Outward Bound

2

Maia could see Wiki standing in the doorway to the hall, laughing with Jazz.

The striking girl had only been an acquaintance through friends, and a few months ago, she'd needed a place to stay and had moved into the room across the hallway from hers. She had become that annoying little voice in her head, though. Wiki had an opinion on everything. Most of the time, she had been right, though. It was weird; Wikitoria Tamati put up with her pretty well, though. They had become friends, well, more than friends.

She caught those dark eyes smiling again, and she chuckled to herself. Yip, it was time she took this mask off and let everyone see exactly who she was. She was Wiki's; she just didn't know it yet.

Wikitoria made her way over, noticing Naydeen had left. She sat down on the stump beside Jake and Maia at the firepit. She had seen the guys flirting with her pretty flatmate. It was nothing new. When were guys not flirting with her gorgeous friend?

She caught Maia's hand reaching across Jake towards her mug of hot chocolate. She handed it over.

"Hey, guys, can I have a moment with Wiki?"

Jake turned, looking beside him at his tomboyish teammate. He shook his head, rolling his eyes at her interruption. "Yeah, sure."

Watching them go, Maia leaned on her hand, watching her dark-headed friend looking back at her. Wikitoria leaned forward, taking in the flames of the fire. "Heights, they just get me sometimes. That's all. I just froze for a minute. It was nothing." Their eyes met. Maia smiled at her, handing back her hot chocolate.

Looking around to see where everyone was, she picked herself up and sat on the stump next to her. Maia watched her leaning in, searching her eyes on her for a moment.

Maia's eye flicked over her lips as her shoulders dropped, drawing in closer. A little smile came to her lips as she bit it slightly. Wikitoria shook her head, her shoulders dropping as she moved back, the heat coming to her cheeks.

"Don't look at me like that." She said quietly.

Maia smiled softly, the corner of her lip curling. Wikitoria nervously pushed a hair back.

"Lights out in ten, guys!"

"I better take this back," She muttered, getting up and seeing Adam rounding them up. Maia chuckled, watching her head back to the kitchen.

"Any idea what we're doing tomorrow, guys?"

"Nah."

"I hope we're not doing anything physical. I'm tired of being sore already."

Wikitoria walked through them to her bed.

"Nothing wrong with being physically fit."

She glanced at Maia, pulling her duvet down.

"Never know when you might need the energy."

"Like running from a bear?" Millie laughed.

"Or your boyfriend!"

"Shut up! He's not my boyfriend!"

Naydeen stood up, heading towards the door to lock up. "Whether he is or not, remember no cute boys or pretty girls."

"Yeah, yeah."

"That's the rules, you." Wikitoria kicked Maia's bed before she jumped up on the top bunk this time mumbling to herself. Maia turned her head, smiling to herself as the lights flickered off.