MisFits

Guilty Lies

They lay across her bed a few weeks later, bored out of their minds as they thought of things to do. Her boyfriend had ditched her for the day to hang out with his friends, as he always did on weekends, giving them time to hang out.

They had started by messing with her cello, but as he was unable to play, and she was too shy to play for him, that was soon brought to an end. She did find great amusement in watching him try to play it, however.

"We could watch a movie," she offered, absentmindedly plucking at the strings with her slender, pale fingers. He shrugged and sat up on her bed, watching her fingers move from string to string. She stood up, placing the cello on the floor before making her way to her dresser. She pulled out a drawer that was filled with movies. She frowned as she tried to find a good one to watch.

"What happened to your face?" It had come out a little more condensing than he meant it to. Her perfect fingers gently reached up to graze the cut that sat above her eyebrow.

"I was just clumsy. I tripped and hit the side of the coffee table," she said. "How about How to Train Your Dragon?" She held up the movie for him to see in an attempt to change the conversation. He frowned slightly before nodding and settling down onto the bed. Clumsy? That graceful creature that padded softly around the floor with her small feet and tentative steps? She was many things, but clumsy wasn't one of them.

She sat next to him, her eyes filled with guilt. She pressed play and fast forwarded on the previews. Tension crackled between them like lightning. She sighed and turned to him, biting her lip ring. "I-I'm sorry..."

He sighed, shaking his head. "It's fine-" He broke off as she slowly brought her hands around his head, lowering him to her lap. His heart stuck in his throat as she played with his hair, those perfect fingers running through his dark hair. They stayed that way for most of the movie, him cradled in her soft lap as she toyed with his hair. Her legs were a little boney, and he wished that she would eat more for her own sake. But her oversized sweatpants were comfortable, no matter how much she hated the way she looked in them.

"If you had a dragon," She accidentally let her fingers stray to his neck. He sucked in a sharp breath, but she thankfully didn't notice. "...what would you name it? Like does it depend on the dragon, or is like naming a kid?" She giggled suddenly, sending a whole new wave of emotions down his spine. "Do you think couples sit around arguing about what they're going to name their dragon's babies?"

He smiled, and was about to respond when her phone rang and she quickly motioned for him to be silent. He reluctantly sat up, missing the feeling of her fingers in his hair as he attempted to fix it. She looked at caller id, her face becoming pale. She quickly answered the call, trying to sound cheerful.

"H-hi, baby! Yeah...yeah I can. I'll be there in like five," she stood up, looking around for her purse. She gave up, finally just grabbing a more suitable outfit to wear, ducking into the bathroom to change out of her grey sweatpants and orchestra t-shirt. When she came back out, she had hung up and was tugging on a pair of flats.

"I'm sorry, he wants me to meet him with his friends in like, ten minutes." The sad look in her eyes had come back, replacing the happiness that she usually wore when they hung out. She located her purse, pulling out some lip gloss and applying it to her lips. He knew that it smelled like cherries, and he felt the urge to kiss her and taste it. He shoved the feeling down and stood up, cocking his head at her. She glanced up at him, letting out a groan and tilting her head back.

"Don't do that, I really am sorry. We can hang out tomorrow...probably." She moved over, as if to give him a hug, but thought better of it and simply replaced the lip gloss in her purse. The sadness was now mixed with guilt, making her look absolutely miserable.

"It's okay, really! I don't mind, just...be careful, okay?" He amended, not wanting to make her feel worse.

She nodded. "Always."