Alone in a darkened world

The crush part 1

Curtis watched the young girl closely, as he knew Nathan was around somewhere. Worried for Clementine, he walked over to her and sat down. She turned around and smiled at him. "Hey. What's up?" Curtis grinned. "Oh, nothin much. Just... bored." Clementine looked down slightly, smiling to herself. He reached out and took her hand, and she glanced up at him. "Huh...?" "Ya don't have to be afraid. I won't let Nathan touch you, I promise that." Clementine blushed, and pecked his cheek. "Thank you..." Curtis smiled and hugged her close. "Well.. what do we have here huh?" William walked in with a goofy smile, watching the two. They jumped apart, and Curtis awkwardly scratched his neck. "Oh.. uh... Hey William." He chuckled slightly. "Awww, Curt likes Clem. Woo! No wonder you refused to stop aiding the girl!" William jokingly replied. Clementine glanced at him, her face still red with embarrassment. "Clem's blushin! Knew it! You guys gonna kiss or what?" Curtis frowned at this comment, and spoke. "Dude.. not cool." William grinned, and sat down on the other couch. "I'm waitin. Don't worry, I'll be here all day until I see you guys kissin." "Jackass." "It's funny!" Curtis growled and got up, leaving the room and storming upstairs. "Aw c'mon man! I was kidding!" William ran after him, leaving Clementine by herself. She shrugged and closed her eyes.

"Why would you even say that shit?!" Curtis glared at William, and he shook his head. "I was joking, okay? Don't take everything I say so seriously!" He sighed, and scratching his head he smiled a little."sorry..." William patted Curtis' shoulder and left the room, leaving him with his thoughts. The young man looked out the window, and sighed loudly. "This has been a helluva day... shit... I guess I kinda do like Clem.. musn't let it bother me." At that moment, Nathan barged in. "Where the hell's mah huntin rifle?" Curtis shrugged. "I don't know.." He muttered. "S'up with you?" Nathan asked, trying not to sound rude. "Nothin.. Why do you care anyway...?" He walked over and put his arm around his brother. "I know I'm a jackass at times but.. you care about that girl... and I get it. But.. if you like her.. really like her then... I'm not gonna interfere." Nathan ruffled Curt's hair and walked out. "What the..." Curtis was confused; his brother was acting strange! This wasn't his normal behavior... or was it a trick? He was going to have to find out....