That One Summer

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Kailah's POV

I strode past the woods, dragging Ian behind me. He was quiet the whole time. I thought for sure that he would yank his hand away and demand where I was taking him. I'm beginning to like my decision of becoming his friend seeing as my bestfriend hated peace and quiet and he seemed to like it. 

We arrived at the clearing. Yes, I took him to 'my spot'. I turned around and was confused to see that Ian was looking down. I followed his gaze and found out that he was actually looking at our intertwined hands. He was wearing a satisfied smile. Damn! I forgot about that! I could feel a blush coming so I quickly yanked my hand and held it to my chest. I noticed that he made a move of trying to grab my hand back but he quickly covered it up by placing it behind his back. My pulse quickened. 'That was nothing, Kailah. Nothing'.

I actually missed the warmth his hand provided. I looked at him and saw that his face was twisted into an expression that was a mixture of pain, disappointment and anger. It was a sigh to see. Why was he showing that expression, anyway? 

An awkward silence settled between us. No, this was not what I wanted. I decided to become friends so I'm sticking to my plan. "Um", I started which got him to raise his head and he looked at me waiting for what I was going to say. "S-so, um, welcome to my spot!", I finished with an effort to make my voice lively. His expression then turned to that of amusement. "Yeah", he stated, smiling. 

New start, Kailah. Here we go. I smiled and outstretched my hand in front of me, "Kailah, but you can call me Kay", I introduced. He looked liked he'd seen Santa Claus. I chuckled which brought him back to reality. "Ian", he introduced shaking my hand. When our hands met, I felt a tingling sensation which caused me to release my grip and I withdrew my hand. I liked what I felt and that was the problem. Because I didn't know what it was, okay?! He looked disappointed for a second but then replaced it with a smile. I smiled back. Way to start a friendship Kailah! You always ruin it wth your paranoia. Sigh.

I started to walk towards the pond and removed my flip flops. I sat down on the grass beside the pond and dipped my feet in the water. Ian followed suit, also removing his shoes and sat to my left. He was sitting so close that I could feel his warmth. A comfortable silence settled between us which came as a shock to me. I'm actually feeling comfortable with him.

"I have little brothers. Triplets, to be exact", Ian spoke up facing me. Good thinking, dude. First step to become friends: Get to know each other. "Mm", I voiced out urging him to continue. He smiled, "They're loud little brothers who love to annoy me. Sometimes I find it creepy when they say the same thing at the same time since they're identical and all. But I love those bunch.", he continued, shuddering a little on the second part but then shifting it to a voice that held so much love at the last part. I like that he's not the same as most of the guys. He's not embarrassed to admit his love for his family. My smile never faltered the whole time. "I have a brother who's older than me by two years. He loves to annoy me", I shared when it looked like Ian wanted me to speak up. I scrunched my nose at the last part which earned me a chuckle from him. "But I love that dork. He's overprotective but I know he loves me. Maybe that's the reason why I'm not fond of boys. He always sent the boys away.", I added, laughing which got him laughing too.

"Thank you", Ian suddenly said after a minute of silence. I looked at him, confused. "F-for what?", I asked, stuttering. I couldn't help it, his gaze was so intense but I didn't want to look away. "For giving me a chance to be your friend.", he answered. I felt myself blush. Damn blood. Stop rising to my face, please! "U-uh, yeah", I quickly turned my face away towards the pond. I heard him chuckle then it was followed by silence. 

I was about to say something when I, again, felt that tingling sensation on my left hand. I looked down to see that Ian had my hand covered with his. I tried removing it but his grip tightened. Not too much that it would hurt, just enough to stop my attempts of yanking it back. I raised my head to look at him preparing to glare at him and demand that he remove his hand when I saw him facing towards the water with his eyes closed. He looked so peaceful and satisfied that I didn't want to interrupt him. I was having an internal battle. Should I get mad and demand for my hand back (that sounded so wrong in so many levels) or let it be. . . . . Why was he looking satisfied, anyway? Ugh. I'm beginning to consider having a notepad for all the questions I seem to always have when it comes to this guy.

I let out a sigh. "fine, just this time", I muttered to myself. Apparently. he heard it making him chuckle. I scowled but made no attempt to snatch my hand back. 

During the whole silence, I was battling with myself. 'Why am I letting this dude affect me this much and why am I comfortable right now?' I tried to come up with a lot of reasons: 'He's gay' 'I'm finding my brother in him' 'He's not most guys'. I juggled my mind for more reasons but came up with nothing more. "Are you gay?", I asked, startling him. He looked at me with a look of disbelief. Then he suddenly looked serious. I gulped. "U-uh, f-forget I asked t-that.", I stated, stuttering. Shit! His grip on my hand got tighter and I noticed that his face was slowly inching closer to mine. "Should we try finding it out, Kailah?", he whispered and I could feel his breath fanning my face. That was how close he was. My eyes grew like saucers. HOLY!! "What are you d-doing, Ia-", my question was cut off when I felt my body being pushed forward. . .

 . . . . .  and plunge into the water. "I'm not.", Ian stated, grinning like a fool. I was still shocked so I wasn't able to respond. After some time and a long round of laughter from Ian, my brain cells decided to do their job and quick as lightning, I grabbed both of Ian's feet that were still dipped in the water and pulled him in. 

I laughed really hard that I was finding it hard to breathe. When my laughter subsided into chuckles I turned to Ian to witness his dumbfounded face and mock him only to find him smiling and staring at me like how one would when they saw their child walk for the first time. He looked astonished. Then my blood started to work their way up my face. I splashed some water at him ending his intense stare.

That initial splash was followed by another then a water fight started between the two of us. I've never had this much fun with a guy before. Well except with my brother and few of the guy friends I have back home. Thank God I made the right decision.

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YAY! Finally! They're friends!! 

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