The concert was great, and getting there was ok. But getting out? That was a WHOLE different thing. It was already 11:00 and Bobby, Ray, Scout, and Jubilee were already an hour late of the curfue.
They had been in the same exact spot for a half an hour, because the traffic was so horrible. Ray was driving, with Scout in the passenger's seat. Everything was quiet, mainly because Bobby was asleep, and so was Jubilee. Ray and Scout only talked when commenting on how the traffic sucked and the officers were complete morons.
Wanting to break the silence, Ray put in an old CD that he had made himself, with all emo & sad songs on it. He wasn't feeling too good, and was confused about Scout kissing him, so when he listened to this music, it made him feel better.
Scout kept stealing glances at Ray, but not letting him notice. She recognized the first song on the CD he put in. It was DBC's, Hands down. She felt awkward, and thought that Ray had put it in purposely to get her shook up. She decided to break the silence between them.
"I like this song." she said, her blue eyes glittering from the moon shown by the convertible they had borrowed from the x-garage. Ray smiled at her.
"Yeah, me too. It helps me calm down when im mad or nervous..I don't know why." he said truthfully.
"Well..why would you be nervous or mad now? Did I make you mad?" she asked.
He didnt know what to say at first, until he finally understood the question.
"You could never make me mad," he said. It made her feel comforted, like she belonged. She smiled.
"I like that," she said, but then went on. "Well..why would you be nervous?"
It took him a while to find words, and that made Scout Nervous, but a few seconds later, He finally did.
"Scout..I guess im nervous because..well..I don't know..I.." he studdered.
"You what?" she asked patiently.
"I think I'm getting those feelings back from when I was a kid." he said flatly.
"I dont get it," she said, frowning a bit.
He was getting even more confused by the minute for a reason unknown to him.
"When we lived in the tunnels, back when we were kids..I really.." he stopped, trying to find the words to finish his hard sentence. "..I guess I actually..loved..you..and now I..feel it again.." he said, while moving the car up a bit.
The traffic was moving, but not by much. She smiled with relief, a relief she never felt before.
"You had a crush on me!?" she piped, smiling. He was shocked.
"Well..yeah..I guess you could say that." He started blushing wildly, he could feel it.
"Haha!" she said, "thats funny Ray..I used to feel the same!" she said excitedly.
A swat of Relief hit him. "Really?" he said shyly. "Well..when you..kissed me..I felt..like that again..I still..I still do." he finally said.
Scout was so happy. She had no idea why, but she had never felt so happy and relieved before in her entire life. Then she winked at him.
"Well, if it helps, I think I do too. Thats why I kissed ya, silly." she said. She saw him blushing and giggled.
Ray was always someone who hid his feelings and thoughts for a while..except when he was angry. Then in the back they heard soft mocking, sarcastic sobs.
"NO!" Screamed the voice in the back of Ray's mind. 'Please..god..please say Bobby did NOT just hear me all sappy and soft.." he thought. He knew he would never hear the end of this as long as he lived at the institute.
"That...was so...BEAUTIFUL!" sobbed Bobby, waking Jubilee up. Ray was so angry, but he kept his cool.
"Bobby. If you like your face, I suggest you shut it. NOW." Scout laughed, and Ray felt embarrassed.
"Whats going on guys.." said Jubilee. Then she realized from when she fell asleep till when she woke up, they had only moved a few spaces. She then looked at her watch.
"Guys! Oh my god! We are SO dead!" she screeched.
"Jubes, we're not the only ones here. The Prof. will understand. His favorites Scott & Jean are here with Jaime, I highly doubt he's gonna care."
"True," she said with a sigh.
A while later, Bobby and Jubilee fell back asleep, leaving Ray driving with his left hand, and Scout holding his right one.