the zombie next door

Closer

we sat one the couch and talked for awhile. then something unexpected happened. Zed looked at me and said "ya know, i never knew you were funny too". i looked at him in surprise. what did he mean too? i tried not to let it out of my mouth but sure enough, "what do you mean too?". he started to open his mouth but he just said "never mind". the feeling of frustration was rising in me, "no go on, say it." again he starts by opening his mouth then nothing. he was gathering his thoughts because he finally broke the silence. "it's just we've lived next to each other, go to school together, and have dinner sometimes, i just thought you were some pretty stuck up girl." internally i screamed. did he just say i was pretty?! i mean he also called me stuck up, but
pretty.

i never thought of myself of anything more than average. so for Zed Necrodopolis to be sitting in my living room calling me pretty was something 12 year old me would not believe. just before i could open my mouth i heard the time on the oven. it was the pie that i completely forgot about. i jump up and rush over to get the dessert. i could feel Zed staring at me from the couch. "did you burn it?" he asked. "no surprisingly" i answered.

After letting it cool and trying to forget what Zed had just said we started getting our work together. it's just now 7 and curfew is at 11. we get the math done fairly quick. i go to tell Zed goodbye when i hear him say "do you wanna watch a movie till curfew?" i said sure and he walked over to the couch and grabbed the remote. i was surprised he didn't want to leave after we had got everything done. i just bit my tongue though and sat ready to enjoy a movie. i sit on the side opposite of him leaving a cushion in the middle of us. he looks down disapprovingly. he doesn't say anything though. i can't help but to look at him while we're watching the movie. seeing his side profile and his arms crossed in just the right way make me think of how handsome he truly is.

i decided then and there i was gonna do what i set out to do. i positioned myself closer to him. but not too close. he looked at me and smiled. i didn't know if this was a sign to move closer or stay where i was. i chose to not push my luck and stay where i was.

i started getting invested in the movie when a noise scared the shit out of me. in reaction Zed put his arm around me and positioned his knees toward me. "Zeo are you ok?" he seemed just as scared as me. i laughed "yeah i'm fine just not cut out for scary movies i guess." he smiled at me. i noticed his arm was still around me. i turned my head looking at his arm then back into his gaze. something was different. he started inching closer and closer to my face. i closed my eyes and felt bliss. his lips to mine. in reaction i backed away after our lips made contact. helplessly i looked into his eyes and saw a hunger i had never seen before. before i knew it he grabbed the sides of my face closing the distance between us. he moved from my lips to my neck, then back up to my ear where he bit lightly. i could feel the warmth of his saliva staining my skin. he moves back to my mouth sliding his tongue in gently. i feel pressure on my bottom lip where he was biting while he pulled away. "i'm so sorry i have no idea what just came over me."