Chapter 4:
When I opened the door to my room, I saw Elle and Tum Tum dancing around the room to the Killer Instinct theme song. If you've heard the theme song, you would know it is kind of dark and creepy, not the kind of song you can dance to. But apparently, that didn't stop Elle and Tum. I stood there for awhile watching them. They were both laughing, throwing their hands up in the air and jumping up and down. It was kind of funny to watch Tum Tum, cool, composed Tum, flailing his arms around. If only Lisa and Mel could see him now!
Finally, Elle looked up and saw me. Her eyes lit up. She smiled and kept dancing. "Come on!" She yelled at me, "Come dance!"
I looked at the TV. The announcer on the game was talking in a deep, depressing voice, saying stuff about death and such. I looked back at Elle and Tum. They had these huge smiled on their faces, and were basically jumping up and down. It was just such a funny sight.
"I think I'll be alright!" I yelled back. The music was pretty loud.
"I'm going to get a drink," Tum yelled at Elle.
"WHAT?"
"I'M GOING TO GET A DRINK!"
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!"
"I SAID, I'M GOING TO-"
"TUM!" I yelled, "GO ALREADY!"
Tum Tum laughed and danced (jumped?) his way out the door. Elle turned the music down a couple of Decibels.
She looked puffed out. But she jumped her way over to my bed and threw her self up my ladder.
I shook my head, grinning. I followed her lead, and sat next to her.
"Well, I can see you were right," I said.
"About what?"
"You haven't changed a bit." I replied. I smiled.
She smiled back, "I'm glad to see you haven't either. Rocky hasn't either, or Tum."
"Ha! Tum Tum was completely different before you got here." I replied, "I think you snapped him outta it."
Elle laughed. I took this opportunity to get a good look at her. Her auburny-brown hair was still the same, a bit longer and a bit smoother, but nevertheless, still the same. Her brown eyes were still the same, sparkly and inviting. Her amazing 100watt smile was exactly the same. So what was I seeing in her that I hadn't seen before?
She saw me looking at her, "What?" She asked.
"Nothing," I replied, "I'm gonna go get us some CC's. I'll be right back."
I left the room, a thousand questions going through my head.
***
ELLE"S P.O.V:
There's something different about Colt. He's still exactly the same as when I last saw him; his hair's still that blondy-brown colour, his eyes are still blue-green and clear, he still has that tanned skin and mischievous smile. He still has that edge on him that makes him so special. I can see his guitar sitting next to his bed, so I know he still plays. His report card, which I'm looking at on his desk, is still the same; 2A's, 2B's and 4C's. Heck, he still has the same posters up! But, when he was standing at the door of his room, watching me and Tum, the weirdest feeling ran through me, and I saw something in him that I've never seen before. It was a good thing, but I don't know what it was. Actually, that's a lie; I think I know what it is, but I'm hoping I'll snap out of it.
***
I walked back up to my room, holding a packet of CC's and two Cokes. I opened the door to see Elle standing over my desk. On a closer inspection, I could see she was looking at my report card.
"Pathetic, isn't it?" I said. She jumped when she heard my voice.
"No, it's not!" She said.
"Yeah, well, my parents weren't very happy. Especially since when Rocky was my age, he got straight A's every term." I added.
Elle rolled her eyes, "Colt, if you had a report like Rocky's then you wouldn't be you. Besides," She smiled, "It's exactly the same as what you got in year six, when I last saw you!"
As we sat back on my bed, I looked at her, "You can remember?"
Elle nodded, and her eyes sparkled, "Of course I can! I remember you coming home, telling me to change the C's to A's. And then I told you I couldn't do that, because C's look nothing like A's!"
I laughed. I remembered that day.
"So, tell me about Australia," I said.
"Ooooh! It's a beautiful country! There's tree's everywhere, tropical birds, pools of water…" I stopped listening to her, and concentrated on her eyes. They lit up every time she talked about the things she loved. I looked at her nose. It was so cute, like a little button. It wrinkled when she talked about things she didn't like. I looked at her lips. They were still talking. They were so sweet-looking, she had just taken a drink of Coke, so they were wet from that. I felt myself being drawn to her voice.
"…and the ice-creams are so nice…"
And suddenly I was kissing her. I didn't even know how it happened, it was just so sudden, like I was hypnotised into doing it. Suddenly I thought, 'No! Stop! She'll hate you forever!' but then the most wonderful thing happened. She kissed me back.
***
ELLE"S P.O.V:
I don't know how it happened. One moment I was talking about cherry-flavoured ice-cream, and the next, Colt was kissing me. At first my mind went into panic mode, thoughts like 'Stop! You're my best friend!' sprung into my head, but then all thoughts faded from my mind, and I kissed him back.
***
After awhile, I came to my senses, and stopped kissing Elle. As soon as we broke apart, I opened my eyes and looked at her. She hair part of her bangs in her eyes. I gently brushed them away. We were both speechless. I had to break the silence.
"Elle, I-"
"Colt, don't say anything." She interrupted softly, "I wanted you to kiss me, but I didn't want to say anything."
We sat in silence for awhile. Then she spoke again.
"You know we can't do this, don't you?"
I looked at her quickly, then looked away. "I know." I replied dejectedly.
"I mean," she continued, "You're my best friend, and I don't want to ruin our friendship."
"Friendship comes first," I replied, nodding.
"Friendship comes first." She repeated quietly. Then she kissed me again, and all the guilt fled from my body.
When I opened the door to my room, I saw Elle and Tum Tum dancing around the room to the Killer Instinct theme song. If you've heard the theme song, you would know it is kind of dark and creepy, not the kind of song you can dance to. But apparently, that didn't stop Elle and Tum. I stood there for awhile watching them. They were both laughing, throwing their hands up in the air and jumping up and down. It was kind of funny to watch Tum Tum, cool, composed Tum, flailing his arms around. If only Lisa and Mel could see him now!
Finally, Elle looked up and saw me. Her eyes lit up. She smiled and kept dancing. "Come on!" She yelled at me, "Come dance!"
I looked at the TV. The announcer on the game was talking in a deep, depressing voice, saying stuff about death and such. I looked back at Elle and Tum. They had these huge smiled on their faces, and were basically jumping up and down. It was just such a funny sight.
"I think I'll be alright!" I yelled back. The music was pretty loud.
"I'm going to get a drink," Tum yelled at Elle.
"WHAT?"
"I'M GOING TO GET A DRINK!"
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!"
"I SAID, I'M GOING TO-"
"TUM!" I yelled, "GO ALREADY!"
Tum Tum laughed and danced (jumped?) his way out the door. Elle turned the music down a couple of Decibels.
She looked puffed out. But she jumped her way over to my bed and threw her self up my ladder.
I shook my head, grinning. I followed her lead, and sat next to her.
"Well, I can see you were right," I said.
"About what?"
"You haven't changed a bit." I replied. I smiled.
She smiled back, "I'm glad to see you haven't either. Rocky hasn't either, or Tum."
"Ha! Tum Tum was completely different before you got here." I replied, "I think you snapped him outta it."
Elle laughed. I took this opportunity to get a good look at her. Her auburny-brown hair was still the same, a bit longer and a bit smoother, but nevertheless, still the same. Her brown eyes were still the same, sparkly and inviting. Her amazing 100watt smile was exactly the same. So what was I seeing in her that I hadn't seen before?
She saw me looking at her, "What?" She asked.
"Nothing," I replied, "I'm gonna go get us some CC's. I'll be right back."
I left the room, a thousand questions going through my head.
***
ELLE"S P.O.V:
There's something different about Colt. He's still exactly the same as when I last saw him; his hair's still that blondy-brown colour, his eyes are still blue-green and clear, he still has that tanned skin and mischievous smile. He still has that edge on him that makes him so special. I can see his guitar sitting next to his bed, so I know he still plays. His report card, which I'm looking at on his desk, is still the same; 2A's, 2B's and 4C's. Heck, he still has the same posters up! But, when he was standing at the door of his room, watching me and Tum, the weirdest feeling ran through me, and I saw something in him that I've never seen before. It was a good thing, but I don't know what it was. Actually, that's a lie; I think I know what it is, but I'm hoping I'll snap out of it.
***
I walked back up to my room, holding a packet of CC's and two Cokes. I opened the door to see Elle standing over my desk. On a closer inspection, I could see she was looking at my report card.
"Pathetic, isn't it?" I said. She jumped when she heard my voice.
"No, it's not!" She said.
"Yeah, well, my parents weren't very happy. Especially since when Rocky was my age, he got straight A's every term." I added.
Elle rolled her eyes, "Colt, if you had a report like Rocky's then you wouldn't be you. Besides," She smiled, "It's exactly the same as what you got in year six, when I last saw you!"
As we sat back on my bed, I looked at her, "You can remember?"
Elle nodded, and her eyes sparkled, "Of course I can! I remember you coming home, telling me to change the C's to A's. And then I told you I couldn't do that, because C's look nothing like A's!"
I laughed. I remembered that day.
"So, tell me about Australia," I said.
"Ooooh! It's a beautiful country! There's tree's everywhere, tropical birds, pools of water…" I stopped listening to her, and concentrated on her eyes. They lit up every time she talked about the things she loved. I looked at her nose. It was so cute, like a little button. It wrinkled when she talked about things she didn't like. I looked at her lips. They were still talking. They were so sweet-looking, she had just taken a drink of Coke, so they were wet from that. I felt myself being drawn to her voice.
"…and the ice-creams are so nice…"
And suddenly I was kissing her. I didn't even know how it happened, it was just so sudden, like I was hypnotised into doing it. Suddenly I thought, 'No! Stop! She'll hate you forever!' but then the most wonderful thing happened. She kissed me back.
***
ELLE"S P.O.V:
I don't know how it happened. One moment I was talking about cherry-flavoured ice-cream, and the next, Colt was kissing me. At first my mind went into panic mode, thoughts like 'Stop! You're my best friend!' sprung into my head, but then all thoughts faded from my mind, and I kissed him back.
***
After awhile, I came to my senses, and stopped kissing Elle. As soon as we broke apart, I opened my eyes and looked at her. She hair part of her bangs in her eyes. I gently brushed them away. We were both speechless. I had to break the silence.
"Elle, I-"
"Colt, don't say anything." She interrupted softly, "I wanted you to kiss me, but I didn't want to say anything."
We sat in silence for awhile. Then she spoke again.
"You know we can't do this, don't you?"
I looked at her quickly, then looked away. "I know." I replied dejectedly.
"I mean," she continued, "You're my best friend, and I don't want to ruin our friendship."
"Friendship comes first," I replied, nodding.
"Friendship comes first." She repeated quietly. Then she kissed me again, and all the guilt fled from my body.