AN: So for this to work, you need to pretend like part 4 + 5 never happened. This pretty much replaces the last two parts.

Lauren felt Amy slip of bed the next morning. She immediately felt the empty space next to her, the cold air that filled the place where Amy's warm body used to be. She forced herself not to open her eyes, to call out to Amy as she gathered her clothes from the floor and slipped back into her own room. Lauren lay in bed staring up at the ceiling, waiting, waiting to see if Amy was going to come back but then she heard the sound of the front door shutting and soon the house was plummeted into silence. She's going to see Karma Lauren told herself knowing that there was no point in trying to convince herself otherwise.

She hated that Amy's happiness rode so heavily on Karma, and even more she hated that she knew she could never make Amy as happy as Karma did. She began to wonder whether she had let this go on too long with Amy, whether if they had stopped sooner these feelings she was beginning to develop wouldn't be there at all. Lauren knew this couldn't go on forever, she knew it a little fucked up and that if their parents ever found out they'd both be kicked onto the street, and Farrah would blame Amy which wouldn't be fair at all.

At least I have a gun Lauren thought as she briefly envisioned life on the streets, before sitting up and running her hands through her hair letting out a deep sigh.

"Fuck" she mumbled to herself as she realised that she could barely stand the thought of Karma getting Amy after all of this. She was the one who needed Amy right now, even if it didn't last that much longer. It's what she needed at the moment.

Rolling out of bed she yanked open the shades and stared at the lawn, everything was still. It wasn't even seven in the morning yet. The sound of traffic in the distance was the only thing keeping Lauren from being in absolute silence. The sky was a sleepy blue decorated with white wisps that were tinged yellowy orange from the rising sun. Lauren moved away from the window pulling a blanket off her bed and wrapping it around her shoulders knowing what a horribly long day this was going to be.

Going down to the kitchen she tried to ignore the photo of Amy that was stuck to the fridge staring straight at her. She began to regret not saying anything to Amy before she left this morning, it had been her one opportunity and she had just let it slide.

It seemed like an eternity of standing in an empty kitchen before the sound of the front door slamming shattered Lauren's bubble of silence.

"Lauren" a voice screamed bouncing off every wall in the house. Lauren dropped the piece of toast in her hand as she heard Amy go thundering up the stairs.

"Lauren!" Amy screamed again, Lauren's eyes were wide as she cautiously walked out of the kitchen and stood at the bottom of the stairs wondering what had possibly happened between her and Karma to make her this mad.

"Amy" she called out softly and waited only a few seconds before Amy emerged from her room storming over to the stairs, her face was red and her jaw was clenched. She stopped on the top step and stared down at her step sister. Lauren stared at her with big round blue eyes waiting for the explanation.

"I'm not going to ask if you're okay" Lauren said slowly "Because obviously you're not, so, do you want to tell me what happened?"

The red hot fury on Amy's face suddenly started to fade, quickly being replaced by a look of a girl who was struggling not to cry. Lauren saw the tremble of her bottom lip as she went to say something but nothing came out except a sob, which sounded more like a crying gasp for air, like her heart had just been crushed and her chest stomped on so hard she couldn't breathe.

Amy's hand reached out for the nearest thing to support her, leaning against the wall her legs felt weak and she slid down so she was sitting on the first step.

Lauren watched Amy practically disintegrate on the stairs, a small gasp escaping her lips as she realised this was not something that she had expected. It hadn't even crossed her mind that Karma rejecting Amy after this would result in this. Immediately she felt guilty for wanting Amy to herself, she knew Karma meant the world to Amy she couldn't believe she had been so idiotic as to think it would go smoothly if Karma told her to go.

Dashing quickly up the stairs to Amy she moved in close beside her and pulled her close, feeling her trembling body in her arms she frowned. Karma really was a bitch.

"Shhh" Lauren whispered softly into her ear as she rubbed Amy's back soothingly, she could feel Amy's tears soaking her t-shirt, she could almost feel her bruised heart trying to keep up with her in her chest, beating wildly, out of sync.

"S-she said s-she ca-can't forgive me" Amy managed to push the words out in between sobs, a strange anger started building in the pit of Lauren's stomach at the thought of Karma thinking she was possibly doing the right thing but pushing Amy away.

"Fuck her" Lauren said the words coming out harsher than she had planned, but they somehow sounded right.

When Amy was finally breathing normally again she pulled away from Lauren and leaned back against the wall letting out a deep sigh.

"Thank you" Amy said quietly and looked at Lauren with a small smile.

"That's what sisters are for right?" Lauren said playfully.

Amy smiled but it quickly faded.

"I need to not be here anymore"

Lauren frowned and looked at Amy curiously.

"This house is just you, and it's Karma and I just need to be somewhere else"

"Okay" Lauren said standing up and holding her hand out for Amy.

"Let's go, anywhere you want"

Amy stared at Lauren's hand for a moment, before taking it.

Lauren didn't care that she was still in her pyjamas, the two of them got into her car and she began to drive away from their house as fast as she could. She had no idea where she was gong but she didn't care. She glanced over at Amy who was staring out the window, mindlessly watching the traffic fly past them in a blur.

They drove in silence, it was a comfortable silence. Amy felt better knowing Lauren was just there, they didn't need to be talking she felt strangely content but simply being in her presence.

Her heart ached for Karma and she struggled to push their conversation from her mind.

"It's not okay, Amy" she had yelled.

"You slept with your fucking sister, while I'm over here figuring out how to tell you I'm in love with you"

"I didn't know that" Amy had yelled at her "And you did the exact same thing to me with Liam, you hurt me too, remember that?"

"I didn't have sex with my sister Amy" Karma had screamed at her. Amy had fallen silent and stared at Karma's floor, not being able to remember the last time the two of them had been in an argument this big.

"I'm sorry" Amy had said in a weak attempt at calming the both of them down but Karma had just shaken her head.

"I don't know if that's enough Amy, I don't know if an apology is enough even if you say you're sorry for the rest of your life" Karma had paused and their eyes had met, for the first time ever almost not even recognising each other.

"I don't think I can forgive you for this, I…I can't"

Amy didn't even want to think about the feeling that those words had caused in her chest. Even though she could still feel it now, it was a lingering kind of pain. She shut her eyes and tried to stop replaying the scene over and over again in her head.

"I think you should leave" Karma had said turning away from Amy which almost shattered Amy's heart more than the words before it.

Lauren looked over at Amy and saw a tear slide down her cheek, she frowned to herself and suddenly pulled off the road, they were away from the suburbs by now, out in the open air, she opened her door and got out of the car.

"Come on" she called out to Amy as she slid onto the hood of her car and leaned back staring up at the blue sky.

Amy followed her and let out a deep breath as she looked up at the sky watching the wispy white clouds float past.

"Can I ask you something?" Amy asked after several moments of silence.

"Mhm" Lauren replied.

"Are you happy that it didn't work out with Karma and I?"

"No" Lauren said and Amy looked over at her with crease appearing on her forehead.

"Tell me the truth" she told Lauren who looked back at her their eyes meeting.

"That was the truth, Amy" Lauren said with a frown and Amy lifted an eyebrow in confusion.

"I thought I might have been happier about it" Lauren said looking back up at the sky, feeling the warmth of the sun on her face and neck.

"But as soon as I saw you this morning…" Lauren's voice trailed off.

"You know it's gonna suck for a while" Lauren said after a moment "But Karma will come around, you guys were practically made for each other"

"I wish that were true but I somehow don't think she ever wants to see me again" Amy frowned.

"Please" Lauren almost scoffed "Karma is such a drama queen, she talks a big talk but she will come crawling back to you in no time when she realises that she just kicked the best thing in her life away"

"How do you do that" Amy said in amazement staring at Lauren who was blissfully staring up at the sky.

"Do what?" She asked.

"Say the right things, you always make me feel better"

A smirk appeared on Lauren's face and she rolled onto her side to look at Amy.

"I was actually going to suggest that…"

"Lauren" Amy said cutting her off quickly with a firm tone and Lauren raised an eyebrow.

"I don't think sex is going to help right now"

Lauren opened her mouth but closed it again and began to giggle, Amy watched her in confusion and Lauren looked at her with a cheeky grin.

"I was going to suggest that we skip school today, but I'll note that down about sex too" she said with a smirk.

Amy let out a small embarrassed laugh and looked away in the other direction.

"Sorry" she mumbled, Lauren just gazed at her with the smallest of smiles playing at the corners of her mouth. She waited for Amy to look back at her, which moments later she did. She felt a strange rush of warmth inside her as those green eyes met with hers, like she was the only thing that existed to Amy in that moment. Lauren could see Amy's chest rising and falling slowly, it was peaceful. There were no cars around, just a gentle breeze and the warmth of the morning sun.

It was a strange kind of love they had for each other. It was a strange kind of relationship, but both of them clung to it desperately. Afraid of what might become of them if they ever let it go.

The quietness between them was soothing, as they lay in the open breathing in the fresh air, flowers growing in their chest. Green eyes and blue eyes. It was all they needed.

"Are you feeling any better?" Lauren asked.

"Yes" Amy replied with a smile "Thank you, this is exactly what I needed"

Lauren couldn't stop the smile on her face so she looked away, back up at the sky which was growing steadily to a brighter blue as the sun rose higher. She sensed Amy moving next to her but didn't take her eyes off the sky until suddenly the sky was blocked by Amy's head.

She looked at Amy who was lying on her side, their bodies touching, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Amy's fingers slipped through Lauren's silky blonde hair, moving it out of her face and gently brushing it behind her ear.

"Don't do this" Lauren said in a light breath, knowing how dangerously close Amy's lips were to her own.

"You're so amazing" Amy said ignoring Lauren's words and placing the lightest most tender kiss on her lips, making Lauren feel like she had melted onto the hood of her car.

"You're impulsive" Lauren whispered once Amy's lips had left hers, her eyes were shut and her chest exploding from that feathery touch.

Amy's smile was cheeky as she playfully quipped "But you like it, right?"

Lauren smirked, finding her fingers moving up to trace the outline of Amy's lips gently with her fingertips.

"It's hard to keep up with"

"But you manage" Amy said briefly biting down one of Lauren's fingers, her left hand slipping up under Lauren's t-shirt and running across her stomach.

"Amy" Lauren said watching her closely.

"I don't want you to do this then hate me for letting you"

"When did you get so moral?" Amy asked drawing circles on Lauren's bare stomach.

Lauren went quiet for a moment and Amy looked at her curiously, seeing the millions of thoughts running through her head reflected in her eyes.

"When I realised that I care about you way too much" Lauren said finally, her eyes locked on Amy's for a spilt second before she looked away.

"That doesn't have to scare you" Amy said softly watching Lauren look away from her.

"How do you know if I'm scared" Lauren said not turning to look back at Amy.

"You always look away from me when you're afraid of something" Amy replied and this made Lauren look back at her immediately.

"You know too much about me" Lauren said "I'm going to have to kill you"

"So that's why you bought me out here" Amy chuckled and Lauren just smirked.

Amy let out a sigh looking back at Lauren and walking her fingers up Lauren's stomach.

"Maybe you could just let me be the person that knows you" she said and Lauren bit the corner of her bottom lip.

"This was supposed to be about you" Lauren said.

"It's about us" Amy replied.

Us. That one word, the word that made two people into one. The word that made Lauren's heart explode into butterflies. It was simple and it was comforting, and for the first time in a long time Lauren knew that she wasn't alone. Nothing else needed to make sense right now, they didn't need to think about what was going to happen in the future, they didn't need to worry about what other people thought of them. No one would understand what they had. No one needed to know. And so for now in this moment it was just them and the sky.

"I kinda love you" Lauren said looking straight into Amy's green eyes and seeing her soul smile.

"I kinda love you too" Amy replied, lying back down next to Lauren and staring up at the sky and they both reached for each others hands, deciding to stay in this moment for just a while longer.

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