vita // lh au

2.2

ZOE

The first day of senior year was finally here. The six of us walked through the doors of our high school for the last first time together.

"I can't believe it's finally here." Laurel said. "Ready to study our asses off and stay at the top of our class?" She asked me.

"Not really," I laughed, "But I'm doing it for you."

"It's gonna fly." Ashton said.

"I'm just happy to be spending it with you guys." Luke smiled.

"I love you." I smiled at him.

It just so happened that all six of us had first period World Literature together.

"Is everyone ready to bear Mrs. Scott?" Michael laughed.

"Wanna do a repeat of last year, Laur?" I laughed.

"Oh hell no," She said.

"Damn, I thought it'd be fun." I laughed.

"I'm in!" Michael said.

"You weren't even there, shut up idiot." I said, smacking him in the head.

"Ow." He said, rubbing his head. "You're abusive."

"You love me." I smiled, taking his hand as we walked in the classroom right as the bell rang.

"No one sit down, you'll just waste my time with the seating chart." Mrs. Scott said rudely to the class.

What a great way to start senior year.

That Friday, Laurel and I decided to have a party to kick start our senior year. The entire senior class showed up, which was about 150 people. The house was packed, even though it was large.

"Hey guys, we're Five Seconds of Summer, and we're gonna play a few songs tonight." Luke said through the mic. They started playing Never Be, and the crowd was eating it right up. Everyone loved them; it was hard not to. After they played a few songs, Luke said, "Baby, come up here please." I groaned. He was not making me do this.

I walked up to the little makeshift stage we had, looked at Luke and said, "What?"

"You're gonna play with us." He smiled. I shook my head laughing. I cannot believe he's gonna make me do this. There was no use in protesting, though. He'd win.

"Alright, but I need a shot. Laur?" I asked. A moment later, she brought me a shot of vodka. I downed it with ease, and then said, "Let's do a song everyone knows, yeah?" I said into the mic. "Everyone sing along. Sugar, We're Goin Down by Fall Out Boy."

The boys started playing the intro. I smiled at Luke, who just looked so damn hot when he was up on stage. He was so in his element; this is where he unwound.

I took a deep breath. Here goes nothing.

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A/N

ONCE AGAIN

ZOE: ITALICS

LUKE: BOLD

ZOE AND LUKE: ITALICS AND BOLD

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"Am I more than you bargained for, yet

I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear

Cause that's just who I am this week

Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum

I'm just a notch in your bedpost

But you're just a line in a song

Drop a heart, break a name

We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team"

I smiled at Luke as he joined me for the chorus.

"We're going down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it"

"Is this more than you bargained for, yet

Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet

Wishing to be the friction in your jeans

Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him

I'm just a notch in our bedpost

But you're just a line in a song

Drop a heart, break a name

Were always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team"

I joined him again for the chorus, smiling because everyone was singing along and jumping.

"We're going down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it

Down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it"

"We're going down down, down (down, down)

Down, down (down, down)

We're going down, down (down, down)

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down in an earlier round

And sugar, we're going down swinging

I'll be your number one with a bullet

A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it"

I smiled and looked out at the crowd, and everyone was cheering.

"Thanks, guys." I laughed into the mic.

"Thanks for listening, guys! Now let's get drunk!" Michael yelled into his mic.

I smiled to myself. This was going to be one good night, and it was going to be one hell of a year.