Together: Sequel To Alone

Chapter 11 |Adding Together|

C h a p t e r 11

" Olaf!" Tobias said with a grin, pulling the little pig out of the cage. He held him at arms length and looked him over before hugging him gently. I have, in all my life, never seen something this cute.

"He likes the Guinea Pig more than me" I exclaimed dramatically. He didn't say anything. He was to busy to cuddling the pig to acknowledge me. Damn.

" That's enough" I decided, feeling neglected.

"Do you have anything for him?" Tobias asks " a cage or food or anything?"

"Not yet. I was hoping you'd come with me to pick it up?" I ask, trying to sound casual.

"Sounds great. Let's head out" He set Olaf on his shoulder like a parrot and walked out the door. With a quick shake of my head, I followed, scooping up my keys on the way out the door.

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The pet store sounds like regret. We came in for a cage, bedding and some food. We are now checking out with a cage that is ridiculously huge, stupid amounts of toys, two water bottles, and another guinea pig. I can't take Tobias anywhere I swear. We walked in, Olaf still being toted around by Tobias, and he made a beeline for the guinea pig cages. Tobias took a liking to a black and white guinea pig with long fur that kept licking the water bottle. He, in typical Tobias fashion, refused to leave until I agreed to get it.

So I'm getting it. It's cute, there's no denying, but really? It seemed to get along with Olaf really well, but I'm still mad.

After we finish checking out, we, along with a few employees, haul our purchaces out to the car, shoving them carefully into the back. Tobias refuses to put the guinea down as we bounce along the streets, stoping every so often at lights. Eventually, we turn into the lot in front of the dorms.

" Where're we keeping these guys?" I ask Tobias

" Mine" He announces quickly" my place"

" Meanie" I mumble, making Tobias chuckle.

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Al, it seems, hates guinea pig. Or any other animal that he isn't cooking. Killjoy. So it's a good thing that Tobias so eagerly accepted the pigs. The second that we walked through the door, Al flew off the handle. So, after several shouting matches, we took the pigs to Tobias's place. He rested the cage on his hip while he fitted the key into the lock, eventually pushing the door open.

The first thing that really struck me was the smell of the room. It wasn't the smell of detergent and old spice that I associated with Tobias. Then I saw how neat it was. The sheets were tucked tightly into the mattresses and the clothes were hung neatly in the closets. The only thing not meticulasly placed was a slip of pink lace peeking out of a drawer by the back wall. So, letting my curiosity get the better of me, I set the cage down and walked over to it. My fingers looped into the strap and pulled it up so I could see what it was. A bra. A frilly, pink, lacy bra. Now, either Tobias was a secret bra collector, or there was a girl. Come to think of it, it smelled like a girl in here. Flowery perfume. A strong smell of shampoo.

"Making a fashion statement?" I ask Tobias, holding the bra on a fingertip as far away from me as I could get it. He looked at it confusedly for a second before poping his mouth into a perfect 'O'.

"My roommates" He explains " I couldnt afford the place by myself and she was looking for a roommate so..."

It shouldn't bother me. I hate that it does, but it really, really does. He never said they were together or that he liked her, but I could still feel that irational burning jellousy rising in my stomach. But I'll be damned if I let him know that. I slip the bra back into the drawer and return to the pig cage. Tobias, missing my discomfort, points to a table beside his bed that is big enough for the cage to sit on.

Half an hour later the blue litter is down on the bottom of the cage, and the water is hung on the side. A food dish hides in the corner beside a purple plastic hut, a hut that two guinea pigs have begun to snuggle under. Tobias kneeled beside the cage, smiling at the animals that took shelter under the dome of purple, while I made my way to the door. Tobias was beside me in a moment, his large hand over mine, that was resting on the door handle. I glanced at him, watching as his white teeth grasped hold of his lips, holding them hostage between the pearly rows.

"Stay for a while." He says, but its not a suggestion. "Please?"

I could stay, potenntially leave later more confused than I already am. I could stay, and spend more time with him. Or I could leave. No cons to that, other than actually having to leave. So I'll stay. Well sit on his bed and do whatever it is he wants to do. I've just gotten him back, I'm not eager to leave.

"Alright." I say, watching his face break into a grin. I always loved his smile. It didn't light up the room like I've always seen it described in books. It was so bright that it washed away the surrounding entirely. It whitewashed everything and radiated sincerity.

Tobias pulled me over to his bed, bouncing himself up onto it and sitting cross legged, waiting for me to join him. once I had, he snatched a remote off the bedside table and flicked on the TV. He pulled up Netflix and put on a show that I hadn't seen before. We sat beside each other for almost three hours, watching these two brothers travel around and fight demons. It was a really interesting show, if I'm being honest, it didn't hurt that the brothers were pretty attractive.

So we sat, silent, watching this show. I couldn't keep myself from glancing at Tobias now and again, analyzing his biceps. Watching the way his body shifted with every intake of breath. I watched him and I was really seeing him for the first time since we reunited. I saw the humor and the smiles of this boy, but I also saw the past that followed him like a cloud, like a devil on his shoulder. I saw the regret, the weight of his mistakes that still clung to him after so many years. I saw this boy, really saw him, and remembered the exact reason that I fell in love with him in the first place.

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Please Read This

Hey guys! So I'm not really impressed with this, I don't like this chapter but that might just be because I'm so freaking tired.

I hope you all like it though.

I need to ask a favor. I want to add a character. I want you guys to help me out. If you want to, I'd really like to model the character after you. So Im thinking either comment here or message me privately and tell me this stuff:

1. Your name, or a name you want to go by

2.Your appearance, but not exactly. I want your hair color, eye color, anything about you that you like of think is unique

3. Your personality. I want to base this characters appearance off that

4. If you want this shared or not

So, every person that does this, will get my character outline for them. I'm going to write all of them and if I find one I really like, I'll use it. But If you just want me to send it to you, message me and tell me that you want it privet. I'll post my favorite on here and the others in my other book SENSELESS BABBLE *cough* read it * cough*. Then if you don't want it shared on here, I'll just message it to you.

Oh also. The next chapter might be a bit late. Lots and lots of homework.
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