Frustrations of a Fangirl – Chapter 8
"Crap, it's starting!" Kota instinctively took Eric's hand and trudged through the somewhat crowded movie theater. Her eyes widened slightly as a small smile emerged on her lips.
About half an hour in, Eri had to admit to herself: this movie was terrifying. She had never been one for horror, and this one was hitting all the wrong notes. Kidnapping, tortured spirits, literally anything involving young children.
Though not graphic, each scene brought Eri closer to the edge. She pulled up her hood and pulled the drawstring. Kota noticed and smirked at her cower.
She eventually clutched onto his arm, digging her face into his shoulder crevice.
"What's wrong?" The cap-donning boy whispered. "Chicke-?"
He froze, looking down at her cowering figure in disbelief, his eyes widening.
"Eri..."
He stared into her eyes behind the tiny hole in her makeshift mask; tear-filled and quaking.
"Holy shit..." he muttered, wrapping his arms around her, softly patting her back as her trembling came to a slow end, wiping her tears with his shirt, her face nuzzling into his chest.
"I'm sorry, Eri..."
She could hear the sombre tone in his voice.
"We should never have come. We shouldn't ha-"
She silenced him with a finger to the lips pushing herself up, smiling.
"It's okay, Kota. I just need to... work on some stuff..."
She proceeded to 'watch', causing Kota to give a relieved smile.
Eri burst out of the theatre with a spring in her step and a smile on her face.
"Y'know, Kota? That wasn't so bad!"
"Are you sure...? You seemed pretty shaken up."
She brought and hand to the back of her back, bashful.
"Y-yeah, I know. Sorry for ruining the movie for you..."
Kota's eyes flared up as he gripped her shoulders and closed in on her face, maybe 3 inches away.
"K-Kota?" She blushed a little at the intimate near-contact with the boy.
"You didn't ruin anything, okay? Quit thinking like that, it's stupid!" He let off as he turn around, sticking his hands in his Jean pockets, his own face now reddening.
"If anything, you made it better..."
Hey y'all, DipKitsune here. Sorryd about the delay with chapters, but I can explain! When running across the road while heading towards the Sonic Movie, my phone fell out of my pocket and hecking tokyo-drifted across the road and essentially shattered. But fear not, for I have dug up a potato!
Great movie by the way, and here's an Easter Egg you might've missed: when Sonic falls from the skyscraper and hits the ground, it's in the same fashion as in the opening cutscene of Sonic Riders.
Thanks for patiently waiting!
-DipKitsune