Holy cheese on rye! I'm so sorry for not updating! I had writer's block, and then I wrote like 5 chapters of my Disney story! Uwah, please forgive me!!!
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Jeez, I'm hyper.
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-Forbala-
CHAPTER NINE: RENT
Edward walked me back to my apartment. I didn't want him to leave, and so I stalled.
"You wanna eat dinner or watch a movie?"
He looked a little taken aback, but agreed with a smile.
We went inside and he sat at the table while I got some lasagna and milk ready for us. I sat right beside him and we ate in relative silence. After I'd washed the dishes, I said:
"So, what do you want to watch?"
He sifted through my movies and, when he stopped, he smirked. "How about this?"
I took the DVD and blushed: it was Rent, a movie about music, life, AIDS, death, love, and sex.
I slid it in the DVD player and sat on the couch, a bowl of popcorn in one hand and a Coke in the other.
It came on with the famous scene of the cast in singular spotlight, singing "Seasons of Love".
We settled in and watched contentedly through "Rent", "You'll See", and "Light My Candle". We laughed at Angel during "Today 4 U" (s/he's just so cute!). I was on the verge of tears during "Life Support" and "Will I?". "I'll Cover You"—being one of my favourite songs—made me "awwww" and Edward look at me with strange, smoldering eyes.
And then came "La Vie Boheme". Oi.
I began to wiggle, resisting the urge to jump up and dance all-out, for the greater part of the song (namely, the not perverted part). But, during those lecherous images and lines, my face flashed red.
"You're so funny when you're embarrassed," Edward teased, referring to my recurring blush. I stuck my tongue out at him and faced forward again as the song ended.
When we got to Angel's death scene, I cried. And cried harder. And harder. Angel was, without a doubt, my favourite character, and I still couldn't quite accept his death. During "Goodbye Love", I continued to cry, and I nodded when Mimi and Joanne sang:
I'd be happy to die for a taste
Of what Angel had
Someone to live for—unafraid
To say, "I love you".
After that, my eyes got heavy and all I remember was Edward's chest against my cheek. Though I swore I heard Edward mumble:
"You have died. And I swear I'll give you all Angel had and more." But I know I must have been dreaming.
xXx
Next morning, I awoke in my bed. I blinked a few times before I remembered last night. I guess the tears and the day had tired me out.
I noticed I was still in my jeans, so I jumped up and took a shower, changing into fresh clothes.
I couldn't believe how good yesterday was. The fair, the Ferris wheel, Rent…that kiss. Oh! that kiss. It was the most amazing thing I had ever experienced.
As I pulled on my jeans, a knock came at the bedroom door. I pulled it open warily and was surprised by what I saw.
"Good morning, beautiful," Edward's silky voice greeted me. I noticed he was holding a breakfast tray full of food. "Did you sleep well?"
"Ah—Edward—yes, I did. And you?"
"I'd have slept better if we were together." This made me blush furiously.
"Would you like breakfast?" he asked, ignoring my embarrassed silence and indicating the tray.
"Oh—yes. That'd be great!"
"Go get in bed."
Once I was arranged in the covers, he set the tray over my legs and indicated that I should eat.
I ate a little before speaking. "Um…what are you doing here?"
"I came to make you breakfast, of course."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to do something nice. You still do that on Earth, right?"
"Not so often anymore," I mumbled, shoving more egg into my mouth.
"Did you have fun yesterday?" he asked me several moments later.
"Nn? Oh, yes, lots. It was great."
"I enjoyed it too." His voice was low and close to my face, and so very intense. It reminded me of the kiss again, and the words I'd dreamt about on the couch during Rent.
I had trouble swallowing for a moment, the food on its way to descend my throat, making it harder to breathe. When I was able to think again, I gulped it all down, nearly choking, and nodded.
Then my cell phone rang (since when do I have a cell phone?). It flashed Alice's name and sang the Barenaked Ladies' "Shopping". I flipped it open, annoyed, and blanched in fear at Alice's words.
What did Alice say??? As if you can't guess. Re-read her ringtone, people. The Barenaked Ladies rock! Keep reading! And REVIEW!! I will update faster!
