We Can Start Again

12

The younger girl cuffed the sleeves of the yellow crew neck, looking herself over once more in the mirror. She admired the way Cheryl's shirt fit her. It almost felt like the world knew that she belonged to the Blossom from something so simple. It hung loosely over her thighs, complimenting the color of her skin. Yellow usually isn't her first choice when it comes to clothing, and everyone knows it isn't Cheryl's. Red is the girl's color, always has been; she looks amazing in it. But Toni would prefer Cheryl in yellow, there's just something about it that goes so well with the older girl.

"You ready, Tee-Tee?" Cheryl stood in the doorway of the restroom after brushing her teeth, still covered in the fabric that made up Toni's hoodie.

The two pairs of brown eyes met in the mirror, warm smiles both covering the girls' faces. "Yeah, Cher."

The pair walked downstairs hand-in-hand, seeing that the boys were already seated at the breakfast table.

Fangs turned around in his seat, "Hi, girls." He smirked, raising his spoonful of cereal up to his mouth.

"Hey, Fogarty?" Toni gave him a questioning look as she sat next to Cheryl at the other end of the table.

"Where'd you two disappear off to last night?"

Instantly Cheryl knew. From the way Fangs was hinting towards a specific answer, and Kevin horribly attempting to shut his boyfriend up without anyone noticing; they had figured out what the girls had done the night before. She rolled her eyes like usual, "We just went upstairs, where else?"

"Why couldn't you just stay outside with us? What was the reason to go all the way upstairs for?"

Toni narrowed her eyes at him, she really didn't expect to be in a bad mood today after the events that took place in the middle of the night. "We went to sleep, Fangs, nothing else. Now drop it."

To admit, Toni is pretty intimidating when she's angry; making Fangs do exactly what she had told him. Drop it. "Sorry, Tiny."

"Why are you apologizing to me? You should be telling Cheryl sorry too."

"Sorry, Red."

"Too bad, I don't accept," she joked.

"Oh, whatever, Bombshell." The boy shook his head playing along.

Next to him, Kevin sighed in a desperate mood to change the subject. "What are we doing today, again?"

Fangs tipped his bowl, milk running down his mouth as he drank what was left. "Ask them, I forgot." He wiped his cheek off with the back of his hand, only making the mess spread more.

"Swimming, you freaks. We just talked about this." Cheryl propped her head against her fist, drowsy eyes unable to remain open.

Kevin payed attention to the redhead's tired state, noticing Toni was struggling to stay awake as well. "Maybe we can do that later. In fact, we can go skinny dipping! Until then we can just hang out."

"Wait wait- just hold on. Skinny dipping. Are you joking?" Cheryl stared at her best friend wide-eyed.

"No, why would I be?"

"Because you're- how do I say this exactly?" She bit her lip, trying hard not to say something that might offend him. "You're Kevin Keller, the sheriff's son. Hell, you hang out with prissy little Betty Cooper."

"Well, she's your cousin, so I don't know why you said it like that. But what are you even trying to say, Cher?"

"I just- I mean, you don't seem like the type to go skinny dipping."