Blue Sapphire

Chapter 4

@kamdolxn and I are collaborating on this series which we each write parts of the series from our main characters POV. Hers will feature Grayson and mine will feature Ethan.
To fully understand the storyline it's best to start with @kamdolxn. And then alternate each part.
Hers is called Daphne Blue and it's on my reading list for easy access.

June

"Are you tired?" Ethan asked when we walked out of the room.
"I am" I lied, I was actually not tired at all. I had been earlier but right now I knew if I laid in bed I would just be open eyed all night
"Okay follow me" he grabbed my hand and led me to a room.
"This is the guest room, there are more blankets and pillows in there if you need anymore" he said pointing at the closet
"Thank you" I smiled politely
"I'll be in my room, if you need anything let me know."
"I will."
He closed the door as he left.
I turned the light off and went to lay on the bed. I knew I couldn't sleep but I needed to try, I closed my eyes and focused on relaxing but it wasn't working.
"This is what stress causes me" I said thinking about my car in the shop. The bill is going to be so high, I just had a feeling.
I sat up from the bed and looked at the time, it wasn't even 12 AM yet.
"This is going to be a long night" I said looking through my phone trying to be cautious about not draining the battery, 
Once it got to 45% I turned it off.
Honestly I was so bored and not tired that I debated whether to go wake Korie up but I knew she'd kill me if I did. She treasured her sleep so much she would probably be in a Bitch ass mood for the rest of the night. I got up from the bed and decided to go look for some tea to make, it always helped me on sleepless nights.
I opened the door and closed it carefully, I didn't want to wake anybody up. I tiptoed to the kitchen and started looking around every cabinet, but no tea. Ugh! This couldn't be happening. Once I was through with all the cabinets I moved on to the drawers.
I was about to give up when I opened one and lo and behold there lay a box of chamomile tea.
"BINGO!" I shouted, Instantly putting both of my hands on my mouth.
"Fuck" I whispered.
Once I was sure I hadn't woken anyone up and began to boil some water then I opened the Box and took out a tea bag.
"Not my favorite but it will have to do" I said to myself when all of a sudden the whole kitchen lights turned on.
"What are you doing?"
I turned around to see Ethan standing in the kitchen... shirtless.
I didn't want to seem like I was staring at his perfect body so I quickly looked down, I knew if I looked at him my red cheeks would give me away.
"I— I couldn't sleep, so I was just making some tea" I said still stirring the tea with a spoon.
"Oh" he looked at the box of tea in the counter and then at my cup "good thing we had some, we're not really tea people"
"Yeah, I could tell" I shrugged "I'm sorry if I woke you" I still didn't gather the courage to look straight at him
"No, I was awake. I Usually don't sleep this early. I just heard a noise and came to check it out"
"Oh, well it's just me" I smiled finally looking at him. He was wearing sweats and was barefoot, honestly the view wasn't bad.
"I was actually gaming, you can come play if you want— I mean since you can't sleep" he offered
"I'm actually not much of a gamer, I'd probably slow you down" I declined not wanting to sound rude
"It's okay" he said "I don't mind."
It didn't take a lot of persuading until I finally agreed, I followed him to his room,  he pulled out a small chair from his closet and set it down in front of his computer next to his big chair.
We sat down and he sat on the small chair offering me the big one, I sat down and he took the controller and handed it to me.
"Okay the objective of this game is to get as many kills as you can—"
"I don't think I could do this" I said handing him the controller
"Yes you can, I'll guide you" he said handing the controller back to me.
I grabbed it from his hand hesitantly
"Fine, but if I die it's on you" I teased.
I looked up at the screen and was completely lost, I didn't know anything about this game or what buttons to even push, and just as I thought Two minutes into the game I got killed.
I  heard Ethan laugh "You have to shoot back"
"I don't know how" I handed him back the controller but instead of taking it he put his hand over mine and guided me. He started a new game, his hands glided on top of mine. I didn't know how to explain it but it just felt right and I just I hoped my hands didn't start sweating from the nerves I felt.
When I got the hang of it he took his hands off mine, but by that time I already felt Like an expert on this game.
Once I was done I handed him his controller back and got up from the Chair
"Thank you, it was fun"
"Are you tired now?" He asked concerned
"Not really" I shook my head
"Then stay, watch the master" he joked and I agreed and sat on the chair next to him but after a few minutes curiosity got the best of me so I got up and started looking around
"Your room is kinda empty"
"Yeah" he shrugged "I prefer it like that"
"I noticed. You and your brother are minimalist" I stated
Ethan paused the game and took a moment to think before turning the chair around to look at me and answer "what do you mean?"
"I didn't mean it in a bad way" I clarified "I just meant that you two own this beautiful house, and I'm assuming you have the means to have it as luxurious as you want but you prefer not to. That says a lot about the type of person you are"
"And what type of person would that be?" He asked clearly interested "is that a nice way of saying we're cheap?"
"No, not at all. It just means you value yourself more than material things. That you make decisions based on what you need instead of getting everything you want. It does not mean the things you buy are cheap. It means they are something you need, regardless of how much they cost. I think that's a good thing, like you're not trying to show off everything you can buy just to impress people"
"Now that you say it, there was actually a time that Grayson and I did buy a lot of useless things, just to buy them, we were influenced by the people around us and felt pressure to fit in, but once we realized that we were happier just being ourselves we stopped."
"Yeah, life is more simple that way" I said as I sat on his bed, with my head resting on his pillows.
"Yeah it is" he agreed, and went back to playing his game but quickly paused it "actually I've been meaning to ask you something"
"What?" I asked nervously
"You said something earlier and it's just been on my mind"
"What is it?" I asked hoping I hadn't said something hurtful and not realized
"When we were in the kitchen you mentioned something about you and Korie being best friends in a past life, and you were meant to find each other in this life..."
"Yeah, I remember. What about it?"
"Do you really believe that?"
"I wish I could tell you that I didn't believe it but if I'm being real, I really do. I don't think meeting someone you're meant to meet is a coincidence, I think your souls are meant to find each other. For example Korie and I, I live in California, she lives In Alabama, never would we have ever crossed paths but something drew us to find each other, something more than just a coincidence"
"Do you think that could also be like, let's say you meet someone and you feel attracted to that person, but it's weird because you just met them, but you're so drawn by them, specially cause you were not supposed to meet them and it just happened, I don't know if I'm explaining it right" he said a bit frustrated
"I get what you mean, and yeah that's why I think soulmates exists, when you meet someone and your souls instantly click, because you've been soulmates from the start"
"Yeah" was all he said as he got
Lost in thought
"Why do you ask?" I said intrigued, I wondered what attracted him to this subject
"I don't know I just think it's beautiful, two people meeting, and knowing they are meant to be. I wonder what they were like in their past lives, and how did they meet, and if it took them long to find each other"
"Yeah, sometimes I wonder the same thing" I confessed
He looked at me and smiled then turned his chair around and started his game again. I watched him play thinking about how I never thought this would be how my night to would end.
I don't know how long I watched him play for but I started drifting off. His bed was too comfortable and the tea had actually helped.
"June?" I heard Ethan say my name but his voice seemed very far "are you asleep?"
But I was too tired to even move my lips, I felt something light wrap around me and then the lights went completely dark. As soon as I heard the door to the room close I was gone to dream land.
I don't know how long I had been sleeping for when I heard someone screaming.
I opened my eyes in confusion to see Ethan in the room with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist and a girl in the room infuriated. She was tall, and brunette, and very beautiful, her hair went a little bit over her shoulders and but I couldn't really make out the rest of her features because she was staring at me angrily.
"Who the fuck is that Ethan!?" She screamed "did you sleep with her? I swear I'm gone for one night and you bring a girl home!"
"Sydney, calm down it's not what it looks like" he said
"It's not what it looks like? She's in your room! Wearing your clothes while you're in a towel?"
I got up fast to try to explain to her it wasn't what she thought but she raced out of the room, leaving Ethan and I staring at each other.