Beauty behind the magic

Chapter 11: Confrontation. Realisation. Affirmation

Tori's POV :

My eyes fluttered open. I blinked a few times, shaking the sleep out of my eyes. I just lay there as last night's events came back. Me yelling at ashton, his lips on mine...

Shit

I cringed at the thought. The reason i had even slapped him was because he ignited a feeling in me. A feeling that was dull and distant but flared to life.

I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom. I stood in front of my mirror. Dark circles had begun forming around my eyes and my hair was a mess.

I sighed and stepped into the shower. As the scalding water poured over me, i cleared my head. I had to just forget it.

'but how could i, when that was probably the best kiss ever' a voice reasoned.

I chose to ignore that voice.

I walked out and into my closet. I threw on some ripped jeans and a t-shirt with baby's got back bone on it. I then slipped my feet into some vans and tied my wet hair in a loose bun. I did very light makeup and grabbed my backpack.

Mondays were hell as it is. I now had the weight of anticipation over my head too.

I walked into school with an air of confidence around me. I saw meg at her locker, applying lipgloss. I beelined towards her.

"hey meg" i called out. She turned towards me and i gasped. She had dark circles underneath her eyes and looked half dead. What the hell had happened?!

"omg" i muttered "what the hell happened to you" . She smirked before replying "addys' the same. We both drank a lot and danced and then we played drinking games, which got us even drunker. We reached home at four in the morning, completely hungover" she explained

I looked at her before bursting out laughing. I turned and saw addy coming towards us. Meg was right. Addy was the same. It just made me laugh harder.
As we walked towards class, addy and meg told me some of the other things they'd done last night in excrutiating detail, which had me outright gasping for breath .

I was in a much better mood. Until i felt a hand enclose around my arm. I whipped around and came face to face with ashton's grey eyes. They looked greener today. He looked angry. I gulped.

"hey guys, i'll catch up. You can go ahead" i said and got mute nods in return. I turned towards ashton and crossed my arms in a defensive stance. I saw one perfect eyebrow raise.

"can i help you? " i drawled. He smirked before letting go of my arm. " i have some things i need to clarify" he said. I motioned for him to continue.

"last night, things happened. I kissed you and you slapped me" he bit out and i gulped again. Where was this going?!

" i kissed you because i couldn't help myself. I had to give in to the feelings i'v been harboring since the beginning " he said. I was shocked. Im sure i was gaping at him.

Wait a second, was he telling me he liked me?

" well, i slapped you because you were way out of line. I never showed any signs of feelings" i said before whipping around to stomp off.

I felt him grip my arm before i was pulled and i slammed into his chest. I looked up into his eyes and stopped struggling. "you felt something too. I could feel it in the way you kissed me back" he whispered.

I began panicking. I looked into his eyes and saw them go a shade darker. "let go of me. Let go of me. Let go of me" i repeated in my head. I was trying to control his mind in my panick.

I tried and felt like i was met with a brick wall. He didnt even look fazed. I thought back to the last time i tried controlling him. It hadnt worked then.

The realization hit me like a hammer to the head. I couldn't control him not because there was something wrong with me.

It was because he couldn't be controlled. 

 I sank against him as the condition rang clear iny head. I had such strong feelings for him. I like him . The second realization hit me even harder. If i took this further i would lose my powers.

By this time he held me in his arms, a worried frown creasing his forehead. "tori? Tori. Tori" he yelled.

I couldnt hear a thing. The fear and uncertainty drowned out the other noise.

I looked up at him and his face was the last thing i saw before i blacked out to the sound of my name coming from his lips.
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A/N : heyo!! ... I like where this is heading!!! ....

And once again the cliffhanger strikes! Sorry, cant help it 😊. This chapter was mainly for a very important moment in the plot.

I wrote it last minute cause i wanted to get it out before i fell asleep/felt lazy/got hungry/got bored /got distracted.. Well you get the idea

I hope everyone liked this... Comments and votes are appreciated

-sneha
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