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- >"I'm not going to sleep with you."
- >Aria says, arms crossed and glaring daggers at you.
- >In a crowded school hallway no less, not that anyone's really paying attention to you.
- "What?"
- >"I'm. Not. Going. To. Sleep. With. You."
- "Who's even asking you to?"
- >Not that anyone would need to.
- >You've known Aria for maybe two weeks.
- >That is, she's only been going to this school for maybe two weeks.
- >The first few days she stuck close to her only two friends, Adagio and Sonata.
- >But after the whole Battle of the Bands thing they've started at least talking to the other students.
- >The other two, that is.
- >Aria just makes snide comments in class and annoys the teachers.
- >But you've been sitting next to her and joining her in that, just out of boredom.
- >You thought maybe you were just the sort of boring friends that could do that kind of thing
- >Maybe she thought you were flirting.
- >Maybe you were.
- >She stares at you a moment, eyebrows still furrowed.
- >"Adagio might jump into bed with some random guy. I don't."
- "So don't. What do I care?"
- >"Don't pretend you don't want to. You're always hanging around me lately."
- >You can't help letting an irritated sigh out.
- "My classes are boring. Misery loves company."
- >She frowns and looks aside.
- >Suddenly she seems less angry and more... insulted? Annoyed?
- >it's hard to place
- >"You're an idiot."
- >She walks off as Sonata skips by, joining her friend in a much more subdued manner.
- >Aria's not in her seat during the next class.
- >Or the following.
- >After classes are over for the day, you find yourself more miserable than you expected.
- >Yeah, maybe you were flirting, or at least thinking about it.
- >But she didn't have to be such a bitch and just take off like that.
- >When you close your locker, you jump in surprise as you see Sonata standing there smiling brightly at you.
- >"Hey! No standing around complaining with Aria today?"
- >What.
- >Have people really been noticing? Or is it just Sonata?
- "She didn't come to classes after lunch. I think she's mad at me."
- >Sonata just smiles vacantly.
- >Not that you'd mention it to Aria, it's not really cool to bitch about someone's friends to them.
- >But Sonata has never really seemed all that bright.
- >More like a damp match in a dark cave.
- >"For real? But she talks about you like ALL the time, and--"
- >Sonata suddenly stops talking, a startled look on her face.
- >"Wait, don't tell her I said that, okay? I'm not supposed to say that."
- "Aria talks about me?"
- >How interesting.
- >Sonata glances side to side nervously, as if she expects to find a glowering purple girl hiding in a locker
- >"Yeah, but like... look, she's not good at that, okay? She's never been good at that."
- "Good at what?"
- >That's right, play dumb. Maybe she'll get confused and just come right out with it.
- >Sonata tilts her head a little at you.
- >She points her finger at you, and then waggles it between you and herself.
- >"You know, this. Talking and stuff."
- >Yeah, okay.
- >She's always sort of out there with it.
- >Says what she's thinking unless it's something positive
- >And then she just glosses over with a bitchy joke.
- "So, what? She likes me then?"
- >Sonata's bright grin could light up the hall by itself.
- >"Maybe! Come on, I bet she's back at home! You can come over!"
- >Before you can even respond, Sonata has grabbed your hand and is tugging at you while you stand there.
- "What? I'm not going to go over uninvited."
- >"I'm inviting you! Come on, I'll make dinner. You and Aria can watch a movie and complain about it!"
- "But that's stupid."
- >But you close your locker and follow along
- >Sonata lets go of your hand after you start following, and smiles as the two of you leave school
- >It's a nice, sunny day, and the other students all leave at the same time, going to cars and busses
- >But you walk behind Sonata instead.
- >You're not even sure why you're coming along
- >it's not like you were pursuing Aria.
- >But maybe she was thinking about it.
- >Besides, it isn't like you haven't thought about it.
- >Especially when she could sing, damn.
- >You're pretty sure every guy in the school thought about it then.
- >"Where are you going?"
- >You stop walking and look around.
- >Sonata's waving from the staircase up to an apartment complex.
- "Oh, just spacing out."
- >She smiles like she understands, and you follow her up the stairs.
- >When she opens the door, the first thing you notice is that the place is a bit of a mess.
- >But not terrible, not like they'll be getting rats or anything.
- >"Hey Aria! Look who I brought!"
- >Aria glances up from the couch, and her eyes widen a moment before she forces her features into a scowl.
- >"Ugh, Sonata, why'd you bring him out here? You're just the worst."
- >"YOU are!"
- >Sonata says it with a complete lack of malice or conviction.
- >She closes the door behind you and walks off toward the little kitchen area.
- >Aria looks at you
- >You look back at her.
- >A few seconds pass in a weird, tense silence.
- >Suddenly, a weird smile creeps across Aria's lips
- >It's weird in that she's smiling.
- >Not a sneer, not a smirk, not a grin. A smile.
- >"Sit down."
- >You walk over and toss your books to the floor beside the couch, and sit down next to Aria.
- >"She thinks she's setting up a date or something, right?"
- "Something like that."
- >"Let me guess. Watch movies and complain?"
- "Yep."
- >Aria points to a stack of DVDs that have been casually piled next to the small TV.
- >"Pick one then."
- >An hour of boring movie with dry commentary later, Sonata delivers a few plates of spaghetti
- >She sits down on the other side of Aria and smiles at the both of you.
- >Aria doesn't touch hers until you try yours.
- >You can't help but make a face at the taste.
- "What is this?"
- >Sonata keeps smiling as she swallows her own bite.
- >"It's spaghetti! But with cumin, and habanero, and some curry powder."
- >You take another taste, and once you know what to expect...
- "It's... not bad?"
- >Aria rolls her eyes and jabs at a meatball on her plate, but doesn't make any real comment when she starts eating as well.
- >Sonata keeps mostly quiet as the movie keeps running over the course of this mid-afternoon dinner.
- >As soon as she's done eating, she takes you and Aria's plates and goes to wash up.
- >The evening drags on with the second movie, Aria seemingly content to just sit there next to you, her shoulder barely touching yours.
- >Making comments about the movie, the acting, Sonata's cooking, whatever.
- >Sonata walks by to go into one of the bedrooms, giving you a thumbs up before she closes the door.
- >The new movie keeps on being boring, but after a while you notice a weight on your shoulder
- >Aria is leaning her head against you, one of her pigtails draping lightly down over your arm
- >She doesn't notice you noticing, and you decide not to mention it
- >You don't think she wants to be noticed.
- >Another twenty minutes pass before the apartment door opens
- >Aria sits up immediately, and scoots a bit away from you on the couch.
- >Adagio walks in, arm in arm with that guy she's been dating, from school.
- >He glances at you as he walks in, and there's a sort of vague nod of recognition.
- >They just immediately walk toward another bedroom.
- >Aria glances at the room, and then to you.
- >You open your mouth to speak, but she holds up a finger to quiet you.
- >You wait for her to say something, but then she speaks quietly.
- >"Three, two, one, and..."
- >A shuddering moan comes from Adagio's bedroom.
- >Aria smirks, a more familiar expression.
- >"Yeah. That's like all they ever do when they're over here."
- "Wow, you weren't kidding about her going right to bed then."
- >"They're just getting started."
- >The movie doesn't quite drown out the noise.
- >The bed creaking, the moaning, it's all still there, just at the limit of audibility.
- >You try to ignore the sound of some dude getting laid in the next room, but it's admittedly distracting.
- >Even before you feel Aria's hand suddenly lightly grip the bulge in your pants.
- "Agh! What the hell?"
- >She's scowling at you again, but with a little light of amusement in her eyes.
- >"Knew it. You like her."
- "Hey, come on! They're being loud, any guy would get like this!"
- >"I told you, I'm not going to sleep with you."
- >This again?
- "I'm not asking you to. We're not even together."
- >She raises an eyebrow at you.
- >Her fingers tighten around that bulge, not entirely pleasantly.
- >"We've been sitting here for hours. We had dinner, we're watching a movie."
- >Her glowering frown changes into a grin.
- >The kind of grin that sends a shiver up your spine.
- >"We're together. You know, until Adagio drags Sonata and me off somewhere else."
- "What, you three are leaving?"
- >Aria pulls her hand away, and tries to look bored of the topic, looking at her nails.
- >"We don't really stay anywhere too long. Or we didn't, anyway."
- "But she has a boyfriend. You're all going to school."
- >Aria glances around nervously.
- >"We never stay. Or at least before..."
- >Her eyes stop somewhere for a moment.
- >You follow them over to the broken gemstones on the little desk in the corner.
- >Oh, shit, right.
- >They were magic or something. You asked Sunset about it, but she just kind of waved you off without explaining.
- >When you look back to Aria, something in her expression tells you to keep your mouth shut.
- >A moment passes, and then you speak anyway.
- "Maybe now she won't. I don't mind just sitting here. Do you?"
- >Aria looks at you for a moment.
- >A long, drawn out, somwhat awkward moment.
- >You feel like you're being judged, for something more than what she was expecting.
- >Finally, she runs her fingers down your arm, and then interlaces them with yours.
- >She holds your hand, and she leans against you again, watching the bad movie that's still playing.
- >Maybe it's not perfect.
- >Maybe Aria's got some issues even.
- >But for right now, the important thing is that you're here with her, and she's here with you.
- >Even if you're just watching dumb movies
- >At least you're doing it together.
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