Chapter 7

Noah sat down in front of me, he looked worried.

"So...?" Noah trailed off awkwardly. I looked down at my shaking hands. Could I trust him? Could I trust the schools badboy?

I cleared my throat, "I erm--" I cleared my throat again. "My dad died when I was five... It was all my fault." I looked up at Noah, he was staring at me with an expression I've seen so many times before. I've seen this expression ever since the funeral. The look is like a stab in the gut, because the person doesn't know what to say or do. They look at you like your a lost puppy.

"What do you mean its your fault?" Noah asked quitely. I looked at him as I told him what happened to my dad, what I had to see when I was only five years old. The memory that came back everytime I closed my eyes. The memory that will always haunt me.

As I finished telling Noah, a single tear slid down my cheek. I looked down at my hands expecting Noah to shout at me for killing my own dad but he didn't. I was expecting him to walk out of my house and slam the door but he didn't. He got up and knelt in front of me, his finger brushed my chin and lifted up so that I was looking at him.

"It wasn't your fault Skylar, it was a terrible accident that you had to watch--" His eyes met mine, his beautiful sea green eyes that looked so calm. "Don't ever think that it was your fault." Noah wrapped his arms around me, making me feel safe. "I'm here for you..." I buried my face into his neck as more tears fell.

"It's my fault Noah...its my fault that my dad left us... why did he have to die? Why not me?" Noah wrapped his arms around me tighter.

"Listen to me Skylar, It wasn't your fault. Bad things happen to good people. You should never have seen that. Nobody should ever have to see that..." Noah whispered into my hair as he rubbed my back. I wrapped my arms around him bringing us impossibly close. "I'm sorry you had to see that..." He whispered.

I pulled away and wiped my eyes, feeling stupid for crying on Noah. Letting Noah see my most valuable side that nobody other than family have ever seen.

I'm not going to lie and say that it didn't feel good to let my emotions out though...

"Do you know what you need?" Noah asked suddenly, getting up and walking around my living room.

A life?

"What?" I asked, not really listening to him.

"A party. You need to let your hair down, you need fun." I stared at him as if he was crazy. Probably is.

"A party?" Noah nodded. "Me? At a party?" Noah smiled and nodded again.

"Yes. You at a party. C'mon, its Friday live a little..."

"I'll stay home and watch The Vampire Diaries thanks."

"I will get Soph and Han here. They can help get you ready..."

"Didn't you just hear me?"

"I heard you, but I just decided to ignore it." Noah said smirking at me as if he was happy with himself. He pulled his phone out and put it to his ear. "Soph are you and Han still going to the party tonight?" Please say no... please say no... "Okay great. Get to Skylars for 5, bring suitable clothes. I'll send you the address now." Once Noah got off the phone I started moaning.

"Nooah! I don't wanna go!" I pouted out my bottom lip. "I'm not going!" I said like a 5 year old not getting their own way.

"Yes you are. I will drag you if I have to."

"Why do you want me to go so badly?"

Noah stopped his eyes widen, " Erm... because-- because you need to have fun."

"In a place where everyone is sweaty and smelly? Yeah I prefer my idea of fun..."

Noah smirked, "c'mon Skylar, stop ignoring the fact that you want to see me sweat... if you know what I mean." Noah winked at me, I blushed and looked down which caused Noah to laugh. "Damn you're so innocent."

"Shut up..." I said still looking down as I felt my face grow hotter.

"You like it. And don't say you don't because I know you do." I heard Noah walking towards me, why is this guy one minute so sweet and the next a jerk?

"Why are you still here?" I asked looking up and Noah who was now staring down at me with his stupid smirk.

"Why scared that you won't be able to stand my sexiest?" I rolled my eyes at him.

"I'll see you at the party..."

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"Sky? Are you nearly ready yet?" Sophia asked outside the bathroom door. I looked down at what Sophia and Hannah had given me to wear and I looked like a trap. The dress was literally a second skin, short and red. Three things that I cannot pull off. Oh and lets not forget the fact that the neckline was lower down than I wanted.

"I feel like a trap..." I said looking at myself in the mirror.

"Oi you, that's my dress..." Hannah said, I could hear the smile though so I knew that I hadn't upset her. "Lets see you."

I sighed as I unlocked the door and stepped out, both of their eyes scanned me from head to toe. "She's right. That dress is something Ellie would wear." Sophia said trying to hold back her laughter.

Hannah gave Sophia a glare which stopped Sophia from laughing. "I have another dress that you could try?" Sophia said handing me another dress. I nodded and stepped back into the bathroom. I quickly changed into the new dress. It wasn't as tight as the other dress, mid thigh length, a classic black which showed my curves to protection and showed a little cleavage but not loads that my boobs would fall out.

I reopened the door and walked out, Sophia's and Hannah's smiles grew. "Babe you look hot." Sophia said grinning.

"Noah will find it hard keeping his paws of you tonight." I blushed at Hannahs comment as they pushed me onto a chair and started doing my make up.

"So I look okay?" I asked feeling shy.

"Okay isn't the word. You look hot." Hannah said starting on my hair while Sophia worked on my make up.

"I agree." Sophia said applying foundation.

Hannah was wearing a play suit which was white on the top with sparkles on the colar and black on the bottom. Sophia was wearing a mid thigh red dress that hugged her curves. Hannahs make up and hair was done in a simple way and Sophia went simple a hair style with red lipstick and smoky eyes. They both looked amazing and I would look plain standing next to them.

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"Where the hell are they?" Sophia exclaimed again within matter of minutes. "I thought girls are supposed to be late not boys!" Noah, Tyler and Cam were now 20 minutes late for picking us up.

"Their such girls. Seriously whats the bet their asking each other if their jeans make their arses look fat." I couldn't help but laugh as Sophia and Hannah ranted about the boys being late.

"Right that's it I'm ringing Ty." Sophia pulled her phone out of her bra. She scrolled and then put her phone to her ear.

"Where are you?" Sophia exclaimed into her phone, you could slightly hear the voice but not able to make out with what they were saying. "You guys have 5 minutes to get here before I rip off your dicks and make you eat them." And then she hung up.

"Bit harsh?" I laughed.

"Not for Soph, I should know." Hannah looked at Sophia and shook her head.

"Am I missing something?" I asked looking from Hannah to Sophia.

"Well... before I got with Taylor I was at a party with Sophia and some drunk guy thought that he should grind his body on mine, and well--- things went down... lets just say he may not be having children..." Sophia said beaming while Hannah and I laughed.

"So what did Ty say?" Hannah asked after we had finished laughing.

"He said they were just 'leaving'. You know they are worse than us and that is saying something."

A couple of minutes later the boys turned up with their music full blast.

"Alright ladies?" Noah said smirking as he rolled down his window. His eyes found mine and then the trailed down to my body.

"Mate you might want to cover up your boner." Cameron said punching Noahs arm. Cameron got out of the front seat and smiled at me.

"You can take the front seat." He winked at me and got in the back with Sophia and Hannah. I pulled my dress down so that I had a little more coverage on my legs and got in.

Noah looked at me, "You look great tonight." I blushed.

"Jesus, what is that smell? Oh wait thats the sexual tension between you two." Taylor said while the others laughed.

"Shut up you dick." Noah said pulling away from my house.

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We pulled up to the party that had way too many drunk teenagers laying on the front garden for my liking. I could hear the music booming from inside the house and it was already giving me a headache. "Come on, lets get a drink in you. You look tense." Sophia said pulling me in the house with Hannah following.

I squeezed through the sea of sweaty drunk teenagers into the kitchen with Sophia and Hannah. Walking through the crowd I felt my bum being pinched or slapped and by the time we got into the kitchen I was fuming.

"Does this always happen?" I snapped.

"Does what always happen?" Sophia asked handing me a drink which I had no idea what was in it. I took it and downed it in one.

"People groping you!" I groaned taking a beer.

"Yep, and babe you might want to slow down on the drinks. Have you ever drunk before?"

I shook my head as I drunk from my beer, "Too much of a chicken." I downed my beer and went to get another one when Sophia pulled me away.

"No more. Come on lets go dance." Sophia and Hannah pulled me away and to the dance floor.

We got to the dance floor and started dancing. Sophia and Hannah were great dancers compared to me but I just followed the music, I swayed my hips to the music.

What felt like hours and a lot of alcohol later I felt someone come up behind me holding my waist. "You want a drink?" I turned around and saw a hot red head. I looked back at Sophia and Hannah but they wasn't there.

"Sure." I agreed turning back to the red head. "Whats your name?" I asked still swaying my hips as we walked.

"Tony. What about you gorgeous?" He handed me a drink.

"Skylar..." I said giggling. Tony leaned against the kitchen wall and looked me up and down. I downed my drink feeling it go down and feeling the buzz start to kick in.

"See something you like?" I said staggering closer to him. He smiled at me and pulled my body to his

"Sure sweet cheeks." His arms went around my waist holding me to him.

"Whats your n--- name? I fo-- forgot." I giggled.

"Tony, you should remember it you'll be screaming it later." He attacked my lips as he turned us around and pushed me up against the wall. I kissed him back wrapping my arms around his neck.

"You wanna take this somewhere else?" He said pulling away from me. I looked around for Sophia and Hannah.

"Wh--Where are my friends?" I looked around suddenly feeling scared.

"Baby it's alright your with me." He tried to bring me closer but I pushed him away from me.

"I-- neeed ma frieeends..." I slurred. I went to walk away but he pushed my against the wall again.

"Where do you think your going?" The red head looked angry.

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Noahs P.O.V

I've been looking for the girls for ages with no luck. I wanted to make sure that Skylar was okay as I could tell this was her first party that she as been to.

So when Sophia and Hannah ran up to me without her I started freaking out.

"What the fuck do you mean she went off!" I snapped at them.

"We were dancing and the next thing we know she's gone! Crap, what are we going to do Noah?"

I scratched my head trying to think, "Er... okay. You two stay together, look upstairs and outside. I'll look everywhere else." Sophia and Hannah noded and ran off.

I sighed and started looking around. I checked the dance floor and all of the bathrooms downstairs and the living room. She was nowhere in sight.

The kitchen.

I hurried towards the kitchen, all different things running through my mind.

I got into the kitchen and saw a red headed guy and a brunette. The guy looked to be pushing her against the wall, I looked closer and realised who the girl was.

"Oi!" I shouted, "Get your dirty hands off her!" I pulled him away from Skylar who looked like a scared puppy with her big blue eyes.

"What the fuck do you think your doing?"

"Doing you a favour. Leave now or you'll end up in hospital." I snapped at him.

"Oh yeah. And who's going to put me there? You?" That was it. I punched him straight in the face causing him to fall onto his back. I straddled him and started punching his face over and over again until my knuckles drew blood. I spat on his face and stood up to see Skylar crying in the corner, she looked so scared of me. Her eyes red and puffy but she still looked amazing. I walked slowly over to her.

"Skylar your okay now. Did he hurt you?" She looked at the boy and shook her head.

"N--no. I-- I don't think so." She looked down at my hands and saw the blood, "Your bleeding." She staggered to the sink and got a paper towel and wet it. I walked to her and she took my hand cleaning it, It stung a little at first but after a while I got used to it.

"Thank you... Noah." I looked up to see that Skylar looked more sober now.

"Don't mention it." I smiled at her.

"Do you think we can go? I feel really crap."

"Ah, your already getting your hangover. Enjoy that Princess. But sure, lets go." My hands had stopped bleeding now, I took her hand and lead her to my car. I took off my jacket and handed it to her, she smiled at me before putting it on.

"Thank you." She whispered as I opened her door and helped her into my car.

Once we was both in the car she asked, "Where are we going?"

"My house. Your in a bad state and I don't want you getting into trouble." In the corner of my eye I saw her smile and the lean her head against the window. I smiled at turned back to the road.

Skylar looked so stunning tonight, yes so did Sophia and Hannah but Skylar-- Damn. I have never felt this way before. Girls-- they were just an sex object to me but Skylar--- she is so much more than that to me. And when I saw that guy, pinning her against the wall all I wanted to do was rip his head off. I wanted to beat him to a pulp.

My hands tighten on the wheel as I thought of that guy.

I want to make Skylar happy, I want to make her laugh, I want to fill that hole in her heart where her dad is supposed to be. I have never felt like this before.

And it scares me.

I pulled up to my house and looked at Skylar and saw that she was sleeping peacefully. I got out my car and went to her side. I opened her side and picked her up bridal style. Her eyes opened slightly and she smiled up at me, she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Thank you Noah." She whispered before closing her eyes again.

"No problem, Princess." I whispered back to her.

I layed her gently on my bed, I pulled the covers over her and was about to leave when she wrapped her arms around me. "Don't go..." Her eyes were now fully awake and she was staring up at me.

"Are you sure? I was going to sleep downstairs?" Skylar nodded, she turned around and moved up. I took my clothes off leaving me in my boxers and handed her my top.

"Put it on for me..." She whispered.

"Erm... okay." I sat her up and pulled her dress off over her head. I tried not to look at her in her underwear but I couldn't help it, she looked amazing. I grabbed my top and put it over her head and put her arms through. I layed her back down and layed beside her, she rolled over onto her side and put my arms around her. I moved closer to her and wrappd my arms tigher around her.

"Thank you Noah. Your not so bad as everyone makes out."

"I know..."

I fell asleep smiling.

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