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Layla's outfit for dance*^

"I think it's dead," I say.

"No, it's not dumbass. Look, the foots moving." Violet says pointing to the foot.

"Ew. Nope, fuck this shit. I'm out." Eliot says running away.

I look over to Eliot who's now walking through the gates.

"Eliot gets over here, this is your own damn house !" Violet says shouting at him.

We were currently outside of Eliot's house about to be on our way to school but got stopped by a frog literally lying on its back in front of Eliot's front door.

"I don't care. Someone else can deal with it, no way am I touching that." He says with a disgusted face.

"You're so harsh Eliot, it's a frog," I say.

He just turns away ignoring me and makes his way to the car.

I sigh and look around for something to grab it with while Violet looks at the frog-like she's contemplating her life decisions.

I look over and see a dustpan, I grab it and turn the frog over on its stomach.

I leave it there as it starts moving, and walk to the car.

Violet looks at me in awe.

"You should be a frog catcher." She says.

I shake my head at her laughing and get in the car.

*

It was now lunch, and I was sitting at the table with Eliot and Violet.

They were debating on what series to binge this Sunday with the three of us.

"Okay guys, I've got something that we would all love," I say ending their argument.

They both turn to me, Violet arches an eyebrow at me while Eliot squints his eyes at me.

"The Vampire Diaries?" I say.

Violet grins at me while Eliot nods his head approvingly.

"Yes, how'd I not think of that," Violet says taking a sip of her water.

"Because you were too busy arguing over watching 'You'." I say throwing a fry in my mouth.

She rolls her eyes and steals a fry of mine.

"What times your recital?" Eliot asks me.

"3 pm," I answer.

Eliot nods in return.

"We get front row seats right?" Violet asks me and winks.

"Nope, y'all sitting the back," I say smiling innocently.

Eliot gasps in horror while Violet looks at me shocked.

I burst out laughing and shake my head at their dramatic asses.

The bell then rang and I started making my way to history.

I make it in and sit down in my usual corner.

About 5 minutes later the teacher walks in and starts the class.

"Okay. Everyone, your project with your partner is due tomorrow. First thing in the morning." The teacher says making my eyes widen in shock.

Shit the assignment with Landon.

How the fuck did I forget.

All exams and assignments were due this week and next week, they gave us three months max to complete them all.

Just as I was about to continue my panic, Landon walks into the room.

He strides through the door not even glancing at the teacher as his eyes search for me.

His emotionless eyes spot me and he starts making his way over, taking the empty seat next to me.

The teacher goes back to talking, ignoring Landon completely.

I look over to him and see him already staring at me.

His eyes cold and his face blank.

I smile up at him and see his full lips twitch slightly before returning to a straight line.

He licks his lips and takes my hand intertwining it with his.

I blush slightly and look to the front.

"We have that project due tomorrow by the way," I say to him quietly.

He nodded and replied,

"Done it already." He said which made my eyes widen.

"Really? You know I was only kidding when I said about you doing it by yourself," I tell him cautiously.

He just shrugs and grabs his other hand and starts twirling a lock of my hair around his finger.

"I'll give it to you to hand in tomorrow. I won't be here." He says looking up at me.

I nodded and thanked him.

"I was right though, you are pretty good at anything," I say looking at him with a small smile.

He smirks at me, moving his hand to my shoulder and brushing the hair off as he leans into my ear.

"If you're still having second thoughts,

he starts off whispering into my ear as his wet lips graze my neck slightly,

I can prove it to you if you want?" He finishes huskily, his hand trails along my collar bone sending shivers onto my skin.

His lips move to my neck and place a feather kiss there.

He moves away, leaning back in his seat and looks straight at the board acting as if nothing happened.

And here I am sitting in my seat flustered as fuck.

Our hands are still intertwined just realising now, and I shift in my seat slightly.

For the rest of the hour, Landon rubs his thumb along with my hand which had me distracted the entire time.

His eyes were strained to the front staring coldly at the board.

Once the bell rang, I grabbed all my stuff and shoved them into my black bag and stood up.

Landon took the bag from me and threw it over his shoulder as he started walking to the doors with his hand in mine.

We had a free period after this so we all got to go home.

I walked with Landon to his car, he placed my bag in the back seat, then opened the passenger door for me.

I got it in as Landon shut the door and went over to his side.

Once he was in he started driving out of the school with ease.

"What are you doing now?" He asked me keeping his gaze on the road.

"I've got dance practice at 3," I answered him while looking out the window.

He nodded in response and turned a left turn.

"I'll drop you." He said.

I just smiled at him in return.

We made it to my house and he turned off the car, grabbing my bag from the backseat in the process.

We got out and headed for my door, I unlocked it and moved to the side to let him get through the door first.

He stepped in, me following behind him as I closed the front door.

I lead us upstairs to my room, I turned to my wardrobe as Landon sat down on my bed resting his head against my headboard and closing his eyes.

I quickly went to the bathroom and got changed into my dance outfit.

I walked out and saw Landon in the same position as before, he was looking down at his phone seeming to be mad at whoever he was messaging.

I went over to my duffel bag and packed my stuff, I zipped it up and looked back over at Landon.

His eyes connected with mine as he stood up and took the bag for me.

We made our way downstairs, he waited by the front door as I went to get a water bottle.

I went back over to him and stepped outside.

I shut the front door and locked it, then walked with Landon to the car.

We got in and he started driving to the studio.

Once we made it, he got out of the car without turning the engine off.

He made it to my side helping me out, he handed me my bag and shut the car door.

I looked up at him and smiled.

I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around him.

He hugged me back, placing his arms around my waist gently rubbing his thumbs against my open skin.

He pulled away, leaning down to my face and pressed his lips against my cheek.

"I'll pick you up later." He says while pulling away.

I just nod and turn around about to walk away but he pulls me back by the hand.

I look at him confused but then he points a finger to his cheek.

I laugh as his face remains emotionless, nevertheless, I reach up to his cheek as he slightly bends his head for me to reach him, I peck his soft cheek with my lips.

Satisfied he pats my hip telling me I could go.

I waved at him and walked into the studio.

I was pretty early so no one was really there yet.

I set my things down and begin warming up.

10 minutes later everyone started arriving, Alec and Iris were now talking with me as we waited for Luca.

Luca arrived just on cue and we all got into our positions ready for the dance.

4 long hours later, and we were panting and covered in sweat.

I sat down, jugging all my water down and wiping the sweat away with my towel.

"Good work today guys!" Luca said.

I looked over and smiled at him as did everyone else, some cheered in the back.

We have Friday practice and then a rehearsal on Saturday just before the performance.

We all packed our things away as people started leaving.

Iris had left earlier on because she had something to attend to, so I'm nowhere with Alec.

"Oranges taste like Mangos." He said randomly.

I looked at him like he was the weirdest person in the world.

"I swear the stuff that comes out of your mouth sometimes," I muttered to myself shaking my head at him.

He smacked my shoulder playfully as we both walked out of the studio together.

I laughed as he told me how he attempted to get a bunch of ducks to follow him home today.

Once we made it outside I immediately spotted Landon.

He was leaning against his car with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth as he stared at the sky coldly.

As if sensing me he turned his head towards me, making his hair flop in front of his eyes.

I smiled at him and turned to Alec who was looking at me shocked.

"You never told me you had a boyfriend!" He shouts and smacks my shoulder playfully.

My eyes widen at how loud he was.

Landon definitely heard that.

"Alec shush," I say to him.

He just shrugs and pulls me in for a hug.

I hug him back and let go.

"You're telling me about this on Friday." He says eyeing me.

I just shake my head and wave him off with my hand.

Making my way to Landon, I realise how tense he now was and his cold eyes were set on Alec.

Once I get to him, he moves his gaze to me his eyes still cold and his face emotionless.

He tossed the death stick to the ground, he nodded at me once and opened the door.

I got in without saying a word, and he shut the door.

He got in on his side and turned the car on then started driving off towards my house.

I could sense he was mad even though he looked like his normal self, his hand on the steering wheel was clenched tightly against him.

"Who was that guy?" He asked through an emotionless voice.

I glanced at him and then went to my hands playing with them.

"Uh, that was my friend Alec," I reply.

He nods his head slowly and keeps his cold gaze on the road.

I look out the window the whole time watching cars pass by and the trees flow through the wind.

I notice a black SUV behind us, it's been following us for a while.

I furrow my eyebrows and turn to Landon.

"Landon, the car behind has been following us for a bit," I say a bit nervous now.

His eyes glance to the review mirror and his face hardens.

"Fucking hell." He mutters under his breath.

He starts driving the opposite way to my house, trying to lose them I'm guessing.

He stops at an empty street as the car behind us stops too.

He takes his phone out of his pocket and taps away.

He then grabs a pair of earphones and plugs them into his phone.

He looks at me intensely and speaks.

"I need you to stay here. Close your eyes, and put the earphones in." He says handing me the phone.

I look down and see a playlist with my name on it, it has all the songs I love that usually play in his car.

His hand comes under my chin and lifts my head to look at him.

"Layla, don't do anything until I come back. I'll tap your shoulder when I'm back here. Understand?" He says as he brushes a strand of hair away from my face.

I nod and he makes his way out of the car as I see three men in black suits come from the black car behind us.

I do as told and play a Chase Atlantic song.

I close my eyes and listen to the music.

I tap my fingers against my knee rhythmically as the music flows through my ears.

The next song comes on and I couldn't help but be worried, but I trusted Landon I knew he would be okay.

Halfway through the song, I feel his hand touch my shoulder gently.

I open my eyes and see his hair slightly tousled and a cut on his lip now bleeding.

I move my hand to his face wiping the blood off without thinking.

His eyes watch me like a hawk.

I look into his eyes and watch as his hand moves to my ear taking the earphones out slowly.

Once they were out I look at our surroundings and see no black car anymore and no men.

Confused I was about to ask him what happened but he stopped me by crashing his lips onto mine.