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Chapter Six: Confusing Feelings pt. 1

"So?"

"So...what?"

"You know"

"Uhh...?"

She sighs in exasperation. He really is as dense as molasses. After dragging Danny to the Nasty Burger, forcefully sitting him down in a booth and ordering their food, she returned to find him looking out the window. He looked so defeated and angry it was almost palpable. There's that squirming feeling again, should she go to a doctor? Ignoring it she set the tray of food down and they began their unofficial staring contest.

"Listen, according to other people I'm apparently clueless as fuck so you're going to have to spell it out for me"

"Fine, Jesus, are you feeling any better?"

"...yeah, I guess"

His eyes betray his words. She can see the typhoon of emotions raging on. A swirling storm of regret, anger, sadness and self loathing. Whatever happened really shook him. Unfortunately for him, his poker face doesn't include his very expressive eyes, and she's much more observant than she lets on.

"Bullshit. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but don't lie to me either. Anyway I guess I'll lend an ear since the other two musketeers aren't here...ha, that rhymed!"

He looks at her in surprise. Apparently he didn't think he was that easy to read. She does get him to crack a tiny smile though, enough to make it seem like he will be ok. His smile is so contagious, she can feel her face move without her consent. As she smiles, his widens just a bit more, even the emotional storm in his eyes calms a bit. He thanks her for trying to cheer him up.

"Don't thank me yet, this is just stop number one on our trip"

"What?"

"I'm not letting you go home until you're back to normal-"

He opens his mouth ready to interrupt.

"-and since today is Friday you don't have to worry about homework so don't even try that line"

He deflates slightly, she saw that excuse coming a mile away, he's such a bad lier.

"Now shut up and eat your food before it gets cold and gross"

He chuckles and digs into his burger with renewed vigor. She also eats her fries with enthusiasm, being hungry after a full day of school. With the ice broken, they settle into light conversation. They talk about school, music, movies, whatever comes to mind. She makes sure to always steer the conversation away from his friends, keeping it lighthearted.

She's learned more about him in these two hours than in the last two years. He apparently has a giant sweet tooth, loves sushi, lives for astronomy, loves dogs, and even likes tamales. She tells him about her aunt's famous tamales. He's practically drooling at the thought. She laughs and offers to save him some, he thanks her enthusiastically.

"Alright, now that we're done eating we're off to our next destination"

"You seem really eager about this, should I be scared?"

"Relax would you? We're just going to the mall. Jeez, you'd think I was a ghost kidnapping you with how apprehensive you're being"

He chuckles nervously as they throw out their garbage and head out. On their way there they come across an old lady looking a little lost. She watches in surprise as Danny jumps in to try and help her. After the cat incident she shouldn't be surprised, he does look like the type to answer any cry for help. As she waits a little ways away she can see him getting a bit flustered. He waves his hands and speedily walks back to her, looking a bit embarrassed. It turns out the old lady doesn't speak English.

"Hola señora en que le puedo ayudar?"

[hello ma'am, how may I help you]

"Oh, gracias mija, que Dios te bendiga. Estoy buscando esta dirección, es la casa de mi hijo y estoy un poco perdida."

[oh, thank you child, may God bless you. I'm looking for this address, it's my son's house but I seem to be a bit lost]

"No se preocupe señora, deje me ver la dirección. Ah sí, está a dos calles de aquí. Si usted camina asta la esquina de esta calle, haga una izquierda y cruza las dos calles siguiente. Luego haga otra izquierda y la casa está al final de la calle a la mano derecha"

[don't worry ma'am, let me see the address. Yeah, that's two streets over from here. If you walk to the corner of this street and make a left, cross the next two streets. Then make another left and the house will be at the end of the street on the right hand side]

"Muchísimas gracias mijita, que tengas un bonito día con tu novio"

[thank you so very much child, hope you have a beautiful day with your boyfriend]

"Gracias seño-QUE? No! El no es mi n-novio! Solo un amigo! Un amigo!"

[thank you ma-WHAT? No! He's not my b-boyfriend! Only a friend! A friend!]

The old lady chuckles and waves goodbye, leaving Paulina a flustered mess. Her heart racing faster than ever before. Did they really look like a couple? She smiles involuntary, then furiously shakes her head. When she turns around however, the look on Danny's face is enough to freeze her to the spot.

He's looking at her as if she was the eighth wonder. His slack jawed awe is so intense. She can feel him looking into her soul. They make eye contact and both turn as red as cherries, but for different reasons. Even though he's been caught staring he doesn't look away, it unnerves her a bit. His expression then morphs into one of realization, as though he's solved one of life's mysteries just by looking at her.

She understands this is nothing new, lots of guys would drool after her in freshman year, and some still do. She used to thrive off the unwavering attention. That however is in the past, though that's not to say that she doesn't still enjoy the attention, even if secretly. This however, is different, because she knows Danny doesn't feel that way about her anymore. At that admission her heart aches just a bit. After a long uncomfortable silence she finally finds her voice.

"W-what? Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Wow... I MEAN, I-I've never heard you speak Spanish before so, um..."

"Oh, yeah..."

"...Do you...do you think you could...tutor me?"

"W-what?"

"Y-you don't have to if you don't want to it's fine!"

"No, it's ok...if you really want me to...then I'm ok with it"

He stares at her, as if expecting her to take it back. Slowly his shoulders come down from his ears and the tiniest of smiles graces his face, evolving into the most genuinely, dazzling smile she's ever seen. It's so bright, she had to shield her eyes. The happiness radiating off him was out of this world, and she is the source of that happiness. Before she was even aware of it her cheeks were hurting from how wide she was smiling.

He lets out a little giggle and that was the end. They both dissolved into uncontrollable laughter in the middle of a busy street. She didn't even care that people were staring, the bubbly feeling in her heart kept her feeling like she was flying. She hasn't laughed this genuinely in so long, and to think Danny was the one to pull it off. After they finally calm down into tiny giggles, and feeling bold, she grabs his hand.

"C'mon! We're burning daylight and I promised you a trip to the mall"

"O-ok, woah! Slow down!"

She drags him along without looking back. If her face feeling hot is any indication she doesn't want him to see her blushing like a little girl. She's not sure what, but something has changed between them. This feeling of giggly happiness she's feeling is strange but not unpleasant. Smiling broadly she picks up the pace, hoping this will be a fun day out with a good friend.

Don't mind me as I smile like an idiot while writing this. Omg I'm having so much fun building their relationship. This feels like a three parter, so stay tuned for that. I think I'm also gonna write little one shots of Danny's POV of some of these chapters. Cuz what I have him thinking is too good to not write.

In other news, my finger is doing much better! The scab fell off and the nail is growing at super sonic speed [insert mandatory gotta go fast] I might be completely healed by January which means I'll be able to draw soon!

Also I've started a tumblr/instagram drawing event called ShipMas! If you want to participate or just wanna check it out then head over to my Instagram or Tumblr @digitalartmonster

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