A/N: Hey Guys! Sorry for the delay. I know, an extremely long one. But in my defence, life has been kind of...tough...and confusing...and mainly fast! Final exams at school, getting driving licence, canoeing course...and I'm not talking about my family and friends. But who cares, right? :P I better stop talking ;) For what it's worth, I'm back, so ... Enjoy new chapter! ;*
Chapter 3
I woke up. It took me a minute to realize that I was in a car with Elijah, heading god knows where.
There was one difference though. I felt...peaceful. I'm not sure how long I slept but it definitely helped me to recharge some energy. My body didn't hurt anymore. I wasn't exhausted. I wasn't nervous because of my uncertain future. It didn't even bother me that I was alone with original. Actually, it made me feel oddly safe. I have no idea what kind of miraculous sleep this was, but yeah...peaceful was the perfect word for my current state.
"Hello there" a low voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Good morning" I smiled at Elijah and looked outside while stretching myself a bit. The sun was just rising. That means I slept whole night.
"I'm hungry. Can we stop somewhere for breakfast? " I looked at him, pleadingly. "Please?" I added with a smile.
He seemed to be a little bit surprised or something. Am I getting better at reading his emotions? Or is he getting worse at hiding them? "Someone's in a good mood" He added in a curious tone.
"It's a beautiful day" I shrugged." Besides, who wouldn't be in a good mood with such pleasant company? " I asked, mockingly.
He smirked. "That is a very good question."
I returned his smirk. It's not like I expected him to answer in any other way. He definitely didn't have a problem with lack of self-confidence. But then again, it's not exactly a bad quality. I kind of always liked it about him…Wait! Where did this come from?
Elijah's voice interrupted my confusing thoughts once again. "As for the breakfast…be my guest." He handed me a paper bag. I looked at him questioningly, took the bag and opened it. An amazing scent of cinnamon attacked my olfactory cells. Cinnamon rolls, my favourite! "And here" He smiled at me and handed me an enclosed cup of coffee. I hadn't noticed any of it till then.
"I didn't even notice that we stopped." I said, surprised.
"You slept like a baby. It would be a shame to wake you up." He said with a smile. I don't think I had ever seen him smiling so often before. It looked good on him.
"Besides…It was also quite interesting to listen to your sleep talking."
"What?" I choked on one of the cinnamon rolls.
Elijah chuckled. "Be careful. The point of this whole situation is keeping you safe, isn't it?"
"What was I talking about? I don't remember dreaming of anything." I shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, well, well, where do I start?" He was obviously having fun.
"Come ooon" I whined.
"Calm down. Most of the time, you were just moaning and whining."
"And the rest of the time..?"
"You were babbling something about global warming, chocolate cake, roller coaster…oh, and me." He added casually, smile never leaving his face.
"You just made that up." I frowned.
"You wish" He smirked and turned his face away from the road towards me, watching me intensely. A shiver went down my spine, but this time, it wasn't because I was scared of him. It was that stare of his. How is it even possible to look at someone with such intensity as he does? Time felt like it stopped for a minute. Then I looked away.
"Whatever" I snapped. " You probably just couldn't give it a rest and didn't leave me alone even while I was on a roller coaster, all stressed out because of global warming and somehow eating a cake in the process…It seems that all this private time with you starts to make me kind of crazy." I tried to keep up the cynical tone and straight face, but I just couldn't fight the small smile appearing on my lips. The constant teasing, the silly chit chats about nothing…I was actually enjoying it. And I honestly started to scare myself.
"Crazy you say? The lovely young lady calling me pleasant company just a few moments ago, that must have been someone else then, right?" He faked confusion.
"I have no idea what you're talking about. You probably didn't stay unaffected either." I grinned. By the time, I already polished off my breakfast.
For a moment there was silence. I felt a bit uncomfortable, because Elijah had this mysterious look on his face. He was obviously thinking about something. And then, in a quiet low voice, he said: "By the way, I may not know what you dreamt of, but it definitely didn't seem to me that you didn't like me being there."
My blood froze for a second. What the heck did that suppose to mean? He was just messing with me, that's for sure.
"It didn't seem to you? Or did you see what you wanted to see?" The best defense is a good offense, isn't it? I opened my window to get some air while asking him.
He answered with a chuckle. "I don't think I will ever get used to your impudence. Do you always have to have the last word?"
I just grimaced at him, reaching out to turn on the radio. "I love this song!" I yelled out and started to wriggle and sing along. It was just about time to blow off some steam.
I used to hate you, But now I love you
Still like a rose
Still like a rose
And when you kiss me, I wanna slap you
Sorry it's lost
I feel like I've lost
I chew my nails down, I look at the ground
I am pissed
I am shy
Because you threw me, in a blender
I am hot
I am cold
Do you wanna get to know me
Do you wanna learn to get inside my head
Do you wanna get to touch me
Cause now my ex is officially dead
I don't lalalala like you
I lalalala love you
I used to hahaha hate you
But now I really fucking love you!
And then it stopped. At first I wanted to be mad at Elijah for spoiling the fun, but then I realized that the radio stopped for another reason, the engine was off. I looked at my still clearly amused co-passanger and suddenly I felt really stupid for acting out like a teenager. But hey, I shouldn't care about what Elijah thinks of me, but for example, why the hell did we stop. I looked outside. That didn't look like our destination. It looked like an airport.
"As much as I enjoyed witnessing your little performance, I'm afraid you'll have to finish it some other time." He got out of the car and in a second, he was opening my door and offering his hand to me in order to help me get on my feet. "We don't want to miss our flight, do we?" He winked at me.
Oh boy, where will this all end?
A/N: If someone is interested, the song I used is called Blender and it is by Pretty Reckless. ;)
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