Starcrossed

Let's talk

~ Gemini

I woke up to someone slightly mumbling, so I quietly groaned and opened my eyes. Pisces was sitting next to Aquarius, blushing and avoiding eye-contact, while Aquarius explained something. I wish Aries would also explain what happened. He went straight to sleep last night... I looked at Aries, a little bit of blood was caked to his eyebrow. He slept peacefully. I'm not mad at him for kissing Pisces on the cheek, it was meant to be a joke. But I am mad at him for getting so close to Pisces, and of course what happened after that. He knows damn well that Aquarius is protective and Pi was clearly uncomfortable. Pisces now shrugged and still avoided looking at Aquarius, who was desperately trying to get eye-contact with her. Maybe I should quit eavesdropping. I rolled over in my sleeping bag and closed my eyes, trying to sleep my slight hangover away.

When I woke up again, most people were having breakfast except Aquarius, who was still lying on the couch with his hood up and his back towards us. It was almost silent at the table, apart from Sag chatting away with Leo. I tied my hair up and sat next to Pisces, trying to catch her gaze, but she cleverly avoided my eyes. Aries, in his turn, tried to look me in the eyes, but I purposely didn't look back. I'm not ready to be nice to him again, first we have to talk. Pisces carefully cleared her throat and gathered the courage to talk. 'Uh... C-can you pass me the N-Nutella? Please?' she finally looked at me, her face was pale, and in her eyes was confusion. I've never seen her this confused, usually her eyes are filled with joy, but the spark in her eyes was nowhere to be seen. She looked uneasy, so I quickly passed her the Nutella and ate my sandwich. Pisces' hands were shaking, she didn't eat a single bite. I want to ask her if she's okay, but maybe she'll find that even more unsettling... I decided to ask her anyway.

~ Sagittarius

'Pi? Are you okay?' Gemini suddenly asked Pisces. 'I, I don't feel good...' she muttered, and stood up from her chair. She took her coat, put on her shoes and went outside. Even Leo and I fell silent now. Taurus stood up to go after her, but Cancer grabbed her wrist and shook her head. 'She just needs some fresh air, she'll be okay.' Taurus sat back down and we ate our breakfast in silence. What's the deal with her? Ah well...

'Soo... does anybody have a hangover as bad as mine?' I asked, to try and break the awkward silence. 'Yes, and it would help if you stopped talking' Aries snapped. I rolled my eyes. 'What about you, Cap?' he just shook his head and went back to bed. Fine, I'll shut up then. Such negativity. I took Leo's hand underneath the table, she gently squeezed. I stroked her hand with my thumb, but she quickly pulled her hand back. I flinched and looked at her, she avoided my gaze. But... why? I felt a sharp pain in my head, so I went to lie on the other couch. What did I do wrong? Why is everyone being so negative? I covered my ears to drawn out the thoughts, but of course that doesn't work when it's inside your head.

Leo put a hand on my shoulder, and got beside me. 'Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way' she whispered, making my heart race, but I pretended it did nothing. 'I was just shocked by how my body reacted to your thumb stroking me, I got goosebumps, and it made me realize how much I like you' I turned around, she hid her face behind her hands. I took them away and kissed her forehead, feeling her hot breath on my chest, then she pinned me down and kissed me.

'I think we'll be going home' Virgo sighed taking Capricorn's hand. 'Thanks for letting us stay at your house, Leo!' she came over to hug Leo. 'Bye everyone' Cap waved and they left.

~ Virgo

We got to our bikes. I was searching my bag for my keys and sunglasses, because the sun was already shining bright. Or it seemed bright, at least. Maybe it was because of my hangover. 'Do you have some shades I can borrow?' Cap asked in that utterly adorable morning-voice of his. I giggled when I handed him my heart-shaped sunglasses. 'What? These are going to look fabulous on me.' he said indignantly. I chuckled when we started cycling.

'Oh no, look at the clouds!' I whined, motioning at the dark grey mass of clouds drifting in front of the sun, while droplets of rain fell onto the street. 'Go faster!' Cap shouted over the rumbling of thunder, a panicked expression on his face. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. 'Almost there!' I yelled, when we took the last turn right, and there was his house. We put our bikes in the garden and ran inside, laughing the whole way. I closed the door right when lightning lit up the sky. I was still chuckling when Cap sighed and stroked my wet hair.
'Oh no, I don't have any dry clothes with me!' I groaned and looked at my wet dress. 'It's okay, you can borrow something from me' he took my hand and we went upstairs.

He took a T-shirt and sweatpants for himself, and handed me a sweater and sport shorts. 'I'll dress in the bathroom' I turned around, but he grabbed my shoulder. 'You can also dress here' he said and wiggled his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes and went to the bathroom.

I struggled to get out of my dress, which was clinging to my body. When I managed to free myself from it, I pulled the sweater over my head and put on the shorts. Is it true what they say about boy's sweatshirts? Let's find out... I sniffed the collar of the shirt, and yes, it smelled like him. I took one last sniff before I tied my hair into a ponytail and wiped the mascara off my cheeks.

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