to point your finger... But there's no one else to blame!" Rian hummed along to the familiar Linkin Park song as we drove to school. Alex had called me late last night when I had gotten home from Andrea's and informed me he couldn't give me a ride because he had to be at school early today. I was a little put off by the news but accepted it none the less seeing as even if Rian hitched a ride from someone else, I was fully licensed and capable of driving myself. I just never had a car when I needed one. But beside the ride itself, it was strange for Alex to be early at school seeing as he is damn near dragged in at the normal time every day, but our plans of meeting by the music room stood the same.

And I'd have to be an idiot not to think his early arrival and whatever he had waiting for me were connected.

It was my nerves that were chewing away at me. And even Rian had noticed. Not like he said anything as per usual, but I saw him glance at me every time I tapped my foot on the dashboard or fiddled with the window before releasing a sigh telling me he had noticed. I needed a distraction. And as we passed a Towson bus stop, the very thing popped into my head.

"Has Zack heard back from his school yet?" I asked with a hopeful smile as Rian sighed. My twin biting his lip as he looked at me with a funny expression. But not one of comedic value, one like he was holding back vomit, or a fart- as gross as it sounds. That’s the only way I could think to describe it! Apologies. But his face of discomfort made me frown as I looked at him. "Don't tell me they rejected you guys!" I whined when he turned his attention back to the road.

Rian quickly laughed as he shook his head. "No, that's not it."

"Then what is it?" I sighed as I looked to him. His lower lip jutting out as he shrugged. That little shit is hiding something, I thought as I narrowed my eyes at him. I'm his sister. His twin sister! I thought he would be smarter than to think he could hide anything from me, but apparently not. "Spill it!"

"Spill what?" He asked. His eyebrows rose as well as the pitch of his tone as I laughed unenthusiastically.

"Whatever you’re not telling me," I stated as Rian's grip on the wheel tightened drastically. "Rian, you are a terrible liar so just give it up!"

"I can't, Alex will kill me!" He whined. A smirk painting on my lips as Rian's mouth slapped shut and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. "I DIDN'T SAY THAT!"

"Oh yes you did- so what is Alex up to?" I smirked, Rian sucking his lips into his mouth as he drove down the road. Shaking his head when I poked his arm. "Is it about us?" I poked as he shook his head. "Is it about prom?"

"I'm not saying a thing!"

"THAT'S IT!" I cheered as Rian looked to me. "IT'S ABOUT THE PROM!"

"What- how- you- how?" He stuttered as I rolled my eyes and laughed. How typical.

"I can read you like a book my brother dearest, now tell me," I demanded as Rian sighed. He ran a hand over his face before returning it to the wheel- a tell -and I knew I had him.

"You can't tell him I told you!" He groaned pulling up to the school as I rolled my eyes. Smacking his arm as he pulled into the student lot and urged him to tell me more. But as he groaned and whipped the car into a spot, I knew I had him. His head dropped with a sigh as he threw the car in park. "We got the gig."

"WHAT!?"

"Yes, okay, that's probably what he wants to tell you," he grumbled, pulling the keys from the ignition. "YOU HAVE TO ACT SURPRISED WHEN HE TELLS YOU!" Rian demanded as I hopped in my seat and clapped my hands.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" I yelped as Rian rolled his eyes and climbed out of the car. "HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?" I asked snatching my bag from between my feet and clambered out of the car and after my brother who was already goosing it to the school.

The drummer sighing when I reached his side. "We found out yesterday- BUT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE!" Rian exclaimed as he narrowed his eyes at me. Clearly hating that I knew him well enough to pin him between him and his friend. And taking the opportunity to separate himself from me as fast as he could. Hoisting his bag higher up on his back as he grumbled something along the lines of 'I hate you dating Alex sometimes', and taking off the moment we entered the school. Leaving me smiling like mad in the front halls of the building.

I didn't see Alex all morning, or Jack for that matter. Which was only more confusing for me. Even Cass had noticed the duo's absence when I was at my locker that morning. But all throughout first period I had a smile on my face. The boys were going to prom. I had kept my word to Alex and had gotten him out of Tammy's party. Now if only I could have kept my word to my brother as well when it came to acting like I knew nothing.

But no force in the world could have stopped the "ALEEEEXXXX!" That came flooding from my mouth when I spotted him leaned against the line of windows, just like he had said. "ALEX, ALEX!" I screamed, darting down the nearly vacant hall as I struggled to keep my converse from slipping on the slick school floor. Running up and nearly crashing into my boyfriend as he stumbled to catch me in his arms.

"Hey you!" He chuckled in my ear as he hugged me tight. "Why so excited, miss me this morning?"

"Oh no reason!" I mused as I pulled from his arms. Smiling up at him when I noticed a small, thorn-less rose tucked behind his ear and began to laugh. "Cute flower!" I chuckled rather sarcastically as the taller of us two rolled his eyes.

He laughed awkwardly as he pulled away and glanced beside him. "Yeah, you like that?" He chuckled as I noticed Jack leaned against the wall. A school's acoustic guitar in hand and I looked back to Alex.

"Uh, Lex, what is all this?" I questioned with the smallest of smiles as Alex grinned down on me, pulling his arms away completely. Jack sent a wink my way as I shifted on my feet.

"Well, you told me I'd have to do better than a text..." He grinned to himself as Jack hitched a foot up onto the wall and adjusted his guitar. No doubt about to play as I looked back to Alex. "So to do just that, I wrote you a little something..." He mused as he fidgeted his foot on the floor. Beside him Jack softly began to pick up a tune. A song I recognized and knew but couldn't place thanks to my racing mind and heart.

"Hey baby girl, I want you to know!" He began to sing as I slapped two hands over my mouth. "That you came home about eight months ago." I looked up to see Duncan and Dre walking down the hall. My hands slapped to my mouth instantly turned to a clasp, concealing my grin as Duncan threw his own hand over his mouth. "You ran right away," he sang as I snapped my eyes shut. "But it was the best day of my life!" I had to hide my laugh as I turned away slightly. "It was a push and a shove and a fight that I wanted," more people began to gather around. "You not wanting me in your life," guys and girls grinning alike, but my smile didn't budge on my face as Alex teetered and wiggled on his feet from nerves in a manner I'd never seen from him before. "I couldn’t help but just know... That I'd win you one dayyay."

"Oh my gosh!" A girl gasped from behind me.

"What are you doing on 4/20," I gasped myself as I looked around at the crowd. Cass and Vinny shoving people aside as I watched them get up front. "That’s Zack's prom, I wanna go with somebody," I hid my hands in my face for only a moment as I felt my heart pound against my chest. "I'm hoping that person is you?" He grinned as he pointed to me. Slowly getting down on one knee. Reaching up to the flower sat tucked behind his ear. "Please make my dreams come true?" He sang as Jack let out the last note and handed me the rose.(YOU CAN READ THE A/N NOW IF YOU'D LIKE!)

Everyone around us began to laugh as I looked down at Alex. His smile looking painfully wide as he shrugged his shoulders. "Will you?"

I could have sworn I could have cried in that moment as I nodded my head. "Get off the floor, you boob!" I laughed as Alex stood and handed me the rose. Freeing his hands to envelop me in a hug. I laughed into his shoulder as I wrapped my arms around him.

"Is that a yes?" He laughed quietly in my ear. My head nodding as I pulled away and quickly pulled his lips to mine for a quick, school friendly peck. Alex pulled out of the hug the instant his lips were freed of mine and snatched my hand. Hoisting it into the air victoriously as I hid my face with my free hand and began to laugh. "SHE SAID YES!" He cheered as everyone around began to laugh and clap. Alex looking at me as he softly pulled my body to his and kissed my nose. "We're going to prom..."

"Yeah..." I breathed as I looked up at him. "We're going to prom." Alex grinned widely as he looked down on me. His eye contact breaking as he smiled at Jack.

Eyes dropping to the wooden instrument, "want me to take that back to Peacock's room?" Alex offered as he turned to his friend. Throwing an arm around my shoulders and keeping me tucked close as the crowd around began to dwindle down in size and make their way to their next class. Jack smirked at his friend as they eyed one another down. As if speaking without a single verbal word leaving me clueless.

"Do you want to take this to Mr. Peacock's room?" He smirked as I looked to Alex. The shorter of the two boys shrugging before Jack handed the guitar with a pat to the back and grabbed his backpack. The singer smiling down on me as he crooked the instrument in his hand and raised a brow.

"Stick with me for a moment?" He asked as I looked over my shoulder at said music room just a stone’s throw away and nodded my head. Alex smiled as he lead us down the hall the short piece and threw the wooden door open into the dark class room. Alex took his arm off my shoulder in order to shut the door behind us and stroll across the room to the string of guitar stands below a few windows where he found an empty stand and disposed of Jack's guitar.

"Where's Mr. Peacock?" I questioned as I dropped my bag to the floor. Noticing his lack of presence and the eeriness of the only light leaking from the windows as I dusted my fingers over an electric keyboard that was placed on its stand by the door. It wasn't like him to not be in his room, even if his papers and mug told me he was in the school building itself.

Alex shrugged. "He was in here when we left first period early to come down..." He told me as he pulled his bag out of a seat and let it swing by his feet as he walked across the room. I nodded my head as I ran my hand over the keys and heard his bag drop to the ground before his arms wrapped around my waist and spun me so we were face to face. But no words were said as he ducked his head and pressed his lips to mine. The kiss was slow and gentle as I slid my hands from their place on his arms to the back pockets of his jeans. And that’s when I felt him begin to move. He placed his hands on my hips as his tongue slithered onto mine and invaded my mouth. The shock possessing my mind as he walked us both backwards till my spine was pressed flat to the wall.

I sighed against his lips before he sunk his teeth into mine and dragged it out. Connecting our eyes with a dewed, dreamy look, letting my lower lip slip out from between his teeth. "Alex, I- I..." Forgot what the hell I was about to say as he slid his lips to my neck. My eyes on the hand that pressed to the wall right by my head. But luckily my words were recovered by the warning bell. The shrill ring not bothering him as he licked and bit at my neck. "Alex!" I sighed as I snapped back from my daze as he continued his assault. Unsure of why I wasn't stopping him, I tangled my fingers tightly in his hair and forced my mind to ignore the groan he emitted and pulled his teeth from my skin. "Alex, we have two minutes to get to class, we have to go..." I whispered as Alex looked at me.

"Ugh, why can't we just skip!" Alex groaned as he pressed his hips to mine and connected our lips. The kiss carrying on for a second or two before I snapped back once again and pushed his shoulders away enough to break our lips apart.

"We can't, not here..." I told him as he lifted a hand to my cheek. Slowly caressing the skin with his calloused thumb. My hands on his shoulders as I looked up at him, watching as he slowly bit his lip.

"I'm not done here you know..." He said lowly as I bit my own lip and stepped forward. Pressing my chest to his as he shut his eyes, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying what I could do to him. But my chat with Andrea and Cass was still filtered in my mind, wondering, was it time? "You told me you wouldn't do this..." He groaned as he rolled his head back. My hand cupping the back of his neck to bring his eyes to mine.

"Don't start what you know you can't finish..." I told him. Rolling to my toes as I placed a quick kiss to his lips. "You’re driving me home right?" I asked as I back stepped away. Hitting the wall and sidestepping to my bag.

"Yeah, uhm you know- uh" He paused with a loud swallow as I bent over dangerously slow to snatch my bag from the floor. I knew I had him- worked up -if I was doing this to him while wearing a pair of jean shorts. "My parents both work late tonight." He choked as I stood, throwing my bag on my back.

"Oh is that so?" I asked as I walked up to him, the boy standing by the door. Alex smiled widely as he nodded his head making me laugh as I kissed his lips again. The ringing overhead signaling we were now officially late to class as I pulled away. "I'll see you at 2:05."

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