Promises ~Larmau #Wattys2016

Aphmau

~Age 15~
After we finished talking to Katelyn we started walking up the path to meet up with the girls. I didn't realize Laurence and I were holding hands with our arms linked until he let go to open the door. I wonder, does this mean we're dating now? It would be kind of weird if we weren't. He left the door open for me to walk in first then him second. Before I got 2 steps in the room Kawaii-Chan ran up to me and hugged me.

"Kawaii-Chan thought you were never going to come back!" She said.

"Why would you think that?" I asked.

"I don't know." She said. She let go of the hug. I sat at the table where all the girls were. We talked about random things that have happened for about an hour. I looked over at the clock. It's already 4:00! Okay we might have talked for 2 hours. Since Laurence was sitting next to me he entwined our fingers together under the table. Some of the guards came in.

"Laurence have you noticed something strange coming out at night?" I asked him quietly letting the other girls talk among there selves.

"No, well to be honest I haven't been out at night for a while." He said.

"Oh okay." I said a little down because I've been seeing a strange blackish, red shadow running across the forest.

"Why? Is there something I should be concerned about?" He asked concerned.

"It's probably just my imagination." I said shaking my head. What if it isn't? He didn't look convinced, probably cause I'm a horrible liar.

"You know-" he was cut off by the blue haired boy.

"Hey! Your Aphmau right? I met you in the forest. Remember me? I'm Dante." He said asking all of these questions.

"Yeah I remember you." I said.

"So are you and Laurence a thing now?" He asked pointing to our entwined fingers. I quickly let go and felt heat rise in my neck to my cheeks.

"I don't k-know how t-to answer that." I said stuttering.

"Well it looks like you are just saying, holding hands is an obvious way of showing your affection and trust me it's very noticeable." He said.

"Since when did you become the love expert?" Laurence asked.

"It just came naturally." Dante said moving his fingers through his blue hair trying to look cool. He winked at Laurence before walking away. I looked back in Laurence's beautiful eyes and started loosing myself in them. I think we boat lost ourselves in our eyes, which is a cute thing. I didn't realize we were leaning closer until someone ruined the moment. I hate whoever just ruined this moment.

"Laurence!" A girl with dark violet hair said happily.

"Hey Abby!" Laurence said happily. Who is she? Should I be worried? What if he likes her? What...? No... He doesn't... Right?

"Who's this Laurence?" She asked fake smiling at me... Underneath her her soul is glaring. At me. I can feel the tension between us already.

"Oh this is Aphmau." He said smiling that beautiful smile. I so have it hard for him. She held out her hand to shake it. This is like shaking a hand of that guy in class who always picks his nose but doesn't know anyone else knows, even when everyone knows. I shook her hand. Is her hair dyed or is it natural? When did I become so judgmental? Oh yeah once I saw her do a flirtatious smile toward Laurence. Girl you better back the hell away from him. Oops I swore! Glad I didn't say that aloud. Okay Aphmau breath! This is one of Laurence's friends and you need to be nice to this annoying hellhound. That swear word was intentional! Laurence grabbed my hand, I don't think he meant to, more like a reflex. She obviously saw that and put an even faker smile, which I was the opposite.

"So, when did you meet Aphmau?" She asked.

"Oh I met her when I was 12." Laurence said.

"Wow that was a while ago. Wait, is this the girls who father died like 4 weeks ago by a murderer?" She asked. I felt my whole body stiffen I've been trying. To not think about it. Can she read my mind? It's like she can. She's already trying to pry into my soul.

"It was 3 weeks ago." I said quietly. Laurence rubbed his thumb over my knuckles. Laurence gave a little glare at Abby, which kind of brightened my mood. When did I become so mean? Oh no! Did I change my personality over 3 weeks? I hope I didn't cause I like to be nice! Now I'm being modest. Aphmau choose which trait you are!

"So when did you meet Laurence?" I asked her trying to lighten my mood. Seriously I need to stop thinking about myself. I wish I could slap some sense into myself, I bet little miss Abby over here would do it for me.

"Oh I met him when he first moved here, so when he was 13 and we were in school." She said.

"That's nice." I said mentally thinking you suck! I've became so mean?

"I see some tension over here!" Cadenza said sneaking up on me scaring the heck out of me.

"Oh Abby's here... That's why..." She said. I muffled back a burst of laughter.

"Oh what a wonderful surprise... Cadenza." Abby said. This time I couldn't help but not laugh. Laurence laughed with me. I laughed to the point where my eyes were watering.

"What?" Cadenza asked.

"Nothing." I said still smiling.

"You guys are weird." She said. Laurence did something that surprised me. He stood up from the chair pulling me up with him fingers together making a fist in the air. He stuck out his chest.

"We are the weirdest of the weird! Meet the weird King Laurence and the weird queen Aphmau!" He said in a fake manly voice loudly. It got half the people's attention making all of them laugh. I felt my face turn all red with embarrassment.

"Your the weirdo not me." I whispered to him smiling.