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Nothing was the same between them after what had happened. They may have made up and said they were getting past it, but they both knew how that one kiss changed everything for them. Not only was it slightly awkward at certain times, but it also made both of them wish for something else. It appeared that this 'partnership' was brewing more trouble than they had first thought out; and not just their thieving hobbies.

Shauna found it difficult just standing beside Tsume for a long time now. She could have a conversation with him, but once they fell into silence she had to move away, too awkward to stay beside him knowing what happened last time. And he saw it too, the way she walked away whenever silence fell between them. He felt guilty about it, because technically this was all his fault, but being Tsume, anger clouded the guilt. He clearly became annoyed by this, but she couldn't help it. Her chest would hurt every time as well, to make things even worse.

She was worried. Their previously friendly relationship was slowly crumbling and she couldn't do anything to stop it; in fact, she was beginning to fear that she'd lose him completely. They stopped hanging out as often as they used to, which obviously signalled that they were breaking apart. Shauna hated it, but she didn't know how to stop it exactly. After all, she was wanting the one who was longing for something other than friendship.

Shauna sighed heavily and checked her phone. She was bored, but Tsume had said he was busy today so they couldn't hang out. She didn't know if that was an excuse or was genuine, but she didn't argue.

As she walked down the road, she noticed Jasmine was standing, leaning against the wall with a cup of coffee in her hand. Shauna felt the urge to just turn around and leave before she was spotted, but unfortunately Jasmine's purple eyes met hers and she knew she was in for something..

"Oh, Shauna~. I didn't think I'd see you around here." She smirked at her, a glint in her eyes that she didn't like...

Shauna frowned at that, "... I live here... It's a small town, we're bound to run into each other often..." She mumbled, was this girl stupid?

Jasmine shrugged, "I know that. But I would of expected for you to be with your boyfriend-"

"He's not my boyfriend," Shauna growled out, scowling, "Besides what I do is none of your fucking business. Keep your nose out." She snapped, and went to walk by her but was blocked.

"Well, sorry if I offended you," Jasmine rose an eyebrow, smirking, "Someone seems oddly tense. Are you okay, Shauna? I can be your friend-"

"She has a friend, sorry but we have plans~." Bex's voice came out of nowhere and Shauna found herself being dragged off by the brunette, away from the crazy black haired woman.

She was never so relieved to see Bex in her entire life, which thinking of now was a little bit sad, "Bex have I ever told you I love you?"

"When it suits, yeah. Now shut up and follow me." She dragged her blonde friend along until they reached their usual hang out spot, the town's coffee shop. It was one of the only places the two girls liked in this town, so they usually chose either this spot or their own houses, mostly Bex's.

They sat down and Shauna breathed a sigh of relief, "... Thanks for that..." She mumbled.

"No problem, but... Who was that, exactly?" She blinked at her, confused.

"Jasmine was her name... Her and her group have been bugging me to hang out with them lately. Most of them are okay but she's the one that I feel has it out for me... Our first encounter wasn't great, I kinda called her a child..." Shauna rubbed her face, looking rather exhausted, there were dark circles underneath her eyes and she barely had any energy for anything it seemed.

Bex frowned at her, "I've seen those guys hang about... They don't seem right, it's like... They have a weird vibe about them... I don't trust them."

Shauna sighed, "Tsume had warned me to stay away from them, and to be honest, I'd rather do that... But they keep coming up to me anyways, it's irritating..." She sighed, "Ugh, things have gotten so messed up lately..."

Her friend rose an eyebrow, "Such as?"

"Hm?"

"What else is bugging you? It isn't just them is it?"

Shauna blinked and frowned, "Well... No... But..."

"Go on, tell me. I'm your friend remember~?" She grinned, resting her chin on her two hands, waiting for the blonde to tell her.

She paused for a moment, hesitant to actually tell her friend what was wrong. She chewed her lip and sighed, before spilling the entire story to her.


"Wow, you really are in a crisis aren't you?" Bex hummed, having listened to Shauna's story and crossing her arms.

Shauna frowned, "So..." She sighed, "What do I do?" She asked, looking hopeful at her friend.

"How the hell should I know?" Bex blinked, "I've never been in this situation have I?" She sighed, "Maybe you should just quit being a wimp and go talk to Tsume. I can't exactly do anything for ya can I? Unless you want me to tell him-"

"No!" Shauna's voice startled many people in the coffee shop, causing Shauna to blush and sink into her seat, "Please don't..." She mumbled, biting her lip, "If it has to be done, I'd rather do it myself to be honest..." She sighed.

Bex rose an eyebrow, "So does that mean you will?"

"Yeah..."

"When?"

"Ahm... Maybe when I'm just about to die. Yeah that sounds great~."

"You'll have to tell him sooner or later..." She mumbled.

Shauna snorted, crossing her arms over her chest, "And I've chosen later."

Bex frowned, and groaned, "So stubborn. If you tell him sooner it'd be like ripping a bandage off wouldn't it?"

"What if I'm ripping a bandage off something that's healing?" She grumbled back, "I can't. We literally just sorted out a different problem the other day..."

"Eh? What problem was that?"

Shauna blushed just thinking about it. She sank further into her seat as her face steadily got redder, and she started to bite her lip. She closed her eyes and leaned forward to bury her head into her folded arms, "We k-kissed.." She coughed.

Bex blinked at her and her eyes widened, "Oh my god! You... A-And him?! Shauna!"

Shauna hissed at her, "Shut up! Jeez, keep your voice down dammit, public place." She snapped, face going ten times darker as everyone's heads turned their way.

Bex noticed and shrank back, but she was grinning widely, "I didn't think you guys would though! Was it just a kiss?"

"O-Of course it was! What do you think I am?!" Shauna glared and huffed, "Besides, it was obviously a mistake on his part. He left straight away and ignored me for days afterwards. He didn't mean it..." She mumbled.

The brunette rose an eyebrow, "Did you want him to mean it?" She asked, confused.

"... Maybe I did..."

Bex frowned at her, "You really did fall hard didn't you?"

"Shut up... It's not like I wanted this to happen..." Shauna sighed and glanced out the window, "I just wish all of this went away... That none of this existed..." She mumbled quietly, "I never realized just how lonely I've been since my parents died... I can't stand being in that house on my own anymore. Every morning I get up and expect my dad to be reading the paper at the table or my mother to bitch at me for something... But instead all I get is the damn silence... I never knew silence could be so fucking loud..." She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, vision blurring with the tears she refused to let fall.

Bex frowned at her, sighing, "Shauna..." She mumbled, not really sure how she was supposed to help her. She frowned, she did know the pain of losing parents as her own died a long time ago, but this was slightly different. She was living somewhere new; she wasn't in the same house as her parents had been in. It must of been horrible living in a house that was large, but empty of company.

Minutes of silence passed between them, and they silently drank their coffee's. There wasn't much else to say, the conversation had hit an end to it.

Suddenly, Shauna's hand slammed on the table and she stood up, "You know what, fuck it," She grinned widely, one fist clenched, "I'll go. I'll go tell him."

Bex yelped and blinked at her, "What? Oh- OH right okay. Good luck!" She grinned, then made a face, "Dunno why you'd fancy a male stripper though..."

Shauna rolled her eyes and patted her head, "See ya later Bex~." She grinned, running outside while she still had adrenaline.

Just what the hell was in her coffee?