Heat
I woke up next morning after dreaming about Seth. We were painting my room again. But it wasn't…this room. It was our room. I sat up and my head was spinning. I hated morning headaches. I lolled out of bed clumsily, slipping on the dustsheets I forgot to pick up last night. I shuffled over lazily to the bathroom and got a shower. The warm water woke me up a little and I began to feel less dizzy. I dried my hair up in spikes again, and clipped in a coloured hair extension. I looked into the mirror and ragged it out. I just looked stupid anyway. I decided just to slip a clip into my fringe so it went behind my ear. I went and pulled on a pair of shiny leggings, black shorts and a vest top. I wore my vans today instead of my DM's. I couldn't stop thinking about that dream. It just kept popping up in the front of my mind. I shook my head a little trying to erase the dream. It wouldn't erase. I grabbed an apple and fell onto the couch. I looked up at the ceiling looking for patterns the paint had made. After eating my apple I brushed my teeth, got my bag and went out the house.
It was raining. Ugh, how did I not notice this? I pulled out my jacket and draped it over my head. I walked slowly down the pavement until I heard a shuffle of footsteps behind me. I turned around and saw Seth running behind me, holding an umbrella. He was smiling at me as he sheltered me from the rain. I looked up at him and smiled. It hurt my neck, but I wanted him to see my hidden thank you in my smile. We walked side by side to school. We didn't speak, just walked along enjoying each others company. I looked up now and again to see him looking at me. Each time I looked down to the ground and blushed. I blushed. A boy making me blush was a first. Usually boys were making my eyes puffy and red from crying. I looked at him again and he was smiling at me. His eyes were glistening again and a big, goofy grin sprawled across my face. I blushed again. Aw crap. "Thanks for helping yesterday; I don't think I could have done it alone." He smiled and looked down on me. "It's no problem… Ana." As he said my name he smiled. I smiled back.
We reached the gate and I went to walk in, but he grabbed my hand. His hand was warm. Actually, it was boiling. I didn't cringe away though, I liked it. "Take the umbrella." He shook it off and handed me it. As I took it, our hands overlapped. His hand was still hot and my fingers tingled. I smiled again and walked into school ahead of him. I turned and waved. I walked through the corridors with that big, goofy smile on my face. I walked into art and sat by Doli. It was free drawing today so I decided to get my paint pallet out and do some painting. I painted the rain, and the scenery of my road. In the middle of it all was a large red umbrella. I picked red because of the heat. The rest of the day flew by. I met more people in each class, and our lunch table began to overflow. Now it was Jacob, Seth, Sophie, May, Doli, Embry, Quil, Lauren and I. I liked having friends. We were all so different. I sat next to May and Seth. I could feel the heat Seth's body was radiating. It was nice. I always preferred hot to cold. He looked down at me as if he was agreeing.
At the end of the day I opened up my umbrella and walked along the pavement. Seth came up behind me and ducked under the umbrella, gripping the handle. "Do you mind? I'm not as small as you." He chuckled as I let go so he could hold the umbrella high above us. We walked along in silence again while Seth warmed the air around us. When we got to my house I felt sad. I didn't want to wait till tomorrow to see Seth. "Do you want to come in for a bit?" I asked without hope. His eyes lit up and he smiled. "Sure that would be great!" He stepped in and kicked off his shoes, as did I. We lounged on the couch and turned on the television. We put on a film and sat there for a bit. We were sitting a few inches a part, both leaning inwards on our arms. I looked up and his hands were spread across the cushions. I let my fingers flex and walk over to where his were. Our fingers met in the middle of the couch and intertwined. His fingers were boiling, and I liked it. He kept my hand warm. I looked up at him, and he smiled at me. Suddenly, I felt very… off. My head span a little, and my vision blurred. I started to sway. Seth was suddenly next to me. I didn't hear him, but I felt his heat. "Ana? Ana?! ANA?!" I was swaying even more now, and then everything went black.
I woke up on the couch with a blanket covering me. My forehead was burning, but I realised it was Seth's hand rubbing my hair. I opened my eyes and saw him crouching over me. "Oh my god, Ana are you alright?!" I looked around. I felt a little nauseated. The spinning had stopped and I was looking into Seth's eyes. He looked worried and there was a little crease between his eyebrows. "I'm fine." I whispered. My voice was raspy. He continued to stroke my hair and look down at me with worry in his eyes. I tilted my head upwards as I realised he was moving his head towards mine. I felt the heat coming from his face on mine, and it made me blush. He closed his eyes and giggled. I closed mine and I could almost feel his lips on mine when I heard the key in the door. We both jumped and Seth turned around with his back against the couch. My mum then walked into the room. She looked at us, and I smiled at her. "Ana are you okay? You look a little peaky." Seth stood up. "She's okay Miss Jones, she just fainted. I stuck around until you got home. I hope you don't mind." My mum dropped the hand bag I bought her and ran to my side. She ran her hands round my face. "Mum get off, I'm fine." I moaned. My mum stood up. "Thank you so much Seth. This means a lot." Seth smiled. "It was honestly no problem Miss Jones." He looked like he meant it. "Please call me Kate." He smiled and kneeled by me. "I'll see you tomorrow Ana." He kissed my forehead and waved goodbye to my mum. My heart was coming out of my chest.