Say 'Kiss'! • bxb

22. No more fighting

Mateo's P.O.V.

I woke up in Tobias' bed again, but this time I didn't shout or scream or act repulsed. Instead I hugged him even tighter and closed my eyes, relaxing. What even happened last night?

It was like an unknown force took over me, making me say the most embarrassing things to Tobias and him having to take it just because he felt sorry for me. But I don't feel bad at all. Is this what healing feels like?

As much as I hate to admit it, Tobias' presence brings me comfort that I haven't felt in a while. It's similar to the one I feel when I'm home surrounded by all the people dear to me. It's like he is all of those people combined, providing me the warmth I need to get over everything that has been bugging me these fast few weeks.

His eyes slowly open and I can tell he is suprised by the fact that I haven't pushed him away yet even though I'm awake.

"Morning?" he says, sounding more confused than he intended to.

"Morning to you too. I should wake up and do the laundry" I say and he immediately shakes his head.

"No no no! Don't worry about that. Rest" he stands up, leaving me the whole bed and instead goes to mine to take off the dirty sheets.

"Damn. You just woke up. How can you be so full of energy?" I stuff my face in the pillow.

It smells like Tobias so I hug it.

We're friends now. At least that's what we established last night. So that means no more petty fights or annoying the fuck out of eachother just because. Also no punching or hitting him with a basketball. That's gonna be hard.

"It looks like I have to do the laundry instead" he says, half sarcastically.

"You said it was okay"

"Don't you have classes today?"

"I won't go. I'm tired and I wanna spend time with you" I say, muffled by the pillow.

"That's weird. You just changed overnight"

"I didn't change. I just realized you're not as bad as I thought. Plus you apologised so..."

"Amazing. So all I had to do to avoid all those fights was apologise?" he stands up, throwing the dirty sheets on the floor.

"Pretty much yeah"

He grabs a pillow and smacks me over the head with it.

"Aren't you hungover? You drank a lot yesterday"

"I'm never hangover. That's just how much of a man I am"

Tobias makes a disgusted face and then throws the dirty sheets in the washing machine in the bathroom. He comes back and tilts his head at me, almost as if analysing me.

"So that's it? We're friends now? You mean it?" he seems a bit confused, not believing me.

"Yeah I do" I stare back at him.

Is it that hard to believe I had a change of heart? Okay, maybe it is. But for some reason I don't feel the need to pester him anymore. Weirdly enough.

I watch as he shoves the dirty sheets in the washing machine, bending over and making me raise an eyebrow. Where are my eyes lingering? I shake my head earning a weird look from him. I just smile sheepishly back at him, trying to play it off.

"So...you got any plans today?" I clear my throat and he sighs.

"Studying. Writing some assignments"

"Oh? Really?"

Is it that hard to believe he's just gonna study today?

His phone rings and he sighs, answering it, a bit bored and annoyed. I'm not sure who he's talking to but it's probably not someone that he is very fond of.

Lazily I finally make my way out of bed and towards the bathroom where I look at myself in the mirror. My hair is messy, looking like a bird's nest and I try to do some damage control by running my hand through it.

It doesn't work and it ends up looking even worse. Damn curly hair. And damn people that always seem to have perfect hair, no matter what happens.

"Ma...I told you. I'm doing alright. No...no. Of course! Fine...okay! Bye..." Tobias finally ends the call and I lean towards him, subtly.

"Your mom?" I ask and he looks at me, his gaze lingering on my hair and then scoffs almost.

"Yeah"

Okay. That was not nice.

Him judging my hair like that, as if I won't notice.

"She's worried I suppose?" I speak with a hint of sarcasm in my voice and he crosses his arms unimpressed.

"I thought there will be no more fights?"

"I'm not fighting" I try to comb my hair, but it gets stuck and I have to tug at it.

"Have you learned nothing? You can't comb your hair. You do this every morning and struggle. I'm beginning to think you're an idiot or you have short term memory"

I have nothing to say against that and just admit defeat, finally being able to get the comb out of my hair with a flinch.

"Your accent slipped out while you were talking with your mom" I try to mess with him but he seems genuinely surprised, leaning against the door frame.

"Oh?" he frowns, lost in thought.

I begin to regret what I said and try to fix things.

"I mean...I believe it's a nice accent. Don't know why you try to hard to change it" I shrug, acting nonchalant.

"I've been called a hillbilly by some during my first year here" he raises an eyebrow.

Oh shit. I didn't know that.

"Well! They're the idiots. Can't handle a little bit of spice"

"Spice?...How is me talking like a country person spicy?" he seems confused and I press my lips in a thin line.

"You don't know! Someone might be into that! The accent and the whole uh...country vibe"

"I doubt anyone would be into the country vibe" he tilts his head back slightly.

"What if I said I am? Into..." I realize what I have said and widened my eyes.

Tobias widens his eyes too but I laugh again, trying to play it off.

"Uh...thanks I guess" he averts his gaze but I can see a faint blush on his cheeks and that makes me blush too, out of embarrassment.

What am I doing?