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Oh and I noticed I made a mistake when I said Brian was the one who kept txting her 'sexy pants' lol but just to clear it up it was Andrew that did that. I deleted the file that I uploaded so I can't change it. Sorry I just had a brain fart lol.
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Jackie was waiting at the door impatiently when I opened it like she was about to come in and get me. Before I took off down the steps I looked over my shoulder not really knowing why. I sighed inwardly and puzzled over Povars words. Why was he so concerned about me? How did he even know Andrew and Brian was coming too? Was he sneaking around with his cloaking device again? I'll give him a good scolding when I get back yep! Who knows what he could be doing with that thing. Is he watching me take showers? Eww. I shuddered. Great now I'm gonna be throwing things around thin air the next time I bathe.
Yep it was confirmed, Andrew and Brian were both in the mustang convertible, Brian in the front and Andrew in the back. Brian was fiddling with the music CD's probably trying to find some more of his black guy rap songs to listen too. God I hate rap. M&M's cool though I like his songs.
I gave Jackie a sideways glare and she nervously tucked a black lock behind her ear and leaned close to whisper, "sorry I didn't tell you but Andrew and Brian begged to come along".
"I understand the fact that Brian wants to come along, cuz he's your boyfriend and all, but why Andrew? You know I hate his guts" I whispered back in a harsher tone.
She sighed and fiddled with a bangle on her wrist, "Andrew said he wants us all to be friends. Just give him a chance…please?"
I rolled my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose. We were getting close to the car now so I had to decide whether I wanted to risk riding around with that raging hormone and make my friend happy or run back into the house where it's safe…well partially safe. Povar wouldn't hurt me, not like Andrew did. Why did I just compare them?
"Alright" I said quickly.
She smiled and gave me a speedy hug before she hopped in the drivers seat.
"Hey Amber hows it hanging?" Brian greeted with a saucy grin. Brian was ok I kind of liked him, well for my best friends boyfriend that is. He was short, about the same heigth as Jackie. For some reason he thought having his hair slicked back with oil made him look even more jock that he already did. They both kind of looked like twins to me, Jackie and Brian, they both had black hair, upbeat attitude and screamed all the time.
"Hey Brian" I gave a small wave and leaped in the back seat, completely ignoring Andrew. Damn Jackie made me have to sit right next to him. I probably would have commented but I didn't want them to think I was a killjoy. I'll kill her silently and secretly.
Andrew stared holes in the side of my head. What? Was he expecting me to say hi to HIM? Hell no I just scoooched over so far I was practically one with the door. The car hummed to life as Jackie cranked it and headed out of my driveway. The gravel grated under the tires in a manner my teeth did. I didn't realize that just being beside this guy would just piss me off so much.
"Hey Amber" Andrew said meekly. He knew he was treading dangerous waters.
Many moments passed as I simply stared out the window then with great difficuly I turned to look at him. Another girl would think he was the most georgous guy in the world. I mean ice blue eyes, dirty blonde hair and a body to DIE for. Gee who wouldn't want this guy? But, what most saps don't know about Andrew is that he has a terrible alter ego. It's like he has an evil little devil hiding on one shoulder and a sexy good angel on the other. In other words he was completely two faced.
"Hi Satan" I muttered.
The rest of the trip was quiet save for Brians loud rap music. He was always an attention whore.
I wasn't that dressed up since I didn't want to send the wrong message to Andrew but I wore dark skinny jeans with fury wedge heeled boots, dark red, long sleeved shirt with a furry hooded jacket half zipped over it. My hair was straightened and half pinned back, my usual night out syle.
"So how have you been?"
God if you're up there please make this night go by fast!
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We were at the arcade, which wasn't much just a single room filled with like ten playing stations and a ticket counter full of cheap toys. One of the stations was a basketball hoop which I was currently occupying. I shot and missed a ton of times but I didn't really care I just needed to take my mind off of what happened at CiCi's.
Of course Andrew sat down beside me, a little too close, and began making conversation after I had blown him off so many times in the car. Eventually I gave in. Now don't go thinking I'm like putty in this guy's hands because I'm not. I'm strong and independent and…okay I might be a little soft at times but I can hold my own…mostly. The conversations were light with hardly any words exchanged but it still hurt just remembering what he did to me.
"Hey" speaking of the devil, "here let me show you".
Typical.
He got behind me. DIRECTLY behind me that is. So close that I could feel his body heat on my back. I shuddered and scrunched up my face in disgust. It would only take one blow to the groin. But, for some reason I didn't.
My skin tingled with an unknown feeling, probably revulsion, as he placed his hands on mine and positioned them on the basketball.
"You have to concentrate on the ring or you can just bounce it off the back board" .
I looked over at Brian and Jackie. They were cuddling in a small booth on the opposite side of the room, laughing and sharing one big coke. I felt pain enter my heart but undying hatred as well. That's how Andrew and I used to be. The way they looked at each other. You know, that new girlfriend and boyfriend look that fades within the first week.
I felt sick to my stomach.
"Okay let's give it a shot" he said softly in my ear and guided my hands once again as I shot the ball and made it through the hoop. The little buzzer went off signaling that the game was over and I grabbed the two tickets that popped out wordlessly.
I noticed he hadn't taken his hands off of mine yet as I turned to face him.
"You did good" he whispered, smiling handsomely.
Cheater.
I found myself being drawn into those to-die-for eyes, how the blue seemed to have a glow of it's own against the dark, blinking background of the arcade. The way he wore his hair this night was another ploy of his too. I remembered telling him how I liked this certain hairstyle on him when we went on our dates
My mind shattered like glass as the memories flooded back in.
What was I doing?
"Thanks" with my brows furrowed I yanked my hands away, "now don't ever touch me like that again".
I tromped away from him and out of the arcade, ignoring the concerned looks of Brian and Jackie as well as the pitiful Andrew. The cold night air hit me like an icy wall as I walked out. Damn this Fall weather. I pulled my coat closer about me and headed for the park, which was only a couple blocks down.
I looked up into the stars. It was partly cloudy so I could barely make out the wonderful celestial blanket that dwarfed me. My wedge heeled boots clomped on the sidewalk until I turned into the park. It was a ghost town here during the Fall, especially at night. In the Summer this place would be full of small preschoolers and owners with their dogs. It wasn't a big park but it was the only one in this sorry excuse for a town.
Something moved the large oak tree off to my right.
I froze.
Povar?
Two squirrels darted down the large trunk and disappeared into one of the hedges.
I sighed and brushed some windblown hair back. I didn't really know why but I missed the big guy and regretted leaving him at the house. He could be scary as hell sometimes but in his own weird way he was fun to be around. Not everyone get's the chance to harbor an alien in their basement. I found his large presence to be reassuring and safe.
The sound of sneakers padding on the concrete behind me turned my thoughts away.
Seriously?
"Can you not take a hint?" I turned sharply and directly addressed him before he had the chance to utter a word.
"Why can't you give me another chance Amber? Can't you see I'm trying?"
I cocked my hips to the side, "oh your failed attempts to get me back are duely noted Andrew".
"Then why?"
Was he playing innocient!
"Why…..WHY? Gee I wonder WHY Andrew. Do you even have half the brain you say you do to remember WHY?"
He shook his head desperately, "Amber that was never proven. People were just trying to break us up, you know how they can be. I would never do that".
"You would never drug my drink and try to screw me later you mean? Oh that sounds an awful lot like you!" I rebuked sarcastically.
"No I wouldn't I swear. I told you, you were just drunk and I thought-"
"-I've never got drunk before Andrew. I think I would know if I did".
He knotted his hands up in frustration. That little devil I was talking about was beginning to show. "God Amber do you have to be so difficult? I SAW you drinking at Jakies party and so did many other people, you just can't remember. You don't remember things when you're drunk!"
"Oh and you sure took advantage of me didn't you? You saw the perfect opportunity to get laid and you took it….It's a good thing I actually HAVE a brain and knew better".
"And I listened to you when you said 'no' remember? I got off".
"I hardly remember anything thanks to you. I had to get checked by a fucking doctor to make SURE nothing happened and you're lucky nothing did. Do you know how embarrassing that is? I had people whispering behind my back for months".
"Alright alright alright!" he was fighting to control his anger "you are right okay. I'm sorry for everything. I was messed up then and I'm not anymore I swear. Just give me another chance please. You said so yourself while we were dating that everyone deserves one right? So please give me another chance and help me get better. Being with you will help me get better. I haven't stopped thinking about you since then".
I was at a loss for words. He sounded so sincere and honest but I knew better. Then why was I so reluctant to say no? I wanted to say no and just run home. I wanted to curl up on my bed and feel safe and warm again. Instead of feeling like prey to this predator, like a helpless worm under a hawks eye.
He was right though. Everyone deserved a second chance and who am I to deny someone of this right? Was there still feelings and were they mutual? Disgustingly I did still feel something for him. It took me a while to get over what happened. In fact I haven't spoke to him since. The day we broke up, which was one night after the party, I had sent it through text. Since then I've ignored everything from him. I've even kept it from my parents. I knew they would have killed me if they knew I went to a party with alcohol.
I felt him touch my hands but he didn't grab them he just let his fingers linger on top before he spoke, "I promise nothing like that will happen again. I love you. I want us to be together again".
I swore I heard growling thunder off in the background.
I avoided his eyes and looked toward the ground before entwined his fingers with mine. I felt repulsed and captivated at his words. I was being torn in half. One side saying 'yes' and one side saying 'no'.
What felt like hours but had only been a few minutes passed before I spoke again.
"Alright" I whispered seemingly at the ground. I shot my eyes up, suddenly cold, "but if you make another mistake like that again I'll castarate you".
Andrew laughed and embraced me with a meaningful hug, grudgingly I hugged him back, burying my face deep in his jacket and taking in the warmth, "that's more like the Amber I know".
"I mean it" I muffled through the thick fabrics of his clothes.
"I know I know" He pulled me away and kissed me lightly, "I give you my word".
I felt slightly happy now. Having my old boyfriend back made me feel like I had my old life back. My life that was full of fun and meaningfulness. I also felt uneasy, like I was digging my own grave and the more I dug the more I wasn't gonna be able to escape.
His hands trailed down my cheek and my neck where he landed another kiss then one on my cheek. I felt warm now and all my worries were pushed down inside my gut where I couldn't see them anymore.
"Let's go back inside" I said smiling as I burried myself in his chest, "and see what Jackie and Brian are up to".
"Alright" he happily replied and stole one more kiss before we began to walk away from the creepy park.
"I wonder how they'll react". The growling thunder in the background, which was muffled out by the rain , didn't help my apprehension none.
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It was well past eleven o'clock when I finally got home. Mostly because of Andrew making our goodbye session like ten minutes long. After spending an hour and a half at the arcade playing shooting games and shooting some more basketball we went to Jackies house and watched movies, scary ones at that. I was happy but at the same time confused. It was like I was being stripped of something unidentifiable.
I threw my new purse he had bought me at a local department store on the counter and popped me some painkiller pills. Jackie's screaming throughout the whole movie had triggered an unpleasant migraine. I scowered the living room. Povar wasn't here. That was kind of odd but not entirely. During the last two weeks he's been here he had gotten more comfortable with working on his wrist computer in the living room where we would talk occasionally and he would tell me stories about his hunts. Normally he didn't work at night though. We would watch a movie together until I fell asleep and he would always throw a blanket over my shoulders.
I flopped down on the couch with a sigh and stared at the ceiling. What a night it had been indeed. Never in a million years had I thought I would get back with my old ex. This odd feeling hidden inside me wracked at my thoughts though. I wanted to know why it had me on edge but like aways I hadn't the answers.
The door to the basement quietly opened and Povar walked through to the kitchen.
"Hey Povar" I said trying not to sound too giddy.
His tall form lumbered over to the sink wordlessly as he grabbed a cup and ran it under the running faucet, "greetings" he muttered. I was glad he was at least halfway dressed now.
I noticed how low his voice sounded. It hadn't sounded that way since we first met, "are you okay?"
He took a long gulp of water, his mandibles grappling the sides of the cup as his throat emmited the audible shlooping noises as the water went down. When he was done he set the cup in the sink and remained leaned up against it for several seconds with his hands gripped on the sides, "I am fine".
I cocked an eyebrow, "are you sure I know I haven't known you for a long time but I can tell when there's something bothering you" .
…Weird Silence…
"How was your night?" he suddenly changed the subject.
I suddenly smiled and leaned back on the soft couch with a sigh, "it was good".
"I am sure it was".
Whoa what was with the tone?
"Okay there's something wrong with you Povar? C'mon tell me we tell each other everything…well sorta".
He looked at me with a blank expression, as if I could ever read his expressions, and wordlessly walked to the basement door with my eyes trailing him confusingly the entire time.
Povar stopped with his hand on the handle, "I am fine". He opened it disappeared inside and closed it softly. I listened to his steps down the stairs until they were no more with a 'wtf just happened' look on my face. Was it his time of the month or something? Maybe he was just homesick. Perhaps he has a family up there, he never spoke of any family besides his father being some kind of High Elder.
Whatever it was I intended to find out.
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Man I'm sorry this chapter is just a bunch of drama and such so I really needed to get this up. It'll soon start turning into an actually story with actual adventures so please bear with me and enjoy the ride.
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