Adelina POV:
I had woken up alone in the bed for a second time an hour ago. This time, it didn't take much for me to readjust to my surroundings. I found that Sebastian had swapped our places and he was the one sound asleep on the couch instead of me.
My eyes lingered over his features for longer than than I would've thought. I was almost expecting him to wake under my gaze but he slept soundly.
I watched him, more than I would admit. My thoughts were not consumed by him but my sight was definitely unmoving. A strange sense of peace washed over me even as my mind grazed the more touchy subjects of my life.
It was only when he finally did wake and pushed himself up while stiffling a yawn in the most attractive way possible was I conscious of the smile plaguing my lips. Once he realizes my presence his face breaks into a matching grin.
And for whatever reason, it filled my heart a little more. His normally perfectly placed messy hair was tousled and out of order.
I wasn't ready to go back to the house and I could sense that Seb didn't want me to leave quite yet. We decided on watching a show, one not too long but also wouldn't be cutting our time together that short.
We still hadn't moved from the spots we had woken up in and the only problem was that we couldn't agree on anything. With every remark I'd make, his smile would grow. I could sense he was enjoying our bickering and I hadn't noticed my smile growing with his.
No, we couldn't agree. We fussed over it for a couple minutes and while his demeanor stayed the same, I started to get riled up.
I stood up and he copied my actions. We met in the middle, so to speak. Not in our argument, god no, but we were now standing in the middle of the room. Our tones were raising, eyes blazing.
He cut me off mid-sentence, I would have normally just continued right on with what I was about to say. Only louder, and a glare on my face.
It was what he said that caught my attention. "Alright, you're right. It sounds cool, let's watch that." Amusement shone clear in his eyes. I was startled, then I realized what he had done.
And I wasn't upset.
He took my hand in his before a word left my lips and he pulled me onto the bed with him. Without thinking much about it, he lay me flat on with back against his chest. Sitting between his legs, I didn't feel uncomfortable.
He turned on the tv to the show I wanted to watch and we sat there for a good portion of an episode while he played with my hair.
"You're fully sober now, right?" he asks while twirling a strand between his fingers. I simply nod, not seeing the reason to be distracted from my show. "Addi?" he asks. This grabs my attention and I shift to look up at him.
"Yea?"
"I wasn't lying before..." he trails off and I patiently wait for him to continue. "I do quite like you." He takes a moment to gauge my reaction, but my face goes completly hard and everything in me stills. I don't let him read anything off of me.
"Seb, I don't know what you-" I try to give him an opportunity to back out of what he's about to say.
"Adelina," he interrupts "I feel something for you. There's no point in me hiding it and if I haven't misjudged your feelings, so do you. I just want to explore those feelings, so I'm asking if you'll go out with me, a date."
I don't know how to respond at first, I hadn't taken the time to understand my feelings previously and simply dismissed thinking about them.
"We don't know anything about each other."
"That's what makes it fun, isn't it?" he says. We stare at each other for moments before he continues. "What do you want to know?" he finally says.
"Last name?"
"Green." he says.
"Green? Sebastian Green? Can you get any more basic?" I laugh and he rolls his eyes at me, gesturing for me to ask another question. "Age?"
"17,senior. I know that was your next question."
"17?" I ask somewhat disbelievingly.
"Yes, that is what I said," he chuckles "how old are you?" he asks.
"I'm 15, sophmore." I mock. He laughs at me. We go back and forth, finding out little details of each other's lives. I somehow end up out of his grasp and beside him attempting to push him off the bed.
He entertains the progress I make for a few moments and the resounding sound of our joint laughter fills my ears.
I push him almost fully onto his side before he's decided he's endured my antics long enough.
In one swift movement he flips us over and hovers above me, our faces mere centimeters from each other. Our eyes lock and for the first time since I've been with him, I could feel the butterflies flutter in my stomach.
His dark orbs are so intricate, they make you read between the lines trying to figure out the unknown emotion swirling in them. Getting lost within them is a truly easy task. My eyes drop slowly to his plump lips and stay there for a moment before trailing back to his.
The trance was interrupted when a crash could be heard, sounding more like a metal bowl being dropped than anything else.
"Sorry!" his sister yells from downstairs. He groans and moves beside me.
"You ok, Charlie?" Seb yells back.
"Fine!"
I learned a little time ago that Charlotte is Sebastian's 19 year-old sister. He had described her with a very fond look in his eyes. A blind man could see the love he holds for his sister.
Our little moment is over just as fast as it started. The time is now 11 o'clock and I think I've overstayed my welcome.
We leave rather soon after, I don't get the opportunity to meet his sister as she's gone elsewhere. It's probably better that way.
He offers to drive me back and I don't find a reason to refuse. It's dark outside and the normally ten minute drive turns to twenty due to how slow he's driving. I don't understand why but have no complaints.
When we finally arrive, I could still see lights open in the house. I'm instantly reminded of the first time I had done this, coming back to the house late that is. They couldn't be upset with me now, but I wouldn't care either way.
I don't get out of the car right away, instead, I turn to look at him and find him already doing the same.
"Thank you for today." I break the small silence that envelopped us. He chuckles while shaking his head.
"Corny." was his reply.
"Oh fuck you," I roll my eyes and hit his arm "I'm never trying to be nice again, it doesn't work out for me."
He let's out a large laugh and I smile at his reaction.
"Goodnight." I say before turning to open the door but stop when he grabs my arm.
"You haven't given me an answer, pretty girl." I almost roll my eyes at the term of endearment.
"Pretty girl, really?"
"I said what said and I meant what I said." he says and I let out a soft laugh.
"Mhm"
"My answer?"
I sit and observe him, something I didn't want to do before. I didn't want to notice the little things but I'm sure they've registered somewhere in my subconscious. I stop myself from going too far in my analysis, wanting to leave the mystery how it is.
"Yes, I will go out with you." I say finally.
There's nothing anyone could do or say to make me regret my decision after seeing the smile on his face. It was beautiful to say the least.
We whisper a quick goodnight and I step out of the car without a second thought. I walk up to the door and remember the nonexistent key that they gave me so I am forced to ring the doorbell.
So much for getting in quietly.
Angelo is the one who opens the door and his eyes widen in surprise when he notices me.
"Where have you been?"
"Out."
"Do you know-"
"No, and I don't care," I cut him off while huffing "Valerio knew I was leaving."
He shuts up and I instantly feel horrible. I should have at least let him finish his sentence but instead of apologising I simply brush it off and go upstairs to my room.
Shutting the door, an instant wave of relief washes over me at finally being alone. That wave comes crashing down once a knock is heard. I groan and swing the door open to see Valerio standing there.
"Go away jackass, I'm not in the mood." he ignores me and walks straight into the room. I don't know where my sudden irritation stems from, especially after the day I've just had, but I want to be alone.
"Listen," he says not even bothering reacting to my previous comments "I've got a serious question to ask."
This grasps my attention straight away.
"What the fuck were you on today?" I could feel my heart starting to beat slightly quicker but I soothe myself knowing lying while nervous won't end well for me.
"What are you talking about?" I furrow my brows and he looks to me accusingly.
"You know what I'm talking about." he grits, yet his demeanor isn't aggressive which could only mean that he isn't mad. That leaves me with real confusion.
"Are you saying you're suspicious of me because I was happy?" I try to use the brothers argument.
"Thats exactly what I'm saying," he says. I scoff in response, not knowing what else to say. He looks at me, trying to remember something though I'm not exactly sure what. Then, as if a lightbulb went off in his mind, his eyes widen exactly like Raffaele's. "You were high, weren't you?"
"How dare you-" I try to say but he interrupts.
"No need to lie about it. It's clear as day now."
"Oh fu-"
"The eyes, the attitude, the food, the weird fucking shit that came out of your mouth..." he trails off.
"Valerio, I swear to god if you tell the others-" I don't bother trying to deny it now.
"Be more careful next time dumbass, or it'll be someone else who catches you." just like that, he leaves. Without another word, leaving me utterly confused.
Who was I to think they'd actually care.
I take a shower and get ready for bed trying to distract myself from the events of just some time ago. Once changed into more comfortable clothing, I go back downstairs for a glass of water.
Everyone seems to have retired to their rooms, leaving me in the peace I desperately crave. I had done too much socialising today, it overwhelmed me.
I reach the kitchen in no time and quickly grab a plastic water bottle rather than a glass. I don't like glasses much anymore.
I never could get the caps off the bottle easily due to the stinging it leaves in my hand, but I had little problems now.
The night could be seen from the window. It seems so innocent, the darkness. Like it has nothing to bring except serenity. It acts as if it comes in peace while it slowly settles onto us. But the darkness holds much more then what meets the eyes.
It holds shadows and all that lurks in them. It's where the little demons that grip your heart and soul tend to hide and so I move away from the window, step away from the darkness but my it has already invaded my every sense.
What could one do except for welcome it, even if they already know how it ends.
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