All the Butterflies of You (A Boboiboy Halitau fanfic)

Chapter 5

As I said, I met Hali outside our house, in the doorway. He seemed to be munching on something... bubblegum? He likes bubblegum anyway.

"Heyoo, Hali~" I called in a single song voice, quickly ruffling his hair before he could shoo me away.

"Oh, hey," he formed a bubble, "and stop calling me that already!" He grumbled. Oh, this cute little baby is angry~

"Heehee!"

"Where were you anyway?" He raised an eyebrow, put on his hoodie and took a step. I took the cue and started to follow him to the supermarket. 

"Oh, I was at Raven's." I carefully watched his reaction. He immediately choked on the bubblegum, and had to brutally hit his chest to calm down.

"Raven...? As in the girl back there eating her lunch alone?" He frowned, staring at me as if he didn't believe me.

I chuckled, "yep!"

"Since when did you become friends with her?" Ah, of course. That question.

"We have Art together, and Ice already knows her, so he introduced us. And then we became friends! She isn't very cold or anything, you know? She's just like you, opening up with people she's comfortable with." It seemed to me I was trying to form a positive image of her inside his head, and that... seemed to be working, no doubt.

"I see..." he trailed off. "What were you doing at her place then?"

"Just," I shrugged, "helping her with an art assignment. She paints extremely well, and she likes thunderstorms!" I kept yapping about her, and yet it didn't give the impression I like her that way. It was just to gain Hali's attention, to show him that there's a girl he might start liking. Maybe... even fall in love with... Why was I doing that when I in fact want him to love me? No clue. Ughh, I'm such a hypocrite, I swear.

"She likes... thunderstorms?" He was in deep thought, a cold frown on his face, but I knew that was only a mask to cover his melting feelings. "Why would anyone like thunderstorms?"

"That's not the point!" I threw up my hands as we stopped at a signal. "Point is, she likes them! And you both can be friends! She isn't like the other bitches," I started babbling, and I didn't notice when but I got on the road while the signal was still red. A loud honk filled my ears, and eyes wide, I turned to my right, and time suddenly stopped as a bright light blinded me and I could feel myself freezing on the spot. 

Before I knew what was happening, a red zap of light rizzed past me and I found myself on the other side of the road, getting choked in a tight embrace. The smell that filled my nostrils... it was all too familiar.

"A- au- agh, Hali-" I patted him on the back, a desperate signal to let go of me before I die of asphyxiation. 

He let go immediately, but he still had a death grip on my wrist. 

"D- don't scare me like that, idiot..." he mumbled, and I could finally wrap my head around what just happened. I was almost run over by a truck, but the lightning elemental saved me. 

I blushed. "I- I'm sorry," I breathed. His scent infiltrated my nostrils and filled my entire being. I hadn't known how comforting his scent was until now.

"Don't do that again!" He turned stern, but I only knew he was very concerned about me and was angry at my carelessness. I lowered my head and stared at my feet like a wet puppy. I whimpered. 

"Huhh," he sighed, looking at my crestfallen face and trembling figure. "Go back, Taufan. I'll get the stuff. And don't tell your mom about this incident; she's gonna kill you for being so careless and me for not keeping an eye on you, okay?"

I knew he was doing me a favour; he was dead tired, it was written on his face, and yet he offered to go ahead and get the things from the supermarket. God, he cares about me so much, I felt giddy inside. But yeah, the awareness that I almost died hadn't left me yet, and I seriously needed to sit and cry now because of how scared I was.

I gave a tiny nod and headed back to our house, extremely careful at the signals, and I just wondered if I could use my powers and fly back home. I sighed to myself. 

I don't really mind dying, as long as I am rest assured that Hali holds me while I take my dying breath.

I sneered at myself as I realised what I was thinking.

Stupid me.

Stupid me! What kind of pathetic shit am I thinking about!?

I looked up at the sky, suddenly overwhelmed.

Let me look up,

Stare at the sky, 

Tell myself my love is real

But it's driving me

To the brink of madness.