Memories, secrets and lies
"Hey babe," Zane looked at the girl laying next to him, she had run away, due to problems at home, but she came back to him, just like he had said. Many people called her selfish for leaving, but he knew the real Rikki. The real Rikki didn't let anything get through to her, so whatever had happened, it was bad. He had wished for her to come back for him, and in the end, she did. He had started to lose hope, but had tried not to believe the lies he had been told over the 2 years she had been gone. His little mermaid looked up at him, and smiled through the bright afternoon light.
"Hey.."
"Thought you'd never wake up,"
"Hmm? What time is it?"
"Almost 3," He smiled.
"Oh god," She got on to her feet, as if she had something to do, which in fact she didn't. Zane had let her pop back into his life, hey, she wasn't complaining, and let him do everything for her. She wasn't really complaining about that either, it just made her uncomfortable. She was giving too much though to everything. She had spent too long bored, and now she was trying to keep herself busy by analysing everything, rather than just enjoying the moment. Halfway though her mental telling off to herself, his lips crashed onto hers. She was a bit surprised at first, but continued to deepen the kiss. He started to run his fingers through her hair, then they fell onto the bed behind them. She had her back on the bed, with Zane on top of her. Zane suddenly realised that Rikki was no longer participating. Instead, she was rigid, and she wasn't moving. Suddenly, she started shaking.
"Please..Please..Stop.." He immediately pulled away, frightened that he had hurt her.
"Rikki, what's wrong? Did I do something?"
Rikki looked shocked, "Y-You stopped.."
"Yes..Well done..What do you mean? Weren't you expecting me to?"
Rikki remained silent, which turned into an awkward silence between the two.
Finally, Zane looked at Rikki,
"Rikki?"
She didn't answer, but he could tell she was listening to him
"Are you a ...Virgin?"
Rikki slowly shook her head, not bothering to wipe the tear that was rolling down her pale cheeks.
"And was that..And was that you choice?"
She shook her head again, pulling her knees up into her body. Zane sat next to her and pulled the shaking girl onto his lap, and stroked her head.
"I'm sorry.. You just.. you just reminded me of.. I'm sorry.."
"Rikki, forget it. Now," He tried to the lighten the mood "Which one of my shirts do you want to wear today." He heard her lightly chuckle beneath the now silent sobs.
"I don't mind.."
"Why don't we go into town and get you some of your own clothes?"
"I couldn't.."
"Yes, you could. Anyway, I'm making you..You have no choice.." He leant in and kissed her on the lips before she had time to argue back.
… … … …
Zane and Rikki walked hand in hand through the shopping centre, with a few bags between them. Rikki had the most, she refused to let Zane carry them all, as he had already bought them all. Rikki stopped walking as they walked past a shop's window Zane kept walking, without realising. He went a bit further before he couldn't go any further, and was pulled back towards her.
"Rikki?" He turned around, and his girlfriend was looking intently through the shop window. He walked towards her and joined her by her side, and followed her gaze.
She had stopped in front of the local Jobseekers office, and was looking at the job vacancies put in the front window. She stepped to the left, and took a step towards the door. Zane grabbed her arm, and pulled her back so that he could speak in her ear with her still facing the shop.
"And where do you think you're going?"
"I have to pay you back somehow.."
Zane spun her around so she was facing him,
"Don't be stupid," She turned to look back at the window, and he put a hand on her face and gently pulled it back so she was looking at him.
"How else am I supposed to pay you back then?"
"With these," He replied, and kissed her. "Now, how about a haircut?"
"Zane, seriously. What with your obsession with clothes, haircuts and kissing, I do secretly worry that you're gay." Zane chuckled, shook his head then strode off in direction of the hairdressers.
… … … …
"So, what will it be today?" The hairdresser asked Rikki, who had been forcefully brought into the hairdressers. After scowling at Zane, to make it even more obvious that she didn't like it, replied.
"Just make it look decent. I don't know. Still long though. Tidy it up I guess."
"Yeah, sure, I can do that," That's why you're called a hairdresser Rikki thought. "Now, if you would like to make your way over to the sinks, and we'll wash it for you,"
"Could we not? I washed it before we arrived, and I have a really sensitive scalp, I have to have special shampoo," It was a half lie, she had washed it before she arrived. But, she didn't add the part that she would be a stranded fish by the first shampoo.
"Yeah, of course. A dry cut it is. Now, I'll be right back,"
Rikki nodded, and relaxed her fists which she didn't noticed had clenched up with the worry of being exposed. Rikki turned to look around the hairdressers, waiting for her hairdresser to come back. The quicker she came back, the quicker she could get out of here. Rikki didn't like this much attention. She looked back into the mirror, and something caught her eye. A person she vaguely recognised was standing looking at her, smiling at her. Rikki couldn't remember who it was, and turned round to look. She turned around, but the person was gone.
[AN – Sorry for this, the wait that is.. I started writing it on Wednesday, then I couldn't quite write the little 'are you a virgin' bit. Yeah. Anyway, I just realised that I have 2 stories on the go. There is only going to be one chapter after this. I don't know when I'm going to finish the other one.. I really really want to write a Twilight one, I have an idea already, so watch out xD That's so cheesy xD. Anyway, thanks for reading, I appreciate the reviews I get. Talking about reviews, I'm not going to turn into one of those people who begs for reviews. I would just like to say that this story has had like 161 hits, but only 11 reviews. And about 4 of the reviews that I do have, are part of an argument *cough*ChelseaAndAStranger*cough* So yeah. I'm not going to start being like '5 reviews or else' - Bye x
