A/N: So this is a new fic and I hope you guys will like it. I'm putting my other fic on hold for a while since I'm having troubles in which direction I really want it to go and I really do apologize to those who read it. This one will probably only have 5 chapters or less, who knows. But I do hope you'll enjoy it cause I had fun writing this first chapter and is currently writing the second one. :)
It was a Monday night and Cosima Niehaus was hunched over her table working on a project that was given to her class nearly a month ago and is now due tomorrow. She was so engrossed on her work that she literally falls off her chair when her phone starts ringing. Now on the floor, Cosima crawls to her bed then grabs the device to see who's calling.
"Hey," She answers softly as she rests her back against the bed. "What's up?"
"Are you busy?" The caller asks accompanied by sniffles.
Cosima looks at her desk and at the time on her phone, "not really." She lies. "Wanna tell me what happened?" Cosima asks. She doesn't get a response but a series of whimpers. After a minute or two the woman on the other end finally speaks up. "I don't want to see him with anyone else." Cosima straightens her back and lets out a sigh. "I'm sure you don't. No one wants to see the person they love with someone else." She says as she mentally prepares herself for this is going to be a long night of trying to comfort the other girl.
After nearly three hours, the phone call finally comes to an end. "Thank you so much Cosima. You're a great friend." Cosima smiles weakly and is thankful that the other girl couldn't see her. "You're welcome, and yeah I know."
Cosima puts her phone down and checks the time. Almost 3 in the morning. "Perfect." She mutters to herself. She stands up, packs her laptop, and walks out of her room. Once she was in the living room, she checks her laptop bag if she didn't forget anything. Before heading out the door, she snatches her skateboard lying on the floor then heads out.
"Felix, open up!" Cosima shouts while knocking on the metal door.
Felix is Cosima's best friend who lives 10 minutes away from her apartment. She would've gone to their other friends' house but she thought better. If she'd gone to Sarah's apartment, she would get a series of profanities thrown at her for being there at this hour and Sarah's twin, Helena, would probably ask her non-stop to bake some pot brownies and the last time Helena ate them, she almost set Sarah's apartment building on fire. Sarah is actually Cosima's other best friend. She's like a sister, but you don't ever mess with her sleep. Then there's Alison, who lives like an hour away in the suburbs with her mother. Cosima's sure Alison would be okay with her going there this late but she would have to sneak her way up to Alison's bedroom but recently, the tree near Alison's room was chopped down. Last but not the least, the fashionable blondes, Krystal and Rachel. They share a penthouse not far from Sarah's apartment. Krystal would be genuinely sweet and accompany her but really, Cosima doesn't want to mess with her beauty rest. Rachel would still be up either working on her laptop in the living room or is locked up in her S&M dungeon which is her bedroom.
Now here she is, banging on the door to Felix's loft. She's tried calling him but there was no answer. After a few more tries, Cosima sighs and turns her back about to leave when she hears the metal door slide open. "Are you done?" Felix asks, an annoying smirk plastered on his face. "Asshole!" Cosima laughs as she walks back and lightly pushes Felix to let herself in.
"What brings you here in this ungodly hour?" He asks, dropping down on the couch and lights one up.
Cosima puts her bag and skateboard down and sits next to Felix. He passed her the joint and she takes a long drag, taking it all in. "How do I get out of the friendzone?" She asks slowly exhaling as she stares at the new painting Felix is working on.
"I don't know. You make a move I suppose."
"I can't just make a move. We've been best friends since 3rd grade."
"Yeah, and you started having feelings for her at middle school and has been in love with her since high school." Felix cuts her off.
Cosima nods her head. "I want to tell her but I'm really scared. The guys she's dated treats her like shit. Honestly, I don't know why they do that. She deserves better, Fe."
"I agree. So why don't you just tell her? This has been going on for years, Cosima. If you don't tell her, she just might end up finding Mr. Right and you'll regret never having the courage to say what you feel."
"I don't know, Felix." Cosima sighs, bringing her hands up to cover her face.
"There, there." Felix says, patting Cosima's shoulder. "You wanna go down to Bobby's? Find you a scratching post, you can even use my loft. I'll find my own lollipop." Felix asks, making Cosima almost choke on her last drag.
"Hey Bobby." Cosima greets the bartender as she takes the available stool at the bar.
"Mm, Cos. You look like shit." Says Bobby. "You alright?"
"Uh, I don't know. I just have a lot in my mind, I guess." Cosima nods.
"If you say so. Alright, what'll it'll be?"
"Bourbon rocks."
"Coming right up."
Felix joins Cosima at the bar with a man wearing glasses in tow. "Cos, this is Colin. Colin, meet Cos." He introduces. Cosima and Colin shake hands and greets each other with "hi" and "hello."
"Right," says Felix as he sit on the stool beside Cosima while Colin took the seat beside Felix. He squints his eyes around and sees a girl with red hair all alone at the far end of the bar. "There's your scratching post." He points out. Cosima looks at the girl then looks back at Felix. "No, not my type." Felix groans, "She is your type. Scratching post, Cos. It's only for tonight."
The question here is, is this a Cophine or a Shaysima fic? Take a guess! :P Anyway, tell me what you think!