Rules of Attraction
By: Bunny-chan
Rule 4: Never Kiss a Guy in Front of Your Friends
Author's Notes
Blah...I hate school, death to everything school-related! throws school off cliff DIE! Another quessie, does Caleb have a last name? Or does he make one up? Hrm...oh well...
'Oh, no, no, no, thanks a lot mom, worst timing EVER!' Will grabbed onto Caleb's arm and hurried him into her bedroom.
Caleb raised an eyebrow, "And WHY are we in here?"
"So, you can HIDE!" she flung open her closet door, "Get in."
"Are you serious?" he looked at her incredulously. "I can't fit in there!"
"Sure you can, just hold your breath!" she shoved him into her closet and shut the door, just as her mom came into the room.
"Will, honey, I thought I heard voices..." she looked suspicious.
"Voices? What voices? You know, except mine, I was talking to myself!" she grinned.
'Oh, great, Will, way to make yourself look crazy!'
"Well, alright, I just wanted to check on you, make sure you were doing your homework." she gave her daughter a pointed look.
Will grinned sheepishly, "Right, homework, on it!"
"Good." And her mom left, closing the door behind her.
The red head gave a sigh of relief, then opened her closet door, and Caleb tumbled out of it, some silky article of clothing on his head. "You know, you'd really look good in this." he pulled the silk off his head, showing her that it was one of her favorite black nightgowns, one that was VERY short.
"Gimmie that!" she screeched, yanking it from his grasp, stuffing it into her dresser.
"Aw, you're no fun!" he pouted, standing up, stretching out his limbs.
She rolled her eyes, "You do realize that now that my mom's here, you have to leave, right?"
"Is that a subtle way of saying you want me gone?" he asked casually.
"No, I just don't feel like getting caught with a guy in my room and getting grounded until I'm 30!" she scowled.
"Don't I at LEAST get a good-bye kiss?" he pouted.
"If I give you one, will you leave without anymore fuss?" she asked, obviously annoyed.
"But of course!" he nodded, grinning.
"Fine then." she walked over to him, reaching up to give him a quick kiss, but, of course, he wasn't having that.
Pulling her flush against his body, he coaxed her lips apart, leisurely exploring her mouth, as if he had all the time in the world. She tangled her fingers into his hair, tasting him, as tingles danced throughout her entire body. He suddenly pulled back, and she groaned in disappointment, "Why'd you stop?" she pouted.
He just looked at her, eyes wide, before a smile came to his lips, "Look." he turned her body around until she was facing her full-length mirror, and she gaped.
Pink swirls of electric energy danced around her, crackling and snapping, especially when Caleb touched her, but he never seemed to get hurt by them. "W-what's going on?" her voice trembled, as did the rest of her body.
He placed his hands on her shoulders, and the electricity flared brightly, coiling around his hands, "Well, I think it's obvious, your powers are reacting to your emotions, and apparently, they react the most around me, which can only mean one thing," she could see him smirk in the reflection of the mirror, and dreaded what he was going to say next, as he lowered his lips to her ear, his voice a hushed whisper, "You want me."
She didn't know whether to blush, smack him, or agree with him, probably all three, but the only two she could do was blush, and then smack him.
"I-I, ooh, you are SO annoying!" she wrenched herself from his grasp, the energy dying down without his touch to fuel it, as she flopped onto her bed, "And anyway, aren't you supposed to be LEAVING? I gave you your kiss."
She tensed up as he sat down next to her, the pink energy starting to return, just because he was near her. "You didn't think that just because you kissed me, I would forget about your dream, did you? I wanna know what it was about." he said calmly.
She glowered at him, "Why should I tell you ANYTHING?"
"Well, you know, I can be pretty loud when I have to be...and I'm SURE you don't want your mother to hear me..." he trailed off, green eyes challenging.
She glowered at him, again, "FINE, big baby."
Giving a sigh, she moved upwards, until she rested on her pillows, pulling her legs up to her chest, she wrapped her arms around them and laid her head on her knees, staring intensely at the young man on her bed. "So, it...went like this."
Flashback to Will's dream
A small gasp emitted from her mouth as his lips nibbled her earlobe. Removing his lips for just a few seconds, he reached behind her, unzipping her dress, as it fell in a tumble to the ground. Normally, she would be blushing at this point, and trying to cover up her nudity, but she didn't care. He pulled her closer to him, his lips seeking hers, as his hands roamed her body.
"See, Will? You could have him, if you joined me." Elyon appeared, a cold smile on her face.
Will looked startled, searching for Caleb, who had vanished, and her dress had magically appeared back on her body. She felt violated that her, once upon a time, friend had watched her like she had. "I'm not joining you, Elyon, so you can just forget it!"
"Fine, be that way." Elyon looked sad, "I wish you hadn't made me do this, Will."
Before she could question the other girl, she raised one hand, and Caleb appeared again. He ignored Will, and bowed down to the blonde, who placed her hand on his head, patting him, as if he were a dog. He rose, and, without warning, Elyon stabbed him in the heart, twisting the knife, as both Will and Caleb cried out in pain. "Will...I...love you." Were Caleb's last words, as he fell to the ground, lifeless.
End flashback
Will had started to cry, deep sobs racking her body. Caleb took her into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head, the energy flaring up again, but this time, it had taken on a deep blue tinge, obviously revealing her pain and sadness. "It was just a dream, Will, nothing's going to happen to me." he whispered.
"Y-you don't know that, you can't say nothing will happen to you, especially not when you do what you do." she referred to him being a rebel leader, as she clenched onto his shirt, not allowing him to pull away.
"You're right, I can't, but, as long as I have something to fight for, I have something to LIVE for." she wasn't sure what he was referring to, saving his people? Her? Both?
"Will! Have you started on that homework yet?" Her mother asked loudly.
Raising her head from his chest, she tried to control the shaking of her voice, to make it seem as if she hadn't been crying, "Yeah mom! I'm learning quite a bit." she couldn't help but grin slightly, it wasn't as if it was a lie.
Caleb waited for her footsteps, before he spoke, "I guess I should be leaving, huh?" Even though he made no attempt to move.
Will nodded, before laying her head on his chest again, breathing in his scent deeply, as if to imprint the smell into her mind. "I don't want you to go..." she murmured.
"You act as if I won't see you tomorrow." he chuckled.
"Yeah, but it won't be the same." she sighed, and allowed him to stand up.
He reached for her, and pulled her up off the bed, not letting go of her hand, he caressed it gently, before bringing it up to his lips to kiss it, mirth dancing in his green eyes, "Until we meet again, m'lady."
Even though he was going to leave after that, she wouldn't let him, at least, not without one last kiss. She stood on her tiptoes, gently pressing her lips to his in a sweet kiss. Pulling away, he gave a forlorn sigh, and a weak smile, "See you tomorrow, Will." And with that, he climbed out the window. (AN: Pfft, that's not a very dignified exit!)
Will gave a half smile, and then sat at her desk, determined to do REAL homework, like she had told her mother she was doing.
The next day, Will and Caleb entered the cafeteria, laughing about some random thing. He reached down, kissing her, and she hoped her powers weren't reacting again, it would be way too hard to explain why she looked like a human lightning rod. She certainly wasn't embarrassed about kissing him in a room full of people, others were making out all around her, and if she was being honest, she had always wanted a chance to do it too.
Irma's eyes widened, as she choked on her milk. Hay Lin frowned, and smacked her soundly on the back a couple times, she coughed and glared at her best friend, "What? I was just trying to help you NOT die!" The Asian girl defended.
"Yeah, what's wrong, Irma?" Taranee questioned, her glasses not being able to hide her worried eyes.
"I don't know if anything's WRONG, but...it's definitely WEIRD." The brunette looked thoughtful, before a smirk crossed her lips. This was just too perfect, just as soon as they came over there, it would be time for some Grade-A teasing.
"What's weird? Spit it out, Irma." Cornelia glared.
"Look." she pointed, and Hay Lin looked, a smile crossing her features, whilst Cornelia and Taranee had to turn to look, just in time to see Caleb pull away from Will, obviously having been engaged in a kiss. He said something to her, and smirked, while she frowned and playfully punched him in the shoulder. He pouted and said something else, before kissing her again.
"Err...wow, that's about all I can say." Taranee's eyes were wide with shock, but she was happy for the two, she just never thought it would be Will and Caleb, they were just so...opposite, but then again, opposites DID attract.
Cornelia had actually felt her heart stop for a few precious moments. Caleb and Will, Will and Caleb? It just wasn't supposed to be that way! It was supposed to be Caleb and Cornelia, nothing else. She felt tears well up in her blue eyes, but blinked them back, there was no way she was going to let the others see her cry. 'He's MINE' was all she could think, she WOULD find a way to make him hers again, no matter how long it took.
"Hey, guys!" Will grinned cheerfully, carrying her tray, Caleb right behind her, as she settled into a seat, he sitting next to her.
"Will...are you okay?" Hay Lin questioned, dark eyes wondering.
"Um, sure, I feel perfectly fine, why?" she asked.
"Well, because...you're with...CALEB." she voiced in a stage whisper.
Will smirked, and glanced at Caleb, who was glaring at the small girl, "What's THAT supposed to mean!"
"Nothing, nothing!" she rushed, "Its just, its you and...Will, I never thought you two would together, not like, peanut butter and pickles!"
"Okay, ew, peanut butter and pickles?" Will wrinkled up her nose.
"Yeah, it's really good!" she grinned.
"Y'know, you guys are SO cute, when's the wedding?" Irma grinned, "Are you gonna take Will's last name, Caleb? Actually, it was a rather nice ring to it, Caleb Vandom."
Will felt her face go red, and she knew her powers were acting up, but instead of crackling all over her body, the electricity was centered solely in her eyes, which were now a mixture of black and dark red. Caleb lay a comforting hand on her shoulder, and gave her a lopsided half grin, calming her slightly, before glaring at Irma, green eyes icy. "Do you REALLY want to go there, Irma?"
She winced slightly, obviously afraid of the two angry people before her, "Heh, I err...have to go to the bathroom, be right back!" she darted out of the cafeteria.
"So, anybody ELSE wanna try teasing us?" he questioned, smirking, especially when everybody shook their heads.
"My knight in shining armor." Will said jokingly.
"Well, what can I say? I try." he kissed her lightly.
Nobody noticed Cornelia's glare, or the small whimper of anguish that came from her, "I-I gotta go, I'll see you guys later." The blonde left the cafeteria.
"What's up with her?" Hay Lin asked.
"Beats me." Taranee shrugged.
Will exchanged a worried glance with Caleb. They both knew something was wrong with the guardian, they just didn't know what, nor did they have any idea what was in store for them.