I've Built These Walls

Ch.3 / Sleeping Rose

Skye's P.O.V.

I can't sleep. Tears were running down my face as I tried listening to Undivided but it just made me cry more. I feel like someone was watching me in the shadows. I didn't feel safe at all, I wanted to hide from the world. I peered closely through the door. It was open, I swear Alex closed the door. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my mouth. I tried to scream, but no sounds came out. Then, the light turned on. Torre. "WHAT THE FUCK TORRE? YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH!" I angrily whispered to him.

Glaring at him, I slapped him and turn around so I wouldn't see his face.

"Hey, take it easy gorgeous! I just wanted to talk to the most beautiful lady in this household! Do you trust me?"

I hesitated, "you really want me to say yes, eh?".

He ignored me, saying: "Alright. Let's get real - stay away from my brother. I don't want him being hurt by you. You're either getting me or nobody Skylar Kyle. I'll happily ditch Lucy for you, I've loved you ever since I came to Truman. I know it sounds strange coming from a popular person and you're a nobody, but it's true." He laughs softly. "Yes, I am such a bad-boy but I would turn good for you. If you say yes, I'll change completely for you goddess, but if you say no you better fucking stay away from Alex, and I'll make sure my friends watch you. I mean, they already have, they have watched you go into that dump of a forest. What do you even do there? I should really get them to record you... Anyways, that's not the point. I want you Skylar, I need you".

He strokes my hair and I flinch. "Soo.. yes or no?"

I slowly sit up, making sure I don't have a massive headache, and whisper in his ear, "never in a million years".

He smiles and whispers back, "We'll see ... a million years isn't infinite beautiful".

He turns off the light, watching me as he walks out of the room, closing the door.

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Alex's P.O.V.

It's 10 pm, obviously I'm still up. I was wearing my boxers, I was shirtless, and "Pierce the Veil - Divine Zero" is in the background. Perfect time to instantly turn into a white girl. I grab my hairbrush, dancing around my room. I sing along, and I'm actually quite surprised my parents aren't yelling at me to be quiet yet.

"Desperate times and desperate measures, I come so close, my hopes are severed by the downside. A million waves in the ocean crash at once to make you smile"

I hear soft clapping and I freak out. Looking at my bed, I see Skylar. She's smiling a little bit, and she looked like she had a headache as she was touching her temples, so I turned the music off.

"That was beautiful, so majestic," she says, giggling.

"Oh shut up, I've never done that before", I replied, smirking "So how's it going? Why are you up so late?".

She turns deadly serious. "I could ask you the same thing. I knocked by the way, in case you were wondering. Anyways, your nice and loving brother came to see me and watched me try to sleep. He wanted me to be with him - which is so stupid, he has a girlfriend - and if I said no, I would never see you again. I knew that was bullshit, so I said no. Did you know he's been watching me like a stalker? Well, not him exactly, his friends, but I'm rambling so I'm gonna shut up".

I smile a little, I admired how innocent she looked.

"I know we've only known each other for three hours, but I would like to get to know you better Skylar, so if you'd want, I could get my brother to back off. Ever since I became a superhero, saving you from the forest, I've wanted to help you. Will you let me protect you Skylar?".

She stared at me as her eyes started getting wider.

"W-what?" she stammered.

I blushed, looking down. "Forget it I guess.."

"You can call me Skye, and yeah, you can protect me dancing hero". She giggles and I look up at her, grinning. "Good. Uh.. did you wanna stay with me? I'm sure Torre scared the shit out of you. Not literally, but you know what I mean."

She scrunched her nose as she smiled and giggled, I loved when she smiled.

"Sure, thanks duuuude!", trying to imitate me when I talk to my friends.

I laugh and warned her, "Never do that again, got it?".

"Aye aye captain!" she chirps.

I chuckled, getting into bed, and her too. I hummed a little of "Divine Zero" until Skye hushed me. She was facing me as she was falling asleep. Awwhh.. she looked like an angel. She seemed different from the other girls at Truman High. She's a real mystery.