Bad Intentions (Falling In Reverse)

Fifteen: Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

Fifteen: Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

~Christofer~

“What the hell did you do to your hair, Christofer?” was the first thing Bri said to me. I haven’t spoken to her in two months…and the first thing she says is that?

I opened my mouth to get upset with her, but instead, a laugh came out. I couldn’t help but laugh. It’s funny how, after everything, all the lies, drama, and craziness, Bri is still the exact same person. If this was anyone else, I would’ve been a little annoyed. But, could I really be upset with her now? Honestly…her saying stuff like that is the reason why I fell in love with her all over again after not knowing who she was for five years.

After I finished laughing, all I could do was stare at her with a smile on my face. I’m so happy just to be near her again, the fact that she looks like she’d just woken up doesn’t even matter. And I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what happened since it is pretty early for her. Bri’s black hair was a mess, her eyeliner was smudged like she‘d forgotten to take it off, her lips were puffy like they normally are when she first wakes up. Why she had on jeans while is she was asleep is question…Doesn’t matter. She’s still beautiful. Messy hair, puffy lips and all.

“Dude,” she snapped, her cheeks turning a lovely shade of red. Its from me staring at her, no doubt. How she can feel awkward with me -of all people- staring at her, yet get on stage in front of hundreds of people every night and be completely fine is beyond me. “Stop looking at me with the goofy smile on your face, you weirdo.”

I laughed at that too. She probably didn’t realize that she’d been staring at me for about a minute or two before she even said anything. But that didn’t matter. I’m just glad she didn’t walk over and smack me. That’s what I was expecting, to be honest.

I looked at her again, smiling at the site of her pink cheeks. She looks exactly same. The only thing different about Bri would be the new scars covering her right arm. I suddenly felt bad again for not going to see her while she was in the hospital. Why didn’t I go see her? “I’m sorry.” I said, staring into her bright green eyes. “I am so, so, so incredibly sorry, Bri.” I took a few steps toward her, closing the gap between us. Now we’re only a few inches part. “I’m sorry.”

She stood there, staring at me, face completely blank other than the blush that was still lightly covering her cheeks.

I rolled my eyes. I’m not going to get anything done this way. “Staring is rude,” I told her, grabbing the sides of her face. As I leaned my head down, her cheeks tuned red again, making me smile. “And you’re still adorable when you blush.” I repeated the words I said to her over a year ago, then I kissed her for the first time in months.

And just like that my world was alright again. It was balanced. Perfect. It only took this small kiss to make me realize I never want to lose this girl again. Music is my life, but Bri is my everything. Guess who got lucky enough to find their soul mate?

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~Bri~

He started laughing. He actually started laughing at me. Of course he would laugh at me. I looked down, annoyed with the fact that his laugh gave me fucking butterflies. Damn, I hate sappy shit like that, but it’s the truth. I could feel my chest tightening, causing me slight pain. But it was a good pain. Not like the pain I’d been trying to ignore and forget about for the past few months.

When he was finished laughing, his hazel eyes met mine again and that gorgeous smile began to spread across his face. Green hair, yellow hair, red hair, blue hair, doesn’t matter. He’s still perfect to me. Even if he does resemble a bum at the moment. “Dude, stop staring at me with that goofy smile on your face, you weirdo.” I snapped, feeling my cheeks heat up. Damn it. Even after all this time, he can still make me blush just by looking at me.

Again, he did that laugh that’s music to my ears. I haven’t heard him laugh in months. Not since this bullshit started, and that’s been a long time. Can you believe that? Christofer Drew Ingle not laughing for months? It’s like, unheard of. “I’m sorry. I am so, so, so incredibly sorry, Bri.” he said, his face changing from happy to serious. His eyes held mine as he closed the distance between us. Damn. Is it bad that I’m happy to be this close to him again? “I’m sorry.” he repeated.

I couldn’t do anything but stare at his eyes in awe. The last time I looked into the eyes of Christofer Drew was the day he left me. On that day, his eyes were solid, cold, empty. Almost like he locked all of his emotions behind them, refusing to let his feelings be seen. But today, his eyes were warm, happy and flashing everything he was feeling. I couldn’t do anything but stare. As I looked into his eyes, I realized he did still love me.

He smiled again, rolling his eyes like he used to do all the time. And, of course, it’s still the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. “Staring is rude.” he whispered to me, the smell of his warm cinnamon breath hitting me. He took a step closer, and when his hands grabbed my face, my heart went into over drive. I swear it felt like my heart was about to beat out of my chest as this moment seemed to be taking longer than it should. The seconds felt like minutes to me as his lips got closer to mine. “And you’re still adorable when you blush.”

And then it happened. He kissed me. Christofer kissed me and everything felt right again. I felt…whole. For some stupid reason I feel complete with him standing right here. I smiled, feeling every bit of god awful pain finally leaving my chest. I reached up, grabbing a chuck of his t-shirt to make sure he wasn’t going to pull away when I kissed him harder.

His arms dropped to my waist, lifting me off the ground slightly so I was closer to his face. Our lips seemingly danced with each other’s like there was some music only they could hear. I missed him, and by the way he’s kissing me right now, it seems like he felt the same way. Apart for months we may have been, but it seems like our lips remembered the other’s quite well.

I wrapped my arms around his neck, letting my fingers tangle in his hair as he pulled me closer to him. This felt so right, why the hell didn’t I fight to get him back sooner?

After a few more minutes, Christofer pulled back, trying to catch his breath as he smiled down at him.

I couldn’t even bare looking into his eyes, so I hide my face in his neck, trying the hide the blush that was probably about to cover my face. “Don’t ever leave me again, Christofer Drew Ingle.” I told him, feeling tears roll down my face. Damn, I didn’t even realize I was crying.

I felt him hide his face in my hair as he held me tighter. “I wouldn’t dream of it.” he told me. Then Christofer suddenly pulled back, making me a little sad. Randomly, and for what seemed like no reason, he grabbed my arm, staring at my wrist before kissing the scars from that little cutting incident. “These are my fault.” he whispered against my skin. “I’m sorry.”

“They aren’t.” I told him, trying to pull my arm away. It was no use though, he just held on tighter. As skinny as Christofer may be, he’s always had a pretty strong grip. Guitarist muscles? I do believe so.

His eyes snapped back to mine. “Would you have done it if I was with you?”

“No, but--”

He cut me off. “Then it’s my fault.” he put his hands back on my face, pushing some of the stray hairs away. I’m just gonna assume my hair is a mess since it normally is when I wake up. “And I’m sorry.” he kissed my forehead. I would’ve said something back, but I’m honestly speechless right now. I halfway expect to wake up in a few minutes. “No more cutting, okay? Promise me.”

I sighed, nodding as I gripped the sides of his jacket tighter. I don’t want there to be any chance for him to get away. And if he tries, I will drag his ass back, that’s for damn sure. “I promise.”

All of a sudden, for no reason at all, in my head I could just hear Jack and Alex screaming “CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT” at the top of their lungs. But when Christofer’s face turned confused, I realized…it wasn’t just in my head. I turned around to find Julz holding up her laptop. And guess who was on Skype, singing and swaying like the fools they are? Yup. None other than Jack and Alex.

I rolled my eyes, tightening my arms around Christofer yet again as we both started laughing. I can’t even be annoyed with them. After all, what would a happy ending be without Alex and Jack acting like complete and utter fools?

“You finally figured it out.” Alex said, jumping up and putting his face excessively close to the screen. He smiled before yelling, “Where the hell is my 20 bucks, Bri?!”

He was about to add something else, but Julz slammed the screen close. “I think we’ve heard enough from these two idiots. Do carry on.” she said, winking as she walked back toward the buses.

I rolled my eyes before turning back to Christofer. “I love you.” I blurted out before thinking about it. Yup. Still working on that brain-to-mouth thing.

He smiled, leaning down to kiss the tip of my nose. Why does he do such weird things? I mean, damn. He could’ve just kissed my lips, but whatever. “I love you more.” he whispered, putting his forehead against mine. His eyes look so big when he does this…

I sucked my teeth at him, pulling away, but grabbing his hand as I started walking toward my bus. Time for a shower and a change of clothes. And I’m sure everyone will be glad to see Christofer again. Well…maybe not EVERYONE. Him and Ronnie still probably hate each other. “Bullshit.”

“Not even.” he said, pulling me back into him and wrapping his long arms around my waist. His face was serious when I looked up at him. “You’ll be with me forever, right?”

I smiled. I never thought I’d be okay with agreeing to something like that. But coming from the lips of Christofer…well, being with him forever didn’t sound like a bad idea at all. “Forever.” I told him, standing on my toes to place a light peck on his lips. “But let’s try to get through today first.”

He smiled, wrapping his warm hand around mine as we started walking toward the buses. “Fair enough.”

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Author’s Note: Okay. I’m not done just yet. Like, one or two more chapters to go, okay? So don’t cry yet! xD Anyway, for more Falling In Reveres, check out ‘Reality Check’. Bri and Christofer will probably pop up in that book at some point. (:

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-Lexi Rain