H;)w To Flirt

H;)w To Flirt: Seven

I pulled the plug and dried my hands, sighing. How had I managed to get roped into doing the dishes again? This time, I'd had no one to help me so it had taken me almost three hours to wash, dry and put away all the dishes. I slowly slumped down the stairs towards the living room. The boys had been loud and rowdy all night so I was guessing they were either playing video games or they had all simultaneously lost their hearing. I had a feeling it was the first one...

"Hey, you want to play a round?" Tyson called as I entered the room.

I glanced at the screen, "COD?"

Ashton grinned, "black ops!"

I laughed, "sure, why not? I'll show you boys how to really take out a zombie."

"Is that a challenge?" Jock raised an eyebrow.

"You know it" I smirked.

"Okay, fine but you have to start from the beginning on your own account. I don't want you ruining our high score... no offense" Tyson shrugged.

I narrowed my eyes at him, "fine."

Sitting down, I eagerly grabbed a controller. Little did Tyson know, I was master of this game. The rest of the boys picked up controllers as I started the game.

"Okay, so level one, we need to get out of the grand entrance and turn on the power" I said as I maneuvered my avatar.

"Have you played before?" Jock asked.

I laughed at this, "this is Ashton's gaming system, right?"

"Yeah..." Brody answered.

"Well, who holds the high score for this game?" I questioned.

"One of Ashton's friends. Some guy named DanTheMan..." Brody started.

"Oh my god, is that you?!" Jock almost shouted.

I smirked, "what do you think? By the way, where's Cole?"

"Who knows? He disappears all the time" Tyson shrugged.

"Hmm" I mumbled.

We all fell silent for a while, the only sound being the t.v. as I annihilated the zombies.

"Oh, Danny, I almost forgot! So, I talked to the principal today while you were at work and she said that with your record, she would be happy to have you enroll at Kelldon. She does want to talk to you in person tomorrow though, but she says you can start on Monday!" Ashton explained.

"School? A new school... on Monday? Awesome... Well, at least I can ask my dad to bring all of my stuff over tomorrow, including my school supplies so I won't have to buy new" I sighed.

I could already picture how much being the new girl was going to suck.

"Danny! Watch out for the-" Tyson started.

I glanced back at the screen just in time to watch a group of zombies maul my avatar.

"Hmm... well, I'm out" I laughed slightly.

"Technically, we could still save you, but I'm tired so I'm out too. I think I'm going to hit the hay" Ashton yawned.

"I'm with you man; it's late and I'm exhausted" Tyson tossed his controller down on the sofa and got up, stretching.

"Maybe we should all go to bed. Everyone looks as if they just ran a marathon and could use a rest- though, I can't imagine why seeing as I'm the only one who worked today" I advised.

The guys all gave sheepish laughs but agreed that it was a good plan. After turning off the t.v. and the living room light, we all went to our separate rooms. As I padded down to the basement, I couldn't help but think that without Cole there, it seemed a little creepy. I quickly changed into my make shift pajamas, thinking about how nice it would be once my dad dropped all of my stuff off for me. As soon as I was dressed I turned off the light and raced across the room to my bed, hopping in and pulling the covers up to my chin as if that would keep me safe. I knew I was acting childish but I didn't really care. Maybe if I just closed my eyes and let my mind wander, sleep would come...

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Bang.

My eyes fluttered open.

creak

Creak

Creak!

CREAK!

I clutched my covers, pulling them tighter around myself as the noise got louder. I slid my hand out and unlocked my phone which I had left beside my bed. 2:30 a.m. Why would someone be walking around the house at this hour? Suddenly, the bedroom door flew open and I bit down on the side of my mouth to stifle a scream. I cringed at the pain in my mouth as the metallic taste of blood touched my tongue.

"Where is the damn light switch?" someone slurred as they stumbled in.

I saw a flash of blond hair in the moonlight coming in through the bedroom window and I frowned.

"Cole?" I whispered.

The light flicked on, momentarily blinding me. When I had finally blinked the dots from my vision, my gaze met with a very wide eyed Cole.

"Tessa? Tess, is that you?" he asked.

Before I could answer, he lurched towards my bed, falling to his knees beside it.

"Tessa" he started, "oh Tess, I knew you weren't gone! I knew it couldn't be true! God Tess, mom and dad are crazy. They told me to stop looking for you and we got into a dumb fight... I-I haven't talked to them since. Oh Tessy, I missed you!"

I sat there feeling extremely bewildered. I took a slow breath in and cringed in distaste when the sharp smell of alcohol hit my nose. I sighed. Cole was drunk.

"Cole? I... I think maybe you should go to bed now. It's late. How about we both go to sleep now, and then tomorrow, when we're both wide awake and well rested, we can sit down and have a nice conversation?" I coaxed him.

Cole blinked a few times, " yeah, I guess that's alright. You always were the smarter one, even if you're younger."

I walked him over to his bed and made sure he lay down on his side, propping a few pillows up behind him so he wouldn't be able to roll over. You had to be careful about what way a drunk person slept. I brushed the hair out of Cole's face smiling at how peaceful and vulnerable he looked like this.

"Goodnight Cole" I whipered as I went over and turned the light back off.

"Night... Tessy..." Cole mumbled.

As I crawled back under my covers I stared up at the ceiling. Why had Cole called me Tessa?

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