When It Comes To You [√] BOOK TWO

17

Cyrus

I was watching them from a safe distance in the sky. It felt great to stretch my wings and it made following Camila and Andres around easier. Gemma, who I refuse to address as Sky, was back home catching up on and I quote: “her beauty sleep”.

Andres wasn’t my assignment but I could tell he wasn’t going to be easy at all. He was a player in all senses of the word and if he didn’t come to his senses soon, he would lose his girlfriend and his one and only soulmate.

Gemma was doing a better job with Andres compared to me. I hadn’t even tried looking for Camila’s soulmate. I had been too busy following her around and trying to get her off my mind and out of my dreams. She wouldn’t leave me alone: her eyes and her words followed me everywhere I went.

It was almost as if she had been weaved into every fibre of my being and it was impossible to remove her. She didn’t even know what I was. She hadn’t even talked to me for a good ten minutes but I knew deep down that I loved her. I knew every single thing about her and I loved all of it. I wanted so badly to be there for her and be that rock she so desperately needed so I made a plan. I signed myself up for this counselling group that I just knew she was going to sign up for.

That detective had willingly handed her the pamphlet. Now I just had to get her to sign up.

I watched as she watched her brother’s crew rehearse. Her smile was hiding the sadness she felt. She felt left out for some reason. Dancing was her brother’s thing whereas she hated any form of physical exercise.

I smiled and flew down to the sidewalk outside the studio and made an extremely loud noise by knocking over a large trash can. It seemed like there were one of those huge green things in every alleyway in this city. As I expected, Camila came rushing out to see what had happened.

Her eyes widened when she saw me and I had to force myself to talk and not stare at her.

“Shit! There was a cat and...” I trailed off, my excuse dying on my lips.

She smirked and raised a brow at me. “You’re scared of cats?”

“What? Oh yeah, yeah and that thing was coming at me so I had to run.” I mumbled out the last part.

She rolled her eyes at me and started chuckling. I couldn’t help but smile in response. Her laughter was contagious.

“Oh my gosh I’m sorry for laughing but that was the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.” She choked out.

I shrugged and just watched as she wiped a stray tear away and looked at me with a look of disbelief on her face. Her flushed cheeks showed off generous dimples as she grinned up at me. I couldn’t look away: I had been caught in her spell yet again.

“Cami! Where are you?” a loud voice came from within the run-down building.

“Drey I’m out here!” She answered just as her older brother burst through the doors.

He let out a breath of relief. “What are you doing out here?”

His eyes landed on me. “With him?”

I turned away and kicked at a Coke can lying on the floor.

“Oh I just heard a loud noise and came to see what it was. It was just Cyrus.” She answered, totally oblivious to the death-glare that her brother was sending me.

“Oh and what are you doing here, Cyrus?” Andres asked.

Finally, a question I am prepared for, I thought.

“I was just passing by. I’m on my way somewhere.” I said.

“On your way where?” both of them asked in unison.

I smiled awkwardly. “Well I’m going to a...group meeting. It’s called M.S.G.A.”

I saw a flash of recognition in Camila’s eyes for a second. “Wait isn’t that like a counselling group thingy?” she asked.

I nodded. “Yeah. Uhm sorry for interrupting whatever it was I interrupted. I’ll be on my way now.”

I smiled once more in her direction before turning and making my way down the street.

I walked in silence for a good ten minutes before I heard her familiar feet thud behind me.

“Cyrus! Wait up!” she yelled.

I looked up, feigning surprise and waited for her to catch up with me.

“Hey.” I said.

She held a finger up as she put a hand on my shoulder and steadied her breathing. It was the first time she had ever been so close to me. The spot where her hand lay on my shoulder burned.

Oh my god, Cyrus you sound like a hormonal teenage girl!

I snapped out of it and put on a surprised smile. “Camila, what’s wrong. Why’d you chase after me this time?”

She rolled her eyes at me and took her hand off my shoulder.

“Well so it just so happens that I was about to go to this M.S-whatever thing and I figured it would be nicer to go with someone I know instead of showing up alone like an idiot.” She answered.

“Oh? I haven’t seen you there before.” I said.

I hated lying to her but I had to.

“Yeah I’m going to go sign up. Someone...recommended it to me and I figured I have nothing to lose.” She answered.

I nodded in response and the two of us fell into a comfortable silence as we walked down the street.

“I haven’t seen you around the city lately.” She said.

It wasn’t a question. Just an innocent statement but I heard the unanswered question loud and clear. It made me smile that she, in her own way, was missing me.

“I’ve been a bit busy lately and well, I’ve been at the M.S.G.A meetings during the day mostly.”

“Oh.” She answered.

I nodded and the silence settled back in.

“Hey, mind if I ask you a really personal question? You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.” She asked a couple of minutes later.

I smiled. This whole silence thing was actually working. Belle had been right: the more I kept quiet, the more she talked.

“Yeah, sure.”

“Why are you going to the counselling thing?” she asked nervously.

“I’m just sort of volunteering there. I mean I do sit in on the sessions but I mostly help out the other counsellors and stuff.” I answered.

“You can do that?” she asked.

Well at least now I can after mind-controlling those humans.

“Yes. And why are you going?” I asked casually.

“I...uhm, someone said I should go check it out.” She let out nervously.

“Oh. Cool.” I answered and let the silence settle in as our feet hit the pavement.