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I sat staring at my hands, my head spinning. I thought I heard him sobbing, but when I finally managed to look over at him, he was laughing.
"I never killed anyone..." he muttered. "Sorry, I have a really sick sense of humor at times."
My hands were trembling. "Th.. then why did you get put in jail?"
He let out a sigh. "Oh, the fight.. that really happened..." He scratched his head. "I shot the guy in the leg... he didn't die, but he had to go to the hospital, and I got jailed for a few months..."
I felt sick to my stomach, but not as sick as I had a moment earlier.
He went on after a moment. "I'll kill him if he ever crosses me again though..."
"Where were you when that happened?" I asked quietly.
"Oh, I was a few towns over. I've been here, in this area, since last January, just moved to this town about a week or so ago though."
He shrugged again, and reached into his pocket. He took out his lighter, and began to play around with it, watching the night sky above us. "You want something to drink or eat?"
I shook my head. "I uh... no, thanks. Not hungry.."
He stood up. "I'll be right back, kay?" He ducked through the window and I sighed and laid my head on my knees. After a moment, he came back with two beers, and passed me one. I stared down at it for a moment. "I uh.. don't drink..."
He looked at me and frowned. "Come on, it's just one."
Trying to be polite, I opened the can and pretended to take a sip of the sickly sweet smelling drink. I held my breath to stop myself from gagging, and set it down on the window sill behind me.
I heard the music from inside the house. And Sonny starts to sing quietly.
His voice was really, bad but it was cute that he was trying. I watched him quietly as he sang, and when the song ended, he looked at me and shot me a smirk. "I'm really good at singing, I know."
Arrogant much? I laughed to myself at his remark. It was funny how we were so much different... but maybe that was why I was starting to fall for him.
Wait. Was I? Sonny. The most popular, feared guy in the school. He was probably straight.
The only thing that may have given me a hint was his black nail polish, and the thin line of eyeliner surrounding those dark brown eyes. He had something, more than one something, that made me attracted to him.
He stood out. Majorly. He made people follow him. He was strange. But in a good way.
"Yeah..." I murmured as I snapped out of my thoughts.
"Hey, it's getting late." He stood up carefully and slipped back through the window sill. I followed, and he offered me his hand.
I took it, and I could feel the sparks. I looked at his eyes, and he looked back in mine. Wondering if he could feel it too, I stood there for maybe a moment too long, holding his hand loosely.
He pulled away quickly and cleared his throat. "So uh.. can I walk you home?" He asked, almost so quiet that I couldn't hear. His gaze faltered and he shifted as he stared at the ground.
"Oh.. um.. of course." I smiled briefly. "You sure everything here'll be okay?" I asked quietly.
"Yeah, no biggie." He turned around and walked out into the hall. "Let's go." He shut his door behind him, and we made our way out of the house.
As we walked down the street, he seemed edgy, nervous even. "Are you okay?" I asked softly.
"What? Oh. Yeah. Fine." He replied a little too quickly. "Just this girl."
I felt my heart drop. "What about her?"
He shrugged. "She's really amazing... quiet, sweet, y'know. I flirt a lot with all the other girls in school but I mean.. her..."
He paused.
I felt a lump forming in my throat and pushed it away. I shouldn't care that Sonny likes a girl. It's obvious...
"I really like her. A lot. But she'd never love me back." He looked at the ground and laughed bitterly. "She's the total opposite of me..."
"Who is she? Maybe I know her.." I walked with my head down.
"Huh? Oh.. uh.. her name's.." he paused, then quickly blurted. "Angel. Yeah... that's her.."
I didn't know of an Angel that went to school with us, but I shrugged and nodded.
I thought I heard him sigh in relief, and I cleared my throat as we reached my driveway. I turned towards him. "So.. see you at school?" I asked.
He nodded quietly. "Mhm." His head was down, and I blinked as I saw a tear drop onto the sidewalk below.
"Are you su-" I started, but he cut me off. "I'm fine okay?! Go take care of your kitten or whatever it is you do on the weekends."
He spat and turned around, and I winced. That felt like a physical slap to the cheek. "Bye.." I murmured quietly, and he didn't reply.
I walked into the house and fed and watered Maka, took her outside, and then went back in, all in a period of about fifteen minutes or so.
I went into my room and shut the door behind me, carrying the kitten with me. After I stripped down to my boxers, I laid on the bed and pulled the blankets over me. I was exhausted, and still a bit sore from the day before... but most of all, I was worried about Sonny.
Maybe that was what helped me fall asleep so quickly, with my dreams haunted by a shadowy vigilante who really wanted to do some good in the world, despite his efforts to appear heartless and careless.
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