Eli & Rox (ON HOLD)

Eli & Rox: chapter 5

chapter five

by the time eli had followed rocsi back into the bedroom she was already on the bed propped against the pillows watching a rerun of the fresh prince.

as he walked past her towards the wardrobe she looked up focusing her attention on him. his cheeks were still flushed from their kiss(es) and his hair was more messier than ever. she yearned to touch him again.

he opened a door revealing his clothes, most of which were black. he took out a black shirt, black jeans and a black zip up hoodie. as he changed rocsi got off the bed and snagged a hoodie from his wardrobe and put it on feeling cold. it was far too big. the arms went miles past her own.

with a sigh, eli looped his index fingers in the belt loops of her jeans and tugged her towards him. you know, you could just ask me to warm you up you stubborn girl. he whispered to her mind. he held her in a hug and let heat radiate off his skin onto hers.

"are you going somewhere?" she asked instead.

"yeah, I'm just gna check on William, see if he needs anything. ill be back in a couple of hours."

"a couple ? what are you gonna do?" she looked up and pushed his hair out of his eyes so she could study them.

"just errands and stuff."

she didn't comment. and they were both quiet.

a few minutes later he asked; "do you need anything?"

"mm, not really."

"kay, well ima go now but if you change your mind then just call me. ill be back soon. and please don't leave. you wont be safe out there." and with that he kissed the top of her head, grabbed a fresh and clean black new era cap, put it on and then pulled his hood over it and teleported to wherever the hell William was.

she sighed and walked back to the bed. his touch still lingered on her skin.

she watched tv for another few minutes but then switched it off. she wasn't in the mood. she got up and wandered through the apartment.

it was small yet spacious.

there was a living room opposite the kitchen that contained a 42" tv, a stereo system, a coffee table and a sofa. the walls were  white and bare and she doubted that eli ever went there.

there was also an empty room to the right of the living room which she assumed was a spare bedroom but she couldn't tell as the room was completely bare. there was not a single piece of furniture in there and the walls were also white. 

she went to the bathroom and decided to take a shower. after she was done she put on a pair of jeans and a a simple long sleeved grey square-necked top.

she then wandered back to the kitchen to grab a glass of water, her throat parched. while she drank her eyes caught sight of eli's cap on the floor where it had fallen when she pushed it off. her cheeks flushed as she bent down to pick it up and placed it on the counter remembering the moment. butterflies fluttered in her stomach. she could almost feel his lips on hers.

"you kissed me though." she remembered him saying with that awfully heart-breaking smirk on his face.

"i didn't !" she said loudly as she threw her hands up in the air exasperatedly. oh god! now he's got me talkin to myself.she thought grimacing. she shook her head and stalked back into the bedroom where she promptly crashed onto the bed. she could smell his cologne on the sheets. she sighed and moved to the window peering out.

whoa! as she looked down she was overcome with dizziness. they were very high up-at least 60 ft. she gulped and took a step back and cursed her acrophobia (fear of heights). this time instead of looking down she looked across and was amazed when she saw the mountainside. the view was breath taking and she was hypnotised. she sat down and stared losing track of time.

absently her mind wondered if she could do certain things like eli since she was a witch.

"hmm," she thought aloud and turned so her back was to the window. i wonder if i can perform telekinesis..

she focused her attention on her ipod that was lying on the bed.

"OK so what now?" she asked herself. she stared at the ipod feeling stupid and concentrated on making it levitate so she could move it towards her. when nothing happened she let out a frustrated sigh. she tried again. still nothing. she tried again. still nothing. she tried one more time and (unsurprisingly) nothing happened once more.

"oh just come here you stupid thing !" she hollered and suddenly it flew to her so fast she couldn't possibly catch it and smacked into her chest.

"fuck." she whispered. "did i just do that??"  she remembered she'd put her phone under a pillow in the bed and feeling very unintelligent said "phone, come to me."

"but not too fast!" she quickly added and slowly the iphone moved from under the pillow in the middle of the air and towards her. it then hovered before her before she finally reached out and grabbed it. she stared at in in wonder. astonishment evident on her face.

"owkaie, now go back to where you came from." she commanded and oobediently both the iphone and ipod went back to their original settlement.

"wow.." she stretched the word, unsure of what to do next. she pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. she wished desperately eli was with her now. she felt confused and vulnerable. she didn't want to be a witch. she didn't want to possess these weird powers, that wasnt who she was.

then who are you?  a small part of her asked.

"i don't know. but definitely not  this!" she answered back.

suddenly eli was in front of her. he hauled her to her feet and enclosed her in a tight hug. unthinkingly she hugged him back reveling in his scent.

"jesus! rox, what happened? are you OK??"