"You look pretty," Steven said to Sophie while messing her hair, she blushed. He started looking around the room, the room looked the same just a little bit different with different paint on the walls, the desk and chair were still in front of the window while before it was clean now it was scattered with papers, pens, and books, the tree was still the same just a little bigger, the difference was the emptiness of the room, no brown bean bag present, no dresses scattered in one corner of the room, but piles of books instead of them.
He turned and looked towards Sophie who was taller than he remembered her, prettier, her brown almond eyes were bright and big but still calculative, her hair was longer now before they were chin-length as now they were little down her shoulder and with a smile plastered on her face that was the weirdest thing, she was now looking intently at him.
"Where is rain? Down in the party?" He asked as it was getting awkward in here. she looked pretty but also kind, kind, and sweet towards him.
She nodded, "Wait I'll drag her here." She ran out of the door after saying this, she was happy and fluttered, she thought, he looked really handsome.
She thought her girl crush may come back.
He knew Sophie would be happy but hadn't expected her to be this much, he was pleased to look at her happiness. He hadn't expected her to show shyness but hadn't also expected her to hug him, she greeted him like he was a long-lost friend who she missed dearly, maybe she did, he thought.
He sat on the chair and looked out of the window at the people and the party below, some of the young girls were dancing near the tree could be Sophie's friend, and others were having different types of competitions, no family members were out.
He had to teleport into Sophie's room as the kids were out in the backyard, it's really tiring to your powers in the human world, he was now hungry, with all this traveling and teleportation I hope Sophie brings some food too. He stood up as he faintly hears the door to the room he was in open in mids of loud blazing DJ out of the window.
Rain opened the door while saying, "How can you stain your dress…" She screamed in mid-sentence as her hazel big eyes met with Steven's green hooded once.
Steven laughed and went towards her, "Hey." He said a little awkwardly and he unknowingly started expecting a tight hug as Sophie gave him from Rain.
Sophie watched her sister for what her reaction would be, she thought the Rain would run towards him to hug him.
Smack!
Steven's face turned towards the right as Rain's slapped him on left, He looked at Sophie who was on right with shocked plaster on his face.
"You IDIOT!." Rain yelled at him. Anger fumed inside her.
Steven took a few steps back while raising both his hands in surrender, while Rain started frantically looking for some object to smack him with.
Steven anxiously looked at Sophie who was blank with shock and as soon as she saw him looking, she was out of her shock and started, "Rain, stop…" She tried saying while going towards her sister.
"You knew?" Rain turned towards her and yelled at her angrily.
"NO, no. I didn't" Sophie took a step back scared while guiltily looked at him and mouth sorry, can't help. He looked at her in shock.
"Rain, look…" He tried saying.
"I am looking Steven, for an object to kill you." Rain snapped sarcastically. how dare he come now.
Sophie moved a step back terrified from her sister's anger, now her back was touching the cupboard. Steven looked at her then at Rain then at her again, slightly looking at Sophie pleadingly to save him, which Sophie ignored, she was not going to come in front of angry Rain.
"I…"
"YOU what?" Rain snapped again while looking at him. She went to the left corner beside the door and took the hardest and biggest book in her hands, "You what?" She asked again growling.
Steven took another step back, "Rain don't…"
"Or what?" She took a step forward, Sophie watched with guilt and anxiety at them both, steven looked terrified. He has powers, and e is terrified of her sister, she thought and chuckled silently.
"Or… or…" he stammered, while looking at Rain, then at Sophie who was chuckling and stopped as soon as she catches him looking at him, he frowned.
Rain took another step. he quickly looked at her. "Don…don't come any near… or… or… "
Rain took another step, Steven looked at Sophie pleadingly and Sophie motioned him towards the bathroom to run inside.
Which in his panic he misinterpreted and said," Or, I will jump down the window."
Rain stopped, Sophie smacked her hand on her forehead, Steven realized his mistake and looked at Sophie, panicking while Rain muttered, "Go on."
She crosses her arms across her chest, she repeated, "Sure, Go on."
Steven looked at Sophie who was looking at the Rain with horror, "He will get…"
"I know…" Rain turned to look at Sophie and said," Let's see what dad and our uncles handle him like, I will tell them that he came through the window when I was helping you while crying a little. Our father and uncles don't like people who made us cry you know."
Sophie looked at her sister horrorstruck, you are gone man, she wanted to tell Steven but kept quiet, Steven without a choice turned towards the window, he will have to teleport in mid-air he thought, when an idea came, he turned back,
"You look beautiful, you know. I came back because of you…"
"Really?" Rain challenged still hands crossed and stoned-faced.
"I am not a ranger, I am just a normal human there, not even a government official. Remember I told you that non-important people usually get one chance per year to come into the human world, and I took that chance to visit you," He said while looking at her with gentle eyes and trying hard to look as if he was hurt.
"I will go now, happy to see that you are doing awesome," He said while turning and climbing over the desk slowly.
Sophie looked at him, who was now inches away from the window, one step and he would be out, he wanted to stop him, then she looked at Rain who was standing watching him with hands crossed over her chest, she thought, Rain is not going to stop him, could I?
Steven was waiting for Rain's voice to stop him, while he slowly started scattering the books and pages to one side for looking like they are coming in between his jumping down, come one Rain, he thought, stop me.
Rain was thinking hard, he took the only chance to meet me, no one else but me, she thought, but then why not come at my birthday, why make me cry and wait for this long, for two months long, thinking that he lied, he won't come, she wanted to stay angry but she couldn't, "Stop!" She announced.
Steven took his time to turn back and look at the Rain while acting hurt, "Why?" He asked.
What a drama queen, Sophie thought, And I fell for it too. huh, Mad.
"You can stay for 1 week then go, I know you won't have anywhere to stay…" She said, and to make herself clear she added," Just because you helped us before."
She didn't want him to think that she is not angry anymore, he made her cry and wait for two months she can make him cry and wait for at least 2 days, he will be punished for all the sad moments and tears she had because of him.
she knew he must have some good reasons, but for now, she didn't care about any situation or reason that he would give, she thought, I will listen to him tomorrow.
She turned back and left the room while slamming the door behind her. Both Steven and Sophie exhaled out the breath they both unintentionally had held. that was scary Sophie thought and looked at the door which was closed.
while existing, Rain thought, am I that terrifying? And chuckled as soon as she was out, and moved towards the stairs while thinking of how handsome he was now, or he was always and she never noticed. whichever, the way he looked at her made her feel butterflies, but she won't ever accept the fact.
"Have you joined acting school?" Sophie questioned while looking at the door.
"NO, should I?" Steven asked while still looking at the door, Sophie turned and looked at him and he did the same, and as soon as their eyes met both of them burst out laughing.