you wreck everything you touch

[ he saw her hand coming at his face and grabbed it, making sure she didn’t hit him. ] uh, uh, uh, don’t damage the merchandise, darling. why don’t you run along and focus your time on something you do understand, like cooking or cleaning.

“Merchandise?” She scoffed, rolling her eyes. “Breaking something at the ninety-nine cents store would cost more than a measly slap to that face of yours.” The hand he was holding onto made a poor attempt at forming a fist and punching him. “You are so infuriating.” She glared as she made an effort to tug her hand away. As much as she thought he was attractive, she knew there were better boys out there than whoever this guy thought he was. 

“ Ah, alright. I am pretty reactionary. “ Jake nodded at her, sliding into the seat next to her; he had to make sure he didn’t wack at her with a wayward hand motion as he spoke. Didn’t want to get two sets of death threats in the span of five minutes. “ Are you my knight in disguise, or something, or what? “  He responded in kind, his eyebrows shooting up wryly. 

She scooted over slightly, turning her body so she can face him. “Possibly.” She winked, laughing shortly after. “Just doing something to help out, I guess. Make a friend, that’s all.” Nova smiled as she shrugged, spinning her pen around in her fingers. “Names Nova, by the way. Don’t know if we officially met.” She said, putting a hand out for him to shake. 

honey—-that’s what the UGLY people like to think. strange for you to think like that since you’re not ugly. you must’ve read some Walt awful b o o k or something, to have those… THOUGHTS in your head. [ he watched her put a hoodie on to cover up, frowning in dismay ] aw, suddenly shy ?? [ he moved closer, fingers trailing along her side. ] then again, this could be fun to see lying on my floor later. 

Nova’s cheeks flared up as she watched him move closer and speak, mouth agape for a moment. “Who do you think I am?! Some kind of girl who’d sleep with a... a.. an asshole like you?” She furrowed her brows as she took a step away from him. “I’ve met brick walls with better manners than you.” She spat as she brought her hand towards his face swiftly. 

“Oh I don’t doubt it.” He answered– not mocking, showcasing a sincere tone and expression. Emerson shrugged, not breaking eye contact with the girl. “You shouldn’t have had to, though.”

She stared up at the brunet, quickly eyeing him up and down. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to tease her or not, a feisty attitude bottled up inside her tiny physique. Nova took a deep breath to calm herself down from the incident, looking back up at him. “.. Thank you.” She spoke softly, crossing her arms with a small smile on her face. 

in the way ?? sweets, i’m sure it’s just your tiny female mind mixing things up again. [ he chuckled, eyeing her getup. he would’ve found it ridiculous, had it not been oh so revealing. keeping his eyes on her body, he responded. ] well, when you’re this good looking, everything becomes a mirror.

She furrowed her brows and glared at him slightly, crossing her arms tighter at a poor attempt to cover herself. “ good looks mean nothing if you’re an egotistical prick. ” Nova retorted, biting her lip to make sure she didn’t lost her temper as easily as she did. She reached into her bag and pulled out a black zip up hoodie before throwing that over herself, covering her stomach and red bando she had on. 

“ No need to guess, I’ll let you in on that wonderful-horrible secret — really hectic! “  He raised both his eyebrows, expression kind if confused. He was too out of breath to do any deep thinking. Better to just ask questions. “ Ah, I don’t remember half of what I just said, sorry. Did I compare the halls to home, much like Shakespeare did to that lady and unrealistic summers? I’ll keep my fingers crossed for common courtesy, though I doubt it holds in people who chase people down for an accident, you feel? “

Nova laughed softly. “No, you didn’t. I was just wondering based on your reaction.” She shrugged as she gestured for him to sit. “Yikes — well, don’t worry, I’ll try and protect you from whatever was chasing you.” She joked. 

[ bailey admired himself in the glass-like surface of a puddle. if someone had asked him to pick his favorite part about himself, he would most likely tell them what’s not to like about his appearance? it would be completely too hard for him to decide on a favorite feature, almost as difficult as picking his favorite shotgun, or beer !! he noticed someone behind him in his reflection. ] i know, i’m beautiful. go on and stare. i’m undeniably the best looking thing around here. 

“um, actually you’re in the way..” Nova said, adjusting the bag on her shoulder and crossing her arms. There was a cat stuck in a tree a couple blocks away from her hula class, so naturally, she had to find something at the store to help it down herself. “eh.. you’re not too bad though... is that all you were looking at? yourself in this puddle?” She questioned as she stood by him and looked down, arms crossing over her exposed stomach. 

“ Thank you, thank you. I wouldn’t call it rough exactly, but yeah, it hasn’t been a walk in the park either between you and me. Do you know how hard it is to run down a hallway when someone’s chasing you? And you clear a path through the people, with your elbows and stuff, but it just makes it easier for the person chasing you? Man, I’m learning a lot. “  Out of breath, Jake turned to look at Nova, drawing in a gulp of air before going on. “ I  wonder too. Chalk it up to bad luck, I guess! “

She chuckled slightly, leaning back. “ I could only imagine how hectic it was for you to end up here. ” She tilted her side a bit to the right, looking the haphazard boy up and down. “ I’m assuming the halls aren’t like your home? Don’t worry. I’m sure whoever was chasing you won’t bother you if you’re busy with someone else. Common courtesy, ‘suppose. ”

“ …So, do you mind if I sit here? I sort of tripped and ran into someone and as I was saying sorry they were making death threats and it just turned into this whole ordeal and I made a run for it. Ran into a wall. I’m trying to blend in right now. “

Music blaring in her ears, she scribbled and doodled in a journal. A presence. Nova looked up and saw a boy, looking behind and around. “ by all means, ” She started, removing the headphones so they hung around her neck. “ make yourself comfortable. it sounds like you’ve had it rough so far. ” She shut the journal while tapping the pen. “ how does one manage to have all that happen in the short span of time, i wonder. ” She said, slightly amused as she rested her chin on her hand.

“ That’s a rather vulgar language to use when in the presence of a lady, mister. Or at any time, really. ”  

Nova was already in stand off with a different student, her comeback ready to fire back when someone else had spoken for her. The other scoffed and walked away, arm coming in contact with her elbow. ( arms crossed and eyes rolling at the tactic. most childish on the others behalf; but no denying she was in fact acting slightly immature as well.  ) She turned to look up at the voice who had spoken for her. “ flattered, but i could’ve taken care of that on my own. ”

“ Because I don’t need to. ” Romen explained, slowly gaining back her composure, though her attitude was not one fit for a lady just yet. “ Well’s it’s a J Mendel and I won’t grow out of it, I haven’t gotten much taller in the last two years. ”

“ you will eventually. ” Nova stated, putting her weight onto one leg. “ two years, hm? how old are you, anyway? i’m sure there’s still some room for growth. ” The blonde before her didn’t look as old as her, but who knows what happened among the spell if it applied to her. 

“I’m sixteen, I rely on my mother’s love and affection and money.” Romen explained, though her eyes explored the damage instead of facing Nova, with two delicate fingers she pulled off her skin the wet area. She couldn’t help but sigh with relief as the girl said it was just water. “A two thousand dollar dress, don’t even mention spilling coffee on it.”

“ mommy isn’t always gonna be around for you. why wait until then when you can start now? ” Nova rolled her eyes slightly. She loved her mom to no end and was always grateful for everything she had given to her, she knew that it wouldn’t be around for her whole life. She had to grow up eventually ( or at least begin to ). “ two thousand dollars?  ” Nova questioned, putting e m p h a s i s on the thousand. “ all that for a dress you’d probably end up growing out of? ”

[ Thinking about Kali, he chose his words carefully. ] She’s a bit.. different. A lot of the time I don’t understand what she’s saying. I think I’m lucky she even told me and I understood. [ He wasn’t one to delve into his past, especially to people who didn’t have his full trust. But, when it came to talking about his future child and how he wanted better for the stupid thing he had started to care for so much, his walls came down the tiniest bit. ] Trust me, I fucking know exactly what not to do. I just kinda wish this child would have like a stable home to come into, one where their parents would actually be together in a loving relationship. But, I can’t really control that.

She nodded as he spoke about Kali and his future, not having much to say in response. “ well... i’m glad you already the future for you child planned out. like i said, i’m sure you’d be a great father. ” She said softly, playing with the ends of her hair. She noticed that she had opened some kind of door for Bailey, but she didn’t mention anything. As far as she knows him, he’d probably kick her out if she did say too much about him. 

❛    really???!!! wow you just made my day thank you so much this day is wonderful & you just made it even better!!    ❜

She gave a confused smile, giving him a pat on his shoulder. “ well i’m very glad that i managed to make your day b e t t e r in the slightest way. ”

“ Kind of ? ” Romen demanded. Her features though often soft, now reflected pure disbelief as she stared at her ruined dress. She pursed her lips in an attempt to compose herself but failed as she spoke, “ Do you have any idea how HARD it was to get my mother to buy me this dress ? It’s a J Mendel for the love of Walt ! ”

Nova scoffed and rolled her eyes. “   calm down, princess. don’t you think it’s time to stop relaying on mom given the standards we’re in right now? it’s a nice dress, sure; but honestly, a dress is a dress and there will be more.  — besides, it was just water. just imagine if i had coffee this time around.  ”

[ He let out different lengthed groans in response to her comments. When she started to talk about her mother, though, he rolled over. ] I have no clue what Kali is doing. I told her I would be there no matter what, though. I’m not gonna let my kid have a shitty life like I did.

Rolling onto her side to look at him, she propped her head up with her hand. “ i don’t know this Kali girl, but there should be some communication — but then again, what do i know?  ” She took a short pause, looking at him for a moment as he made a small reference to his childhood. “ good. never let your child feel shitty or anything less than worthy. ”

Fuck you. [ As she moved to his bed, he joined her, lying face down. ] She’s not my girlfriend, I don’t really do that kinda thing anymore. She was a one-night stand, and basically I feel horrible which is rare for me to feel towards things I’ve done to other people. [ The speech came out as a mumble due to his face being pressed against his bedspread. ]

“  anytime you want, sweetcheeks.  ” Nova joked with a wink that he didn’t see in his position. She stayed quiet as his speech was muffled, trying to make out what she can. “ i’m not 100% sure what you said, but i think you’d be a fine dad —  probably.  ” She spoke softly, shrugging slightly. “ did i tell you my mom had me young too? i feel like i have, but whatever. anyway, if i turned out fine with young parents, i’m sure your kid will too if you keep it.  ”