Chapter 5

« ... make me your Juliet. »

a week had passed after that, Mia hadn't seen Luna since. she went to the the library, to her usual spot, she sent her a few texts and she called her as well but no replies. she was wondering if she did something wrong, if she talked in her sleep to Luna and confessed her feelings. she didn't really know what to do at this point anymore instead of waiting. wait, what was she waiting for? she got attached to someone she didn't even know for a month, they haven't even seen each other a lot of times. it's just... Luna had this impact on her. she was both calm but at the same time, she took risks. she liked that. she could perfectly picture the cigarette on Luna's lips when she told her it was one of her mysterious facts. at the same time, she was drawn into her lips, she could perfectly imagine her own lips pressed against hers– shut your goddamn imagination, Mia. ugh, she could be so worried and anxious about Luna a second and the next, she'd be drooling over the imagination of Luna.

she was wandering around the library, she's sure she missed a hint. she tried remembering that day when she saw Luna there. the only thing she could remember was the song, the way Luna looked so attractive even though she looked sad because of either the song playing, the person or memories she was thinking about, the book she was reading or all the above– wait, a book? they were both writing in little bits of sheet of paper, they were both sliding them into a book that, Mia knows, wasn't read by a lot. it was a known book though, just that it was the oldest version so no one bothered taking that one, instead they would take the newest ones but Luna wasn't like that. she liked old books, she was oddly into old things. it was Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Luna always complained about the fact that it was tragic and the movie that was a recreation of the masterpiece played by Leonardo Dicaprio was so much better. anyway, Mia started looking for that book, she finally found it after a dozen of minutes. it was greatly hidden, it seemed like Luna did it on purpose so no one would find it expect her. she wanted it to be found just the way she went to the most unexpected places but she still could be found by someone, by only one person. Mia seemed to be that only person, that's at least what she hoped to. she softly went through the pages of the book, little bits of paper could be found, it was their conversation. Mia smiled at the sight of it, she could still hear Luna complaining about the book but smiling at the same time since she still liked the reading, it was one of her favorite things to do even though she didn't read a lot. to her surprise, she found something: « find me. this is my address. xoxo », she was surprised as she didn't expect her address to be there. like holy shit, what if someone else had seen it? what if she never saw it? just how silly was Luna? or maybe... is it just the risk again?

Mia went to the address after debating with her own for what it seemed like... 30 seconds which isn't that long actually. but she had the time to argue with herself: « wait, what if this is just a prank? maybe it's someone else who put it? well, their handwriting really looks familiar– agh, just fuck it, this is for Luna. ». it was the exact address, she was amazed when she saw Luna's house not because it was huge but because of how clean, modern and pretty it looked from the outside. after a few minutes wandering the whereabouts, she could see Luna from her window, was she waiting for her or was she just admiring the sky while listening to her music? oh, she wished it was the first thing but she knew it was the latter. Mia threw the smallest pebbles she could found at Luna's window, she did it carefully so she wouldn't break the window but strong enough for Luna to notice it. at the third one, it finally caught her attention. she looked mad the first second and soon after she realized it was Mia, she smiled which was enough to make Mia's heart sink a bit. Mia jumped over the fence and ran towards Luna's place and the "locked up" girl had to jump from her window (it was only from the first floor), they ran to each other and hugged each other tightly. Mia really wasn't the type of person to get flustered to the little bit of contact with others, she was actually always confident but this time, her heart was feeling all flustered when they hugged. after they broke the hug, Luna explained that she couldn't go out and that she couldn't send texts nor call as her phone got confiscated by her mom who was oddly strict by phases. she couldn't bear her daughter always going out and coming home the next morning. she sounded sad again, not mad at her mom though, there was no way she could be. she sighed in the end, she was so done. she looked like she hadn't slept for days, her voice was a bit shaky and she looked really stressed. Mia didn't really know what to say, she just listened to her ranting so she just pet Luna's head, ruffling a bit her hair. Mia took a book from her bag and gave it to Luna: « here, I stole it for you. next time, don't give your address to some stranger or you'll get yourself killed. », though at this point, she knew she did this so she could be found, it could've been anyone but at least she would've been found and that's all she wanted, a trigger to her actions. Luna hugged her again, as tightly as she could, which surprised Mia at first then she obviously returned the hug. Luna's voice wasn't shaky this time, it was more firm, it knew what it wanted: « take me away. make me run away really far, make me your Juliet. ». and it was right at this moment, Mia knew she was all hers. she'd never be the Romeo to her Juliet but just hearing this was enough to make her very happy. she replied: « really, don't get yourself killed in the end. », she chuckled lightly while she hugged her even more tightly.

Remember when we first met?

You said "light my cigarette"

So I lied to my mom and dad

I jumped the fence and I ran

But we couldn't go very far

'Cause you locked your keys in your car

So you sat and stared at my lips

And I could already feel your kiss

Strawberries & Cigarettes really described that exact moment when they had to jump over the fence and run except they didn't have a car so they just ran as long as they could. they stopped, gasping for air, looking at each other while laughing again. and how she wished she could actually feel her kiss when she stared at those lips.

Long nights, daydreams

Sugar and smoke rings, I've been a fool

But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like you

Headlights, on me

Racing to 60, I've been a fool

But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like

Blue eyes, black jeans

Lighters and candy, I've been a fool

But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like you

Mia was Luna's fool. they did spend long nights together. and she's pretty sure that if she kissed her after she smoked that cigarette, she would've both tasted like strawberries and cigarettes as her lips were covered in strawberry flavored lip balm. there wasn't a second she didn't crave for those lips to be touched by hers at least once, it was torture to see them naked at this point. it hurt because she knows she could just take Luna's face with her hands and force a kiss but she couldn't just bring herself to do that, she didn't wanna make her do something she didn't want to. what hurt more is how she knew that it was someone else in Luna's mind, she just knew it. each time, they talked and their eyes would meet, it didn't even seem like Luna was really looking at her, it seemed like she looked far away and just the way she talked to Mia just gave everything in. but it was okay, she'd rather bury her feelings in than tell her and never see her again. everything Luna did was always enough to make Mia happy but everything she did was also enough to make her emotions shift to sadness.

they had their hand intertwined with their fingers locked up with each other. they were already far from Luna's place, they could peacefully talk again of everything, they could finally enjoy the moment, their moment. they were getting to know each other, they didn't know a lot of things about each other like the fact that Luna already smoked before so which is why she knew how to smoke. they actually listened to a lot of songs in common which was funny, the party girl and the introvert girl had the same taste in music. Mia could picture themselves dancing with each other on the dance floor when their music would come in. all that tension that could be felt when they would stare at each other while mouthing the lyrics, both flirting since they had too many drinks. Luna broke Mia's spacing out by telling her that she would dedicate her Youth by Troye Sivan, that's just how she felt around her. it's funny how Mia thought of another song by Troye Sivan for Luna which was the Strawberries & Cigarettes one but she couldn't just tell Luna the reasons why.

What if, what if we run away?

What if, what if we left today?

What if we said goodbye to safe and sound?

And what if, what if we're hard to find?

What if, what if we lost our minds?

What if we let them fall behind and they're never found?

Mia was Luna's youth. Mia made her do a lot of things, amongst those was to take risks. she made her taste both adventure and danger. she made her want to leave everything behind, she made her want to run away far. she constantly made her crave for more adventures, for more stargazing, for more sunsets and sunrises to be seen.

My youth, my youth is yours

Trippin' on skies, sippin' waterfalls

My youth, my youth is yours

Runaway now and forevermore

My youth, my youth is yours

A truth so loud you can't ignore

My youth, my youth, my youth

My youth is yours

Mia was another source of happiness for Luna, she was the one making her step out of her comfort zone. she didn't know that just by talking about her messing around stories would giver such temptations to make risks. it made her feel honored though, she felt content just knowing that.

suddenly, Mia felt the urge to go somewhere. all of these made her want to her favorite bar where they put her favorite songs. of course, Luna was more than okay with the idea. good music, alcohol and Mia? nothing else to ask. so they eventually came into the bar which was just as good as expected, good music that could be heard. they both didn't know the songs that were played though but they were fine with it as they were really good, they made them want to dance. at first, Luna was shy but Mia forced into a dance by making her take a few shots in the bar. they were both appreciating the music, the surroundings, the mood and each other. Luna's shy hands were on Mia's shoulders as Mia's hands were on her waist comfortably, she didn't do that with a lot of girls actually, usually she'd have them on their ass or something, she just made everything sexual. but she didn't with Luna as she couldn't make anything sexual with her and even though June was her sexual partner, she just really liked June's waist. after a few songs, after a few drinks, the sky was ready to have a sunset. they left the bar since they were already satisfied by their time spent there. they were laughing by reminding each other their moments in the bar, it wasn't particularly funny in the moment but when they were talking about it, they were both laughing about it. after a few blocks, Mia realized the surroundings were familiar and she had to concentrate on her thoughts as she was tipsy or drunk (who knows?) to know that it was next to June's place, her subconscious brought her feet next to her place with Luna behind her, not really understanding what's happening. before Mia even realized, she was really in the street next to June's place and that's when she saw it.

the thing that made her realize she wasn't all special for June.

she saw her kissing another guy.

the thing, the issue was it wasn't any other guy, it was Dylan she was kissing.

and get this, they weren't just kissing, they were passionately making out.

just the same way they would do, with Dylan's hands on both her ass and her waist.

to put the cherry on top, June looked at him all smiling and grinning, she came closer to his ear and Mia didn't hear but she knew by following the moves of June's lips that they were dirty words: « make me all yours. »