One Piece

#SmoDia

(This is a little short story for Animefreak1145, the babe deserves it for hauling out all those chapters!!!)
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Achy, soothingly achy.

That's what he did to her heart, he was like smoke in her lungs that she couldn't get out.

She didn't want it to go away no matter how much it hurt her, because she would always get that smoke back.

She lay now on her bed in the dark, a soft sigh falling from her lips as her eyes finally closed.

"Why?....why him and no one else? The only person that could disable me with a small touch of his hand...its ridiculous!!!"

She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest as her eyes remained shut, images of him flashing into her mind.
Pictures of his movements, the way his lips would give her that half smirk whenever he saw her.

"Patri..get ahold of yourself..."

She sighed and sat up, running a hand through her hair before directing her attention to the floor.

She couldn't get him out of her mind...what is this!?!

"I'm too awkward to go up and actually have a conversation with him, he's Smoker  for gods sake! Well I mean of course he's Smoker..that's his 'name' and all...dang It there I go see!?"

She falls back on the bed as a groan filled the room.

"Dang it dang it! How am I supposed to talk to him? Can I talk to him without looking or sounding like an idiot? Maybe, maybe not...most definitely not."

She frowned, her eyebrows furrowing as she stood and made her way to the bathroom.

She looked up into the mirror, rubbing her eyes before checking the clock.

"Eleven thirty...fantastic..."

Her shoulders dropped, a tired look crossing over her as her mouth widened into a yawn.

"Mm..I should probably shower...or I can shower when I wake up..but then I'd have to wake up earlier to shower.."

She glanced at the shower, sighing as she reached for the knob and turned it on.

"May as well.."

She undressed quickly, discarding her clothes to the side as she stepped into the lukewarm water.

"Mm..okay...I can talk to him tomorrow and that'll be the end of the awkwardness...maybe...I dunno...dang it...why do I have to get these kind of feelings now?! Why not earlier when we would actually talk and not have to do things!?"

She leaned against the wall as the water soaked her hair, her head hanging in utter defeat.

"You can do this...you can...do this...yes...you can..."

Her head rose, the streams of water now cascading down her cheeks as she hummed at the warmth.

"Yep. I can. I don't care if I look stupid I'm gonna do it!"

She ruffled through her hair as she emptied the now empty shampoo bottle onto her head.

"But what if I make it so awkward that he can't look at me anymore without thinking about it.."

She lathered her hair up and chewed on her lip.

"Oh god what if he has a girlfriend!? Why didn't I think of that before!? Obviously a guy like him would be more than likely to have a girlfriend....right..?"