Neko Shogun - Apr 6, 2015 at 11:47 PM
Emily said:
When she opened her eyes, Emily's mouth fell open a bit. "This... This is... beautiful..." she said softly, keeping her eyes on it for a few seconds. She then looked back at Chandler, unable to find any words to thank him. "I... I don't know what to say, it's just..." Realizing it would be useless to waste time on trying to think of something, she just put it down on the ground, took a big step forward and wrapped her arms tightly around the boy.
A hug. An actual hug with a real boy. A cute boy, no less. Actually, it was her first hug ever. She was probably hugged as a baby, but she couldn't remember a single point in her life where her mother, father or sister actually hugged her. But this hug was perfect. She didn't even need to think about it, it just felt right, and she didn't want to let go. "Thank you..." she whispered softly. "Thank you so much..."
She was smiling and felt genuinely happy, but still... She felt a tear rolling down her cheek. A tear? Why? Why was she crying now? She was happier than ever! This might even be the greatest moment of her life, hugging a sweet boy right after he gave her a gift, and now she's crying in front of him like a little baby? She sniffed once and even started shaking a little, releasing her grip on Chandler after a few seconds.
"I-I'm sorry, I... I d-don't know wh-..." she sniffled. It was too late now though. She'd already messed up way too badly. "I-I'm sorry..." Embarrassed, she quickly picked up her gift and ran down the stairs, going back home as quickly as she could.
Present day~
Thinking back to that day, Emily still couldn't hold back a little smile. She remembered that, even though she almost cried, she felt happier then than she ever did, and that she couldn't stop smiling on her way home. That day was a very important one to her, since it was the start of her first relationship... At least, she thought it was one. They'd been kind of keeping it a secret.
If her parents found out, they would most definitely keep her locked in her room for maybe a month or two. Chandler's parents also didn't know yet, and she kind of wanted to avoid the awkward situation of telling them. Any time she went to visit Chandler, she just told her parents she was going for a walk. A simple excuse, but it worked. It almost surprised her how easy it was to lie to her parents. She wouldn't even have dared to think about lying to her parents before she started dating Chandler, but now it's almost become pretty much a weekly thing, if not more often.
Now she was on her way to his house again. It was an hour long walk, but it was worth every minute to her. She walked up to his house and rang the doorbell.
~Flashback~
Did Emily like the gift? Did she hate it? Would she refuse it? Chandler mentally asked himself these questions as he intently studied the girl's face for any small sign of approval or disapproval. She seemed entirely shocked at first, and Chandler couldn't blame her. After all, this was a present from someone she didn't know too well. He really hoped giving a gift to her wasn't a weird thing to do. He was surprised he even had the courage to give it to her.
Her words or facial expressions didn't clue him in on how she really felt about about his gift. She something else entirely that Chandler hadn't expected at all: Emily hugged him. Chandler's arms remained limp at his sides for a moment as a blush spread over his cheeks. After a moment of realizing he should probably do something with his arms, he flopped them around like wiggly noodles as he tried to figure out what that something was. Eventually he settled on touching her shoulders. After all, she was a girl. He didn't want to grab her in the wrong place by accident, especially when he wasn't used to things like this.
"You like it? Wow, I'm glad. I wasn't sure if you would. Y-You're welcome," he replied, enjoying her hug for as long as it lasted. It felt... warm and comforting. It was as if he could feel her gentle nature through the hug, and he liked it. His heart skipped a beat excitedly, a beat he hoped that she didn't feel. Chandler was happy though. He had never got to enjoy something like this before.
After a moment, however, he felt the girl start to shake. When she stepped back, he could see tears in her eyes. Chandler raised his eyebrows and dropped his mouth open, alarmed.
"E-Emily? What's wrong? Did I do something to upset you?" Emily didn't reply. Instead, she picked up her gift and darted out of the room, quickly leaving his house. He chased after her, but stopped in the doorway, letting her go. He shut the door and stepped back, kicking it a few times. "Damn it, damn it, damn it! I screwed up!" he shouted, angry at himself. He was worried he screwed up. But still, he really wouldn't know until he saw Emily again next time...
Little did he know, however, that she was not mad at him at all, but actually liked him in return! And the two of them would spend the next year hanging out together.
~Present Day~
Chandler stood quietly in his room, facing the wall next to his TV. He let his hair hang in his face, shadowing it slightly. His body shook in a rage that bubbled over after a moment, causing him to punch and kick the wall repeatedly. He cursed his lungs out, tears falling down his cheeks after a moment.
"N-No," he mumbled, backing away.
"This sucks, why me? It wasn't supposed to be like this." He then turned to a shelf containing some of his video game cases and shoved it onto the floor, watching the cases fall all over the place. Yeah, Chandler wasn't having a good day.
He bit his lip after a moment, realizing the doorbell had rung. He cursed and wiped his eyes before exiting his room to go answer it. He knew it was Emily. They had planned to hang out for halloween and go check out the haunted house in town. He had been looking forward to their plans for a while. He knew hanging out with her would cheer him up a bit, but now he wasn't sure exactly how much he could enjoy himself...
He opened the door for her, a look of sadness in his eyes.
"Hey, Emily, come in. I know we were gonna just leave right away, but I'm... running late. I need to change into my halloween costume. I hope you don't mind," he told her, stepping aside so she could enter.
