I own nothing. Warning: Percy Jackson and the Olympians references! I would make this a cross over, but none of the actual characters are in it.
You Belong With Me
Chapter 7: Fearless
SPOV
The next morning, my whole cast, Chad, and I sat in the living room eating breakfast. Okay, my cast sat in the living room eating breakfast. Chad and I were already done eating so we, uh, were kissing.
"You know, Sonny, we said we would put up with you dating Chad. We didn't say we would put up with public displays of affection," Tawni snapped. Chad and I broke apart immediately blushing.
"Okay so here are the rules," Tawni said, "No kissing, no hugging, no holding hands, no couple talk-"
"What do you mean by 'couple talk'?" I asked.
"I mean no lovey-dovey mushy talk," Tawni explained, "and you know what? No cuddling either!"
"Wait, are we allowed to do that stuff when you're not around?" I asked.
"If you can find a place where we won't find or hear you, you can do whatever you want. We don't mind knowing that your relationship exits, but we do mind seeing it exist," Tawni said.
I looked at Chad to see if he was thinking what I was thinking. Yes, he was. We simultaneously stood up and walked into the hallway. After considering several places, we chose the closet. We continued making out until Mark- of all people- opened the closet door.
"Ahh!" we yelped.
My back was to the wall and Chad and I were in a tight embrace. Mark gave me a look to say that he wanted an explanation.
"Uhhhhhh…" I said, wide-eyed. Chad looked really embarrassed, but he didn't let go of me. I didn't let go of him.
"Sonny, what have I said about making out with boys in closets?" Mark asked calmly, like he'd seen this all before. I remembered the day before I left Hollywood. Mark gave me like twenty boy tips as a laugh before I left.
"'The closet is the most cliché of hiding places to make out with a boy because in the movies someone always walks in on them'," I recited grinning. Chad giggled a little too, but I think he was too nervous to actually laugh. Mark sniggered at the quote but flat out laughed at Chad's expression.
"Don't be so tense boy! I'm not her daddy, I'm her cool uncle! I couldn't care less what the two of you do in a closet," Mark said, laughing. Then he addressed me, "Sonny, the two of you can move this party to your room, but nothing more than making out or I will care, got it?"
Chad and I blushed stepping out of the closet. We ran up the stairs to my bedroom laughing. I dove on my bed. Chad came running in after me. We giggled and laughed, running around the room throwing pillows at each other.
Chad looked out my window (not my glass balcony door) and stopped.
"What's up?" I asked after throwing one last pillow at him.
"Want to go swimming?" He asked pointing to the lake. My heart raced. I was terrified of swimming. The last time I went in water, I was four and I almost drown. Luckily my dad was there to save me. Not anymore.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked scrunching his eyebrows together.
"I… I… I'm t-terrified of the water!" I said. I closed my eyes to prevent tears from falling. Why am I such an emotional wreck around Chad? I felt strong arms wrap around my waist and slowly rock me back and forth.
"Come on, Sonny. I promise, I will never let anything bad happen to you," Chad whispered in my ear.
I smiled and said, "Okay."
Soon, I was in my bikini, which I had for the purpose of going to the beach in, but never to swim in. I guess there's a first time for everything. I walked into the living room, where I found Chad waiting for me in his swim trunks. He was staring out the window like something was bothering him.
"Chad, what's wrong?" I asked for like the hundredth time. He looked surprised to see me.
"Uh… It doesn't matter. It's nothing important," He said sighing.
"Tell me Cooper!" I said aggressively. Chad looked like he was worried for my sanity.
"Okay, fine, I'll tell you, but you'll never believe me," he said sitting down, "but first, what do you know about the Greek gods?"
Weird question.
"I know that Zeus, lord of the sky, Poseidon, lord of the sea, and Hades lord of the underworld are brothers and that Hera is Zeus' wife, and they have several immortal children like-"
"Okay, that's enough!" Chad shouted.
"Sorry," I muttered sarcastically.
"I…I am a s-son of Poseidon," Chad said. He's joking right? I'm a gullible person, and I still don't believe something so farfetched!
"Okay, real funny Chad, now what was really bothering you?" I asked laughing slightly. Chad looked a little offended by this.
"I'm not lying, Sonny. I can prove it if you come out to the lake," Chad snapped.
"Okay then!" I said sarcastically, laughing. We got out to the lake, which was glittering blue. Chad immediately dove in the water. He made a mid-sized splash. He swam to the surface and pulled himself out of the water. He was dry!?
"Gosh!" I said, taken aback.
Chad hugged me. He was dryer than I was.
"How is that possible?" I asked.
"It's not. For you, that is," Chad said.
While I was still confused, he pulled me into the water. I didn't feel like I was getting wet (weird) so I just kept walking.
"Close your eyes," Chad said. I listened. The only things I could feel were Chad's hand in mine, the land I was walking on sloping downward, and a light breeze that was quickly fading.
"Open your eyes," Chad said when we came to a halt. I slowly opened my eyes. I was at the bottom of the lake, but I was breathing just fine. I could see fish swimming around us and I could feel the cold of the water, but I wasn't wet.
"Can I go look?" I asked pointing to a neat rock formation.
"Sure," Chad said smiling. I swam over to the formation to look for any souvenirs for my magical time with Chad.
"S-S-Sonny, p-please go b-back to the h-house," Chad stuttered. Our air bubbles allowed sound to travel normally so we could hear it.
"Why?" I asked, continuing to scan the rock figure.
"Just go!" Chad commanded. I was about to turn around to yell at him, but the sight that met my eyes was worse than I ever could have imagined.
Ooooh! A cliffy!... not! Or maybe it was! IDK. What did you think?