When The Stars A-line Riff x reader West Side Story 2021

Chapter Five

I hear the waves crash onto the shore, smell the citrus and cinnamon on him, and feel the cool breeze duset my skin.

It is a peaceful night till I remember where I am still sobbing in his arms scared of what will happen next. Until I hear him finally speak.

"Are you okay, doll?" he asks sounding unsure of what he should say.

I ignore his question and instead turn my body around so I am straddling him, put my head in his chest, and hug him with all of the strength I have left in my body to use. He gasps slightly but soon after hugs me back.

"I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry Riff," I say into his chest. He rubs my back up and down trying to reassure me that everything is okay and he is not mad at me- well at least not to much.

He continues to hold me in his grasp as I cry into his chest.

"You know baby John was so worried that you left him alone again." Hi paused for a second then continued again "he tried hiding it but we all knew he was scared- and sad. Very sad. So sad in fact he went back to the building we slept at last night and is sleeping with the pillow you used as we speak." He finishes and pulls away from me slightly and looks into my eyes. I can see the pain shining in them.

I feel so guilty.

So so guilty.

I try to escape his grasp so I can run but he won't let go.

"You know baby John needs you- yet you want to run," he says and looks at me angrily.

"I jus- I just want to clear my head and to do that I have to be alone," I say and look at him sadly.

"You don't know this city- you'd get lost. You just want to leave us! Leave me..." he mumbles the last part and looks at me hopeless.

I pause, think about how I should respond to the face he is making at me.

"Riff," I take a deep breath in. "I'm just mentally ill right now okay, and I can't handle all of the events that are happening in my life right now and I'm trying- key word trying not to blow up in your face right now about how hard of a life I am finally leaving, pushing past me and I'm so sorry I worried you, I worried Johnny, and I worried the Jet's but I never expected that I would get the chance to leave my broken castle and come hear nor I thought I would see him again- I just thought it was a crazy thought that I had." I stop with tears in my eyes, get up and leave his arms moving to get off the dock.

"Delilah wait," Riff rushed out, I stop dead in my tracks. "Let's go back to the building- you uh- you uh- need sleep! Yea sleep." He said and rushed up to me taking my hand in his, I looked down and blushed at his words.

"Okay," I said timidly because I realized I didn't want to fight with him because I don't want to loose him. Loose his sent- loose his words- and especially loose his touch, no I don't want to do that.

He grins and I let him lees the way to that abandoned building we stayed at the night before. He drags me in to it by my wrist since he let go of my hand. I think he was just making sure I would not leave him like I have already attempted several times in the past. #five_seconds_ago

I chuckle

"What's so funny doll?"

"Nothing nothing" he looks at me suspecting something. "I just thought of something funny in my head lover boy," I teased.

He frowned.

"So you were thinking about me in a funny way, I see," he says teasing me back.

"No! No! It was nothing like that I was just thinking about your hand security holding my wrist and then I thought about how I try- you know what never mind it would take to long to explain to you my min- mind is just crazy right now," I finish and he starts laughing hysterically.

"Stopppppp" I say and lightly slap him on the back a few times, he gasps for air.

"Sorry, sorry! Well not really." He said and we walked in to the room of beds. Except this time they were all empty.

"Where is everyone?" I ask Riff.

"Today's party night so they are all out at some club," he says like it's nothing. I look at him.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean for you not to hang out with your gang and crash your turf," I say guilty that he didn't go because of me.

"It's ok doll, I go every Friday so don't sweat it," he said before continuing. "Anyways chose your bed" he said mischievously.

"Okay," I say and collapse on one.

"Haha goodnight doll," he says then I hear him fall down on another bed with a big thud.

I smile and close my eyes, attempting to fall asleep.

But I can't. It's just simply impossible, my mind is racing one thousand thoughts a second.

'Why's he being nice?'

'Is he secretly mad at me?'

'I feel so bad'

'Why does my heart flutter every time he makes skin on skin contact with me'

'Why does he have that stupid smirk?'

'Why do I look at him randomly?'

'Do I like him??'

'No'

'No'

'No'

'I can't I just can't like the only other guy besides Johnny that I'm friends with!'

Like I told you one thousand thoughts a second.

I keep tossing and turning and I'm pretty sure Riff hears me because he made a noise or two through out my thinking crazy session.

But then a thought comes to me, it may be stupid but the bed is cold and I can't sleep.

"Hey Riff?"

"Hmm?"

"Can you lay next to me?"