Scene 7 - Confusion: Part I
The book sat open on the table, untouched as the owner just stared blankly at the paragraphs without any emotion. Clearly, her mind was distracted by other events that happened the day before. Why did he have to do that? Of all people, why her? What did she possess that attracted him to her like a beacon?
A knock on the door brought her out of her thoughts. "Brianna, it's M'gann. I've brought you cookies. Artemis is here too." Wordlessly, Brianna flew to the door and opened it, allowing the two teenaged girls to enter. The Martian was beaming as usual as she levitated the plate of cookies down on the table and gently directed Brianna to the bed while Artemis shut the door behind her.
"How's your ankle?" M'gann asked as she peeked at the bandages curiously.
Artemis sat down next to Brianna's leg, "The bandages ought to be a little tighter though. Kaldur appears to be a little inexperienced with this."
The mention of his name caused Brianna's breath to hitch in her mouth for a split second and that did not go unnoticed by the keen eyed archer. "Come on, something happened between you and Kaldur. Spill it."
Brianna could only glare at Artemis as she replied, "Nothing happened. He bandaged my ankle and that was it."
M'gann grew excited and chatty, "Absolutely nothing? Then why did you stop breathing momentarily? Did he hold your hand, look into your eye and say he wished that he could take away your pain?"
The other two girls could only stare at M'gann.
"You've been watching way too much sappy dramas, M'gann," Artemis replied as she chuckled at Brianna's wide eyed expression. Giving the pyro a little nudge, the archer began to question her some more. "He kissed you, didn't he?"
Ember wished that the bed would envelope her so she could escape this embarrassing conversation. She flew up from her bed and gestured to the door, "Thanks for the cookies M'gann. I feel tired at the moment and I would like to rest."
Miss Martian gave her friend a hug, "We'll be here if you need to talk."
Brianna whispered her thanks while Artemis patted her back, "It will be alright."
As the door closed again, it was obvious that Brianna was in denial and refusing to accept that their leader had romantic feelings for her. Grunting a sigh of frustration, she flopped down on her bed and attempted to take a nap.
She had no idea how long she had her eyes closed for but Brianna did not get the rest she wanted. Besides, being cooped up in her room all day was not making her feel better. Maybe a trip around the cave would take her mind off things. Brianna knew the kitchen and TV would be occupied and she was not ready to talk so she flew in the opposite direction towards the library and rec room.
The quietness of the corridor gave her a sense of serenity and peace as her head slowly cleared from the residual shock. She couldn't help but blush as the scene kept replaying in her head. Brianna landed in the library and stared at the couch where she and Kaldur had a conversation about fairy tales. "Argh, I got to stop thinking about this!" The brunette cried out in frustration as she shook her head.
"Think about what?" A youthful voice replied as Brianna gave out a yelp of surprise.
"Robin, stop doing that!" She turned to notice that he was not alone. Why must Kid Flash be there as well? "What are the both of you doing here? You guys hardly frequent this place."
The Boy Wonder gave his trademark chuckle, "Well, we found this interesting footage…" He brought up a holographic screen from his wrist and Brianna frowned. Right above his wrist was a still image of Aqualad bandaging her ankle in medbay.
"Don't you dare!" Ember growled with annoyance as he pressed play and the kiss replayed before her very eyes. The clip ended as she flew out of the room and Brianna was now extremely embarrassed.
"Aqualad deserves someone to be with. Why did you fly off? Do you not like him? He's the best Atlantean any girl could ever have." Wally asked as Brianna was flustered and tongue tied.
"Is it 'Interrogate Brianna Day' today? I just… I don't know! It's too sudden."
The boys looked at her with slightly confused expressions. What did they know about love anyway?
She sighed and furrowed her brows, "I'm sorry but I need some time alone to think." Without waiting for a reply, Brianna turned and flew away as fast as she could. Now everybody in the team knew how Kaldur felt about her. Never mind about this matter being just between the both of them, the others were now involved and the whole situation was becoming more disastrous by each passing minute.
In that moment of distraction, she failed to notice that the one person she had been avoiding the whole day was rounding the corner in front of her and she paused just inches in front of him, staring at his eyes with shock. They remained there for a while, not speaking to each other. Brianna could hear her blood rushing through her body, her heartbeat echoing in her head. The poor girl's mind was now priming to be in fight or flight mode. Obviously, she chose the latter and she begun to turn away from Kaldur.
The Atlantean's hand shot out to grab her wrist, "Please wait."
Ember just froze there in her tracks and began to breathe rapidly. "We need to talk," Aqualad added on as he led her to the lounge.
Author's Note: Ooo, tension! Remember to read and review. I really appreciate it. =)