Without You

Part 11 "Fuck it, this class doesn't give me any useful credits anyway"

*LUKES POV*

I awoke to the sound of my alarm and groggily crawled out of bed. I threw on a pair of grey Nike sweats and a long sleeve black shirt.

I walked downstairs stealthily, and I enter the kitchen. I get a large cup of coffee and my stomach lets out a monstrous growl. 

I really want Aubrey's cooking right now.

I tiptoed carefully back up to my room, brushed my teeth and hair, put on my shoes, and grabbed my school bag and my duffel bag for practice.

I quietly made my way back down the stair still cautious of Leo attacking me.

I turned my head behind me so quickly at the sound of Leo's growl I think I got whiplash. Leo was standing right in the middle of the hallway as I tried making my way towards the front door.

"Leo," I groan.

Even though Leo is the spawn of Satan, I still try my absolute hardest to be nice to him.

Before my mom died two years ago, Leo loved her. She and Leo were very close and he was very protective of her.

It was shocking to see that be acted the same way around Aubrey.

I know Leo misses mom and I don't blame him. I do too, more than anything. I just wish he didn't hate me.

"Hey Leo," I walked forward slowly, trying to show him I'm being nice dammit.

I get up to his head and decide not to touch that particular part of his body. I move down to his back and the whole time he is watching me with mean eyes.

Damn, this dog is a killer.

I finally let my hand touch his back and I relax when he doesn't move. I try to go higher up but he snaps at me and I jerk my hand back.

Well, at least we're getting somewhere

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I pulled into the school's parking lot after finally persuading Leo to get out of the way with 14 Milk Bones. I'm surprised I'm not late.

I get out of my truck and begin walking towards school.

"Lucas!" I hear Eli shout from the window of his jeep as he parks beside my truck.

"I told you not to call me that," I say to him once he gets caught up with me.

"Yeah and I don't care what yo-" Eli gets cut off my intake of breath and cursing.

Too busy talking to his dumb ass, I forgot to duck my head when walking into the locker hall.

"Shit," I rubbed the top of my head. I glared over at Eli only to see he's trying to keep his laugh in.

I raise my fist and he tries to run away. I grab the back of his shirt and he flops to the ground.

All sprawled out, he just lays there.

"That's what you get bitch," I kick him.

I hear soft footsteps from behind me and I turn around. I see Aubrey right as she passes me and she tries to walk to her locker while holding, what appears to be, a sleeping West.

I swear she just keeps getting prettier.

She looks down at Eli as he grabs her leg and holds on to it.

"Boo-boo, I've fallen and I can't get up" Eli whines.

"What do you want me to do about it, Eli?" She giggles and it sounds like heaven. Unlike most girls, her giggle is genuine and damn if it isn't music to my ears.