The Fraternity
Chapter 3
In the new three weeks the work load got more and more demanding despite that Kelsi still spent a lot of time with Ryan but spent a lot more time in the college practise rooms and libraries sometimes pulling all nighters.
Lots of students had noticed Ryan's and Kelsi budding friendship, some didn't care, some knew their relationship and their background. Some – like Brianna Walsh – hated it.
Brianna was the Queen Bee, the one who had kicked Kelsi out of the Bee's sorority. She had, had her eyes on Ryan since she got to Columbia two years ago. She was appalled and shocked that this little insufficient nobody had come in and just gotten to Ryan like that. Despite her background that she shared with him. To Brianna not knowing it that Kelsi had stolen her boyfriend or her future boyfriend. Dance was big at Columbia, especially around their campus. Brianna was the star girl dancer while Ryan was becoming the male choreographer and dancer. To Brianna it was obvious they should be together but he was doting on this little insufficient nobody. So what if he knew her family, her brother or whatever. So what if they shared a love of the arts and music. She was the primo girl and he was the primo boy.
She curled up into the pillow, classes were over and her hair was damp. Why? She felt like she was back in high school. Someone, she didn't know who, but someone had poured coke or something sticky drink on her as she walked across campus. She knew it wasn't Brianna from the Queen Bees but she was watching with a satisfied smirk on her face, so Kelsi knew she had something to do with even if she hadn't gotten her hands dirty.
The door opened. Ryan came in. He had excepted Kelsi to be in a practice room or library. Not curled up on his bed silent. But then he had heard what had happened.
He dropped his bag and went to sit next to her.
"Want to talk about it?" he asked.
Kelsi shook her head, sniffing.
Ryan smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Life isn't always going to be this hard you know. It may seem awful at the moment but focus on the positives."
Kelsi sat up.
"What positives would they be?" asked Kelsi. "I wish I'd never come to this stupid city."
"Well you're acing your classes. You're doing a double major. I'm hoping I'm a positive," answered Ryan.
"Of course you're a positive and all that. I'm just pissed off," whispered Kelsi, as Ryan drew her to him and settle back on the bed her cradle to his chest.
"Other positive I have a place to live because if you hadn't found me I'd be camped out somewhere outside and probably be very sick or worse," answered Kelsi.
"That is a big positive and you're brother would have killed me if I let that happen," answered Ryan, as he absentmindedly ran a up and down her arm.
Kelsi shivered against him.
"You cold?" he asked.
She shook her head. "No I mean yes."
He chuckled and got a thought and ran his hand up and down her back tugging her closer and he got the same response. She liked it.
He sat up her going with since he was still holding. He pulled back slightly and looked down at her. This was the girl that he had watched grow up. The little shy, reserved girl who was still very much the same but different. A light pinged in his head and he knew why she was different for years he had thought of her as a little sister, do to her brother and himself he guessed. But now it was just them and he noticed things he had never noticed before because he hadn't let himself notice those things. She was like his little sister but if he hazarded a guess from now on it was going to be a lot different.
He tipped her chin up and she looked up at him though her eyelashes. He raised his hand, brushed aside her tears and locks before brushing his thumb down her cheek and watching her face colour slightly.
Her brown eyes filled with confusion and widened as he leaned in slightly.
"Do you trust me?" he asked, in murmur.
"Yes," she whispered.
He groaned and leaned down to crash his lips on hers. Her reaction was almost immediate, her lips moved against his and her hands gripped the sides of his t-shirt and frame.
They sat there for while, her cradled in his lap. His arms around her waist and her hands gripped his sides their lips locked together.
They pulled back after what felt hours but was really only a matter of minutes.
"I… what…" murmured Kelsi, her eyes closed as she breathed deeply.
From where his head was rested against her neck she felt him chuckled and felt it vibrate though her body.
"Don't speak," he whispered, in her ear before he brought his lips back to hers.
"But you're my… and… Anthony," whispered Kelsi, as Ryan pecked her lips.
"I'd rather we do this without you're brother," whispered Ryan.
"Do what?" asked Kelsi, pulling back from him as much as she could.
"Kiss. I'm pretty sure if he even saw us kissing he would kill me. With us sat on my bed and you sat on me it would lot a lot worse," whispered Ryan.
Kelsi nodded and shivered.
"So I've noticed you like to read while you dry your hair," said Ryan, as he ran his hands though Kelsi's damp tresses.
"So would you like me to dry you hair for you?" asked Ryan.
Kelsi shook her head from where it was buried against Ryan's neck and tightened her grip on his shoulders.
"I don't want to move," she whispered.
"You're cold and you'll most likely get a cold," whispered Ryan, as he stood up carrying Kelsi with him over to the chair.
She shivered as he put her down on the foot stool.
"So you sit there. I'll sit behind you and you can read," smiled Ryan.
Kelsi nodded.
"What's going to happen?" asked Kelsi.
Ryan was silent as he collected her hairdryer. He knew what she was asking about, she was asking about them.
"Well I'm reckoning this is probably pretty new for you," said Ryan.
Kelsi nodded.
"This is new for me as well. I've had girlfriends but I've never felt like this I think we should take it slow while we're still in new territory," answered Ryan.
"Can I … will you … still kiss me like before?" asked Kelsi.
Ryan leaned down in front her, the hair dryer forgotten in it's resting place, and cupped her cheek.
"Always," he murmured, before leaning in to kiss her.
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Gabriella Somerfield