Please Don't Bite

Eight

Bosco's POV:
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I stumbled back to my dorm on wobbly legs, surprised to see the light was still on and shining from the space under the door. I unlocked it and pushed it open, finding both Jasmine and Maddy inside.

Jasmine didn't look up, concentrated on painting Maddy's nails. Instead Maddy looked over, giving a small wave with the hand Jasmine had finished on. "Is it safe to go back?"

I laughed and laid back on my bed, going limp as I tried keeping my eyes open. "Possibly. How did things go with Bryce?"

Maddy didn't respond, instead her eyes just filled with tears. I took that as a things went bad. Before I could pull myself up to comfort her Jasmine hugged her instead, still not looking in my direction.

"You sure you'll be okay tonight?" Jasmine asked her, and I couldn't help but feel like there was something off about her tone. Her voice sounded strained.

Maddy nodded, head resting on her shoulder. "I know I'll be okay. But what about you?"

I raised a brow, because why wouldn't Jasmine be okay? She hadn't had any nightmares like the other night, so unless she had told Maddy about it there was no reason why she'd be asking.

"...I'll be fine." Jasmine said. At least I think. I barely heard her she was talking so quietly. Which wasn't like her at all. So I was immediately concerned, watching as they said goodnight. Maddy gave me another wave before she tiredly left the room to head to her own.

Jasmine turned to turn the light off, and in the split second before it went dark I saw how red and puffy her eyes were. I gripped my blanket worriedly. "Min? You okay?"

"I'm fine." She answered and laid down in her bed, facing away from me. Which really wasn't like her. She talked for like an hour before we actually went to sleep almost every night since we met.

I shook my head, pulling myself up and stumbling over to her bed. "Jazz? Please tell me what's wrong. Did you have another bad dream while I was gone? Did you see something that made you sad? Are you not feeling good?" I placed a hand on her shoulder.

Jasmine stiffened before she snapped. "Leave me alone!" She yelled and sat up.

I jumped and immediately stepped back, dipping my head down. She laid back down and cried into her pillow, and I tried to form words but nothing would come out. I wanted to go back to my own bed and do as she told me, but something wasn't letting me. I hardly noticed my own tears until they ran down my cheek. I didn't bother drying them, wrapping my arms around myself.

I don't know how long I was standing there until I took a shaky breath. "I'm sorry, Min..." I didn't mean for my voice to come out so strangled, but it did. I slowly sat cross legged on her desk chair, still not wanting to leave her side.

I don't know if it was something I did or not, but I was going to take the blame for it no matter what. I shivered, leaning back in the chair. "S-So sorry Min..."

There was no response. Her crying had stopped and her breathing had evened out, so I figured she had fallen asleep. Hesitantly I moved off the chair, curling up by her side and being careful not to touch her.

I finally wiped my tears away, letting out an involuntary whine. I didn't like having Jasmine be mad at me. I wanted to make it better. So I stayed where I was. Hoping she wouldn't push me away in the morning. The sound of her snapping replayed in my head as I closed my eyes. And I didn't like it. It was scary.

I wanted to be closer but I stopped myself, instead falling asleep close to the edge of her bed.

Jasmine's POV:
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Only a couple hours had passed since I had fallen asleep when I opened my eyes. Something felt off, and I turned to see Bosco had been beside me the whole time.

My heart sank. I hadn't meant to snap at her, but I let my emotions get to me and I didn't know what to do. I don't know why she hadn't just gone back to her own bed, I know I would've if someone had yelled at me like that. I lifted the blanket over her when seeing her shivering, hesitantly pulling her closer so she wasn't in danger of falling off the edge.

She immediately stirred and turned over, arms wrapping tight around my torso. I jumped in surprise, looking down at her head that was now buried in my chest.

"M-Min..." She whined in her sleep, her grasp becoming tighter. "Min don't leave..."

My eyes widened before I held her closer, ashamed of myself for yelling at her. I blinked back more tears, hearing her whining becoming louder and starting to sound more scared.

"I-I'm sorry Min..." Her voice was muffled and cracked, eyes still screwed shut. "Don't go don't go don't go..."

It was when she started crying when I knew I had to deal with all of these emotions and wake her. I shook her gently, not wanting to scare her anymore. "Bosco? Bosco wake up..."

It didn't take much to get her to wake up thank God, because there was no way I was about to yell at her again. Her teary eyes snapped open and she looked up at me, her arms immediately lifting up and around my neck.

"I-I'm so s-sorry..." She cried, hiding her face as her body shook. "P-Please don't go Min, please-"

"I'm not going anywhere." My voice cracked when I spoke, and I could feel my own eyes filling with tears once more. "I shouldn't have snapped at you Bosco, I'm so sorry, you didn't do anything wrong..."

Bosco hiccuped and looked up at me with wide eyes. I never thought I'd see her this way. She looked so small and broken, and I was to blame.

"Jazzy...my Jazz..." She mumbled and pulled herself even closer. My breath hitched when she rested her forehead against mine. I felt her grab my hand, our fingers lacing together.

"Love you, Min. Love you..." She mumbled and suddenly pressed her lips against mine.

The world seemed to stop. I froze up in shock, having no idea what to do or how to react. So I did the one thing I could think of. I squeezed her hand and kissed her back. In this moment nothing else seemed to matter. I was kissing Bosco. She had kissed me first. And it felt right.

We pulled away and I felt tears running down my cheeks once more. Bosco sniffled, about to turn her head away until I held her tighter.

"Love you too..." I whispered softly. And it was true. I wanted to wipe her tears away, but also didn't want to let go of her hand.

I wouldn't have had time to anyways before her lips were back on mine. And that's how it was the rest of the night. Our limbs tangled with each other's, fingers entwined, and our lips hardly ever leaving each other's

If this was a dream, then I never wanted it to end. But when the first bit of morning light started seeping in from the window, I knew it was real, and I hoped it never stopped.

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