Once Was, Never Again

Chapter 16: ...Shit...

Ryan and I were in my room playing Mortal Kombat X on the Xbox one. He's been since this morning actually. Dad, Griff and Nicole all went to Oregon for Griffon to pick up some special wood for her work for a few days.

Dad's been trusting me more and more these past few months, so he let me stay home alone... As long as I went to work on Monday and Tuesday to help the guys with recording and edited his share of work.
Of course, I took this opportunity not only to stay home and work, but to spend more time with Ryan.

A few months back, Ash and I lost contact and just kinda... stopped communicating to each other. Haven't heard from her since. I've kinda kept an eye on her twitter account, seeing that she was actually moving to Wisconsin back with her family and her home state.

Whatever.

All I really need is my family and Ryan.
I love being around Ryan.
Not only is he my boyfriend, but he's also my best friend and I could tell him anything and everything.

I sigh and smile as he cuddle into his arms, back against his chest and my head was resting against his shoulder. "No! I want to win! I'm going to win!" I whine softly, trying to break his combo to use my X-ray.

Ryan stayed quiet as he continued his combo streak and winning. I huffed and threw my hands up. "You piece of shit! You had me pinned against the wall!" I call out as round 3 started.

Ryan chuckles and instantly tries to pin me again so he could use his combos he has actually memorized, as he realized I was pretty good at this game a few months back and started practicing. "I'm not letting you win baby, I'm sorry."

I narrow my eyes and began to block and button mash as best as I could as it was my last resort. I was finally able to use my X-ray ability and grinned, watching as his characters bones shattered into millions of pieces in slow motion. As soon as the X-ray was over with I quickly threw my bladed fans at Ryan and killed him.

FINISH HIM!

"YES!" I cheer.

"Dammit!" Ryan groans. "You can't win!"

Down, Forward, Back, Forward, Y. I think and used my fatality, watching my bladed fans penetrate his neck and forehead, then watched as he was sent up into the air and blasted apart, letting his forehead and a few fingers drop to the ground.

KITANA WINS!

I giggle, "I'm done for now." I say, exiting out of the game and went to the home screen.

"You have to admit I did good though, with me having really nothing to do with this game, I did pretty good. Admit it." Ryan smiles down at me, his arms wrapping around my waist.

I roll my eyes and look up at him. "You did fantastic, I'm very proud you've been practicing." I hum, sliding my hands into his and laced out fingers together. "And I'm not just saying that to make you feel better, I actually mean it." I add in.

Ryan leans down slightly and brushes his nose against mine, "Mhm, right." He mumbles before he presses his lips to mine in for a soft kiss before pulling away with a small smile on his face.

I smile back and gave a soft sigh. We just sat in silence, Ryan's thumb idly stroking the back of my hand. I felt so calm and safe in Ryan's arms, not that I wasn't safe before, but this is a different kind of feeling. I don't know how to explain it honestly.

"We should do something tonight, maybe order in and watch a movie." I suddenly break the silence. "Or we can maybe go for a walk, maybe around the park?"

Ryan hums in approval, "Sure, but I actually have a better idea." He says, moving his arms to wrap around my waist securely and comfortably, holding me closer to his body.