Chapter 7: Kisses Never Hurt Anyone
"I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."
-- Roy Croft
We needed to find a safe zone from the humans so we wouldn't hurt them and they wouldn't hurt us. Apparently, Alex's house was along the way so we could stop there for a bit. Only for a bit though. They city was going to go into complete and utter chaos tonight and we had no time to waste. As I held Alex's hand, we wandered down the street. I kicked a rock with my sock covered feet and looked at it. alex was still crazy quiet along with everyone else. I sighed lightly and questioned
"Are we almost there Alex?"
"Almost, just a little further up the street." He responded bluntly. I didn't look at him though and tried hard to ask what was wrong. But he was right, we came to a rather large, fancy white house. My house was a small apartment that I shared with my mother. I awed at it's bigness and he let go of my hand. the sudden coldness took me by surprise and clasped my hands together to get the warmth back. But it wasn't the same warmth that was there and it made me slightly sad. I watched in silence as he searched for the key and found it in the mailbox. Within moments, he unlocked the door and we all piled in. Dustin moved out of the way for us and Cornelius stood in the doorway. I took my place beside Alex and all he had to say was
"Make yourself at home." We all said sure and began to walk around. Cornelius stayed away from me and Dustin sat on the couch. This was very different from the apartment we were at earlier and I felt unsure about this. Especially without Alex here. I walked around and decided to look at some things. I noticed some of the pictures on the walls and saw one that sparked my interest. It was of Alex and his father. They looked fairly happy together but his father looked so, sophisticated and he looked so childish. So that's what he looked like without his hood up. His dark hair against his pale skin made him look slightly like his father but younger. I figured his mother took the picture so that's why I didn't see her. I then turned my attention to some more pictures. I walked down the hallway and stared at all of the pictures and took note of how it started where he was younger all the way to now. Each with that silly smile. I smiled and noticed his green eyes. I stared at them and smiled back by myself. I then heard from behind me
"Staring at my pictures, huh?"
"Oh, sorry..." I said and lowered my eyes.
"No, it's quite alright." He said and laughed. I noticed him holding something in his hands. I looked at it and so did he and said
"It's a map to help us out of the city."
"Oh, that's sounds wonderful!" I said happily and looked at him. He smiled exactly like in his pictures but with more teeth. I then replied quietly
"We better get going, don't want to be in the city when everything goes to hell."
"About that. It turns out that they wont be dropping the bombs until tomorrow night so we can rest here for the night."
"Really?" I asked "That sounds good. I didn't want to walk anymore. I was getting pretty tired..."
"Well, we should go to bed then." He said but then he looked puzzled. I stared at him, confused myself, and questioned him
"What's wrong?"
"Well, we only have two bedrooms. I know Dustin will probably want to sleep on the couch and Cornelius will get the other room. I have my own but there is nowhere for you to sleep."
"Well...I could always sleep on the floor?" i offered. He looked at me and said
"That wouldn't be kind, now would it? I'll let you stay in my room and I'll sleep on the floor." He smiled and took me by the hand to lead the way to his room. i held my breath as we wandered into his room. The first thing I noticed was the guitar lying there and paper thrown about. I fiddled with the button on my blouse and looked down to my feet. This made me think back to the first time that I was in Adams room. I missed those old days. I noticed that Alex was looking for something and pulled out a pink thing and something that looked like jeans. He walked over to me and said
"Well, if you want to change, here are some clothes. My mothers clothes wouldn't fit you considering how small you are so I figured my former loves clothes might fit..." He looked at me with a small smile and offered them to me. I took them into my hands and I could smell the vanilla on them. I then whispered
"Thank you..."
"It's no problem at all." He said happily.
"No, it is a problem." I responded quite quickly. I looked him in the eyes and I could see the confusion. I then needed to back up my statement
"It's just...you're always helping me, and I'm always causing trouble....I'm no real help and you're always looking out for me...I'm sorry I'm such a bother...." I mumbled half of those words and I lowered my eyes. I was on the verge of tears and all I heard him do was laugh. He simply laughed at me. I looked up at him and he looked down to me. I stared at him and he stared at me. We held eyes for a few minutes like this.
The next thing I did was plant my cold, dead lips to his. He fell silent and I continued. His lips were soft and inviting with a hint of unsureness on them. They tasted of sweet death and cinnamon. He touched my cheek lightly with his hand and began to trail it to my stomach. I honestly had no idea what I was doing but I did it anyway but as soon as it happened, it ended with me whispering thank you and running for the bathroom to change.
I slammed the door and put my back against it. I slid down it and listened for my pounding heart. It disappointed me slightly to hear nothing. i almost started to cry again but decided to change instead. I slid out of my red skirt and once white blouse and put the pink tank top on the skinny jeans on. There wasn't any light to turn on so I could look at myself but I honestly didn't care. I took in a deep breath and reached for the door knob. I held it tightly and stood in silence. I didn't want to go back out there and face Alex, not after what I did. I closed my eyes and and listened. Then, there was a knock at the door. I stared at the door and heard it again. I took in another breath and answered
"H-hello?"
"Lucretia, can you come with me for a second?" It was Alex
"Um...s-sure" I responded and opened the door to find a smiling Alex. Once again, he took me to his room and shut the door behind him.
I stood there, awkwardly that is, and awaited for him to speak. He looked at me and said
"About that kiss..." I held my breath and let him continue "What was that about?"
"I...wanted to say thank you...in my own little way..."
"Well, i thank you for that." He said and touched my cheek. i smiled and looked towards the bed. I yawned lightly and saw that it was getting dark. I trudged towards the bed and fell upon it almost instantly. I cuddled the pillow and saw Alex sit down and lean against his bed. I couldn't see his face but I was sure that he closed his eyes. I instantly felt bad when I realized that I was taking all of his bed. I sat up and said
"If you'd like, we can share the bed..."
"Are you sure about this?" He said as he turned his head to look at me "I can sleep on the ground, don't worry about it"
"When you say that, you know you're gonna make me worry..."
"Alright alright, I'll come up." He said with a smile. I scooted over for him so he would have room. I turned to my side so I'd have my back facing him. I closed my eyes and heard nothing. No signs of breathing, no heart beat, even the outside was silent. I just about fell asleep when I heard him say
"Lucretia, I have to be quite honest with you..."
"And why is that?" I said sleepily
"You're adorable when you're tired." He responded with a laugh. I was too tired to care and let him laugh. The next thing I knew, he put his arm around me and pulled me close. My eyes opened widly and they burned slightly. He held me closely, and protectively, and nuzzled my neck. I heard him whisper
"And you look really pretty in that..."
"Thank you..." I whispered. I felt him smile on the back of my neck. Through my sleepiness, I said
"I'm glad you saved me..."
"I'm glad I saved you too." He replied quietly. It wasn't awkward like all those other times and I was thankful for that. Within moments, I fell asleep.
I awoke to harsh, rapid knocking on the door and someone rushing in. I looked up to find Cornelius standing there then Dustin joining him. Cornelius seemed angrier than usual and Dustin was worried. Alex sat up and so did I, then he questioned the intrusion.
"What's wrong?"
"There are humans. They know we're here, we have to go." Dustin said worriedly.
"Well then, we'll have to go." Alex said and hopped off the bed. I joined him and we ran out of the house and down the street. Hopefully the humans wouldn't find us. I took Alex's hand in mine and I heard Cornelius growl under his breath. What was wrong with him? But that didn't matter right now, we just needed to get out of here.
Side Note: A long chapter!! w00t! i have to thank my friend for helping me with these. She inspired me and I thank her very much!! The next few chapters will also be her doing as well so thank her for my sudden interest in my story again!! :D Thank you Jessica =D