I AM NOT A WERE!
Derek
Chapter 6
It is an old tree house that fell on the ground. I fixed it up a bit when I first found it, the boards just needed to be sanded a little, to make the edges nice again, and to make sure there wasn't anything sticking out of them. One the tree house was rebuilt I painted it with colors that fit, and I also made two large pieces of cloth with pictures on it, to make it blend in during different seasons: I made one side of a cloth green for spring, the other side with a different shade of green for summer, one side of the other cloth brown and yellow and orange and red for fall, and the other side of the second cloth white with a little bit of shadings in blue for winter, which is what I have over it now.
I opened the little door and let Sophie walk in first. 'Watch your step!" I warned, "it's a little low, since I'm too tall to fit it if I use it with the same size it is." I heard her feet shuffling on the ground, and I walked in.
When I walked in, I noticed that there's less space than I remember being, and then I realized that this is a tree house, it's supposed to be small, and it doesn't help that now there are two people here instead of only one.
We sat next to each other, on the ground, and put our trays on our lap. We ate our lunch quietly, until we both finished. I was watching her for a bit, not wanting to bother her. It seemed she was thinking about something. When we were both done eating, Sophie spoke first.
"The forest is really close to our school, are we allowed to go there during school hours?" She asked. "Yeah, as long as we get to class on time, and we also have to be in our rooms in the morning, if not they assume something happened and they send a search team. You don't want that to happen, I know from experience." I explained.
She looked thoughtful for a second and then she said "can we look around in the forest?"
"Uh, sure!" I said, even though I hoped I could stay with her inside the tree house, I liked being close to her.
We left the trays and our plates and everything inside the tree house, and then we went into the woods. She took the lead, exploring the forest as if it's uncharted territory, never before seen.
She looked wonderful, and happy, I couldn't help but smile as I saw her walking around. Every few seconds she would turn around and say "Kyle! Look!" and she'll show me something she's found in a bush or a tree.
After a while, I noticed she started singing. I heard some birds repeat her, they actually started singing with her. I walked behind her, following her like one would follow a map. She abruptly stopped in the way. I looked over her shoulder, and saw what she was looking at. There was a little whole in a tree, it was big enough for a rabbit to go through, probably not big enough for a person.
Suddenly, we saw a little bunny jump into it, and it disappeared in the ground. "It's like Alice in Wonderland!" Sophie laughed. She sat down next to the tree, and motioned me to sit next to her. I did, I sat almost too close actually, but just far enough away so she won't feel that I'm too close. But then she moved closer to me and put her head on my shoulder. I was so happy, I almost laughed with joy.
"It's nice out here," she said as I put my arm around her, "thanks for coming here with me." It didn't seem like she minded, so I left it there. "No problem." I said, thinking I'm probably happier than her right now.
"Hey, Kyle?" She said, she sat back again, so she could look at me, but I didn't move my arm away yet. "Yea?" I said, and then I realized how close her face was to mine.
I want to kiss her.
Right now.
So before she could say anything, I leaned in and kissed her. After a few seconds I felt her hand touch my cheek, and then I realized what I just did. I pulled back immediately.
"I am so sorry!" I said, "I shouldn't have done that! I was just - I wasn't thinking. I just really wanted to kiss you!" I looked at her, and she said "It's ok." It was quiet, and by her expression she seemed hurt.
"I'm sorry! I knew I shouldn't do that! That it would hurt you! I am so sorry!" I said, trying to apologize, but she started laughing.
"You know what's really funny?" she asked theoretically, "that I am more hurt that you pulled away, and now you are apologizing for kissing me."
I saw a tear threatening to go down her face. Before I realized it, my hand already went to touch her face.
"Does that mean I can kiss you?" I asked quietly. She nodded slightly, and I kissed her again. This time it was longer, and I was also happier, knowing it was mutual. Sophie pulled away first, and she was smiling. Then I remembered that Sophie was going to say something before I kissed her.
"Oh, yea, what were you going to say before I kissed you?" I asked, not wanting to seem like I don't care.
"Oh, it doesn't matter." Sophie said, she turned her face away, but I already saw the blush make its way on her face.
"Yes, it does." I told her, "I didn't let you speak and it's not fair, so go ahead, say it." It sounded like I was forcing her to tell me, so I stopped talking, I was about to tell her that if she doesn't want to she doesn't have to tell me, but she started talking already.
"I'm not good at making friends. The only friends I had were my friends because they weren't able to go to school, and I was the only one who wasn't scared to teach them. We became friends because I could talk to them, about being bullied at school, and it just made me feel better, I also taught them some stuff, because even though they did have enough money to go to school, they weren't able to control themselves enough to be able to go to school and not hurt anyone by mistake. So now, to be here with you makes me really happy. I was always the weird girl no one wanted to be near, and you're actually being nice to me, and you don't make me feel like it's out of pity, it makes me feel like you actually care. So thank you."
After she talked I was just quiet for a second, thinking. "So we're just friends?" I asked finally, and then I realized how childish it made me sound. "No, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that. I'm just stupid. I - I'm not used to talking to girls. Ever since I saw you I knew there was something different about you, not only your eyes, the way you looked around, and you actually looked like you don't want to be there. At first, I wanted to help you get used to everything. Then, I realized I wanted you to notice me. I wanted to be the one that helps you, the one you depend on. So I decided to show you around. I wanted to show you the cool places around. Oh, and I should tell you, the privet eating area is pretty big, which I have to make sure is clean before I bring anyone in there because Cooper usually uses those rooms to make out, so they might forget something there." I stopped, realizing what I just said. "No-not that I'm inviting you there so we could make out, I'm just saying it would be awkward to eat there when there's a skirt on the ground or something." I tried explaining and she laughed.
"Ok, first of all, yes, we are just friends. You never asked me out and I never asked you. Second, it's really sweet that you want to help and thank you for not pitying me. Third, I know you won't invite me there just to make out, you're just too shy to do that. You're the kind of guy that would hope we'd end up making out." She smiled at me, and I wanted to kiss her again. But I can't not now that she just said that.
I smiled back, and said "So would you be my girlfriend?"
"Sure," she said, but before I could let her finish talking I already kissed her. I couldn't help it! Plus, her lips were really soft...