Snow Tights

Chapter 5: 'Well that is a surprise'

I walk to school yawning after my night in the woods with Cain. I'd snuck back to the house in the wee hours in order to avoid the beady eye of Dibdobs. She's been really uptight ever since my disastrous breakup with Charlie, it's like she's a prison warden and I'm an inmate, trapped forever more. Staying up all night had been worth it though as Cain and I had arranged to go to the Stiff Dylans' gig. It should be really groovy as the lead guitarist is my cousin Georgia's Boyfriend.

I pick up the pace as I see my friends waiting for me up the road on our journey to school.

"Hey Lullah, guess what, Vaisey managed to get us all tickets to the Stiff Dylans's gig on Thursday. Isn't that the band that your cousin's boyfriend is in?" Asked Joe excitedly.

"Ummm yeah it is, but I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to make it actually becau-"

"Nope we won't take no for an answer, you HAVE to come." I started to sweat, there was no way I could get out of this but I really want to go with Cain and to make matters worse Fred was brought into the conversation.

"Also more great news, we've made arrangements with the boys and they can come to and guess who's coming along... it's FRED!" Jo just about takes out my eardrum as she screams this truly awful news.

"I don't even know who this flipping Fred guy is!" Desperately trying to argue my point, but it was to no avail, I was destined to go the gig with none other than Fred as my date.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll love
him once you meet him, and besides, it's about time you get back out there with some boy action.' I try to look pleased but all I can really think about is my now ruined plans for Cain and me.

"So how's learning your lines going for Snow White?" Flossie asks.

"OK, but I'm not sure how the mime section about my digestive system is supposed to fit into the story."

"It's art, it doesn't need to make sense." Flossie says wisely and we all nod in agreement feeling very important in out wisdom.

At the end of the day of pretending to be Snow White I walk only to see Cain waiting for me. My friends caught up with me and glared evilly at Cain. I smiled to myself as Cain looked at me and he mirrored my expression but hid it with a menacing smirk.

"What are you doing here?" Jo says leeringly, puffing out her chest in an attempt to make herself seem more threatening.

"I thought that I'd give the lovely Miss Lullah here, the pleasure of a walk home with me." Cain grumbles.

"Yeah as if she wants to do that, why don't you just bog off" Flossie says defiantly, Jo egging her on. Vaisey stares at my expression, puzzled, as if she was seeing through my crumbling façade.

"Why don't we let the lass speak for herself?" Cain looks pointedly at me and I shrug nonchalantly as I walk off, but inside my heart was pounding in my ears.

"Bye guys!" I yell over my shoulder with Cain a few steps behind me. As we round the corner, I let him catch up.

"Hey lanky lass, knew you'd want to walk with me." He says, a cocky grin on his face.

"Uh yeah, that's 'cos we're dating." I say, shoving his playfully. "Um, so I have some unfortunate news about the gig. The girls sort of set me up to go with Fred..." I trail off with the look on his face, what's so funny?"

"With your crazy dancing, it'll be the last gig her ever goes to." I try to work up the anger to tell him off but the look on his face stops my thoughts in their tracks. His eyes fix on my lips and he leans in slowly. Suddenly his eyes flick up and he starts, his eyes wide. I turn to see what caught his attention and saw that my dear friend, Reuben, the gentlest guy I know, had Rodge pressed against the wall as they made out furiously. My eyes widen and I glance back at Cain who wore a bewildered expression. Cain walks forward, in long strides and I jog slightly to keep up with him, as I wore a worried expression, unsure of his reaction.

"Well that is a surprise" I say, trying to break the tension." Cain coughs loudly.

"I do believe that this here is my make out spot and I would be very grateful if you could find yer own." Cain says, a smile breaking out on his face. They spring apart.

"Oh, err hey Cain, and Lullah great! You're here too then. This isn't exactly how I planned on telling you that..." Reuben mumbles, trailing off slightly, panic darting around his round eyes.

"What my dear friend is trying to say is that seeing each other, involved, dating if you will." Rodrigo explains, in a much calmer manner, as he holds Reubens hand and smiles at him encouragingly.

"Well that explains a lot." Cain mutters under his breath, smiling. "I'm serious though, you need to find another spot, Lullah and I were here first."

"You two are... it's a day of revelations all round then." Reuben says, the worried expression leaving his face. "I guess we'll see you round then."

"Wait no, we need to catch up. When did you meet? When was your first kiss? How did this happen right under my nose without me noticing?" I blurt out.

"Perhaps another time my friend." Rodge says as he and Reuben turn to leave. Cain grabs my hand to walk me home in order to have our long awaited kiss.

AUTHORS NOTE – aghhhh, who knew about Reuben and Rodge? Anyway, slightly shorter chapter, but we updated! As always, thanks for reading love Lullah, Mazey, Tatty and Alice.