"Excuse me...are you nuts, what makes you think I'll say thank you for that stupid fucked up hug you gave me back there, I didn't ask for it anyway, I was in control...OK...." Alice responded trying to hide the fact that indeed, the beautiful embrace Ryder gave her had calmed her down...but again we forget.. This is Alice were talking about...Alice Bennet to be precise...
Ryder had his hands at the back of his head..shutting his eyes and convincing himself that he was over reacting...
But the more he tried telling himself that,the more his heart broke from the imagination Alice will never be the girl he wants her to be...in some way, it scared him...his senses came down...
"Why can't you just be normal for once...like good... Will it kill you to say a simple thank you.." He asked already giving up...
The simple tone he'd used on Alice was killing her, it was getting to her so bad, and when she looked at Ryder... His eyed fixed on hers, their eyes somehow communicated..
.without words,
without touch,
nothing, just in nature, and in a way, the two were drawn to each other, their hearts beating bombastically, yearning for both of them to cone to an understanding, but of course, the ego that coaxed both their personalities stood firmly in the way, there was no way any of them would step down for the other..
"So uhm...the team was excited because we have to go to the apprighto party tomorrow....the one we always attend for all supernatural creatures, and the best thing, its held inside the. WA headquarters... Where we suspect malia is hidden..." Gregory said, inturupting the trance that had captured both parties..
Everybody stared arkwardly at them, they failed to understand how in possible worlds Ryder would want a girl like Alice. But as they say, you can't choose who you fall for..
Ryder finally wrapped his head around Gregory's words,and understood why the following day was the only chance to have an insight of who or what they were going up against..
But then he began to wonder..how it was possible to walk in without a date, the parties were like prom, but this time, they were couple parties, everyone had to come in with a partner, a lover...how was it possible then. .
" we can't make it, not everyone here is a couple.. " he said turning towards the park who already seemed settled trying to find themselves fake partners..
"I'll go with jack. " one of the girls said. .
"I have mike.." Another supported..
"I can go with Eloise.. "
"I have a girlfriend already.." Another said...
"I can settle for mia.." A blonde guy said...
"Mathew and I will go.."
"Ken's going with me. " the last one said.comend with that, it was settled, all attending had a partner except four: Gregory, Ryder, Alice and Derrick (Maya's boyfriend)
The four stared at each other wondering who would take the girl scarier than death itself...
"I can't go...I'm not going to spoil you kids fun.. I'll be back here protecting the witch.. " Gregory said, before he turned to derrick...
" I can't afford to go to parties whilst I still have to look for my girlfriend.. " he defended, backing away from the tension,
now the two finally stared back at each other, as the whole pack smirked, understanding that the two who pretend to hate each other have no other partners but themselves...
And so they slowly stared at each other, as though pausing challenge. Ryder gritted through his teeth, more than irritated at the situation, he was more than willing to back down...he just couldn't go with Alice.. He felt agitated.
Alice on the other hand was calm, she was determined to get her Mom no matter the cost, attending the party as Ryder's girlfriend would be the least of her problems, although she writhed at the thought of acting all loving with him.
I mean cone on, this two had egos way higher than themselves...
One thing was certain though, east or west...they would have to go together ...
As she slowly slid the red heels onto her toes,a tear escaped her eyes, going to parties like these reminded her about a lot of things...one that she'd never actually been in one..two that she had to fake a relationship with the boy she "hated" and thirdly.. She was finally gonna save her mom...her long lost mom.
.. She stood in front of the wide mirror, staring at herself, dressed in matching red...she looked stunning, absolutely elegant...
She hadn't gone back home yet, she couldn't just go back to her shadow life on the prospect that she'd soon be saving her mother.. ..And beside, aunt milder would have been more than happy to know that she would soon be seeing her missing sister...
On several occasions, when Alice was still little, she'd often overheard her mom arguing with aunt milder...they would often n argue about who had better chances and skills of acquiring a gem left by their father.. Well, that's a complicated story...
She wiped away the drop of tear that was brought about by the sad memory, and as she did...she put on her makeup... Staring at herself in the mirror and telling herself that she'd break anyone who dared stand in her way...that was Alice, the real Alice, the one who gets anything she set her eyes on, she doesn't miss...she never misses.. She can't miss...
Even in her childhood, when she'd set her eyes on getting specific people disciplined, she left a mark. Often, parents in preschool were afraid of Alice, and so were the teachers, any chances of disciplining the girl failed...because each time she'd bring her gangster parents...I know you're wondering if you read right...so yes.. Alice's parents were gangster...more of mafia's.. And everyone knew that, even the government, and no one dared mess with them...
Meanwhile, Ryder stood outside at the edge of the stairs, dressed in a maroon pair of suit, he'd combed his hair backwards, making sure to say,he looked both handsome and official...
The rest of the pack was already gone, they loved partying more than their lives...earlier, they'd teased Ryder about Alice... Everyone could tell something was just going on, but of course the two were harder on themselves than anyone else..
As Alice opened the door, Ryder's mouth dropped open, stepping outside was the girl of his dreams, the girl he once hated, the girl he felt disgusted about, but now, right now, that she sees these imperfect girl walking towards him, all senses were lost, she looked stunning... No one in their right senses could even focus on her body size when the saw what kind of a sexy woman she'd actually be...
Ryder was so mesmerized that he didn't realize her talking to him, it was obvious they were late...
"You're going to drop your mouth.." He finally heard Alice say as he snapped out of his trance embarrassed ... He took some time to take in her features , her red lipstick flaunting perfectly on her lips...she looked so kissable...he didn't realize himself biting his lower lip, only that he was lost in the beauty of the girl he'd soon walk in with as his girlfriend...
"We need to set some things clear pretty boy.." Alice sneered causing Ryder to look at her, shocked about her comment... And for the first time, she laughed, sincerely...
"Well I guess I'm not the only one looking pretty tonight" Ryder boldly added...
It was conversations like these that left both of them more free with each other, for when she looked at him blankly..her insides were set ablaze..their eyes meeting was an action they would never get tired of..they felt more familiar to each other.. And to their stubbornness....and for the first time, as Alice looked at Ryder she smiled, a sudden kind of sensation overpowering her, she reminded herself of the day she'd promised herself never to fall in love with this lowlife teenage boys, and now, standing right here, she felt something more than strangeness or friendship...
For the heart never knows what steps to take, it has a mind of its own , most people say,it never knows whether love has formula, whether as we often put it..it's suppost to start with friendship, but looking deeper, love at first sight was repeated in their lives every time they looked at each other..not like the Disney movies, where time stops, and its only you two in the room..its more real..more immense..its natural., and as we all say....the heart wants what it wants, if it loves , it loves...it just loves..
" so today is important to me,and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it perfect..I ain't failing this mission, that means you're my boyfriend for this 24 hours..And that means you have to put down you're player reputation, no flirting with girls tonight babe ..we clear..?" Alice joked...
At the moment, Ryder's heart jumped a little in the mention of those two words..."babe" and"boyfriend "
He liked the sound of that.. And so, he smiled again, offered his hand as Alice slowly took it, both their hands entwined to each other...
They both felt it... The sparks, yet the tension and the suspense...but soon enough, they both stubbornly brushed it off...
"Sure , no problem babe, shall we go..."Ryder said sarcastically, making them both chuckle and walk out of the room,
Indeed, the feeling was mutual..
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