Just Another Love Story

Chapter 6 'Wake Up'

Avery's POV

I woke up in the middle of some important conversation between the guys'.

'"You guys were just fighting over Nya and you are already glaring at me because I have Avery giving me a death hug in her sleep?!"

Kai whisper shouted at them, I jolted slightly at the sound of Nya's name. Cole and Jay said in unison. 

"I love Nya but I like Avery two"  

"I thought you were in love with Skyler?"

Cole added in a mocking voice

"Fine you want to know the truth about my feelings toward Avery?"

I heard Kai sigh. He sounded relieved and tense at the same time.

"I think Skyler is cool and everything but, I don't like her like that anymore. I know it's weird but Lloyd knew I liked Avery before any of you even knew her. I used to see her all the time when she would be at Doomsday comics so I went to that comic store more and more. The more I went there the more I fell for her. I love the way she smiles at the smallest thing, I love the way she pouts, I love the way she laughs. I love the way she has a smart remark around every corner, I love the way she sends everything I am into a pool of electricity. And if I saw her with someone else I think I would lose my sanity and beat the other guy up-"

Kai was rudely cut off by Cole and Jay laughing. Then, I heard Sensei as he spoke the unexpected.

"I'm sure if she wakes up you will not have to worry about her going to anyone else but you kai."'

I felt Kai nod his head.

'Does Kai really feel this way toward me? I mean I have seen him around doomsday comics a lot but I thought he was in love with Skyler. I guess I was wrong? He loves this other girl...wait...the other girl...is me?! Wow...I'm clueless' 

"Kai, she wouldn't go out with you. You're not her best friend, did you let her cry on your shoulder?! No! I don't think so!"

I could hear Jay screaming at Kai not caring if he woke me up of not.

'Jay...wants to use me...but Kai doesn't? The one and only guy who I use to think would try to kiss me or try to hug me or anything that meant contact...he loves me? But, Kai barley knows me?! I mean yea I have known him for almost a year...oh no...I don't want to be like Nya so let's pretend none of this happed and get on with life.'

I opened my eyes to see I was still hugging Kai from behind and close them again, a smile playing at the corners of my mouth.

'Maybe I can hug him a little bit longer before I "wake up"'

My grip tightened on his back and I snuggled closer to his warmth.

"Guys I swear to you she's awake and loving the attention from Kai."

Cole sighed out his thought. I let go at this statement and turned over in my "sleep" to the back of the couch. My memories came back as I laid there, I heard a voice that was all too familiar.

"Avery Rose Stirling are you really gonna let them fight over you? By the way just speak in your mind."

'Dad...I don't know what to do...I used to like jay and Cole but hearing the way Kai loves me...it hurts to think I would go to anyone else other than him...I know Jay wants me to make Nya jealous, I mean we talked about it before, but I don't know about Cole...what do I do?' 

My father appeared in my mind's eye. His graying hair sticking up slightly and his clothes torn and matted from the cursed realm, his eyes holding on to hope of leaving the awful place.

"You must listen to your heart baby girl. You know more than anyone who your heart wants, I just hope you choose the right one."

He disappeared and I felt his presence leave before I could ask more questions, I slowly opened my eyes again to be met with the back of the couch this time. Fresh tears spilled from my eyes after seeing my father like that. I wrapped my arms around me and silently cried, I then felt a warm hand on my head subtly stroking my hair comfortingly. I opened my eyes a sliver to see Nya was the one trying to comfort me in my "sleep".

"Hey guys..."

She started to only be rudely interrupted again by everyone whisper shouting about me. Again.

"Guys...your upsetting her in her sleep. She is crying, maybe you gave her nightmares."

She stopped after realizing they weren't listening, she sighed softly then shook my shoulder gently. I didn't pretend to wake up, I instead grabbed her hand and pulled her up with me quickly walking to the main bedroom and locking the door behind us. I plopped down on the bed, that I had bought earlier and grabbed a pillow to drown my sorrows quietly in it.

"Avery? Are you okay? If it was the guys then I can do something about them."

I shook my head.

"I don't care that they are fighting over me Nya...I just had a dream about my dad and I feel so useless and helpless to even help Lloyd with getting him out of there! He...he looked so miserable in my dream..."

I trailed off as she hugged me close to her, I sobbed into her chest for about twenty minutes. As I stopped crying she pulled me away from her looked at me seriousness coated in her amber eyes.

"Out of the three idiots who do you choose?"

I looked at her and shrugged.

"In all honesty I don't know Nya I want to choose either Cole or Kai or even Jay but I don't know who to choose. I want to just hang out till I know for sure who I like...until then I don't want any of them as far as everyone else is concerned I am not into any of them like that."

She smiled approvingly at me and we left my room only to be met with a different screaming match then when we left. 

"Guy's...I have an announcement to make..."