Quiet, But Not Unspoken

High School AU-Pt 4

Cinder's right. Cress probably thinks she did something to make me ignore her but really I'm just scared I'll say something stupid. I really struggled in computer class but even after what Cinder told me, I couldn't just walk up to Cress and act like I didn't just treat her horribly all day. 

After school the gang walked to the ice cream shop together to hang out again. I still didn't know what to say to Cress so we just didn't talk to each other. We didn't even get close to each other, didn't even make eye contact once.

Once everybody left it was just the two of us. 

Without saying anything we came to the same conclusion that we should just go home instead of study like we planned.

She grabbed her things and headed out the door. I followed behind her trying to think of what to say to make things normal again. Who knew that one realisation and one day could have so much impact on a relationship.

I went over so many different things in my head, hoping to find the right situation where we either go back to normal, or maybe, just maybe, are able to go out on a date. I was thinking for so long that I barely noticed her turn to walk up to her door.

She left the door open for me. At least she's still okay with me walking through her house. That's probably a good sign.

I walked through to her back door. It was wide open, and when I looked through I could see her standing on her small porch leaning on the railing. She looked like the main character straight out of a movie. Her shoulder length, golden hair blowing slightly in the breeze, he favourite light blue sun dress dancing around her legs. Aces, she really is the most beautiful person he's ever seen.

He took a breath and went to walk past her when she lightly grabbed his arm to stop him.

"Is it because I didn't tell you about the fence yesterday? Because I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I won't do it again." She sounded sad, more sad than when she told the group about the bird. And she was almost in tears telling them about that.

"It's nothing you did." I leaned back against the railing on the stairs so I could still look at her.

"Then why are you avoiding me? You wouldn't even look at me at school, you clearly didn't want to study, and you walked five steps behind me the whole way here! I don't get what I did to you!" She was starting to tear up slightly and looked straight at me. I could see how much she wanted me to tell her what's wrong so I broke down.

"Aces Cress. I just-I think- I think I'm falling in love with you and I'm scared! I don't want us to not be friends and I didn't know what to do. I've never been rejected before and I guess I just didn't want to say anything in case you don't feel the same way! I was really looking forward to you helping me with classes and Cinder said something to me this morning that made me realise why I like being around you so much." I covered my face one hand and looked down. I knew my she would think It's stupid. It's a lame reason to avoid someone. 

"Y-you're falling in love with me?"

"I knew I shouldn't have told you. I'm sorry for avoiding you. I didn't really want to but I just did. Can you forgive me and just forget that I told you? We can go back to normal and-"

I looked up and saw her throw her arms around me and she gave me the biggest hug anyone her size her give. I dropped my backpack and hugged her back. I don't think I can ever really remember us having a genuine hug before. When were younger we hugged at birthday parties and what not, but other than me playfully side hugging her, this was our first real hug. 

"Captain. I fell in love with you a long time ago. Please don't make me forget what you told me."

She already loves me? Wow I am such and idiot. I put her through a day of thinking I hated her when I should've just listened to Cinder and told her how I felt.

"Why is Cinder always right?" I asked out loud. 

She giggled and looked up at me. "I have no idea. She's seems to know more about us than we know about ourselves."

I smiled at her. Now things can be better than normal.

"Tomorrow. Or wait, now. We could go back to the ice cream shop and work. I'll get the ice cream, you can just look pretty and laugh at my idiocy. How does that sound?" I grabbed her shoulders and pushed her arms length away from me, still holding onto her.

"That sounds perfect." She smiled at me with the biggest smile I had seen.

"It's a date then." I used my iconic smirk that always seemed to make her blush. Now that I look back on how we act around each other, I guess we were pretty obvious. The only people it wasn't obvious too was us.

"Last one there has to tell Cinder she was right!" I shouted as I placed a small peck on her cheek and ran back through her house.

"Hey that's no fair! You know you're faster than me!"

She's right. But no matter how much I love Cress, I really hate admitting when Cinder is right.

A/N: This is a little different than what I had planned in my mind but I still enjoyed writing it. Let me know if this made you cringe too much or if you'd like anymore AUs. High school or something else. I just need some ideas to go off. If you have any ideas at all that you'd like me to write, leave a comment. Thanks for reading!