community one shots

id rather die (part two)

(this is a time jump by about a month)

"why did he make this project so long?" i said painting some details on the background. over the course of the project we've been getting closer, which i don't mind, i never thought my 'worst enemy' would be so easy to talk to.

"i know! it's like how long does he think making a diorama takes?" she said sitting on my bed, we had decided to work on the project at the apartment because it didn't make sense to use a whole study room for just two people. since we exchanged numbers we've talked almost everyday, at first it was just about the project but it eventually moved onto just random conversations, at this point i think i would consider her a friend.

"hey, do you want to hang out later? like not as part of the project but like we could go to a bar or something?" she asked, i was a little surprised, we've never hung out not for school but it sounded fun.

"sure!" i answered and she gave me a small smile and we got back to work.

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"ooohh we should have a sleepover" i said sitting at the bar.

"yesss! one more round and then we should call a cab." she suggested, ordering another round.

"we can just call troy!" i said pulling out my phone to call him.

"heeeyyy trooyyyy!!! can you come pick us up? we're at L street." i asked troy over the phone.

"sweet jesus- um yeah i'll be there in a bit." he responded, exasperated.

"all right he's on his way." i said taking the last shot and grabbing my purse.

                                    ~0~0~0~

"you guys are drunk as hell, thank god i brought you some water!" troy said handing us water bottles. i looked at her as we giggled and felt something i've never felt for her before... i couldn't find the words to describe it even if i tried.

                                  ~0~0~0~

once the alcohol had wore off we were sitting in the living room watching tv.

"hey could you guys turn that off, we're trying to sleep." troy said walking out of his room with abed, abeds hair was messy and troy was rubbing his eyes.

"yeah sorry." i said turning off the tv.

"thanks."abed said and the two of them walked back into their room.

when we got into my room we sat down on my bed exhausted,

"i'm sorry about the model UN thing from earlier this year, i got caught up in a stupid competition, i should've gotten over my pride."
i said turning to her, she gave me a sad smile and reached over and hugged me.

"i shouldn't have turned it into a competition, i'm sorry." she said grabbing my hand. i blushed slightly at the feeling of her hand on mine, i looked at her and noticed that she was blushing too. we locked eyes and she leaned in and kissed me, she cupped my cheek, i held her waist and pulled her in. she held me close when suddenly she pulled away and said,

"i'm sorry i shouldn't have done that." she said starting to walk away,

"wait! annie?" i said running after her, she turned around with a sad look.

"what happened? did i do something wrong?" i asked confused, i just need to know what i did because then we can talk it out.

"no you didn't do anything. it's just- i think i just need some time to process. i can finish the project." she said and continued to walk out the door.

after she left i sat down on the couch. i had so many thoughts reeling around my head it felt like i was going to explode, i didn't know what to do so i just turned on the tv and curled up in a blanket.

"hey annie, are you okay? we heard what happened and we wanted to check on you." troy said sitting down on the couch, abed right behind him. i was too caught up in my own thoughts to realize they had walked in.

"yeah i'm okay, just confused and a little overwhelmed." i said rubbing my eyes.

"do you want to talk about it?" troy asked putting his hand on my shoulder.

"yeah, im just really confused because 1) i don't know why she ran away 2) i've never kissed a girl before, it's like im pretty sure i wanted to kiss her but... i guess i didn't know i did." i said turning to him.

"yeah i get it, when i first kissed a guy it was weird and kind of scary. i didn't know what to do but i eventually sorted out my feelings." he said giving me a hug "just know you don't have to have anything figured out." he reassured me.

"also she did say you didn't do anything wrong and that she just needed time to process so i don't think you need to worry." abed added on, troy nodded in agreement. "now do you guys want to watch a movie?" abed said grabbing the remote.

                                         tbc