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I never broke school rules. I mean, I was the one who actually obeyed them. I'd talked back, and walked out of a class. I suddenly almost felt myself begin to shake. I'd done something awful! I was still angry as hell but I think the realization I'd done something really bad was setting in and well, I'm a goody-goody, I won't deny it and what I'd done was scaring me. I mean, I couldn't get into trouble! My record was practically perfect!
I walked about four blocks until I dared check to see what time it actually was. It was only four minutes before the siren. If I went to the DX and Darry was there I could just say they let me out early…but I shook my head, he'd never believe that. I slowed down slightly pondering where I should go when someone called out to me from behind and I heard running footsteps pounding the pavement.
"Pixie! Pixie!" he called out. "Pixie, what you did was really right there,"
Turning around I had a sad frown on my face as my eyes met with the boy I'd been avoiding for half a week. He sort of stood there awkwardly not daring move forward, just looking at me.
"I mean, she shouldn't have said that," Two-Bit said hesitantly.
"Yeah she shouldn't have," I said staring at him.
Two-Bit sort of stood there awkwardly for a minute or two before he spoke again, "Aw, Pixie, I'm really sorry about Saturday I mean, I didn't mean what I said, like, I mean," he said fumbling for words. "I mean I do care about you and that, and I'm sorry." He flushed.
"You sure don't show you care," I said angrily ignoring what my heart was telling me as my face burned angrily and I gripped onto my bag. "You even said you didn't! Is it some sort of sick hobby of yours then, Two-Bit?" I asked him, my knuckles white from the grip I had on the strap of my bag.
Two-Bit stared at me. This wasn't the response I think he ever thought he'd get. "I don't get you!" he cried out unexpectedly. "You don't like me like that! I mean if you did you would have made that clear months ago! And now you go acting like you're hurt from this? It wasn't you that got hurt once they'd plucked up the courage to actually try and do something about it!"
I was absolutely shocked at what he said and I sort of stared at him. "But I didn't know then!" I wailed to him. "It's not my fault! And I see you with a different blonde every day! What am I supposed to say? 'I surrender, I'll be your brunette for the day!'" I said with a wave of my hands sarcastically. "You're the one I don't get!"
"But you're acting like you like me!" Two-Bit shouted looking flustered.
"I DO!" I shouted my face turning the colour of a tomato. "That's just it, I do," I said in a softer voice.
Two-Bit looked gob smacked. "You should have said!" he roared suddenly.
"You should have said!" I shouted back my eyes wide in shock, "Why should I have said?"
"Because I mean it was obvious I liked you!" Two-Bit rolled his eyes. "You weren't obvious enough!"
"Me?" I shrieked. "That's because I didn't think you liked me because you weren't obvious!"
"Yes I was!" Two-Bit shouted indignantly. "You had every clue in the world!"
I crossed my arms stubbornly. "I did not!"
"I kissed you for Gods sake, how much more obvious can you get?" he demanded.
I glared at him. "Then you apologized, for all I knew it was something totally spur of the moment!"
Two-Bit just looked at me slightly hurt. "I've liked you for years, Pixie. Dallas knew, Johnny knew, hell your parents probably knew."
My lip trembled as I looked at him I couldn't even think of a response to him as he continued talking.
"I gave you every clue, I practically screaming at you that I flipping loved you and you still act like you're the wounded one."
I stared at him suddenly icily. Weirdly we'd both said we liked each other and we were having a screaming fight in the street, I was going to forgive him until he said that.
"I am," I said haughtily staring at him. "You should have been a man and told me!"
"You have three brothers!" cried Two-Bit in frustration. "If you didn't like me back I probably would have been killed."
"You're their friend, I doubt that!"
Two-Bit rolled his eyes. "You are unbelievable," he said throwing up his hands in defeat.
Staring at him in shock my mouth dropped open as he started to walk away. "What are you doing?" I shrieked stomping my foot. "Do not walk away from me, Keith!"
"Don't call me Keith!" he roared turning around to look at me. "You can't control me!"
A scowl flitted across my face my eyes narrowed on him. "What do you want?" I demanded. "What do you want for proof I do like you!"
"I don't know!"
"Fine!" I shouted staring at him my eyes watering. "I love you! Happy?"
Not waiting for reply I turned on my heel and marched across the street. Holding my head high I walked down the road not even bothering to stop in at the DX and set off towards home. I was determined not to look back but it was slightly hard when you could hear him following you and you could feel his eyes burning on the back of your neck. Taking a deep breath I crossed my arms stubbornly and pretended I couldn't hear him there.
"You can't ignore me forever, you know," Two-Bit grumbled only a few metres behind me.
But I did.
"God, Pixie, look what if I wanna make up now?"
I remained speechless and instead crossed the street to walk on the other side of the road.
"Pixie, stop ignoring me now, I'm sorry!" he shouted from the other side of the street, a smirk played on my lips but I still remained silent. "Woman stop walking right now!" he commanded marching over and grabbing my hand. "Stop pretending to be wounded, I know you're stubborn, Pixie, but you're just being pathetic now."
I opened my mouth to protest but before I said anything I shut it quickly because he had a pretty valid point. I was just being a drama queen. I think I'm spending too much time with Emily and her friends, fourteen year olds have that power over you I swear.
"See even you agree," Two-Bit grinned still holding onto my hand, I didn't protest but actually felt my face flush when I realized I was holding it. "I'm sorry. Can we forget about all this?"
I smiled wryly and nodded quickly. "I think we're both too stubborn for our own good."
"Yeah I think so too," said Two-Bit with a smile too.
"I'm sorry too, I'm being over dramatic, like, way too much," I said with a bit of an afterthought. "I well, I did mean what I said before, though." I said stumbling over my words to desperately clarify it, but I only turned redder. "I meant what I said,"
"I love you too," he said and I opened my mouth to speak but he spoke before I could. "Pixie, just shut up,"
I was just about to tell him off when he kissed me, I was definitely caught off guard but I wouldn't say I was complaining either. It felt so surreal to me at that moment. Here I was standing in the street with my best friend kissing him. It was like something in a movie. Grinning happily to myself as he parted my lips I most definitely reckon both our faces were as red as that bright red car that had just hooted out to us as they passed. But right now for once in my life being caught kissing in public didn't embarrass me in the least, in fact it just made me grin harder.
"I think we're both very stupid," I told him, our fingers entwining again. "Think of all the time we wasted, I'm soo unbelievably stupid," I said shaking my head.
Two-Bit nodded in agreement. "Yeah I agree,"
"Two-Bit!" I gasped laughing. "You're not meant to agree!"
"But I do," he shrugged with a grin, "It is your fault."
"Shut up now or I will kill you," I threatened with a smile. "And we're not starting this again!"
"Or are we?"
I rolled my eyes and gave him a shove. "Oh shut it, Matthews!"
"You're so sweet to me." said Two-Bit with a wacky grin. "So, how exactly are we meant to announce this?"
I froze slightly on the street and I felt Two-Bit's eyes on me but my mouth was slightly open. That I think would be the problem. I bit my lip and looked at him trying to smile but failing pretty obviously. It was one thing Sodapop telling me to tell him, but well, them all actually finding out? That's another story. It's times like these I really wish I had sisters than brothers, at least then the only information they'd demand would be if he was hot…at least they know him, but right now I'm debating whether or not that's good or bad.
Because they might know him a little to well and that's a really scary though.
"That look can't mean anything good can it?" he said worriedly breaking my thoughts.
I bit my lip and nodded. "Yeah I have a funny feeling this is going to be really, really weird."
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