Cyrus' POV
I'm sitting on the couch waiting for Iris so I can start the documentary, she walks in the room with popcorn and drinks, she hands me the bowl of popcorn and I thank her
"Is it too salty?" she asks
"It's perfect." I reply
"The movie?" she asks again
"All cued up." I say
She dims the light and asks; "Better?"
"Much. Now we can really see all the scales and teeth." I say
She sits down next to me and I ask; "Ready?"
"Mm-hmm." She replies
I turn the tv on and we hear growling, "Komodo dragon!" we say simultaneously
She then grabs my arm and I excitedly say; "Pit viper!"
"What's he eating?" she asks
"Don't worry, it's just a mere-cat." I reply and we giggle
"You're so funny." She says to me
We continue to watch the documentary
"Ugh, I thought turtles were cute." She says
She gasps and I ask her; "Should I turn it off?"
"No, I'm having so much fun. Aren't you?" she says
"I sure am!" I say with a small grin
Iris takes the remote and lowers the volume then puts her head on my shoulder, I seem a bit confused
"Can I watch it from here? I feel safer. Like you're protecting me." She says
"From these guys? Not a chance. We would both be so dead by now." I say trying to focus on the documentary
Then she says; "I would miss you." And I get a bit uncomfortable
I reply a bit nervous; "I'd miss you, too."
Suddenly she closes her eyes as if she's motioning me to kiss her, I don't know what to do
I quickly peck Iris on the lips and she instantly notices something is wrong
She opens her eyes and has a confused look on her face, I look a bit sad and confused
"I'm sorry." I say looking at the ground
"For what?" she asks
"That was- that was terrible." I say looking at her for a second
"It'll get better." She tells me in a comforting tone
I sigh and look at her, "No, it won't." I say
She looks sad and it hurts me
"I'm um- I'm gonna go. I'm sorry." I say and quickly leave her house
Iris' POV
Did I do something wrong? Was I a bad girlfriend? I start remembering everything that happened tonight, then I realize something. I turn off the tv and quietly walk to my room. I close my bedroom door and lock it. I feel like crying; Cyrus likes someone else. The more I think about it, the more I feel like crying. I was thinking for too long, I didn't even realize I was actually crying. I get ready for bed, and lay down on my bed. I fall asleep crying and thinking; I was gonna talk to Cyrus tomorrow. If he didn't like me, then we weren't meant to be.
I wake up with my eyes red; had I been crying all night? I put my clothes on and put some makeup to make it look like I hadn't been crying. I text Amber to meet me at my house so we could walk to school. I would feel better talking about this to someone. Amber has been having some problems too, I trust her and she trusts me.
Iris; hey could we walk to school today, I really need to talk to someone
Amber; sure ill be at ur house in 5
Amber arrives at my house and we start walking to the high school
"What's up, you look like you've been crying." Amber says
My eyes widen, "You can tell?!" I ask with worry
"What happened with your date last night." She asks
I groan and stop walking and I feel my eyes getting watery
"Cyrus… likes someone else." I say while looking down
"Did he tell you?" she asks me
"No, but-"
Amber cuts me off, "Then how do you know?"
"Because we kissed! Kinda, then he apologized, then he left!" I say quickly
"Doesn't mean he likes someone else, you should just talk to him after school." She tells me
I didn't even notice we were already at school
We walk to our lockers then to class, the whole day I'm thinking about Cyrus, I wasn't paying attention, so I got detention. Great.
Iris; could we please talk the spoon after school?
Cyrus; sure…
After school I walk to The Spoon and I see Cyrus sitting by himself and he's… crying?
When I walk to the table he jumps when he sees me, I sit across from him and he's looking down
"I'm sorry." We both say simultaneously and we both giggle
"I'm sorry I left." He says
"Why did you? Did I do something wrong?" I say
"No! You didn't, I did." He says quickly
"What did you do?" I ask worried
"Iris… I'm so so sorry… you're an amazing girl but… I don't like you the way you like me." He says and starts crying even more
"Please don't cry, it's ok." I say as I walk over to sit next to him
"I know." I say and he looks up at me
"What?" he says a bit scared
"I know you like someone else." I say with a small smile
He hugs me and cries on my shoulder, but I don't care, I hug him back
"It's Cyrus, I'm not mad." I say and we break away from our hug
"Really?" he says as he wipes his tears
"Yes Cyrus, I promise I'm not mad." I say with a smile
He smiles at me and I return to the opposite side of the table
"So should we order something while we're here?" he says happily
"Sure, but can I ask you something?" I say
"Anything?" he tells me
"What's her name?" I ask
He sighs then looks at me
"It's not a girl…" he says quietly
My eyes widen
"Jonah" he whispers
