Having his eyes closed the whole time because of the lights he didn’t expect anyone would come. Nurses would occasionally come in but quickly leave and they were always gentle with everything, especially opening doors so when he heard someone came in in a rush he quickly looked up. For a second he just froze, opening his mouth to say something but no words came out. Instead he looked to the other side biting his lip to stop it from shaking. He didn’t even know what he wanted to say, no matter how much he wanted this to happen he never knew how this would end. This was also not the perfect time but he felt like there will never be a perfect time. He did want to start a conversation like he planed to before the crash happened; comforting her about the thing she’s been hiding from him but seeing her now he just couldn’t do that.
Playing with the sheet with his not broken hand he kept his eyes glued on the window no matter how much it made his eyes hurt. He kept opening his mouth to say something but that would end up in him biting his lip all over again and sighing quietly. This didn’t go like he imagined it would, he just wanted to get it over it. That’s what he wanted to believe in at least, but having her stand not so far away from him now made him realize that was not the case. It just made him think of every single moment spent with her and for some reason it kept making him emotional.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” He managed to say very quietly without his voice breaking, relaxing his hand but not daring to meet her eyes.
I looked at him laying there. He had a cast on his arm and bruises on any part of his skin that was exposed. I looked back at the door handle. I thought about turning it and leaving but when I heard movement from the bed and him look my way my hand instantly dropped. I took a step forward towards him when I thought he was going to say something but instead he turned away to look out the window. I could still see the profile of his face and saw him biting his own lip. I knew why. It was to stop it from quivering. I knew him well enough to know this. I took in a sharp breathe and closed my own eyes for a few seconds, mustering up the little bit of confidence I still had in myself at the moment. It was enough to bring my feet over to the bed and and I was now sitting in the chair next to him. He was still facing the window though and part of me was okay with it. Him not really looking at me, but knowing I was here was enough for me for my stomach to be doing twists. I could throw up. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I looked down at my own hands and fingers. The skin around my nails was raw and hurt but not unbearable. My eyes soon shot back up to look at him though. Take him in. He may be hurt and bruised right now but he was still the Leo I fell in love with years ago. It was almost like he was a magnet and my eyes were drawn to him. He may not be able to look at me right now but he was the only thing I could see. “I-I…you hated me, or hate.” Was all I could say back to his question. The words came out choppy and shakey.
@astxrism
Orion was definitely enjoying kissing Aria. Orion may not be the most social person in Lime Grove, but that doesn’t mean he can’t bring on some charm and wouldn’t take an opportunity to spend time with a pretty girl. Orion chuckled at her comment and glanced around for just a moment. He smirked as he looked back at Aria. “I couldn’t care less about their eyes. Really the only eyes that matter much are yours. Definitely better than bumper cars.”
@CerealKiller - I’m so, so, so sorry this was so late!
I smirked.
I wasn’t the most social person either. I did like spending time with my friends but I didn’t have such a big record of people I’ve had something sexual or romantic with in this place.
There was Bentley obviously, and god knows I had no idea what I was thinking when I let myself get into a relationship. He was a good guy, but I don’t think I’m meant for relationship, as sad as that sounds, and I don’t think I can change it… might as well die alone…
There were obviously some attractive people in Lime Grove and Orion was definitely one of them, so besides being a good kisser being attractive was definitely a bonus.
I couldn’t care less about their eyes. Really the only eyes that matter much are yours. Definitely better than bumper cars.
“Never had someone put my eyes and bumper cars in a sentence” I chuckled and looked at him with a light smirk
@Littlefeets
“have I never said no to that?” I smiled at him weakly because that was really all I could muster up. I was hurting so bad, but I was alive - so I wasn’t ever going to stop attempting to be happy. “Never.” I said as he moved next to me.
“Come here you little rascal” I closed my eyes softly for a moment as I rested my head against his chest, placing my hand on top on his wrist as I moved my thumb in small circles. “Cuddles always make things better.” I told him with a light chuckle.
“I missed that… and it’s weird because you’ve been here only for a few hours” I laughed lightly and let out a small sigh. “Yeah… But considering the circumstances, I’d say this was way overdue.” I joked, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. “I uhm… I thought that I wouldn’t ever see you again… And that terrified me.” I admitted, turning my head so that I was looking into his eyes.
Never
I chuckled “my point exactly” I said
Cuddles always make things better.
“True” I said “I’m all careful and sh!t though, don’t want to hurt you or anything” I said and ran a hand through my hair
I uhm… I thought that I wouldn’t ever see you again… And that terrified me.
I slightly bit my lip and sighed as stroking her hair “I did too” I said and looked out the window for a moment before looking back at her “It really freaked me out, I can’t lose you…” I said “as selfish as it sounds” I chuckled
@aesthetic
🅲🅻🅾🅽🅴 - Aries and Natalina - Current Day
“What a wonderful voice.”
“Your forced compliment is greatly appreciated,” he stated with a wink and lazy grin.
Aries playful smikr faltered momentarily as her hand resting against his chest, casuing him to furrow his brows in confusion. He was supposed to mess with her head, not the other way around.
“If you don’t know what that is you don’t really need google. You are doing it right now.” She was certainly right about that. Whenever Vincent and him were hanging out, he found compelte amusement in doing everything he could to annoy Natalina or at least get her to blow up and fully attack him like he knew she was capable of doing. She had her mask wired on pretty tight, meaning she cared about Vincent that much. But now that Vincent wasn’t here, she seemed to already be turning the tables as she fiddled with his collar. He arched his neck and the amused and relaxed grin returned as she just as quickly pulled those fingers away. “Are you suggesting you’re the life of the party Nat? That’s certainly a bold and factless statement.”
“I guess we all have different ideas of fun. I didn’t know this was yours.”
“Again, what are you suggesting? That I bother lame girls named Natalina for a bit of amusement?” He snapped his fingers over at her and tilted his head in her direction. “Because you’re compeltely right.”
As if she realized it’d been even slightly removed in the first place, she’d plastered her calm demeanor back on.
“Makes me feel sorry for you wifey.”
Aries let our a sigh at the mention of Stephanie and leaned forward, his hands clasped as he looked out at the fair. The whole point of this lockdown was to somehow erase the fact that he was getting hitched. It was proving to be a failure, clearly.
“And if sitting around here in the dark alone with your thoughts is your idea of fun, I feel bad for Vin. Poor guy likes entertainment.”
He stayed quiet for a moment before tilting his head curiously at a booth just a bit away. Pretty ripped guys were grabbing a hammer and slamming it down onto a surface to get it to hit the bell at the top.
He laughed silently through his nose before sitting to straight and leaning over to Natalina. “If I call you enough names, will you finally get angry enough at me and hit that thing hard enough for the bell to ring?”
🅲🅻🅾🅽🅴 - Aries and Heather - Current Day
He laughed as she counted the last numbers, slowing down at 49 and exxageratedly wiping his brow as if the work out was strenuous.
She began clapping and he bowed playfully, his chin tilted upward pompously. “Thank you, thank you.”
"Do you want a wittle teddy bear as a award?”
“Is that an option?” He asked, glancing back at her with a playful grin before walking forward again in the line. they’d finally reached the end and got into the coaster. He buckled and let out a whoop as he placed his hands on the padded seating right next to his head.
“If you puke, can I have your car?” He said with a smirk as he turned to look over at her.
“True… I’m all careful and sh!t though, don’t want to hurt you or anything” I smiled lightly and shook my head slowly. “You could never hurt me, Kilometers.” I said, giving him a goofy grin. “Besides, I’m sure you could fix me, doc - magic powers and all, hm…” I joked.
I smiled as he stroked my hair. It was so comforting and I felt like I could be here forever. He was soothing and it was sweet. “I did too… It really freaked me out, I can’t lose you…” I smiled lightly and looked down at my bruised knuckles - which I just now realized we a light shade of purple. I probably looked horrible. “I don’t want to lose you… You’re the only person who gets me.” I said, giving him a smile. "as selfish as it sounds” I shook my head lightly and rested my other hand on his chest. “I feel the same, I don’t think it’s selfish…” I muttered.
Look let’s wait about an hour if no one comes to tell us anything, we are going to march up to a nurse handling his case and demand answers
I nodded, he was right.
But that didn’t last too much because eventually Elise went over to the nurses and from the distance I saw she went into his room.
I hoped he was okay…
but how bad of me was it to be relieved that Elise left because it was just too awkward?
I can understand her though, she’s his ex fiancé. But I can’t stand it she just looks at me with a look that means ‘I’m judging you and I can’t believe you did this.’
I sighed as she left, Fadil was still here though.
I went back a new steps and rested my back against the wall and ran a frustrated hand through my hair looking up, trying not to cry.
This was all too much.
@Yomama
@Madilfill @astxrism mentioned
You could never hurt me, Kilometers
I chuckled “I’ll allow that because you’re a cripple now” I said and ruffled her hair
Besides, I’m sure you could fix me, doc - magic powers and all, hm…
“Good point” I smirked “I am the magician of injured humans” I said
I don’t want to lose you… You’re the only person who gets me. I feel the same, I don’t think it’s selfish…
I smiled lightly and planted a light kiss on her head “anytime, love” I said “I don’t know what ill do without you, I can’t even imagine my life without you in it I swear. It’s crazy” I added and stroked her arm that was on my chest
@aesthetic
Hearing her footsteps coming closer to him and the sound of the chair moving he kept his gaze where it was; analyzing this left side of the room just so he doesn’t have to look at her. He didn’t expect she’d answer him, what was she supposed to say to that? There wasn’t a reason that was good enough. It was simple, she should’ve told him a long time ago no matter what. He deserved to know because she was not the only one that lost something. Hearing her shaky voice and that excuse he closed his eyes, answering right away without thinking about what he was saying. Without trying to sound nice.
“That doesn’t justify-“ Looking up at the celling for a second, squinting his eyes just a bit because of the headache he took a deep breath without finishing that sentence. He was never harsh with her, he would always try to control his temper around her and now shouldn’t be any different. “I never hated you, Elise.” He quietly spoke up with gentle words before slowly looking back at her. No matter what she did, no matter what he did he never for a second hated her over this year, he never for a second doubted his love for her. “I don’t. I was just hurt.” He reassuringly said, moving his gaze down to her hands. This was always the part where he would take them, stopping her from picking on the skim around her nails but even he wanted now he couldn’t. He also wanted to explain how this whole thing happened but he didn’t want her to feel bad about it or to feel responsible for it in any way. Instead he just let his gaze wonder around the room without saying anything for a few seconds.
“I wanted to see you, when I found out…” But it didn’t take him long to actually mention that as he met her eyes once again, almost frowning. “And then this happened.” Whispering that part he subtly bit his lip trying to think of something to say that would make them both forget about it. “But you are here… So that’s good?”
He looked like the same Leo behind the wounds. The same Leo I fell for years ago. Though we were just stupid high schoolers then. Everything was so much more simple then. The most it seemed we had to worry about was figuring out how to sneak out of our homes late at night so our parents wouldn’t catch us. If I could, I would go back to that. But that’s impossible. ”That doesn’t justify-“ He was right. It didn’t justify anything. I was still in the wrong. What he didn’t know if I do deal with this guilt everyday. Not telling him was one of the worst decisions I ever made. “I wanted to tell you…I really did.” I admitted to him. I just couldn’t get the courage to actually grab the phone and call him. My sister pushed me to many times and anytime I got close to it, I just would chicken out. “I never hated you, Elise. I don’t .” I couldn’t let myself fully belief this. I know how upset he was the day I left. ”l was just hurt.” I licked my lips and nodded to his words. Saying sorry isn’t going to do anything. It’s just words to try and make things better but actions are way louder in my opinion.
Now knowing that this was my fault made me so sick to my stomach. I not only put Leo in danger but also Addy. If I would’ve never came back this wouldn’t have happened. I should’ve stayed away from Lime Grove for good! I leaned forwards on my knees with my elbows. My head held in my hands. “But you are here… So that’s good?” I laughed at this. “Is it really good? Seems like everyone and you were doing better with me gone.” I shook my head and sat up straight again, not fully leaning back on the chair though. “I should probably go get Noelle for you,” I said aloud as I ran my hand through my hair. I still couldn’t let myself break my gaze to him even if he couldn’t fully look at him. “you’d rather have your girlfriend with you right now than your ex I bet.” The words hurt to say aloud. What did I expect though? After everything I did to him, he deserved to move on as much as I hated it.
@astxrism
“Is it really good? Seems like everyone and you were doing better with me gone.”
“Don’t say that.” He shook his head to that trying not to overreact. She obviously had no idea how bad this year has been, but how would she know? And that wasn’t fully her fault. He decided not to call her after she left, he was the one who should’ve reached out after getting mad. No one knew how many times he actually wanted to do that but never ended up doing.
“I should probably go get Noelle for you,” Furrowing his brows he just stared at her not knowing how to react to it. He was just confused by that until he heard what she said next. “My what?” Trying to straighten up only made his whole body hurt more so he quickly leaned back, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. With everything going out of course she would think he was with Noelle. “She is just my friend. I don’t like her like that.” Chuckling, he looked back at the window for a second before shifting his gaze back to her. “Don’t change the topic.” He said with a more serious tone but was rather quiet. “If I didn’t react that way we could’ve had a baby now.” Saying it loud enough for her to hear he looked up at the ceiling fighting back every emotion he was feeling. It’s weird to think about that, how one thing could’ve changed a lot of things.
He started to sit up a bit which caused me to stand and moved over closer to him. I placed my hands gently on his shoulder. “Stop moving.” I said to him as I could see the pain in his face. “She is just my friend. I don’t like her like that.” I felt incredibly stupid. I guess I just assumed from everything I heard and her being here that they were together. “Oh.” I simply said and pulled my hands back to myself, sticking them in my pockets. “If I didn’t react that way we could’ve had a baby now.” He was wrong. It wasn’t just him. It was also me and all my stupid decisions. But the word baby really made me feel something. I guess I try to just block that out of my memories. I wanted to tell him and I planned to. I found out a week or so after I left so I never really got a chance to enjoy the pregnancy before it was over also. When I went to the doctor she had said the my hormonal changes because of the stress could’ve been the reason for the loss. I felt my eyes start to well up so I bit the inside of my cheek to distract from it. “Nothing was your fault at all. I am the one who made dumb choices and got us here.” Literally, everything that happened in the past got us to where we are now. In a hospital. “Oh, Addys stable…” I thought I should tell him. It would be something he should know to ease his mind since I’m sure no one has said anything to him. I looked him up and down. It hurt to see someone you care about in this situation. I know there was nothing I could do to help his pain physically but I hoped I could maybe emotionally. I knew I needed to explain everything to him and I was going to ready or not.
@astxrism
“Nothing was your fault at all. I am the one who made dumb choices and got us here.”
“Bllsht.” He replied almost right away, subtly rolling his eyes. To be fair they were both responsible for everything. Her mistakes started it all but he let them ruin everything they had. Instead of talking about it he just decided not to do anything about it and get mad. It was just for a few seconds but feeling her hands on his shoulder hurt more than any physical pain he was feeling at that moment.
“Oh, Addys stable…”
“I know actually. That’s the first thing I asked.” He said playing with the sheets once again as he kept his gaze down at his hand. “I mean I know she is alive. That’s what matters.” They didn’t tell him much only that she was the person he crashed into and that she was ok. That was everything he needed to know. He would never forgive himself if things didn’t end up that way. After all, he was responsible for it; he was the one that wasn’t paying attention to anything because of everything going through his mind.
“If this didn’t kill me I know she will.” Cracking a smile he tried to lighten up the mood, if not hers than his own. From the moment he found out what happened he couldn’t help but wonder how things would look now if one of them didn’t make it.
“I guess they called you because you’re still my emergency contact?” Slowly looking up at he let himself look at her properly now. There wasn’t much that changed, she still looked the same, the way he remembers her. “I’m sorry about that. You shouldn’t stress about this.”
“If you puke, can I have your car?” I started laughing. “Sure, maybe that can give you some style.” I said as I playfully nudged him. The roller coaster started. “It’s been a long time since i’ve been on one of these things.” I said as the roller coaster was going further up. When the ride finally went down I started screaming and holding my arms up. I looked over to Aries and he was screaming also. The ride turned upside down. “If your money falls out of your pockets I’m keeping it!” I screamed over the sounds of the ride and the rushing wind.
@jaytastic Aries
I rolled my eyes to his response. “I should’ve just told you everything before it got out of hand…” I mumbled but loud enough that he could hear as I sat back down in the chair. I didn’t want to look at him anymore. “Just was so embarrassed and thought…” I shook my head and pulled my feet up on the chair. I know I should explain myself but he probably doesn’t even care anymore. It’s been enough time since then that I’m sure he is over it. I wish I could be. Being alone in the house gave me a lot of time to think back on the past. Good and bad memories. I guess that’s why I have always been unpacking, painting and doing things to the house to keep my mind distracted. I was glad that he knew Addy was okay. I did wonder who was here with her. I hadn’t paid attention to who was in the waiting room except for Noelle and Fadil. I was in my own world and overwhelmed with everything. I just wanted to know if Leo was okay and basically that was all I could focus on. I forced a smile at his joke but it didn’t last for long. Leave it to him to try and make a joke at a time like this. He was the one laying on a hospital bed, wounded and just out go surgery yet he was joking around. ”I guess they called you because you’re still my emergency contact?” I nodded to him. He was still on my list of people but not my number one anymore. When I left I changed it to my sister since I was living with her at the time. “I’m sorry about that. You shouldn’t stress about this.” I looked back at him quickly when he said this. Furrowing my eyebrows. “Don’t apologize.” I told him simply, “you have nothing to apologize for, you know I would drop anything to be here for you.” I said aloud and regretted it right away. I shouldn’t have said that. “Um…the dogs. They are here.” I said to change the subject and get past what I said. “Not here here like in the hospital, but in lime grove…at my house.” I added but sort of was scrambling for words. It was weird calling it my house also. We used to live together in his but now I have a new one. Why was this so hard to talk to him now! It’s not like he is a stranger but it sure feels like it.
@astxrism
“Are you suggesting you’re the life of the party Nat? That’s certainly a bold and factless statement.”
Rolling her eyes subtly she pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear before putting on a sweet smile. “I love how you’re just assuming I’m this bad person that doesn’t know how to have fun.” Pouting jokingly and acting hurt she lightly shook her head studying his face. His smirk was always making her annoyed as well as his whole… personality. He always knew what he shouldn’t say but would do it anyway. “I could surprise you if I wanted to. But I don’t.” Giving him a sarcastic smile she almost right away pushed his hand as be snapped his fingers. “I’m always right, amor.”
Seeing his reaction to the mentioning of Stephanie made her smirk now as she crossed her arms keeping her gaze on him. Now she knows what she can say to keep him quiet for a few seconds, it’s not much but it’s still something.
“And if sitting around here in the dark alone with your thoughts is your idea of fun, I feel bad for Vin. Poor guy likes entertainment.”
Rolling her eyes for what it felt a millionth time she turned to face him, lifting her elbow up on the bench and resting her head in her hand. “You’re such a good friend, aren’t you? He is getting his entertainment don’t worry about him.” Looking down at her nails for a second as he was looking away she did hope he would give up and walk away but to her ’luck’ he didn’t. What he said actually made her genuinely chuckle but she quickly covered it up as she looked at the direction of what he was referring to. “Even you couldn’t get me angry enough to do that. Not because you aren’t able but because I can never be that strong.” Simply shrugging she looked back at him with almost no expression on her face. She would never even try it so she made sure he got that and wouldn’t try to make her do it. So much for that fun side of her. "I bet I’m not the only one, you couldn’t do it, right?” Playfully raising her brow a small smirk appeared on her face as she waited for his reaction. “Just admit it. I don’t have energy to watch you prove me wrong.”
”Just was so embarrassed and thought…”
“Thought what?” He careful but curiously asked very lightly lifting his brow. “Talk to me.” It probably wasn’t the best time but this might be the only time they would get a chance to talk if one of them doesn’t get over it and just reaches out to the other person.
”You have nothing to apologize for, you know I would drop anything to be here for you.”
Hearing her say that made him smile weakly but he decided not to say anything about it just yet. All he could really say is same because that’s how he felt too, instead he let her continue talking.
“Not here here like in the hospital, but in lime grove…at my house.”
Smiling at the way she was scrambling for words he closed his eyes for a second since the room was still too bright for him. It felt weird hearing her talk about her house since they we’ve been living together once but it felt good to know she was actually back. No matter how much everything still hurt. “Hopefully you have better stairs. I remember how Rachel was terrified of mine for some reason.” He chuckled opening his eyes but looking somewhere to the side. “I miss them.” Their dogs were something he loved more than anything. He loved waking up and seeing them either on bed cuddled up with him and Elise or somewhere downstairs just playing. His house now feels empty and that’s something he still couldn’t get used to.
“I miss you.” He whispered looking up in hopes to meet her eyes. It was like one of those moments in movies when someone almost dies and they start realizing all these things, seeing how their life could be if they did something differently and are now on the mission to change that. But for him it wasn’t really like that; this was something he always knew and always felt no matter how much he tried to push away his feelings for her. And he didn’t care, he didn’t care if she moved on and didn’t feel anything for him, this was bothering him for the longest time and he just had to speak up.