[playing with fire] chapter 6
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Chapter Six
I didn't want to admit it, but I do owe him for saving my life...
"Well our relationship started when I asked him to teach me how to fight. He became my teacher."
"Pfft. No way!" He was amused.
I glared at him, "You know what, screw you. I'm not doing this."
He put his hands up, "Alright alright, no more comments from me. Swear to God."
I'll just tell him what he wants to hear, he wouldn't know I'm lying...
"Well, you know, we fell in love. Dated a while and then I got bored. So I broke up with him.
"So... you dumped him?"
"...Yes."
"You're lying."
I tried defending myself, "I'm not lying! He was just... I just didn't want to be with him any more!"
He faked a yawn, "Ohhhh you're so bad at lying...Obviously he broke up with you."
Why did he sound so confident that Gum broke up with me?
He looked at me, "I've never seen anyone look as happy as you did that day."
I suddenly got nervous. Did I really look that happy? "Um, well..." I looked up to see he was looking at me, I looked back down, "Yes, I was madly in love with him, but then the next thing I knew, it was over."
I could feel my heart squeezing. This isn't fair. Why am I having to relive this in front of Gum's splitting image. It was almost as if I was telling my love story to my first love! What was he getting out of this?
"What did you love about him?"
I looked at him to see if he was teasing me, but he seemed generaly interested, "He was kind and honest... Child- like and carefree." I smiled remembering random memories at Sunshine, "He'd always hold my hand, though at first I'd pull away; I didn't like being touched. But he was so patient with me. We took our time and I loved him." I started laughing, "I remember the time we tried sparing with each other after we first got together. We were so timid with each other." I smiled, "He was always looking out for me, saying he'd always protect me..."
"You still love him don't you."
I was caught off guard by his comment, "What? No I'm not!"
He laughed, "C'mon! You totally are! Every time you look at me you blush!"
I instinctively covered my cheeks with my hands, only bringing him to more laughter. This whole time he's kept me up with his own pace. I've never felt more humiliated!
"Get out! I don't owe you shit any more! I told you my story so leave me alone!" I stood up and started grabbing his arm to pull him up to make him leave.
"I was just teasing you! Have some backbone!" Even though he said that he was letting me pull him up.
"I don't care! I don't have to take this from you!" I picked up his gun and holster and pushed them into his chest. "Just take your stuff and leave. I don't want to see you here again or I'm calling the cops!"
He put the holster on and put the gun away, "That won't work Ai-chan~ I am the police~"
"W-what? How is that-"
He had already cornered me up against the wall, "You can pretend I'm Gum..." He looked right into my eyes, "Ai..."
"You're a demon."
"So I've been told..."
He was completely evil. But it as all true, I still wanted to be held by Gum again. I wanted to hug him again. Kiss him again. Why after all this time was I still in love with him? He broke my heart!
Maybe...Just this once...
He is Gum... He is Gum...
I closed my eyes, picturing Gum standing in front of me. I could feel the sudden heat between our faces as he leaned down closer to me. His lips just barely grazing mine.
No!
I quickly turned my head so that he kissed my cheek. This isn't right. He isn't Gum!
"Please... leave."
I can't believe I almost did that! Was I that pathetic to pretend Pyro was Gum?
"I'm sorry," he said as he backed away from me.
I opened my eyes, never expecting him to say he was sorry. In fact he looked like he regreted what he did. Was this really happening? My head was so dizzy and my heart was so confused.
I pulled my hands to my chest feeling my heart beating rapidly, "How can I trust you?"
He smiled, "You can't."
"Then tell me, how is it you knew my name?"
It looked like he wasn't going to tell me, but decided against it, "I looked you up before I came here last time. In fact, I know about your past too. And the time you spent at Sunshine... I know it all."
I was silent, unable to really come up with a response, so I just asked him another question. "How? What is it you do?"
Again he paused to consider telling me, but did. "I'm one of several ex-cons working for the government in order to exterminate criminals the cops can't handle. People have been calling us Wild 7. I have access to a database connected to the police. You popped up in the police records..."
I looked at him and he was being completely serious. I believed him.
"Yes I still have feelings for Gum...He was my first love afterall." He looked at me with sad eyes. I bit my lip, "But it's... complicated."
"Because of me?"
"...Because of you."
"So then what do we do?"
This was all happening too quickly. I barely know him! I don't want to deal with this. I had a perfect sad little exsistance until he showed up! I was fine with getting through day to day without any real emotions. Faking my smiles at work, and acting like I was someone who grew up normal, in a normal household. I was fine just being a drone! I've done it for 3 years since leaving The Eight! And now having to suddenly be reminded of these feelings!
But a little voice in the back of my head spoke to me,"Gum had his chance! Move on! Start living your life!"
"Kiss me."
"What?" He was caught off guard.
"Do it! Kiss me!"
He took out his gum and tossed it in the trash as he closed the distance between us.
He put both hands on the wall on either side of my face and leaned in close staring back and forth between my lips and my eyes, "Are you sure about this? I'm not Gum. I'm not nice. I'm a dick. And I've done a lot of bad things in my life. And I'll probably make you cry. So if you want to stop now, say it, otherwise I'm going to kiss you."
I looked down to seriously consider what I was doing. Gum's face flashed through my mind. His smile. His laughter. Him calling my name. I still loved him, but he was in my past. He had his chance to try and fix things with me. And I couldn't wait for him forever... it's time I moved on.
Somewhere in my heart I apologized to Gum as I reached around Pyro's neck to kiss him on the lips. He slid his hands down the wall to stop at my lower back, pulling me closer to him. As he pushed his body against mine the kiss became deeper as he started using his tonge. The sweet taste of gum lingered in his mouth, I was lost in it.
But I pulled away from the kiss as my arm was starting to hurt from being raised for too long, and not to mention my ribs were feeling pain from him pushing up against me. I slid both arms down his shoulders to rest at his chest, I could feel his heart beating fast. Just like mine.
It was only then that we both heard his phone ringing.
"Fuck," he cursed under his breath. He pulled away from me leaving me feeling empty, as he reached for his jacket to get his phone. "Hello," he asked annoyed. "Alright I'm on my way." He hung up and ran his hand through his hair. "I have to go."
"I see."
"Do you believe me when I say I don't want to go?"
"Maybe."
He chuckled, "Maybe she says."
I crossed my arms, "Am I not going to see you until a week from now?"
He started putting on his jacket, "It's possible."
"It's possible he says."
"Give me your phone. I'll give you my number so when you start feeling lonely you can call me."
"Hmph! Who says I'll be lonely?!"
Even as I said that I was handing him my phone and watching him smile as he put in his information.
He handed my cell back to me, "There. Call me any time you want. I'll always answer."
"Yeah right."
"Yeah... I was just trying to sound cool." He laughed, "Did it work?"
"No...you idiot."
He smiled as he kissed me one last time before heading out.
I didn't move from that spot for several minutes as I went through in my mind what just happened.
Did I make the right choice?
Next Chapter
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Let me give you a little insight, in this chapter, I was debating whether or not to drag this scene out for another chapter or so... BUT i'm too impatient as a writer. PFFT calling myself a writer *rolls eyes* anyways! so I'm quickly moving the story ahead because I suck at writing out filler stuff... lol I hope it's alright!
Things have gotten messy ne? Do you think Ai made the right choice??? Tell me what you think ^^ Till next time!
Previous Chapter
Chapter Six
I didn't want to admit it, but I do owe him for saving my life...
"Well our relationship started when I asked him to teach me how to fight. He became my teacher."
"Pfft. No way!" He was amused.
I glared at him, "You know what, screw you. I'm not doing this."
He put his hands up, "Alright alright, no more comments from me. Swear to God."
I'll just tell him what he wants to hear, he wouldn't know I'm lying...
"Well, you know, we fell in love. Dated a while and then I got bored. So I broke up with him.
"So... you dumped him?"
"...Yes."
"You're lying."
I tried defending myself, "I'm not lying! He was just... I just didn't want to be with him any more!"
He faked a yawn, "Ohhhh you're so bad at lying...Obviously he broke up with you."
Why did he sound so confident that Gum broke up with me?
He looked at me, "I've never seen anyone look as happy as you did that day."
I suddenly got nervous. Did I really look that happy? "Um, well..." I looked up to see he was looking at me, I looked back down, "Yes, I was madly in love with him, but then the next thing I knew, it was over."
I could feel my heart squeezing. This isn't fair. Why am I having to relive this in front of Gum's splitting image. It was almost as if I was telling my love story to my first love! What was he getting out of this?
"What did you love about him?"
I looked at him to see if he was teasing me, but he seemed generaly interested, "He was kind and honest... Child- like and carefree." I smiled remembering random memories at Sunshine, "He'd always hold my hand, though at first I'd pull away; I didn't like being touched. But he was so patient with me. We took our time and I loved him." I started laughing, "I remember the time we tried sparing with each other after we first got together. We were so timid with each other." I smiled, "He was always looking out for me, saying he'd always protect me..."
"You still love him don't you."
I was caught off guard by his comment, "What? No I'm not!"
He laughed, "C'mon! You totally are! Every time you look at me you blush!"
I instinctively covered my cheeks with my hands, only bringing him to more laughter. This whole time he's kept me up with his own pace. I've never felt more humiliated!
"Get out! I don't owe you shit any more! I told you my story so leave me alone!" I stood up and started grabbing his arm to pull him up to make him leave.
"I was just teasing you! Have some backbone!" Even though he said that he was letting me pull him up.
"I don't care! I don't have to take this from you!" I picked up his gun and holster and pushed them into his chest. "Just take your stuff and leave. I don't want to see you here again or I'm calling the cops!"
He put the holster on and put the gun away, "That won't work Ai-chan~ I am the police~"
"W-what? How is that-"
He had already cornered me up against the wall, "You can pretend I'm Gum..." He looked right into my eyes, "Ai..."
"You're a demon."
"So I've been told..."
He was completely evil. But it as all true, I still wanted to be held by Gum again. I wanted to hug him again. Kiss him again. Why after all this time was I still in love with him? He broke my heart!
Maybe...Just this once...
He is Gum... He is Gum...
I closed my eyes, picturing Gum standing in front of me. I could feel the sudden heat between our faces as he leaned down closer to me. His lips just barely grazing mine.
No!
I quickly turned my head so that he kissed my cheek. This isn't right. He isn't Gum!
"Please... leave."
I can't believe I almost did that! Was I that pathetic to pretend Pyro was Gum?
"I'm sorry," he said as he backed away from me.
I opened my eyes, never expecting him to say he was sorry. In fact he looked like he regreted what he did. Was this really happening? My head was so dizzy and my heart was so confused.
I pulled my hands to my chest feeling my heart beating rapidly, "How can I trust you?"
He smiled, "You can't."
"Then tell me, how is it you knew my name?"
It looked like he wasn't going to tell me, but decided against it, "I looked you up before I came here last time. In fact, I know about your past too. And the time you spent at Sunshine... I know it all."
I was silent, unable to really come up with a response, so I just asked him another question. "How? What is it you do?"
Again he paused to consider telling me, but did. "I'm one of several ex-cons working for the government in order to exterminate criminals the cops can't handle. People have been calling us Wild 7. I have access to a database connected to the police. You popped up in the police records..."
I looked at him and he was being completely serious. I believed him.
"Yes I still have feelings for Gum...He was my first love afterall." He looked at me with sad eyes. I bit my lip, "But it's... complicated."
"Because of me?"
"...Because of you."
"So then what do we do?"
This was all happening too quickly. I barely know him! I don't want to deal with this. I had a perfect sad little exsistance until he showed up! I was fine with getting through day to day without any real emotions. Faking my smiles at work, and acting like I was someone who grew up normal, in a normal household. I was fine just being a drone! I've done it for 3 years since leaving The Eight! And now having to suddenly be reminded of these feelings!
But a little voice in the back of my head spoke to me,"Gum had his chance! Move on! Start living your life!"
"Kiss me."
"What?" He was caught off guard.
"Do it! Kiss me!"
He took out his gum and tossed it in the trash as he closed the distance between us.
He put both hands on the wall on either side of my face and leaned in close staring back and forth between my lips and my eyes, "Are you sure about this? I'm not Gum. I'm not nice. I'm a dick. And I've done a lot of bad things in my life. And I'll probably make you cry. So if you want to stop now, say it, otherwise I'm going to kiss you."
I looked down to seriously consider what I was doing. Gum's face flashed through my mind. His smile. His laughter. Him calling my name. I still loved him, but he was in my past. He had his chance to try and fix things with me. And I couldn't wait for him forever... it's time I moved on.
Somewhere in my heart I apologized to Gum as I reached around Pyro's neck to kiss him on the lips. He slid his hands down the wall to stop at my lower back, pulling me closer to him. As he pushed his body against mine the kiss became deeper as he started using his tonge. The sweet taste of gum lingered in his mouth, I was lost in it.
But I pulled away from the kiss as my arm was starting to hurt from being raised for too long, and not to mention my ribs were feeling pain from him pushing up against me. I slid both arms down his shoulders to rest at his chest, I could feel his heart beating fast. Just like mine.
It was only then that we both heard his phone ringing.
"Fuck," he cursed under his breath. He pulled away from me leaving me feeling empty, as he reached for his jacket to get his phone. "Hello," he asked annoyed. "Alright I'm on my way." He hung up and ran his hand through his hair. "I have to go."
"I see."
"Do you believe me when I say I don't want to go?"
"Maybe."
He chuckled, "Maybe she says."
I crossed my arms, "Am I not going to see you until a week from now?"
He started putting on his jacket, "It's possible."
"It's possible he says."
"Give me your phone. I'll give you my number so when you start feeling lonely you can call me."
"Hmph! Who says I'll be lonely?!"
Even as I said that I was handing him my phone and watching him smile as he put in his information.
He handed my cell back to me, "There. Call me any time you want. I'll always answer."
"Yeah right."
"Yeah... I was just trying to sound cool." He laughed, "Did it work?"
"No...you idiot."
He smiled as he kissed me one last time before heading out.
I didn't move from that spot for several minutes as I went through in my mind what just happened.
Did I make the right choice?
Next Chapter
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Let me give you a little insight, in this chapter, I was debating whether or not to drag this scene out for another chapter or so... BUT i'm too impatient as a writer. PFFT calling myself a writer *rolls eyes* anyways! so I'm quickly moving the story ahead because I suck at writing out filler stuff... lol I hope it's alright!
Things have gotten messy ne? Do you think Ai made the right choice??? Tell me what you think ^^ Till next time!