Adrenaline Addiction
Chapter Two: In His Comforting Arms

Kirsty hid in the pub alone. There wasn't anyone there except a bartender and a couple kissing passionately. She wasn't one to have lovely-little-make-out sessions in the corner of a pub, but she felt a stab of jealousy in her stomach watching them. They probably cared about each-other. That was the most annoying thing, watching people kiss when they didn't like one another, even if it was just on TV…

She sighed and rested her face on her arms, shocking herself with tears sparkling in her blue eyes*. She felt so insecure. She'd already had so much to drink; that was why she was still here. She couldn't drive and she'd tried calling for a taxi on her phone, but of course there was no signal in the rotting pub. She'd have to go outside to get one, and she tried standing on her feet but she felt somewhat dizzy. Last time she felt like this, she had caught the cab to Leon's house…

She shut her eyes for what could have been a mere millisecond, but when she opened them, she found herself on a somewhat familiar bed with a coat draped on top of her with a smell she had memorised… unfortunately, she couldn't think beyond the headache that took over her mind.

She wanted to close her eyes again (she felt strangely at ease here) but where she was… it edged on her mind…

She saw a male step into the room. He had dark brown, almost black hair and piercing blue eyes. Despite his eyes being as cold as ice, they seemed to warm her heart immensely.

"Leon…" she whispered.

"Hey, Kirsty," he answered uneasily.

"W-what happened?" she asked.

"I, um, went for a drink at Charlie's Bar… and you were there… and I carried you back home while you slept," he sounded embarrassed.

"Charlie's Bar… why was I at that old place?" Kirsty frowned in puzzlement, yet tiredness.

"Don't ask me, I just went there to get some quiet," he shrugged.

"Well… thanks for taking me back here," she told him quietly.

"It's fine… I could have left you there…" he trailed off.

"Why not?" she asked him.

"Because, you know, you're my friend and I care about you,"

She smiled. "Okay, good; I'm glad you care about me."

He changed the light-hearted topic in an instant.

"Kirsty… you know how you said you'd tell me what happened?"

"Yeah," she murmured.

"Well, do you still want to?"

"I do; because I trust you. But I don't think I'm ready to tell anyone just yet. I'm sorry," she muttered.

"That's fine, if you don't want to tell me at ALL, you wouldn't have to, it's just –"

"Leon! Don't be like that! I just don't want to… yet."

"Okay," he smiled slightly.

She snuggled contentedly into the coat, burrowing into it, smelling it, pretending it was Leon.

She didn't know, but as she slept, Leon crept into the bed next to her and because the warmest coat possible.

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Kirsty felt the warmth of Leon's coat resting on her subconsciously as she slept. Strange, she thought, as she realised that the coat felt heavier than it had when she fell asleep.

Strange…

Yet oddly enough, more comforting.

A/N: Well, thanks for reading! Make sure to drop a review behind if you can! Make sure you're honest… but please try to be nice with your comments and the way you say things :D I know this chapter is [significantly] shorter than last time, so thank you for putting up with me and I hope we can reunite for next chapter's sake! I also had problems coming up with a chapter name, but I eventually settled for, "In His Comforting Arms". Not proud of that one ^_^.

* – Are Kirsty's eyes blue? Or are they a sort-of hazel-ly colour? Hmm… Haven't watched The Bill (having withdrawals, LOL) for a while so I wasn't too sure…