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Chapter 6

Joey stirred slightly in her sleep as she became aware of restless movement from next to her. As the movement grew more obvious she blinked her eyes open sleepily and glanced to her right at Charlie who had finally settled lying on her back gazing at the dark silence. The older girl released a disgruntled sigh.

"Charlie?" Joey whispered shuffling slightly closer to the other girl.

Charlie looked towards her quickly "Sorry" she apologised "I didn't mean to wake you"

"It's fine" Joey responded placing a comforting hand on Charlie's arm "What's wrong?"

"I can't sleep" Charlie stated quietly "It hurts"

Joey sat up in the bed "Do you want me to go get your pills?"

Charlie shook her head "You don't have to do that"

Joey rolled her eyes at the other girl "I know I don't have to...But I want to"

Charlie nodded "Thanks"

Joey quickly got up and left the room. Charlie pushed herself up in the bed and leaned against the headboard, wincing as she did so.

"This is ridiculous" she muttered to herself.

"What is?" Joey questioned nervously from the doorway.

Charlie jumped slightly as she glanced at Joey "That was quick"

Joey shrugged and stepped into the room a glass of water held in one hand and her fist clenched around a pill.

"So what's ridiculous?" she asked as she sat on the bed and handed Charlie the water and pain relief.

"Nothing" Charlie said quietly. She took the tablet quickly and waited for the effects to kick in.

"I still hurt" she muttered painfully a moment later.

"I think you need to wait for a while" Joey said with a small smile.

"Yeah well I've never been very patient" Charlie sighed.

Joey tilted her head slightly to the side and gazed at Charlie in unadulterated concern "Is there something else wrong? You seem...Weird..."

"I'm fine"

"You're not" Joey argued quietly.

"Fine, I'm not" Charlie admitted "But it doesn't matter Jo...Honestly"

"Well if you don't want to tell me..."

"That's not it!" Charlie exclaimed "It's just..." she sighed and raised a hand to her forehead feeling the beginning of a headache "I'm so confused and this really hurts!"

"Why are you confused?" Joey asked softly.

"Flashbacks" Charlie murmured quietly.

Joey's eyed widened in panic "Flashbacks? Of what?!"

"I don't know" Charlie sighed "That's what's so damn confusing! They don't even make sense"

"What of?" Joey repeated.

"Ruby..." Charlie bit her lip in confusion "She was yelling at me...and then you were yelling something about Hugo and...It doesn't make sense"

Joey had visibly stiffened at the mention of Hugo but she reached forward and gripped Charlie's hand tightly in her own "It's okay...It'll make sense eventually"

Charlie exhaled noisily "I hope so"

"Are you still in pain?" Joey questioned after a moment breaking the silence that had settled between them.

"Not really" Charlie shrugged "I'm just really tired now"

"Then sleep" Joey stated obviously.

"I don't know if I should..." Charlie winced "The flashbacks..."

"I'll be right here" the younger girl soothed gently "You'll be fine okay?"

Charlie nodded as she lay down in the bed. She instinctively reached for Joey hand again and gripped it gently. Silence filled the room as both girls gazed at each other their faces mere inches from each other.

"Joey?" Charlie questioned sleepily as she began to blink rapidly, an evident sign that she was tired.

"Yeah?" Joey whispered.

"Why do I feel so much for you?" Charlie asked quietly.

Joey was saved from answering the question as Charlie's eyes slid shut and her breathing evened out into a steady rhythm

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Joey woke up slowly from her deep sleep but didn't open her eyes content with the warm weight which had settled half on top of her. She eventually blinked her eyes open finding herself initially surprised by the dark hair which obscured her vision. She shifted slightly so she could see and looked down at Charlie who was snuggled against her side.

"This has the potentiality to be awkward for her" she whispered to herself. She allowed herself a moment to revel in the feeling of the embrace before she attempted to move from underneath the other girl.

"Ow" she muttered as she stood up flexing her arm in an attempt to rid herself of the prickling sensation of pins and needles. A quick glance at Charlie ensured her she was still sleeping and Joey slipped quietly from the room, closing the door gently behind her.

"Joey!"

Joey jumped and whirled around to face Ruby.

"Ruby!" she exclaimed "Do you have to do that?!"

"Yes" Ruby smirked as she followed Joey into the kitchen "You're up late"

"Didn't get much sleep" Joey sighed.

"Too much information Joey" Ruby cringed.

Joey rolled her eyes at the teen but couldn't help the blush that crept up her cheeks "Shut up Ruby" she poured herself a cup of coffee and slumped down at the table.

"What's wrong?" Ruby questioned her expression turning serious as she sat down next to Joey.

"Nothing" Joey sighed.

"You're lying" Ruby stated bluntly.

"Charlie was having flashbacks last night" Joey admitted softly "Of you yelling at her and me yelling at her about...Hugo"

"Oh" Ruby nodded understandingly. She remained silent for a moment and watched pensively as Joey sipped tentatively at the steaming hot coffee "And...?"

"What if she remembers?" Joey asked "What if she remembers that she was with me?"

"I don't see a problem" Ruby commented blankly "Why don't you just tell her?"

"Tell Her?!" Joey questioned in disbelief "I can't just tell her!"

"Why?" Ruby frowned in confusion.

"Because I can't!" Joey responded "She was freaked out enough by it before Ruby and what...What if she really freaks out? If I just come out with this I'm going to lose her..." Ruby rolled her eyes as Joey continued to babble "Anyway what if what she felt for me before was because of the situations we had faced together? What if she doesn't love me anymore?! I don't..."

Ruby shifted forward slightly and slapped Joey lightly.

"OW!" Joey exclaimed as she stopped talking and raised a hand to her slightly pink cheek "Was that really necessary?!"

"Yes" Ruby answered "You're being ridiculous Joey...Of course she still loves you. If you can't see that you're obviously not as smart as I thought you were"

Joey sighed "I still don't think I can tell her yet..."

"Tell who what?" Charlie questioned from the doorway.

"Charlie!" Joey exclaimed as Charlie limped into the room "Are you okay?"

"Tell who what?" Charlie questioned looking from Ruby to Joey in suspicion "Are you two hiding something from me?"

"No" Joey answered instantly shaking her head "We were talking about uh...My ex..."

Ruby shook her head at Joey's lame lie but it went unnoticed by Charlie who was gazing at Joey closely.

"Hey" she said as she moved her hand gently to Joey's cheek "What happened?"

"Your sister slapped me" Joey answered shooting a smirk at Ruby.

"You did WHAT?!" Charlie questioned in disbelief as she turned her gaze to her sister.

"Uh..." Ruby gazed speechlessly at the older girl.

"It's alright" Joey smiled softly "I deserved it"

"You deserved to be slapped?" Charlie questioned "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything" Joey answered "I was just...It's complicated"

"Okay" Charlie nodded. The room fell into silence and Charlie pulled away blushing after a moment when she realised she still had her hand on Joey's cheek.

"Okaaay" Ruby drawled as she stood up "Well I'm going to get going?"

"Where to?" Charlie questioned in confusion.

"School" Ruby stated obviously.

"Oh"

"You two can keep yourselves entertained, right?" Ruby asked "You'll have much more fun without me" she winked at Joey and with a final wave she walked out.

Joey and Charlie glanced at each other awkwardly.