it's getting out of hand

blue understands how she’s feeling. she’s entitled to feel this, granted, but he feels so bad about the constant tormenting she faces on a daily basis. he puts his hand on her shoulder to prevent her from walking away so suddenly, ‘ wait. ’ he slams his locker shut and leans against them as he sighs deeply. ‘ look, that was a horrible excuse but — you said she threatened to make your life worse ? when did she say that ? ’ his forehead furrows as his brown hues exhibit genuine concern and worry. he’s not sure what exactly his girlfriend’s capable of but he’s seen her really do horrible, unnecessary things to other girls that really didn’t quite deserve any of her torment. ‘ look, i just…i’m not like them, OK ? i really don’t like seeing them do this to you on a daily basis. yeah, they’re my friends but something has to stop right ? ’ he opens his mouth to say more but unfortunately, the bell rings. he shuts his eyes in defeat as he moves away from the lockers and gathers his belongings for his class. ‘ just so you know, i definitely don’t think you’re easy or whatever those dumb names they call you. you’re great. ’ he flashes her a warm smile before waving before adding, ‘ i’ll see you around ? ’

blue races down the hallway to his locker to pick up his other notebooks. his locker isn’t too far from evella’s, so he’s able to see the small smile that creeps onto her face when she reads it. he finds himself smiling too but shrugs it off before getting some books from his locker. he sees that he’s still got a few minutes to spare before he eventually has to go to his other class so he clears his throat and smiles at evella politely.  ‘ um,’ he begins awkwardly, raking his fingers into his brown hair nervously, ‘ i’m really sorry about this morning. they can be a bit intense sometimes. ’ he offers her a wide smile as he takes his hand out of his hair and stuffs into his pocket as he continues. ‘ i…are you OK ? i mean…from all that’s happened. ’ although he genuinely wants to make sure she’s fine, he’s still looking in his peripheral vision to see if any of his friends are in the hallway. luckily, they aren’t. that would mean less ridicule for the both of them. ‘ my girlfriend’s really nice, once you get to know her i suppose. she’s just…i dunno…she’s having a hard time. ’ he bites his lip; he knows it’s half true and half a fib. but he can’t tell her that. ‘ i’m blue by the way, ’ he extends his out to her hand, ‘ and you’re evella, right ? ’

ari wraps arms around sadira’s waist as she exhales, ‘ i missed you, too. so very much. ’ she’s honestly really that sadira’s back in her life. she will admit, she’s still a bit hesitant to this. however, she can’t let her go yet; maybe this time, things will be different. deep down, ari’s sure it will definitely be. ‘ what exactly did you miss ? is it my cute smile ? my charm ? my sense of humor ? ’ there’s a teasing grin curving onto her lips while she pulls sadira closer, as if she couldn’t get any closer enough. just the feeling of having her arms wrapped around her love made feel at ease…as if she was at home. there’s a warm, tingly, feeling erupting in the pit of her stomach now and she knows that despite every wrong thing that’s transpired between, she still loves her. hell, she’s still in love with her. so, without even thinking twice, she tilts sadira’s head up to meet her and presses a soft, tender kiss on her lips. 

ari feigns being hurt for a moment but ultimately ends up bursting out into a fit of laughter. ‘ ok, ok ! you caught me, sue me. ’ ari intertwines the fingers together as she absentmindedly toys with dee’s fingers, ‘ you know what i love about you ? you’re always reading and learning new things. most people would think you’re just too stuck in your books all the time but…i love that about you. well granted, i love…your everything ? ’ for some reason, she’s really nervous; maybe it’s the fact that she has so much to prove and she’s really watching her every word and action so she doesn’t screw her chance. inhale, exhale, she mentally tells herself.  using her thumb, she tilts her chin upward to her as she leans more forward now, lips inches away from hers, as she asks politely, ‘ can i…kiss you ? ’ fingers softly and gently caress her chin as she licks her lips while her pupils dilate. 

kase giggles as he playfully taps his finger on her nose. ‘ ah, that’s also a surprise, too. just know you can buy WHATEVER you like. after all, you are my princess. ’ once she stands up to straighten her dress and protrudes her lips, he sighs. he immediately rubs the back of her arms as he places his chin atop her shoulder, ‘ i know it’s not fair but you got to be patient, my darling. now, ’ he says, lips ghosting over her ear rather sensually, ‘ where’s that smile i love ? hm ? ’

ari wraps her arms around sadira’s middle as she pulls her in tighter. she’s not going to lie; she’s missed this. she’s missed her scent, she’s missed the feeling of her being so close to her. she presses a soft kiss on sadira’s forehead and carefully started to caress her face with the ends of her thumbs. ‘ don’t cry, ’ she chuckles, she can ALMOST feel herself getting emotional too but she stops herself from showing any type of feelings. ‘ you know how i get when i see you cry. ’ she takes a hold of her hand and leads her into her apartment. she stays away for a moment to bring back her own hoodie and a blanket. ‘ i’m sure you’re really cold so…’ she awkwardly gestures for her to take the items as she sits down on the couch, patting the open spot next to her. ‘ come, sit with me. ’

OK, now she's just pushing it. she didn’t really have to offer her last ciggy or anything; she could have just blatantly ignored her. but here ari is, being a nice human being for once in her cold-hearted life. it takes almost everything in her body not to roll her eyes and scoff at the other. so, she simply takes another drag of her cigarette and blows smoke rings into the cool, night, air. ‘ hm, ’ she starts, as she carefully ponders over her choice of words. ‘ do you have any money on ya ? maybe YOU could go get some vodka. i’d love to help really, but i’m dry, you see. ’ ari pats her pocket and forces to smile with her teeth, hoping to feign a plausible lie.  there’s no way she’s going to the liquor store and buy a stranger not one, but BOTTLES of vodka. no. 

when she says thanks, he spins around almost immediately. his lips curve into a small smile as he parts his lips to say something but it’s too late, she’s already walking down the hall to her own class. he pretends as if he’s walking to his own class too, but after the hallways are completely and utterly empty, he pulls out a note from his leather letterman jacket pocket, walks to her locker and stuffs the note inside. he allows his fingers to linger on the metal for a bit before he smiles and chuckles to himself, ‘ i hope it makes you feel better. i’m sorry i couldn’t do more.’ he KNOWS he’s supposed to do more than just lazily stop their taunts, he’s supposed to STAND up for her. but he can’t. let’s face it — he’s a coward. it’s as if his popularity and reputation mean much more to him than being a decent human being and standing up for what’s right. he removes his fingers from the locker, makes certain no one’s in the hallway again before running to his class. he’s hoping that his note of encouragement will uplift her thoughts. she needs some sort of reassurance, he thinks. 

blue watches them taunt evella without uttering a word, of course. he only emits a soft chuckle when he hears the words, “easy evella” come out of one of the cheerleader’s mouths. he’s not laughing at HER, he’s laughing at how stupid and uncreative they were with their choice of taunts. it gets quite old quickly and he’s had enough of their incessant teasing. so, he clears his throat and steps forward and says quite casually; it seems indifferent almost, ‘ all right guys, i think she’s had enough. time to get to class, yeah ? or are all of you DESPERATE to flunk too ? ’ they immediately hush their mouths and leave evella alone, walking to their own lockers respectively. blue’s already got his books so he hangs around for a bit. he doesn’t say anything to evella; he just nods his head as he silently says in his mind, ‘ i’m really sorry about them. ’ his eyes bear an empathetic expression as he awkwardly shifts on his feet. he’s about to open his mouth to finally SAY something but the bell soon rings. he frowns and turns on the soles of his sneakers to walk to his class. 

 he slams his locker shut and turns the knob a couple of times. it’s a very calm Tuesday morning before homeroom starts. he stuffs his hands in the pockets of his leather leatherman jacket while sauntering down the hallway while being greeted with a bunch of huge smiles and handshakes from his classmates and others. he’s quite popular; he’s captain of the soccer team, parties with the most popular kids in school and is maybe involved with the most popular cheerleader at school. when he reaches his group of friends across the hallway, he’s greeted with huge smiles and such and he returns the gesture but it’s soon faltered when he sees they’re back at their usual morning habits. they’re teasing and making fun of their other classmate — evella, was it? he’s terrible with names — and he can’t help but feel embarrassed for even standing here, looking as if he’s apart of this too. he doesn’t utter a word, though, he can’t let his reputation be ruined. so, instead, he averts his gaze somewhere else. 

ARI: i love you

ARI: and a pic of you because you're cute

ARI: send me a pic later ;)

ARI: i'm kind of busy tonight with stuff