The Love In Between (Slow Updates)

The Masquerade Switch

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~Chapter 16~

"What are you doing?" I say in a humming voice. Something was licking my cheek. I raise my hand and feel what was licking me.

It was furry and soft. Maybe it was an animal? I softly pet the thing and see its reaction.

"Meowwwwww." it was a cat! I keep petting it and it stopped licking me.

I throw my covers off and kept my eyes closed, imaging what the cat looked like.

"Tea?" a voice opens the door. I don't want tea anyways, I'll just go back to bed and they'll leave.

"Tea, where are y-Tea! What are you doing to Celeste." another voice chimed in. I bolted up and hold the cat. Slowly I rub my eyes open to see Mark and Jake standing in front of me.

"What the hell do you want?" I say groggily. I hold the cat closer to me and pet it as it meows. It's so fluffy, like a stuffed, moving animal.

"We came to get Tea." Mark points at the cat, surprised. I look down at the cat and gently grab her collar.

It read, "Vicious Tea."

"You named the cute little cat Vicious Tea, you poor thing." I pout at the cat, she really likes me.

"She's actually really scary," Jake says as a-matter-of-factly. "It amazing how she really likes you! She bites people she doesn't like, sometimes including us." he leans against the door.

"Ok, thanks for telling me Tea's name, you can both leave now." I point to the door. Maybe I can just go back to bed with the cat as my stuffed teddy bear.

"Aw, don't be mean princess, don't you remember what day it is?" Jake says making a pouty face and walking towards me.

"Day?" I look at my clock. April 1st, 12:07 am. "What the fuck are you doing in my room at 12 o' clock in the morning?!" Wait, it's there birthday. I cover my mouth with my hand and look up at them.

"Say it." Jake puts his hands in his pockets and walks closer to me while Mark just smiles.

I turn my head and stare at the decorative walls. "Happy birthday, retard." I mumble low enough just so they could hear me. I take a strand of loose hair and tuck it behind my ear then turn my head and look at Mark.

"Happy birthday, Mark." I say sweetly with a smile. He chuckles and Jake scoffs.

"Yeah, best birthday present ever." Jake growls. I grin to myself, then realize I'm actually very tired.

I plop right down back to bed and cover myself with my blanket. I hear the door close and tighten the blanket, squishing me.

I hear footsteps coming closer. One of them was still in the room. What happens if it's Jake? I tighten the blanket again, gasping for air this time. But if it's Mark, I let out a sigh of relief and loose my blanket letting it completely fall on me.

I suddenly feel the person in the room sit beside me. I grip the ends of my shirt as I feel my cold blanket on my skin. A hand touches my face, well technically the blanket.

Either Jake or Mark, he lifts my blanket of my face and I peek open my eyes to see who it was. His green eyes were sparkling as always, Mark.

"Still awake, princess?" he asked. I nod an realized he called me princess.

"Don't call me that, what are you doing here?" I move my and make sure my movements look like I'm really sleepy.

He gently lifted his hand and brushed his fingers across my face. His index finger was a only a few centimeters from my lips. I close my eyes and pretend to fall asleep.