Falling For Thy Enemy

14 : He Was Still Satan

"How was your day, Little C?" Carl asks as he dumps himself on the couch beside me.

After our little outing, Hannah, Keith and I were planning on heading to Keith's for a sleepover but Hannah's mom needed her to babysit her younger sister Rayna and Keith found himself a girl to flirt with leaving me to head back home and bore myself. Being my lazy self, I hadn't bothered to change after arriving home. I was currently watching a F.R.I.E.N.D.S rerun when my awesome brother interrupted me.

"I had fun. Went out with Keith and Han. What about you? Surprise Tanya? Pop up the question?" I asked and wiggled my eyebrows to tease him.

He rolled his eyes but smiled nonetheless. "She was impressed, yes but no, I didn't pop the question, yet."

"Aww." I cooed, "I'm so excited for you to marry her already and make me aunt of a few little Carls and Tanyas. You're both so cute." I gushed and squished his cheeks to which he let out an annoyed groan.

"She needs to focus on her career and so do I. But don't worry, hun, you'll be my best man at my wedding soon enough." He grinned.

"You better keep this promise young man," I said in a mock threatening tone and he rolled his eyes with a mock salute my way.

"Yes, milady."

With that, we both turned around only for Ross to justify his actions because "they were on a break!" I continued watching and enjoying and loving Chandler while Carl busied himself in his phone, no doubt, texting Tanya.

I don't know how long it was before Satan marched in the living room stretching and yawning as if he owned the place. It didn't help that he was in a loose singlet and perfect fit Bermuda pants.

Wait, what? It didn't matter what he wore. He was still satan.

Subconsciously, I shifted closer to Carl who just then chose to get up and leave the living room, still engrossed in his phone.

Stefan, who didn't seem to notice my not so subtle ignore of him just came and sat beside me on the couch, leaving considerable space between us. I narrowed my eyes on him as he picked up the remote and changed the channel to ESPN where an old football match was playing that I was sure he had watched more than once already.

"If your ugly ass didn't notice, I was watching something." I snap, folding my arms across my chest.

"If your snobby ass didn't notice, I don't care," He replied in the same tone I used without sparing me a glance.

"Stefan, the remote," I said, extending my palm out for my demand.

He looked at me and then my outstretched palm before mock mimicking me soundlessly and turning back to the game.

My jaw dropped as he made fun of me and I hit him as hard as I could, simultaneously injuring myself.

"Ow, what's your problem." He grumbled, rubbing the spot I hit.

I rolled my eyes. I'm sure my hand hurt more by hitting him than his arm did by being hit by me. Anyway, I ignored his rhetorical question. "I was here first and I was watching something."

Stefan sighed as if tired of me. "Exactly Princess." He spat the endearment out making clear that he didn't mean it. "You were here for who knows how long. It's my turn to watch the tv so shut your pretty mouth up and let me enjoy." With that, he turned around and ignored me, again.

I opened my mouth to argue with him further before shutting it tightly as my face and neck burned.

Shut your pretty mouth.

Did this asshole just call me pretty?

Ugh!

I groaned internally and slumped myself more into the couch, deciding it was better to ignore the jackass. After a few moments of scolding my inner self for being affected by nothing, I got engrossed in the game. I never said I didn't like football, did I? I just happen to love Chandler more.

It was just a few minutes and I was into the game when the Texans missed a goal. I heard Stefan curse under his breath and he sighed, slumping back into the couch as he changed the channel back to the F.R.I.E.N.D.S rerun. I gasped, offended because I was just starting to enjoy the match. If he didn't want to see it, why did he change? Ugh, he's so annoying.

I was about to argue with him about changing the channel again but I stole a glance at him to see his impassive look plastered on his face and then decided to turn back to Chandler being the best person ever, ignoring the person beside me. 

"Hey kids, you didn't go out today?" Josie asked us as she peeked inside the living room. She must have just returned from work. I could still see the surprise in her eyes when she saw Stefan and me sitting together without fighting.

Are we really that bad?

"I did, I just came back early," I answered her.

"Same," Stefan mumbled.

"Oh, okay. Are others back too?" She asked.

"Carl's upstairs." 

"Sam and Stella too." 

Josie nodded and heaved a tired sigh. "Okay cool. I'll just go change and freshen up and get on with the dinner, yeah?"

"I'll help." I offered.

She smiled warmly at me. "Thanks, Clara. While I'm gone, why don't you both call the others and then we'll head to the kitchen?"

She was gone before I could reply and so I stood up and started calling Colton as I moved towards the kitchen. He told me he was on the way and he would be here in ten minutes. Before calling Casey, I wondered if she'll be mad at me interfering again. I was still worried about her going to Nigel's but I'm not her parent and I can't really stop her. Then I decided I would give her a call because it was basically Josie's orders, right?

I tried calling her once but she didn't pick up. I rolled my eyes. Typical Casey's way to ignore someone. And I know she would be ignoring me since I already confronted her in the morning.

I was about to call her again when Josie came back. "Shall we?" She asked rhetorically and pushed up her sleeves up her wrist. Without waiting for me, she went out towards the pantry to pick up ingredients and I left Casey a message to get home asap instead of giving her another call.

Then, I went to help Josie with dinner.

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hey guys!

new update. sorry for taking so long but i was really busy. also, i know i said in two days but i was free all day today so i wrote Rosie and FFTE and decided to update all at once before I forget.

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stefan's pov coming up.

stefan : * smirks charmingly while rubbing his jaw sexily."

clara : *rolls her eyes*

ren : listen up guys, i'm changing the cast a little. go back to cast to check it out. also check out One More Night by  stormbxrne