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Chapter 14: Just an accident

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"You can stay a little longer if you want.", Ade said with a low voice.

"I'm surprised your mom hasn't waken yet.", I said, looking at her, hoping she would understand the meaning behind the words.

"Please… When that woman falls asleep, an elephant couldn't wake her up.", Ade answered me.

"Yeah, remember our last sleepover?", Kat asked, provoking laughs. I hadn't been there. "We made more noise than Mira's cat and she never woke up.", she completed, making the laughs harder.

Wow, now she doesn't wake up…

"I must go anyway…", Connor continued, "I shouldn't even be here at this moment. I must find some other place to go spend the rest of the night.", he said picking his things.

"I don't understand, Hannah…", Kat started, "if you brought your boyfriend without him having a place to stay… what were you thinking? I mean, he would just spend the night with you at your house?", she asked giggling and then turned very serious: "Oh…"

Please tell me she's not thinking what I think she's thinking…

"Have a good night ladies.", Connor said kissing every girl's hand, one by one. Why did he keep doing that? We get it, you're sweet! Leaving the girls to their giggles, he came next to me.

"Good night, Hannah.", he said, making my heart beat faster just by standing that close.

"Where are you going?", I asked with my roar voice as worried as my mind.

"I'll find something…", he smiled, looking in my eyes, probably hoping I wouldn't worry. It wasn't working.

I could tell he was a little nervous too. He looked at the girls through the corner of his eyes before he looked at me, like he was going to do or say something he didn't want them to hear. The girls were all hugging as one, looking at us like we were Romeo and Juliet about to say goodbye forever. This is not a freaking tragedy movie, guys. Connor hugged me for a while and then headed to the window.

The girls started whispering to Ade, saying things I couldn't quite hear. I believe I heard a «Come on, Ade», but I couldn't be sure. In that moment I was too focused on the Assassin. I watched him wave goodbye and almost felt like he was going to war or something.

"Fine…", I heard Ade suddenly sight and the girls started clapping with happiness. What had they been talking about? Connor was already half outside, so he just stared at them with that cute confused look. "He can stay."

"What?", I asked, wondering if I had heard that well.

"Connor can stay through the night…", she said, not sure of her own words. The girls giggled and pulled Connor inside. He kept the confused look.

"What are you saying?", I asked, approaching her slowly like I wanted her to admit she had changed her mind.

"He can sleep here… As long as he stays still and doesn't wake my mom…", what do you mean «stays still»?

"Really?", I asked, not even changing my serious expression.

"If he wants.", she rolled her eyes.

"Thank you so much, Adrianna, I appreciate it.", Connor said, hugging her and then put down his things.

"What are those?", S asked, taking a better look at his weapons.

"They're… Objects for a thing Connor is auditioning for.", I said and she believed it.

As Connor talked to the girls, me and Ade picked this extra sleeping bad she had and prepared it for him.

"I'm sorry, Hannah.", Ade said as she shook a thin blanket.

"For what? You don't have to let him stay.", I said, helping her with the blanket.

"I shouldn't have said those things about you and Connor.", she looked back, making sure him or the girls weren't listening. They were all touching Connor's hair again. "I actually think he's a really sweet guy."

"Yeah… Thanks.", I said.

"I'm letting an Assassin stay through the night. Don't say I never did anything for you.", she answered, making me smile. God, I love my best friend…

So we all lay in our beds: there were two lines of sleeping bags on the floor:

Line 1: Sophie, Tatiana and Mira

Line 2: Kat, me and Connor

We actually didn't take long to fall asleep.

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I opened my eyes after a wonderful dream: I only remembered me and Connor riding two white horses through his village and meeting Tara, Sophia and Natalie. I couldn't remember anything else. When I woke up, I looked at Connor and he was still sleeping (or so I thought). I stared at his little angelic face for a while and then noticed… Guess what?! His hand was on mine. What a coincidence! I smiled to myself and closed my eyes again. I opened them once (just checking) and this time he was staring at me: bastard was awake!

He smiled and I looked at our hands. He took his and put it next to his legs right away.

"Gotcha!", I whispered.

"What?"

"I knew you did that."

"Did what?"

"Putting your hand in mine when we fall asleep."

"I don't do that."

"Connor, I know it, you know it… Why do you keep denying? I just saw you!", I said, still whispering.

"Whatever.", he said, turning to the opposite side and closing his eyes again. How cute. I did the same.

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I heard a scream while everything was still black. I opened my eyes really quickly and everybody was getting up suddenly. I didn't even had time to think about what was happening, I just got up and tried to get down back to Earth.

"Oh my God!", Mira yelled as she pointed at Connor.

Oh crap…

Kat was lying on the floor, next to Connor's sleeping bag, with him on top of her, with his forearm on her neck, choking her, I guess. She was trying to grab his arm and pull it away as she also tried to scream. How long was I sleeping?

"He's gonna kill her!", Sophie yelled and I ran to his side.

I grabbed his shoulders using all the strength I had to pull him: "Connor, stop it!", I yelled. He obeyed and got up immediately. I pushed him onto the nearest wall and Kat finally breathed. All the girls ran to her side saying things like "Oh my God, are you ok?"; "What the hell was that?"; "Do you need water?".

I looked at Connor, trying to get a reason for his behavior but his face remained deadpan. He was going to move next to Kat, but I pushed him to the wall again.

"What the hell?", I asked, not deviating my eyes from his.

"I… I just…", he stuttered and looked at Kat. She looked at him with a 'get away from me' look, still trying to feel her neck. "I'm sorry.", he added.

"Why did you do that? You hurt her!", I almost yelled. My heart was beating seriously fast.

"I… I was sleeping!", he explained, "Suddenly I feel someone next to me and… It was just instinct.".

"Your instinct is to kill people?!", Mira yelled.

Please don't make him answer that…

"I just touched your goddamn hair! You didn't have to choke me to death!", Kat replied.

Wait, what?

"I'm sorry Katherine.", Connor said.

Wait a minute… "Why the heck were you touching his hair?", I asked, turning to the girls.

"I… Does it matter? He could have killed me!", Kat replied. What was she doing next to him? Hum?!

"I apologize, Katherine. But I stepped away has soon as I realized it was you.", he said.

She didn't answer. "I think we should go.", I said, realizing me and Connor weren't really that welcome anymore. The problem was I was still in pajama (Connor wasn't because he had none, so he just slept with my dad's clothes).

"No, Hannah…", Ade sighted.

After a lot of arguing, with Mira insisting Connor should go away, we finally calmed down and the girls weren't so mad anymore. I can't believe Ade's mom didn't wake up with all of that.

"I am sorry, Katherine.", Connor said once more.

"It's ok, Connor.", she said.

I looked at Connor, honestly feeling bad, not angry. I guess war does change people. What if he becomes dangerous? To me?

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We dressed up (in pairs in the bathroom, because of Connor) and went downstairs to eat. Ade's mom hadn't waken yet. Damn! The breakfast was pretty fast: we all ate in a hurry because we couldn't wait to ask our parents about the trip to the beach. Everybody left (we leave close to each other) and rushed to their homes. Me and Connor were the last ones to leave.

"Ade…", I whispered while Connor was admiring the cars in the front garden. We were standing on the porch.

"Yes?"

"First of all, thank you so much."

"Yeah. You owe me one!"

"I do.", I smiled and looked at Connor, "I'm going to have to ask you another favor.".

"What is it?"

"Come with us. I can't just introduce Connor to my parents like this."

"So… You want me to say he's my… Cousin?"

"Maybe."

"I don't think you should lie anymore, Hannah."

"I can't tell them he's my boyfriend… At least not yet."

Ade sighted: "Fine. I'll say he's my distant cousin that is staying in town."

"Thanks. You're the best. Oh, and, uh… Say he's… Seventeen."

"What? Why? How old is he?"

"Doesn't matter."

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We got close to my house and I looked at my phone again. "I can't believe they haven't called me.", I sighted. We rang the doorbell. I knew my parents were already awake, they always wake up really soon, which kind of sucks for me and my need of many sleeping hours.

My mom is just like me: black wavy hair, blue eyes and pale skin.

"Who is it?", I heard mom's voice say.

"Mom, it's me. I'm with Ade and Connor, her cousin.", I answered and she opened the door, smiling.

"Hey guys. So how was the night?", my mom asked, kissing my cheek.

"It was great, mom.", I answered.

"Hello Adrianna.", my mom was now kissing Ade's cheek.

"Hi Mrs. Fisher. How are you?", Ade replied.

"I'm great.", mom answered and looked at Connor. "And who's this?".

'Your future son in law'. Oh, I did not just think that…

End of Chapter 14. I really hope you guys are still liking the story. Give opinions and comments on the reviews.