mattia polibio | imagines

haunted house

"okay students, don't get up from your seats yet. i have to announce your partners."
partners? we have partners?
i scanned inside the bus making sure there was no one i wouldn't want to be paired with. this is something i usually did when we went on field trips being that my friend group was small and i got along with only a few people.
okay, i'm good.
that was until my eyes landed on mattia.
not that i had anything against him, there just always seemed to be heat running between the two of us for no reason whatsoever. him and i never actually spoke and made sure to stay out of each other's way.
"y/n and...mattia! that was the end of my list. please exit carefully and make sure to stick together as you will have an activity to complete after the haunted house", said the instructor.
oh shit.
everyone began to find their pairs and leave the bus while i sat frozen in my position. i still couldn't believe this was happening to me, i've never even talked to the kid. out of all 30 participants, mattia?
i was snapped out of my thoughts, "so are you just gonna sit there orrr..."
"y-yeah. my bad", i told the long-haired boy.
he patiently waited for me to get up from my seat, soon following behind me.
right when i saw the house, i wished i wouldn't have turned in my permission slip. there was tall trees everywhere only allowing bits of sunlight to pass through the leaves. the house alone was dark, obviously set up but it still looked sketchy. a few people had already entered and screams could be heard from inside, frightening me more than i already was.
"you go first", i told mattia in a shaky voice. he could clearly see that i was scared so he laughed. "don't be a pussy, c'mon", he held onto my hand and dragged me inside.
i took a flashlight from the box beside the front door and wasted no time to place my finger on the button and switch it on.
"why are you so scared?", mattia asked while nudging me.
"i'm not, i just can't see."
"whatever."
not even a minute of us being inside, someone in a clown suit popped out of one of the rooms.
"AHH", i shouted and we both jumped.
"can you keep it down? you scared me", he said.
"what?", my face scrunched up as i was extremely confused, "i'm not the one to be scared of."
we continued walking and after a couple of jump scares, i hadn't realized that i was latched onto his right arm. the exit door stood right in front of us so i let go to push it open only to figure that it was locked.
"um, mattia", i said nervously.
"we can just go back out the front."
i turned my body assuming that there was enough space for me to move but i met mattia's chest, bumping into him. he held both my arms making sure that i didn't fall.
"oh shit...my ba-"
"don't worry about it."
my first instinct was to continue walking but something kept me there. we stared into each other's eyes for a couple of seconds and he slowly leaned in, letting his hands run along my sides and rest at my waist.
his lips met mine, and in that moment, it was as if everything around me was gone. he passionately moved his lips against mine and it began to get steamy.
there was a click beside us and the door unexpectedly opened.
"what's going on here!?"
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