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DANIEL HAD SLEPT OVER THAT SAME NIGHT.
lucille had a late night shift, and nobody felt like driving him home.
so that's how daniel and ophelia ended up, coincidentally, sleeping in the same room. it was filled with an awkward silence since both of them didn't know how to fill it no matter how much they wanted to.
"um — hey, lia?" daniel asked from his spot on the floor of the room. what, do you think miyagi would let them sleep in the same bed?
ophelia propped herself up with her elbows peering over the side of the bed to see daniel staring at the ceiling and not her, wide awake just like she was.
"yeah, daniel?"
"do you really like james?"
ophelia instantly froze up at the mention of the boy's name. she almost forgot about the boy; she had had so much fun with daniel at the beach apparently that she forgot about the boy who actually loved her.
the girl shrugged, pretending to be nonchalant. "he likes me back. he's a good guy, and he skates. i like skaters." she explained, figuring that those reasons were it.
"do you love him?" daniel suddenly asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
ophelia let out an abrupt cough due to her shock. she gave daniel an incredulous look, "daniel, i've only been on one date with the guy! do i love him?!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide. why would he ask that?
"but you haven't been on any dates with me, and you love me."
ophelia's heart dropped as she studied the boy's features more closely. his big brown chestnut eyes were still fixated on the ceiling, but she knew he was fighting the urge to look at her.
his dark, soft brown hair was scattered messily, but it was oh-so-cute. he was shirtless, only wearing a pair of grey sweatpants that left little to ophelia's imagination.
"i know," ophelia sucked in a breath before forcing herself to continue. "but you love alli, i know it. i see the way you look at her. it's fine with me, i just have to learn to live and move on."
daniel was completely silent for a solid five minutes, lost in thought. same with ophelia, but she was still awaiting her answer from the boy, if he even had one.
"what if i don't want you to move on?"
his voice was barely audible now, and you could tell he didn't plan on saying that, and that he was regretting his words.
ophelia flopped back onto her stomach, burrowing the back of her head into the pillow.
"daniel, you cant do that. it's either you get with me or alli. sure, i do love you, but if you love alli, i need to find someone else and move on. i cant stay stuck on you for forever," she explained truthfully, earning a hum from daniel on the floor.
just as ophelia was about to force herself to sleep, satisfied with her own answer, daniel asked yet another question, his eyes focused solely on her now.
"why are you living with mister miyagi?"
daniel didnt miss how ophelia immediately tensed up at his question; he knew something was up.
"what is it?" he asked, his voice lowering with care in his tone as he reached out for ophelia's hand, but she instantly retracted it. daniel felt a pang in his heart at this action, but he knew not to dwell on it too much.
"it's nothing," ophelia sighed. "just some issues with my parents, thats all."
daniel pursed his lips, nodding. he knew not to push more, but he would also try again later.
"so, do you actually like james? like, do you see yourself going farther with him relationship-wise?" daniel asked painfully, and even more pain and jealousy stirred inside him when ophelia started smiling fondly at his question as she fiddled nervously with her fingers.
"honestly, yes." ophelia admitted softly, not being able to help with her growing smile on her porcelain skinned face. "i like everything about him so far."
"thats good," daniel cleared his throat, forcing a smile for the girl.
in truth, daniel was conflicted.
should he let ophelia move on with james, and move on himself with alli, or should he listen to his heart and get with ophelia.
god, being a teenager in love was hard.
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hey guys! sorry it's been so so long! season 3 of cobra kai was amazing imo. how did you guys like it?
anyways, i hope you guys liked this chapter! sorry if it's short, but it's something! :)
