Maybe she can help me

Chloe's POV

As I slowly started to wake up i realized that Red had fallen asleep laying in the same position she was in last night. As I was brushing her hair off her face I noticed something under her shirt on her side hip. I gently lifted up her shirt trying not to wake her but then seeing the horrific newly burn mark. Red woke up quickly and got out of bed "wtf is wrong with you?! Can't mind ur business or something." She said while pulling her shirt back down crossing her arms. "Red.. what was that? Did ur mother do that.?" I said sitting up as my legs dangled off the side of the bed. "It's None of your business. Last night was nothing okay so don't think it was. We are Not, friends got it? Stay out of my life." She said walking off into the bathroom to shower.

This is going to be harder than I thought.

Red's POV

God I can't believe she would just invade my privacy like that! Don't her parents teach her basic respect? While i was doing my makeup the moment of last night kept replying in my head. why did she comfort me if she knows I hate her? Why wouldn't she stop hugging me even after I fought and fought. What is wrong with this girl. I finished my hair and makeup and walked out the bathroom only in a towel not realizing it, but no that's not really important right now. I see Chloe sitting on the bed waiting for me. "Red I'm sorry I shouldn't have-" "save it princess. I don't care." I said cutting her off. I didn't really understand why I even hated her anymore. She was super sweet, nice and caring. She just wanted to be my friend and I kept rejecting her. But I don't wanna get hurt like my mom says. Chloe walked into the bathroom to shower while I was looking in my basket of clothes. I decided to wear red cargo sweat pants with a black compression crop top. I put on my shoes and grabbed my bag. I was about to leave since the school had multiple assemblies on Sundays but something was stoping me, no. Someone. I never felt guilty for leaving Chloe alone but this time I did, I mean waiting for her is the least I can do after she stayed with me last night right?

I sat on my bed looking at Instagram while waiting for Chloe to come out.  I heard the shower  water cut off and Chloe came out the bathroom wrapped in only a towel. Her blue curls dripping water onto the floor, her skin glistening in the morning sunrise. I felt my face get warm. Was I blushing? EW. NO. I turned my face away from Chloe so she couldn't see my bright pink face. She walked over to her drawer getting some regular clothes since it was Sunday. She walked back into the bathroom slamming the door shut without realizing it and then locked it. I didn't realize I was holding my breath so I had to catch my breath a bit before looking back at my phone. I glanced over at my desk still seeing a bit of blood piled there "shit I forgot about that." I said to myself while getting up and walking to the closet to get some cleaning supplies. As I finished cleaning up I heard Chloe come out the bathroom and I turned around to look at her. She was wearing short jean shorts and a blue crop top. She was gorgeous. Her blue curls set back in two pigtails and a gold necklace with the letter C on it. I guess I was staring for too long because she spoke up about it. "And you say I'm the one with I staring problem, something catch ur eye, wonderland?" She said as she did her makeup sitting down at her desk. "Definitely not. And what's with the nickname?" I asked her putting the cleaning supplies out our dorm room for one of the janitors to collect. "It's just something i thought of just now, I get we aren't friends so I'll stop if you'd like" " no no, it's alright, bluey" I noticed that she turned a bright pink after I called her bluey and I smiled a bit, I hopped back on my bed and started to sketch doodles in my sketch book.

Chloe's POV

Bluey??

Bluey!

The name sat on my brain for a bit. She really gave me a nickname back? I don't even know where wonderland came from. I thought she would yell at me for even mentioning wonderland but I guess she liked it. "I see you cleaned up near your desk, never thought you would clean up" I said laughing. "Yea well, I can be a decent human but only when I feel like it. I didn't want you to have to look at it much more." She smiled at me but then quickly looked back at her sketchs. I got up and walked over to her bed sitting on the end of it so we are face to face. "Can I help you Charming? Why are you on my bed." She said looking up from her sketch book. "Your smile. I've never seen it before, and you just smiled at me. It's so pretty Red." I said getting lost  in her brown eyes. She started to blush and quickly turned her head away covering her face. I giggled at her for a second but then she pushed me backwards onto the mini couch in front of her bed. "hey!" I yelled while throwing a pillow at her. She smiled at me, again with her smile. She could light up a room with it. It stunned me how beautiful this girl was. I got back on her bed but this time I laid down on her pillow as she stared at me. "Red I'm really am sorry about this morning. I shouldn't have invaded your privacy like that." "Chloe really it's okay. I realized sometimes I can overreact over some things so I'm sorry if I lashed out or anything ya know?"  She said as she made eye contact with me. It felt like we were lost in each-other's eyes. I didn't want it to end, ever. "Hey Red, You don't have to tell me if you don't want but, what are those from?" I asked her staring up at the ceiling. "Well Charming, since you've asked about three times I suppose it's only right if I tell you. Get ready tho, it's a lot." She said laying down on her back next to me. "I'm all ears wonderland."

Red: Well when I was about 13 I spilt red paint all over my mothers couch, I knew she was be highly upset so I tried to clean it up the best I could but she caught me. She decided that it would be a great idea to start something called the "branding" which basically means that whenever I had done something very bad in my mothers eyes she would take a burning metal iron in the shape of of either a broken heart or a heart with a blade through it and she would rest it on my skin, any part of my body she wanted. She would count the times I got in big trouble and then at the end of the month we would do a branding. Unless it was really bad it would be sooner. So the blood you saw yesterday was from a branding. Last year she saw that I was a little used to the pain of the metal iron so sometimes she takes her deck of cards and pierces me, tracing the newly burned scare. So yea! That's what this is. And all the other ones you see. Well at least most of them.

She mumbled that last part,I was shocked, stunned even. She got up and grabbed some shorts and a sports bra and changed in the bathroom real quick and came out. I felt my eyes fill with tears as a saw the horrible burns and carvings all across her body, everything was just covered in burnings and scars. I put my hand over my mouth in attempt to stop the sob that was going to escape my lips. She ran over to me and grabbed to hand that wasn't occupied. "Chloe don't cry, I'm fine see look at me! I'm fine. It's over now alright?" She said, our faces inches away from each other "how could a mother be so evil, how could she do that to such a gorgeous girl." My voice cracked. Her eyes widened at my compliment at her and she hugged me, I was shocked knowing that she was definitely not a hug person. I hugged her back tightly without realizing and she winced a little and I let go immediately "shit I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" I said in a panicked tone "yes, yes Chloe I'm fine" she said smiling at me, laughing even.

She sat next to me on the bed while holding my hand, I thought she wasn't much of a physical touch person, but maybe I was wrong.

Red's POV

"Yk Bluey. I'm starting to realize my mother was wrong about a lot of things." I said while holding her hand. I don't know why I was being so touchy because it's not like me. But when I'm with Chloe I feel like it doesn't matter what I do or how I act. I'm starting to feel safer around this blue girl and I don't know why. "Oh yea, what was she wrong about, princess?" I immediately felt my face get warm and I was turning bright pink. Was I blushing for Chloe Charming?? No way. That would be crazy. I mean I'm the Princess of wonderland, I can't blush over a girl. A girl who's supposed to be my enemy at that. "Uh You there wonderland?" She cut me out of the trance I was in with my thoughts. "Oh uh yea, sorry what were you saying?" I said nervously smiling "your mother, what was she wrong about?" "Oh yea! She was wrong about you. She said that you would hurt me and yk all the things an evil person would say but I'm starting to see she's wrong." "Well I'm glad I can prove your mother wrong Red" she said staring into my eyes. It almost looked like she was getting lost in them.

'maybe she can help me.'

I thought we were going to stare into each others eyes forever, that was until we got a knock at the door 'who could that be?' Chloe got up and open the door and it was two girls. Dizzy and Anna, I knew dizzy a little bit since we would talk sometimes and I had no idea who this other chick was.

Chloe: Hi dizzy hi Anna! What are  you guys doing here?

Dizzy: well we got a little tired of our roommates so we came over here, sorry for not calling or letting you know ahead of time!

Chloe: no it's okay, maybe we could all hang out, we should watch movies and play some games!"

Anna: that sounds great!

They said walking over to the couch and setting up some snacks and baked goods. I stayed laying on my bed staring at the ceiling because I didn't want to be rude or bother any of them.

"come sit next to me wonderland what are you doing over there?" Chloe said as she set up a little spot next to her on the couch. I was a little glad she invited me since I thought that she wouldn't want me to interfere with her and her friends.

I got up out my bed grabbing my phone behind me sitting next to Chloe on the couch while dizzy and Anna were on the opposite side of us.

Dizzy: so what games should we play? I definitely wanna start with games first!

Anna: maybe truth or dare?

Chloe: sounds fun! Red you in?

Red: yep! Sounds super fun

A Lie.

Dizzy: alright I'll go first! Anna truth or dare?

Anna:hmm.. dare!

Dizzy: I dare you to count how many marshmallows u can fit into your mouth!

What type of dare is that..

Anna: is that even a dare?

Anna grabbed a handful of marshmallows while putting them in her mouth one by one counting each. After a few minutes of bursting of laughter and tears she got 15 marshmallows in her mouth, I was impressed to be honest. While Anna was trying to aggressively chew the 15 marshmallows in her mouth I i realized that me and Chloe were holding hands for a while now, as I was moving my hand away slowly she grabbed my hand and rubbed her thumb on the top of my hand.

Chloe's POV

I noticed that Red was trying to slowly move her hand away so I pulled it back and started to rub my thumb back and forth. I want Red to be comfortable with me and not feel like she has to move away from me. "Chloe! Truth or dare" Anna said smirking at me and Red " uhhh.. truth" I said nervously, I heard Red chuckle at my answer so I punched her slightly in the arm. "Is it true your in love with Red?" Once those words were out her mouth I immediately blushed, "well I haven't really thought about that.."I tried to answer truthfully "so you would date her ?" Anna said dying for my answer. "Only one question!" I said throwing a mini pillow at her. "Fine fine!" Anna said almost pouting. She has a point tho, I wouldn't mind- WAIT. No. Absolutely not.

"Red truth or dare!" Dizzy said smiling at her with her bubbly tone, dizzy was so adorable, she was kind and always stool up for her friends. "Dare" Red said as she was picking up a chocolate cookie. "I dare you to.... Kiss Chloe. It won't mean nothing, it's just platonic!" Red stopped mid bite in her cookie turning a bit pink. Why would Dizzy ask for something so.. crazy, I mean surely it wouldn't mean any- "fuck no. I would Never kiss Chloe charming. I'd rather go back to wonderland than EVER put my lips on her." I turned my head to her immediately after she said that letting go of her hand. I noticed when I let go she had some guilt in her eyes. Is that how she really felt about me? She'd really rather go back to wonderland?. I wiped the single tear that escaped my eye quickly so nobody could see that I was visibly hurt by that statement. "Uhmm... well I guess we will just, watch a movie yea?" Dizzy said trying to empty the room of its tension and awkward silence.

Anna: yea totally!- what should we watch ? Maybe horror, comedy? Romance..

Red: hmm maybe horror, I saw this one good movie I think we will like.

I hate horror movies. With a burning passion I hate them to my core. Why are they so scary and gory?? Anna and Dizzy agreed to the idea so I just agreed as well. While they we're pulling up the movie on the T.V I went into the kitchen making some pop corn. I was waiting for the popcorn to finish when Red walked in slowly. "Hey bluey, don't worry about what I said-" " I don't care Red. If that's how you really feel then so be it." I said cutting her off. I don't know why I was so upset. I just needed space away from her, something about what she said really hurt me. She tried to speak up before the microwave went off indicating that the popcorn was finished. I threw the popcorn in a big bowl and went back out to our little set up sitting back down on the long part of the couch. Red came back sitting down next to me but still far away. I wish I could hold her hand and have her cuddled up against me but I just can't right now. Dizzy turned on the movie and I couldn't even pay attention. What Red said sat on my brain, I zoned out thinking about what she said trying to figure out why I of all people was so hurt by it. "I'd rather go back to wonderland than kiss her."  I thought to myself. Suddenly a scream came from the movie knocking me out of my trance with my thoughts causing me to jump at the sudden noise. "You alright Chloe?" Red said looking at me. As if she would care. "I'm fine." I said not looking at her, because if I did look at her I knew I wouldn't be mad at her anymore.

About 30 minutes into the movie Dizzy and Anna

fell asleep on each other while Red and I were still wide awake. I couldn't stand still being in the same room as her so I got up and went into the kitchen getting me some water. She followed in behind me for whatever reason. "What do you need Red." I said while reaching into the freezer for ice. " I don't understand why your upset at me. You haven't looked at me every since the game." Was she serious? " Are you serious Red? You said you'd rather go back to wonderland then just give  me a random platonic kiss. I'm not upset at the fact you don't want to kiss me but the fact that you said you'd rather go back to wonderland." I said at the same time we we're walking closer to each other. "Chloe.." "save it Red, I know you don't like me, and you never will, but I thought we actually had-" I got cut off by her cupping her hands around my face and her lips meeting mine. I was shocked but I kissed back.

WAIT. I KISSED RED BACK??!

Reds POV

I have no idea what came over me but I couldn't stand Chloe being upset at me much longer. Her not looking at me or holding my hand. It was so stressful I was itching for her touch. I kissed her mid sentence and to my surprise she kissed me back. I pulled away but left my hands cupped around her face " I didn't mean it alright Chloe? I just didn't want.. yea. But I really am sorry Chloe, i shouldn't have been so rude to you." I said to her not letting go of eye contact. She smiled at me and wrapped her arms around me giving me a hug, at first i hesitated to hug back but I did just for her sake. I held her hand as we were about to walk over to the couch we saw Anna and Dizzy standing in the frame with their jaws practically on the floor. I felt a wave of embarrassment and turned a bright red, i dropped my head down letting my hair dangle beside me in attempt to hide my face.

Dizzy: well, Anna give me my 20 dollars

Anna: fineee.

Chloe: wait what? Yall put a bet us?!

Dizzy: well duh Chloe. And I won so pay up Anna.

Anna reached into her pocket pulling out a 20 and shamefully handing it to dizzy. Chloe smiled while her hand still latched on mine as we went to the couch and sat down next to each other. "So are you guys dating" Anna said breaking the comforting silence. "WHAT?!" I accidentally yelled making Chloe jump. Does she hate Loud sounds or something? "Sorry, and no, we arnt dating we were just completing your dare" I said confidently with Chloe laughing a little at my response. "Well now me and Anna can finally ship you guys together! And you can't deny anything, y'all kissed and that's all we needed to know"  Dizzy said as Anna nodded in agreement.