My Blue Haired Rebel - |Life is Strange Fanfiction|

Kisses at Sunset.

Ever since the night I'd stayed over at Chloe's house, my heart suddenly seemed to leap up in my chest with every thought I had of her. And it felt like I was struggling just to remember how to breathe. That all felt like a dream... But it was real. I'd known that much. And I'd been unable to look away from her.. Gently, I placed a hand over my heart and sighed as I felt it pounding against my chest. How the hell did Chloe always manage to make my heart race in such a way? Even when she was nowhere around, I thought about her. All the damn time, all day long.

My phone made a sound then, and I checked it. Speak of the devil.. I smiled and answered the call. "Hey Chloe."

"Hey there, super girl. So, we got plans for today or what?"

"I don't know... Did you have something in mind?"

"Maybe. What about me meet up at the lighthouse and go from there?"

I smiled to myself and thought it over before nodding a little. "Alright, see you there, then." With that said, I hung up and swung myself out of my bed to get dressed. My heart started pounding against my chest again, clearly excited to just be able to be near her again.

I swear it felt like I might have a heart attack if it kept that up. I took a deep breath before exhaling and leaving the room. Silently, I walked toward the bus and got on it, picking a seat and relaxing quietly as it pulled away from Blackwell. Recently, it seemed that I hadn't been out in public much with Chloe. There had been too many things going on that we'd been keeping private. I wasn't sure she wanted anyone to know about... Well, us. Any of it, at least the parts that ran beyond our friendship. It wasn't like we were officially dating or anything.. I sighed and leaned back, closing my eyes.

When the bus reached the right stop, I got off and walked the rest of the way to the lighthouse. Just as I'd expected, Chloe was already there. Sitting on the bench, hunched over with a cigarette in her mouth. And her back was to me. So she hadn't noticed me yet. Walking forward, I moved closer to her and wrapped my arms around her from behind. "Wondered where your sexy self was." I giggled softly as she flirted with me.

"Were you waiting long?"

"Nah. Besides, you're worth the wait.."

I smiled and sat down beside her, gently kissing her cheek before pulling away again, avoiding the smoke from her cigarette. How did I ever stand being apart from her? I thought as I just watched her. The truth was, I barely survived that. Losing Chloe, my best friend. Who knows how different things would be now if I could have stayed then. But I guess either way, there was no stopping how I felt about her. She'd always been my best friend, and she always would be. But my feelings ran so much deeper than that now. I'd never considered it before, but maybe it had started to change for me before my parents had decided to move. And I'd left her. Alone.

Chloe gently wrapped an arm around me and I sighed. "You okay?" She asked me.

"Yeah.. Just thinking."

"About me?" She grinned.

"I always think about you, Chloe. Always..." I said the words so softly, I wasn't sure if she'd heard them. Or if I'd wanted her to hear them. It was an admission, of course. Me telling her just how I felt about her.

Suddenly, Chloe lowered her cigarette and looked at me. Her blue eyes were so soft, so gentle, filled with so much love. And then she drew me in closer to her, and she kissed me. I never wanted the kiss to end. I never wanted us to end. This moment right now was perfect. It was as if it were just us two, living in our own little world. I put my hands gently on her shoulders to hold her there as we kept kissing.

Finally, she started to pull away for air and I looked at her and smiled. "You really are the best thing that ever happened to me, Max." She said seriously.

That made me happy, but.. At that moment, I couldn't help thinking of Rachel Amber. And remembering the picture I'd found of her and Chloe in Chloe's room. I didn't say anything about that, though. It was stupid to be jealous. I was worrying too much. I wasn't sure why I kept doing that. Though what if we ended up finding Rachel? Thinking too much again.

"I am?"

"Of course you are."

I didn't reply, just laid my head on her shoulder, not wanting her to see my face, I wasn't sure what it looked like now, what kind of expression I had. It just still hurt sometimes to know she'd basically replaced me when I left. But she had needed someone, and I wasn't there. "I love you." I told her suddenly, without really thinking about what I was saying.

Chloe smiled at me, a brilliant and beautiful smile. "I love you too."

But in what way? The thought nagged at my mind until I was forced to look away.

Even with the way she kissed me, I couldn't really be sure of anything right now. But, maybe in time.. I was just really trying not to screw this up. This whole thing was so risky, if things went bad it was possible I could lose my best friend forever. I wasn't willing to lose her a second time.

"Promise you'll stay with me this time?" Chloe's voice broke the silence. She sounded so vulnerable, not at all like herself. It was the side of her no one really got to see. No one but me.

"I will, Chloe. Forever. I promise." She gave me a smile and nodded slowly. "It killed me to leave you... You know that, right?"

"Yeah, I know. I kinda feel bad for being so angry at you."

"Well, I guess you had a right to be."

"It's just so good that you're back now. Back with me. And I'm not ever gonna let you leave me again."

"I wouldn't plan on it. I need my sidekick, you know." We both laughed and she started to pull me onto her lap. I blushed slightly and looked at her. She was always so bold, doing things I couldn't seem to make myself do. Without a little push from her, that is. I let myself lean against her gently, and she wrapped her arms around me.

"Comfy?" She whispered in my ear.

"Always comfy with you."

Turning me around to face her, I was now staring into Chloe's eyes, a little unsure of what to say now. She started to lean forward slowly, and I met her halfway, letting our lips touch once more. The kiss started gentle and stayed that way for a while, until Chloe seemed to be kissing me more deeply. And with more passion than she ever had before. I could feel my cheeks heat up, sure that I was blushing a bright red. And my heart started to beat more quickly, for maybe about the millionth time today. Her arms pulled me closer, until she was lightly pressing my body into her chest.

I couldn't pull away. Even if I wanted to. And I didn't want to. I loved the way she made me feel. But she'd never kissed me like this before. It felt so real.

When she pulled away, my lips parted in a slight whimper of protest. And she grinned, chuckling softly as she heard the sound. "Well, that got heated..." Chloe said. I blushed and glanced away. "..And you loved it." She added after a moment.

"Oh hush, you were the one that started it!"

"Wanted to see what you'd do." She winked at me.

"So, did you enjoy it as well?" I asked curiously.

"Are you kidding? Max, of course I did.." Chloe cleared her throat and blushed softly.

"You so want me," I said to her.

"Even if that is true, you clearly want me as well. So shut it, Caulfield." Chloe was grinning happily at me and then she glanced out at the sunset. "It's getting late. I suppose I should take you back to Blackwell."

"Only if you stay over tonight." I kissed her quickly and she smiled.

"That I can do."