Hannah let out a soft sigh and blinked slowly, hearts in her eyes. Why did he have to be so… Alois-y? With his black jeans and black hoodie, his blond hair and blue eyes, his attitude and his vibe. Hannah sighed once more, staring at her cousin. The fact that she couldn't just grab him by the ears and make sweet love with his mouth is what made her want to do it more.

But she didn't. Mina would clap a slap on her so quick she'd go into cardiac arrest.

The sisters got the bright Idea of taking her and Alois late Christmas shopping. Hannah didn't object, but she wondered why? It would take the joy out of Christmas morning. But at least she knew she could get what she wanted, not what she needed.

"No not the gold ones," Alois said impatiently. "The black ones, the black piercings." He'd been here for more than twenty minutes trying to direct the illiterate idiot that manned the counter in Pandora. Mina and Angela were outside, waiting on them. Hannah stood beside her cousin, looking on casually.

In her mind, she was still freaking out in a good way. 'Those girls probably think we're together! They're staring, oh they're staring!' Hannah moved a bit closer to her cousin. 'Good thing I insisted on the matching outfits, we are totally stylin~.' This morning Hannah insisted on twin-ing with him so she took his other hoodie, the one with the gold zippers, not that Alois didn't protest a bit but he could never win an argument with Hannah.

"The black ones, yes! How much are they?" Alois said slowly. The Idiot had finally brought up the black piercings and placed them on the counter.

"Oh, 25 each."

Alois pulled out his wallet. He glanced at Hannah, a smirk playing on his lips. He turned away. Hannah rolled her eyes and peeked over his shoulder at his wallet. Alois turned the other way, letting out a short laugh. Hannah whined and tried to peek at his wallet. Alois finally gave the clerk a crisp hundred-dollar bill. Hannah rolled her eyes and flipped her hair, turning away with a pout on her lips.

The clerk bagged Alois' piercings and took the cash. When he handed back the 49 dollars and fifty cents, Hannah snatched it and bolted out of Pandora.

"Hannah you little shit!" Alois grabbed his bag and chased after his cousin.

Hannah ran past Mina and Angela, banging the corner before flying past Milani. Alois banged the corner after her and then stopped. He took off his Adidas slippers, thanking God he was wearing black socks. Then he flew past Milani and bolted into the food court After Hannah.

"Hannah stop playing!" He yelled.

Hannah giggled and maneuvered around a table. "Catch me first Daddy!" She called. Alois wasn't even angry. She as obviously playing. A group of onlookers laughed at Hannah's remark as he passed.

Hannah didn't even see it coming when Alois wrapped his arms around her waist and spun her around. Hannah let out a shriek and covered her face as the giggles built up in her throat.

"Thought you were going somewhere?" Alois laughed and kissed her cheek. He set her down and picked up his slippers and slipped them on.

"You can't just do that!" Hannah giggled as she handed him his money.

"You told me to catch you." Alois chuckled as he took it and put it in his wallet. Hannah rolled her eyes and held her hands out. "Take me back to Mommy." She said.

"Do you want to kill me? A little twig?" Alois asked as he pulled his hoody over his head and pulled up his pants.

"Ah!" Hannah shoved her cousin. "I'm thicc, not fat!"

Alois pressed his lips together and raised his brows at Hannah. Hannah couldn't even be mad. She grabbed his arm and hugged It to her breast.

"Let's just walk." She said.

"I thought you wanted a piggy back ride?" Alois asked.

Hannah smiled at her cousin, feeling butterflies flutter in her tummy. "I do." She said happily.

Alois snorted. "So do I." Then he began walking, dragging her along. Hannah still felt the butterflies as she allowed him to drag her.

Mina couldn't even object. She knew Hannah loved Makeup, so she should have braced herself for this. Her, Hannah, Angela and Alois were in Sephora, shopping for Hannah- but Hannah was doing the shopping. She already racked up 200 dollars of makeup.

"Does this one match my skin tone or this one?" Hannah asked as she pointed to the different swatches of foundation on the back of her hand.

Alois arched his brow. "Which one is that?" He pointed to the darker swatch that blended out on her hand.

"Oh this one? It's Cocoa Aren't You Jealous." Hannah stated.

"It fits you." Alois said as he poked her hand. Hannah giggled and picked up an unopened bottle of foundation and put it in the little basket. "Poking me like that…" She said to herself.

Then she moved on lipsticks. They all knew it. Hannah was a whore for matte lipstick. She got Subtle Pink, Cinnamon Brown, Friday (Black), Unicorn Blood, Olive and Poseidon. That alone was 50 dollars.

Mina didn't object, Hannah was a good child with good grades so she had to treat her little girl.

Hannah stopped abruptly from explaining the difference between matte and liquid to Alois. "Do you hear that?" She asked her cousin, a smile growing on her face.

"Hear what?" Alois asked curiously.

Hannah threw her arms up and began to do the loose hip step. "So, if you're with me, hey hey hey, just ride on with me, hey hey hey, 'Cause there ain't nothing like the black girl magic!" Hannah sang loudly, attracting attention to herself and her cousin.

Hannah spun and swung her hips, bobbing her head as she clapped her hands, still doing the loose hip step. "Watch me now what I do, Black girl magic, Black girl magic!" Hannah grabbed Alois' hands and attempted to waltz with him.

Everyone was now looking at Hannah as if she was crazy. "'Cause there ain't nothing like the black girl magic, That's my spell right on you~!" Hannah dragged Alois around the Lip section in a half assed waltz as Mina and Angela tried to pretend they didn't know her.

"Oh my- Hannah you need to stop." Alois laughed as she dragged him. His face was starting to tint pink.

"Come on you gotta sing with me." Hannah giggled as she dragged him around the lip gloss shelves.

"Are you crazy? I'm not singing that-"Alois protested in a weak chuckle.

"So if your with me, just ride on with me! Cause ain't nothing like that white boy magic! White boy magic! See? You can sing along now." Hannah couldn't help but smile at his embarrassment.

"Don't look away- come on- sing along now." Hannah tilted his chin up and forced him to look at her by grabbed his cheek.

"That's why I keep my head high, elevated rock your curls and waves," Hannah began. "No? No? Okay." Hannah dropped Alois' hands and picked up the matte and liquid lipsticks she had put down.

"Yeah," Alois agreed.

"Alright so matte dries on your lips and provides full coverage…"

Hannah spent at least 400 in Sephora and she was exhilarated. She had dozens of little bags on the chair next to her and on the table. Alois had bags next to him also, mostly clothing bags. They'd go shopping for more after this.

"What's the point of getting a salad if you're going to put a bacon cheese burger in it?" Alois said as he picked at his fries.

Hannah flipped her hair. "I'm on a diet, gotta keep everything balanced." She said before she took a huge bite of her bacon cheese burger then ate some salad.

Alois chortled and rolled his eyes. "Mom and Aunty are probably up there in BBQ feasting."

Hannah shrugged. "That's on them. Atleast I get more time with your boring ass."

Alois couldn't help but smile a small smile. "Same for your crazy ass, I mean who breaks out singing in a makeup store?"

Hannah finished chewing her food. "I didn't even know Sephora and their racist asses even played music like that." She tongued the inside of her mouth. "Plus, I liked that song. Which girl you know doesn't watch Empire?"

Alois held up his index. "Emma, Cleo, Rikki, Serena, Lyla-"

"You're naming the Mako mermaids idiot!" Hannah laughed and reached over the table to give him a playful shove.

"What? I had to entertain Mako mermaids when I Netflix and Chill-ed with this girl from my neighborhood. We watched a whole season before she decided she wanted to fuck." Alois shrugged and stuffed another fry into his mouth.

Hannah quirked her eyebrow. "What? Who is that bitch?!" Is what Hanna wanted to say. But she said; "Oh? I haven't actually Netflix and Chill-ed with anyone, but you know it ain't too late to give this pussy away." She flipped her hair and took a bite of her bacon cheese burger.

Alois held his hands up in defense. "Bring condoms though." Then he pulled out his phone.

Hannah furrowed her brow and gave her cousin a nasty look. She rolled her eyes and looked down at her food and finished it quietly.

Why were boys so oblivious?

It was around six when they left the mall. They all piled into the black jeep, Mina and Angela in the front, Bags in the middle and Hannah and Alois in the back.

Hannah hadn't forgiven him for being such a dick, but when he smiled at her she just forgot all about it. She cuddled up against him, resting her head on his shoulder and looking down at her phone screen. He was entertaining a game of flappy bird.

His high score was 7.

"Shit," Alois hissed. He died on 3. Hannah giggled at his anger. Alois then entertained a game of Temple Run 2.

"I like the water slides." Hannah commented.

"I like your water slide." Alois replied with a soft laugh. Hannah rolled her eyes and gently smiled and cuddled closer.

Later on, that night Hannah found herself staring at her cousin as they watched Teen Lust. It was a movie about a boy being sacrificed by a satanic cult and he had to lose his virginity if he wanted to live so they had to run around trying to get laid.

He watched so intently, laughing or chuckling at certain parts. He licked his lips and absently bit his bottom lip. The way his blonde hair hung in his face and his dazzling blue eyes were trained on the screen. She wished they were trained on her.

Hannah humbled herself. It would never be that way.