Fire

Drake sighed as he threw stuff around in his locker. He was pretty mad, mostly at himself. He closed his locker door only to see a blonde girl smiling at him, "Drake!!" she yelled.
He only looked at her for a few seconds a bit in shock, "Uh... Aubree?"
She nodded and grabbed his arm dragging him down the hall. "I missed you," she chuckled.
"Uh... yeah... um same here...?" he was still stunned about all this, "Uh question.... Why are you speaking to me all of a sudden?" he asked. They hadn't talked since her kissed her almost a week ago, and that was the reason he had been pissed at himself the whole time.
Aubree laughed and looked back at him, "Because we're friends silly!" she grinned.
Drake blinked, "Uh.... yeah! Right right."
Aubree pulled him through the halls then stopped in front of her locker. She quickly opened it and handed him a lighter.
"What's this?"
"A lighter..."
"No shit sherlock I know WHAT it is, but why?"
She smiled, "Just keep that until after school. Come by my locker and I'll tell you." she told him. Then the bell rang and she grabbed her books from her locker. "I'll see you later!" she called to him as she ran away.
"Uh.... yeah.... See ya?" he waved and looked down at the small blue trinket in the palm of his hand. "What are you planning Gorgeous?" he mumbled to himself.

After school Drake waited by her locker. The halls cleared more and more, he looked at the time, it was an hour past the time school ended. He sighed and shoved his phone back in his pocket mumbling to himself. He had been stood up.
He picked up his backpack and his jacket and slung them both over his shoulder. As he was about to leave he he heard two voices as they were coming down the hall and he froze.
"Oh come on!"
"NO Grey."
"Breeeeeeeeee" one voice whined.
"I said NO! Damn it!" the other voice yelled.
Drake peeked around the corner at Aubree storming away from Greyson. He grabbed her hand and turned her around to face him, "Please Bree?"
"No Grey," she pushed him back lightly by his chest, "I have to meet a friend I'm already super late."
"Can't you rescheduale?" he whined.
"No."
"Which friend? I'm sure she'll understand.."
Aubree pulled her hand out of his grasp, "Actually it's a HE and I told HIM to meet me after school. Which ended over an hour ago! I'm lucky if he's still here waiting for me the sweetie." she continued walking.
"A he?" Greyson asked following her again. "What he is that?" he questioned.
"No need to be jealous Grey," she grunted.
"I'm not I'm not."
She rolled her eyes, "Drake,"
Grey rolled his eyes too, "Oh..." Grey crossed his arms, "He probably won't even be here since you're late."
"And WHO'S fault is that?" Aubree glared at him.
"Bree I don't like that guy.. He's bed news..." he told her.
Aubree spun around to him on her heels, "Grey! Stop! Just leave already!" She said.
Grey threw his hands up, "Fine! Don't say I didn't warn you!" he glared at the girl. Then he turned and stormed off.
Aubree groaned and spun back around. She ran around the corner to her locker and frowned, he wasn't there. She turned back around to Grey still stomping off down the hall. "THANK YOU DICK HEAD!!!" she shouted and opened her locker grumbling to herself.
"Why do you put up with that," Drake said from behind her.
She jumped and looked back at him with a smile, "Drake," then her smile disappeared as she realized what he said, "What do you mean?"
Drake shrugged, "Just how it sounds. Why do you put up with that? He shouldn't treat you like that."
Aubree shrugged and turned back to her locker, "He loves me.... And I love him. I guess it's normal to be protective of the ones you love."
Drake shook his head, "I don't like that guy. He seems dangerous. He could really hurt you if you make him angry enough..."
Aubree nodded and turned to him closing her locker, "He could. But he wouldn't. I know Grey, and he's very powerful, and scary," she chuckled, "But he'd never hurt me on purpose. He's not like that."
Drake shrugged, "If you say so....." he took the lighter out of his pocket and held it up, "Anyways..."
Aubree smiled and took it, then she grabbed his hand and dragged him away.

Aubree told him to open his locker, so he did. "SO I noticed something last week...." Drake's eyebrows drew closer together. Aubree pointed to the inside of his locker at pictures of him and a girl, "Who's that?" 
"That's Sophie..."
"And who's Sophie?" she smirked.
Drake was silent then he sighed, "My ex..."
Aubree nodded, "I thought so." she said and ripped them down.
"Wait wait what are you doing?!"
She held them up, "Taking care of your problem."
"I don't have a problem...." he protested.
She nodded, "You do. You're stuck in the past. I got over my past and created a new me, and we're gonna do the same for you." she flashed him a toothy grin then ran outside. "Now I won't set off fire alarms," she grinned evilly and held a photo in the air, "Head in the clouds got no weight on my shoulder, I should be wiser and realize that I've got!" she sang then pointed to Drake.
"................One less problem without you?"
"Bingo!" she giggled and set it on fire then threw it in the air as it disintegrated.  She held up the others and set them on fire throwing them into the air too, "I got one less one less problem!" Aubree smiled.
Drake raise an eyebrow, "Having fun?"
Aubree nodded, "Much,"
She stuffed the lighter back in her pocket and grabbed his hand running back inside.

Aubree and Drake had been spennding a lot more time together, they had been hanging out everyday this week, and neither of them could exactly explain why. It would vary. One day they would be feeding fish at a pond the next day they'd be setting something on fire. As long as they were entertained, and together.
Aubree pulled Drake in the cafeteria. They got their food, "Oh hold on," Bree said and walked to the table her friends sat around at. She tossed Camrie's camera back to her, "Thanks for letting me barrow it for my project."
Camrie nodded, "Anytime." Aubree turned to start walking away, "Where you going?"
"Oh I'm going to sit with Drake," she smiled.
Everyone looked at her, and they were all silent. "You're kidding right?" Camrie finally spoke up.
Bree shook he head, "Uh...no..." She turned and started to walk away again. Then everyone looked at Grey.
"What?"
Demi and Camrie stomped on each of his shoes. "OW!" he yelped and shot up, "Alright alright.." he sighed, "Bree we need to talk.. In the hall...."
She froze and looked back at him, "Uh... alright....." she said and set her tray on the table, "I'll be right back," she called to Drake.
He nodded, "Hurry back Bree,"
She gave him a thumbs up as Grey grabbed her arm and pulled her into the hall.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Camrie yelled. "He's only been here like 3 weeks and she already lets him call her that!!! IT TOOK ME OVER 3 MONTHS!!!" she groaned and took the sandwich from Aubree's tray, "she looses this," she said and stuffed it in her mouth.

"What?" Bree asked crossing her arms.
"I really don't like you hanging out with that guy so much...."
Aubree sighed rolling her eyes, "Grey we've been through this. You have no need to be jealous!"
"I can't help that!" Grey didn't mean to yell. he sighed and shook his head grabbing her hands, "Bree.." he placed his forehead on hers and she blushed, "I just...... It scares me... to think of you with someone else.... It makes me sad, and mad, and all the emotions but the nicey nice ones." he smiled a little, "I want you all to myself..."
Bree blushed, "so in oher words you're jealous." she pointed out.
Grey rolled his eyes, "I'm not jealous!"
Aubree rolled her eyes too and pushed out of his arms, "Grey you can't tell me who I can and can't hang out with."
Grey nodded, "I know I'm just....... giving you advice..."
Aubree moaned, "Why do you care anyway.." she muttered not meaning for Grey to hear her, but he did.
He quickly stepped forward and grabbed her, "Bree I love you, and you're the only girl I've actually ever wanted to try with. If you think I'm going to let some new punk come along and steal that from me you're wrong."
Aubree just looked at him, she growled and pushed him off, "You don't own me Grey!"
"I know!" he shouted, "I know....." he mumbled, "I just really don't think it's the best idea to hang around with this guy."
Aubree narrowed her eyes, she had tears pricking at the corners of them, "Then I don't think it's the best idea for us to be together." she muttered.
He grabbed her arm, "What? Bree what are you saying?"
She pushed his arm away, "I LIKE Drake alright! I can't help that! I know that now! He was an irritation at first but then he just sorta grew on me..... And.. I like him! A lot!" she looked away blushing, then she looked back at Grey, "And it's Aubree" she hissed. She turned and stormed off back to the cafeteria. She grabbed Drake's arm, "We're eating outside," she grumbled pulling him to the door.
"FINE!" Grey called after her, "See if I care!!" she slammed the door behind them and Grey plopped down in his seat, he thought about what just happened for a moment then laid his head on the table, "Fuck..." he mumbled.

Later that night they were sitting on Aubree's couch in silence. Aubree had been pretty pissed all day, and Drake was afraid to say anything In fear she might blow up.
But he had to do something, he cleared is throat, "Bree?"
"What..." she mumbled without looking over at him, or moving in the least bit.
"What's wrong? Do you wanna talk about it?" He touched her shoulder lightly and she turned her head around to him in a bit of shock, then he saw the tears running down her face. He frowned, "Bree......" He could tell she was about to burst any moment, he opened his arms and she fell into them letting out sobs. "What's wrong?"
she looked up at him, "It's just not my day.. that's all...."
Drake frowned, he didn't like seeing her like this, "Did Grey do this?" he asked her.
"No....."
"Aubree....."
".................Yes......"
Drake nodded and patted her head as she cried. He looked down at her, "Remember that heart to heart we had a couple weeks ago?" he chuckled. She nodded, "You didn't tell me much about your story...." he said.
Aubree looked up at him, "What do you mean?"
"I mean I feel like there's more to you. Like you're not telling me everything... Just that you had a hard past, okay, but how?"
"Drake..."
He cupped her cheeks, "I just want to know you, to understand you," he told her.
She sighed and nodded. She told him about her past, about her old school, her prom, her glasses, everything. He nodded and took it all in for a second, then he smiled, "Why don't you wear your glasses?"
"They make me look ridiculous." she shook her head.
"I bet you look beautiful."
she sighed and went upstairs and grabbed them, she sat back down on the couch and frowned, "Don't make fun of me now..." he nodded, she put them on and looked at him still frowning.
He just smiled and moved her bangs out of her face, he pushed them up on her face more and shook his hea, "You don't look beautiful..." She frowned, "You look gorgeous." he smiled wider.
She chuckled a little, "I knew that was coming soon enough."
He grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it, "Bree..... there's someting else you're not telling me about this..."
Aubree frowned, "What... I don't kno-"
"Don't say you don't know. I can see right through you," he smiled, "tell me."
Aubree took a deep breath and nodded, "There is... one thing... nobody else knows... Nobody." she chuckled to herself a little and took  a lighter from her pocket, flipping it back and forth, "I don't exactly know why I carry it around everywhere... Memories maybe?" she shrugged, "I don't even know." she lit the flame and smiled, "Fire.. a kinda cool thing isn't it?" Drake shrugged. Aubree nodded, "It's very cool. I love fire. A little too much." She took another deep breath and rolled her sleeve up, she used her other sleeve to rub the make up away.
Drake closed his eyes, he didn't want to see it. But he had to. He opened his eyes and looked down at the burn marks on her arm, he frowned, this hurt him.
She rolled her sleeve down, "I've stopped....." she said and nodded, "Well I stopped a long time ago. But stopped nonetheless. And I don't intend to resume."
Drake scooped her up in his arms, tears pricked at the corner of his eyes, "Good," he whispered. "Good," he repeated.
They sat there for almost the whole night, they both cried with each other and they soon got tired, "You can sleep here tonight if you want," Aubree said standing and stretching with a yawn, she started to go up stairs but looked back at him, "ON the couch....."
He chuckled and nodded, "Please, don't flatter yourself."
Aubree rolled her eyes and walked upstairs.
She got dressed in her pajamas and got in bed. She closed her eyes and almost fell asleep when she felt something next to her, she sat up and looked next to her, she turned the lamp on ans squealed, "Drake I said the COUCH!" she glared.
He shrugged, "You're warmer."
"Get the fuck out of my bed!" she said.
He laughed and wrapped an arm around her legs, "Naaaaah"
She blushed, "Drake I swear to god..." she muttered. "I'm only in my underwear and a baggy tee shirt get out...."
He shrugged, "It's not like I haven't seen it before," he protested.
She sighed, "No matter what I say you're not leaving are you?"
He shook his head, "NOPE!"
She sighed again, "Fiiiine," she groaned and turned the lamp off throwing covers over herself. Drake chuckled to himself and wrapped his arm around her tightly, and with that they fell asleep.