Choni | When Opposites Attract

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Cheryl's Perspective

I gasp awake, widened eyes now trained on the door directly in front of me. My hands clutch my neck, making sure air goes in and out of my lungs normally. I close my eyes and try to control my breathing as a tear rolls down my face.

"Cheryl?" A voice comes to me, soft and worriedly. I turn my head to my right to see Toni with a half outstretched arm towards me and a scared-worried expression on her face. "Cheryl you had a nightmare, come here." She says turning her hand over, asking for mine to take it. Two more years stream out of both of my eyes and I take her hand and jump into her lap. 

She wraps my arms around my waist as mine knot in her pink highlighted hair. My head falls into the crook of her neck as I sob into her, every time I close my eyes, seeing her with the knife.

Toni's Perspective 

I knew nightmares, I knew they were bad, but this. This was worse than that, way worse.

I held her in my lap for a few minutes, allowing her to regain her thoughts and emotions. Sometimes you don't need to say anything, just hold them in your arms and try to put the pieces back together.

When she pulled away eyes trained on the soft bed below us, I asked. "When your ready, can you tell me what happened?" Her eyes widen and instantly fill with tears, immediately I sit beside her and allow her to place her head on my shoulder and arms around my waist. I gently stroke her long, soft, fire blazer hair in an attempt to relax her.

"It was horrible Toni." She croaks in between sobs, burying her face in her hands. "You told me you never loved me, that I was the reason for the way the serpent's were treated. And then yo-" she starts but is cut off, I slowly look down at her and she's stuck. She can't find the words to say what happened. 

My heart is shattering at this, but my mind is so full of curiosity, as well as wanting to help the fragile girl that I have to ask, "What Cheryl, what did I do?" 

"You killed me, and left me to die." She chokes out, my heart shatters into pieces. It was like all of her worst fears were playing tricks on her, from her family to me. I quickly wrap my arms around her once again, "Cheryl you know I'd never do that, I love you, from the moment I met you I have always loved you. Never ever doubt that." I say my head rested on the top of hers as she cries into my chest.

I let her cry into me for what seemed like forever, I didn't care though. I wanted to help fix the girl in front of me that meant everything to me. So if that means holding her as she cries for an eternity, then so be it. After a while her sobs and breathing slow down back to normal, so that now I am just holding her silently in my arms.

"What do you say to me going to pick up some Pops and bringing it back here? We can watch another movie and have a day in, away from the world. How does that sound Cherry?" I ask thinking of a way to make her feel better. I feel her slightly nod her head in my chest and holds me tighter, "Don't leave for to long okay?" She mumbles.

I chuckle at the response, "I'll be 10 minutes okay?" I say pulling away to look into her eyes. Those deep brown orbs that I could so easily get lost in. She nods slowly and I smile softly at her. I place a longing kiss on her lips. It was short but sweet, when I pulled away I rub her cheek with my thumb for a moment before getting up.

I throw on a grey torn up shirt and some black ripped jeans, as well as my serpent jacket. I pull my hair half up in two ponytails and put on my biker boots. Once I'm dressed I come out of the bathroom and grab her hand, pulling her off the bed. We head downstairs where I open the front door, twirling my keys on my ring ringer. I go to step out to my bike but am pulled back by Cheryl's grasp on my hand.

Twisting around, I am met with Cheryl's lips before I can even react. I smile into it as we pull away, "Think you'll survive with that until I get back?" I smile at her and she nods. I head out to my bike and rev the engine. I look back at Cheryl who's leaning on her doorway arch, and I smile under my mask. Before I drive off I hear "10 minutes!" Being shouted at me. I knew it was Cheryl so without looking back I hold my right arm up and give her a thumbs up, then driving away to Pops.

Pops 

I turn off the engine to my bike and pull my helmet off, revealing my pink locks of hair. I places the helmet on one of the handle bars and headed inside, swiftly ordering mine and Cheryl's usual meals, as well as two shakes to go. Once I finish paying I sit down at the counter and wait. 

I pull out my phone and start scrolling through Instagram until a text message pops up in front of me. It was a message from Veronica, 'Look to your right.'

I furrow my eyes brows in confusion as I pick my head to scan the right side of my vision. My eyes quickly land on the raven haired girl herself. I half smiled and made my way over to her, "Hey Veronica." I say.

"Hey Toni, what brings you here so early in the morning." She says interested. I shrug my shoulder and reply, "Picking up breakfast for me and Cheryl." At the reply her eyebrow is raised and her smile is replaced with a frown of confusion. "Cheryl?" She asks.

"Yeah, I'm staying at her house for the weekened and we decided on Pops for dinner." I say working around the topic of the nightmare and me and Cheryl getting back together. Before Veronica can say anything the familiar jingle of a ready order sounds throughout the diner.

"Order for Topaz!" Pop says and I swivel my head smiling at Pop, rain sing my hand to show if it was my order. I turn my head around, "That's me, it was nice to see you Veronica." I say. "Yeah, you too Toni?" She says and I go to pick up the order, then making my way out of the diner.

I place the meals safely on my bike and start it up again, making my way back to Cheryls house. I make it back and head inside, placing the food on the counter. I check my phone to see I had gotten here exactly ten minutes after I left.

"Ten minutes on the dot." I laugh to myself as I pull the food out of the bag.