"care to fucking explain yourself?!" Scott snapped at Dawn, slamming the door as they walked out of the bar
"I'm afraid I cannot explain myself for I am not myself you see" Dawn chirped, swinging her arms in the air cheerfully
"well you better get back to being yourself before you end up getting yourself screwed in the asshole"
Dawn kept walking down the road as she giggled to herself "do you really not want me around you that badly? Because starting tomorrow, we are officially co-workers!"
Scott kept up to speed with Dawn's – how can someone with such short legs walk that fast? "Dawn, listen to me, I may not be book smart, but I know nothing good will come out of you working at that shithouse"
"how out of character for you to worry about me" Dawn smiled over at the ginger "but I shall be alright, it's only temporary and this is showing that the universe wants me to stay in the apartment and continue having you in my life!"
Scott grabbed the moonchild by her arm, halting her movements "what the flaming fuck are you babbling about?!"
The short blonde raised an eyebrow "do you not believe that everything happens for a reason?"
"no" the ginger replied in an ice cold tone, looking away from her and towards a nearby bin
"why not?"
"because too much bad shit has happened in my life without any reason given"
Why was he telling her this? It's none of her business, great now she's going to ask questions.
"like what?" she tilted her head to her side
Scott shook his head "never mind, forget I said anything" he turned forward and kept walking, hearing her footsteps behind him, she tugged on his sleeve, forcing him to stop and look at her
"you don't have to tell me but just keep in mind that trials and tribulations are set out for us to overcome, they may seem pointless but they are given to us in order make us stronger" Dawn looked him straight in the eyes
It almost scared Scott at how anyone could get lost in those blue-grey eyes
He remained silent as she continued, her tone was even softer than usual "we cannot appreciate the good in our lives without the bad"
She must have realised she was still holding onto his sleeve, because he felt her let go "Jesus" he finally spoke, running his hand through his hair "you're way to deep for me sometimes"
"but I'm serious Scott, I understand how hard life can be sometimes!"
"oh please, you understand nothing about me!" Scott scoffed, crossing his arms over his chest, who does she think she is? "This isn't oprah you know!"
"maybe so but I understand you have been hurt in your life, and If I could take away that pain I would do it in a heartbeat!" Dawn exclaimed, grabbing his hands, which were a lot colder than she expected, was he always this cold? It wasn't a particularly cold day either
He didn't pull away for her grasp, and he didn't know why, he just couldn't, he couldn't even stop looking at her! It's like she was glowing, positive energy was just radiating off her.
Where did his voice go? Why wasn't a bitter remark spewing from his lips like it always does?
She tightened her grip on his hands and spoke softly "the world is cruel and unforgiving, but it's also so beautiful"
And just like that his lips were on hers, his body was reacting faster than his brain, his hand was on the back of her head, pulling her in – when he realized what he was doing his froze, but then he realized something else...
Dawn wasn't pulling away.
But Scott did, he needed to see her reaction, and when he studied her face it looked bleak and unaffected – but her eyes told another emotion altogether.
And before he had the chance to figure out what it was Dawn stood up on her toes, griped his shirt and planted another kiss on his lips; and he didn't pull away.
Her lips were soft - really soft, if Scott wasn't caught up in the moment he would have remembered how chapped his were.
She smelt like vanilla.
He kissed her back with a little more force, deepening the kiss by the tiniest bit, he was apprehensive of how she react, but when she kissed him back he felt his shoulders relax a bit.
Dawn felt something inside her body move, it was an unexplainable feeling, and it was so unprecedented that what scared her is how natural her body was responding to it, it felt like the world had stopped moving for a moment, or like they were the only two people left on the planet.
It was so cheesy romantic yet it didn't bother her the slightest, all she could concentrate on was the kiss.
When she pulled away and opened her eyes the first thing she saw was two big emerald eyes looking down at her
She smiled widely, it defiantly was not a cold day, I couldn't be with how hot her face felt,
"get a room!" someone yelled as they drove past and that must have snapped Scott out of his speechless faze because he cleared his throat "uhh..."
Dawn giggled, now wasn't a good time for either of them to be articulate anyway "let's go home"
The ginger nodded in agreement "yeah"
"man I hate spring, it can never decide what it wants to be!" The gamer complained as he looked out the window of his apartment, clouds were beginning to move around the city.
"got that right brother lightning needs to sun to be shinning for his big game tomorrow!" Lightning agreed, flicking the TV channel to sports news
"it makes going out so inconvenient" Sam grumbled, thinking about where he should take Dakota, he's never done this before, where do girls usually like to go?
The biggest dilemma was that she's used to the rich life, so it will take a lot to impress her...Maybe he should ask Dawn what Dakota's favourite foods are?
No, he couldn't rely any more on anyone else. He was supposed to be the man and hecouldn't even make the first move to ask her out!
The gamer decided he would rely on the one thing that has kept him going for for as long as he could remember...
Games.
Walking into his room he raided the back on his shelf, where the games he hadn't played in years were kept,
The gamer grinned to himself – he always knew throwing old games out would have been a bad idea and this just backed him up on it.
As he kept digging in he eventually found it, on the bottom left of his shelf right next to The Sims for PS2 – that's how old it was...
It was a dating game he had gotten as a gag gift from his friends a few years back. After grabbing everything he needed, Sam walked back into the living room and plugged in his PS2.
"Sha-damn, that thing is old!" exclaimed the jock, as he sat down next to Sam on the sofa
Sam nodded in agreement "had to dig this bad boy out from under my bed, he hasn't seen the light of day since the PS3 came out"
"wait, which is the newest model?"
"PS4, geez lightning, you should know, we played fifa this morning"
"then what year did the PS2 come out?"
"4th of March, 2000"
"two thousand years ago?!"
Sam slapped his forehead lightly "I should have seen where this convocation was headed"
"what are you idiots playing now?" a familiar voice called out from the hallway, Scott walked over and joined them in the living room
"a dating game" Sam started, fiddling with the controller "man it's been years since I used this"
"did you just say you're playing a dating game? Oh god no, you've finally cracked! I was kidding when I said no one would ever love you! I'm sure you'll find a nice girl as equally as dorky as you!"
"oh shut up Scott, I'm just practising for my date tomorrow night" Sam muttered, adjusting his glasses
"date?!" the ginger cocked up an eyebrow "is there some new online game for young adult males who can't get a girl in real life?"
"you are the cruellest person I know!"
"didn't I just say I think you have a chance with a real life girl as equally as dorky as you?" Scott rolled his eyes, grinning slightly
"...yes you did" Sam mused
"hey ginger, why are you grinning like an idiot?" Lightning joined them, after finishing off the last of his potato chips
"I'm not, and if it looked that way then obviously you're looking in the mirror or something"
"I'd probably believe you if I was a white guy with freckles" Lightning laughed, scrunching up the empty packet of chips
"whatever dumbass" Scott rolled his eyes before turning back to Sam "so why did you dig the PS2 out? So you could play this stupid dating game to prepare for your online date tomorrow night?"
"where did you get the assumption that it's an online date?!"
"because you don't know any girls in real life besides Dawn" Scott stated,
"since when do you ever call creepy girl by her real name?" Lightning asked the ginger before Sam could give his response
"since always" he replied, looking away
How is it mussels for brains picked up on that?
"since sha-now more like it!"
Before Scott could say anything else, the moonchild herself made her entrance
"I believe congratulations are in order!" she exclaimed, waving her hands up in the air gleefully
"why? Did someone win the lottery? If so you better bloody share!" Scott threatened his roommates
"no, something much greater than money! Sam has officially won his way into Dakotas's heart!"
"how is that better than money?" He raised his eyebrow in confusion
"oh hell yeah buddy, give Lightning sha-five!"
Sam chuckled as he high fived Lightning "were going to this Italian restaurant tomorrow night followed by a movie"
"I can't believe this is happening, Soft serve is finally growing up" Scott grinned, placing his hand on Sam's shoulder.
"he's also gonna get laid before you!" the jock added with a laugh
"are you forgetting that is my best friend you are talking about?" Dawn crossed her arms over her chest
"chillax shorty, we all know its bond to happen sooner or later"
"oh no! My ears are bleeding!" The blonde cried as she covered her ears with her hands
Everyone else laughed "hey why is everything written in gibberish on the back?" Lightning asked, holding up the game's cover
"it's was made in Japan, but the game has been dubbed in English" Sam explained
"you mean like in Anime?"
"you are correct my friend" the gamer nodded
"God bless the Japanese!" Scott raised his hands above his head,
"oh that's right, you three watch anime together don't you?" Dawn joined back into the conversation; her ears had miraculously recovered from their previous conversation
"we used too when we had the time" Scott replied, sighing to himself "stupid life gets in the way of everything great"
"you said it brother!" Lightning chimed in "do you know how far behind we are on One Piece?!"
"we only just finished Bleach a month before graduation day came" Sam added
"man that was epic" Scott smiled
"Kurosaki is like a badass version of Scott"
"oh shut the fuck up!"
Everyone lost it laughing excluding Scott who just frowned and crossed his arms, Dawn thought it was amazing how strong their bond was despite how much life changes, it took her a while to accept that the ferocious way they spoke to each other was just how their friendship operates.
Its amazing what you learn when you're no longer on the outside looking in.
"so are you going to start this game or are we going to sit around and chat like were in some low budget sitcom?" Scott looked over at Sam who grinned back at him "then without further ado, we shall begin"
This was sure to be interesting.
Author's Note:
so I'm not even going to try and make an excuse, it's almost been a year and I've let you guys down!
I cannot apologise enough, I got so busy and lost my motivation to continue writing, I almost forgot how much I enjoy it, If any of you are still reading this story, just know how much I appreciate all the support you guys have given me to continue with it, you are my motivation and I love hearing what you all think of each and every chapter!
Thank you so much for everything! I hope the past year has served you all well, PM me if you have any questions!
I love you all so much!
Till next time! Xoxo