I haven't posted a story online since probably last year. So, I feel kind of new to posting. First story in Fanfiction; I promise it'll get better as the story goes on.

"Just skip school! I don't even get why school is that important to you," Robbie muttered, his arms around my waist tightening to pull me closer to him. My arms that were already wrapped around his neck had stayed where it was, but I tried to keep a safe distance between the both of us, so I pushed a little subtly away from him. It was sort of hard to when I was on his lap, both my legs on either side of him.

"It's always what I tell you, Robbie. Good education equals better job. Better job for me equals…" I dragged, looking at him with a smile to finish my sentence. He rolled his eyes and sighed, loosening his grip on me a bit.

"More money," he completed.

"Right. Then we can move out of this shitty apartment and move somewhere else nicer." This earned me a smile from him and he started to nuzzle my neck. I tangled my fingers within his hair and laughed a bit. It tickled me for a few seconds before I actually decided to stand up from his lap. Robbie was reluctant to let go but he did anyway. I stumbled off of him a bit before I crossed my arms in front of him. He stood up in front of me.

"Fuck whatever I said and get your ass on the street already," he said, his face leaning closer to mine, smiling. I smirked, turning on my heel to walk to the coat rack.

Along the way, I asked, "This isn't some way to kick me out of here, is it?"

He shook his head, his hand ruffling through his hair. I picked up my coat and began to slip my arms through. He stood in front of me again as I grabbed my messenger bag and he looked down on me, his face inching closer to mine with a smile.

"Nah. I've got special plans for when you come back," he said, winking at me. I balanced my arms on his shoulders and leaned up to meet his lips with mine for a peck. I could feel his lips curl upward.

"Alright. Don't wanna be late for school. Go," he said, holding my wrists and putting them back in their rightful place – my waist. His arm went past me and grabbed for the doorknob of our front door behind me. He pulled the door open for me and I began to walk out when he pulled my wrist to bring me back. His free hand went to my shoulder and gave me a last kiss before letting me go.

"I'll be back later," I said as I backed away from the door. I waved to him as I pushed through the door to the stairs.

The second on I got to the stairs, I stopped. I heard a familiar voice speak from the top of the stairs.

"You must be the two who called," they said – Sadie, the woman who lived a floor above me.

Alright, so Sadie wasn't really just a neighbor to me. At first, she was. Then before Robbie moved in with me, Sadie and I bonded because we were close to each other and we both had no one else living with us at the time. Sure, she was a couple years older than me, but she had such a hard-to-forget personality, not to mention her amazing singing voice. She introduced me to a few of her friends since I was new to the whole town and we just started meeting people at the same time. She was there when I first met Robbie. And she was there to tell me how much of a douche he was. But I reassured her he wasn't. I felt kind of better that she looked out for me. We became closer friends after.

"Yeah. We saw your ad in Rat Magazine," I heard a guy say. I came to the conclusion that they were Sadie's new tenants. I basically helped her write the whole ad for her before putting it in the paper for her.

I hadn't realized that I never closed the door to the stairs properly, so it slammed shut – as usual whenever I pass it. I knew Sadie and her new roommates would've heard it.

I heard footsteps from above the stairs getting closer to where I stood. I felt kind of embarrassed to…you know. I felt like I was interrupting what Sadie was going to say next. But a hint of orange had caught my eye and I relaxed. Sadie made her way to me with that sly-looking smile she always had on. It was nearly plastered on her face, as far as I could tell, knowing her.

"Hey Jules. You really have perfect timing," she said, running a hand through her fierce curls. I raised my eyebrow, my head tilting to the side a bit in curiosity. Without warning, she grabbed me by my wrist and led me to the top of the stairs where the open door to her room was, and where the new tenants were standing. They were staring at me and Sadie, who finally let go of me once we reached the top.

It was funny, actually. The two men that were staring looked awkward. If I wasn't feeling that, I would've been laughing. The man on the right had dark brown hair. It was slightly long, but not long enough to cover his face at all. He had some scruff along his chin. He was handsome. Well, compared to the other men seen around this town. The man on the left was opposite. He had dirty blonde hair that was long. He was in need of a haircut, but I wouldn't mind it. It…worked for him. If that sounds normal… he also had scruff around his chin. His bangs, which were too long, had been parted somewhere around the middle so it wouldn't block his eyes. In my opinion, he looked more appealing than the other man on the right.

I noticed the blonde man had been staring at me, also. But it was all a matter of first glances and taking in what the other person looked like, right?

"Sadie, I've got to go. I'll be la-" I spoke abruptly to Sadie. She wasn't looking at me. As a matter of fact, she didn't seem like she heard me at all.

"Guys, this is your neighbor. She lives on the floor below us. Her name's Julia," Sadie greeted them. She pushed me forward from the small of my back, softly to greet them, also.

I did feel a bit nervous. I, unfortunately, didn't completely overcome my shyness. But I held it in as best as I could. I managed to smile and hold my hand out first to the blonde man. All he did was stare at me for a bit before taking my hand. His grip was a bit tense, but it was loose at the same time. It was relaxing to have that reaction instead of nervous, which would've made it this meeting even more awkward.

"Max," he said. I didn't know what to respond back but I felt no need to after his lips pursed up into a smile. I couldn't help but smile bigger. He reminded me of a little kid in some sort of way. I let go of his hand, and shook the man on the right's hand.

"My name's Jude," he said. At that, I noticed something odd.

"You're not from here…" I said. "I mean, here-here. Like this country," I added, hoping to not make what I said confusing. He merely nodded.

"I'm from Liverpool, yeah," he replied. I kept noticing his accent. I was so used to normal speaking, and I may sound like a freak for never hearing a British person, but…yeah. I've never heard a British person speak. So it was quite a goal overcome for me to hear Jude speak, as much as how you probably think I'm a freak with weird goals by now.

"That would explain the accent," I said, letting go of his hand.

"Of course."

"I know the feeling. I find his accent pretty cute, too," I heard Max say. I turned to him and couldn't help let out a laugh.

"So you're a homo?" I asked, being half-serious and half-joking. I wasn't saying it to be mean, really. I had no problems with them.

It didn't take too long for Max to reply back. "No. But…I'll be whatever you want me to be," he replied. He winked, stuffing his hands into his pockets. I raised my eyebrows, smirking a bit. So he was a smooth-talker…somewhat of a good one. I smiled a little; I thought it was cute.

"As much as I hate to disturb this moment…" Sadie said, bending her fingers up and emphasizing on 'moment'. "She has a boyfriend. Lay off until she breaks it off with the guy." She smirked, batting her eyes at me. I rolled my eyes at her back.

"You're saying that like it's soon, Sade," I remarked, smirking. I turned to Jude and Max. "As much as I would love to stay and talk and listen to Sadie's punch lines, I can't. I gotta get to school, which I already may be late to. So…bye. See you when I can," I said, looking at all three of them before turning around to make my way down the stairs. I heard Jude say 'bye' and Sadie say 'see ya, sweet pea', as she normally would.

"Hey wait!" Max said, walking down to only the first step of the stairs. I turned around, with curiosity swimming over my head. "You're…coming back, right?"

"Well, I do live here," I replied. I stepped on one higher stair. We were about 5 or 6 steps away. He stuffed his hands into his pockets again.

"Naw, I didn't mean it like that. I meant…you're coming back to visit Sadie? And possibly…me?" he asked. His expression made him look either like an innocent kid or just a little boy in general. I looked elsewhere to give him suspense, then back at him.

"Sure. If that makes you happy." He smiled at that; little boy smile.

"It sure does," he said. "Well…see ya." He turned around to the door and waved at me before shutting the door from his new apartment. I smiled to myself and went back to walking down the whatever how many amount of flights of stairs there were. I didn't pay attention to how my feet hurt at the bottom.

Something about Max's smile made it stay in my head.

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