Stay Young Forever
Chapter 10
We were sitting on the blanket inside the tent, when suddenly I remembered something.
"Oh, no no no." I said, dropping my bowl of ice cream and standing up.
"What?" He asked, standing up as well.
"Penelope!" I shouted, racing towards my stuff to find my keys. But I had left them at home.
"Is Penelope your cat?"
"Yes! And she's home, alone. She's never been alone before, and she's a kitten! I can't believe I forgot her. She needs to be fed every night and morning." I exclaimed, grabbing my clothes and heading to the bathroom door to change, but Beck stopped me.
"Relax, Cat." He said, taking my wrist.
"We have to get her!"
"Okay, okay, we will. But allow me. You look really funny in those might scare her away." He said, grabbing his keys and heading out the door before I could say no. I sighed, feeling a headache approaching. This is what I mean. Like as if he would of done that if he didn't know.
I walked over to the kitchen and poured me a glass of water, sipping it slowly. Then I spotted Beck's DVDs, and decided to have a look.
I opened the glass door carefully, peering inside. He had a lot of old movies in here, along with some newer ones. Then, on the last row, I noticed the DVDs were labeled differently. Jade's short films. Tori's dares. Cat's random thoughts. Sikowitz's drive-by exorcizes. They were all videos from the Slap. When did he download this? We all deleted our profiles from the Slap when we graduated. Some kept them a little longer, but eventually those were removed too.
I picked out the one labeled Tori's dares, and put the DVD into the player on the TV. Then I hit play, and smiled to myself as I watched the different ones. I remember watching these before. Tori sticking glue on her hand. Pouring ketchup over her feet. And finally, the Tori Hamburger.
I watched with an expressionless face as Beck and I danced around, filling Tori's stomach with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and so many other things. Beck looked like he was having fun. Then again, I did too. And at the time, it really was fun.
I turned that one off and grabbed the one labeled Cat's random thoughts. I put that one in as I watched as I was upside down, sideways, standing, and sitting. I watched as I squeezed a potato, yelling for it to give up it's juices. I smirked a little, wondering what the heck I was thinking.
But as I watched another one, I wasn't staring at whatever I was doing. I was looking at my room. My old room, the one I hate so much, right there in front of me. It was covered in pink and stuffed animals. But even looking at it now, it didn't look too bad. Just a bit crazy.
I quickly turned it off and put them both back, realizing Beck should be back soon. So I picked up my water again and sat there drinking it until they came in.
When they finally did Penelope let out a loud squeal, and I ran over to her. I quickly picked her up, beaming. "Penelope! I am so sorry I left you. Are you okay? Did you let this big man hurt you?" I said in baby voice. She meowed and licked my nose, causing a fleet of giggles to go through me. Then I realized Beck was watching me.
"What?"
He just shook his head, laughing a little. "Are you always like this around her?"
"Of course. She deserves nothing less." I said, bringing Penelope to the kitchen. "You must be starving!"
I found some sliced ham in the fridge, so I rolled it up into a little cylinder, then fed it to Penelope slowly. She was diving in, showing her love with every bite. Beck was beside me, laughing.
"That's one hungry cat. Is she always like this?"
"Yea. It's what I love about her. She's a goofball." I said, reaching up to stroke her fur.
"She sure is." He said, and then we just sat there for a while, watching her eat the ham. When she was finished I looked around for something to give her to play with.
"She's still a kitten, and she's always playing. We need to find something to give her before she rips up your couch." I said, looking around for a solution.
"Here. I grabbed some toys while I was there." He said, holding up a toy mouse. He threw it across the room and Penelope chased after it.
"Alright, I guess that's taken care of." I said, smiling as she tried to eat the mouse.
"Then wanna go back to our fort?" He asked, and I nodded, following him. We crawled under, our shoulders touching as I laid my head down on my arms.
"Tired?"
"A little." I replied, my eyelids feeling heavy.
"It's only 2 in the morning. The night's still young." He joked, and I glared at him.
"Your talking to a women who normally goes to bed at 10:30 sharp. I do have a job you know."
"Yes, yes, I'm aware of that." He said. Then it was silent between us, and I took this as my chance to fall asleep. I was close too. I was just drifting off into my dreams when I felt something hot against my lips.
I opened my eyes and saw Beck's face right in front of mine, his breath so close it sent my lips on fire. I blinked a few times before I processed this.
"What are you doing?" I whispered, feeling sleep dragging me back in.
"Watching you." He replied, as if it were normal. And for right now, I'm going to pretend it's normal so I can get some sleep.
But then he did that.
Once again, it was right before I was about to drift off. I was ready to get a nice good rest when once again, there was something hot against my lips. I opened my eyes slightly to see Beck even closer. His lips were against mine, and I just laid there with wide eyes while he kissed me. I didn't kiss back, I didn't even blink. I just laid there, feeling his soft lips crashing against mine.
Then, when I suddenly realized what was going on, I was able to move. I bolted against the side of the fort, causing the blanket that was around us to fall down. I crawled away and stood up quickly, my lips still burning.
"Why did you do that?" I shrieked, touching my lips.
He stood up slowly, and made sure to stand a good 10 feet away from me. Smart move.
"I couldn't help it."
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked, and felt Penelope's soft fur against my ankle.
"You looked so innocent in your sleep. Your beautiful." He said, staring at me. I blushed a little, but I wasn't about to fall for this trap.
"Oh great. So I'm only pretty when I'm asleep. That's fantastic." I said sarcastically, sneering at him.
"That's not what I meant."
"I don't care what you meant! And don't try flirting with me either, because I know exactly what your doing. Your being nice to me because of my loss. I told you this would happen." I said, picking up Penelope and heading for the door.
"Cat, I didn't do it just to be nice to you." He said, blocking my way. I glared up at him, wondering if somehow he could melt away.
"Oh sure. So I guess this whole time that you've been hating me and calling me boring and a witch, you've actually been in love with me. Classic." I said, pushing past him and opening the door.
"Cat, I-" He started, but when I turned around and raised my eyebrow, no words came out. I nodded and slammed the door behind me, heading home.
So much for sleep tonight.