Be A Pest

Chapter 4

Fortunately for me, Wakko chose to sleep on the couch, so I still had a peacful sleep. When I woke up the next morning though, everything from the previous day striked me like lightning and I started trembling again. It made me want to stay in bed as long as possible so I held onto my pillow tightly, wanting to stop the time for a moment.

Until hunger trew me out of the bed. Which happened pretty often, probably due to the teenage years. I slowly got out of bed, literaly ready to collapse. After I went to the bathroom, I made my way to the kitchen, my throat tightening with every step I took. Still, my walking wasn't slow, I was too hungry to stop. My heart was hammering in my chest and I was in so much pain, I almost plopped onto the counter and reached my hand out to open the cupboards and get everything I needed, placing it on the counter.

I got so distracted that I didn't even see who was there. So when I sat down to eat, I almost choked on my food once I lifted my head for the first time. Both my parents and Wakko were sitting there. "Good morning y/n", mom greeted. "Morning...", I replied, still struggling to come to my senses. "You slept a little longer, huh?", dad asked. "Guys, I...", I trailed off, accidentally locking eyes with Wakko. And I literaly wanted to die. I immediately looked back down as I kept eating.

My parents laughed at my gesture. "Don't be embarresed", said mom, "You two should get to know eachother anyway". Oh, how I wanted to tell her. That I already knew him all too well. That I cared for him so much it annoyed me. But I couldn't. At least not now. Perhaps never. After I brushed my teeth and got dressed, I sat down to have my daily dose of laughing and to get away from reality for a while, when someone snatched the phone from my hands.

"Wakko!", I exclaimed as I turned to my left and saw him, "Please, give it back!". "Nope", he said with that smirk of his, "Mom told you we should go to the beach". I stared at him with a pounding heart as millions of thoughts raced trough my mind. Thoughts of us hanging out like it was no big deal. And I felt instant pain. It wasn't easy pretending like I didn't love him that much. Annoyance was my only coping system. 'Cause if I let out a single laugh more, I was worried that I'd fall for him even harder.

I sighed deeply, "Fine, we'll go". As soon as he heard that, Wakko tossed the phone in my hands and ran to the door. "I'll wait for you outside", he said. While I was packing up, I couldn't calm down. The pressure was too big. Yet something kept me smiling all that time. Something didn't want me to stop, but to take the chance and be with him, even if it seemed risky to me. As I went out and we started walking, I stayed quiet 'cause I'd probably blurt something out.

"Yay, you're finaly happy". I turned my head to face him. "Who told you that?", at that point I was smiling without any will, I somehow couldn't stop even if I wanted to. "No one", Wakko shrugged his shoulders, "It's my opinion". Well did his opinion matter to me? Not much, to be honest. Whatever he was thinking, I tried to prove him wrong in some way. Because, it was easier to be in denial than to know it was all for sure but try your hardest to hide it.

Suddenly, an awkward silence fell over us. It wasn't as awkward as it seemed, since I was stuck in my thoughts. I still wasn't sure how to feel about the whole thing. Like I wanted to be happy but...I wanted more than that. Perhaps too much to ask for. And it bothered me. I didn't want to behave like this wasn't enough. Because it was. It was more than enough. Maybe if I really got what I wanted...it'd be too fast. Then again, if I acted like I was happy, I'd show something he didn't want to see.

While I was thinking all of this, I didn't realize we had already reached the beach. I watched the sky stick to the dark blue sea, representing the freedom of summer. That distant color that could swallow you in few minutes. That you could fall into instantly. The mysterious depths of it you could explore forever. I slowly put my backpack down and prepared to go swimming, as usual. As I was getting into the water for another sea adventure, Wakko suddenly came behind me and sternly grabbed my hand.

He started running into the water, dragging me along. Once we reached a spot deep enough, he let go of my hand and pushed me. I got into the right position and started swimming away from him, not feeling like playing around at all. As I reached a spot far enough from the shore, I stopped and clunched my stomach, seeing him swim towards me. Wait...he could actually swim?? Well, I already knew he could do a lot of things, so I wasn't really that surprised. The thing was, I had never seen him swim before.

I prepared myself for my next move and when he reached me, I swiftly grabbed him by his sides and trew him back into the water, as far as I could. I sighed in relief as he disappeared out of my sight. But as I was staring blankly at the distance, two hands yanked my feet and I drowned into the blue water. I looked down and sure enough, Wakko was swimming to what seemed like the very bottom, somehow managing to grip my feet at the same time.

Luckly, he started going back up at the same time as I found it hard to breathe. Once we got back to the surface, I stared at him with a death glare so now he swam away from me. I stayed a little more in the sea, then swam back to the shore as well. As I was reaching the shallow water, I saw him with his arms stretched and immediately sensed danger. I reached him and sure enough, he grabbed me and trew me back, like I had done to him moments ago.

As expected, I screamed. To be honest, I kinda thought he'd hug me, but this was more fair. I swam back, hoping it wouldn't happen again.