Better People- (Samily Until Dawn)
romantic tension, fluff, light angst, possible gay thoughts, over 1.2k words
The mines were wet and cold, too cold for Emily's liking. Right now she needed something warm, something comforting not these damned mines. Nor the puddles ruining her designer boots.
The mines would breathe with her the frigid air heaving as she inhaled. In and out in and out. She didn't want this, to be curled up in fear after all she went through.
She wanted to apologize. She really did. She didn't mean to slap Ashley, at least not that hard. All she could do was mouth a quiet โsorryโ. Then she felt it, hands on her shoulders.
Samantha Giddings. Her hands were sudden, but never unwelcome. Emily couldn't bring herself to look into Sam's silver eyes. They were glaring at her pointing.
โEm? Are you okay?โ Sam's voice cut through her thoughts.
โWhat?โ
โAre you okay?โ
Emily can't even respond. What even is the logical reaction for something like this? Getting a fucking gun pointed at you like you were a criminal.
Sam's hands examined the bite mark on Emily's shoulder. It didn't look that bad now that everyone had their head screwed on right.
As Emily, Sam, Chris, and Ashley conversed around this barred up safe room of the mines the wind of the caves got colder. Emily felt a hand pressing to her cheek. Sam.
โEm? Okay, your temperature is normal.โ She sighed quietly, โChris, hand me the first aid kit.โ Sam ordered the boy around, and before Emily knew it she was being patched up by Samantha.
โIt doesn't look half bad I'd say.โ Sam says, trying to lighten the mood as she always did.
Em couldn't stop, she couldn't stop the tears as she cried and apologized, Emily rarely cried. She only cried under two circumstances, she was alone, or she was hurt and alone, and right now she was just hurt.
โI'm, I'm sorry. Ashley I didn't mean t-toโฆโ
She felt Sam wipe away her tears with her dri-fit hoodie. Emily couldn't only look at Sam through her tear glazed eyes, and Sam would keep wiping them. As Emily sniffles she tries to wipe her distraught away.
โHey, hey don't wipe those, I don't want your jacket getting more ruined then it already isโฆโ Sam said.
Everything was blue, maybe it was the tears, the possible frostbite, the shock finally setting in but everything to Emily was distorted, but no one could blame her, she had a gun shoved in her face by a man who not even a few hours ago was begging for Emily to get back together with him. Michael Munroe was an asshole, a stupid asshole who thought with his dick.
As Sam mentioned to go look for Mike, Emily followed her friend close behind begrudgingly. She didn't want him to die, but maybe they could have waited a bit longer. The group struggled behind Sam who was practically meant for climbing mountains and cave diving or whatever it was called. Emily had no idea how Sam was not wheezing for her life as she helped the injured Chris down ledges and up rocky walls with ease who was obviously heavier than her.
As Emily slipped, Sam had caught her. โJeez, Em we gotta get you more shoes with actual traction on them.โ Sam joked around a bit, causing Em to laugh. She hated Sam's stupidly cute quips, with how long she's known you she should've gotten used to it.
Sam's toned arms wrapped around Emily until she regained her balance. Jeez Louise, was Sam always this pretty? Samantha the girl who draws in the margins of her notes for fun? Little miss moral high ground? No, definitely not. It's the gratitude, the reaction of someone still attempting to be so level headed in a space of a massive fatal situation that's what's attractive, not Sam. No way. Not the way she barely breaks a sweat spelunking down these damned mines, maybe that's a little sexy, but anyone would find that sexy.
But Em has more things to worry about like if she was going to make it out alive, rather than the girl who's saved your life multiple times tonight is starting to look a little too attractive. It's definitely the cave fumes getting to her. All the old miner's dust and grime making her all woozy.
Em felt the water of the cave seep into her boots. Dammit those were expensive, and real cute too. Now the idea of trench foot was on the table? These boots were a lot, she saved up for them just for this little retreat, maybe to make herself look like she was doing great. Even though she wasn't, inside she was all jumbled up, scared, guilty, angry, and who knows what else.
โSam?โ Emily whispered as she walked along behind Sam while Ashley and Chris walked behind them.
โYeah?โ
โAre you not freezing?โ
โTrust me, I amโฆ these leggings are killing me.โ
They duo stayed quiet, as if to be cautious of the creatures from the mines, listening for its long and quick strides, as it could teleport from place to place.
โBorrow my jacket.โ
โEmily, no.โ
โSam-โ
โI am fine. Okay?โ
โAre you sure?โ
Sam stopped walking for a second as if she was frozen, stuck looking for an answer. She knew she wasn't okay. She came back to this mountain for one reason and one reason only, to get some fucking closure. Not this. Sam should be asleep in a bed, or relaxing in the Washington family lodge in front of the fireplace. In a perfect world, Sam would be sketching in her diary, while her friends played a drinking game.
โI don't know.โ
โListen, I'm sor-โ
โI know, and so am I. We're shitty people. Makes me think this is just karma.โ
โSam,โ Emily placed her hand on Samantha's shoulder, the usually neat blonde hair of Sam, getting a bit frizzy and messy. โIf I could change the past. I would've.โ
โSo would most of us.โ
โI know.โ Sam shuddered due to the cold frigid air of the cave. โIf we get back to the lodge safely, I'm gonna need a good sleep.โ That comment caused Emily to genuinely laugh, the first one in a while.
โYou know, you're funny sometimes Sam.โ
โSometimes? Ouch my ego.โ
โYou know what I mean. You ease the tension. You try your best to keep everything and everyone together. Makes me realize I shoulda been a better friend to you.โ Em confesses quietly, as if she's been sitting on that for a hot minute, as if she held it on after this night she'd die with that in her.
โI should've been a better person to you too.โ, Samantha says, holding Emily's hand in her own,โMaybe we can start to be better people?โ Her voice breaking as if that's all she needed right now.
โI'd love to be a better person with you, and I guess the rest of our friends too.โ Emily said, but mainly Sam. She had to make it up to her somehow. Emily was responsible for causing so much pain for Sam, Josh, the Washington family, everyone, and now it's time to get better.
โDon't say it like that, you wanna be a better person for all of us.โ Sam said optimistically.
โMhm yeah, sure.โ Emily groaned lovingly as Sam hugged her.
โI can't wait to see the better person you become, Emโฆโ, and that sentence was enough, it will always be enough.
Emily smiled, a real fucking smile. With tears running down her face, the liquid left trails as if it was burning her to cry.
โI'll be better. I swear.โ Emily said as they continued walking. Even if they didn't make it out Sam could tell that Emily was going to be the best version of herself she could be.
Have a great day guys! xoxo - Wool
(This was part of my commissions I'm opening up soon! I'll be posting more info on that!)











