The Blade Chronicles

Confusion, laughter and perfection

***Emily's Point of view***

When I woke up the sun was already high in the sky. I overslept! I quickly started getting ready for school. As I was rushing around I managed to trip over my school bag needless to say my French came out a bit choppy and very colourful. "What's going on?" I hear a sleepy voice ask behind me. Wait, he was still here and fast asleep? "Nico we're late for school get up." He looks at me suddenly alarmed before he bursts into laughter. "What's so funny?" I ask irritation colouring my tone. We're late enough as it is. "Em's, it's still dark out." "What do you mean it's dark out? The sun was glaring into my eyeballs." "By the sun do you mean your lamp?" I look at him confused and irritated. I quickly grab my phone and check the time, this can't be right. My phone says it's 4 in the morning so where the heck did I see the sun... Nico bursts into another fit of laughter and I throw him with my shoe causing him to get up. "You didn't just do that." "So what if I did, you gonna hurt me?" Nico pounces and grabs me rolling mid fall so that he'd land on the ground instead of me. He rolls again gently and his on top of me. His hand holding both of mine captive somewhere above my head. A sudden flurry of butterflies hit my stomach and my heart feels like it wants to escape. Before I can react to anything Nico starts tickling me and my laughter gets rid of all the other feelings. "N..n...Nico stop! P... please! I... I won't do it again!" I manage to get out in between fits of laughter. Nico smiles down at me. "I'm liking this side of you. I might just torture you a little more to hear you beg." I have no clue what expression was on my face but apparently it was hysterical because the wise a*s broke into laughter. I pout and he calms himself down slightly. 

A silence falls between us and the atmosphere charges. Nico's eyes dart to my lips and then he jumps up. He clears his throat and looks at everything besides me. I get up and start tiding up my room as a way to distract me but it doesn't help because I can feel his eyes following my every move. I turn to face him not realising he was only a few centimetres away. Our eyes connect and then his lips are against mine. Every siren in my head wailing that this was wrong while my heart screamed back that this was right because Nico and I weren't related... 

***Nico's Point of view*** 

Emily and I were staring at the ocean when I suddenly make a rash decision. "Emily, I've liked you for a long time now and I know it might be weird but I can't keep this quiet anymore. I..I lov-" 

A sudden waft of creative language has me sitting up straight. I fight the grogginess and look around for the source of the noise. Standing in the middle of the room is Emily. "What's going on?" I manage to get out still tired. When she explains herself I couldn't help the sudden laughter. The silly girl thought the lamp was the sun. She must have turned the thing on when she bumped into during the night. I thought whole situation was hilarious until she threw her shoe at me. So she thinks she'll get away with that, huh I'll show her. I quickly pounce at her causing both of us to fall to the ground and I couldn't allow her to land first so I rolled and when we landed, I rolled gently again. I placed my legs next to her so that my weight doesn't crush her and captured her arms. The atmosphere around us changed and the only thing I could think of was her lips. The sudden want to kiss her burns through my veins but instead I tickle her. Her laughter bringing joy to me. Having seen her in tears again last night made me feel helpless but knowing she was doing better this morning made me happy. 

As a silence shifted the atmosphere, I couldn't help looking at her lips. I know it isn't right but it feels like we're meant to be. I quickly get up not wanting to do anything rash. I keep my eyes to the floor hoping it'll help the sudden need to kiss her. When she starts cleaning up my eyes get a mind of their own and follow her around. When she pauses my legs move towards her and then she turns. My heart splutters then pumps again in overdrive and my lips connect with hers. A perfect match. My mind telling me I was going to regret this but my heart was in control. My arms grab her around her waist and pull her closer. My tongue licks her bottom lip for permission and she willingly allows me in. That's when my brain gains control again. I quickly pull away and dart out of her room...