Elektra Pov

"I had a dream.." he mumbled.

"Go on.."

"You were getting killed".

After hearing those 4 words I properly woke up. I rubbed the sleep off my eyes and stared ahead at Liam's figure before me. He was pacing about nervously running his fingers through his hair and then he stopped in front of me.

"I'm sorry Elektra.. I should probably go back to sleep, its just a stupid dream.." he mumbled heading to go out. I grabbed is elbow and made him sit down.

"What happened?" I asked. He explained the whole story how he saw me tied up to a lamppost and tried to get me out of there but then something pulled him back and when he turned to see me he saw Ed holding a knife to my neck and then he saw the blood... and.. Liam stopped there. I could see what he was thinking and I had a humongous lump in my throat.

I lifted my hand and placed it on his back and before hesitating I rubbed it comfortingly. He looked surprised at my sudden comfort and gave the smallest smile to me, and that's when I finally cracked. Tears were fully flowing down my face and I knew that Liam had already seen.

He wiped my face quickly with the back of his hand and when he was about to take his hand away I held onto it. Liam's eyes widened in shock and I moved his hand down to my waist, brushing it past my breast ever so softly. He looked at me incredulously and I looked down my neck burning.

"Elektra.. I.. I'm sorry.."

"What have I said about sorry?" I replied back quietly "You have nothing to be sorry about!"

"Yeah but I didn't know.. I didn't know..you liked me.."

"Hang on I never said that!"

"Oh yeah? Then explain what just happened! Why are you still holding my hand over there?" he said and I realized that my hand was still on his hand against my waist. I took it off in surprise but Liam just smiled.

"I never meant to wake you up you know.. I just came to see that you were safe..you know.." he continued. I looked up at him.

"I hope my nightmare won't come true anytime soon!" he joked but we both knew what he really meant.

"Yeah me too.. I guess I don't want to disappear from the world just yet, I don't wanna lose you.." I said realizing how cheesy that sounded.

Liam looked up over at me and shuffled closer. He looked at me closely and stopped at my lips. I could feel the air tensing around me. I nodded and he leaned in a little closer. I stared at his lips and carefully placed my hand on his cheek stroking it. I moved my hand down to his t shirt and grabbed hold of it and pulled him a little closer to me. I could feel his breath against me and my lips parted subconsciously.

"Do you want me to..?" he began to ask.

"Just shut up and kiss me" I replied back before I lost myself in him again.

He leaned in closer and placed his lips on top of mine and we kissed. Before I knew it the kiss got deeper and Liam kept on licking the bottom of my lip for entry. But me, being me ignored him and pulled away nibbling against the bottom of his lip grinning. He grinned slyly and looked down blushing.

"Well?" I asked him.

"Well what?"

"I am a good kisser or what?" I asked teasing him. Liam looked surprised that I was flirting with him but soon managed to find a reply.

"No I think I was better..".

No sooner had the words escaped his mouth I had pushed him hard into the bed.

"What the?" he asked lying down on his back and saw my position.

I got off him and helped him up showing him to the door.

"Wait I thought you were gonna.." he asked.

"I've got time for that" I replied.

"Well what about the kiss. Does that make us..?"

"Liam, I thought you'd understood by now! Stella and you are still an item. We can't be an item!" I said.

"Can't or won't?" he asked then looked down upset "I actually thought we were getting somewhere.."

"We are! Look I know what you are thinking but don't ditch Stella, for my sake please!"

Liam stared at me then shut the door behind him.

"Right! I need answers. Why are you so insistent on me being with Stella? And why did you kiss me just then if you never really wanted to?"

The floor had suddenly become interesting in the dark moonlight.

"Elektra?" he asked.

"It was me" I replied.

"You.. wha..?"

"I hooked you up with Stella. I created the story that her granddad died. I told her how to act with you. The whole idea, it was me" I explained relieved at getting something off my back.

"But why?"

"Look Stella likes you no doubt, Liam. I like you too, except I don't like you as much as her, and I needed to find a way to get you off me and onto someone else. So its win-win.."

"And you even went as far as conning her parents into it as well huh? Didn't know you went that low Elektra!" he said disgusted.

"Wait! I haven't even met her parents!"

"Yeah? Then why when I went for a date at her dad's posh restaurant did they say his name was Lennie? Why did they go on about him always going out for a walk and eating well and seeing the doctor regularly, and why did they say that they never knew is death affected Stella so much? Explain that!"

"Stella's grandparents are all alive I can tell you that! I think Stella did say something about her dog dying..." I replied. Liam looked up and thought for a moment beore realizing and looking down in shame.

"It's okay Liam. But I can't bring myself to go out with you just yet... it doesn't feel right.."

"I will wait as long as it will take until you say yes. I don't care if I go grey, I'm that serious Elektra! But if you keep on confusing me like this, then I honestly don't know..I'm serious" he said walking back out they way he came. I watched him go sighing silently in my head.

Why couldn't I let myself love him? Why?

Liam Pov

The morning, I didn't speak to anyone. I went to school as usual and even though my friends were comforting I couldn't get my head around Ed or Elektra. I looked about as sad as you will ever see Liam. Ever.

"You like her don't you?" asked Adam.

"Who?"

"Elektra"

"Yeah" I said sighing realizing that everyone was soon gonna find out anyway.

"Ask her out?"

"After what happened yesterday? No man, I can't do this to a girl like her!"

"Well ask her out soon or she'll have some other new boy around her"

"Yeah well about that.. she doesn't like me back.."

"Have you asked her?"

I nodded.

"Well that's just lovely ain't it!" Adam said placing an arm around my shoulders.

"Listen, maybe she does like you.."
"Fat chance!" I scoffed.

"Yeah but maybe she's thinking about whether she loves you or lusts you, you never know!"

"What's lust?"

"Lust is just a craving for.. like she wants to be around you but she can't bring herself to love you properly..you know.." Adam said awkwardly and I understood.

I had a feeling that right now Elektra lusted me. That explained the sudden flirting and kissing all of a sudden. Maybe she hasn't worked it out yet.. that's it! Maybe she doesn't know.

"Still don't look down.. I mean if she's taking long to admit whether she likes you or not that means that she's confused. She'll suddenly realize how awesome you are and then just like that, your wish will come true!" he joked.

I smiled at Adam gratefully for helping me..

He was right.. surely Elektra was still deciding. She's probably thinking about it right now..

Love or Lust? That's a tricky one.