Starcrossed

Drawing lesson #2

~ Aquarius

'And then you erase the base lines' Pisces pointed out, I nodded and did as she said. 'Done! That's how you draw the base of a dreamcatcher' she sweetly smiled. 'Wow, thanks!' I contently stroked the drawing. 'Can you pleeeease teach me the details? I can't handle unfinished drawings!' I pouted, she thought for a bit. 'Fine, but just because I hate unfinished drawings, too' she winked, making me grin. With quick, light strokes of her pencil she drew the outline of one of the feathers, rubbing it with her finger. 'Hey, why don't you just use an eraser? Now it's all faded!' 'Duh, that's the effect I use! Besides, I thought I was the teacher this time?' she scolded me. 'My apologies Mrs. P' I rolled my eyes while she shook with laughter.

'And sometimes, between the feathers, you'll find some thin wires decorated with beads' she explained, and drew a thin line, drawing one bead at a time, her eyes following the swift movements of her hands. 'Now you try one feather and some beads' she said and handed me my pencil. 'Err, I'll try' I tried to do the quick strokes like she showed me, but they turned out too thick for my liking, so I erased them, and tried again. And again. And again. Until I sighed and threw my pencil into the grass. 'Hey, don't be mad. You know how long it took me to master drawing feathers like this?' I shrugged 'At least a month of drawing for two hours every day. But at least they look perfect now. You just have to practice, like I still have to practice my shadows' she put her hand on my shoulder and half-smiled, I couldn't stop myself from smiling back. 'Now, try a beaded wire' I retrieved my pencil from the grass and started drawing again, catching Pisces looking at me a few times, which made me smile wider.

After I was done, it wasn't all too bad, just not good enough yet. 'Not bad for a first try' she smiled and nodded approvingly. Was she sitting this close to me the whole time? I turned my head to look at her sparkling eyes, and leaned a little closer, but Pisces blushed and stood up. 'So... Um... I think I have to go...' she stammered, I blushed heavily. 'Uh, yeah, me too' I murmured. 'Thanks, by the way' 'No problem, see you tomorrow!' she shouted, waving as she clumsily climbed her bike and left. Nice move, Aqua. Wait... Why did she say 'see you tomorrow'? Oh, right! We're going out!

~ Taurus

I pulled out my earplugs and wiped my tears. Why can't I get him out of my head?! I punched my pillow and looked at my ceiling, when the doorbell rang. I checked in the mirror, but my eyes were not that watery and puffy anymore, so I ran downstairs and opened the door, when I startled. 'Hey Taur!' Libra.

'Uh, hey' I greeted him, avoiding his gaze. 'So, I have a question, and you have to come to my house to be able to answer it. Invitation accepted?' He held out his hand for me to grab, smiling that crooked smile of his, making me look away to prevent blushing. I'm not really in the mood right now... But a quick visit wouldn't hurt. I grabbed my keys, shut my door and grabbed his hand. He pulled me across the street, into his house and up to his bedroom, where he sat me down on his bed. 'Okay, I have kind of an issue, but promise me you won't laugh?' he hesitantly asked, I nodded. 'Well, I have no idea what to wear tomorrow' he blurted, hiding his face behind his hands, peeking at me through his fingers to see if I was laughing. And I wasn't laughing, like I promised.

I was just... chuckling. Libra just looked at me, unamused, until I finally stopped. 'Are you finished?' he asked, glaring at me, making it extra hard not to double over again. 'But, you're, a boy!' I managed to say between breaths. 'A boy that needs girl-best-friend clothing advice, yes!' 'Well, show me what you've got!' He pulled out a blue T-shirt, and grey pants to begin with. 'Not a bad start, we'll keep this one in mind. Next!' I commanded, he did as I said, and got black pants and a white T-shirt. 'Meh. Next!' This time, he pulled out dark-grey pants and a navy blue button-down, with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. 'Ta-daa! We have our winner!' I exclaimed, imagining him in that outfit.

'So, should I try it on?' he asked, I nodded. 'OK then, I'll be back in a sec' After a minute or two, he opened the door and my heart skipped a beat. The navy blue complemented his slightly tan skin, and the pants matched the blue perfectly! 'So, what do you think?' he asked me, scratching the back of his neck, looking at himself in the mirror with his forest-green eyes. 'I think you look awesome!' I exclaimed, trying not to stare at his lightly toned forearms. 'Really? Thanks!' he beamed at me, I gave him a thumbs up. 'Thanks, Taur' he sighed, 'No problem' I winked. Then he hugged me, causing his lovely scent to fill my head, and stay there until I got home in my room, screaming inside my pillow, trying to get his smiling face out of my head. Why why why can't I just see him as a friend again?? I miss our friendship like it was before, no awkwardness. That was so much easier than this couple-crap. I just turned my music up again and stared at the ceiling.