Lost (A Ticci-Toby Love Story)

James Huh?

Recap:

He lifts my chin up with his fingers, my face getting hotter by the second. Our faces get closer together and our lips parting slightly...

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Before our lips touch, we both twitch, it sending us both backwards a small amount.

My face still burning hot, I manage to squeak out “Well, u-uhm, it’s good to see you well. Uhm—“ not bothering to finish as I run out of the scene, Toby laughing behind me as I tumble down the porch stairs.

Mumbling curses to myself as I push myself up and running to my house, pushing open the door, not bothering to close it as I run to my room. Shutting the door, slumping against it as I bury my face into my hands. My face still heated from the recent events, his soft looking lips partly opened.  ‘No, no, no!! Do not think of that!!’ I tell myself, my face heating up even more. ‘Just think of school!’ Racking my brain for stuff about school I find myself thinking about my new friend, James.

‘He has ginger hair and freckles, he has deep brown eyes that look a lot like Toby’s— wait! Don’t think about that!!’ Sighing gently obviously not getting Toby out of my head I push myself into the air and slowly step towards my bed, falling on top of the black blankets and burrowing myself into them.

***

I watch as Rebecca runs to her house after what just happened. I look on the driveway and noticed Rebecca dropped her phone. I chuckle at her cuteness and get her phone. I walk up to her house and knock on her door.

"Hey Toby!" Rebecca's mom, Layla says as she opens the door. 

"Hey Mrs. Smith! I came t-to see Rebecca!" I say, hugging her. 

"Ok. She's upstairs in her room. She was smiling like crazy!" Her mom says, laughing.

"Ok. Th-thank you!" I say and walk up the stairs to Rebecca's bedroom and I knock on her door.

There’s a groan before she pokes her head out, she looks up at me before turning pink. I smile and hand her her phone, she smiles before pulling me into her room, it’s been a while since I’ve been in here, her walls are white with small specks of black and blue, her beds messy and is a black. Taking everything in. ‘Man, I missed this.’ Looking down I see Rebecca fiddling with her fingers deep in thought, it’s adorable. 

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Toby looks around my room, he smiles I start to fiddle with my fingers, ‘Why did I pull him into my room’ My eyes flicker to his face, he’s looking down at me, my cheeks turning a darker shade of red. He laughs, and I do to I feel like it’s contagious. Both of us stop laughing and just stare at each other for a couple of seconds getting lost in each others eyes.  

“So, Butterfly," he starts breaking the stare, looking towards the roof before back down at me “What have I missed?” I freeze.

“Well, I made a new friend, His name is James. He’s really nice and he stood up for m-me and Abby the other day.” 

“That’s.. good to hear...”

***

’He stood up for my Y/n. That’s good she didn’t get hurt but that should’ve been Me.’ I think angrily. “That’s.. good to hear..” I say.

’He probably likes her.’ The voices say. ‘You can’t let that happen.’ 

For once I agree with the voices.

’James, Huh?’