You know that awkward moment where you're trying to figure out why you're being ignored but you don't want to ask either cause you're being ignored and you don't want to give the person the satisfaction of knowing it's bothering you? Yes? No? Well that's what's happening right now.
Axel is sitting on one of the stools at the island in the middle of the kitchen, ignoring me and I am leaning on the kitchen counter, eating my tomato and cheese sandwich, trying to not let it get to me. I hate when people ignore me, it's childish and stupid.
"Oh but when you do it, it's not?" This is my subconscious. I call her Danielle cause my name is Danielle and she is me, Get it? Instead of having one person though I have multiple. Like in inside out where there are emotions? Basically that. I swear I'm not crazy!
"No. it's not." I say back in my head.
"Wimp" This one is basically the really annoying, immature, version of me. Again, Danielle.
"Shut up"
I conjured up an amazing plan and decided to put it into action. If you're wondering it has been a day since I got sick. Whatever tablets Vera gave me worked pretty quickly and I was feeling fine now. Back to the matter at hand though, my plan was to force Axel into talking to me.
I went upstairs and had a shower just to annoy Axel then I got dressed. I'm wearing a baggy, long, t-shirt with black and white stripes and a pair of shorts that my mum had brought for me on the first day she heard I had to stay here. I made sure my hair was still damp before going downstairs with a towel and making a show of me wiping my hair.
He was in the same place as he was before and I could see the annoyance clear on his face but he tried to hide it by turning around and looking down at the counter.
Next, I got my phone and texted Cole. A few minutes later he called me and I put the second part of my plan into action.
"Hi, what do I have to go along with?" I smiled looking away from Axel for a minute and then put on a blank face.
"The mall? Yeah, I would love to go there. It has been way too long since I left the house" I said in a loud voice while looking bored.
"I'm guessing you're trying to annoy Axel?"
"Yep, definitely. So what time do you want to go?" I asked while smiling.
"Are we actually going to the mall or are you hoping Axel will get mad?"
"The first one so that means I have to leave now" I spared Axel a glance and it looked like he was on a call with someone and his jaw was clenched
"We're going to the mall now?" Cole asked with amusement clear in voice
"Yep, I'll text you before I leave"
"Alright then. Bye, see you soon"
"Bye!"
I looked back at Axel and his phone call had ended. A minute later my phone rang and the caller id showed me it was Snape. I answered and he immediately started shouting in my ear.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
I scowled at Axel who had turned his gaze to the counter and covered his mouth with his hand but I could see him shaking with laughter.
"One minute" I moved to the living room and stood in the corner so I could make sure Axel was still in the kitchen.
"I'm going to the mall with Cole" I told him loud enough so Axel could hear.
"You were terribly sick just yesterday, you can't go out today"
"But I'm feeling better!"
"Of course you're feeling better. Vera knows what she's doing but you may relapse"
I know exactly how to win this argument. "I agree, Vera does know what she's doing. If I ask her and she says yes can I go?"
He went quiet for a few minutes then sighed and said.
"I suppose"
He gave me her number and I called. She picked up on the second ring.
"Hello?" She sounded uncertain but that's probably cause there was an unknown number calling her.
"Vera! It's me, Danielle"
"Oh, Hi Danielle. You sound a lot better"
"It's because I feel a lot better. You are a miracle worker Vera"
" Thank you, dear" she paused then asked "Is there a specific reason you called me? Not that I mind"
"Do you think it's okay for me to go the the mall?"
"Ummmm...?"
"I really do feel better and I took my tablets this morning too!"
"Do you really need to go today?" She asked with uncertainty clear in her voice.
I decided the truth would be the best way to go so I told her.
"Axel is ignoring me and I know the best way to get him to talk to me would be to annoy him into it"
She laughed, it was soft and light like a chill melody.
"Well if that's the case then I have to let you go but please call me if you feel light-headed or sick, okay?"
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
I ended the call after saying bye and called Snape to tell him. He was less than pleased and started listing off a set of rules I was to follow if I didn't feel good.
"Vera texted me. She said not to give you any trouble and the only reason she's letting you go is because you are an elemental. You're lucky she's on your side"
I smiled and as if he was here he said.
"Stop smiling, Danielle"
"Okay, okay. I'm gonna leave after I get a tuk"
"Did Vera not tell you? She said Axel is going to be driving you"
"What?!" I shouted but he had already ended the call.
I looked at Axel with the most annoyed look I could muster and then stomped up the stairs while muttering a colourful string of curse words. I got my phone off the charger from his room and pocketed my headphones. They were black and green and they were the most comfortable pair of headphones I'd owned.
"Car. Now" Axel grumbled while walking past me to the front door.
"So he speaks?" I say mimicking his words from the day we had our talk.
He opened the door and made a hand gesture that basically told me to get out.
"Moody much?" I muttered while walking past him and to his car.
He had a red Jeep Wrangler. I don't know much about cars but I'll try and explain it in the best way I can. It has 4 seats, two in the front and two at the back. A leather interior and a square trunk.
I got in on the left side and put my seatbelt on then I decided to sulk, I slouched down in my seat and crossed my arms. Axel opened the door on the right and took one look at me, raised his eyebrows, then started laughing. After he managed to calm himself down, he switched the AC on, put the car in drive and left.
Axel really is bi-polar. One moment he was laughing and the next he's grumbling like someone told him his favourite show was cancelled. For example, one moment he's smiling and driving then next, which is right now, he's frowning and muttering under his breath.
We were currently in the mall with Cole and Axel hasn't stopped complaining. I did try talking to him but he was dead set on ignoring me.
"Sorry about grouchy pants over here. He's mad for some reason" I told Cole while walking towards the escalator that would take us to the food court.
"Sure, go ahead. Act like you don't know" Axel said while texting someone on his phone.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I stopped and moved away from the escalator so I wasn't blocking the way and looked at Axel with a pointed look.
"If you want to act like you don't know then fine. Just let it go" Axel walked away after that and I turned my attention back to Cole.
"What an ass!" I exclaimed quite loudly cause the group people who were passing us looked at me weird before going down the escalator. Though one boy stopped and looked back at his butt then said: "I know right?!"
I looked at him with an amused look but then started laughing. He just winked at me cheekily and followed his friends downstairs to the food court. Cole was laughing too and then he turned to me and said:
"Sri Lanka is fun"
"Depends on the people you meet and hang out with" I replied while shrugging. I still had a smiled on my face because of that one comment that random boy made.
That happiness was short lived because we saw Axel coming towards us. I tried to rush down the elevator but Cole blocked my way and said that it might be important so we should hear him out. I gave him an exasperated look but turned back to Axel anyway.
A huge waste of my time, by the way. He didn't even spare me a glance and instead turned to Cole.
"When y'all are done tell her to text me"
"She's right here you know? You can't stay mad at her forever" Cole said with a pointed look in Axels direction.
Axel being the totally mature person he was. *cough* He really isn't *cough*. He walked away but no wait for the best part. He rolled his eyes! Shocker there right?
"What did you do this time?" Cole asked me while gesturing for me to get on the escalator.
"I don't even know. I woke up sick yesterday and he was annoyed at me then we had to talk so he was being nice-ish. Today after I woke up he wasn't looking at me or talking to me"
We got off the escalator and started looking for a restaurant that we would like.
"Did you try asking him why he was mad at you?"
"No...."
"And why not?"
"Because he's ignoring me!" I said while flinging my arms out.
"Don't you think that you'll get somewhere if you actually ask him" Cole asked me with a look that told me I was being dumb.
"Yes but I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of knowing it's bothering me"
We realised that we didn't like any of the restaurants down here at the moment and decided to check the floors above.
We finally found a place we both agreed on, Dinemore. We found a table outside on the little balcony thing and started talking about Axel again. If he knew we talked about him this much his ego might make his head explode.
"You know if you two would just put your pride aside then maybe y'all would be nicer to each other"
"Axel should try first. He is older isn't he?" I pointed out while checking the menu even though I knew what I wanted.
"Speak of the devil and he shall appear" I looked at Cole confused to see he was looking at something behind me. I turn in my seat and almost immediately turn back.
Axel and Alejandro walk through the balcony door of the restaurant right next to Dinemore. I make sure I'm completely slouched in my chair but when I hear two sets of footsteps walking towards our table I knew my attempt to hide was in vain.
It wasn't Axel. A waiter was showing an elderly man to his seat and when I noticed that Axel and Alejandros seat were in the same line to where we were sitting I sighed in relief.
"Why do you look so happy?"
"They won't be able to see us. There are too many people blocking us"
A while later a waiter took our orders and we got our food about 30 minutes later. In between we started talking about anything we could think of and by the time we got our food our stomachs were grumbling. It was pretty embarrassing.
Cole got a beef chop and butter naan which he said tasted like heaven and I got a beef submarine. He apparently agreed to eat at Dinemore because that's one of the first places he'd been to while he was here.
"I'm gonna wash my hands. Do you want me to wait till your done?" I asked Cole while taking a sip from my sprite.
"I'm almost done. You can go"
I nodded and started walking to the sink place they had when I saw a very happy Alejandro jumping up and down outside the restaurant. I sighed and quickly slipped into the room where the sink was and washed my hands. I left and started walking back towards Coles and my table but kept an eye on the entrance so I would see if Alejandros and mister grump were outside.
I was about to turn around and talk to Cole but then I noticed two figures sitting at our table and groaned.
"Alejandro. What a pleasant surprise" I said with sarcasm lacing my tone.
I saw Axel roll his eyes but I couldn't be bothered talking to him.
"Likewise, Danielle. How are you on this fine day?"
"I WAS absolutely peachy!" I said while putting an emphasis on 'was'.
"What happened that made you feel not so peachy?"
"Alejandro, why are you here?" I asked while crossing my arms and glaring at Axel when I noticed he was sitting on my chair.
"I just wanted to make simple conversation, jeez. What is with you two today?"
I conjured up my second brilliant plan of the day and smiled.
"Absolutely nothing is wrong, Ale. Can I please be excused for one minute, guys? Cole, would you mind accompanying me to the counter? We will be right back" I said to Alejandro while dragging Cole behind me and into the restaurant.
"What's going on?" He asked with a confused look plastered onto his face.
"I have no doubt about it when I say Axel definitely told Alejandro about him being mad at me. Due to his royal dumbness saying that Alejandro brought him to either, one, apologise or two, to annoy us"
"And what are we doing here?"
"Good question, my friend. Axel may or may not have come here to annoy me too and since they both want to be pains, I decided that they should have to pay our bill"
I walked to the counter and told the waiter who was in charge of our table to give the check to the two black haired boys sitting outside at our old table. He looked at me skeptically but got the check anyway and gave it to them. Meanwhile Cole and I were standing outside the restaurant waiting for their reaction, I was practically jumping with joy cause I knew Axel would be so mad. I'll give you the play-by-play version.
Axel looks up confused but takes the check anyway and then looks at Alejandro.
They both sit there for about 5 minutes until they realised that the check was ours and that's when they started looking around.
Alejandro spots us standing outside the restaurant and frowns at the very smug, gleeful looks on our faces then points us out to fire boy right next to him.
Axel literally had the rage of a thousand suns burning in his eyes and started mouthing the words: "come here now" and the other not so nice ones including: "I'm gonna kill you".
Me being the petty person I am just gave them that toodles wave that you see in movies and skipped -yes I actually skipped- away.