Haha so i noticed that chapters 1 to 4=6100 words exactly which i thought was quite funny. Yeah but anyway, irrelevant...
BELLE POV
I 'woke up' just in time to see Kelly walk out of the dorms. But really, I'd been awake since the idiot girls first started arguing over my whereabouts the previous night. 'Oh! If only they knew!' I giggled out loud, and Polly and Andrea looked over, finally noticing I was awake, and shot me semi-amused, semi-confused looks. I smirked at them, got up and followed Kelly out of the room, not even giving a thought to getting properly dressed to walk around the school.
I'd sat up for probably an hour after I got to bed last night, thinking to myself. My train of thought was very repetitive, 'Why did I have to get sooo drunk again?', 'What does Kel think?', 'What if I ruined our friendship forever?' were the only thoughts running through my throbbing head. Yeah, massive weight off my shoulders, but the sinking feeling in my heart thinking Kel wouldn't want to talk to me ever again was much worse.
I followed a fair way behind Kelly all the way to the dining hall. She had had a fair head start by the time I stumbled out of the room and navigated my way down the seemingly endless stairs to the ground floor seeing stars the whole time from my excessive alcohol consumption the night before.
I walked into the hall in my 'pyjamas', slightly embarrassed about my choice of clothing. I was very relieved to see Kel was literally the only person in the room. She looked up upon hearing footsteps, and smiled cautiously at me. For the first time since I'd been at St Trinians, Kelly Jones seemed unsure of herself, of the situation she found herself in. This gave me that extra little bit of motivation I needed to function relatively normally and start a conversation.
"Hey, Kel." I blushed as her eyes ran over me, I tried to read her, but she had her annoying smirk playing on her face, eyes carefully guarded to show no emotion, which really seemed to say it all.
"Belle. I thought you were still asleep? I hope the girls didn't wake you, I did tell them to keep it down for you." I sighed, business as usual from Kel.
"Nah, I was awake pretty much the whole time, actually. None of them are anywhere even close to winning money on where I was last night." I winked at Kel with a laugh, gaining confidence by the second. Kelly actually looked quite shocked at the causal tone of my voice, but she didn't know how desperately I wanted her to say something comforting, to confirm that she actually meant everything she had said to me just hours before.
"Of course you were, I should have known." Kel laughed lightly and walked away slowly. Leaving me alone in the massive room with just the thoughts in my head as company.
I sighed internally as she walked away, I couldn't believe that St Trinians brave, fearless head girl seemed scared to talk to me. "Maybe she regrets kissing me?" I worried, biting my bottom lip as none other than Polly and Andrea wandered into the hall.
"Hey, Belle, everything alright? Where were you last night?" Polly asked brightly. The happiness in her voice so early on a Sunday morning hurt my head, making my splitting headache seem even worse.
"Umm, oh, last night? I was in bed?" I feigned indifference and pretended to be very much interested in making myself the perfect coffee.
Polly and Andrea looked at each other, eyebrows raised. I knew they didn't believe me, and I also knew that they knew where I really was.
KELLY POV
As soon as I walked away from Belle in the dining hall, I knew I was making a massive mistake. I regretted it immediately and wanted to go back and talk this out, but I'd seen Polly and Andrea heading towards the room and decided this isn't the right time.
I got to the roof, the one place apart from my bedroom that I can think straight without any interruptions, and that song from last night came back to me.
"Damn" I thought to myself. "Why is this song always right?" I had to laugh, that was twice in two days that this song had pointed me in the right direction.
I turned around and waited outside the hall to either catch Belle alone in the big room, or for her to leave.
I absolutely hate waiting. There is nothing worse.
"I'm Kelly Jones, why the hell am I waiting OUTSIDE? Well, I guess it isn't outside, but outside the room." I had to laugh to myself. My mind says the craziest things when I'm bored, and this was one of the better ones I'd heard myself think lately!
I waited 15-20 minutes, and just when I was about to walk away, Belle walked out of the room. Finally. She looked at me for a fraction of a second, unsure of what she was supposed to say, and was about to keep walking when I grabbed her arm. I couldn't let her walk away.
"Belle, can we talk?" I looked her in the eyes but kept my expression guarded.
"Sure." Despite what she said, Belle didn't sound so sure. Her answer sounded more like a question than my initial question.
With that, I led the younger girl through the deserted hallways to the common room, the only room, apart from my bedroom of course, without security cameras everywhere.
I sat down next to Belle on the couch and looked at her. "Belle... Last night..." I started, but got cut off mid sentence.
"Kelly. I want you to know, I meant every word I said. I don't regret saying anything, and I hope you don't either." Belle blurted out, looking relieved. Fear and embarrassment passed through her eyes, causing the colour to swirl mysteriously.
I smiled at her, watching the swirling colours in her eyes, hazelnut brown, a hint of green, a different brown. "Belle, I was just about to say pretty much the exact same thing."
We sat in silence for a few short minutes, content with each others company.
"So, what now?" I asked, suddenly feeling rather unsure of myself, not finding myself in this kind of situation often.
"Well, how about this?" Belle asked, and leaned in to kiss me, just as I had done the night before.
Unfortunately, Polly had followed Belle and I up the stairs, and walked into the room right at that moment, a knowing smirk on her face.
Counting the seconds until the silence was broken, I got to 11 seconds before Polly finally spoke.
"Have a nice breakfast, girls?" She smiled, seeming very happy, and nodded her approval at me with the slightest of nods so that Belle didn't see.
I took in the embarrassed look on Belle's face, and the fact that she had let her hair fall over her face to hide her red cheeks from Polly.
"Yeah. Pol I did, actually. How 'bout you?" I refused to let the smug look on the geeks face get to me and shot her a look telling her to come back later.
"I sure did Kel. Well, I guess I will leave you girls to it then." She had noticed the look I was giving her, and left just like I wanted, but not before shooting me a cheeky wink.
I looked at Belle. Quiet, embarrassed Belle. And laughed. Again, she had me laughing. The looks that girl comes up with could keep me entertained forever!
"You alright, Belle?" I asked leaning forward to see her face.
"Of course, Kelly. But what will all the girls say?" Letting her worry shine through, Belle smiled and bit her bottom lip nervously.
"Wow, she's so cute!" I thought when I saw the look on her face.
"Who cares what anyone else thinks, Belles! If they are real friends they will get over it." I let down my smirk, and let her see the feelings in my eyes and my face, for once letting someone past the cool, controlled exterior, hoping to convey to her that I would protect her from the other girls. All the while, I was hoping desperately that they would react as kindly as Polly had done.