I ran across the dry grass laughing at the fact that Ms. Brosnan had chased me out of the school grounds, I wiped my forehead and lay down on the grass.
The trains shadow flew over me creating a shade
"There she goes!" I laughed scuffing up Scamps fur
As the train flew past I noticed a boy at the opposite side of the tracks
He was walking through the patch of grass with a school bag he tossed it to the side and sat down crosslegged
He had blonde hair and was around my age.
He was crying
"What's wrong?" I asked
His head snapped up.
"why are you crying?" I pondered beginning to stand up.
He stood up and wiped his eyes
"I'm not crying,I'm a boy,boys don't cry"
he said as if it was something I should know.
I had a confused expression on my face
"Yes they do" I said confident with my statement.
"No,they don't" he said looking annoyed
"But you were crying" I said he glared at me
"I told you I wasn't crying! I just had dust in my eyes from when the train was passing" he lied
"You were only walking up when the train had passed" I failed to stifle a giggle at his failed cover up.
"Are you some sort of stalker?" He said acting as if I were his younger annoying sister
"You'll never know" I said going closer to the track I took a step onto the metal and started to walk it with my arms held out in airplane mode.
"Hey get off there!" he called worry in his voice
"Why?" I smirked falling a bit but regaining my balance
"Ugh don't be stupid c'mon" he warned
"Bu-" I was cut off by the sound of the trains movements,horns,and the shock of being pulled to the grass
I looked up at the passing train as it tooted its horn
I looked beside me and saw the blonde haired boy breathing heavily just like i was
"T-thanks" I said still in shock by how close I was to dying
"Don't mention it" he said getting up
I copied his actions.
"You okay?" He asked dusting off his pants
"I thought you said not to mention it" i said he rolled his eyes and began to laugh
"What?" I asked slightly confused
"Nothing" he said scratching his neck
"Riley" I smiled.
"What?" He asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Riley,my names Riley" I repeated
"Oh-Luke" he said sticking out his hand.
I interlocked our pinkies and made them shake a little muttering a High pitched squeak under my breath
I looked up at Luke and he was giving me a weird look I nodded to our fingers and he nodded warily and awkwardly and started squeaking awkwardly with me
"Wait-why are we squealing?"
"Because that's the noise a train makes"
"No it doesn't" he fought
"Well it does now" I concluded
He smirked a bit.
"Why were you crying?" I asked again
"I told you I wasn't crying!" He snapped
"My mom was right men need to sort out their priorities" I muttered giving him a 'sheesh' look
"Look can you just go I have stuff to do" he said raising his voice a little and sitting down next to his bag
"Not until you tell me why you were crying" I said sitting down next to him and the bag
Scamp and his three-legged self waddled over to me sitting in my lap
"It's nothing I'm just I- I'm a retard" he said
"That's a bad word! and no your not your just a bit grouchy" I said giving him a pat of the shoulder
Scamp licked his arm
"I know we shook pinkies and all but you don't need to lick me" he said sounding a bit uneasy and placing his fingers on the slobber
"That was my dog!" I laughed
"Oh sorry" he said joining in with the laughter.
"Why do you feel retarded?" I asked yawning causing him to yawn
"I just can't understand anything! It all looks like Chinese" he said taking out his maths book
"I accept" I muttered
"What?" He said lifting up his head confused
"I accept" I said clearly
"Accept what?"
"This challenge young one" I said placing my thumb on his forehead
"Your weird-" he said
I frowned slightly
"-but I like it" he finished,i smiles and opened his maths book and began to read through it
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"So if I do it this way instead of that way-". He began
"It gets easier to do when you use these typed of formulas" I said
He closed the book and smiled up at me
"Thanks a lot" he smiled getting off the ground and putting the book in his bag
"Mention it" I said dusting off my clothes and getting up
"Don't you mean 'don't mention it'." he asked with a raised eyebrow
"But if you don't mention it then I won't be able to help you because you wouldn't have mentioned it" I explained
"No it means-you know what,never mind" he said shaking his head smiling
"Don't question greatness" I advised
"What makes you great"
" 'I',my friend almost died!" I said emphasising the 'I'
"But i saved you so that means i'm great" he smirked
I shook my head "no,you said not to mention it"
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Train Tracks (Luke Hemmings AU)
Fanfiction"Don't mention it" Riley Collins is currently living as a sixteen year old girl whose new to sydney. A child hood friend crosses her path but to each other they are strangers who don't see eye to eye Riley had always remembered the boy from the trai...
