Summary: AU: Highschool, random moment
I sit on the bed in the dark silently, listening to the loud voices coming from the kitchen. Sometimes a sniffle, a whimper or just him yelling at her to "shut the fuck up". It usually wasn't like this at the house. I always thought Arizona's parents got along very well. But here I'm sitting, staring at the ceiling, hoping for her not to wake up from all the noise.
But then she did, I hear her call my name. She must have sensed that something is wrong or heard my breath or gasp when her mom cried loudly. But now she was awake.
"Calliope" she says louder to get me into reality again. I search for her blue eyes but I can't see anything. It is too dark in her room. So I just whisper: "Listen".
We sit in silence for a minute until her dad once again uses his loud intimidating voice and yells something. I don't quite catch it. I just hear the load voice and then a gasp from Arizona.
"How long?" she asks.
"I – I don't know… maybe an hour"
I feel her getting out of the bed and tiptoeing towards the door. It squeaks lightly when she opens it and the fighting noise becomes louder. She stands there, listening to her dad yelling and her mom crying.
Closing the door she turns on the light. "Sorry"
"No biggy" I say patting my hand on the bed next to me. She quietly sits down, frozen for a second. But then she comes closer and pulls me into a tight embrace. She buries her face in my neck and I can hear her quiet sobs. After a few minutes of just sitting still and drawing circles on her back to calm her down, she stops crying and gets up, quickly wiping the tears from her cheeks and putting on the brave smile I know too well.
"You don't have to be strong, you know?! Not here, not with me." I whisper.
Cold blue eyes stare into my own. "I do, I have to be strong. Especially when I'm with you." She once again glares at me and goes into the bathroom.
Fuck I screwed up I thought. I got up and knocked on the bathroom door. "Arizona I'm sorry, really. I just meant that I'm here for you, okay?"
"Come in"
I open the door only to find her sitting on the bathroom floor with her knees in her arms. I sit next to her and lay my hand on top of hers. Deep blue eyes, glistening from tears look into mine. I swear in that moment I had a picture in my head of our future together. Walking into our own home, intertwined fingers, big smiles on our faces, a kiss, a forever.
"I'm here for you" I whisper again.
AN: This was just a short drabble. It could be a real story, i could make it into one. So tell me if you liked it. LOVE