You and I Both…
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Chapter Nine: Hart plus Oliver?
Once Tommy was finished getting change, he grabbed his duffel bag and started heading to the parking lot. His hand was in the middle of looking for his key when his eyes caught a petite figure leaned back against his white jeep. His eyebrows raised automatically.
Kimberly Hart was standing there in her white and pink T-shirt and her jeans skirt that he noticed stop about three centimeters above her knees. Kim must be really like the color pink, it's not the second or the third time he saw her wearing the color. NOT that he paid any attention, but with her all over the place it's kind of hard not to know that. Yeah, that's it.
( You have to admit that she's cute. You know she is. )
Okay, so she was cute. Then what? She could be pretty and became such an annoying brat in the same time.
She's eyeing her watch every two seconds and Tommy decided it was time to make his presence known.
" What are you doing here?" he asked when he was about four meters from her. She tilted her head up and her face brightened.
" Oh, Tommy! Good thing you're here!" Her face lit up. Seemed she had forgot about what happened in the table half an hour ago. Teasing her was always fun and refreshing, especially making her blush. That's really entertaining. He was wondering what her answer would be if Jason didn't show up.
Kim jogged towards him and stopped in front of him, her smile broadened.
" Okay, don't smile like that, it's scary," he patted her right cheek playfully. She slapped his hand away.
" Don't… touch me," she moved one step backwards, creating some distances.
" Enough playing. What do you want?" Tommy asked right to the point. Kim had a strand of hair in her face and he got the urge to push it behind her ear. Because it's annoying, nothing more. Yeah.
" How could you tell?" Kim stared at him strangely.
Tommy sighed, shaking his head weakly. " Kimberly, you and I are enemies. I know you don't like to be around me and now you're waiting for me, eyeing your watch every second, smiling when you saw me and acting nicely towards me. You may be a good actress but I know better. So tell,"
Kim pouted, finally pushing her hair in her eyes behind her ear. " Fine. You're so clever. I give up,"
" Just quick, will you?" he said impatiently. Tommy walked pass her and threw his bag to the passenger seat. Kim was one step behind him.
" I can't believe I say this," Kim took a deep breath of air, summoning all her courage. " I need your help,"
Tommy spun around and walked closer. He put on the most confusion expression." Kim, are you okay? You're not feeling well? You have fever?"
" Oh, shut up!" Kim swatted his arm. " I'm serious!"
He laughed and lifted his hands. " Okay. You need my help. You want me to take you to the doctor?"
" Forget it," Kim swirled around and started walking. He really was too much! She knew this was a huge mistake to come to him.
" See? You're so easy to get angry. Typical Kimberly," Tommy leaned his body against the driver seat, watching her stop. He grinned. It's not so difficult to get to her.
" I know what you're trying to do so I suggest that you stop because you'll be sorry you ever said that to me," Kim grumbled under her breath.
" You'll make me sorry? How?" he really enjoyed this. They'd argued so often that he sensed he would miss this routine someday.
Kim turned around fast and walked towards him. Her fist was clenching firmly. " Maybe something like-, this!" she punched his stomach with her small fist. The attack came so fast that he didn't have time to react.
There was a glowing smile on her face. " Don't hit the face. That's your number one rule, right? So your handsome face is all safe and sound. That's your number one asset, right?"
She was small indeed but her power was pretty shocking. He cringed a bit but his brain quickly came up with an answer that he knew would make her tongue tied. He rubbed his stomach and smirked. " Then you admit that I am handsome, is that so? I'm flattered, Hart,"
" You want another one?" Kim raised her fist dangerously. Tommy knew she wouldn't hesitant to do just that. Being punched by a girl was saddening.
" What do you want to say?"
" Nevermind," she shrugged. " just forget it,"
" Not so fast, Missy," Tommy grabbed her arm when she's beginning to walk away. " you came here with no reason, punched me good and then just waltz away like that? No way. Speak,"
Kim pulled her arm from his grip and once again leaned against the jeep. She licked her lips. " Look. I really don't want to go to you but since Billy is helping his father, Zack is on a date with Angela and Jason has to go to the library to do the Biology research which reminds me we haven't done that, I know you must be forget about that-,"
" Kim, you're babbling," he looked at her in the eyes.
" Long story short, Trini is on this date with a guy," she stopped, searching his face for a reaction.
" And does this guy have a name?"
" Brian, Brian Washington. You know him? Okay, not important. The thing is, I know what type of person Brian is and I'm a little bit worry about Trini,"
Tommy knew the guy. Brian Washington, the captain of the football team. He's quite a player that was obvious, even to someone as dense as Tommy. " Trini is a big girl. I'm sure she can protect herself. I've ever seen her sparring with Jason. She's pretty good, you know,"
" I know that. It's just…," Kim bit her lips, looking for the right words to say. " she's a little sensitive if it involve your kind. Brian is handsome alright, but his attitude is far from decent. Do you know that he forced his ex-girlfriend to sleep with him? And when she refused to do so, he broke up with her and the next day, there's a rumour in school that they actually did that? He's a jerk. I can't help but worrying about Trini,"
Her expression told Tommy that she was really worried about her friend. His eyes softened. " So what do have in mind?"
" I was thinking… how about you and I follow them? In case anything happens, you can teach Brian some lessons!"
" You and I? We? You mean like stalking them?" Tommy's voice trembled and he couldn't help any longer. He laughed. Kim gave him a look and his laugh subsided. "Kimberly, you want to play Sherlock Holmes?"
" I know talking to you is useless," Kim remarked shortly.
" Yeah, but… following them on a date? It sounds… funny, that's all. I never did it before," the way he said that made Kim get the impression like she did that all year.
" You think following people around on a date is my hobby?" Kim's voice somewhat roughened. " you have such an interesting mind, Oliver,"
" Don't start," Tommy warned her. This was something that usually would initiate their daily war. Unlike the normal Kim, now she simply shrugged her shoulders and kept silence. " do you know where they'd go?"
" Trini said something about that new burger restaurant and after that they would catch a movie," she told him.
" What time?"
" She'll meet him at five. In the Deli Burger, I think," Kim's eyes looked at him with highly expectation. "what do you say?"
Kim presented him the best puppy look he had ever seen. Those brown orbs looked at him keenly and those lips formed a cute pout. Yeah, cute. " Please?"
Tommy knew he'd lost this battle, or did he the one who want to lose this one?
" Get in the car,"
" Yes! Tommy, you're the best!" Reacting on instinct, Kim lunged forward and hugged him. She fully realized what she was doing but she didn't know where it was coming from. The impulse, she meant.
For a moment his body went rigid but he soon found himself began to relax. Kim didn't seem to mind hugging him so why should he? Not every second must go by with fighting.
He hugged her back rather awkwardly and she pulled away after a while. Her cheeks flushed pink and she looked genuinely pleased.
" Let's go!"
: Thank you for reading. I know this is short, but this chapter is needed for the next one: Hart-Oliver Team up! Please don't forget to leave your reviews, let me know what you think so far. NO flame!
- Yuuri :)
