When we reach the training building, we walk in silence to the fighting place. I slightly smile when we make eye contact, but quickly look away.
"Okay. " James says quietly and calmly. "Come at me."
I don't move and James sighs, looking at the ground. I just watch from afar. I don't, honestly, know what to do.
James punches at the air and turns around. He puts his head in his hands, "I m sorry." His words were muffled through his hands. I still stand here a bit confused, unsure of what to do or say.
"For what?" I ask slowly and quietly. James turns back around. He has a sadness in his eye, mixed with a little anger. "What's wrong?" I ask.
"Nothing." James says, "let's just... Train."
I tilt my head slightly and step onto the mat, "you sure?"
"Yeah."
I swing a fist at him, which he dodges, right at that second he kicks my feet out from under me. I fall to the ground, but turn kicking his legs out from under him.
James falls to the ground right next to me with a thud. We glance at each other, before I roll over straddling him with my trusty nonexistent knife to his throat.
James sighs in defeat, but smirks.
"I win?" I ask, a little scared of his smirk.
"You could say that." James says, a mischievous look in his eyes.
"What does tha-" But before I finished the question he manages to flip me over, somehow, so I'm on my back, and he's straddling me.
"How did you..." I start, but I'm cut off when James shushes me and answers "magic."
***
My future husband/wife/person of unidentified gender's cooking was just as good as before.
When I went back up to the room I sat in a corner and listened to music.
"Liz." I hear a faint voice say.
I look up and see Lily looking down at me. I pause my music and take an ear bud out, "yeah?"
"I heard about you and James." She says.
"Me and what?" I question, taking my other ear bud out.
Lily smiles innocently, "oh, you know... The way he looks at you..."
"How does he look at me?" I ask, narrowing my eyes.
"Like your the last piece of pizza." She says simply.
"But..." I pause, "when I see the last piece of pizza I wanna cry because no more pizza."
Lily furrows her eyebrows with a smile, "fine. Like he won the lottery."
"He screams and jumps up and down?" I ask leaning back more on the wall, "didn't notice."
"Ok. Fine." Lily says looking around the room, "like you're the only person on Earth."
"How does he look at me, if I'm the only one left...?" I ask, narrowing my eyes again.
"UGH." Lily exclaimed, "LIKE HE NEVER WANTS TO BE WITHOUT YOU?"
I frown dramatically and raise my eyebrows, "that works. Wait... Who? Pizza? What?"
"OH MY GOD." Lily squats down, "James. James looks at you like he doesn't wanna be without you."
"Oh." I say with a small smile, "who said that?"
"Oh..." Lily murmurs with an evil smirk, "nobody... Just me."
"Then what do you mean 'I heard about?'" I ask.
Lily tilts her head still smirking, "I saw you guys."
I shrug, "James doesn't look at me in any certain way."
"Sure." Lily shrugs and stands up, "are you watching him when you turn away?"
I stare at her as she laughs evilly and walks out.
What.
I stood up and glanced at the time; 10:05pm. So I had time to do whatever. So I decide to lounge on my bed and read a book. I hear a couple of people walk in, so I glance up to see Bill and James.
They're both using hushed voices and arguing about something. I decide to ignore them and keep reading.
I head a disgusted grunt, then see Amy walking around the corner, and ignore her too.
