Breathe For Love

Ok, Paramore Halloween one shot part one!
I'm still not entirely thrilled with this half of the one shot but
HERE WE GO!

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Part 1 – Your lips give you away

Hayley couldn't believe Bekkah had talked her in to going to this stupid party.
It was the day before Halloween and Bekkah had planned a costume party. Hayley hadn't intended on going, she had just returned home from a tour and was exhausted, but Bekkah, being the smooth talker she was, had convinced Hayley to go.
Hayley sighed, and looked around her room. It was a mess. She didn't have a costume yet, and the party was due to start in a few hours.
So, naturally, she had thrown the contents of her closet and drawers into a nice mountain-sized heap on her bedroom floor.
"Hayley - Wow!" Leila, Hayley's roommate, said as she walked into the redhead's bedroom.
"Help!" Hayley cried. "I don't know why I agreed to this stupid thing! I have absolutely nothing to wear!"
"I thought you were gonna be some creepy movie character for Halloween." Leila frowned.
"The mask hasn’t arrived yet." Hayley said, annoyed. "So for the party I'm gonna have to be something else."
"What about a vampire?" Leila suggested. “This dress would be perfect.” She held up a tattered, but pretty looking black and dark red dress. “And they have those fake fangs that fit to your teeth at that costume shop at the mall.” Hayley frowned in thought.
“That’s so cliché though.” She sighed.
“Hey, I’m a witch. What’s more cliché than that?” Leila said. “Plus, there’s the whole Twilight thing.”
“Exactly!” Hayley rolled her eyes. “People are gonna be like ‘ehh you’re just promoting the movie.’”
“So wear a wig!” Leila said, frustrated. “Let’s go.” She grabbed Hayley’s arm and dragged her out the door.

An hour later, Hayley had a black wig pinned over her fiery hair, realistic looking fang caps on her teeth and about half a ton of makeup on her face.
“You totally don’t look like Hayley!” Leila laughed as she put the finishing touches on Hayley’s makeup.
“I look so stupid!” Hayley groaned.
“You look hot!” Leila said, carefully applying makeup to her own face. She had a cute black dress with purple accents on that fell to her knees, black and purple striped tights and a pointy witch hat with a purple ribbon around it.
“You’re looking kinda sexayyyyy!” Hayley giggled as she looked over her roommate’s outfit. Leila did a little dance, making Hayley double over in laughter.
"Come on, we'll be late." Hayley said. She adjusted the pointy hat on Leila’s head and pulled her out of the apartment.

Hayley grumbled to herself as she sipped her soda. She knew this was a bad idea. The party was fun at first, but now everyone was dancing away or off in a corner making out.
She didn't even have anyone to talk to. Leila and Bekah were nowhere to be found. She tried getting Zac to come over, he loved Halloween, and parties, but he was already at another party. Jeremy was gone somewhere with Sarah, Josh was helping his parents out with a party his little sister was having and Taylor wasn't answering his phone.
Even after seeing the guys non-stop for weeks straight, Hayley found she missed them. As much as she loved being able to have a break from the guys every once and a while, being away from them made her realize how much they meant to her.
“You alone too?” A voice startled Hayley out of her thoughts.
“What?” She asked. “Oh, yeah!” She hollered over the music. A guy with a Leatherface mask from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” now stood in front of her.
“Great costume!” She laughed.
“Great movie!” The guy replied with a smile. His voice sounded vaguely familiar, but Hayley couldn’t quite put a name to the voice with the loud music interfering.
“My friend…” Hayley started, she was about to say that Josh loved the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, but she didn’t want to scare this guy away. She could use a friend for the night.
“What?” The guy yelled.
“Nothing!” Hayley replied.
“What’s your name?” Leatherface asked. “You look kind of familiar.”
“Call me Bella!” Hayley giggled. She was beginning to really enjoy the fact that no one recognized her with her black hair, pale face, and fangs.
“Ok Bella, Wanna dance?” Leatheface asked.
“Sure.” She smiled. He took her hand, lead her to the pseudo-dance floor in the living room and off they went.

“You and Leatherface over there seem to be getting along!” Leila said as Hayley made her way over, Bekkah close behind.
“He’s a good dancer.” Hayley smiled.
“Who is he?” Leila asked. Hayley shrugged.
“No idea. Someone from school I think.” She chugged some soda. “I recognize his voice but I can’t quite tell who he is.”
“Wouldn’t it be great if it was Jackson?!” Bekkah asked excitedly. Hayley blushed, she and Bekkah had both crushed on him in their early high school years.
“I don’t think its him.” Hayley replied. “Gotta go!” She smiled.
“Enjoy yourself!” Leila winked. “And make sure you get his real name before you jump into bed with him!” She yelled as Hayley walked away.
Hayley rolled her eyes and laughed as she headed back to her mystery man.
She didn’t know what came over her, but she wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him close, dancing slowly to the music. He eagerly placed his arms around her and danced along, grinding his hips into hers. Hayley grinned as she felt butterflies in her stomach. She lowered her hands to his hips and pulled him closer. She could have sworn she heard a moan escape his lips.
“You know, you make a pretty good looking vampire.” Leatherface said.
“What?” Hayley yelled over the music.
“I said you’re hot!” He yelled. As soon as the words left his mouth, the power cut. Hayley pulled away from mystery man and looked around but it was no use, everything was pitch black.
“Crap.” She heard Bekah mutter. “Be right back!” She announced before to the basement to check the fuse box.
Hayley turned back to, where she assumed, Leatherface was and jumped as his lips crashed into hers. She grinned into the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. He was an amazing kisser.
Hayley felt her knees go weak as his tongue explored her mouth. She had never felt anything like this before. She pulled back and gently bit his neck. Her fake fangs dug into his skin, making him moan in pleasure. He bent down and captured her lips in another lustful kiss, pulling her body into his simultaneously.
"Wow." Hayley whispered when they finally broke for air. By then, a few candles had been lit and Hayley could see that mystery man had his mask pushed halfway up his face. She smiled as she got her first glimpse of his real face. So far, so good!
"Spongebob?" the guy said, confused as he caught a glimpse of her teeth. Hayley felt her stomach sink, damn gap...
Wait, she DID know that voice! She suddenly felt very ill. It couldn’t be…
"Zac?!" She choked, placing a hand over her mouth. He laughed.
"Guess again." He said.
"Josh!" Hayley said at the same time, recognizing the laugh. She felt her face burn bright red.
"Yeah..." He pulled his mask off. Hayley’s eyes went wide.
"Oh my gosh!" She said. Josh scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
"Uh..." He began. "Sorry..."
Images of dancing with Leatheface...well Josh really...flooded Hayley's brain. She couldn't believe she hadn't recognized the voice she had heard nearly every day for the last five years.
Hayley felt her face go scarlet-red as she saw a small bruise begin to form on his neck where she’d bit him. She then groaned and shut her eyes as she remembered shamelessly grinding with him mere moments before.
She looked back up to Josh, but he wasn't there. She heard the front door shut and took off after him.
"Josh!" She called when she stepped outside. He turned around.
"I'm so sorry Hayley!" He said instantly. "I had no idea." Hayley looked up at him, not knowing what to say. She felt so confused.
Josh was like her brother. But the more she thought about it, the more she realized that he always made her smile, he was always there for her, he always knew what to say, he constantly made her laugh, he knew everything about her. He was the only guy she knew who could do all this and not annoy the hell out of her at the same time.
She loved the way he smiled, the way he trudged around the tour bus in a sleepy haze in the mornings, the way he always was at ease when he had a guitar in his hands.
He was nice, funny, genuine, hard working, passionate, and a real gentleman (not to mention a damn good kisser!)... just what Hayley always looked for in a guy.
When she pulled her head away from her thoughts and refocused, she heard Josh still rambling apology after apology.
"Shh." She whispered. Josh frowned and cocked his head to the side.
"Sometimes you try so hard to find something, you don't realize it's right in front of you." Hayley whispered, more to herself than to Josh.
She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him lightly. Josh wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed back hard, happy to be holding the woman he wanted most, even if he hadn’t known that woman was Hayley until tonight.
“Let’s get out of here.” Hayley smiled innocently. Josh raised an eyebrow.
“After you Bella.” He smirked and eagerly followed Hayley to his car.

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Part 2 up tomorrow!