Hearts Burst Into Fire (Dylan O'Brien / completed)

Wrong picture.

Thu, Jul 7th.

The days passed and Claire was still thinking about telling Dylan, she finally got to her senses and called him.

-Hey Dylan? How are you?

“I’m good how about you Claire?”

-I’m good, hey… can we meet? I kind of want to talk to you about something.

“Uh… right now?”

-Yeah… are you busy?

“Are you okay?”

-I am… it’s just something... are you busy?

“Kind of… I’m packing”

-Packing? Why? Are you going somewhere?

“Actually yes… Tyler invited me to Paris with him!”

-Paris?... Paris… when do you guys leave?

“Tomorrow morning”

-Oh… I guess… I’ll just wait till you get back then.

“Are you sure it’s not that important? Cause I can meet you if you want to”

-I’m sure, don’t worry… have fun in Paris!

“I will thank you! I’ll talk to you later, take care”

-Sure, you too… bye.

Claire hung up the phone and let out a big sigh, maybe it wasn’t a right time to tell Dylan anyway. She jumped on her bed and took her laptop, she put on her earphones and put on some music.

After a couple of minutes she skyped with Michelle who was already in Kentucky.

-Hey Michelle, how’s Kentucky?

“Cool yeah, how about you?”

-Fine… Dylan is going to Paris with Tyler.

“What? Why?”

-Who knows… he just told me.

“Oh… well then, did you tell him already?”

-No, I’ll wait until he gets back.

“Alright… good luck with that!”

-Thanks, hey who is the fine guy on your profile picture with you?

“Just a kid I met here nothing serious”

-Right! –Claire laughed.

“Anyway I got to go, dinner with the grandparents, keep me updated on Dylaire alright?”

-Dylaire –she laughed- that’s a good ship name.

“Of course it is, I made it. Ok take care bye!”

-Bye.

She closed her laptop and put her head down on her pillow, after a couple of minutes Nathan sent her a message asking her to hang out at the mall. She got dressed and left.

-Hey –Nathan said hugging her.

-Hey how are you? –Claire asked smiling.

-I’m good… hey about the other night—

-It’s okay I don’t mind –she smiled.

-Okay… that Dylan guy really likes you doesn’t he? –Nathan said.

-What?

-Oh c’mon don’t tell me you haven’t noticed.

-What?

-Yeah right, I buy it don’t worry –he laughed.

-What again? –Claire said blushing.

-Don’t worry I’m just… messing with you.

-Okay…

-Hey do you want to go play some arcade?

-Sure.

Both went to the arcade games and played a little bit of everything, they were having a lot of fun, the fun they had when they used to be friends, before the entire break up.

-I missed this –he said looking at her.

-Yeah… -she said looking at him too.

-How much time has passed?

-Not much actually –she laughed.

-I guess you’re right.

-Hey you want to go see a movie at my place? –she suggested.

-Sure.

They went to Claire’s place, she made some popcorn and both sat in the bed.

-Please don’t put some chick flick shit –he said laughing.

-Don’t worry I’m not in the mood for that –Claire said laughing.

-Maybe some action movie?

-What about “The Silence” –she said.

-Whatever that it’s not cheesy.

-Okay –she laughed.

She put on the movie and sat back in the bed, after a couple of minutes watching the movie Nathan put his arm around her, she let him and put her head on his chest.

Claire could use some cuddling in the moment but she wouldn’t give in because she knew what went wrong between her and Nathan, she wasn’t going back to that, also because she wasn’t in love with him anymore.

-Claire… -Nathan said trying to move her face to give her a kiss.

-Nathan, don’t –Claire said looking straight into the movie.

-Okay I was just giving it a humble try –he laughed.

-Jerk –she laughed.

They kept on watching the movie; you could actually feel their friendship going back to what it used to be.

-Well it was a nice evening –she said turning the light on.

-It was, hey now, want to tell me what’s up with Dylan? –Nathan insisted.

-It’s nothing, we’re friends—

-Just like you and me were? Or really just friends?

-Just friends I guess –she reluctantly said.

-Oh but I do see some interest there, from you of course –he said smiling.

-Maybe but he doesn’t even care about me.

-Don’t say that, if he doesn’t someone else will –he said getting closer to her.

-Maybe –she said getting up from the bed and walking towards the door.

-Well I guess it’s time for me to leave –he said giving her a kiss in the cheek and leaving.