We arrived back at my apartment area in about ten minutes, because we did live in the city of Tucson, Arizona. So I had to be quick but careful to make such no one saw us. When we went up to my apartment and I opened it with my key Tatima exploded.
"WHAT THE HECK! YOU CAN RUN THAT FAST?!" She looked at me incredulous.
"Umm, yeah sorry I just wanted to change out of my clothes and I didn't want to do the hour long hike back to our homes." I explained.
She smiled at me, "That was amazing! You've got to run with me more! I mean, I've never gone that fast in my entire life not even in a car. Now I see why you speed so much!"
Whew good reaction guess I won't have to be to worried about it now.
"So~ Sebastian~ Hmm?" She asked.
Crap I didn't tell her I wasn't in love with him anymore and that he was just my prey, but I cant tell her. If I say that I revealed my true form to him and I saw his, I'd have to explain what he is and how were like friends now, yeah she'll go insane.
"Umm about that I don't really like him any more." I stated.
She had this shocked expression, "Even though you were willing to go all the way and give it your all?"
"Mhmm" I replied absent mindedly, as I was changing in my room.
"Even though your face still heats up when ever someone talks about him and when you heard he was coming this morning you started to franticly get ready and try to look perfect."
I blushed and was shocked, "Gregory told me that's how he got you out of bed." Traitor!
"W-well that's different its just cus... well..." I racked my brain for an excuse, "He kissed me! And it was my first kiss! So of course I'd be worried about such meaningless things."
"Doesn't that mean your just anxiously anticipating when he'll kiss you again." She sounded bored as if she knew everything.
Well it did sound like that, but she just didn't understand it was because me and him were now friends. I finally had another friend so of course I would want to look good for him and make sure he thinks I look good and kiss him... I'm getting off topic and doesn't that sound like I have a crush! No way!
"Whatever." I mumbled and glared at the floor.
Tatima was just walking into my room, even though I was only wearing a bra and undies, I didn't mind to much we did use to bathe together when we were kids.
"Mhmm you can deny it as long as you want, but when you finally realize you love him again all I'm saying is told you so."
I did my death glare on her, she seemed a little surprised by it but acted as if nothing happened.
"Oh my mom wants to feed you tonight, you in?" She asked.
"Sure" I smiled, "one night a free food here I come!"
It was silent for the next couple minutes, we were both on my little bed, as we were both lost in our own thoughts when Tatima spoke up.
"So I've been thinking lately..." She hesitated, "We need to choose the life were going to live."
"Yeah our high school years," I said sarcastically, " are almost over guess we should pick a major, maybe I'll do business, its not to different from what I've been back at home." She looked saddened at my response, "Tatima are you okay?"
"I didn't mean it like that." Okay now I was just confused, "I meant that we can't keep going back and forth from past to present." She looked at me with tears in her eyes, "You can but I can't. I age every day I never stopped ageing only you did, when you turned into whatever you are."
She looked away from me, that's when I felt like I had been a child this entire time. You could totally tell that her face had matured just a little bit, but with mine it looked the exact same as it did when I was eighteen. I stood up and punched the wall.
"Patricia!" She got up and hugged me from behind.
I was shacking uncontrollably, "Why didn't you tell me!?" I demanded.
I could feel her tears soaking through my shirt. I relaxed over a couple of minutes of thinking and processing the information.
"You can let go now." I told her, "Lets talk about this over some horrifyingly disgusting tea!" I exclaimed with a nice false smile.
It got a laugh out of her though, I went to my tiny kitchen and went to one of my cabinets.
"Well since we're not British it looks like all I got is some hot cocoa and Kool-Aid."
She thought for a moment, "I'll have Kool-Aid."
I whipped some up as she was fixing her teary face, when I finally got it ready and both gave us a cup she asked.
"So what are we going to do?"
I felt numb, "I don't know, my choice is obvious, I mean I have nothing here and everything there. What about you?"
"Yeah but for me I have family here and nobody there but you. So..." She trailed off.
I looked at her, "Well hey you might fall in love and meet your prince charming. Then you and me can live in the past!"
She giggled, "Yeah, but if that doesn't happen I'll probably stay here and meet some one from our own time. I worry about leaving you alone though."
I smiled at her, "Don't be, I'll be fine, I am an adult after all." I pointed to my chest.
"You hardly ever show it!" She laughed.
"I guess it just hasn't sunken in yet, I mean what am I suppose to do with immortality, after you die what else is there." I was feeling super depressed and I didn't realize it till I felt droplets land on my hands, then I was wiping away at my eyes.
"I'm sorry I should have told you sooner, I just loved seeing your care free smile everyday."
"Carefree!" I scoffed, "Out of the both of us I'm the one who has gone though way more traumatic experiences than you, and I don't just mean the whole 'I'm not a human thing'. I also mean the my whole life! You know what that care free smile is! A cover up cus if I don't wear it everyday I have to be face the fact that I've always been unwanted and unloved my entire existence! You do realize you're the only person who has ever actually cared for me?"
"I know", She said, "I know, but I love that cover up we both have. When we both go out like there's nothing wrong with the world and we have never even been touched by sadness or depression."
"Oh this is sad stuff I don't want to talk about it anymore, but just tell me you'll go back a few more times with me before you make your decision."
"Okay agreed!" She smiled.