Unrequited love (part 2)
Pairing: Jason DiLaurentis x OC
Genre: Angst to fluff
Summary: Ami had successfully been avoiding Jason but when he decided to risk his life to meet Charles, she went after him as she could not stand the thought of him getting hurt.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the images and the pretty little liars characters or the storylines. They belong to Marlene King and Sara Shepard.
Ami’s pov
That night after I told the girls everything. Spencer had called me the next morning, apologising for spilling my feelings to Jason.
Honestly, I was not mad at her, I know she did that because she cared about me and it was probably for the best to let him know why we shouldn’t see each other.
I miss him, I truly do but it would not do both of us any good if I were to meet him. I have already decided to move on from this one-sided love and meeting him is probably gonna make it harder.
So far, I have been lucky not to run into him in town. Rosewood is only so big, thus it is highly likely to run into someone you know.
I have been trying my hardest not to think about him but all the events these few days had made it nearly impossible.
The girls and I have been trying to find out more about Charles DiLaurentis, the name we found in the dollhouse. Turns out Charles was actually Jason and Alison’s dead older brother who was sent to Radley and Mr and Mrs DiLaurentis have convinced Jason he was not real.
I can’t help but feel bad for him, his whole life have been a lie. I kept thinking how he must have felt after taking in all these informations. I feel bad not being able to be there for him like I used to but I am scared it will be too late to pull back my feelings for him if I continue being around him.
I had talked to Alison and she told me that she will try her best to look out for him but I still can’t help but worry.
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(Few days later)
The girls and I are having trouble contacting Ali. She is not picking up her calls and she is not at her house either. I am with Spencer and Hanna trying to find out more about the Carrissimi Group. That’s when Spencer’s phone rang.
It was from Alison. Spencer talks to her on the phone for awhile before she hang up and Spencer update us that Charles is alive. He had sent his birthday invitation to her dad, threatening to come home.
Spencer then looked worriedly at me as she told me that Jason is determined to meet him.
That’s all I need to hear before I basically ran out of the Brew with the other girls hot on my tail towards Jason’s house. What is he thinking? There is no saying what Charles would do to him and he could get seriously hurt. At this moment, all I could think about is Jason and how I am scared what Charles is gonna do to him. I have to talk to him! He can’t just put himself in danger like this!
When we got to his house, we knocked on the door many times but he does not answer it. I knew it was hard to change his mind when he had already set his mind on something. But we can’t just let him walk into Charles’s trap like this.
I tried to call his phone. Maybe if he sees it was me, he will answer? For the first few calls, it rings for a while before going to voicemail. But afterwards, it went straight to voicemail, meaning the person had switched off their phone.
We had no choice but to leave his house and discuss a better plan to help him.
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(Time Skip)
Hanna had managed to put one of Caleb’s GPS tracker on Jason’s car so that we would know when he is on the move. We had decided to tell Toby and removed our microchips.
Toby had made it clear that we cannot follow him and he will be going alone. I understand why he had not want us to follow but I can’t just sit here and do nothing when Jason could be in danger any second.
A million horrible thoughts ran through my mind and I just couldn’t help but feel like I have to go so I made up my mind and stood up. “I’m going.” I told the girls as they looked at me. The girls then stood up after me one by one, agreeing to go.
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Third person’s POV
(Time skip)
As the girls arrived at the abandoned arcade, they saw Toby and Lorenzo asking Charles to get down. Charles made his escape by smashing several pipes and balls at all of them.
The scene was a mess and everyone was all trying to avoid the balls that were coming at them.
When Ami saw that one of the ball was going to hit Jason, she quickly ran over and pushed him down to the ground to prevent him from getting hit. As they fell to the ground, she had hit her head on one of the machine and twisted her ankle.
Jason’s eyes widened in horror as he saw the girl lying unconscious on the ground next to him. “Ami!” He heard the other girls shout her name when they saw what had happened.
Then the police arrived, but Charles had already made his escape. Spencer tried to apologise to Jason but he ignores her and quickly scoop Ami into his arms.
His main priority now is getting the girl in his arms to the hospital. He is angry that the girls had told the police and followed him. But he is more angry at himself for letting the girl he loves get hurt again because of him. All he wanted was to get answers from his brother and to end the torture he was putting the girls through. He wanted to at least do something for the girl that have always put him before herself but yet again she got hurt because of him.
When they arrive at the hospital, Jason quickly get the doctor to attend to Ami. The girls also rushed to the hospital as well, worried about the girl’s condition. While waiting outside the room, the girls sit on the chairs as Jason stand close to the door. His body was tense and his furrowed eyebrows had told everyone that he was worried.
Spencer looks at the boy and try to apologise once again. “Look Jason, I’m sorry I…”
Spencer couldn’t finish her sentence before Jason cuts in. “Spencer, I can’t do this right now. All I want now is for Ami to be alright.” He tells her as he continue staring at the room.
After awhile, the doctor finally came out with his report. He told them that Ami had a concussion and a sprained ankle and may need to stay overnight in the hospital for further observation.
Jason was relieved that Ami was not in danger anymore but he still felt guilty that he couldn’t protect her. The girls watched him as he walked into the room. They stood at the door not wanting to disturb his moment with her.
Jason looked at the sleeping Ami as he spoke softly to her. “Why do you always put yourself in danger because of me? I should be the one protecting you. I love you.” He said as he pressed a kiss on his head.
The girls were definitely surprised by these. All this time, they had thought he would never see her the same way. They were happy that their friend’s feeling was finally being returned but after what she had been through, they felt that he should not get her so easily.
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After awhile, Jason had left to go home, now relieved that Ami was going to be okay. The girls had stayed with Ami until she woke up. She had convinced them that she could be alone in the hospital for the night and had practically chased them out to go home and rest.
She knew that she had to see Jason. He was probably really upset about what had happened. She was angry at him for putting himself at risk but she was more worried about him. In order for her to see him, she have to be alone as the girls will definitely not let her leave the hospital.
During the night, when there were very few people, she put on a jacket as she sneak out of the hospital room. She knew that this was not right but all she can think about is Jason. As she approached the elevator, she saw some nurses coming out so she quickly pushed the door that leads to the stairways open to prevent being seen by them.
She decided to took the stairs as the elevator is too risky. As she walked down the steps, she couldn’t help but feel the pain in her sparined ankle.
Halfway through the stairs, she had to sit down on the steps as the pain was too much and she was starting to get a headache probably because of the concussion. She could have easily given up and just go back to her room and rest but she was determined to get to Jason. She wanted to be there for him so she continued until she was outside of the hospital. Then, she took a taxi and headed to Jason’s house.
When she got into the taxi, her headache had become worse and her ankle had become more swollen. Adding on to that, she was also burning up.
When she got to Jason’s house, she knocked on the door. Alison being the one that opened the door, was surprised and worried to see her friend at her doorstep. “Ami, what are you doing here? You should be resting in the hospital! Why did you come here?”
Ami looked at Alison and asked, “Is Jason alright?”
Alison was surprised that was the first thing she said. She sighed softly as she saw the worried expression on the girl’s face. She then let her in and helped the girl up the stairs to his room. Before Alison left to go back to her room, she looked at the girl sincerely, “He’s lucky to have you.”
Alison couldn’t deny that she wasn’t really keen on the the idea of her best friend and her brother together at first. But now she had seen how much the girl cared about her brother. She felt truly happy for them and she really couldn’t think of anyone better than her brother than Ami.
Ami had knocked on Jason’s door before she walked in.
Jason was on his bed, looking at the photo of the younger him with Charles. It was definitely a surprise for him to see her standing in his room. His eyes were filled with concern and worry as he looked at the pale girl standing in front of him. He immediately stood up and walked over to her.
“The doctor said you had to stay overnight. What are you doing here?” Jason asked her and he lifted his hand to touch the pale girl’s forehead. “You are burning up! Why didn’t you stay at the hospital and rest?”
Ami looked up at him as she spoke. “I know what happened today with Charles must have affected you. I won’t be able to rest in the hospital when I know how upset and angry you must have felt so I sneaked out to talk to you. I wanted to make sure you are alright.”
Jason’s expression fell and he covered his eyes with his hand. “Why?” Jason muttered under his breath after a few moment. Ami looked at him in confusion and asked, “what do you mean why?”
This time, Jason had put down his hand that was covering his eyes. His expression showed anger and sadness and he raised his voice at the girl in front of him. “Why are you putting yourself in danger because of me again after I have hurt you so much! I don’t deserve you after what I have put you through!”
He was angry and confused. He couldn’t understand why the girl who is the one that is injured had sneaked out of the hospital just to ensure he is alright. Why the girl repeatedly risked her life for him. Why the girl repeatedly put his well-being before her owns even after he had hurt her so much. He was angry at her but even more at himself for not being the one that protect her and for letting the girl once again risked her life for him.
Ami was surprised at his outburst, this was the first time he had shouted at her.
She frowned and thought for a moment, trying to find the answer to his question. “Listen Jason, I know Spencer had told you about my feelings but there’s nothing you need to feel bad about. I have tried to avoid you because it hurt me to see you with other girls but I have never thought it was your fault. I was the one that fell for you, there’s no right or wrong in love so you don’t have to feel sorry because you don’t return my feelings. But in the hospital, I realised how it actually hurts me more seeing you in pain. I could manage if you were happy with another girl but I just couldn’t stand the fact that you are hurt. Jason, I was the one that chose to do all these for you, so I should be the one that determine whether you deserve all these or not.” Ami smiled at him softly as she continued, “And from what I see, I believe you deserve all the goods in this world.”
Jason was silent and his expression unreadable after hearing what Ami said.
Ami’s face flushed as she realised that she had basically just confessed her love to the boy. She was totally prepared if he told her that he didn’t want to see her anymore because he feels awkward knowing her feelings for him.
She was almost ready to leave the boy alone and leave his house. However, what happened after was something she never expected.
Jason looked directly into her eyes with the same unreadable expression. “What good did I ever do to have someone like you love me so much?” Jason spoke softly like he was questioning himself.
He then took a step forward and placed his hand on her cheeks to pull her into a deep kiss.
Ami’s eyes widened as she felt his lips on hers. Her heart was beating so fast and her cheeks heated up even more. She didn’t expect this to happen at all. When Jason pulled away from the kiss, she blushed and asked him, “What was that for?”
”I love you.” Jason had told her as he held both of her hands in his.
Ami was surprised to hear those words but after a few moment, she quickly pulled away her hands from his.
Jason was confused by her actions, he thought she would be happy to hear those words but her reactions was different from what he had expected.
Ami averted her eyes from his and bits her lip. “Jason, you don’t have to do this because you feel bad for not returning my feelings. You are just saying that because you feel guilty that I got hurt because of you. You must have mixed up your feelings.”
Ami wanted to believe what he said but it was hard. For so many months, she had already made herself believed that this love will be unrequited. She didn’t want to get hurt again because of a false hope. She then turned around and was about to walk out of the door.
But before she could step any further, Jason had grabbed her hand to spin her around and into his embrace. He used one of his hand to held her head close to his chest and the other around her shoulders.
Ami tried to break away from his hug as she was scared that another second of her staying with him, she wouldn’t ever be able to pull herself away from her feelings towards him.
But Jason only tightened his embrace and refused to let her go. “Please just hear me out! I know it is hard for you to believe me but I promise you what I feel for you is not my guilt. I love you I really do! I have for a long time but I just didn’t realise until now, so please listen to me, okay?”
Ami had finally giving in after struggling a few moments, knowing it was pointless as Jason wouldn’t let go unless she listened. So she nodded and stopped struggling to get out of his embrace. Now that Ami was standing still in his embrace, she could hear his fast heartbeat.
Jason smiled softly, happy that the girl had gave in. “I was stupid… I never realise how important you are to me until I lost you. When you started avoiding me, I felt that my world had turned dark once again. That’s when I realised that it was always you that brought the light into my life. I do not know when I started getting so attached to you. You got me to trust you and you are the only one that made me feel better about myself so when I lost you, I was lost. All this time, you were there for me, I had already fell for you but I have never realise probably also because I had always forced myself to deny any feelings I have for you. I didn’t want to believe my feelings for you were more than friends because you are the only person in this world that I can’t lose. If I step over that line, I might lose you forever and I knew I can’t live with that so I made myself believed that my feelings were just friends. But now that I realised I was just denying my own feelings. Heck, when I got rejected by Aria and Ashley, those pain cannot even compare to what I felt when I realised I had hurt you. When you girls got captured in the dollhouse, the first person I thought about was not Aria, it was you and I was so scared I was going to lose you. I couldn’t sleep for days knowing you are still in danger. Damn it Ami, I love you…so much! I’m stupid for only realising this now.” Jason finished as he pressed a kiss on the crown of her head.
Ami had teared up hearing Jason’s confession. She tightened her hold on his shirt as she cried into his chest.
This time, it was tears of happiness that her feelings was finally returned by the one she loves. They both stood in the embrace, taking in each other’s presence. At this moment, it was what they needed to feel content.
