Lost After Midnight

•What Are We?•

     {•unedited•}
~Adriel's POV~

The weekend was full of pain and nothing but. My back has been in aching, burning, stabbing pain for the past two days. Having no school Monday was a blessing. I didn't talk to Amor much either after she left my house Saturday morning. It's not meant to be a dick thing, I just feel embarrassed. She seen me in my most vulnerable state; it makes me feel weak.
"You zoned out again," Marcus says, hitting my foot with his own. I'll ever understand how he stays in such good moods. "I'll let you borrow my notes for history too because you zoned out in there too." I run my hands through my hair.
"Sorry, I'm just thinking about a lot of shit today," I tell him. He straightens his posture, folding his hands together.
     "About Amor? You two just need to fuck already," he says. I let out a deep breath, shaking my head.
     "That's the thing; I don't want to fuck her. I want to do other things with her," I say. "I'm usually the one sending mixed signals to girls to get them to want me more, but it's the other way around for her and I. And I wouldn't care if I didn't actually have genuine feelings for her, but I do. She has be feeling and doing things I've never felt or done before. It's..."
     "Innocent," he says. I nod. "I understand, that's how it was with Nina. Although, she didn't send mixed signals. That innocent thing feels really good." My face heats up. I spot the girls walks towards us, Amor's head down like always. She probably thinks I'm avoiding her after not speaking to her all Sunday and yesterday; which I kind of was.
     She looks beautiful today, more than usual. Her hair is pulled into braids that starts at the top of her head and work their way down the back, most likely Nina's doing. Her clothes are something I've seen her in before and don't hug her at all, which I'm grown to love; it feels good not knowing what a girl looks like underneath for once.
    "Hey," Nina says cheerfully, reaching over to kiss Marcus. Amor keeps to herself; setting her book on the table. "Seriously? Reading again?"
     "I'm at an interesting part," is all she says, glancing up for a second. She does truly look engulfed in the story. I think if she wasn't reading she would loose her mind right here; for some reason the lunch section is more packed than usual.
     "Addy," a voice says from behind me. Arms wrap around my shoulders, her body hitting my back. I never let Julia see my wounds or scars any of the times we slept together; I made sure I kept my back away from her. It wasn't that hard seeing that we were only fucking and nothing else.
    "What do you want, Julia?" I ask. Amor looks up quickly at her name, eyes narrowed. Awe, is she jealous?
"I was just wondering if you were coming to my parents party tonight," she asks. Confusion washes over me. When did I ever agree to a party with her family? "You said you would come like a month ago after we had sex."
"You notice the big thing about what you said in there? After we had sex; of course I said that, I wanted another round," I say, rolling my eyes. She scoffs.
"Come on, I already told my parents I would having a plus o-"
"He has things to do," Amor says, cutting her off. We all look at her in shock. Her face pales. "I-I just know that you have to do something for my dad, that's all. He'll kill you if you don't show up." Why is she doing this?
"Keep your nose out of this. This has nothing to do with you," Julia snaps at her.
"Stop. Don't be a bitch," I tell her. She looks at me with wide eyes, surprised I'm supporting the opponent.
"I'm not being a bitch. The little emo bitch needs to mind her own business," she explains. She does mind her own business; too much.
"Just leave," I tell her. "I won't be sleeping with you ever again or meeting your mom parents. God forbid they're anything like you." Nina and Marcus snicker. Julia turns away angrily, stomping away. "We need to talk," I tell her.
"I'm reading," she says. I grab the book and my bag, standing up. Groaning, she gets up with me, looking down at Nina as if for help. She's the last person who would want us to be together, so I'm surprised she doesn't do something.
We walk side by side down the hall to the classroom that's being redone into a textbook storage; I guess they don't have enough room in the library for that.
"I was in a really good spot in that book," she says, reaching out for it. I hand it back. She relaxes once it's back in her hands. "What is it you want to talk about?"
"Your mixed signals," I tell her. Her brows furrow. "You know what I mean. One minute you don't want to be with me, the next your kissing my shoulder and jealous of a girl I used to sleep with."
"I'm not j-jealous of Julia," she says, eyes wide. "I just didn't want her bothering you."
"Why?" She shrugs. "It's cause your jealous. Just admit that you want to be with me already." Her eyes search mine.
"I-I don't though," she says. "Like I've told you before, were too different and I don't trust myself." I run my hands through my hair irritatedly. I wish she would just come out and say she wants me like I want her.
"We might be different, but we won't work with anyone else; we understand each other. And I know how to handle that part of you; I've literally went to you at your worst, Amor." Her eyes leave mine and go anywhere but me. "So what are we? I don't be going back and forth; I'm getting sick of it. I want you, and all you have to say is you want me to. We can figure everything out."
She sighs, looking up at me. She's so small in comparison to my height and body; like a twig. Like a twig I can easily break, but still want to pick up. "I want you," she says. "I'm just scared."
"There's nothing to be scared of," I tell her, pulling her close to me. "Let's just try this out." She nods, biting her lip.
"Okay."

AN: Finally! I know you (shorty1723) requested his territorial side, but I wanted to show it on her to make this scene work better; regardless, thank you for the idea! Also guys, I'm back on my makeup account on Instagram if you want to check that out m, it's "makeupdia_"! Anyways, HOW FREAKING EXCITED ARE YOU SOMETHINGS FINALLY HAPPENING WITH THEM?!? I was expecting this chapter to be fast paced relationships wise, but thankfully it took awhile. I really hope you guys enjoyed!
Question: Are you happy their finally in a relationship? What do you think they will be like together? What did you think of this side of Amor?
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