Huzzah! More Carvie!
Twas the middle of the night. Evie sat on her bed looking around her room. The small lamp beside her bed was lit up. Her roommate was sound asleep snoring quietly. Evie sighed and laid down. Explanation: she couldn't sleep.
Evie didn't know why. Maybe she ate or drank too much sugar. Or maybe she was anxious about something. Evie turned on her side, facing away from the door. She stared at her lampshade to pass the time.
The door slowly creaked open. Carlos poked his head through the crack. He then crept closer to Evie's bed. In his hand was a dreamcatcher and a piece of paper with something written on it. He lifted it up to hang it on one of the wood posts on her bed and stuck the piece of paper somewhere next to it. The dreamcatcher bumped the wood which alerted Evie. She frowned and turned to face where the noise came from.
"Carlos? What are you doing here?" Evie asked as she sat up. Carlos was startled and darted his head towards her. He let go of the dreamcatcher, which was already hung up.
"Uh...nothing," he answered quickly. Evie stared at him in confusion. She noticed something was hanging from her bed.
"What's that?" she asked, staring at the dreamcatcher. Carlos panicked a little. He couldn't let Evie know.
"I-It's nothing. I think you're just...tired. You're imagining things," Carlos answered. Evie wasn't convinced but decided to drop the subject after noticing how nervous Carlos seemed.
"Why are you still up?" Carlos asked. He took a step closer to Evie. Evie glanced at the floor. "I can't sleep," she answered simply.
Carlos stared at her for a moment. "Do you want some company?" he asked. Evie smiled. "Sure," she answered. She gestured for him to sit down next to her.
Carlos smiled and sat on her bed. "So, are you excited or something?" he asked.
"Well," Evie began as she tucked back a strand of hair that fell on her face. "I do have school," she said which made Carlos chuckle.
"And I have to meet up with Mal," Evie added. The strand of her hair fell on her face again. She tucked it back.
"I've got tourney practice," Carlos said. "How's that going for you, by the way?" Evie asked.
"It's going pretty good. I'm uh, getting less injured," he answered, joking. Evie giggled. Carlos felt butterflies in his stomach. He loved hearing the sound of her cute giggle.
Carlos nudged a little closer to Evie. He looked at her blank face and thought he was making her uncomfortable so he stopped. Evie felt a bit disappointed. She wrapped one of her arms around him and pulled him closer.
Carlos smiled and scooted closer again. "Do you remember when Mal hated me for not inviting her to my sixth birthday party?" Evie asked.
Carlos chuckled. "How could I forget? She forced me to throw a party at my house," he answered. He pictured how crazy that party was. He also remembered that he hid from his own party.
"Mal locked me in your mom's fur closet. I almost died," Evie said as she tucked away the same strand of hair away from her face.
"But then you helped me escape," she added, grinning. In both of their heads they thought of how cheesy this moment is. But they ignored that thought for a while.
"I'm glad you did that," Evie informed. She put her hand on his. Carlos glanced at their hands and smiled. The butterflies came back in his stomach.
"Well, you know how caring I am," Carlos replied proudly. Evie giggled. "And cocky," she added.
Carlos frowned, but smiled after. Evie's strand of hair fell back on her face. She started getting annoyed. Before she could tuck it back behind her ear, Carlos did it for her. He kept his hand on her face and stared at her beautiful eyes.
Unknowing to Carlos, he leaned forward. Evie caught on to what was happening so she leaned in as well.
Before their lips touched, they were interrupted by a snort from Mal. Carlos took his hand off Evie's face as they looked back at Mal. She was still sleeping. After that one loud snort she slept quietly.
Evie and Carlos looked back at each other. They began laughing quietly. Carlos fidgeted in his spot for a bit. Evie yawned. She was finally tired. Carlos wrapped an arm around her. He smiled as Evie rested her head on his chest. She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep while enjoying Carlos' warm embrace.
Carlos stared at her. He looked up at the dreamcatcher he hung on her bed and smiled. He reached over to the lamp and turned it off before closing his eyes.
xXx
The sun shining through the windows woke Evie up. She groaned softly as she sat up. Carlos was gone. She guessed he left to get ready for school. Evie then noticed a dreamcatcher hanging by her bed. She stared at it before standing up to get a closer look. Evie found a note next to it.
'A gift for being a special part of my life -Carlos.'
Forgive the slight cheesiness. Also, Happy Valentine's Day! Next up is another Carvie. Cause I love that ship.
