Chapter 7
"Oh my god. Sasha, I'm so sorry…" said Abigail. She covered her mouth with her hands.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have triggered that." said Sam. "I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Are you okay?" said Sebastian quietly.
Sasha nodded, and wiped her face. She cleared her throat and looked up before standing up and fixing her hair.
"N-no." she said. "It's okay, really. I know you guys didn't know anything about it. L-let's forget about it, okay? I want to enjoy the egg hunt with you guys."
She smiled and beckoned the three, and then walked over to the center. When she got to the middle, everyone was loud and excited. As if it were magic, the group who had the conversation forgot about it all, and enjoyed the time they spent together hunting for eggs. Sasha ended up winning, and Lewis gave her a big brimmed straw hat.
As the four were just leaving the festival, they began to talk.
"Hey, good job Farmer!" said Sam. "That hat looks cute on you. But I'm totally disappointed that I didn't win. My egg hunting skills need to be touched up." He pouted and began to fake cry. Sasha laughed and Abigail shoved him.
"Hey! Sam." said Abigail. "I swear you get "douchebag-ier" everyday." She smirked and rolled her eyes.
"Ok, well anyway, I turn off here." said Sam. "Goodnight you guys- wait. Abby, don't you turn off here too?" he winked and nodded his head towards Sebastian and Sasha.
"Huh…? OH! Yeah! I do!" she replied. "Bye you guys! Sleep well!"
Sebastian glared at them both, and Sasha was confused by their sudden change in tone.
Before either of them could say "Wait", Abigail and Sam ran off, practically skipping, and left Sasha and Sebastian alone.
"Hey, so,I noticed you didn't do the egg hunt Sebastian, Why is that?" said Sasha.
"Oh, um, I don't really have a child side in me when it comes to that sort of thing I guess. I never had. Even as a kid." He replied.
"Aw, that's too bad. But, I'm SURE that I can bring that out in you. Come on!" she said.
Sasha grabbed Sebastian's wrist and started running towards her house. When they got there, she opened up the door to her home.
Sebastian couldn't help but admire how nice it looked now. It was neatly unpacked, with a fully stocked kitchen in the corner. She had a fireplace in the middle of the cabinets, and a table and chairs in the middle of the kitchen as well. A small radio and a plush couch stood in the middle of the living room. Her dog slept on the matching carpet in the middle. There was a hallway that led to her bedroom, which was fully decorated with different video game posters. She had a few different gaming consoles, and a bookshelf filled with games and comics.
"Whoa!" said Sebastian, his eyes glistening "You have everything! Some of these are even limited edition!"
"See? I knew I would bring the child out in you." said Sasha.
"Can we play?" said Sebastian. He pouted and made puppy eyes.
"Wait, this isn't even all of it." She replied. She beckoned him to follow her.
Sasha led him back through the living room and up some stairs. When she opened the door, Sebastian could not believe his eyes. Every video game that he'd ever wanted, all the collectibles, all the consoles, literally every type of video game or board game that he ever liked was in this room. On the floor, there were two enormous beanbag chairs and a high-def platinum screen TV, with about 8 or 9 consoles connected.
"Make yourself comfy, and choose something to play." she said. "I'll be back in a minute."
Sebastian took off his hoodie, and slipped off his shoes. He went to sat on the beanbag and immediately loosened up.
"This will be so fun." He thought. "She's actually super cool."
Sasha walked into the room, with a tray in her hands. She had changed into a white T-Shirt and black leggings. She also wore a pair of fuzzy black socks. She tossed Sebastian a pair too.
"Put them on! They are perfect for gaming." She said.
On the tray, there were two mugs of hot cocoa and a big plate of fat chocolate chip cookies.
"I made the cookies earlier. I bought the sugar and chocolate from the store, but the eggs and flour are homemade!" she said, grinning proudly. "What did you choose?" She placed the tray in between them.
"Oh, this." He handed her a copy of a new fighting game.
"Yes! I've wanted to play SSB since I got it, but haven't had the chance." She said.
She turned the TV on and handed Sebastian a controller. As the game booted up, they gave each other a devilish grin.
"Get ready for your ass to be kicked, Seb." said Sasha, grinning.
"Oh hell no." said Sebastian. "You're on."
They played for several hours into the night. At 3am, when the cookies were gone, and the cocoa finished, Sebastian had fallen asleep in the bean bag. Sasha was too tired to send him home, and she assumed he would be tired too, so she grabbed a blanket from the cupboard and draped it over him.
"He looks too cute all cuddled up..." She thought. "No Sasha. He doesn't like you. Get that out of your head."
Since she had the next day off, she decided to sleep in her bean bag too, eventually drifting off into the warmth and comfort of the fur.
When Sebastian woke up the next day, he realized that he had slept over, and decided that it was totally the best sleepover he ever had, which was comparable to when he would stay at Abigail's house and paint her nails.
He looked over and saw Sasha, fast asleep.
"She looks so cute..." he thought. "Ugh. Sebastian, c'mon, remember your crap relationship with Abby?…but, maybe she will be differe- No. I can't do that again. It hurts but I can't."
He glanced at the cat clock on the wall. 5am. He decided to sleep more, and he would leave later.
When he woke up later, at 9am, Sasha wasn't there. He padded downstairs still in his fuzzy socks, and saw orange juice and a muffin sitting on the table. There was a note that read;
Hey, good morning! I'm out in the chicken coop. I left breakfast for you on the table. You can stop by, but I'll probably smell like chickens, so you might not want to... See you later!
-Sasha
(P.S. you can keep the socks.)
Sebastian smiled and ate the muffin. Then put on his shoes and hoodie. As he left the house, he looked for Sasha briefly, but decided to let her work. As he was walking home, he couldn't help but feel happy. He had spent the night at his friends place playing great video games. What more could a guy want? But there was something bugging him. He felt…different around her. Like himself. He knew he couldn't help falling for her. And after hearing her story, he wanted nothing more than to protect her. But it was the wrong thing. He couldn't. Not after Abby. Abby tore him apart.
And his feelings for Sasha were now tearing him apart too.
