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Potential Break Up Song
Chapter 6
Ren had been sleeping pretty soundly when the sudden vibration of his phone disturbed his slumber. Groaning, he was tempted to ignore it. But when it wouldn't stop he rolled onto his side and snatched it up.
"What?" He asked, a blend of annoyance and sleep in his tone.
"Sorry to wake you, Jinguji- san." Haruka's sweet voice chimed on the other end.
"Little lamb," Said Ren. "Do you know what time it is?"
"Yes, it's almost noon." The timid girl replied, matter of factly. "You're normally awake by now…"
The rest of her words were tuned out by Ren as he sat up, glancing around. His head swam with fatigue for a bit but it was nothing too serious. For a moment he had no recollection of where he currently was, what had happened or why he was on the floor naked. But when he spotted his clothes, mixed in a pile of Angelic's, his lips curved into a smug grin.
Well all be damned.
"Jinguji-san?" Haruka called. "Did something happen last night?"
"Why yes… apparently something did." Said the boy.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm just fine. What is it you wanted, Little Lamb?"
"Oh… well… um… Cecil is returning sooner than expected, so I was wondering when you would be returning as well." Said Haruka.
"I don't know yet," Ren replied honestly. "With Angie worried about nothing but her finals, I'm not really spending any time with her."
Maybe last night was a good thing.
Maybe now Angelic would feel obligated to actually stop blowing him off for her studies and actually spend some time with him.
Not that her studies weren't important.
Ren just knew he couldn't compare to her books.
"Alright, well if we need you before then I'll call you. Enjoy yourself, don't get into any trouble."
"I never do."
Ren hung up his phone with a sigh, falling back onto the carpet and laying there for a moment. He hadn't felt that good in a long while.
Ren didn't do much of anything that day aside from nurse his hangover and wonder how it was that Angelic could even study. For if he had one (that was a rather large pain in his ass he might add), he was all but sure she had one as well. He found himself anxious, watching the clock on the wall as he anticipated her return from the library.
Now Ren had his share of girls in the past, but none of them had ever left him feeling like Angelic had. Of course he knew he had feelings for her, hell even his bandmates knew, but now that they've slept together now what?
They couldn't just stay friends…could they?
No, he had hopes they'd be more.
Not that this was something he was willing to voice aloud just yet.
His head turned as he heard a key enter the lock, the door creaking as it was pushed open under her weight.
Angelic was home.
She entered in silence, leaving all her things and worries at the door.
"Welcome back," Ren said as coolly as he could muster. "How was studying at the library?"
"Hey," Was Angelic's dry reply. "It was productive."
"You hungry…? I can make us something real quick."
"Not really."
Ren sighed as he stood from the sofa, "Look… Angie, are we going to talk about what happened last night?" He asked.
His question caught Angelic off guard, a fitful blush blooming in her cheeks as her eyes avoided his. "No…"
"So we're just going to pretend it never happened?"
"Yes… I don't have time for any of this right now, so that's exactly what we're going to do."
Before Ren could say anything else Angelic disappeared into her bedroom, the door shutting quietly behind her with a soft click. She knew full well that he wouldn't follow her in fears of making matters worse. Angelic released a soft sigh as she pressed her back to the door, her head hanging low.
This was hell.
Every time she closed her eyes she saw Ren's face. His shut eyes, defined beads of sweat along his brow, his hair askew ungracefully about his face from her pulling as his hips rocked into hers. Angelic could still hear his deep groans, remember the scent of his warm skin.
It was going to drive her insane.
The days following their night together carried on as such. Ren attempting to make amends (he hated when Angelic was upset, even more so when she was upset with him), and Angelic trying her hardest to avoid him and the subject all together.
So much for letting go.
It wasn't until Angelic had studied herself to near exhaustion, collapsing from lack of proper sleep and nutrition, that she had to put all her pride and dignity aside to face her friend. She had fallen to the floor, unconscious, shortly after returning home from studying (her finals had been just a few days away at the time). And Ren, whom had been away from the apartment that day, had found her on the floor with a fever hours later.
Needless to say the whole ordeal had left him more than worried. Ren had scooped the unconscious girl into his arms, carrying her off to bed where he tended to her until she woke.
Less delusional, less cranky.
"Hey," He grinned sheepishly.
"Ren…" Angelic murmured softly. Her cheeks were flushed of any color, her eyes hazy and half lidded.
Ren brushed her bangs away from her forehead, feeling it with the back of his hand. "You overworked yourself and collapsed," he explained. "You had me so worried, you need to take better care of yourself, Angelic."
"I'm sorry…" Came her weak reply.
Ren shook his head to dismiss her apology, he didn't need it, and plated a soft kiss on her fevered brow.
"Ren… don't… please…" She whispered as his face hovered only inches away from her own.
Ren sat back with a defeated sigh. "Angie, I love you." He kept his back to her.
"I know… I love you too."
"No… I love you… as in I just can't sit by and be your friend anymore. I want-"
"I know what you want," Said the girl. "But I don't… you're so important to me, Ren. I wouldn't know what to do if something went wrong and I lost you as a friend too. I don't want to risk what we already have… don't you understand that?"
Ren combed a quiet hand through his orange hair but otherwise said nothing. He didn't appear disappointed, but that showed just how much she knew the handsome boy at her bedside. His aqua eyes cut away from hers, not wanting to linger and longer, he left…
Respecting her decision.
