#carrie x julie

[lvkereggie]

the thing i wanted most was more julie and carrie scenes like i just wanted to see my girls be besties

[straightouttasantacarla]

I feel like Julie and the Phantoms is kind of a dead / dying fandom but I still want to write for the characters so bad. Would anyone be interested in reading some stories from the fandom? I'll list what I write and who I will write for

Characters I will write for

Reggie Peters

Alex Mercer (platonic)

Luke Patterson

Bobby Shaw

Julie Molina

Carrie Wilson

What I will write

Character x Character

Smut ( within reason)

Fluff

Angst

What I will not write

Girl x Girl smut ( I am not experienced in writing this type of smut and I don't want to represent it incorrectly )

Boy x Boy smut ( again inexperienced )

Anything that talks about r@pe incest self harm etc

Certain kinks ( if you are wondering just message me and I'll let you know)

If you have any recommendations send them in. I want to try and write more stories for this fandom since it is kinda dying

[ashleycatchemm]

1-24: Finally Free

Part 24 of??

Pairing: Reggie x Reader, Luke x Julie, Alex x Willie

Summary: (Y/n) (L/n) has been able to see and feel ghosts ever since she was little, which made it hard to tell the ghosts from the humans. Everyone has always thought she was a bit crazy, even her best friends, Julie and Flynn. But when three ghosts with a love for music appear in Julie's garage, suddenly (Y/n) doesn't seem so crazy anymore.

Song: Finally Free (Julie and the phantoms)

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Pulling into my driveway I parked the truck and hopped out, leaving the door open for Arius to come out behind me. Once the black cat jumped out of the blue truck I shut the door behind him, a banging noise catching my attention from across the street. Looking over, at the big blue house across the street that's been for sale ever since I remember, no one has wanted to buy it, and when they do, something always seems to cause them to back out.

People have been saying that it's haunted, but I've lived here all my life, and I haven't seen or heard a single ghost from over there. My eyes drifted down to the man hammering in a new sign, only this one was different, it had the word 'Sold' written on it in big bold letters. "Hey Arius?" I didn't bother looking back at the black cat, eyes trained on the sign across the street.

A hum in response gave me the okay to ask my question. "Do you think there are ghosts in that house?" Nodding my head over to the house across the street, watching the man start to pick up the sign he pulled out before replacing it with the other. "I doubt it." Looking back at the cat, I noticed he disappeared, (e/c) eyes glanced around to catch any sign of the demonic cat, only to see him sitting next to me. Blue eyes glued to the house in front of us, tail moving in an annoyed way.

"Your grandmother cleared out that house ages ago."

My brows furrowed in confusion, "So then how did it not sell for years?" I shoved my hands in my pockets "If it's been cleared out for ages, how is it just now getting sold?" Arius didn't give much of a helpful response "I don't know." he turned around and started making his way towards the front door. "Wait." I stated, quickly following after him "What do you mean 'I don't know'? Aren't you supposed to know everything about my grandmother?" Sitting by the door, he growled out a response "I don't know, because I wasn't there."  Arius' temper seemed to flare up at the subject and that's when I felt it. The pang of emotional hurt, it wasn't big enough to get a reaction from me, but I knew one thing. It wasn't my emotion I was feeling.

No.

It was the demonic cat in front of me.

Arius' ears were drooped downward a little, tail wrapped close around him, the end being curled between his front paws. Sitting down on the steps of my front porch, I asked the question on my mind, not knowing if he'd answer me or just yell at me and go back to being closed off, either way, I need to know. "Why weren't you there?" He was silent for a second, tail whipping back and fourth in an agitated manor. After a minute or two, he finally spoke up "Once witches and warlocks get older, they start settling down. Having kids. Getting married. That sort of thing." I stayed quiet, not wanting to jump in.

If there are warlocks out there, then I wonder just how many more people there are like me..

"Eventually, there is a point in our lives where we feel we aren't needed anymore to our masters, so we would leave. No goodbyes, or farewells. Since demons get attached to their witch or warlock, we feel it's easier on us to leave without goodbyes. Breaks the bond faster."

I watched as the cat next to me looked up at the sky his blue eyes shining with an emotion I've never seen on him before, admiration? Maybe even love. His mouth opened a little, as if trying to smile, pointed teeth visible for all to see. "Your grandmother was different than the other witches and warlocks in your family. She could tell I was going to leave. She knew that something was off when she talked to me that night. She sensed it." Arius looked out in front of him at the house across the street, the same house that started this conversation.

"(G/n) engulfed me in the biggest hug, and begged me to stay with her. And so I did, because she was my weakness. Anything she asked of me I would do, all to make her happy."

Arius' expression seemed to falter "But then, it all turned to shit." His teeth bared in anger, claws gripping onto the front porch. "One of her sons got themselves into deep shit. And so your grandmother sent me away in order to protect her family from the ministry." His expression shifted into a scowl as he laid down, front paws hanging a little off the end of the porch. "I'm not mad at her for what she did. I know that they could've easily tracked me and then her family would've been in danger. I just... I wish there could've been another way. 36 years I spent with (G/n), and yet it still wasn't enough. I wanted a little more time with her." The black cat grew silent, not wanting to say anything else as he rested his head on his front legs.

I stared at Arius, having another aching feeling in my chest, it was the same as the last one, having not been my own emotions. Raising my hand up, I brought it over so that it was hovering over the demonic cat's head. I kept it there for a second or two, debating my choices, He'll probably swat at me. But in that moment I decided that I didn't care, because I felt like I should give him some kind of comfort, even if he does swat me away. Bringing my hand down, I gently rubbed his head, cautious of his movements, not wanting to get hit.

To my surprise, he didn't fight back, closing his eyes, Arius let out a small sigh in content. This bond has to start somewhere. Looking up at the clear blue sky a small smile crossed my lips, feeling good that I finally did something to help someone I'm glad it's starting here. And talking about Grandma no less. Looking back down at the black cat, he let out a small huff before shaking my hand off of him and sitting back up.

"So I don't know what (G/n) did to that house. She probably put a spell on it to keep the ministry from finding her. Or from finding her sons. Everything she did was to protect the people she cared about."

"Before she sent me away, she told me to look after you if something were to ever happen to her. Your mother was pregnant with you at the time. And, well, I could feel it. The bond. Before you were even born. I sensed that you would be a powerful witch and I could tell that (G/n) sensed it too. So now I'm going to train you the best I can, and look after you. But I can only do so much."

I nodded my head, understanding what he was saying. I can't keep running away from what I am. That means I'm gonna have to start cooperating with Arius. The black cat looked over at me, his usual bland stare on his face. I opened my mouth to say something but the noise of a ghost appearing caught my attention. "Hey (N/n)!" The boy clad in his leather jacket was quick to state, walking forward a little he pointed back and forth from me to the cat sitting next to me.

"Is this a bad time?"

I shook my head a little, a smile gracing my lips at just the sight of the ghost in front of me. "No. Not at all." Feeling the pull at my chest, causing me to stand up and walk towards Reggie. "Why?" The bassist in front of me radiated happiness as he met me halfway and grabbed ahold of my hand "We got to practice! Our first gig is tonight!" Dragging me down my driveway "Woah, Woah, Woah, Tonight?" I was quick to stop in place at the end of my driveway, causing Reggie to come to a halt as I pulled back on his hand.

The dark haired bassist in front of me tilted his head a little as if confused as to why I stopped him "And I thought Julie was all done with the band? She told me herself that-" Reggie jumped in, successfully cutting me off to answer my questions. "We all made up. But we have to hurry and practice because our gig is in a couple of hours." He pulled me a little bit along the side walk, only for me to quickly come to a stop once again. Still not processing the information.

"Wait Julie forgave you? When? And when did we get a gig?" Reggie rolled his eyes in amusement "What even-"

I was cut off once again, as Reggie pulled me toward him and wrapped a hand around my mouth. Faces inches apart, his award winning smile sitting on his face "I'll fill you in on all the details later. Right now we need to go, okay?" His arm sat wrapped around my waist, I felt my cheeks grow warm from the close proximity. I nodded my head in response, that being the only thing I could do, even if his hand wasn't covering my mouth, I don't think I would've been able to muster a single word.

Well, At least non that would make sense...

His hand left my mouth, finding my own once again. Gripping it tight, he pulled me along to go to Julie's. Looking back I caught sight of the black cat following close behind me.

I don't think he's gonna leave my side anytime soon.

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"Okay. What's with the cat?"

Alex had his eyes trained on Arius sitting on the couch, as Julie walked over to him. "I think it's cute" reaching her arm out to pet him, I was quick to jump in "Uh, Julie, I wouldn't..." the black cat was quick to jump up from his position on the couch. Hissing at Julie, his fur standing up, back arched, ears pulled back to show his agitation. The curly haired singer pulled her hand away in surprise, Arius was quick to make his way towards the other end of the couch, settling down. His eyes glanced at Julie, sending her one more growl before looking back at me.

"What's its problem?"

Alex questioned, seeing as how Arius almost hurt one of his friends. Picking up my rhythm guitar, I put the strap over my shoulder while speaking on the cats behalf. "He just isn't fond of most people. So don't try to force it." Arius growled briefly as I spoke, causing me to send him a look as if to say 'Behave' the black cat huffed while whipping his tail back and forth in aggravation, but overall growing silent. "Well, now that the cat conversation is out of the way..." Reggie grabbed everyone's attention as he walked over next to me, swinging his bass strap over his shoulder.

"Let's get started."

Julie nodded her head in agreement as her and Alex made their way over to their instruments.

"Right."

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All four of us were playing the cords to Finally Free as Julie sang "Marching on proud, Turn it up loud, cause now we know what we're worth." Luke suddenly appears in the chair by the coffee table, causing the four of us to stop playing. Letting out a small "woah" he noticed the four of us by our instruments. Standing up out of the chair "Julie." He stated, surprised to see her by the piano.

"Grab your guitar. We got work to do."

Luke started at her for a moment, mouth agape, only to let out a small chuckle as he grabbed his guitar, which stood by me. Walking over to Julie he asked "What made you come back?" Julie stood up from her seat "I realized how important music is for all of us. And we've lost so much already. We can't lose this too." Luke nodded his head a little "Thanks." He responded, only to ask "All right boss. Where we at?" In order to lighten the mood a little, letting out a small chuckle at his own question.

"Oh, and by the way, happy birthday."

Julie sat back down in her seat in front of the piano, a small chuckle passing her lips, again Luke stared at her in disbelief. Glancing over at the guys as if they would tell him how she knew, looking back at Julie a smile crossed his lips before making his way across the room.

"Let's take it from the pre-chorus." Julie stated

Alex banged his sticks together "One, Two, Three, Four." And with that the five of us started singing and playing, in order to practice for tonight.

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"You can't come with me Arius. We've already discussed this."

The black cat sat on my bed as I proceeded to do my make up for the gig. "I'll go in my human form."

"What about if Julie and Flynn see you?"

"I'll make up an excuse as to why I'm there."

Putting the mascara down, I turned around to face the black cat on my bed, the two of us stared the other down as if trying to silently win the argument. Letting out a sigh, I pinched the fridge of my nose all while stating "Fine. You can go" The demon determined to be by my side every second of everyday let out a small cheer before getting cut off by me "But..." his cat like eyes seemed to narrow in aggravation as I told him the terms of the agreement. "...You have to stay outside of the coffee shop, in your cat form the entire time. Got it?" My eyes narrowed back at him as if daring him to challenge my decision.

A huff of defeat passed through the black cats nose "Fine. As long as I'm there, I really don't care." The sound of a ghost warping could be heard, grabbing the attention of both me and the demon across from me. "Hey (N/n), you ready to go?" Near the door stood the boy that made my heart practically jump for joy, just from the sound of his voice. Reggie stood clad in his black tank top, biceps clearly being shown which caused my eyes to drift a little to look at them.

My bottom lip found its way between my teeth, all while my thoughts started to get impure. "(Y/n)?" The bassist's voice brought me back to reality, I was quick to let go of my lip as my eyes darted back up to his own. "You okay?" He continued, raising his brows as if to question my behavior. Shaking my head a little to bring myself back to my senses I sent him a small smile "I'm fine. We should get going." all while making my way towards my bedroom door, Arius hopping off my bed and following close behind.

Reggie followed me out the door to my room "The place isn't to far from here is you want to walk together." I started to walk down the steps as I explained "Reggie, if I walked down the street with you, people would think I'm a crazy person talking to herself." The sound of a ghost warping could be heard behind me, only for the dark haired boy to reappear right in front of me at the bottom of the stairs. This surprised me causing me to almost fall back, only for him to grab my arms and hold me steady, our noses inches apart. I felt my face grow warm at the proximity, feeling that tug from my chest, the urge to just lean over and capture his lips in my own.

"We don't even have to talk, just walk and hold hands or something."

Reggie's eyes went wide as he let go of me and took a couple steps back "I-I mean..." I could tell that he was frantically trying to come up with an excuse, but I didn't care at that moment. "not hold hands, but ya know..." because when I looked from his eyes to his hands, I realized how much I wanted to hold it in my own. "I just-" reaching over I snatched his hand in mine, effectively cutting off the dark haired bassist

"Let's go." I stated, all while dragging him towards the door.

Getting a small response of "Okay" from Reggie as Arius followed the two of us out the door.

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Once we got to the coffee shop, I was quick to try to let go of Reggie's hand, only for him to tighten his grip and pull on it a little, refusing to let go. Looking back at the golden retriever boy behind me, my eyes narrowed as if to tell him to let go. "I know. But, just let me hold your hand a little longer...Please?" I was confused, I didn't know why Reggie was acting like this, but tonight feels different with Reggie. I couldn't place my finger on the reason why.

Looking around at the people walking in, I noticed a lot of them eyeing me and whispering to their friends. Looking back at Reggie I leaned over a little to whisper "Reggie. People are staring." It felt suffocating to be standing there with him at the moment, knowing that what everyone was seeing, was that my hand was out in the air holding onto nothing, and I was talking to no one.

Reggie's eyes held an emotion I couldn't quite place, maybe desperation? "I don't care if they stare." The dark haired bassist took a step forward, bringing our interlaced hands up to his chest, eyes begging me to just hold his hand a little longer. "Please (Y/n). I just want your touch right now." I didn't know what to do, I took another glance around at the people and noticed more staring and pointing fingers. I looked down at Arius as if to ask him for some kind of help, only for him to hop on a trashcan and say one thing.

"He's a ghost. So be careful how you handle this. I will explain to you want is happening later. But for now, focus on taking care of this."

My eyes landed back on Reggie's, not knowing what to do or say, I just shook my head all while saying a quick apology "I'm sorry." Pulling my hand away, I walked off into the bustling coffee shop.

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"Hey did I miss anything?"

I asked Julie and Flynn as soon as I got over to them. "Nothing exciting, that's for sure." Flynn stated, directing my attention to the stage. There clad in all pink to perform with her dancing divas was the queen bee herself, Carrie Wilson. "Hope you all came to have a great time!" Carrie's obnoxious giggle left her lips as the crowd clapped. An annoyed growl left my lips from her appearance to ruin my night "Dirty Candy?" Julie asked only for me to jump in "How did she get on the list?" Flynn gave both of us a look, as if we should already know the answer.

"Her daddy made a call"

Crossing my arms across my chest, I stared daggers at the girl on the stage all while Flynn commented on Julie's outfit.

"Whenever I walk in the room, All the focus on me"

Carrie walked forward on stage, her girls joining behind her "The way I talk, the way I move, they all want on my team." I rolled my eyes at her cheap dance moves, not wanting to sit through this what so ever. "Not trying to brag, brag, but I'm flawless. I'm taking over your playlist. Ain't perfect but I can't miss. Yeah" looking back at the boys who suddenly appeared behind us, I noticed Luke smiling and enjoying the performance, Alex looked a bit antsy, and Reggie held a pensive look on his face, not seeming to interested in the girls dancing in front of him. Almost as if he was lost in his own thoughts.

He's probably just as confused about what happened as I was.

Looking back on stage I noticed Alex appear behind Carrie who was now on the floor, I covered my mouth as a laugh almost slipped past my lips. Julie seemed confused, looking back at the boys to see why he did that but Reggie just shrugged in response. Alex seemed lost  for a moment, only for the girls to stand back up as he started dancing with all of them, causing a small giggle in amusement to escape my lips.

When he was done he appeared back next to me, I sent him a smile and shook my head at his funny antics while Julie commented "You having fun out there?" Alex cleared his throat before coming up with an excuse "It's not my fault, it's my um..." he paused "It's my feet" I just shook my head while saying "Yeah, okay."

"Put me back in coach."

And with that Alex was gone, back to dancing on stage with Carrie and her crew. I felt a tap on my shoulder from behind as Reggie took Alex's spot beside me. "Can we talk?" I shook my head in response "not here Reggie." I glanced over at the boy next to me only to see his eyes narrowed in aggravation. "I don't care. We need to talk about this. Because what happened earlier was weird, you must have noticed that much. I don't know what's going on with me and, and  I'm confused-" I kept facing forward as to not draw attention I whisper yelled at him "Reggie!" Successfully cutting him off I stated "Not. Here." Saying it firmly worked to an extent. An angry scoff left his lips as he crossed his arms and went back to standing next to Luke.

The song was soon to end as Alex took in all the praises. Before warping back next to me a giant smile on his face "I uh... I was just... doing that for you guys" Reggie nodded his head "Mhm. yeah. You can stop smiling now." Alex chuckled at Reggie's comment. Julie grabbed our attention "Not gonna lie. That was... kind of good." Flynn nodded her head in agreement "Yeah. I forgot why I hate her so much." I scoffed while saying "I didn't forget my reason for hating her." I noticed her making her way over to us.

"Speak of the devil."

I stated all while receiving a glare from the bitch in response, I sent her a sarcastic smile all while flipping her off. Carrie ignore my actions and turned her attention towards Flynn and Julie "Hi girls. Um, isn't it past your bedtime?" Flynn looked between Julie and I "Now I remember." Before looking back over at Carrie. "If you're looking for Nick, he didn't come." Flynn and I both scoffed in response to her statement, knowing she was just trying to take a jab at Julie.

Stepping towards Carrie, Julie was quick to stick up for herself "That's not why I'm here." The sound of the microphone was quick to grab everyone's attention.

"Ok, it looks like we're closing the night out with one more group, Julie, (Y/n), and the fat ones"

The four of us turned towards Luke in annoyance while the girls in front of us laughed. "Really?" Alex asked.

"Yeah man, my Handwriting sucks."

The four of us rolled our eyes as Julie and I went to walk on stage, but not before I angrily bumped my shoulder into Carries.

Julie was quick to make her way to the piano, as I grabbed the rhythm guitar "Hi, it's actually Julie,(Y/n) and the phantoms" looking around she noticed no one was really paying attention, taking a glance over at me I motioned for her to continue. "Okay." She stated into the mic and started to play the piano. "Hearts on fire, we're no liars, so we say what we wanna say." I played my rhythm guitar as I continued the next line of the song "I'm awaken, no more takin' so we push all our fears away." The two of us started singing together "don't know if we'll make it cause we're falling down under, close my eyes and feel my chest beating like thunder." Julie now sang alone.

"I wanna fly, come alive, watch me shine"

The boys appeared playing their instruments as Julie got up, bringing the microphone with her, I stood in the back behind Luke as the two of them sang. "I got a spark in me, hands up if you can see, and you're a part of me, hands up if you're with me, now till eternity hands up if you believe, been so long and now we're finally free." Julie started singing by herself while she hit a tambourine on her hip.

"We're all bright now, what a sight now coming out like we're fireworks"

I sang the next part alone "Marching on proud, turn it up loud, cause now we know what we're worth"

Julie and Luke sang the next part together as I went back near Reggie "We know we can make it when we're not fallin' down under, close my eyes and feel my chest beating like thunder." All while Julie and Luke stared contently at each other "I wanna fly, come alive, watch me shine" Reggie and I leaned into our mics as we sang "ooooh" while Julie and Luke sang the Chorus "I got a spark in me, hands up if you can see, and your a part of me, hands up if you're with me, now till eternity, hands up if you believe, been so long and now we're finally free"

Reggie suddenly jumped over to Luke's Microphone and sang with him, I felt a jolt of pain corse through my chest for a second as I watched Reggie's every move, I could feel the pull on my chest getting stronger and stronger with each passing day, and it doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon, considering the effect it's starting to have on Reggie. That's the only explanation for his behavior earlier, but the only way to be sure is to ask Arius.

"I got a spark in me, hands up if you can see, and you're a part of me, hands up if you're with me, now till eternity, hands up if you believe, been so long and now we're finally free"

Julie and Luke now sang alone, meeting halfway Julie sang "I got a spark in me" she leaned the mic over to Luke as he echoed "I got a spark in me" the way Julie and Luke were staring at each other made me look back at Alex and Reggie for answers "And you're a part of me" Alex just shrugged with a small smile "And you're a part of me"as Reggie shook his head a little as if to say that he didn't know either.

"Now till eternity"

"Now till eternity"

"Been so long and now we're finally free"

We all started playing our instruments again as Reggie, Luke and I all sang the chorus while Julie sang in the background "I've got a spark in me, hands up if you can see, and you're a part of me, hands up if you're with me" Julie sang "Yeah" as the rest of us continued "now till eternity, hands up if you believe, been so long and now we're finally free."

Reggie, Luke, Alex and I went back to doing the "oooh" as Julie sang "Finally free, yeah" Luke and I jumped in at the end "Been so long and now we're finally free" everyone stopped playing as Julie let me have the last note.

"Finally free, yeah..."

The crowd went nuts as they all cheered and applauded, the five of us took a bow as the boys disappeared. The crowd continued to cheer as walked over next to Julie she stated "Thank you, we're Julie, (Y/n) and the Phantoms." I was quick to grab the mic from her and state "Tell your friends." Before walking off stage with Julie.

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Once we got off stage Julie ran over to Flynn excitedly, engulfing her in a hug as the two of them giggled and squealed in excitement. I leisurely made my way over to them, only to get dragged into the hug as well. Once we all let go Flynn stated "You two were incredible!" To which Reggie smugly replied "Yeah we were." While looking back at Alex and Luke who were currently sitting on the bar.

"Hey, Hey! Whoever Carrie was trying to impress is headed our way!"

Luke was quick to call out to Julie and I, as the two of us turned around to see a women in a pants suit headed in our direction. "She looks all business" Alex commented and Reggie started to panic, asking "Wait. Who should do the talking?" Then once realizing what he said he quickly fixed it "Right, Julie and (Y/n)." Julie glanced back at Luke for support, only for him to say "You got this." The women was quick to grab ahold of my hand to introduce herself.

"Hi I'm Andi Parker, and I would-"

"Julie."

Our attention went from Andi to the man that said Julie's name, which just so happened to be her father. Andi looked back at the man behind her "Dad." Julie stated, not sounding to happy.

"It's time to go."

Ray didn't sound to happy but I couldn't let us loose this, it could be our big break and Reggie would be upset if I didn't try. "Mr.Molina, if we could just have 5 minutes to-" he cut me off, not wanting to hear anything I have to say. "No. Julie is going home. And I'm calling your uncle." I scoffed and shook my head "seriously? What did I even do?" Andi finally spoke up deciding that this was a bad moment. "This seems like a bad time, so I'm gonna take off, wonderful performance, the both of you." She stated, looking from Julie to me before taking her leave.

"No! Wait!"

Luke yelled but of course she didn't hear him. She couldn't. Luke went to go chafe after her, but let out an exasperated sigh after realizing it wasn't gonna work.

"What did you do? You brought my daughter out here on a school night, to entertain your band fantasies."

"Dad!"

Julie said and was quick to speak up before things go south "She didn't drag me out here, I left by myself." Ray shook his head in disappointment "we'll talk about your punishment later. For now I have to get you both home." Turning towards me he stated "And don't think you're off the hook yet missy. Just because you live in that house by yourself doesn't mean you get to go home scott free. I was told to look after you and that's exactly what I'm doing by giving your uncle a call." I felt trapped in a hole, unable to climb out. I hated my uncle. And I hated that I could loose the freedom that I currently had.

He's definitely going to come down here now, and when he does I'm screwed.

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Julie's reactions to their budding romance is something that can be so personal

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Story of My Life (J.A.T.P)

Word Count: 4.1k

Warnings: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mentions of Parental Death

Pairings: Luke Patterson x Julie Molina

AU: Everyone lives, no one dies (minus Julie's mom, for plot, of course)

In honor of the fandom growing again, and the possibility of a second season, have this little story.

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Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain

I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days

Luke always watched Julie from afar, admiring the girl from a distance. His friends always made fun of him for it. Especially Alex, who later on became quick friends with Flynn, Julie's best friend.

But, he never talked to her, he knew she knew who he was. He was sure Alex told her a story or two about him to embarrass him. But he never talked to her, he always clammed up whenever she was around.

Luke was content with admiring her from afar, staying quiet as he watched her interact with everyone around her with an energy that could never be contained.

Everyone loved her, that was the thing. Julie was kind to everyone, always helping out people who needed it. He couldn't even count the amount of times she went out of her way just to make sure a stranger passed a class.

She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones

It seems to me that when I die, these words will be written on my stone

But he watched her light dwindle, fade over time. No one around her seemed to notice, except maybe Flynn. He could see the way her smiles stopped reaching her eyes, and watched as she stopped going to play a random tune on the piano in the middle of class.

But soon enough, she stopped trying to put on a front. It was like a switch flipped and she stopped caring. The light left her eyes, she stopped helping people out, she even distanced herself from Flynn. Well, she tried to. But Luke knew that Flynn was way too stubborn to let herself be pushed away.

He didn't know exactly what happened, but from the whispers in the hallway it seemed that her mother passed. When he found that out, he felt his heart break for the girl he adored so much.

A piece of him seemed to break every day as he watched Julie become a shell of her former self. He hadn't seen her touch a piano or hum a tune in almost a year. He yearned to hear her angelic voice once more, but alas he didn't know her, nor did she know him.

And I'll be gone, gone tonight, the ground beneath my feet is open wide

The way that I been holdin' on too tight, with nothin' in between

Luke wanted to be able to help her, to bring back the life and energy that she had lost. But he couldn't, he couldn't find the words. He couldn't figure out what to say to her. How he would start the conversation, he had so much he wanted to say but he didn't have the ability to form it into words.

He sat at his desk every night, thinking about the beautiful girl who had lost her spark. The girl that had to grieve over the loss of such an important figure in her life. The girl who had stolen his heart without even realizing she had.

He wished he could tell her the way she made him feel, but he knew if he ever got the courage to he wouldn't say it. He couldn't tell her, not while her wounds are still so fresh. If there was a way to make her happy again, he'd do it. He'd do anything to see her smile again.

Luke went through pages and pages of his notebooks, crumpled up papers overflowing in the trash can that rested under his desk. But he couldn't find the words, he couldn't figure out how to explain the storm that was going on in his head. He didn't know how he could help her.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

In a perfect world, Luke saw himself and Julie smiling and writing songs that they sang together. Their friends surrounded them and helped bring their songs to life. In this world, they knew each other and they loved each other deeply. But sadly, a perfect world doesn't exist.

So instead, Luke was going through a funk. Everyone could see it, his friends were worried. He hadn't written a song in months, and his last one was barely a song if he was being honest. He couldn't write, his brain was in scrambles and everything he had written down wasn't good enough.

This went on for long enough that even Reggie had told Luke that maybe it was time to take a break from the band. That's the moment that Luke felt his heart completely shatter. He knew he had to do something, he had to get out of this funk.

But his mind was only filled with Julie, filled with the ghost of what the girl used to be. Overflowing with ways he could help but also the anxiety of being rejected. Filled with longing and anguish for this girl that he had never spoken a word to. He couldn't figure out what to do.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside, the story of my life

Eventually, his friends started to give him space. They still hung out with him, gave him ideas of how to get his rhythm back. But they just gave him a bit of space, which Luke was immensely grateful for.

He still watched Julie from afar, finally, after a year it seemed that she was opening up a bit more. She was smiling again, joking around with her friends. She stopped pushing people away, started helping people out again. But she didn't touch the piano.

He saw the longing in her eyes whenever she passed the piano in Music class. He also saw when Mrs. Harrison stopped Julie one day to talk after class. When he saw her leave, dejected and nervous, he knew what the conversation was about.

The need to help her had finally grown too strong, he knew he had to do something. He couldn't watch her be kicked out of music, even if she was having a hard time singing. His choice was solidified when she choked the next day, starting to play a tune only to not be able to get the words out.

Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change

Leave my heart open, but it stays right here in its cage

As Julie ran out of the class after Carrie's particularly harsh comment, Luke had finally had enough. He got up, sending a glare towards Carrie, "That's a new low for you Carrie, real mature of you."

He saw the way her eyebrows furrowed, Luke never got upset. He was a pretty energetic, gung-ho type of guy. He never glared at people, and he definitely never was rude or talked back to someone if it wasn't directed at him or his friends.

But he still walked out of class, after Julie, much to the surprise of all of their mutual friends. He looked both ways, trying to figure out which way Julie turned, seeing her curly ponytail turn around a corner at his right.

He was quick to follow, and once she was finally in his sights he spoke, "Julie, wait!"

At the sound of his voice she turned around, shock evident on her face once she realized who called her. He wasn't surprised that she reacted that way, he never spoke to her despite their mutual friends.

I know that in the morning, I'll see us in the light up on the hill

Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still

"Luke?" She asked, tilting her head as she looked his figure up and down, making Luke scratch the back of his own head.

"That's my name." He mumbled, becoming shy once they were face to face. "I just, I wanted to say to not give Carrie any mind. I'm sure you'll be able to sing again soon."

Julie smiled sadly, shaking her head, "Thank you for that, but that was my last chance."

Luke furrowed his eyebrows, a frown appearing on his face as he looked at Julie. "I'm sure they'll be another, you're way too talented for Mrs. Harrison to give you up."

Julie sighed gently, her eyes flicking back to something behind Luke before going back to him, "I appreciate the encouragement Luke, and I really hope you're right." She mumbled before walking past him.

Luke turned around to watch her walk away, towards Mrs. Harrison. From the look on the music teachers face he knew that it may be the last chance for Julie. He knew he had to figure out a way to make sure she didn't get kicked out of the music program.

And I'll be gone, gone tonight

The fire beneath my feet is burnin' bright

When Luke sat at his desk that night, he finally knew how to word how he was feeling. He finally knew what to write, and that's what he did. He wrote, he put words to how he felt. The want and need to help Julie, the adoration he felt for the girl he barely knew.

When he finished writing, he was quick to message his bandmates that he finally finished a song. A song that he actually loved, one he was proud of for once.

Alex was the first to reply, expressing his happiness that Luke was able to get his groove back and Bobby was quick to second that. Reggie of course just sent a bunch of keyboard smashes that caused a small smile to form on Luke's face.

They ended up meeting later that night, meeting up at Bobby's garage and finding out what melody and music they could add to this song. They worked hard, and were happy that they would have it ready for the pep rally at the end of Spirit Week.

The way that I've been holdin' on so tight

With nothin' in between

The next day, Luke went up to Mrs. Harrison, giving her a small smile, "Hey Mrs. H, I was wondering if the offer to play at the pep rally was still open for us?"

He could see the way that Mrs. Harrison's eyes lit up at that, "Of course it is, you can perform after Carrie and her group."

Luke grinned at that, nodding at Mrs. Harrison before going back to his friends. It seemed that while he was gone, Flynn and Julie had ended up joining the conversation.

His eyes ended up meeting Julie's and he gave her a shy smile before turning towards Bobby, Alex and Reggie, "We're in."

Reggie was quick to bring the 4 of them into a hug, wrapping his arms around all of their necks and pulling them towards him, "The band is back!!" He exclaimed, causing Bobby and Alex to laugh.

Luke looked back over towards Julie, noticing how she smiled softly at the boy's actions. He grinned a bit before finally pulling away from Reggie, clapping his shoulder as he did, "We still will need to practice, we've only played the song once."

"You finally were able to write a new one?" Flynn asked, raising an eyebrow towards Luke. Julie seemed surprised by this, obviously unaware about his current creative block.

"I had a bit of inspiration." He replied, forcing himself to not glance over at Julie as he said it. But Alex just rolled his eyes, letting out a soft laugh.

"That's one way to put it." He said before turning his attention to Flynn, "He wrote a love song."

Luke felt his cheeks heat up as he awkwardly scratched his neck, "There is no way, actually?" Flynn asked, grinning a bit as she looked at Luke.

"Yeah, it's actually really cute! A bit sad, but it's such a mushy song!" Reggie said, smiling brightly, "Like one of those cheesy one-sided love songs you hear on the radi-"

"Alright alright, enough with that, would ya?" Luke said, wanting to turn the attention off his song and the implications of it. He wanted it to be a surprise. He looked towards Julie once again, realizing she was already looking at him. He smiled a bit towards her before looking away once more.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

After that day, Julie and Luke seemed to finally get closer. Surprisingly it wasn't because of Luke, but because of Julie herself. She went out of her way to walk up to him after class, and pair up with him instead of Flynn in their shared Biology class.

Flynn didn't mind, instead pairing with Alex seeing as he usually paired up with Luke. All these things made Luke beam, brighter than he had before. It was embarrassingly obvious to almost everyone how infatuated he was with Julie. To everyone but her that is.

Julie herself seemed a bit happier, even offering to help Luke write another new song. She didn't sing it, but she did hum along to the melody he came up with which surprised Luke immensely. He ended up gifting her the lyric and music sheet, saying he'd rather hear her sing it when she was able to again.

He didn't notice the way Julie's heart almost leapt out of her chest when he said that. He didn't see the way her eyes practically formed hearts at the fact he'd rather wait for her to be ready so she could sing it instead of doing it with his band.

He couldn't tell that all these little things, all these small subconscious things he always did with people he cared about slowly made Julie feel less empty. He didn't realize he was helping her find her music just by existing by her side.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside, the story of my life

The pep rally was close, Luke was feeling more and more anxious by the day. There was no way for Julie to know that the song was about her, but he still felt nervous at the fact she was going to hear it.

He yearned deeply to know what she would think of it. Would she hate it? Would she love it? Would she not think anything of it at all and just be counting down the minutes until she could go back to class?

He knew the last thought was ridiculous. Julie was too much of a compassionate and kind person to not have her full attention on the band's music when they performed. But the knowledge of that didn't ease his worries.

His friends were quick to notice his nerves a few hours before the pep rally started. Alex was the one who decided to confront him about it, seeing as he himself knew what nerves Luke was feeling.

"Hey bud, you doing alright over here?" Alex asked, making Luke jump up from his thoughts, staring at his friend like he gained two heads in the last half-hour since they had talked.

"Yeah." Luke finally answered, wringing his hands together as he glanced off to the side of the room, "Just pre-performance jitters."

Alex nodded hesitantly, pursing his lips in thought before he responded to Luke's obvious deflect of his original question, "She's going to love the song, just don't think about it too much." He said before walking away, pretending not to notice the way Luke's shoulders sagged in relief at the assurance that it'll be alright.

And I've been waiting for this time to come around

But, baby, runnin' after you is like chasin' the clouds

Before Luke knew it, he was on the stage, staring at his peers looking back at him from the bleachers. His eyes scanned the crowd, trying to find the familiar set of curls among the students. Soon enough he found her, sitting next to Flynn and Willie, smiling at him.

Luke shyly returned the smile before averting his attention away from her, "Hello, Los Feliz Bobcats! Thank you for having us today at the Pep Rally, we really hope you enjoy the few songs we've got today."

Bobby was quick to join in next, grinning and winking at the crowd as he spoke, "My good friend Luke here wrote all the songs from deep within his heart, so please show him some love for that!" Applause was quick to follow, seeing as Bobby was the more popular person in their band.

"Without further ado! We are Sunset Curve!" Alex said, causing Reggie to quickly chime in, "Tell your friends!" Laughter settled over the students before they eventually quieted down at the start of their first song.

Luke felt his nerves quickly vanish as he sang, his song for Julie wasn't until the end, and this he was extremely grateful for. He could lose himself in the music he spent ages on writing and composing to the best of his abilities. Smiling and running around the stage as he sang his heart out, having to force his laughter to stop when Reggie made a face when they harmonized on the same mic.

This is what he missed, performing, the cheers of the people around him as they learned the chorus as tried to sing along for later verses for the songs he hadn't yet released and sang for the public.

He caught Julie's eye multiple times throughout the first couple of songs, and he knew she loved them. He saw her eyes light up when she realized she knew the song, mouthing the words, but he knew she wasn't singing. He'd recognize her voice among the crowd that harmonized before him.

Soon enough, it was time for her song. He waited for his classmates to calm down a bit before grabbing the mic and pulling it closer to him, "This last song is a bit slower... Don't get me wrong, the chorus is obviously still upbeat- But..." He subconsciously glanced towards Julie's direction, "This song is one that's close to my heart, I wrote it for someone I've always admired from afar."

He smiled a bit, looking at his shoes before shaking his head, "Sappiness aside, I really hope you all enjoy it. Here's our final song, Story of my Life."

As he performed, he couldn't help but look at Julie. He didn't care if he was being obvious, and by the way her smile seemed to brighten as she listened to the words that he sang to her, he didn't think she minded either. He never wanted to see her smile fade ever again.

When they finally finished, they all bowed, smiles never fading as they stepped off the stage. Mrs. Harrison was quick to take their place, saying her final speech before sending the kids back to their classes.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

Luke wasn't sure what he expected as he checked the strings on his guitar, not yet having unplugged it just yet. But he definitely didn't expect to hear a piano start to play a few feet away from where he stood in the wings of the stage.

He glanced over, recognizing the cords that started to play, but he was surprised to see Julie sat at the piano. She glanced over at him, not too surprised to see him staring in awe back. She sent him a nervous smile, and he was quick to give her a beaming one back, mouthing the words 'You got this.'

That seemed to be all she needed, smiling softly before she started to sing the song they had written together. She had quickly caught the attention of the students and teachers, pausing in their leaving to watch the girl in surprise.

Luke could see the way Julie stared at the keyboard, her voice still a bit timid, not the usual loud and bright voice he missed dearly. He glanced at his bandmates, and by the way they were all reaching for their instruments, it seemed they had the same idea.

So soon enough, the boys joined on the stage, joining in on the music. Julie was surprised, but obviously happy at the surprise addition to her performance. Soon enough they were singing together, smiling and dancing around each other.

Luke and Julie's voices harmonized beautifully, not that it was much of a surprise. It was obvious that they would, you could ask anyone with a musical bone in their body and they'd say it was clear they would sound amazing together.

It was clear that Julie didn't expect the reaction of the crowd when they finished, surprise evident on her features as she stared at the crowd that was cheering and clapping in front of her. Luke smiled softly, glancing towards the crowd as well. When he noticed the principal and Mrs. Harrison whispering, he knew that this might be Julie's chance to get her spot back.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, heart melting just a tad when he saw her bright smile directed towards him. He said nothing, instead motioning towards their teacher and principal who seemed to want to speak with her. He watched as she walked towards them, nerves already showing just by how she walked away from him.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside

Luke sat nervously on his truck in the school parking lot. He hadn't seen Julie since the end of the pep rally, he was worried that it hadn't worked out well for the girl.

His friends were sitting in front of him, but he barely paid them any mind. He stared into the sky, watching the clouds pass as he chewed at the skin by his fingernails anxiously.

After what seemed like hours, he felt the hood of his car move slightly, signaling someone had sat down beside him and successfully breaking him out of his trance so he could look next to him. Julie sat there, smiling fondly at the boy.

"Julie!" He said, immediately standing up so he could face her properly, "Tell me, how did it go? Did you get in trouble? Did you get kicked out?? Are you rejoining the music program? DID YOU GET EXPELLED??"

Julie laughed softly, placing a hand on Luke's shoulder to calm him down a bit, "Slow down, cowboy. Nothing bad happened." Luke felt his face light up at those words, waiting patiently for Julie to finish, "They were able to pull some strings and add another spot so I could rejoin the program, as long as I was sure I wouldn't choke again after this."

Luke couldn't help the smile that grew, immediately moving and wrapping his arms around the girl, "I am so happy for you, you deserve it Jules." He felt her arms wrap around his middle, melting into his embrace. He knew he wanted to stay like this forever, but he knew it wasn't likely.

"So, that song you wrote." Julie started, pulling away a bit so she could see his face, "Who was it about?"

Luke felt his cheeks heat up, glancing away for a second before returning his attention to Julie. He was about to answer, but by the grin that was growing on Julie's face it seemed like she already knew. He groaned in annoyance, resting his head on her shoulder as if to hide his embarrassment.

His suspicions were confirmed when he heard her beautiful laughter hit his ears and her hand came to pat his back, "It's alright, rockstar. I like you too."

The story of my life

The story of my life

Luke glanced up at Julie, tilting his head to the side instead of lifting it up so he wouldn't have to lose the close contact he craved from the girl, "Do you?" He asked, his voice soft as he scanned her face as if to try to guess if she was lying or not.

"Have for a while now, I thought I was being pretty obvious." Julie responded, her smile softening at the hesitant look on his face. His own smile finally appeared, pulling Julie close once again and burying his face in her neck.

It turns out he did end up saving her, just like he wanted to since the beginning.

The story of my life

[arikihalloween]

Compilation of Howdy carrying the shorties

This post is also a speedrun of me learning to draw the caterpillar man right

[angelwiththeblue-box]

we will fight to shine together, bright forever

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happy three years to one of my favorite comfort shows ever <3

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taglist: @joshkiszkashusband @thedrowningpoetofdionysus @thedragonemperess @depressedtransguy @someguyiguess @genuine-possum @dramabeansoup @blueskiesandstarrynights (lemme know if you want to be added or removed)

[charleslee-valentine]

More TCM Ship Moodboards!

Lefton, Sissy x Julie x Sonny, and my personal favorite crossover, Johnny Sawyer x Carrie White

[strangercarla]

I Moved On, He Stayed There

It's been four years since Julie Molina left everything behind to study music & music industry in New York.

With her family's support she felt confident enough to leave home. However, there's a certain ghost who was left shattered.

Genre - Fluff & Angst

This will be a short fanfiction but I can't wait to post this!

[severelightpainterangel]

I’m really enjoying this show! I love the relationship Julie has with her dad and brother it’s rare you see single dads in tv shows. Flynn is easily becoming one of my favorite characters definitely a great best friend and the music this episode was great as well

Really glad I gave this show a chance

[lvkereggie]

carrie standing up and clapping for julie after watching her perform at the orpheum will always have me in tears.

[zerolostwalks]

"I want to show you off." for Sweet Tarts?

Backlight

“Hey, Peach Blossom.”

Carrie just barely managed to hold back her near-involuntary giddy laugh at Reggie’s greeting. She would have greeted him with a hug closer to the door but she was already in the middle of prepping for dinner. 

“So, I had to deal with some interesting drama today.” Reggie said, hooking his chin over her shoulder as he hugged her from behind.

“Oh? What’s that?” Carrie asked, keeping her attention on her veggie chopping. Though she could just catch the disbelieving scowl Reggie shot her way. His wry chuckle and shake of his hard were more difficult to ignore given the movement somehow brought his face closer to hers.

“Well, apparently,” Reggie began, using that playfully clueless voice usually reserved for when he was trying to pretend he wasn’t aware of what was going on, but Carrie knew better to fall for it by now. “One Carrie Wilson personally reached out to see if our band would be interested in helping her out with some new secret project.”

“That does sound interesting.”

“Mhmm.” Reggie’s voice lost some of the playfulness. “Flynn’s almost certain you’re up to something.”

Carrie only hummed in response as she finally finished all her prep and went to break away from Reggie’s grip to move to actually start cooking, only he wouldn’t let her go.

“Are you?”

Carrie huffed before spinning around in Reggie’s arms, wrapping her own around his waist. “Maybe, I just want to show you off.” She was aiming for teasing but his lost, almost worried expression paired with his question made her think of something else. With an annoyed sigh she added, “You didn’t listen to the demo did you?”

His confusion furrowed deeper into her brow. 

With another sigh she broke free of Reggie, successfully this time. Though she only went far enough to get her phone from where she’d put it on the counter to switch it the demo in question. 

It was a rough idea of the song she had in mind, paired with the limitations of the program she had to use in order to even begin to get a vague idea down of the sound she was going for. Definitely stepping away from her usually pop genre and closer. More of a rock sound, with the bass standing out as a lead sound. 

“I’m no bassist so it definitely can do with improving.” She said, pocketing her phone and trying to not grimace at the poor quality of the demo. “And as I told Julie, Luke, and Flynn earlier I am looking for a band that I trust to help me get the right sound.” 

Neither her demo nor her explanation did anything to get the confused scowl off of Reggie’s face. Almost worryingly so. Maybe it sounded a lot worse than she thought and that was part of why Julie and Luke had seemed hesitant about it. 

“It’s okay if you actually aren’t interested, I'm sure I can hire someone.”

“No, that’s not it.” Reggie said, quickly closing the space to pick up one of her hands. “It’s not bad, just a little rough around the edges but, it’s just the instrumentation. I’m not sure where.”

“Where I fit in?” She quickly cut in, biting back a mildly bitter laugh when Reggie nodded. She definitely should have talked to him about this part before now. “I do have lyrics, two versions actually, and I figured you should probably help me decide which ones to use before anyone else heard them.”

She didn’t even wait for him to ask before she went to one of the demo’s with her singing. This was definitely angrier than most of her songs. An old venting song channeling her frustration and bitterness at trying to force himself into a mold, and definitely full of more growls and yells she’d ever had to record before. She switched over to the second version so quickly she’s not sure if Reggie even noticed at first, probably thought the song had looped. 

At least until she started singing. While this version was similar in tone, the lyrics were definitely more focused on her wanting to make her own place in the world. Though the second verse not so subtly was talking about how Reggie helped inspire that. Or maybe it was only obvious to her, his eyebrow barely quirked up.

His silence didn’t once the song ended didn’t help either. Nor the way he wasn’t even really looking at her anymore. 

“So when you said show me off.” He eventually said after clearing his throat. Though he left the statement to hang between them. 

“I meant as maybe more than just a bass player.” She finished the thought for him, smiling in spite of herself, at the awe written across his face. 

“But I thought.”

“I think I’m ready to let other people know about us.” Carrie cut him off, smiling brighter with his smile, sunshine bright as always. “And yes I’m sure.” She added when she saw that furrow start to form between his brows again.

He pulled her closer, kissing her before she even fully realized that’s what he was going to do. Catching her by surprise seemed to be something he was uniquely adept at. Almost as good as he was at distracting her. 

But she managed to pull herself away long enough this time to finish dinner and for them to flesh out her idea a little better. As well as to get a good second draft of the lyrics sort of combining the two versions. 

In the end she knows even if Julie and everyone else don’t agree to help with the song she’s got Reggie’s support.

[daintyduck99]

You like me because I'm a scoundrel for the Reggie pairing of your choice because I honestly couldn't choose between Sweet Tarts and Rulie.

Also tagging @jmrothwell, who requested this prompt for Sweet Tarts!

He isn't nearly as subtle as he thinks he is.

Carrie bites down on a smile. She continues to ice her latest batch of cookies without even glancing over her shoulder.

“Put it back.”

The rustling stops. She huffs a laugh.

“Scoundrel.”

Reggie wraps his arms around her waist. He presses a kiss to the nape of her neck.

“You like me because I'm a scoundrel.”

She hums. “True, but I doubt that line will work on Julie when we show up at her party with only half our share of cookies.”

He smears his pout into the crook of her neck, mumbling, “I'd help you make more.”

Carrie shivers. She dabs a little bit of icing on his nose in retaliation. “Liar. Scoundrel.”

He laughs a little, releasing her, presumably to rub the icing off of his face.

A gentle tug tells her that he's playing with the hair that's escaped from her bun.

“You say the sweetest things, blossom.”

She shrugs. “I do when you deserve it.”

He drops to his knees, hugging her legs.

“Dearest, you wound me—”

She picks the least perfect cookie of all those that she's just iced and holds it out.

Reggie’s up in an instant. He kisses her cheek, plucking the cookie from her hand.

“You're welcome,” she says. “Now shoo.”

He hums. “I guess I can make myself scarce. But if you need anything—”

“I'll let you lick the icing bowl, don't worry.”

“Yes!” he cheers. “You know me so well.”

Carrie shakes her head as she laughs.

“Of course I do. Scoundrel fiance of mine.”

And she'll admit it. She isn't subtle, either.

In the end, as usual, she makes extras.

[ashleycatchemm]

1-25: Fix You

25 of ??

Pairings: Reggie x Reader, Luke x Julie, Alex x Willie

Summary: (Y/n) (L/n) has been able to see and feel ghosts ever since she was little, which made it hard to tell the ghosts from the humans. Everyone has always thought she was a bit crazy, even her best friends, Julie and Flynn. But when three ghosts with a love for music appear in Julie's garage, suddenly (Y/n) doesn't seem so crazy anymore.

Song: Fix You (Coldplay)

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Julie, Ray and I were walking up the driveway, only for him to stop "(Y/n), we need to talk." I rolled my eyes in annoyance before turning around to face him. Noticing Julie stopped as well her dad was quick to shoo her away "Julie go wait outside the house, I'll be there soon to talk." Julie nodded her head before looking nervously between her dad and me, I sent her a small smile as if to tell her 'I'll be alright' which gave her the okay to keep walking.

Once she was out of ear shot, Ray spoke up "Listen (Y/n), I'm worried about you. Julie's been telling me you've been skipping school and drinking no less." Ray held a disappointed look on his face as he continued "I'm supposed to be looking out for you, but all you've been doing is getting into trouble. I care about you like you were my own." My eyes narrowed at him, not wanting to have this conversation.

"Yeah but I'm not. I'm not your daughter. And you're not my dad, so stop trying to act like it."

He ignored what I said and decided to speak up finding an explanation as to why I'm acting up"(Y/n), I get that you may be still grieving over your parents passing and your grandmothers as well. But I can't allow this behavior to continue. I'm just trying to look out for you, and so was Julie by telling me." I shook my head letting out a scoff, crossing my arms across my chest.

"So that's why I think it would be best for your uncle to come back down here."

My eyes shot over to Ray, taking a step forward I stated"No. He can't come down here! Besides he has work. Do you really think he's just going to-" Ray cut me off, already seeming to know the answer to the question I haven't fully asked yet.

"(U/n) already told me that if you stepped out of line again that he'll be here in a heartbeat. So I don't think work would be much of an issue for him."

My teeth clenched in anger, hands turning into fists at my sides, I don't want him down here. I don't need him down here. "I suggest you go home now. You have school tomorrow and I still have to talk to Julie." I let out a small huff in anger before walking off back down the driveway, passing by the boys and Arius along the way. The boys didn't say anything, just watched as I walked off, and I wasn't in the mood to talk to them anyway. The black cat was quick to follow close behind.

When I glanced at the boys, the looks on their faces told me that they heard everything, from my parents passing, to my uncle coming down to Los Angeles. It wasn't something I wanted them to know but now they did, and I was sure Reggie would be the one asking me all the questions when he gets a chance.

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When I walked through the front door of my house, my eyes immediately drifted towards the kitchen. Having one thought echo inside my head I need a drink. Arius didn't say a word as he watched my every move from the couch in the living room, having hopped on it as soon as we walked in. I started heading towards the kitchen, only to be stopped by a jolt of pain coursing through my arm, causing a fit of coughs to arise.

"What did you do?"

I ignored Arius and ran over to the bathroom, I leaned over the sink, letting out a giant cough, a red color splattered inside the sink. The metallic taste of blood lingered in my open mouth as I tried to catch my breath. Spitting in the sink to get some of the awful taste out of my mouth, I could feel Caleb's mark burning my arm. I let out a yell in pain as I stepped back against the wall, falling down, my whole body was in pain but the only pain I could truly process was the mark on my arm. I can't take it anymore. Stumbling out of the bathroom, I slowly made my way to the kitchen.

"(Y/n)! Who did you make a deal with?!"

I ignored Arius once again, trying to make my way over to the knife holder If I can't stop this with magic... pulling one of the knives out, I rolled my sleeve up Then I'll stop it the old fashioned way. I brought the knife up with my left hand, my right arm sitting on the counter, ready to be sliced.

"(Y/n) stop!"

I felt someone hastily grab my arm, pulling it back so I'd turn to face the person halting my antics "Stop!" A pair of all to familiar green eyes stared back into my own, shining with worry. The burning sensation slowly subsided on my wrist, as the dark haired bassist's brows furrowed, as if he was trying to figure out what's going on inside my head. I let go of the knife in my hand, if he wasn't a ghost I'm certain the knife would've stabbed his foot on the way down. Staring at Reggie, three different emotions flashed across my face in the span of what seemed like minutes but was only a couple of seconds.

The first was anger, This is all Reggie's fault. If it weren't for him I wouldn't have a death sentence over my shoulder. But of course I knew this would happen someday. As soon as someone else comes along, I knew Caleb would act like this. I just didn't know it was going to happen so soon.

The second emotion was confusion, What is he doing here? Why is Reggie here? He shouldn't be here. I didn't want him to be here, to witness me at my lowest. I didn't want him to see me weak, because this whole time I've been so strong when in reality I've been struggling to stay afloat. I don't know where I'm headed or how to even stop Caleb's marks from killing everyone.

"Are you alright?"

Finally my brave mask that I've been putting on for days let up, my face shifting into a look of sadness, all while fear could be seen in my eyes. No. I'm not alright. I haven't been for a very long time. Reggie didn't ask about the knife, and he didn't ask about the stamp on my wrist. But just from saying those three simple words all while gazing into his worried green eyes. I broke. Three simple words, caused me to lean forward and engulf the ghost in front of me in a giant hug.

I didn't answer his question, hiding my face in his chest, not wanting him to see the tears that are currently making their way past my eyes. Reggie seemed a little surprised at first, letting out a small grunt as I practically threw myself at him. But he was quick to wrap his arms around me. Neither of us said a word as he let me cry in his arms, I felt safe and at peace there. Scrunching up the back of his shirt in my hands, I didn't want to let go, and I could tell he didn't either.

The two of us stood there, Reggie's tank top not doing much to muffle my sobs. I don't know how long we stood there, could've been a couple of minutes, but it felt like hours. After everything I've been through, from my grandmother and my parents passing to both of my deals with Caleb, getting betrayed by my best friend and now the boy I love, his friends and I are all on the verge of death. This was the first time I was asked if I was okay and I finally broke.

'No Reggie I'm not okay.'

Was what I wanted to say.

'I have been fighting a battle for so long with myself. And I feel like I'm drowning in loss.'

But I couldn't.

Every time I opened my mouth all that would come out is cries and gasps, causing me to bring him even closer to me and hug him even tighter.

Once I was finally calm enough Reggie pulled back from the hug "Hey." He stated, all while placing his pointer finger and thumb around my chin, bringing my head to look up at him. My sorrow filled eyes stared into his worried ones. "What is going on?" I stayed silent, so many different thoughts of what to say flew through my head, but nothing left my mouth. "Talk to me." Reggie stated, desperately trying to get me to say something. Anything. Pulling my head back to get it out of his grasp, I moved around him to pick up the knife, all while the dark haired boy held an almost desperate look on his face.

"(Y/n), please. Say something."

Once I placed the knife in the sink, I walked over in front of Reggie, putting a hand out for him to take, a sad smile crossed my lips "Come with me." His eyes danced between me and my hand before settling on me, placing his hand in my own I was quick to drag him over to the stairs. Arius hopped off the couch and followed close behind.

"Where are we going?"

I didn't respond, having the destination set in my mind. I knew I probably shouldn't show him, but I had to. I needed to get a lot off my chest and in order for me to feel comfortable enough, I need to be with my grandmother. Stopping outside a door that sat ajar, I pulled Reggie over to stand in front of me. Noticing the door move a little, I glanced down, only to see Arius already making his way past the door. Looking back up into Reggie's forest green eyes, he asked once again "(Y/n), seriously. What the hell is going on with you?" Letting a sigh escape my lips I took my hand away from his, only to place both of mine on his shoulders.

"Reggie. Before we enter this room, I need you to know that it's a very sacred place for me. So please don't touch anything. I just need you to sit and listen."

The dark haired bassist stared at me for a second, before blinking and nodding his head "yeah, I'll do whatever you say." I sent him a sad smile in response. Turning around, I grabbed the door knob, taking a deep breath before opening the door even more than it already was, giving the two of us room to walk through. The first thing my eyes landed on was some of the candles on the small alters I had set up for each of my family members. "Crap!" I exclaimed as I ran over to the closet, paying no mind to the black cat that seemed to have gotten comfy on the guest bed.

Swinging the closet doors open, I opened the cardboard box on the floor which held a bunch of unused candles along with a lighter. Taking out four candles to replace the ones burnt out on each of the altars. Grabbing the lighter as well, I was quick to make my way over to the three altars. Taking a glance over at Reggie, I noticed him slowly making his way into the room all while his eyes stayed glued on me, watching my every move. Shaking my head a little, I turned back towards the altars.

On each of the small tables sat a picture, four candles and something that used to belong to the person. The alter on the right end was my grandmothers, three out of the four candles on the altar were still lit, while the fourth was melted and burnt out. In the center of her altar sat a necklace that she always used to wear, it had a gold chain with a small heart shaped ruby connected to it. I was quick to replace the candle that was melted and moved onto the next altar.

The middle altar was my fathers, since my father was my grandmothers child, it was only right that I placed his altar next to hers. On it sat a picture of my father along with four candles, two of which were currently lit and burning brightly. In the center of the altar sat a wristwatch that my father would wear practically everyday, it was a silver and blue steampunk watch that had silver gears. I replaced the two melted candles on the altar before moving onto the last one.

The last altar was my mothers. Same as the last two, a picture sat on it, along with three lit candles. As for the item I chose to sit at her altar, I decided on going with one of the many rings that she would always wear. Replacing the last candle, I used the lighter to light the candles just replaced. Putting the lighter off to the side, I turned back to look at Reggie only to see him already staring at me, eyes wide as he shifted on his feet not knowing what to do with himself.

Patting the spot next to me, I nodded my head off to the side "Come sit." Fixing myself so that I sat criss cross. Reggie made quick strides over to me, plopping down next to me in a criss cross fashion. "(Y/n), what is going on with you? I thought you said your parents were on a business trip. Now turns out they are dead?" Shaking my head a little as I stared at the altars in front of me, my hands gripped onto my pants, not knowing what to say to him.

"Reggie, what do you want me to say?"

"How about the truth."

Reggie's tone came out as angry and almost annoyed. This caused me to look over at him, a pain shooting through my chest from just the look on his face. "I just... I want you to be able to talk to me about these things. I feel like you've been keeping so much, not just from me, but from everyone." His angry look was quick to shift into a desperate one "Please (Y/n). Tell me what's going on inside your head." I stared at Reggie for a second or two before looking back at my father's alter, which sat in front of me. "Reggie, even if I told you everything, I can't guarantee that you'd understand me any better. Hell, you'd probably want to turn around and make a run for it." Glancing back at the bassist next to me I watched his eyes narrow at me "Try me." He stated, his tone of voice being serious.

I guess he's so fed up with being left in the dark. I thought and how could I blame him? His feelings for me are probably through the roof and he has no clue why and I can tell a lot of the time it's like he's acting on autopilot whenever he's with me, like outside the coffee shop.

My gaze shifted from Reggie to my father's alter, only to land on my grandmother's alter, and stay trained on her picture. "It all started when I was little. My dog, Hunter passed away when I was around 6, but my parents never told me. I guess they wanted to keep me in the dark about it a little longer, not wanting to upset me, they told me that he was at a camp for dogs and that he would be staying there for awhile.

"But I was confused because right next to them, clear as day was Hunter sitting down and staring up at me. When I pointed out the family dog next to them my dad seemed a little worried and told me that hunter wasn't there, while my mother tried to think of it as me using my imagination. I'm sure that my dad knew the whole time what it was, but he was in denial. They both were. I still have no idea why.

" Years later, my grandmother picked up on my abilities and was quick to start training me. She was a witch as well in case you couldn't tell. It's where I got the two books from and all of her ingredients for spells. My parents, however, were not to happy with my grandmother "fueling my delusions" as my mother put it. But my grandmother fought and argued with the both of them, determined to teach me magic.

"She always used to say that witches were put on earth to act as guides to the lost souls who are trapped on earth and couldn't pass over to heaven. We are to act as their angels, helping in anyway we can to get them to crossover."

I glanced at Reggie, to see if he was still following along, only to see his brows furrowed, telling me that he had a question on his mind. "You look like you have something on your mind." Reggie's eyes stared into my own, finding comfort in his green hues, I waited for him to talk. Rubbing the back of his neck a little (something he seems to do when he's nervous about things) "It's just..." he paused a moment, glancing away before taking a deep breath and asking the dreaded question.

"You said that you help ghosts cross over. Does that mean that one day I'd have to leave you?"

My heart felt heavy in my chest as soon as the question left his mouth. I knew deep down that one day he would be gone and that I shouldn't have gotten to attached. But I couldn't help it, and once he asked that question, I remembered the real reason why we can't be together. He's a ghost and I'm a human. Eventually he'll move on, while I'll be stuck here on earth.

I'm okay living with the pain of not having him by my side. I thought, things never seem to work out for me, and I'm okay with it. As long as Reggie and the others make it to heaven, that's all that matters. He'll be happy up there.

"Yes Reggie."

I swallowed the lump in my throat, eyes landing back on the alters in front of me "One day you'll leave and cross over as well." Gripping onto my pants, I felt a pain shoot through my chest, as if my heart was physically breaking. Tears gather in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Refusing to let him know that I care to much. I can't have this stupid bond deviate him from wanting to cross over. "What if I don't want to cross over?" This grabbed my attention, my head quickly turning towards him out of shock.

"Reggie. You, Luke and Alex need to crossover."

"But why? What's so wrong with staying here with you and Julie?"

I was starting to get angry, why would he even say something like that? Crossing over should mean everything to him, yet he's throwing it off to the side like it's nothing. Reggie looked frustrated as well, speaking up once again "(Y/n), I want to stay with you. I want to be able to live again. This is my second chance at everything. So why-" shaking my head I looked back at the alter in front of me.

"If you guys stay here for too long, I'm afraid you might become vengeful, or murderous. And I don't want that happening to you guys. The longer a soul stays trapped here, the more it corrupts."

"What about Caleb? Or Willie?"

As soon as he mentioned Caleb my anger arose as I shouted all while unintentionally glaring at Reggie "Caleb is a vengeful snake!" Letting out a small breath I didn't even realize I was holding, I turned back around to face the alters, all while slowly calming as I brought up Willie. "And Willie has already almost been down a terrible path multiple times now. I've always had to pull him back." Even after telling him everything, Reggie still seemed determined to stay.

"So why can't you do that with us?"

"This is different Reggie!"

They can't stay. I can't let Reggie stay, if he stayed because of me and he turns vengeful, I'd never be able to forgive myself.

"How? How is it different?"

Reggie was determined to pull the answer out of me, but I wouldn't let him. Turning towards him I yelled "Because it just is! Now drop it!" The bassists brows furrowed in anger. Closing his eyes, he took in a breath, exhaling while shaking his head a little, his forest green eyes could be seen once he opened them. He seemed calmer than a second ago "So, what happened to your grandma?" Reggie changed the subject, pulling the both of us back to what I was talking about before.

"She fell really ill one day, and died a few days later. It all felt so sudden. After her death I tried to continue my training as a witch, having to teach myself everything else, but nothing was going right. Every time I tried to help a ghost crossover it all went wrong. Hell there were some points where I ran into really vengeful ghosts that I thought I could help. Only for them to almost kill me. But I kept going, because I promised my grandmother I would learn and keep up with my training, I didn't want to let her down."

My eyes glanced between my mother and father's alters, knowing that I was getting closer and closer to talking about that one moment. The night that my parents died, all because of me.

"My parents never wanted me to partake in my grandmothers madness, as they would call it. But I didn't listen to them. After my grandmother died it was never easy for me to control my powers or even help a ghost cross over, as I said before. I also started arguing with my parents a lot, especially my father. I never knew what he had against his mother that he wanted me to drop the magic shtick so much. I just figured that they thought I was going crazy or insane, hell I'm pretty sure at one point they were going to start sending me to a shrink."

I let a small huff in amusement leave my lips, all while tears started to gather in my eyes. I felt a strong sense of sadness hitting me all at once, but tried to block it out with the feeling of fake amusement I let out after bringing up the therapist. I bit my lip, not wanting to talk about things, not wanting to continue and tell him everything that happened. Shaking my head I let out a breath of air, both of my hands gripped my pants harshly, trying to navigate my feelings and figure out how to even tell Reggie what really happened to my parents.

The two of us sat in silence for a short while, as I had an inner battle with my thoughts. The memory of what happened coming to the front of my head as if it just happened yesterday. The screams and yells echoed and bounced around in my head. I suddenly felt a wave of calm wash over me as the yells and cry's diminished. Opening my eyes I glanced down on my lap, feeling a hand on my own, I noticed Reggie's hand wrapped around my own. When it got there I have no idea, but one thing was for sure...

I don't want him to let go.

Moving my hand around so I could interlock it with his own, I looked up at the dark haired bassist who now sat next to me. Our eyes met and the first words that left his mouth was "Everything is okay. You don't have to continue if it's only going to cause you pain." I sent him a small smile, as if to let him know that I'm alright. "I'll be okay. I just want to tell you everything that happened." I took a few minutes to calm myself, my eyes drifting over to my parents alters.

"On the night that everything went to shit, my parents were about to leave for a business trip. But before they left, my mother had a few choice words she had to say to me. I don't remember exactly what was said, but I do know that it had to do with me seeing a therapist and them telling me that I'm crazy just like my grandmother."

My hand gripped Reggie's a little tighter as I continued to tell the story "My parents left the house soon after. I remember feeling a burning rage running through me, and wanted to practice some spells to cool off. But I guess I was just so mad to the point where my magic was directed towards my parents. I remember watching through the caldron as their car crashed. Their screams and cries echoing in my head as the car suddenly caught on fire and blew up soon afterwards." Closing my eyes I could feel myself starting to spiral into both sadness and anger.

Tears fell from my eyes, opening them, I stared down at our interlocked hands as I continued "I always blamed myself for the car crashing and being set on fire. They just crashed into a tree, there were no flames at first but a minute after they crashed it got set ablaze. There was no other person there, considering they were driving through the backroads. No houses were around so no one could help them. I've constantly blamed myself for my parent's death. Thinking that maybe I was just so mad at them, that I didn't even realize that I set the car on fire. I never uttered a spell, it just sort of happened." I wiped my tears away using the back of my hand as I quickly tried to compose myself.

Reggie grabbed my right hand and brought it towards him. This grabbed my attention, all while tears continued to fall. My (e/c) eyes stared into his green ones, neither of us said a word for a few minutes. He suddenly pulled me towards him, engulfing me in a tight hug. The dark haired bassist finally spoke after a minute or two, saying the one thing I have needed to hear for a very long time.

"It's okay. It wasn't your fault. You didn't know what you were doing. It was an accident."

My arms wrapped around him as I dug my face into his chest, sobs wracked my body. The giant secret that I have been carrying with me has finally seen the light of day, and I can feel the heaviness in my chest grow a bit lighter with each passing minute. After a few minutes, I felt a calmness slowly wash over me. This was the affect of the soulmate bond, one touch from Reggie and it could put me at ease. I closed my eyes, wanting to stay as close as I could to him forever. I felt at peace in Reggie's arms, the two of us sat in a comfortable silence, both holding onto each other, afraid of letting go.

"(Y/n)."

I hummed and lifted my head up to look at him, his green eyes were red and watery, as if my emotions somehow triggered his own. He sniffled before continuing "I want you to know that I'm here for you. No matter what. You can tell me anything." I nodded my head in response and sent him a small smile "Thank you Reggie. You can tell me anything too. I might seem intimidating but I promise I'm a good secret keeper." He chuckled in response to my statement and I let out a little chuckle of my own.

"I am well aware. And this is probably a terrible time to say this... but can we please talk about what the hell is going on between us?"

This caused me to hold my breath for a second or two as I processed Reggie's words. My first thoughts being 'why did he have to bring this up?' And 'Why couldn't he stay oblivious to things?' But of course I knew that at some point he would catch on. The pull towards him gets stronger each time I'm with him and I have no doubt that Reggie is feeling it to. I wanted to tell him everything, explain to him the bond that we share and how it would work. My mind started to drift, heart racing as I imagined what our first kiss could look like. Quickly shaking the image out of my head I reminded myself that if I let things happen, then I'll only be holding him back from crossing over.

I have to make him believe that there is nothing between us.

Pulling myself away from Reggie, I was quick to ask "What to you mean? There is nothing going on between us Reggie." My brows furrowed at him as he tried to reach back out for me, but stopped himself as he heard my words. I moved away from him to put some distance between the two of us as a determined look crossed his face "you really don't feel that? The pull. Every time I'm near you I just want to be as close as I can. Whenever I hear your voice I just want to pull you close to me and kiss you." At this point Reggie was on his feet, pacing back and fourth, tugging on some of his hair in either frustration or desperation I couldn't figure out which it was.

"I want you so badly that it drives me insane and I can't understand why."

I stood up as he turned towards me, his hands now sat at his sides, clenching and unclenching, I didn't know what was running through his head as he walked over to me. I froze, feeling my heart beating rapidly within my chest with each step he took. "And you're telling me..." the dark haired bassist stopped in front of me, placing a hand gently on my right cheek he continued "that you don't feel anything at all?" Wrapping his free arm around my waist, he proceeded to pull me against him, causing me to let out a small gasp in surprise.

"This isn't normal. So it can't just be me."

Reggie leaned his forehead against my own, as I closed my eyes, reveling in the feeling of being in his arms. The dark haired bassists lips brushed over my own, causing me to quickly come back to my senses "No!" I yelled while pushing him away from me. Reggie stumbled backwards, but was quick to catch his stance a surprised look sat on his face as I started yelling "Reggie there is nothing going on between us! We are just friends! That's it! And you are going to have to accept that!" Reggie stared at me like a dog who just got scolded, he seemed at a loss for words, opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water as he tried to find the words he was looking for.

When suddenly he just up and vanished.

That was it.

No goodbye, no apology for coming onto me, just silence.

After Reggie left, I felt myself collapse on the floor grabbing my chest as pain coursed through it. This was worse than any pain I've ever experienced. Even worse than the stamp that Caleb put on my wrist and is currently trying to kill me with. Worse than the pain I felt when I killed my parents. This was an emotional and physical pain that ran so deep, I wasn't sure I'd be able to fix it. It felt like my heart was physically breaking in half, I started screaming in agony, while gripping my chest with one hand and hitting my other fist against the floor, as if trying to redirect the pain somewhere else.

I noticed Arius in front of me, he looked like a blurry black blob as I had unknowingly started crying. I could hear his voice echoing in my head, but I didn't know what he was saying. Eventually he settled for curling up at my side and went quiet. I don't know how long I was like that, could've been seconds, maybe even minutes, all I know is that once the pain finally stopped, I passed out from exhaustion and didn't awake until the next morning when my alarm went off for school.

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title: thus with a kiss i die

pairing: reggie peters x carrie wilson

Carrie's fine. She's *fine*. Monday's dress rehearsal is a disaster. She's FINE.