Multiplied By A Million
Amata. That name rings in my head constantly. The daughter of the overseer, and good friend to me. I stare at the chrome walls my room has and found that I couldn't stop thinking about her. She would sit next to me in class, joke with me, poke fun at Mr Brotch. It was fun times. But then, at age twelve, I realised something. I had a crush on her. Four years later, and that's grown. I always thought that it would just go away after a while, but it didn't. I watched her walk around the vault. I always admired how she didn't act like she owned the place, even though she was the only one fit for the job. She was humble and she just felt right to be with.
My dad saw through it straight away, of course. He always does. He pulled me over a few weeks after I realised and asked me what I thought of Amata. I didn't want him, or anyone, to know. In case she found out. Looking back now, I realised that I was being paranoid, and he would have helped me a lot if I told him. So I told him a lie about how nothing's changed between us. I knew he didn't buy it, but I didn't care. I was too deep in thought about her.
It got even worse. We had the "Birds and the Bloatflys" talk from my dad a few days before out GOAT test. The whole class was disgusted by the Vault Tech guide to "Repopulation in the Vault!" At one point I swear he looked over to me and winked. I looked at Amata during one of the slide shows; although it the slides were disturbing, her face was priceless.
The weeks went by and she noticed something too. She began to notice that I was staring at her in class, that all through the GOAT I was watching her scratch away with her pencil. She asked me about this, but I chickened out and said she had something in her hair. She never found what was in her hair.
I began to plot. To find out a way to see if she liked me. It was beginning to seem like an unhealthy obsession. My dad even told me to not get too close, just in case she broke me down. That was what I was afraid of most though, if she didn't like me. That fuelled me on to find out as soon as possible, just so I would know, just so I could see if it was a waste of time. Let's just say my dad had the anti-depressants ready for me.
I made my plan and brought it into motion before class today. We would normally go down to my shooting range and practice together. It was then I did it. As we walked up the stairs, I set up a small trap so that she would lose her footing on one of the steps. I managed to catch her and steady her when she did. Right up till then, we had never more than hugged each other. Now...
I pulled her close to me and let are lips touch for a fraction of a moment, lost in the thought that this was the perfect opportunity to do this. The instant they touched, I felt heat, intense heat from her lips, and a spark of electricity running though the both of us. It was more than I imagined. A wave of emotion engulfed us into a longer, more passionate kiss. We broke apart and looked at one another, staring into the others eyes. A flash of movement from a door as Jonas came in and we were brought back into our world.
We later on found out that Mr Brotch was ill and we were confined to our quarters before while my dad was sent to check up on him. That's where I'm sitting now. All those years of feeling those emotions then having then multiplied by a million in a second was something wonderful. I was still buzzing; it was a natural high, no Jet needed. I began to pace around the room, trying to get rid of the excess energy I had. My eyes and thoughts eventually settled on what my mum would think about today.
When my dad came back, he saw the grin and glazed eyes I wore. He gave me a knowing smile and left me staring at the picture of my mum. I realised two things in the next few minutes, first was that love was a stupidly complex, yet simple thing at heart. And that the confinement had been lifted, so I could see Amata again.
It looks like my first kiss was a success.
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AN: Hey all, just a quick one shot before I hit the hay. Hope you all enjoyed and if you didn't, well my excuse is that I'm sleep deprived from the bunnies :S
Till next time,
Umbra-Luna :L
