Red Witch - BXB [UNDER EDITING]

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For some reason I based part of this chapter off this (^) song.

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[ cedar's pov ]

     Saying I was shocked would be an understatement. I was beyond shocked, I was astounded, stunned, every single word in the book. I was aghast. I couldn't believe that Arlen was kissing me. Me. Of all people. And I was kissing him right back.

I felt as if I was paralyzed, for a moment, I couldn't move. This was all so un-expecting. So un-predictable. I felt as if I wasn't even in my right mind at this moment.

I continued to think very hard until Arlen finally pulled away first. He stared at me with his mouth slightly agape, panting slightly. His face was red.

He gulped.

He looked to be just about as shocked as me. Just as astounded. He seemed nervous and anxious. He looked like he wasn't in his right mind either.

All of a sudden he smiled, a big, bright smile. His eyes were practically shining. "I think you're worth living for too, Cedar." He said, voice laced with fondness. I felt as if I had butterflies in my stomach.

My name..he said my name. I don't know why, but I felt shocked at that. No one has said my actual name in years. And I don't know why, as well, but what he said felt more believable and serious because he said my name. Weird. Very weird.

I couldn't speak. I hadn't the slightest clue on what to say. Sometimes silence is all you need. Sometimes it speaks louder than any words could. And sometimes you don't need even need to say anything at all.

I..found myself trying to hold back a smile. Why did I want to smile? Why did I feel..happy?

Arlen continued to look at me, smiling softly. I felt my face heating up an excessive amount and I looked down. I still wanted to smile so badly, but I wouldn't dare let him see me. I covered my face with my hands, feeling slightly irritated and embarrassed.

I heard him laugh. "You have no reason to be embarrassed~." He purred. I wanted to smack him in his stupid face. But I also wanted to hug him. What is wrong with me? Can I do both? I kind of really wanna, both, smack him and hug him. It seems my mind is out of whack today.

"Shut up," I growled out, snarling at him. He's being a cocky little bitch and he knows it. "I'm not embarrassed of a..of a k-kiss." I started blushing even more by just thinking about it. Ugh, why am I like this. And why did I have to stutter? Arlen just kept on staring at me. The way he stared at me made me feel like I was going insane. How could someone look at me like that? That look of fondness and admiration is something I've only ever seen from Arlen while he looked at me. It made me anxious. Again, I felt as if I had butterflies in my stomach.

"Cedar, its okay to be embarrassed."

"I'm not embarrassed." I grumbled out.

"Sure~." He giggled.

"Look, Arlen, can we just drop it? For now?" I looked up at him with big, wide hopeful eyes. I really just wanted him to drop it. I didn't want to think about this right now. It was all so sudden. I need time to process all of it.

He sighed a loud but smiled and said, "Sure.", nonetheless. Thank god.

What now? I tapped my fingers against my knee in an awkward gesture. I didn't know what to say now. I was kind of hoping Arlen would say something now. I was feeling oh so very anxious. I just wanted him to say something and break this awkward silence, because lord knows I'm not going to be the one to break it first.

"Cedar, .. will you be my bo-" All of a sudden he stopped talking, looking passed me with wide, scared, eyes. I watched in confusion as his fists clenched tightly into the fabric of the couch and he slowly started moving away, trying so hard to say something but seeming to not be able to.

Finally he was able to stutter out a single word.

"Run."

I didn't have time to ask him what he was talking about until he was jumping up out of his seat and tightly gripping my arms, dragging me up and towards the door with him. "Arlen, wha-"

"Don't look. Just run, and keep running."

He roughly pulled the door opened and ran with me right behind him. I didn't question him. My senses were finally kicking in and I could sense the dark energy not to far behind us. I didn't know what to do.

"Arlen, we can't just keep running!"

"Then what else are we supposed to do?!"

"Fight, Arlen, fight!"

"Frick that, I don't wanna die!"

I huffed heavily. Why does he have to be so stubborn? We were going to die whether we fight or run, though if we fight, we'd have a bigger chance of taking down this force rather than we would from just running and hiding like a couple of cowards.

I wasn't a coward.

I stopped in my tracks, and turned around, ready to fight. "Cedar, what the hell are you doing?!"

"Don't mind that, just keep running!"

"Not without you!'

I was getting frustrated. He wasn't capable of fighting something like this yet, that much he made clear. I didn't want his Paranoia to get the best of him and hurt him. Just one wrong move could have him dead in a mere second. That's not what I wanted. Though, all of that was too late now.

"Then I hope you know what you're doing, Arlen."

"Wait, what?"

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This is a tad bit shorter than usual, sorry~. I just wanted to stop this chapter right there cause I thought it was a good place to stop.