Thanks to Her Broken Wings and Palace-Of-Nightmares for the reviews they mean a lot, SO HERES THE NEXT CHAPTER . (Yes her mom is single; Casper also has an older brother that you will meet SOON)Enjoy! And remember read and review PLEASE.
We'll write a song
that turns out the lights
when both boy and girl start suddenly shaking inside
don't waste your time
speed up your breathing
just close your eyes
we'll hope it's not for nothing at all
Soft kiss and wine what a pretty friend of mine
we're finally intertwined
nervous and shy for the moment we will come
alive tonight...secret valentine by We The Kings
I walked into the house through the back gate and grabbed two Dr. Peppers from the fridge. I handed Kaden one and watched as he sipped his, leaving mine untouched. I stared blankly at the top of the can as thoughts rushed through my mind.
What am I doing to myself? Will I ever be able to just forget? Move on? I sighed and looked up to find Kaden staring at me intently, which took me slightly by surprise.
"Casper..?"
I smiled lightly at the use of my nickname. Ever since I could remember Kaden had always been there. When the Leighton family had moved in next door Kaden's parents and mine were surprised to find that we were inseparable.
As cliché as it sounds our windows are across from each other, we even had walkie-talkies. When I was 6 and he was 7, Kaden had decided that in order to play spies correctly we needed "code names."
Although his code name "Barney" yes after the giant purple dinosaur, never really stuck, mine (after the friendly ghost) always had with me.
"CASPER?"
"hhhhmmmmm?" I mumbled stupidly, looking up at his furious face. I almost laughed; I pressed my lips together and bit my cheek so the giggles wouldn't escape my lips. His face smoothed out and he smiled.
"What am I going to do with you?" he said to himself, sighing at the end.
I sat there studying his face, my lips still pressed together. He had always been a cute boy growing up, the kind of kid who got his cheeks pinched on a regular basis, but after Kaden hit puberty, girls started throwing themselves at him, mainly cheerleaders.
Kaden was smart, and athletic, captain on the soccer team and Quarter Back for the footballers, but what I love about him is that he always knows what to say to cheer you up on a bad day.
I guess you could say he was attractive. He has smooth black hair and perfectly tan skin. Basically the definition of tall, dark and handsome.
Even my friend Lena went on and on about how delicious his lips looked. IT DROVE ME MAD. I had laughed at her before but as I studied him, I realized it was kind of true.
Suddenly I had the urge to kiss him. WHAT? I screamed at myself. I bit my lip as I thought about what has just crossed my mind. I mean it's not like I like him RIGHT?
I mean sure we had kissed before but it wasn't a big deal. It was before Daviel, we were fifteen, and we were just practicing, that was THREE WHOLE YEARS AGO! It was a joke between us. So why now?
As these thoughts crossed my mind I hadn't had time to notice that I had leaned closer to him, and I was staring intently at his lips. I looked up at his eyes. He stared at me curiously but didn't say anything, instead he moved slightly closer.
I swallowed hard as my breathing quickened and he closed the gap between us and our lips met. I was surprised at first, he had obviously been practicing since the last time I had kissed him, but with that many cheerleaders chasing after him I wasn't surprised.
I sat there in shock for several seconds and let him kiss me until I slowly started to kiss him back, and I could feel him smile against my lips. We pulled apart momentarily to catch our breath, and I was the one to crash my lips back onto his, which took him by surprise.
He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me onto his lap. I suddenly thought of Daviel. I pushed Kaden away from me, our breathing was ragged and I could feel my heart hammering in my chest.
'If only Daviel could see his little angel now' echoed a smooth voice inside my head. I turned away from Kaden heading toward the refrigerator, guilt quickly taking over every other feeling in my body.
I glanced at Kaden, his face was flushed and he was still trying to catch his breath. As if he had felt my eyes on him he looked up from the floor, emotions flicked through his eyes changing quickly. Confusion, Sorrow, Desire?
"w-want a-another pop?" I stuttered breathlessly.
"Anna..." he said not answering my question. OH SHIT he used my FULL name...I'm in trouble. He had probably caught on to the fact that I was trying to change the subject.
He stared at me his eyes cold and hard, eyes similar to ones I had seen before, a memory flickered in the back of my mind, and I began to grow angry and frustrated. Why did he kiss me? Why did he let me kiss him?
"What DAVIEL?" I snapped surprising myself with the amount of venom that came with his name. As soon as the words had left my mouth I regretted it.
My hand automatically slapped over my mouth. Kaden had stood up and was now towering over me with his 6'4 figure; his eyes had a dark gleam to them.
I had wanted to say 'I didn't mean it' but my mouth didn't want to cooperate with my mind.
"DAVIEL? DAVIEL!"
I had heard Kaden yell at others before but in all 13 years he had never raised his voice to me. "You just kissed me, and I know you felt something there." He said looking straight at me, his eyes flicked across my face as if pleading me to understand, but I didn't.
"You kissed me" I said slightly confused, and a bit defensively. Kaden took a deep breath before taking a step towards the door. He took another deep breath and held it in and I could tell that he was trying to calm down so he wouldn't upset me.
"Please Kaden" it was barley a whisper, but I knew he had heard me by the way his body tensed at my words.
"I have to go" he said simply, taking long strides towards the door. He went to reach for the knob but before he could it turned and my mom came in with a smile on her face.
She looked from my tear streaked face and into Kaden's cold eyes and her smile dropped. Thankfully she acted dumb and went along with her normal routine when guests were over.
"Oh hi Kaden, Casper didn't mention you were coming over, I would have picked something up for dinner if you're not too hungry I can whip us up something now?" came rushing out of her mouth as she attempted to soothe the situation, she glanced at me nervously obviously catching on that something was defiantly wrong.
"Thank you Miss. Anderson, but I have to be home soon or my Dad will flip "he said not looking away from me as he spoke. I couldn't take my eyes off of him either.
"Oh okay well...if you need me I'll be in the kitchen." She glanced between me and Kaden once more before leaving the room. He opened the door, and then turned to me.
"Bye Casper"
"Kad-en" my voice broke as he turned and shut the door. He was gone. I stood there not able to move yet, I felt my legs buckle underneath me and I buried my face in my hands, as the tears silently crawled down my face.
"Everyone leaves eventually" I heard my own voice say in my mind. "I'll never leave you" Daviel's voice answered back just as clearly as it had been the day he had said it.
