New Start Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Running late on the first day of school, thats got to be a first.1

"Aden! Hey wait up!" I hurried to catch up with him.
"Hey love!" Aden's british accent yelled out.His black hair looked dark blue in the sunlight, and in strong contrast to his bright blue eyes. He towered over my 5ft5, being 6ft3 himself. His accent reminded me of Johnny depp in the movie From Hell, and the fact that he was from england was amazing to me.
"Well i see we're both late today. And its your senior year... what a bad start." i laughed at his hurt expression. He wrapped his arms around me, for our moring hug, then in a soft voice he said, "Liz i need to talk to you after school." His voice held no humor, i looked up and his eyes were silent.
"Are you alright? I can't have my best friend fall apart." I laid my head on his chest and hugged him harder.
Chuckling he said, "Are you trying to hold me together literaly?" He steped back and leaned down to kiss my forehead when the bell for second hour rang.
"Well i'll see you after school." I walked inside waiting for him to follow. Turning i saw him slowly smile.
"We better hurry before we miss second hour, oh and liz don't forget your my best friend." I laughed at his chessey smile. Then i seen the look in his eye and it took my breath away, he was hurting.
"Everything i am is yours, and all you are is mine" I quoted our favorite line from Dracula 2000. But still the hurt was there.2

Never in the past year and a half have i seen him hurting. We had became quick friends last year when he transfered and moved in to the house next to mine. I was a loner before he came, and he was the popular one at school, mostly because he had moved from england. I could remember the day he talked to me for the first time. It went something like this:
Aden: Could you spot me a pen?
Me: Spot? you mean give you?
Aden: Oh sorry i just transfered from england and i haven't mastered the way people talk here.
Me: well heres a pen and nice accent.
Aden: THank you, love and my names Aden.
Me: Hmm Aden huh? well thats cool i'm Elizabeth.
Aden: may i call you Liz?
Me: what for?
Aden: because i want to be friends. I think you'd be better help then them ( he pointed to the giggling freshmen in my class.
Me: Umm ok.3

Yea weird right? But then we found out he lived next to me and we started sneaking out to talk and thats when he told me about why he was transfered here and i told him about Hayden, the guy i was dating and how he had called me one day saying he had to leave and would explain when he got back... but it had been three years since i had heard from him and Aden came into my life and we have been friends for two and a half years now. Not knowing if Hayden was dead or alive.And still not knowing.4

"Liz" Aden's voice pulled me back to the present time, his voice held concern. I looked up at his face and noticed it was white as a sheet. Laying my hand on his arm he turns me around towards the crowd. 5

"Lizzy?" I hear the framiliar male voice and my eyes connect with pale brown ones. My eyes fill with tears as his arms go around me. Inhaleing i can smell the cheap aftershave. pulling back i stare at him.
"Hayden?" the name barely a whisper out of my mouth.
"Its me babe, i'm sorry i wasn't able to call." He pulls me back into his arms and i broke down. I turn to interduce Aden but realize he's not there anymore.
"Where'd you go?" I ask myself out loud.
"Who?" I turn and see Hayden looking at me with tears in his eyes.
"My friend... best friend actually... he was right here." I look around but can't find him.
"Best friend?" Haydens voice quitely asks.
"Yes, he transfered here from england and i helped him out and he moved into the house next to me with his mom and little sister, i want you to meet him... i think you'd like him." I looked at Hayden and seen a glimpse of hurt and felt guilty.
"Its okay i'll interduce you tonight." I added.
"Well i talked to the princapal and he said since this is a special return that we could leave school once i found you." He smiled and took my hand.
"I'll meet you in the parking lot, i've got to do something first." i kissed him on the cheek and made my way towards Aden's locker. 6

When i got closer i seen him leaning against it with his eyes closed.
"Hey you disappered on me." I watched as he opened his eyes and the look of hurt was still there and worse if it was possible.
"Yea, sorry about that i just figured you'd want time alone with him... you ready for class?" He met my eyes with question.
"umm actually i'm going to go catch up with Hayden. But i'll see you tonight like i promised. four- thirty right?" I watched as he nodded his head and started walking away.
"hey wheres my hug?" I smiled when he turned around.
"Come here." His voice was low, i walked over and got my hug.
"I'll see you in a little bit okay?"
"Yea i'll see you later love." He let go and i watched him walk to his class.7


Walking out to Haydens car i remembered i forgot to grab my book. I pulled out my phone and texted Aden:
EY GRAB MY BOOK FOR ME PLZ.
"Hey Babe. You ready to go?" Hayden asked as i got into his car.
"Yea lets go." I smiled at him and turned my attention to my buzzing phone:
K LUV.
ADEN
I smiled then put it away. 8

Turning towards Hayden, and start to studied him. His pale brown eyes complimented his dark brown hair and his tanned skin. He stoped the car at a small gas station and filled up, without saying a word he walked into the station and came back out with two sodas.
"Mountain Dew right?" He asked handing it to me.
"Yea." I took a drink and watched his gaze fall on my right hand.
"Where'd you get that?" He asked pointing to the ring on my ring finger.The ring had been Aden's grandmother's, it was a dark blue sapphire and had little pale green stones net to it.
"Oh Aden's mother gave it to me after i became friends with Aden." I looked up to see him eyeing my face as i said this.
"So tell me about him, i mean hes your best friend i'd like to know about him." His voice was low.
"Well like i said he lives in the house next to me and he moved from england with his mom and sister. I've known him for two and a half... what?" I asked when i noticed Hayden watching my face again.
"I don't know its just you seem to glow at hearing or saying his name..."
"Yea, hes my best friend, not to mention hes been here for me through quite alot of crap including helping me deal with ..." I stopped not wanting to finish my sentence.
"me leaving you?" Hayden's voice rose and he put the car in drive and headed off.
We stayed silent until we reached my house.
"Are you in love with him?" Hayden's voice broke the silence.
"No. Hes just my friend." I climbed out of his car and made my way to my house.9


Hayden couldn't believe the house was the same as it had before he left. Until he entered my room-which had been changed last year-he stopped and slowly walked over to my bed and sat down. I watched as he looked around the walls, when his eyes landed on the wall that held tons of pictures of me and Aden and a few of my newest friend Taylor. He walked over to them and i noticed his eyes were planted on the picture of me sitting on adens lap and then i seen his face fall as he looked down on my floor where he noticed my piles of pictures and on top was one of me staring into aden's bright blue eyes while he started back.
"So you guys are close i can see." His voice barely a whisper.
"Yea i told you that." I moved to my bed, which at the moment was covered in black blankets with names and quotes written in white marker.
"Hayden whats really wrong?" I asked already thinking i knew the answer.
"I just had it in my head that you loved me and of all people would wait for me to come back and we could pick things back up but i've come home to a new girlfriend." His eyes connected with mine.
"Hayden I did love you but even you know i couldn't wait for you i mean come on i haven't heard from you in three years Hayden how was i suppose to know you weren't dead or coming back and i have changed and i'd never go back and change that i found a friend whos been here for me and only asked that i be here for him in return, i hated who i was three years ago i was alone except for you and then you left." I got up and walked out of my room making my way to the kitchen.
"I'm sorry." Hayden's arms wrapped around my waist, i turned to look into his eyes.
"I'm not a lap dog Hay, you can't just expect me to be waiting patiently for you to come back. I haven't seen you since jr. high. And i've missed you." As i finished saying this he buried his face into my neck and left a small kiss there before he took my hand and walked me to his car.
We rode in silence for an hour, looking down i seen Hayden put his hand on my knee. Our eyes met and he pulled the car over.
"I love you Lizzy." He brought his face closer to mine. I leaned towards him and our lips met. The time slipped away after that we made out for quite a while then decided to go grab something to eat around Five o'clock. We talked about alot of things but never talked about why he had left.10

When i got home it was close to nine-thirty, He slowly walked me to my door-it reminded me of our first date three years ago.
-We were getting home from his last football game of the jr. high season and i can remember how filthy he was it had rained during the second half and they had won 31-28. His parents drove me home and he got out of the car to walk me to my door, i was so nervous that night i had been worried that i wouldn't kiss him right but come to find out he was to scared to try and kiss me so i was the one who leaned towards him and touched my lips to his.-
"Lizzy?" Hayden's voice pulled me back to us standing there under the outside light.
"Yea?" My voice wavered a little.
"What where you thinking about just a minute ago?"
"About three years ago after your last game." I felt the blood creep up to my cheeks when he laughed.
"Well how about we relive that." Then he leaned foward and brushed his lips against mine.
Pulling away i said,"I think i was the one who was suppose to lean in to kiss you.", my voice was weak from the kiss. He chuckled and we said good-bye. 11

Walking into my house i seen my mom pointing upstairs.
"What?" I asked her rather chipper.
"He's waiting upstairs for you, though he doesn't think i heard him sneak through the window. He's been paceing back and forth for three hours now." My mom's voice held worry.
"Well i'll grab some snacks from the kitchen and head up to my room." I left my mother in the living room watching some TV show. Walking up to my room i could hear Aden muttering under his breath but i couldn't tell what he was saying.12

Opening my door i seen him stop and turn towards me, His eyes were a darker blue not the usual bright blue. This could only mean one thing. He was pissed and had it pint up for atleast three hours but i couldn't think of any reason.
"Where the hell have you been?!" His voice was deep and i hate to admit scary. I had never seen him so mad.
"I was with Hayden, God Aden what the hells got you so pissed?" I asked not knowing wether i should yell back or keep low.
"What the hell do you think i'm so pissed about?!" His voice only grew louder and i wanted to shrink into the background.
"How the hell should i know? I walk in my house and my mom says you've been here for three freaking hours. Why didn't you call me if you were so mad? Instead i come in my room finding a big grizzly waiting to pounce." My voice had some volume this time.
"Grizzlys don't pounce." He said through gritted teeth. "And i did call you but i guess you had your phone off so your presicous time with Hayden wasn't disrupted! Why the hell am i even here?" His voice held anger and a touch of pain this time.
"Is this what your pissed about cuz i forgot my phone was off or that i'm spending time with Hayden?!" It was my turn to yell.
"It has nothing to do with the fact that you'd rather spend your time with the person; do i have to remind you; that left you with just a call one day out of the blue to say he was leaving and would be back, he just left you Lizzy and without any reasoning! He left for three bloody years and without so much as a letter! And now you just jump into his arms without asking a question like it never happened like you've just decided to start where you to left off! So excuse me if i'm bloody pissed that you ditched me for him today!" His voice was filled with more pain this time but the anger was right there out front.
"What the hell do you mean i ditched you for him? And he had his reasons..." Aden cut me off.
"Really and what were these reasons Lizzy?" He watched as my face went blank. "Bloody hell you didn't even ask him did you. You probably just let him off the bloody hook and picked up where you left it three bloody years ago!" I had never heard him say bloody so many times, but in that last acusation i heard the pain in his voice and saw it written in his eyes when i didn't answer.
"Bugger this i'm gone!" He started towards my window then slowly turned. "Here you wanted this, remember." His voice was a whisper but it was filled with anger. He threw the little red book-journal- on to my bed the turned to leave.
It hit me, "Oh God Aden... I lost track of time...I.." His look cut me short as i tried to reach out to touch his arm.
"Lizzy just don't. We both know you forgot and the bad thing is i'm not as mad now that i yelled at you but just don't touch me i need time to be alone." He said this through gritted teeth.
"Aden please don't go, and your right i shouldn't be so easy to forgive him." I moved towards him still not listening to him telling me not to touch him.
"You said you needed to talk to me... I'm here now and feel horrible but i'm listening and i want to know what you wanted to say. Please Aden don't leave." My voice cracked as i realized i had hurt my best friend.
I wanted to feel his comfort but i knew it wasn't the right time and i had been the one to hurt him.
"I can't talk to you right now i just can't" With that he climbed out my window and i stood there stunned at what had just happened.