Chapter 11:
"You know by the giddiness in my mother's voice you'd think we were getting married." Billy laughed as she walked a box of stuff up stairs into the room she shared with Iz. After getting her stuff and taking it to Billy's they had begun to pack up the little bit she had as well. Oh and they had gotten the townhouse. It was agreed that Billy would pay majority share of the rent and they would split utilities except for water and electrical cause their parents said they'd pay for that because they didn't need anything getting shut off.
Warren chuckled softly dropping a box in her room. When you first walked in to your right was a large open kitchen with a island counter that looked out on the decent sized living room. And on the far wall just opposite the wall the front door was at was a sliding glass door that led into the good-sized back yard.
When passing through the kitchen were carpet floor meets linoleum you would take a right down a small hall that led to Warren's room on the right and across from that was the bathroom door just under the 'floating' staircase that lead up to the loft like upstairs. The door at the top of the stairs led into the master bedroom, which included a walk in closet and bathroom for the girls to share and while they had the entire upstairs to themselves Warren didn't seem to care as long as he had his large room and a bathroom he would have to share with the girls.
"I bet they've been planning the wedding secretly for years." Warren joked looking up and smiling at her.
Billy smiled back stepping around the boxes to put her arms around his waist and just hold him. "Probably." She said jokingly. Warren kissed the top of her head and his fingers lightly dragged up and down her back making her moan in delight. "My bones ache." She whined. It was now Tuesday and they had done the fastest move ever. Luckily it was the official beginning of sky high's Christmas break and they didn't have to worry about school.
"We probably should've waited till after the holidays to move." Warren said his fingers gently pushing into tense patches of flesh on her back, trying to ease some of the ache.
Billy groaned when he hit a really sore spot and arched a bit popping her back. "Oh well. I'm just happy I don't live alone."
"Yeah that probably got pretty boring." Warren said softly.
"Yep." Billy said lightly.
Warren nodded. "So I have a question."
"Shoot."
"What are you going to do after graduation? With Cooper I mean." He asked.
Billy bit on her lip gently as she pondered that. "I'm not sure. I'll figure it out."
Warren sighed for her as well. He could see in her eyes that she really didn't know. And he knew she felt responsible for Iz because no one else seemed to care and she didn't want to send her back if she wasn't ready to go. "I'm not saying you'll need it but if you need help figuring it out I'm available."
"Thanks." Billy smiled looking up at him and he bent his head down a bit and kissed her tenderly.
"Oh uh sorry don't mean to ruin the moment." Billy and Warren broke apart and looked to the door where Iz was standing arms crossed over her chest smirking at them. "If this entertainment continues I might find myself cured." She teased.
Billy grinned at her. "Back to the truck mule. Move it." She said mockingly.
Iz made a face and left the room to go get more boxes. Billy looked at Warren. "If at some point she finds someone else, you are to be her big brother type k?" She smirked at him.
Warren chuckled and nodded. "Sure."
"Good. K let's go get the rest of the boxes and get over to your place and get your bed and desk."
"What about my clothes?" Warren inclined playfully.
Billy looked amused as she looked him up and down. "I don't mind you walking around in your boxers. What do you need clothes for?" She teased him in good fun.
Warren grinned mischievously raising a brow at her and snorted good-humouredly. "If it was just you and me and I didn't have to go out in public on a daily bases I wouldn't mind that, but I'm sorry to say I need my clothes."
Billy giggled and walked with warren back down the floating staircase, in front (depending on how you looked at it kitchen side or living room side) in front of the island to the door and out onto the front step. There was a thin cement path that led from the driveway to the door and beyond that was beautifully green grass.
There was no garage, but that didn't bother any of them. Billy could park in the driveway and Warren really technically didn't have a vehicle at that point in time so there was no big problems. The Sky high bus stopped just on the corner and Iz's bus would come about ten minutes before so they could stand and wait together and Billy would be assured she was going to school instead of ditching.
Iz was a good kid, don't misjudge, but she did have tendencies to skip classes she didn't like and/or understand. She disliked math and history, but everything else she seemed to enjoy. Billy was determined to get Iz back on the right track with her schooling and if it all worked maybe she'd get her into a summer art program where she'd have to go and stay, kind of like camp except in a fancy building with lots of other students like herself.
"There are two more boxes." Iz said passing them into the house. Billy and Warren retrieved the boxes and headed in to the townhouse and set them down on the floor nearest the steps and they all sat on the floor leaning back against the walls knees drawn up at an angle.
"Iz will you be ok by yourself for a little while Warren and I go to retrieve some of his stuff?" Billy asked kindly looking over at the girl.
"Yeah I'll just start unpacking some stuff on my side of the room. You have an objections to Buckcherry posters and some of my more graphic art being hung?" She asked nicely.
Billy shrugged. "Nah. But why don't you wait on that till we can hang the art properly. I'd hate to come back and find you nail a thumb to the wall." She laughed softly.
Iz frowned at her but was unable to hide the amusement in her eyes. "Ok I may not be to coordinated but I think the concept is there. Hammer, nail tap into surface and remove fingers."
"Still I'd rather make Warren do it."
"Hey you can't make Warren do anything." Warren said looking at Billy intently.
Iz and Billy giggled. "Oh come on Ren it's not that bad."
"I told you not to call me that. And if you were anyone else you'd be fried by now." Warren glowered at the young girl.
Iz just smiled brightly. "You know you don't scare me. Right?" Iz asked him jokingly.
Warren groaned and his head made a thud back against the wall as he sealed his lids shut concealing him in darkness. "I'm becoming soft."
"Cheer up Peace. Come on let's go get your stuff." Billy smiled giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Warren peeked an eye open and looked at her the corner of his lip turning up into a smirk. "Am I soft?"
"Sometimes, but if it counts for anything everyone but me and Iz and maybe Stronghold and his band of friends are still terrified of you." Billy smiled sweetly.
Warren groaned. "I guess I can deal with that." He said and they both stood up. "Lock the door when we leave and don't answer for anyone."
Billy nodded at Iz. "Exactly."
Iz grinned at them. "You two really are a pair."
"Thanks." Billy said cheerily. "We think so to."
Three Days Later:
"Alright there's grocery's in the fridge and some prepared meals I've put into the freezer they just need to be heated up." Elena said. She smiled at the three teens standing before her looking exhausted and yet surprised.
Billy smiled at her kindly. "Thanks Elle. I can't cook worth a…"
"Language." Elena said teasingly tisking a finger in her direction. Warren bit back his laughter as he nudged Billy with his elbow mockingly. "Warren can cook some."
Warren groaned. "Yeah macaroni and cheese." He muttered,
Billy smirked. "Hmm. Mine and Iz's favorite." She said cheekily.
Iz nodded also smirking up at him. "She's right Ren. You can make us mac and cheese anytime." She said jokingly.
Warren glared at her. "I should roast you alive."
"But you wont." Elena said glaring at her son. "You be nice Warren Peace. Keep in mind you are not to old for a punishment."
Billy and Iz snickered. "I forgot how strict she was about you treating girl accordingly." Billy said smiling at Elena. "He's just grumpy hasn't gotten much sleep in the past few days.
Elena nodded. "Alright. You three behave and I am just a short drive away if you need anything. Oh and I almost forgot, Billy your parents said they will be coming tomorrow morning instead of tonight."
Billy sighed. "Why?"
"You're father's got a signing tonight that he can't miss."
Billy nodded reluctantly and then showed Elena out before going into the living room and crashing on the couch next to Warren, who had wandered that way after Elena and Billy headed for the door.
"I'm going upstairs." Iz said.
"Wait we need to talk!" Billy said.
Iz came over and sat on the coffee table in front of the couch looking at a tired Warren and Billy. "Ok."
"First off when I'm not around, if Warren's here and he asks you to do something just do it. He has a temper and the last thing I need is to explain scorch marks on the white walls to the landlord." Iz nodded. "Secondly I shouldn't have to lecture about strangers and such, just don't go there.
"You will ride the bus to and from school until you can take your drive test and if, I repeat if, you pass I might consider using some of the money your parents gave me to get you a car."
"Jesus how much did they give you?" Warren asked yawning.
"A hundred grand. I don't know what to do with it all. I mean yeah it covers rent and food, but really that's not necessary." Billy said.
Iz smiled. "A car really?"
Billy shrugged. "Why not…" She remarked sarcastically. "And next it is ok to make friends, but I want to meet them before you go to anyone's house and god forbid any boys you meet will come here to meet me if and before they ask you out."
"That doesn't make sense." Iz said confused.
"If a boy asks you out, your first date will be here where I can meet him and scare the shit out of him. Oh and Warren will help too." Billy said gesturing her head towards her sleepy boyfriend.
Iz nodded. "Sounds fair enough."
"There's more but we can talk about it later."
Iz left the room with a smile and a nod and headed upstairs. "You think she'll be ok?" Warren asked.
"I hope so." Billy replied. "Would you like a massage?"
Warren grunted pleasantly in response. Billy grabbed his hand and hauled him off the couch and turned him and pushed him around objects aiming for his room. Warren opened the door and collapsed on his bed laying on his stomach.
Billy giggled seeing him just lay there and she climbed up onto the bed after kicking of her shoes with she noticed Warren had not done. She didn't bother telling him to remove his shirt so she just lifted it a bit and started kneading and rubbing circle into the tense areas on his back. Warren let out thankful groans of enjoyment.
Her hands reached a particularly nasty knot in the center of his back over to the left of his spine and her touch just wasn't working, he was still a bit tense which was understandable with the last few month's events. Billy bent and pressed her lips lightly against the area of concern and Warren let out a contented sigh and she felt the knot give a little and used her hands to work it the rest of the way out.
Soothing her hands up and down his back in a calming manor Billy found that he hadn't made any noises in about five minutes and she bent down and saw his face and his eyes were closed and he was asleep. She smiled slightly and kissed his head and climbed off the bed to leave him to sleep.
"Night." She whispered and left the room.
It was shocking to Billy how fast two hours went by. She had watched a few re-runs of csi and than started to heat one of the prepared meals that Elena had made them. A warm arm encircled her waist while she stood facing the microwave waiting for it to ding and she was slightly startled by the contact.
"Why didn't you wake me?" Came a gravely but tender voice that Billy had come to love hearing especially just after she woke up with him or around him.
Billy glanced over her shoulder giving him a caring look in her eyes and a small smile. "You were tired. I wanted you to sleep." She said kindly.
Warren gave her a kiss and she returned it deeply engrossed in the feel of his lips when the ding of the microwave finally sounded. Billy turned to shut the microwave off completely and when she turned back around she met the wrong eyes, wrong hair, wrong hands everything was wrong.
Billy jerked up when a hand gripped her arm and she waved her hand at the dark intruder. The house was dark and she couldn't see as they went flying back into the wall with a loud thud. "There goes that massage." Came a grunted reply.
Visually relaxing a slightly panicking Billy got up from where she was laying on the couch and rushed to her 'intruder'. "Oh I'm sorry." She said. Warren looked up at her with his deep piercing gaze. "Are you alright?" Billy asked sweetly.
Warren gave her a small nod as she helped him over to the couch. "What's wrong with you?" He asked.
"Bad dream. It was you and then it was him and then I wont up it was to dark to tell who you were I'm so sorry Warren." Billy jumbled out quickly.
A small smile graced his lips. "You dream about me?"
Billy snorted in laughter. "Of course that's what you pick from that sentence."
"We'll deal with the other stuff in a minute. Right now I want to know do you really dream about me?" He asked her grinning like a Cheshire cat.
"Yes you are the man of my dreams Warren Peace." She said cheekily smirking at him.
"Ok. Now who was not me?" He asked.
"Mike." She muttered under her breath so low Warren was sure not to have heard and she was correct.
"Who?" He asked leaning a bit closer.
"Mike." She answered a bit louder. "It was weird I turned away for a second and than when I looked back it was him not you. And I haven't thought about him in so long that it freaked me out."
Warren seemed to remain quiet fro a mere moment and then he looked at her softly. "You're just tired and the move is getting to you."
"Yeah you're probably right. So how did you sleep?"
"Great, would've been better with you next to me, but I'm not complaining about the massage it felt great." He said teasingly.
Billy smiled and leaned forward giving him a soft kiss. "That's what I'm here for. Have you check on Iz?"
"She's in your guys' room reading a magazine and listen to linkin park." Warren said.
Billy nodded. "Ok. What time is it?"
"About either thirty." Warren told her.
"You hungry?" Billy asked.
Warren shrugged. "I could probably eat something." He said like it wasn't anything, but Billy knew better. She knew he like most guys usually ate a lot and he hadn't had much that day.
"Alright let's go see what your mom left for us to heat up." She said.
Warren and her got up from the couch and headed into the kitchen to make something to eat. Billy walked passed the microwave and shivered and luckily Warren didn't notice or he would've asked and she oddly enough didn't want to share.
Billy hoped she never had déjà vu in the case of that dream. Any dream but that one.