Author Note:
Alright, chapter four. A bit of drama here, insight to a jealous Nathaniel and a short cat fight and eating chocolate cake. Enjoy :3
Chapter Four: Starting Over
You tried to right your wrongs. Eventually we became closer... slowing easing into each others lives. I was happy... but sad at the same time. While you were different from each other... so much of you were the same. So much it was painful.
Castiel POV
Grabbing my keys from my pocket I open the front door. Turning on the lights I make my way up stairs to my room. I slowly take off my jacket, putting it down on the bed.
"Oh shit."
Looking at my right arm I could see bruising where Yuzuki had grabbed me earlier. I gently rub my arm, groaning slightly at the dull pain.
'Yuzuki really did that?'
I could tell she was strong but to actually cause bruising means she's way stronger than she looks. And the look on her face, she looked ready to kill.
She'd probably do it too. I haven't exactly given her a reason to like me, if anything I just give her more of a reason to hate me.
"Really Castiel, that's why you're here? This isn't about me sending her to do an errand for me. This is about the fact that you're jealous that she choose to spend time with me and not you."
Laying back onto my bed, Nathaniel's statement replays in my mind. Was I jealous? Sure Yuzuki's cute but that wasn't why I snapped was it? I'm not... smitten. Right?
'Who are you kidding Castiel? Ever since you met her you can't stop thinking about her.'
It's true, I can't stop thinking about her. Something about her just draws me.
But now she hates me.
'Argh why does is everything so complicated?'
I have to apologise to her, try and get on her good side. Maybe then I'll have a chance.
'So now you're competing with Pretty Boy for her affections? God what's wrong with you?'
What is wrong with me. Before I never really cared but after seeing her with Nathaniel... I wished it was me.
I stretch out my arms. Next time I see her I'll definitely apologise. There's no way I'm going to lose to Nathaniel, he may have a head start but I'll definitely beat him. I fall asleep smiling, looking forward to starting over.
Yuzuki POV
The bell rings, signalling the end of the day. Gathering my things I walk to my locker and grab my stuff, heading out to the front gate. I stop when I see a familiar red head walk up to me.
'Damn, I was doing so well. So much for avoiding him. But I'm not going to answer any of his questions, I can't afford to be found out.'
He stops a few feet away from me.
"Hey." He says quietly. I stay silent. "Can I... talk to you?" He asks.
"What for?" I growl. Castiel flinches slightly from my tone.
'What's with him? No comeback? Why is he talking to me?' I stand there observing Castiel's behaviour.
He looks away from my gaze. "I... I wanted to... I want to apologise to you." He says, quietly enough for only us to hear.
'Wait, he's apologising to me?' Although confused, I listen to what he has to say.
"I've been nothing but rude to you, even though you never did anything to me to deserve it." He pauses for a bit, like he's waiting for me to reject him. "Every time we spoke, you'd caught me in a bad mood so I took it out on you. So I'm really sorry for how I've been treating you."
I stand there completely dumbfounded. Where this apology came from I've no idea, more importantly, how do I deal with this situation. Do all teenagers do this? Just randomly come up and apologise like this?
"Um... apology accepted." I awkwardly reply.
Castiel wears a shocked expression. "Really? You're not angry? I mean... I was really horrible to you." He quickly turns shy again.
'Maybe I was wrong about him. He's not a bad person, just misunderstood... and I didn't help by snapping back at him.'
"Well I'm still a little bit upset... But if you really mean it, then forgive you." Smiling at him, I rest a hand on his arm. "We all make mistakes... And you've at least tried to fix them, so I have no reason to be angry with you anymore.
A smile starts forming on his lips. "So... Does that mean we can start over?"
Chuckling I smile at him. "I guess we can start over."
"So um... I'll see you around?"
"Sure, why not." Castiel smiles. He waves goodbye and walks away. I wave back and watch him leave.
Nathaniel POV
"You seem to be in a good mood." I comment at Yuzuki, who currently has a huge grin on her face.
"Hmm? Oh yeah. I guess so... must be because Castiel and I have started over." She says smiling.
'Started over? What does she mean by that? What the hell did I miss when I was away?'
Upon seeing my confusion she explains it a bit more.
"The other day Castiel came up to me and apologised for the way he had been treating me earlier. We've been hanging out almost everyday." She cheerfully replies, then quickly goes back to sorting out files, humming a tune that sounded like Winged Skull.
'So while I was gone Castiel decided to make a move huh? Sneaky bastard, he isn't going to win that easily.'
I shuffle through the paperwork, putting my signature on them and handing the, to Yuzuki to file away.
'There's no way I'm letting Yuzuki get close to someone like him.'
Castiel POV
A week has passed since my apology to Yuzuki. Slowly, we've gotten to know each other bit by bit. We hang out on the roof during lunch, enjoying the peace and quiet while listening to music. After school we go to basketball, Yuzuki joining a few days ago shows quite a bit of skill.
Lately I heard Amber has been annoying her, pushing her around. Why she puts up when she's so much stronger seems strange. She's still reserved about some things, mainly her past. There are so many questions I want to ask her. But every time I ask she shuts down. Like she doesn't want anyone to know.
"Hey Castiel! You going to play or what?"
Snapping back to reality I notice Yuzuki looking at me strangely.
"Yeah I'm playing. Pass me the ball will you?"
She quickly tosses the ball to me, I bounce it a few times then shoot, sinking it perfectly.
"Show off." I hear Yuzuki mumble.
Chuckling I respond to her comment. "That's rich coming from you. You make me and the other guys like grade schoolers."
She picks up a ball and tosses it into the hoop, sinking it flawlessly.
"Now who's the show off?" I laugh. She turns and pokes her tongue out at me. This only made me laugh more.
"Someone's in a good mood." She grins deviously at me.
I give her a sly smile. "Well it's because I get to spend time with you."
She suddenly stiffens at my comment. A light blush tinges her cheeks, putting her head down so her bangs hide her face, she stares at the floor.
'Okay maybe that was a little too bold.'
"Um, are you okay?" I ask, starting to panic a little.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She mumbles.
"Hey...are you doing anything after this?" I ask sheepishly.
"No. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to get something to eat?" She ponders on my offer, then looks back at me.
"Sure, why not?" She smiles.
'God I love that smile.'
Yuzuki POV
We packed up the basketball equipment and changed back into our normal clothes. As I was getting ready to leave the change rooms a familiar blonde appeared before me.
"So there you are you little whore." The blonde sneered, her friends standing close behind her.
Cursing to myself I look back at the blonde. "What do you want Amber?"
"You just can't stay away from them can you? First you go for my brother and now you're going for Castiel. You can't just have one guy, you just need to have them all don't you?" Amber spits.
I stand and glare at her, refusing to give her the satisfaction of annoying me. An ugly frown creeps up on her face.
"You stay away from my brother and Castiel, otherwise things are going to get ugly... you here me bitch?" She hisses.
I scoff at her threat. "If I want to hang out with Nathaniel and Castiel I will. I'm not afraid of you Amber, if anything you just amuse me with your empty threats."
Her face turns red. "Why you little cow." She moves to strike me. Stepping to the side I grab her arm and slam her into the wall, a cry of pain bounces of the wall. Amber attempts to free herself and my grip tightens.
"Yuzuki? Are you alright? What was that noise?" Castiel walks in and finds me pinning Amber to the wall.
"Oh Castiel, please help me. This new girl is crazy. I tried to have a conversation with her but she just attacked me." Amber groans, eyes glistening in an attempt to convince him that I started this.
He smirks. "Nice try Amber. But I know Yuzuki wouldn't attack you without you trying something first. You should probably take this as a warning and leave her alone."
A shocked expression passes over her delicate features. I release my grip on her and grab my stuff, walking over to Castiel and out the door. He snickers at Amber's expression and follows me out the door.
"So what exactly did little blondie want?" He asks curiously.
Shrugging at his question. "Told I should stay away from you and Nathaniel before things get ugly."
"Hmm, guess she never thought you'd step up to the challenge." Smacking me on the back, he laughs and walks ahead, leaving me to scramble after him.
After the ordeal with Amber, we soon we soon reach downtown, looking at all the little cafe's along the way. Castiel took me to a small cafe, tucked away in a side alley. It was a little dark but had a cozy atmosphere to it. Sitting at a table Castiel looks up to me.
"I know this place may not seem like much but these guys have the best coffee around." He grins. "So what would you like? Pick anything you want, my treat." Surprised by his offer, I hastily pick up a menu and flick through it. The cafe had all kinds of beverages and cakes to pick from and all sounding delicious. A waitress comes over to take out orders, unable to choose, I order a standard coffee and a slice of chocolate cake.
Castiel laughs a little at my awkwardness and places his order. A few minutes later the waitress returns with coffee and cake in hand and sets them down on the table. I sit there and stare at it for a little bit before I start to eat. Getting a small piece of cake, I put it in my mouth, tasting it strange yet delicious flavour. A huge smile forms on my lips.
'So this is what chocolate tastes like?'
"What?" I look up to see Castiel staring at me in an odd way. Cocking his head to the side he speaks again.
"You've never had chocolate before?"
'Eh? Did I say that out loud? Oh no, I fucked up again. Chocolate is a normal thing to eat, so the fact that I just blurted out this is the first time I've had is pretty much unheard of.'
Blushing I look down at my cake and poke at it. Unsure of what to say.
'It's not really my fault I've never had it. The scientists didn't like the idea of us eating it, something about it being bad for you. And caffeine supposedly messed with our senses so I've never even had coffee either.'
I hear him sigh quietly. "It's okay if you don't want to tell me. I understand that there are things you don't want people to know... Everyone has their secrets, I myself have them. So don't feel like you have to tell me everything." I look up and our eyes lock together. I really was wrong about him. At first I thought he had issues but it seems he doesn't. He also doesn't push me for information like Nathaniel. He's willing to let me keep my secrets instead of making me tell him. But why is it all my confidence disappears when I'm with him?
'Why are you so much like him?'
Time slowly ticks away in silence. We finish our order and Castiel pays, I wait for him outside. He comes out, glancing at me from the corner of his eye, asking if I was okay and I quickly nod in response. Walking home together, the silence drags on.
"Um... thanks for taking me out today Castiel. I... I really enjoyed it." I say quietly. He looks at me with a concerned face.
"Are you sure alright?"
'You look just like him.'
I laugh a little, rubbing the back of my neck. "Yeah, I just... remembered a few things. I guess I got caught up in my own thoughts. But I really did enjoy today, I've never had chocolate cake before so it was nice to try it with a friend."
A slight blush tinges his pale cheeks. "Oh um, okay. If you had fun then it's alright."
We continue walking, coming up to an intersection.
"Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" Castiel asks.
'You sound so similar.'
"You sure will." I smile and give him a quick hug. He stiffens slightly but relaxes soon after, wrapping his arms around me in a gentle embrace.
'You feel so warm... just like he used to be.'
As minutes pass I realised I'd been hugging him for too long I jump out of his embrace, cheeks flushed. Mumbling a goodbye I quickly turn and dash down the street, leaving Castiel behind. I don't stop running until I reach my apartment and quickly shut the door behind me.
A tear falls, running down my scarred cheek. The only reminder I have of him. Slowly trudging towards my room I drop onto the bed as more tears fall.
'Why? Why must you be so much like him?'
Eventually I fall asleep, my face stained with tears that were held back for so long. Memories filling my dreams.
Author Note:
Hello everybody, I hope you liked this chapter. A bit of conflicting emotions in Yuzuki between Castiel and 'him'. I'll let you guys work out who I'm referring to.
Anyway please review, I enjoy the feedback you guys give me.
Until next time :D