She Was Like Magic ✓

Chapter 20: Certainty

Sierra 

"You know he's changed a lot" Franco stared down at the grass we were walking on as Ari, Franco and I walked across campus. 

"How?" I asked as I stared at Franco in awe. 

"Come on! Don't act like you don't know!" he scoffed and waved a hand at me dismissively. 

"Yeah he is less moody" I said knowingly and nodded.

"HEY!" Ari shouted from between us and swivelled his head to each of us as he looked at the both of us sharply. 

I ignored him "But I want to know what you've noticed Franco that I might not have" I smiled at Franco, I couldn't wait to hear how I had changed Ari. I didn't think I would have changed him so much already. It was an unexpected wonder to me. 

"He is a changed man. He laughs, he never did Sierra. NEVER. For so many years. And he has started talking to me more. He sits and watches programmes with me that I like but he would usually complain about, he even sits and plays my games with me! He wants to do more stuff with me! He doesn't want to sulk in his room all day. Thank you for giving me my brother back, Sierra" Franco stopped and looked at me as he choked on emotion and shook his head at me like I had achieved the unbelievable. 

"Oh my God Franco!" I immediately walked to him and wrapped him in a tight embrace. As he wrapped his arms around me, I squeezed him tightly as if to let him know that I really appreciated his words.

I leaned back and held him by his shoulders "I'm glad you have him back. Out of me and you, you deserve this more than I do, you were supporting him and helping him and did everything you ever could for him even before I came into his life. So if anything, I should be thanking you Franco for keeping him safe" I smiled at him. 

"I'm right here guys" Ari deadpanned and pointed to the spot he was standing at behind us. 

Franco and I laughed and I faced both of them. Ari was looking at me through narrowed eyes and I laughed. "Well we gotta get to class Sierra, see ya later" Franco waved at me. 

"Okay" but before I could turn around and walk away, Ari grabbed my wrist and pulled me to him suddenly. His face was mere centimetres away from mine, as his bright blue eyes stared into mine, captivating me.  

"What?!" I exclaimed in shock. 

"Goodbye kiss" he smirked and he gave me no chance to process his words as his lips met mine. The second his lips touched mine, it felt so good that I forgot where we were as I kissed him back and melted in his arms, butterflies flying in my stomach as they whooshed. 

His lips were tenderly kissing mine, capturing me so gently in him, that I couldn't let go. That I didn't want to let go as my lips brushed sensually against his.

He bit my bottom lip and as I gasped, in a flash his tongue was in my mouth working wonders in my mouth as I moaned. Our tongues stroking each other's and dancing so slowly and sensually. Damn, he could make me come with just his tongue. 

OH MY GOD. His talented tongue. Flashes of a few days ago darted through my mind. I blushed and my cheeks grew hot as I suddenly became conscious of where we were and his tongue that made me lose my mind. 

I pushed against his chest and he fell back a few paces from me "ABOUT TIME! You both couldn't even hear me saying that me having to see that was disgusting" Franco shuddered as he avoided meeting our gazes. I think it was safe to say we had scarred him. 

I laughed and adjusted my bag on my shoulder. Ari pouted as he looked at me "We are in the middle of the playground, unless we wanted everyone to start recording our sex tape, we had to stop there" I told Ari.