Hey, guys! Thank you for the views and reviews for the last chapter. Natalie did a fantastic job with last chapter as usual. I loved writing this chapter because confrontation is always fun for me to write xD. Anyhoo, enjoy!
The day following her argument with Alister, Alissa stood outside his apartment door anxiously chewing on her lip. She hesitated briefly before reaching her hand up and knocking.
"Alister?" she called after waiting several seconds and only hearing silence from the other side of the door. "Ali?" She reached up to knock again but stopped when she heard footsteps coming from the other side of the door. The carefully planned apology she had thought of left her mind when the red head opened the door. She swallowed thickly around the lump that had formed in her throat.
"Alister."
"Hey," the red head replied, leaning against the doorframe with a blank face.
"I, uh-I tried calling." What are you doing, idiot? Stop beating around the bush! You're the one in the wrong so grow some lady balls and apologize!
"I was called in to work."
"Oh, okay…um, can I come in? Please?"
"Uh-yeah, sure." He stepped sideways to allow her entrance to the apartment. She entered the apartment and he shut the door behind her.
"I wanted to talk about what happened yesterday," she replied, clasping her hands in front of herself awkwardly.
"Yeah? What about it?"
"I'm really sorry, Ali. I shouldn't have brought Mikey into our argument. I was just really upset. I know that isn't an excuse. I'm sorry."
Alister sighed and massaged the back of his neck with one hand.
"You really went too far, Alissa."
"I know I did and I'm sorry. It was out of line for me to bring up Mikey like that. I'm really sorry. You have every right to be upset with me, you've been so supportive and it was wrong of me to treat you the way I did. I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am for what I said."
"From here on out, bringing deceased brothers into an argument is off limits, alright?"
"It's a deal."
He surprised her by reaching out and pulling her into his chest.
"So, we're okay?" she asked, locking eyes with him.
"Of course we are."
She rested her head against his chest with a small smile. She was finally able to relax now that her apology had been accepted. They stood, embracing silently for several seconds before she spoke again.
"Do you have to work tonight?"
"I've got the night off."
"So, I get you all to myself tonight?"
Instead of responding, he pressed his lips to hers in a soft kiss. He pulled away and rested his forehead against hers.
"I love you, Lissy."
"And I love you, Ali." If I really do love him, why does it hurt so much to say it?
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Alissa yawned and stretched as she returned to consciousness. Shortly after her apology, Alister had left the apartment to get groceries for that night's dinner and Alissa had fallen asleep waiting for him. She fought through her grogginess as she reached for the remote sitting on the coffee table. She casually scrolled through channels until she heard a knock at the door. That's probably Ali. I should help him with the groceries, she thought to herself. Alissa was surprised to find, not her boyfriend when she opened the door, but a familiar light haired brunette.
"Alissa, can we talk?" the visitor asked, nervously.
Alissa blinked at the brunette slowly before speaking.
"No, we can't," she replied tonelessly. "Goodbye." Alissa started to slam the door but a small hand prevented the door from closing all the way.
"Alissa, wait!" the brunette begged, using her hand to keep the door open.
"Get out of here, Sakura!"
"Please just hear me out."
"If you don't move your damned hand I'll smash it with this door!"
"Alissa, please!"
"How did you even find this address?"
"I got it from Yugi. Please listen, I need your help!"
"What do I look like, your fucking Fairy Godmother? Why the hell should I help you?"
"Alissa, I know we haven't exactly gotten along but can we please set aside our differences? It's important!"
"Fine," Alissa sighed, releasing her hold on the door and leaning on the doorframe with her arms crossed. "You have two minutes so talk fast."
"Two minutes? Alissa, isn't that a little unreas-?"
"One minute and fifty five seconds."
"Okay, okay. Have you seen Seto?"
"Are you fucking kidding me? That's the thing you just had to talk to me about?"
"Please just answer the question."
"No, I fucking haven't seen him. Why the hell would I have seen that asshole?"
"So you haven't seen him?"
"Obviously. Do I have to draw it out for you?"
"Do you know where else he would be?"
"Why are you even asking me all this bullshit?"
"I figured that since you two dated for a while that you'd know where he'd go."
"What, is the asshole missing or something?"
"He left last night to go to work and he never came back."
"Well, gee, did you check his fucking office. You obviously haven't noticed yet, but with him, work comes before anything else. He's probably there typing away at his computer like the fucking robot he is. Now, are you done wasting my time?"
"He isn't there. That was the first place I looked! Look, no one has talked to him since last night, none of the staff have seen him, and he isn't answering his phone! I'm afraid that something bad happened to him!"
"Hn, not my boyfriend, not my problem. Now, if we're done here." Alissa went to slam the door but Sakura stopped her by placing her foot in the door.
"Look, Alissa, usually I don't like confrontation but you're acting ridiculous! Whatever happened between you and Seto isn't my fault!"
"I'm two seconds away from smashing your foot in the door!"
"Do you think that I wanted to come to you for help after everything you said to me and Seto? If I had a choice, I wouldn't be here! I had no choice! Roland and his security team started looking for Seto and the person who took him but they aren't finding anything! I didn't know who else to ask!"
"Wh don't you try the police?"
"You know how Seto feels about the police."
"Whatever. If he's going to get himself kidnapped he can fucking deal with the police. I'm not helping you, now get lost!"
"You know what, fine. I knew coming here was pointless. I'll just have to wait for Roland to find something. I just hope that when he does it isn't too late. And to think he defended you!"
"Defended me? What are you talking about? Were you gossiping about me?"
The mocking smirk on Alissa's lips caused Sakura to turn red in anger.
"I was upset about the things you said to Seto and me! I needed to vent to someone about it and he defended you!"
"Hm, how nice of him. Remind me to send him a fucking thank you card. Now, I think we're done here."
Sakura frowned and slowly removed her foot from the door. Alissa mockingly blew her a kiss as she shut the door.
"I knew that you never even cared about him," Sakura replied as the door closed.
Something inside Alissa snapped when she heard Sakura's words and she yanked the door open again.
"I dare you to fucking say that to me again!"
Sakura grit her teeth in anger. She knew that probing Alissa was similar to poking a sleeping bear, but she didn't care. She wasn't going to back down this time.
"You never cared about him."
"You don't know me," Alissa hissed, standing face to face with Sakura. "You don't know what I've been through, what we've been through."
"Well if you really did care about him then prove it," Sakura challenged.
Alissa grit her teeth and clenched her fists. The duo glared at each other, their gazes locked in a fierce battle. Hazel against green, none of them were willing to back down. Finally, Alissa unclenched her fists and sighed.
"Aw, fuck. Fine. Fine, I'll help you. Come inside."
Well, that's the end of this chapter! The part with Alissa and Alister was really hard for some reason…I rewrote it so many times but I still feel like it's awkward and that Alister is OOC…oh well! The part with Alissa and Sakura was hell of fun to write though. I love writing confrontation. Anyhoo, let Natalie and I know what you thought of the chapter. Natalie will be writing the next chapter. Thanks for reading and we'll talk to you all soon!