* Lucius' POV *
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I was scared, to tell you the truth. Pouring a whole bottle of peroxide into an open wound did NOT seem fun.
I looked at my gorgeous raven-haired friend. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of green, like mint. My eyes were a dark green, like jade. To be honest, I had a crush on my best friend. I knew she saw the fear in my eyes so I tried to mask it.
"Fine, just get it over with." I said, a lot braver than I felt.
As she poured the peroxide in the wound, I gritted my teeth and thought about Joules to distract me. I felt bad when I saw how upset she was when I looked scared. I KNOW Joules would never hurt me, but I got scared because I knew the peroxide would sting.
"I'm sorry," Joules said, "I...I would never intentionally hurt you."
"Yeah, I know." I said. She visibly relaxed.
I wonder why she relaxed? She would never hurt me, I knew that. Did she think I feared her? I suddenly felt the need to tell her that I didn't.
"Joules, you know I'm not scared of you right? I just freaked when I saw the peroxide."
It took her a minute, but then she said, "....Yeah I know, Lucius."
I softened when she said my name. I knew I had to tell her I liked her, and soon. But I didn't know when. My mind urged me to tell her now.
"Hey, Joules....."
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Science FictionHi. My name is Joules. Yes I know, odd name. But let me tell you how I got that name. Three years ago, when I was twelve, a group of my fathers friends stole me from home one night and took me to a lab. My father, being a scientist, loves to experim...
