Scaring tribes || ST 1

5

Archer's POV

I sit down next to Dean in the sofa. I reach for my waterglass that is on the tv-table and take a zip. But I still don't understand, why would Dean touch me like that? Did he do it because of any special occasion or did he basically just let his arm fall off me? But still, what do I know about what friends do?

I put my waterglass back at the table and look over at Dean. He picks up his phone and lifts his gaze to me.

"Do you have this game?" He said and showed his phone to me.

"No, but I can download it?" I said and picked up my phone. I searched up the game and downloaded it. When I opened the game it turned horizontally so I turned my phone.

Dean moved closer so we could see each others screens. Apperently it was some sort of teaming game, and it was easier if we could also see eachothers screens.

"Oh, shit. I died." Dean said after a while and laughed. "Now it's all hanging on you."

"Don't say that!" I said, smiled and inched closer to Dean until our shoulders touched so he could see my screen better. I thought I heard Dean's breath sharpen, but I'm pretty sure I imagined it.

Dean yawned and leaned his hand against my shoulder. I suppose he is getting tired. Well, me too, sort of. When the game was getting closer to its end, I felt Dean trail lines with his fingers up and down my arm. My heartbeat rised and I took a quick but soundless breath. I turned of my phone and looked at him. It was like he was in another world or something, trailing lines up and down my arm. But suddenly he looked up to meet my gaze and then he pulled his finger away. He sat up and put his hands over his face.

"I'm sorry, heh. I'm tired and I guess I kind of got carried away." He said and sounded nervous. I couldn't see his face but I'm pretty sure he was blushing.

"No, it's fine. I don't really mind." I said and Dean turned his gaze towards me again. But just when he was about to say something, I heard the door open.

"Dean, I'm home!" A female voice said. The woman came into veiw and her face changed when she saw me. "Dean, who is this?"

"This is my friend, Archer. He is new at school." Dean said and smiled.

"Oh, hi Archer. I'm Susan, Dean's mom." She said and looked questioning at Dean.

"Archer had a fight with his dad, is it okay if he spends the night here." He asked.

"Yes, ofcourse. Make yourself at home, I'm gonna go and sit in the kitchen and do some crossword-puzzles." She said and walked out of the room.

"We can go upstairs to my room." He said and looked over at me. I nodded and we stood up and walked up the stairs. Dean walked into a big room with a big window. He closed the door behind me and then sat down on his bed. I walked over to his bed and sat down next to him. Across the room there was a tv. It looked a little bit older then the one down stairs but it was cute.

"Should we watch a movie?" I asked.

"Yeah, what do you wanna watch?" He said and turned on the tv.

"It's staring to get dark outside, so why not watch a horror movie?" I said and Dean turned his gaze towards me.

"Sure, but I'm literally the biggest coward in the world." He said and laughed.

"Well, your lucky. Cause I'm the big bad wolf, remember? And I'm here to protect you." I whispered in his ear.

"Stop, you're not." Dean said, laughed and poked me on the nose with his finger.

"What if I am?" I said and flashed my eyes at him. He started blushing and turned his gaze away from me.

"So, big bad wolf, what horror movie should we watch?" He said and started scrolling among all the horror movies.

"Since you are the scared one, you pick." I said and bumped his arm a little.

Dean choose a movie and we crawled up to the walk and under his blanket. He handed me one of his extra pillows and I tucked it behind my back. He did the same with his pillows.

As the movie continued I felt Dean moving closer and his fear growing bigger and bigger each minute. I get that he is scared, humans are usally scared by horror movies. I on the other hand is not. From what I've seen and experienced in my life, a horror movie is nothing. I usually just watch them to feel some kind of way. But right now, it's actually kind of funny to watch with a scared ass Dean by my side.

Suddenly I felt how Dean's hand found mine under the blanket. And every time a jumpscare appeared he squeezed it. It felt unfamilliar to have someone holding my hand but I don't really mind.

As the movie went on and the darkness fell on the outside, we sunk deeper and deeper down under the blanket. Dean was laying down beside me with his head leaned against my shoulder. He had let go of my hand as the movie was now close to its end and not as scary anymore.

Eventually the movie ended and Dean had actually fallen asleep against my shoulder. Can you believe? I reached for the remote and turned of the tv. I put the remote away again and then I pick up my phone to see what time it is. It was getting pretty late actually. I put my phone away and then I put my arm behind my bed and started staring up at the ceiling.

All my life, everything have felt so hard and complicated and then... now, all of a sudden I have for the first time in my life gotten a human friend and everything suddenly feels so much simpler. I wonder how that could be. Every second of all my life, my dad has been telling me that there is nothing more miserable than being a human. Now, I'm starting to wonder if he is wrong.

Dean moves next to me and the next thing I know is that he places his hand on my stomach. I look at him but he is still asleep. I stare back up at the ceiling not caring about his hand placement and before I have time to think another thought, I fall asleep to.