P.S. Destroy

Connection

Back to Ivy's POV

I open my mouth to answer Nick but I can't get any words out.

So I simply nod lightly.

He slides his hand from my chin to the back of my head. The hand that is wrapped around my waist lays there gently as if he'd be afraid to break me.

He pulls my head up slightly which causes me to stand up on my toes.

He leans closer and time stands still. I close my eyes and he does so too.

The kiss is so careful, so gentle. Almost like a simple berth of warm summer air on my lips. But the feeling it brings with it shows me it's not.

The kiss conveys so much emotion it's overwhelming. But the only thing I can feel at that moment is the affection, the endearment and I don't want it to end just yet.

I lift my hands up and wrap them around Nick's neck. My other hand gets tangled in his incredibly soft hair and I can feel him tighten his grip around my waist. His other hand gets tangled in my hair and I can't bother to be concerned about the fact that he probably will mess up my hair do.

Too soon I have to pull away to catch my breath. Darn my small and bad lungs. I look carefully up at Nick and to my slight annoyance he doesn't seem at all as out of breath as I am. But I can't get myself to be mad at him. His smile is surprised and so happy it makes me giggle. I don't know if it's a nervous or happy reaction.

I just giggled because of a boy? Where is this world going? His lips look so soft, they are soft. What am I thinking? I should stop, I should go home. But I don't want to let go.

I slowly let go of his hair and neck and take a step back. But Nick is still holding me by my waist. He is grabbing my shirt the slightest bit like he doesn't want to let go of me. And frankly I don't want to him to let go either.

My phone rings, destroying the beautiful, peaceful atmosphere. I fish it up from my pocket and see a number I don't recognize. I notice a note sticked to the back of my phone and feel I need to get home so that I can read it without Nick knowing about it.

"I need to go, mum needs me at home." I slowly pull away from Nicks grip and start walking away, hoping he didn't see the note. I hear him running after me.

"Ivy wait! I want to talk to you." He grabs my arm to stop me.

"I-I need to get home." I carefully shrug off his hand.

"I can walk with you. I just really need to speak with you. Please!" Nick pleads with big eyes and I can't say no to him.

"Fine." He smiles brightly and we start walking again. "S-so what did you want to speak about?" I ask nervously when we are outside the school.

"Umm about that kiss... Did you feel anything?" Nick sounds nervous. The thing is yes, yes I did but I don't dare to tell him. I really want though. Mimosa mentioned something about me being able to use magic. Maybe I can tell him telepathically? I'll try.

Maybe I did feel something. I concentrate really hard and I can see it worked because Nick suddenly jumps as if he saw a ghost. But then an overwhelming pain on my skin on my right ribs makes me stumble and I fall. Someone catches me but my eyes are blurry because of the pain and I can't see their face.

"Ivy? Are you okay?" The sound comes from somewhere far away.

Slowly the blur fades away and I can hear clearly again. The pain eases too. I see Nick sitting on the ground, holding me up.

"Ivy? Ivy!" HE sounds so concerned. I smile warmly at him and he breathes out in relief. "What happened? Are you okay?" He asks.

"I'm okay. I just felt a little dizzy and tripped over my foot." I laugh it off and get up. Nick looks at me suspiciously.

"All right?" He shrugs it off. "What if someone starts to question our suddenly better friendship? What will we say?" Nick asks after a while of walking in silence.

"I don't know. But no one can know about the kiss." When I see Nick's slightly hurt expression I quickly continue. "I want to keep it our secret. A little fun secret no one else knows about." He smiles.

Soon we are at my house.

"See you tomorrow." Nick takes my hand and places a gentle kiss on my knuckles.

"See ya." I disappear into my home quickly before he can say anything else.