Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): T, Hitchhiker
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Prompt: Piercing
Alice and Jasper only joined us for a few minutes before making excuses to leave. It was impossible to not roll my eyes at how obvious they were acting, and I was sure I heard Edward growl at them, causing Alice to laugh as she climbed from the pool.
"They want us to be alone, huh?" I asked, a nervous chuckle accompanying my question.
He turned his golden eyes upon me, half a smile gracing his lips as he scooted closer to me in the water. "They're sure I want us to be alone," he whispered softly, his hand finding mine in the water, his eyes questioning if it was all right.
It was most definitely all right, even if my heart did immediately decide to do a tango in my chest. I wondered what it would do if he kissed me if I got this excited over holding his hand.
"Are you all right with us being alone?" he asked me as he shifted his hand, threading his fingers through my own. "Are you afraid?"
"Yes, and a little," I admitted, giving his hand a squeeze. Sucking in a breath of courage I scooted myself a little closer to him, stopping when my leg touched his. "You seem to be warming up," I said, feeling the change in his temperature.
His chuckle was as warm as the water. "Yes, I'm warming up." He cocked his head to the side for a moment, looking at me as if trying to figure out a puzzle. "Does the fact that my skin is usually cold bother you?"
"No," I whispered in reply, moving a bit closer as well, feeling as his leg met mine completely.
His hand left mine so his arm could travel around my shoulder, pulling me into his side as he sank lower into the water. "Why are you afraid?" he asked the trees opposite the pool before looking at me. Something was at war in his eyes, and I couldn't help but wonder if it matched the battle in my heart.
Despite the touch of his body and his relaxed state I continued to sit a bit stiffly next to him. "I just met you, and think I should be more hesitant, but I'm not. That scares me, because I hardly know you or anything about you."
"I'm an open book," he said. "Ask me anything."
The first question to cross my mind was ludicrous, so I shook it off, in search of another. "Why do you all have golden eyes?" came out instead.
"That wasn't your first question," he replied, his arm falling off of my shoulders to encircle my waist as his lips moved to my ear. "Ask me that one instead."
"Wh-, what are you?" I spit out, wondering if he was going to think me stupid. But, my question was never answered, for at that moment a piercing whistle split the air in front of us, causing him to growl and move quickly away from me. His eyes were now looking straight into the forest behind me, confusing me since it wasn't the direction the whistle came from.
"Please join us," he said mockingly toward the empty woods.
"Don't mind if I do," came the reply, causing me to laugh.
"Jacob," I said to the dark woods, "what are you doing here?"
I know, they're really short. This will continue for a while, sorry. It's either short or not at all, I'm afraid.
