Cut Up

Chapter Sixteen

(A/N: Happy Holidays everyone!)

"Hey, Ty, what movie you wanna watch?" Adam exclaimed as he bounced over to the sofa. I refocused on the real world, smiling slightly at Adam before shrugging my shoulders.

"I don't care, really. You can pick." I half-heartedly smiled, wrapping my arms tighter around my knees. My heart was beating in my ears and I had to swallow my guilt as I saw Adam's eyes flash in concern.

"You okay?" Adam asked, grabbing at one of my hands. My cheeks darkened and my mouth couldn't  help but twitch up in a smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I lied, my smile becoming larger as it became harder to make my cheeks stay in the upturned manner of a fake smile.

"Okay... What movie you thinking about, than?" Adam said with a hint of caution in his voice.

"Do you guys have any horror?" I asked, pulling away from Adam and walking towards the console compartments under the large TV. I almost snorted at the sight of the TV, I swear everything in this house was ten times bigger than what is in my apartment.

I sifted through the movies as Adam hummed to himself, a series of notes and pitches that I couldn't identify a song to. I spotted a few scary looking titles and grabbed the first one I saw, Paranormal Activity 1. I wasn't partial to the genre of horror, only knowing a few major titles like Insidious or Paranormal Activity. This particular movie I had wanted to see, to try and get myself to like the gory uncertainty that is a horror movie, but I was too busy to ever pick up a ticket or the movie.

"How about this?" I smiled slyly, turning on the heel and showing the cover of the movie to Adam with a little hop of excitement. Adam chuckled at me and raised an eyebrow, a smirk slowly making its way onto his lips.

"Are you sure there, Ty? You don't seem like the type to enjoy horror movies, you seem too jumpy." Adam chuckled. I just shook my head and glared at him, making him node with a sarcastic yet caring 'okay' as I popped the movie in the DVD slide. I slipped back on the couch as the movie promotions came up. I sat close to Adam yet far enough away so that we weren't really touching. The other's words of uncertainty  filled my head and I felt the urge to move even farther away. I didn't want to let him get to close, get to see who I really am, and end up hurting him in the end. I couldn't do that to him.

  I felt a strong arm lay across my shoulder and pull me in. Adam rested his head on top of mine, making my heart flutter in my stomach as I could practically feel him smile. I took a deep breath and made myself relax, not wanted to hurt his feelings if I seemed too rigid. He was warm, I could already feel my eyes becoming droppy and tired.

The opening screen came up and Adam clicked the remote, making the movie start with an eerie noise. I held back a shiver of fear and nearly slapped myself. If I couldn't even handle the stupid opening noise, how the hell was I going to manage  watching the entire movie?

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I was hiding my face in Adam's  side as the credits started to roll, my body trembling. Adam cooed softly before rubbing my arms, trying to sooth me and keep himself from chuckling.

"I told you, these movies gave me nightmares for weeks." Adam softly placed his nose in my hair and kissed my head, slightly making my shaking less violent.

"S-Shut u-up I-I-I'm not s-scared," I snapped half-heartedly, my mind filling with the images of demons. I was right, I wasn't scared. I was terrified.

"And pigs don't fly. Do you want some ice cream or something?" Adam asked, making a move to stand before I practically yanked him back down.

"N-no! S-stay w-with me!" I begged, feeling my heart leap at the thought of being alone. I didn't want to die!