After last night's episode, I think we all could use an Amfie! Enjoy!
Alfie closed his eyes and shut his bedroom door. He was glad Jerome wasn't in the room. He was off trying to apologize to Mara for the billionth time. Though the tall blonde was his best mate and very wise when Alfie had problems, he wanted to be alone for once. He doesn't break down often, and when he does, it's because of Amber. This time was definitely because of Amber. She left. He knew she had to. She belonged with him and their friends, her second family, but the school wasn't for her. Fashion school would definitely be able to find her true potential, because he saw it.
He sat down on the edge of his bed and gritted his teeth. He felt tears building in his brown eyes but he brushed them away quickly. He wanted to be strong but what she had said to him made him miss her even more, before she had even left the room. If they'd been alone, he would have said it back because he wanted to be special. He was still pondering whether he should text or call when his laptop sounded a fate ping!
His heart rate accelerated when the screen name caught his eye. Pretty_In_Pink. That was Amber. He turned to the laptop and accepted her call. A second later, Amber Millington appeared on the screen, dressed in purple pajamas, blonde hair pulled back in a low pony over her right shoulder, and no make-up. Alfie was the only person she allowed to see her without make-up, besides the Anubis House girls. Her gray eyes sparked when they landed on him and she smiled, giving a small wave.
"Hey, Ambs," he smiled a bit.
"Hi, boo, how are you?" she bit her lip, waiting for his reply.
"Good, you?"
"Fine, I'm in a hotel room here in America, waiting for daddy to get back from a meeting. My classes for fashion school are tomorrow."
"Are you excited?"
"Hmm hmm," she nodded. "Um, who won the contest?"
"Fabian and Joy."
"Can you tell them congratulations for me?"
"Yeah," Alfie nodded. He took a deep breath and racked his brain for something to talk about. "Uh, yeah, at the moment Jerome and Mara are having problems because of the contest. Jerome ate all of Mara's bars, got sick and he had Willow help make the sauce for the hotdogs, which upset Mara."
"Oh, no, Jara can't break up! Alfie, you will be my successor, you will have to carry on with my brilliant relationship skills. Now, if you ever need any help, please contact me, but Alfie, boo, you need to get those two back together! And make sure they stay together. They make a perfect couple, one of the most perfect couples I've ever seen with my own eyes."
"Got it," Alfie grinned. He loved it when she was being the relationship guru; she was so wise when it came to that subject.
"Also, watch Eddie and KT, I want Patricia and Eddie to get back together, so get to work on that as well, but not until after Jerome and Mara have solved their problems. And then, it comes to the point of Fabian and Joy, I never liked Joy because of all the things that she did to Nina. Watch the two closely and try to decipher if they even remotely belong together or not. Compare the way Fabian reacts to Joy with the way he reacted to Nina; his posture, his facial expressions, his body language, his words— everything."
Alfie nodded again and gave a small, joking salute.
"And then, it comes to Amfie." She sighed.
"Can't we still be together? Long distance relationships work out—"
"Not with Mick and Mara." She cut in with a stern look.
"That's just because they weren't compatible, unlike her and Jerome; they belong together." He told her.
"Aw, Alfie, you're right." she smiled proudly.
"Amber, we belong together. I worked too hard to get you to go out with me, to just let you move to another country and break up with me over video chat. We'll make this work, please, Amber." He clasped his hands together tightly, lacing his fingers together and resting his chin on them.
He stared down at her with his brown eyes. Those of a puppy's; the big brown eyes that made her melt; the ones that could so easily make anyone do anything he said (if they had a heart), but he didn't know that, and she'd never tell him, she didn't want that information to go to his head.
"Okay, we'll give it a go." she smiled.
Alfie opened his mouth to reply when he saw the time on the small clock in the corner of the screen, and he noted that it was almost time for the first Sibuna meeting with Nina gone and Eddie as the leader. He looked down for a second and then back up at her expectant, flawless face. "I have to get up to the attic for the Sibuna meeting."
"Oh, right, well, have fun! Keep me updated on the mystery? I'll help if you guys ever need my brains." She flicked her hand, only to realize that her hair wasn't hair and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
Alfie grinned at her.
"Bye, boo." She waved.
"Wait, Amber," he stopped her from disconnecting their call.
"Yes?"
"I love you, too." he said softly.
"Aw, Alfie," she sighed, a smile growing on her face. She blew him a quick kiss and he "caught it", holding his fist to his chest. "I'll talk to you later?"
He nodded and then her face was gone. He smiled and closed the laptop. He turned his head to his lap and bit his lip.
"Alfie, mate, are you okay?"
Alfie looked up at Jerome as the blonde lay down on his bed, clasping his hands over his stomach.
"She loves me." his friend said softly with a grin.
Jerome arched a dark eyebrow at the dark-skinned boy and a half smile slipped onto his face. "Lucky. You're heart okay?"
"Yeah, she just blew me a kiss." He shrugged, looking down, knowing Jerome would think it was stupid.
"I don't judge, mate. I use Mara's, though I'm not sure I'll be able to do that anymore." The blonde sighed sadly.
A knock on the door caused him to sit up straight.
"Jerome, can I talk to you?"
In a second Jerome was out of the room with Alfie smiling after him. He got up and stuffed his fist in his pocket, leaving the room and heading up to the attic for the Sibuna meeting.
I've never written a full blown Amfie one-shot before, and I think it went really well! I almost cried during the goodbye seen! I swear to fudge, Amber whispered "I love you" to Alfie! AW!
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So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. -Galatians 5:16-17
-Rachel
