But Still I Ran (PG-13) [tori & marisa]
Jun 13, 2011 22:51:09 GMT -5
Post by Tori on Jun 13, 2011 22:51:09 GMT -5
Callidos Mason
eighteen . single . district 1Jerica shrugged off the question and pull the sheets over her to sleep. "Please stay with me." Callidos thought that made the words up, but her mouth was moving along with them. Within a few moments, she was completely gone. In another world entirely. He shook his head. That was Jerica: always avoiding her problems. Callidos didn't fall asleep right away. He continued to just sit next to her. Once he considered leaving, but her words kept him there like there was tied to her with invisible string.
When his eyes felt like they couldn't stand open any longer, crawled under the covers next to her and snaked his arm around her waist. She's not going to keep running away from me. Callidos played with her hair with his other hand until he fell asleep. In his dreams, he was with Jerica. They were younger. It was was the first time she approached him in school. She had something that other girls didn't and he knew she was a victor's kid, so he tolerated her hanging around. The first time they ever did anything. She was dominant and in control. Now. He dreamed of what might be. Could they really survive together with deeper emotions? They did in his dreams.
There was something touching his hand. Callidos let out an annoyed grunt, trying to convey that he wanted to stay asleep. Jerica was turning around to face him, so he opened his eyes. For a second they looked at each other. Then she spoke. With her words came relief. Maybe she really cared about him. Keeping the baby would always be a reminded of him, and maybe she didn't mind that. Callidos felt himself wanting to be affectionate. It was strange.
"Okay." He whispered, and then he moved forward and kissed the tip of her nose. "How far along are you?" Callidos closed his eyes, but he kept his face where it was, a little above hers. He took a moment to just inhale. To breathe in everything that was happening. To breathe in what had happened last night. To breathe in her. Why did everything feel so strange to him? Callidos suddenly missed her emotionaless exterior. But maybe he could let it go just for this morning. Just for right now.
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