1993 ♡ | Keith Powers A.U [ COMPLETE ] Editing

♡ 8

Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight, till tomorrow I'll be holding you tight and there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be Than here in my room dreaming about you and me. 

~ Selena 1995

Aaliyah P.O.V  

"I'm sorry for just walking out like that Aaliyah,"Keith says as he walks back into my room. 

"I'm glad you're back I was just about to go back to sleep,"I tell him as he walks back over to my bed. 

"Where we're we?"He ask with a little smirk as he leans back over to me placing his lips right onto mine. 

Our lips move in a beautiful rhythm, Keith begins to take his shirt off and I help him pull it off, My hands rub up and down his chest as his lips move to my neck. My skin began to get cold. Extremely cold and Keith began to say my name, repeatedly.

"Aaliyah! Aaliyah wakes up!!" I hear Keith's voice shout and my eyes shoot open.  Keith was standing in front of my bed holding my blanket in his hand. 

"Keith?"I say when the realization hits me. I was dreaming but the dream felt so real. 

"hey, I know it's early but I want to take you somewhere... and we need to talk,"Keith tells me and I just nod. I walk into the bathroom and cut on the freezing cold water, and get into the shower lathering my body. the cold water felt like needles on my skin. I could really use a warm shower. I rinse my body and lather a few more times. I let the cold water run over my thick kinky hair causing it to shrink and curl up. After the shower, I get out and quickly wrap the towel around my freezing body drying my skin. Once I'm dry I brush my teeth, and then brush my hair up into a bun. I walk back into my room and Keith is still sitting on my bed patiently waiting for me. 

"Where are we going?" I ask him and he looks up. His eyes scan over me and he awkwardly brings his eyes to the floor.

"To go see a movie,"He says with a simple tone. 

I walk to my closet and find a simple white tee and a pair of jeans. I walk back into the bathroom and put my clothes on. Once I was completely dress I walk back in the room and tell Keith that I'm ready and we head out the door and into his car. 

"What are we going to see?"

"It's a surprise,"He smirks as he turns down the road. 

"Keith.."I sigh but he doesn't say anything he just turns the volume of his radio up. The song  "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"  by TLC plays as Keith drives. I nod my head to the music and nothing is said, we both stay quiet just listening to the song. After the song ends Keith Cuts off the music. 

"We need to talk.."Keith tells me and I look over at him desperately wanting to know what he wanted to talk about 

"Yesterday... was... yesterday can't happen again. It was completely wrong and I shouldn't have kissed you first and let things get out of hand like that. I'm sorry,"Keith says with a stern voice and I can't find the words to reply. 

"I really love my girlfriend Liyah, and I kissed you because I felt bad for you. I was just feeling bad about all the stuff that was going on and I just wanted to show you that I loved you, I really do love you but as a friend."He says as he makes another turn. 

My eyes begin to burn, a sting from unwelcomed tears. I quickly push them back not letting them fall down my face he felt bad for me. It was absolutely ridiculous for me to even remotely think that he would like me in that way. Our entire friendship is revolved around his pity for me for him feeling bad for me. Guys like him don't like girls like me. That shit doesn't actually happen in real life. Guys like Keith fall for pretty fair skinned girls like Briana with light colored eyes and mixed girl hair. Guys like Keith go to college and live a wealthy life with his pretty wife and big house. Girls like me stay in the hood and end up with drug dealers if were lucky. 

"I understand,"I say simply as I look out the window watching nothing in particular 

The car is silent until we get to the theater. We both get out and Keith informs me that he purchased the tickets ahead of time, we walk to our destination and I still don't know what movie were watching because he covered my face as we walked through the doors of the movie. 

"Do you want some popcorn or candy or something Keith asked me," and I shake my head I didn't really feel like talking anymore. 

The trailers felt like they lasted for hours and then finally the movie starts. The sound of bee's buzzing rungs through my hear as the movie plays. Bee's appear on the screen and I look over at Keith who has a goofy smirk on his face. Keith knows how big a fan I am of horror movies. I've been wanting to see candy man for the very longest and he brought me here. I shake my head smiling. I can't even stay upset he's, he is so sweet. 

After the movie ends I'm so satisfied It was so scary and it also had a good story behind it. Keith jumped and scremed more then I did so that makes me laugh. I look at him and he looks so shaken up. 

"Keith is was just a movie," I laugh as we walk to his car. 

"Man that shit was scary," He said shaking his head as he unlocks his car and we get in. 

"Are you coming to the  new years eve party tonight?"Keith questions as he starts his car. 

I think for a second not knowing if I want to come or not.

"Come on Liyah, it will be fun you're not doing anything the quick mark is closed so I know you're not working tonight so just come, you can't sit in your dark room all day and night,"Keith stresses to me and I take a breath looking out the window. 

"I don't have anything to wear,"I shrug. 

"What do you mean? You don't have to dress all fancy just wear jeans and a tee,"He suggest. 

I'm alway the only one wearing jeans and a tee while everyone else is dressed nice and cute. I'm sick of always being the one who looks like a damn bum, with the same jeans I'm always wearing and the same sneakers. 

"Okay I guess. I'll go,"I shrug. 

"Okay cool," Keith says as he clicks his radio on to avoid the awkward silence as he drives me home.