the true mister young

Mr. Lady's Man

After successfully extracting himself from Echo without waking her up, he brushed his teeth and dressed hurriedly. It was four-thirty in the morning but, it was okay since he usually woke up a five anyway. He kissed Echo’s forehead as she slept, then sat down at his desk and got to work on his project. He focused intently on what he was doing for like an hour until he finished escaping with only a few burns. As Echo awoke Adam dunked whatever he had been working on in a silver thermos using a pair of tongs. Steam rose from the thermos in a large white cloud obscuring Adam temporarily from her view.

“Adam? What are you doing it’s too early to even be alive much less working on some dumb science project.” She complained flipping back down on the bed lying on her stomach.

“You won’t think that when you see it. I promise. And honey, you are most definitely not a morning person.” He said with a chuckle.

“Don’t look at me. I’m hideous.” She announced dramatically, pulling a pillow down over her head so Adam could barely understand what she had said.

“You would be gorgeous even if you were bald and toothless. I bet I can…motivate  you to get up.” He whispered directly into her ear, implying something he wouldn’t have the guts to do for like ten to twelve years.  He stuck his hands in her sides and tickled her horribly.

She laughed aloud and Adam would’ve sworn it sounded just exactly like bells tinkling right next to his ears. 

Suddenly it clicked to Echo exactly what his plan had been in the beginning. “YOU FIEND!! I will get you for this insult to my honor!” she swore.

“But that still means I win!” he said jumping off of her and jumping around childishly. “I am da bomb!” he crowed.

“You’re a bomb alright.” Muttered Echo under her breath.

“You got that right, sister.” Adam said directly in her ear whilst wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close, a little too close in fact.

Echo’s ears burned and tingling where Adam’s hot breath had touched her. She shuddered and her heart felt as though it would explode if he got any closer. She could see the headline now “TEENAGE GIRL EXPLODES BECAUSE BOYFRIEND IS TOO D*** SEXY” and that would be rather embarrassing wouldn’t you say?

Echo pulled away hastily feeling the need to breathe and seeming unpurposefully harsh. “I gotta go change.” She said in an attempt to excuse herself.

Even though he understood what had happened in his head Adam’s heart still felt hurt. And he could definitely understand, that almost painful attraction that Echo was just becoming accustomed to, Adam had been dealing with for the entire ninth grade and her walking away still made him feel an inexplicable need to follow.

As Echo threw open the door to Ivy’s bedroom she had to say “If he’s my brother…I’m considering incest.” Even though she only said it in her head it still felt good. She grabbed random clothes by the light coming in from the window. It seemed as though Ivy had never cleaned her room in her life. Echo grabbed her clothes based off of smell alone. She got dressed only after waking her friend up. “Ivy! Ivy! IVY! Come on now. We were going to that new mall weren’t we?” she lied, like she had when she tricked Ivy into taking them to save Adam from NASA.  Ivy shot up at that one. “Shopping!?” was her first word after waking up. Echo rolled her eyes. “No. I lied. I needed to tell you that it’s time for school and I’m borrowing your clothes.” She flicked the lights on.

                                                                                    “Oh, honey let me at that hair.” Ivy managed to say around her toothbrush. She quickly put on a perfect outfit and fixed her hair in the time it usually took Echo to pick out a cute shirt.

“Why?” she asked “What’s wrong with my hair?!” she said fingering the soft ends of her ponytail.  “It’s not picture day is it?” she asked again. Though the pictures were horrible Echo remembered that day fondly. It had been fun picking on Adam and watching him follow her around like a little lost puppy that had been kicked too often. Even if he had asked her to prom in the first place Echo doubted that she would have been happier then than she was now.

“Nope!” answered Ivy, already looking flawless. “I just thought you might want to look extra sexy for your new boyfriend on your first date today!” she said shoving Echo into the chair in front of the vanity. “Oh my gosh! I totally forgot about that!” she squealed excitedly. “And you have your date too! We can go doubles!” Ivy shrugged haphazardly. “I’m not sure about going on a date with Slab.” She prodding ensued around Echo’s eye area. “Geez, how old are you? Get over it. You should totes be used to this by now.” Complained Ivy as Echo whimpered again.

“I’m almost fifteen but I don’t wear makeup all that often. Or at all really.” She answered the rhetorical question anyways. Ivy looked at her in shock. “You mean to say that all of that,” Ivy gestured to Echo’s face. “Is natural?” Ivy nodded. “But in a good way.” Echo nodded and looked up at her. “Should I start wearing makeup?” she asked sincerely. “ I don’t think anyone really should. Or at least I don’t like it. I have to because I have scars that aren’t very…complementary.” She answered, staring at her feet looking like she might start crying again.

                                                                                    Faking an exuberant grin Ivy stepped out of the path of the mirror. “Voila!” Echo gasped. “I look like a different person!” she jumped up and hugged Ivy tight. “Thank you so much! But hopefully this won’t be the highlight of my day if you get my meaning!” Echo wiggled her eyebrows at Ivy eliciting a giggle. “Wow. You’re a feisty one. Poor Adam.”  Echo shrugged. She was in such a good mood that she doubted anything could bring her down.

“You never know. You and Slab might hit it off.” Echo prodded. Ivy just shrugged.

“Ivy! Echo! We are going to be late!” Adam yelled up the stairs. He really hated being late and he still hadn’t quite recovered from getting all excited then having Echo walk out on him.