TWO DAYS LATER...
"Thanks," Bakura said as Tea helped him off the bus. His leg was in a cast and he was still getting used to using the crutches. It was a cold day and the clouds in the sky suggested a good chance of snow.
He walked with the gang to the front steps where students were filing into school. It felt good to be back, even though he couldn't stand his classes. He had been so bored when he couldn't see his friends for most of the day.
"Can't wait to see..." Joey started, but was cut off when the gang heard a familiar voice from inside the crowd.
"Move it! Out of my way... Would you people /move/?" Alex stumbled out of the crowd, glaring behind her at a few people. It was all Bakura could do to keep his jaw from dropping. She wore her hair back in an attempted ponytail and had gone much lighter on her make up. She only wore eyeliner on her eyelids and her lips were glossy and pink. Bakura recognized her outfit to be the one he chose for her at the mall.
She came down the steps of the school and stopped in front of him. He felt rather stupid with the crutches, but was too busy staring at her to blush.
"Man, she's got a figure!" Tristan hissed to Joey, surprised.
"Cut it out! She's Bakura's, remember?" Joey hissed back, though he too was staring at her.
"I like your outfit," Bakura managed to say, still looking her up and down. He noticed she was wearing the earrings he had given her and grinned.
"Yeah, well, if I die of suffocation, you'll know why," Alex replied, making him laugh. "It's good to have you back. I can't tell you how many times I got into trouble for sleeping in class without you there to constantly wake me up."
Bakura blushed a furious red when she wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. He hugged her back as best he could with the crutches, unable to keep a smile off his face. His heart started to race and he was disappointed when she let go of him.
~ I'm starin' at my feet,
~ my cheeks are turnin' red,
~ I'm searchin' for the words inside my head.
"Come on, we've got to get to class," Tea said.
"Um... yeah..." Bakura said, still looking at Alex.
"You can stop staring at me now," she said with a smirk.
"Oh... yeah..." he said, looking at the ground, trying to hide his scarlet face.
Alex walked with Bakura and the gang into the school, when they split up to go to their lockers.
"I love being able to give these things a good kick," Alex said, grinning as she kicked Bakura's locker open for him. She looked extremely gleeful when she kicked hers.
"Thanks," Bakura said, still amazed at how beautiful she looked.
"Yeah," she replied, swinging her locker shut. She turned in time to see the preps walk by, Rita kicking one of Bakura's crutches out from under him. As he fell, Alex spun around, fire blazing in her eyes, and grabbed Rita's shirt. She pulled her fist back and hit the prep square in the face, sending her flying backwards into her friends.
"Oh that felt good," Alex said, her eyes giving a dangerous gleam.
"You hit me!" Rita screeched, her hand pressed against her cheek. She looked close to tears and her eyes were full of fear. "You'll so pay for that!" With that she turned and ran down the hall, her friends trailing behind her.
Alex spun around and got down to help Bakura up. He put his arm around her shoulders and she helped him stand before picking up his crutches again.
"Um... thanks..." he said, slightly surprised.
"Hitting her made me feel so good," Alex said, staring down the hall where Rita had run. "So don't mention it."
He followed her to class, thankful that Alex went a little slower so he could keep up. They had neared the classroom when a voice came over the loudspeakers.
"Will Alexandra Moore please report to the principal's office?"
Alex groaned and turned to Bakura. "It figures the wimp would run crying to the first authority she could find. I'm surprised they didn't call me sooner. Look, I got a date with the principal, so I'll see you later, all right?"
"Okay. You know you didn't have to punch her. Just helping me up would have been fine," he said.
"Oh, but it felt so good! It was completely worth it, believe me," Alex said, smirking. "See you later."
"All right, bye then," Bakura said, watching her head down the hall.
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Bakura hobbled into the cafeteria with Alex and sat down across from her. She had gotten a week's worth of detention, but she continually said it was worth it to just see the look on Rita's face.
Alex was about to say something when a shadow was cast over them. She looked up to see Rita and the girls. Rita had a huge bruise on her right cheekbone that she had tried to hide with concealer, but no amount would completely cover the it. Alex stood to face them, clenching her fists, ready to punch any one of them.
"Alex..." Bakura warned.
"You don't know how stupid that was, Moore. You are totally going to pay for that. Getting on our bad side was a bad idea," Rita threatened, her eyes cold.
"So was getting on mine," Alex snarled.
"I suggest you watch your back. You might just find something will go wrong when you least expect it," the prep shot back.
Alex raised her fist to hit her but Bakura protested. "Alex! Come on!"
She looked at him and lowered her arm. Alex turned her attention back to the preps and something caught her eye, making her snort with laughter. She dropped back down onto the bench, looking up at the five girls.
"Whatever," Alex said, smirking. "Oh, but Rita, your boobs are uneven."
Bakura couldn't help snorting in laughter himself, and had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing outright. He folded his arms on the table and rested his head in them so the preps wouldn't see his pained look as he fought the urge to laugh hysterically.
"What?" Rita shrieked, looking down. She folded her arms around her chest and ran towards the doors of the cafeteria, leaving Alex and Bakura practically falling out of their seats in laughter. Before she left, the prep turned around and yelled back, "You won't get away with this!"
Bakura and Alex laughed for minutes afterwards and when they finally stopped, both of them were red from lack of oxygen.
When Bakura was able to speak again, he asked, "Were they really uneven?"
Alex stared at him. "Yeah! Didn't you see?"
"No, I don't usually look there!" he replied, blushing slightly.
"Well, I thought you would have looked when I announced it!" Alex laughed.
"No, I was looking at the table, trying not to laugh!" he said, making them both crack up again.
When they had finally calmed down, Alex stood. "Come on, let's go outside," she said.
"It's cold out there!" he replied.
"So?"
He shrugged, all right with the fact of being alone with her and he stood up, grabbing his crutches. They headed outside and he was once again grateful that she slowed down for him.
When they got outside, they sat down against the tree, Bakura with some help from Alex. They sat in silence for a few minutes, staring at the gray sky. Soon, white flecks could be seen falling to the ground.
"Oh, great. It's snowing," Alex groaned, holding up a hand to catch a few flakes. "This'll be fun to walk home in."
"I'd walk with you, but under the circumstances," Bakura said, nodding towards his leg.
"Eh, that's fine. You take the bus. I've walked home in worse than this," she said, shrugging and putting her hand back down by her side.
He looked at her, staring at the sky with a disgusted expression, and his stomach began to quiver again. He couldn't stand it any more. He looked straight ahead and held his breath a moment. Then, his heart pounding furiously, he moved his hand around the ground beside him until it found hers.
She felt him take her hand and in the same moment felt her stomach leap. In two seconds flat she connected all the dots... his constant blushing... the odd looks he had been giving her... Suddenly she became aware of her own feelings... feelings for him. Without thinking she grabbed his shirt collar, pulling him into a kiss.
When Bakura felt her lips touch his, his heart practically stopped. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him.
As he kissed her she felt herself succumbing to his control. He seemed to know exactly how to touch her as he gently carressed her shoulders and back. He ran his fingers lightly down her spine and it sent a delicious shiver through her body.
There was something about the way he kissed her that made her feel things she had never felt before. An emotion she wasn't used to. It was much more than mere attraction. She had serious feelings for him.
She slowly loosened her grip on his shirt and her arms made their way around his neck. He was making her heart pound in her chest and she was enjoying it. She never wanted him to let go of her. And in a way, he wouldn't. Even after his arms let go, he would always have a hold on her heart.
~ Guess I'm wishin' my life away,
~ with these things I'll never say.
~~~
~THE END~
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a/n: Whew... glad that's over. You don't know how hard it was to write the kissing scene. I don't usually like romance. So, why do I write it you ask? I have absolutely no idea. I'm serious! You can ask my best friend! She was there when I wrote the kissing scene because I needed her input. She's the romantic freak. I couldn't look at the screen while I typed it because I was blushing. Pathetic, I know, but it's true. When I reread it, it sounded so cheesy, even though my friend said it was really good. So, was it cheesy or good? Feel free to tell me if it's bad, I know that already. ^_^
And now look out for the sequel: A Drastic Turn
"Thanks," Bakura said as Tea helped him off the bus. His leg was in a cast and he was still getting used to using the crutches. It was a cold day and the clouds in the sky suggested a good chance of snow.
He walked with the gang to the front steps where students were filing into school. It felt good to be back, even though he couldn't stand his classes. He had been so bored when he couldn't see his friends for most of the day.
"Can't wait to see..." Joey started, but was cut off when the gang heard a familiar voice from inside the crowd.
"Move it! Out of my way... Would you people /move/?" Alex stumbled out of the crowd, glaring behind her at a few people. It was all Bakura could do to keep his jaw from dropping. She wore her hair back in an attempted ponytail and had gone much lighter on her make up. She only wore eyeliner on her eyelids and her lips were glossy and pink. Bakura recognized her outfit to be the one he chose for her at the mall.
She came down the steps of the school and stopped in front of him. He felt rather stupid with the crutches, but was too busy staring at her to blush.
"Man, she's got a figure!" Tristan hissed to Joey, surprised.
"Cut it out! She's Bakura's, remember?" Joey hissed back, though he too was staring at her.
"I like your outfit," Bakura managed to say, still looking her up and down. He noticed she was wearing the earrings he had given her and grinned.
"Yeah, well, if I die of suffocation, you'll know why," Alex replied, making him laugh. "It's good to have you back. I can't tell you how many times I got into trouble for sleeping in class without you there to constantly wake me up."
Bakura blushed a furious red when she wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. He hugged her back as best he could with the crutches, unable to keep a smile off his face. His heart started to race and he was disappointed when she let go of him.
~ I'm starin' at my feet,
~ my cheeks are turnin' red,
~ I'm searchin' for the words inside my head.
"Come on, we've got to get to class," Tea said.
"Um... yeah..." Bakura said, still looking at Alex.
"You can stop staring at me now," she said with a smirk.
"Oh... yeah..." he said, looking at the ground, trying to hide his scarlet face.
Alex walked with Bakura and the gang into the school, when they split up to go to their lockers.
"I love being able to give these things a good kick," Alex said, grinning as she kicked Bakura's locker open for him. She looked extremely gleeful when she kicked hers.
"Thanks," Bakura said, still amazed at how beautiful she looked.
"Yeah," she replied, swinging her locker shut. She turned in time to see the preps walk by, Rita kicking one of Bakura's crutches out from under him. As he fell, Alex spun around, fire blazing in her eyes, and grabbed Rita's shirt. She pulled her fist back and hit the prep square in the face, sending her flying backwards into her friends.
"Oh that felt good," Alex said, her eyes giving a dangerous gleam.
"You hit me!" Rita screeched, her hand pressed against her cheek. She looked close to tears and her eyes were full of fear. "You'll so pay for that!" With that she turned and ran down the hall, her friends trailing behind her.
Alex spun around and got down to help Bakura up. He put his arm around her shoulders and she helped him stand before picking up his crutches again.
"Um... thanks..." he said, slightly surprised.
"Hitting her made me feel so good," Alex said, staring down the hall where Rita had run. "So don't mention it."
He followed her to class, thankful that Alex went a little slower so he could keep up. They had neared the classroom when a voice came over the loudspeakers.
"Will Alexandra Moore please report to the principal's office?"
Alex groaned and turned to Bakura. "It figures the wimp would run crying to the first authority she could find. I'm surprised they didn't call me sooner. Look, I got a date with the principal, so I'll see you later, all right?"
"Okay. You know you didn't have to punch her. Just helping me up would have been fine," he said.
"Oh, but it felt so good! It was completely worth it, believe me," Alex said, smirking. "See you later."
"All right, bye then," Bakura said, watching her head down the hall.
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Bakura hobbled into the cafeteria with Alex and sat down across from her. She had gotten a week's worth of detention, but she continually said it was worth it to just see the look on Rita's face.
Alex was about to say something when a shadow was cast over them. She looked up to see Rita and the girls. Rita had a huge bruise on her right cheekbone that she had tried to hide with concealer, but no amount would completely cover the it. Alex stood to face them, clenching her fists, ready to punch any one of them.
"Alex..." Bakura warned.
"You don't know how stupid that was, Moore. You are totally going to pay for that. Getting on our bad side was a bad idea," Rita threatened, her eyes cold.
"So was getting on mine," Alex snarled.
"I suggest you watch your back. You might just find something will go wrong when you least expect it," the prep shot back.
Alex raised her fist to hit her but Bakura protested. "Alex! Come on!"
She looked at him and lowered her arm. Alex turned her attention back to the preps and something caught her eye, making her snort with laughter. She dropped back down onto the bench, looking up at the five girls.
"Whatever," Alex said, smirking. "Oh, but Rita, your boobs are uneven."
Bakura couldn't help snorting in laughter himself, and had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing outright. He folded his arms on the table and rested his head in them so the preps wouldn't see his pained look as he fought the urge to laugh hysterically.
"What?" Rita shrieked, looking down. She folded her arms around her chest and ran towards the doors of the cafeteria, leaving Alex and Bakura practically falling out of their seats in laughter. Before she left, the prep turned around and yelled back, "You won't get away with this!"
Bakura and Alex laughed for minutes afterwards and when they finally stopped, both of them were red from lack of oxygen.
When Bakura was able to speak again, he asked, "Were they really uneven?"
Alex stared at him. "Yeah! Didn't you see?"
"No, I don't usually look there!" he replied, blushing slightly.
"Well, I thought you would have looked when I announced it!" Alex laughed.
"No, I was looking at the table, trying not to laugh!" he said, making them both crack up again.
When they had finally calmed down, Alex stood. "Come on, let's go outside," she said.
"It's cold out there!" he replied.
"So?"
He shrugged, all right with the fact of being alone with her and he stood up, grabbing his crutches. They headed outside and he was once again grateful that she slowed down for him.
When they got outside, they sat down against the tree, Bakura with some help from Alex. They sat in silence for a few minutes, staring at the gray sky. Soon, white flecks could be seen falling to the ground.
"Oh, great. It's snowing," Alex groaned, holding up a hand to catch a few flakes. "This'll be fun to walk home in."
"I'd walk with you, but under the circumstances," Bakura said, nodding towards his leg.
"Eh, that's fine. You take the bus. I've walked home in worse than this," she said, shrugging and putting her hand back down by her side.
He looked at her, staring at the sky with a disgusted expression, and his stomach began to quiver again. He couldn't stand it any more. He looked straight ahead and held his breath a moment. Then, his heart pounding furiously, he moved his hand around the ground beside him until it found hers.
She felt him take her hand and in the same moment felt her stomach leap. In two seconds flat she connected all the dots... his constant blushing... the odd looks he had been giving her... Suddenly she became aware of her own feelings... feelings for him. Without thinking she grabbed his shirt collar, pulling him into a kiss.
When Bakura felt her lips touch his, his heart practically stopped. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him.
As he kissed her she felt herself succumbing to his control. He seemed to know exactly how to touch her as he gently carressed her shoulders and back. He ran his fingers lightly down her spine and it sent a delicious shiver through her body.
There was something about the way he kissed her that made her feel things she had never felt before. An emotion she wasn't used to. It was much more than mere attraction. She had serious feelings for him.
She slowly loosened her grip on his shirt and her arms made their way around his neck. He was making her heart pound in her chest and she was enjoying it. She never wanted him to let go of her. And in a way, he wouldn't. Even after his arms let go, he would always have a hold on her heart.
~ Guess I'm wishin' my life away,
~ with these things I'll never say.
~~~
~THE END~
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a/n: Whew... glad that's over. You don't know how hard it was to write the kissing scene. I don't usually like romance. So, why do I write it you ask? I have absolutely no idea. I'm serious! You can ask my best friend! She was there when I wrote the kissing scene because I needed her input. She's the romantic freak. I couldn't look at the screen while I typed it because I was blushing. Pathetic, I know, but it's true. When I reread it, it sounded so cheesy, even though my friend said it was really good. So, was it cheesy or good? Feel free to tell me if it's bad, I know that already. ^_^
And now look out for the sequel: A Drastic Turn