Lost In The Crowd
Victoria was shaken awake, what seemed like two seconds after she closed her eyes. She raised her head, and realized she'd been resting it on Nathan's shoulder. He smirked as he glanced down at her.
"Good sleep?" Victoria sat up, and glanced around. Nathan looked down at his shirt. "I suppose I should be thankful you didn't drool too much."
"I don't drool at all," Victoria scowled. "Yes," Nathan observed. "You do. Look there's a little mark."
"You're not at all nervous about being in New York for a week without an adult but you'll have a fit about a tiny spot of drool?" Victoria asked.
Nathan met her eyes. "I never said I wasn't nervous." "Are you?"
"Nope." He replied with a wolfish smile. Victoria looked at the ceiling in exasperation. They sat in silence as the plane landed. Victoria closed her eyes, tightly, and seized Nathan's arm.
After the jolting stopped and they came to a peaceful halt, she opened her eyes and let go of Nathan's arm.
"I'm bleeding," Nathan said, his eyes thoughtfully looking at his arm. Victoria looked and saw that her nails had dug into him, hard enough to bleed.
"I'm sorry!" She said, going to touch it. He waved her away and pulled his jacket on. "Don't worry. If I feel the need to ask for medical attention, you'll be the first nude nurse on my list," he said winking at her.
"Now move, it's time to go." Victoria hastily gathered her things and threw them into her shoulder bag. Everyone was starting to leave the plane, and she didn't want to get separated from anyone.
They met up with everyone else at the luggage station, waiting for their bags. Nathan snagged Victoria's and his bag as they came by. When everyone else had all their stuff, they walked outside and called for two taxi's. Victoria was squished between Michaela and Nathan and was trying not to think about how close she was to him.
She could smell his cologne and felt his chest breathe in and out. She was almost disappointed when they arrived at the hotel. Nathan brought up their bags, and went back out to pay the taxi.
What was wrong with him? Nathan shook his head, in order to try and clear his head. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw her. Victoria, with her long silvery blonde hair, and her lilac eyes. He'd never seen eyes like that.
He opened his eyes and pushed his hair out of his face. He tossed the taxi driver a twenty and told him to keep the change. When he turned away from the cab, he spotted something that caught his eye.
It was a boy, around his age, with pale skin and brown hair. Nathan could see the veins, at his neck, but that wasn't what made Nathan break his gaze. It was…the off feeling he got. As if something was off.
He started to walked towards the boy, pushing past people. He lost sight of him for a split second, as a large man walked into his line of vision. He looked around quickly, for any sign of him.
Finally, Nathan gave up and made his way back into the hotel. Maybe I just imagined it. His head was bent as he walked, lost in thought, so he nearly walked into Victoria. He got the usual burst of adrenaline upon seeing her, and smiled.
She smiled back and he surprised her by pulling her into a hug. "So, what's the first thing you want to do?" He asked, looking her in the eye. She reached down and held his hand.
"This," she replied softly, smiling.