Burned Out Flames

Chapter 9

" You need help with the banner?" , I asked. I was alone with Archer in the art room supposedly " tutoring " him. " Yes yes I do ". He smiled , " You said to tutor you ". He shrugged ," Oh well you're here now , grab a paint brush and color that purple will you ".

I rolled my eyes and grabbed the brush , dipping it into the paint and began coloring in the bold letters. I was surprisingly having a good time with him , no bickering just simple conversation. Maybe I should be a little nicer to him. " Do you want to talk about yesterday ?". " Not really ".

" Its not good to keep your feelings bottled up inside ".

I shrugged, " It doesn't matter I'm okay ".

" Yeah that's what they all say , now tell me ".

" No ". He dipped his brush in the paint and raised his eyebrow ," Are you disobeying me ?". " Like always ".

He walked towards me slow and steady , " you know what happens when you disobey me right ? ". " Nope , you're not my teacher so ". He wiped the brush across my cheek as if it was nothing and I gasped. " You didn't ". " Oh , but I did ". He smirked then turned around and walked back to his spot like he didn't just wipe paint on me.

So I walked towards him and wiped my brush against his face , careful not to get his glasses. " I learned my lesson now its your turn ", I smiled. It wasn't even a full hour and we were already playing around and making a mess of the room. Hopefully we don't get caught. " Do you want a hug ? ", He asked looking very colorful. I backed away ," No I'm good but you can hug yourself if you need comfort ". " No I insist ", He stepped closer. He was messier than I was so I knew what he was doing. " Archer don't- ", I didn't get a chance to finish before he engulfed me into a hug , rubbing against me. I cringed , " Ugh hands off the masterpiece ". " If you're a masterpiece you should be up against the wall ", he said as he walked forward making me back up onto the wall. " You don't mind if I did the honors do you ". He still had me in his hold as he stared down at me.

What was one word to describe this situation? Creepy ? Uncomfortable ?...Arousing ? "I believe you already did ". He tilted his head a little and moved closer and before he could move closer I spoke , " We have a banner to finish ". He stopped and smirked , " Right ".

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I only had to shower for two hours to get all the paint out of my hair and I was relieved that I didn't have to walk around with colorful hair. After I helped with the banner we hung it up and went our separate ways and I was stuck in my room for the rest of the day. I didn't want to go out anyway ,I still wasn't in the best mood from the argument I had with Lela. I haven't heard from her since and I'm starting to worry if I actually lost my best friend. I should make the first move and speak to her , communication is key to everything. But knowing Lela she wouldn't listen , she's just as stubborn as I am. Maybe when I see her in class I'll speak to her and hopefully the tension leaves and we can continue to stuff our faces and watch movies all day. Being a bum is relaxing , it's not a bad thing , it's a normal thing , it's a human thing. It's good to be one every now and then so you don't overwork yourself, I don't see why people use it as degradation. But I guess everyone has their reasons for everything, right ?