pretend ; graser10

chapter twenty five ; kiss

Em and I in the media section cause we both wrote this, yaaay! (Mostly her in Olivia's POV.)

Also, Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran is there because she told me to put it in.

♔

Olivia

"It's cold." I murmured, pulling my cardigan tightly around my shoulders and tucking my hand in my pocket. Snow was starting to pile up on the concrete and I could see it falling in the light of the dim lamp posts.

"Should've worn a coat then, shouldn't you?" Zach snickered, rolling his eyes playfully as he took my other hand in his and squeezing it lightly. "This is Canada, you've lived here long enough to know not wearing a coat in this weather will lead to death by freezing."

"Well, I didn't know that we were going to be having a late night walk through the neighborhood now, did I?" I snapped, shivering. I could hear my pulse beating in my ears...

He looked at me amusingly. "You walked to my house, you goof!"

"At ten in the morning!"

"You still walked!" He countered.

I sighed. "And now it's eleven at night and we are walking in the middle of the road and it's snowing." I then glared at the undisturbed snow on the road as we slowed to a stop. We have been walking in the middle of the road, going nowhere in particular, just wandering around.

"Oh." Zach muttered. "It's snowing..." He looked up and pulled off his hood. I could finally see his face and there was a single snowflake stuck to the frame of his glasses. "Didn't notice that..."

Then, I found the perfect time to annoy him with my mimicking. "This is Canada. You've lived here long enough to know when it's snowing or not."

Zach turned to face me, his mouth twisted up into a small smile. "I spend my life recording videos for people I've never met, talking to people I meet on websites and knowing them far better than I know my own family. Do you think I get outside much?"

I looked up, as he was a head taller than me. "I don't stalk you that much, bud. How would I know about the day to day schedule of the one and only mister Graser10?"

Zach paused for a while. "Well, maybe if you were my girlfriend, you would find out." He smirked at me, picking up my other hand.

I stared at him, as if he was from another planet. Did he really just ask me to be his girlfriend? "Zach...?"

"Yes?" He replied as if he didn't just tell me that. He laughed quietly, probably because of how ridiculous my face looked, his mouth twisting up into a wider grin as he stood directly in front of me. He let go of my right hand and gently brushed a piece of hair out of my face. "You have snow in your hair."

"Did you just..."

He chuckled, picking up my hand once more and threading his fingers through mine. "Yes, I did. And I kinda want an answer."

"You j - just..." I gulped. What do I say? All these months, I kept telling myself not to expect too much. That it was impossible that he liked me. That I could never date him. And now...

"Yes..." He raised an eyebrow and squeezed my hand. "Still waiting for an answer, Ivy."

I shivered when he said his nickname for me. He was the only one who has ever called me that... "You told me a statement, not a question." I whispered.

"Well, I want an answer for my statement then, fussy pants." Zach said. I looked down, feeling the adrenaline pumping through my veins.

"I think you already know the answer." I mumbled quietly. Of course.

"Now, that's what I'm looking for." He laughed, tilting my chin up so I could look at him. "Kiss me if I'm wrong but, dinosaurs still exist, right?"

I giggled. "That was a horrible pick up line. Who knew GraserMC would ever say that?"

"I thought it was cute!" He defended.

"It's also from my Tumblr page."

He shrugged. "It's the thought that counts..."

I stood up on my toes, flicking the snowflake off his glasses. "I admire your originality."

Zach smiled, letting go of my hands and bringing it to my waist and pulling me closer to him until I was touching his chest. "As I admire you, Olivia, you goof."

I wrapped my arms around his neck. "You're my goof..."

And that was when his lips replaced the air I was breathing.

♔

Zach

I was surprised for myself.

Did I really just do that?

I asked Olivia to be my girlfriend... And am now kissing her.

Our lips moved in sync, they felt like they were meant to be together. Now, being myself, I haven't kissed many girls. I'm not experienced at all. But, with her, I feel like I've done this all my life.

Wow, that sounds super weird.

I pulled away due to lack of breath and just looked into her eyes.

She captured my lips once again, surprising me. She initiated it this time, which made me relieved to know that she wanted this, that I didn't force myself into kissing her. And with that thought of mine came a smile.

I heard her giggle against my mouth then pulled away. We grinned at each other for a few moments before I spoke up. "Wow, Olivia, I - "

But then I was cut off by her pecking my lips. "Sorry, I might get obsessed with kissing you..." Olivia blushed.

"I might, too." I admitted honestly. "Do you know how scared I was that you'd reject me?"

"Why do you think I'd reject you? I've always been waiting for this moment..."

"I guess I never saw you getting interested on me... I'm just a weird gaming robot, after all. Honestly thought you'd go for Bayani or someone charming."

"Zach, I'm a fangirl of you. Honestly, when we talked in Kik, who else did I fangirl about?"

I sighed. "But you're so - so perfect and I'm a guy with no life..."

"I have no life too, watching Cubes and SGs and UHCs and Lucky Block Wars all day." She countered.

"I guess you're right... Should've asked sooner, eh?"

Olivia beamed. "Today was amazing though..." She encapsulated me in a hug then. "Thank you so much..."

I pulled away and looked at her from a small distance. I placed my forehead on hers and just as we were about to touch lips again for the fourth time, her phone rang.

Groaning, she took it out. "Yes?" Olivia nodded and sighed. "I know. Sorry, mom. We got a bit..." Then she glanced at me and smiled. "Carried away. But don't worry, we're nearly home."

When she hung up, I immediately took her hand in mine and intertwined them together. "We really have to get you home now, Ivy." I grinned at my nickname for her. "You need to have your education tomorrow!" I teased jokingly.

Olivia rolled her eyes. "Jeez, thanks. That's always fun to think about..." She said sarcastically. Boy, do I miss school... Kinda. I don't want to admit it though.

"Come on, now, fair lady. Let me bring you back to your castle."