Fire Drill

[Aureus]

"Yeah I suspected as much with the way you've been acting. And guess what? I don't care! It's obvious you don't fully like what's happened, so I'm not going to hold it against you. If you can honestly say you never want to see me again because I mean nothing to you, then I will, but it has to be because of that alone. Nothing to do with you thinking you're horrible," The Pillar responded, holding her from behind after she had turned away. He hated seeing her in pain like that, and would be damned if he left her alone in such a condition.

In all honesty he did care about her sleeping with that bastard, but only a little. He really had expected it, but it was the worst actually hearing it come out as the truth. That didn't change his mind though, he was done fighting against reality.

[chihiro]

"You don't care that you're girlfriend was sleeping with another guy? Well I guess that can say a lot about a person, ni?" Her heart was racing, her thoughts clouding as she became angry, frusterated, sad...a whole flurry of emotions shuting off her rational thinking. Chi walked back over to him, dangerously close. With her free hand she cupped his cheek and kissed him roughly for a moment before pulling away, her eyes burning into his. "These lips, kissed his." Her voice was low, deadly, audible only to him. Her free hand ran from his cheek down to his chest. "These hands...touched him. On their own. Unbound."

She was going to make him hate her. If it was the only way to get him over her, then it was what she would have to do."Can you still say that you don't care, Aureus? I cheated on you...betrayed you...you can't take that sitting down. Or maybe you are that weak that you'd let your girlfriend run rampant without an objection."

[Ryu]

This sudden change, she's acting. Changed the subject too. Don't get baited. Levi advised his other half, taking a careful, objective view of the situation. He wasn't going to let Aureus be led by emotions. He needed that too, because with each word he was beginning to shake.

How Chi was able to act like that surprised him. Was she really that determined? Her point would have been valid if she had done everything on purpose, if she didn't love him. Letting out a deep sigh, the boy stepped away from her to relax himself. It hurt having her that close, espeically when she was talking about Karel. With a mental kick from Levi, he remembered what he wanted to say.

"Enough of the act, Chi. Tell me you don't love me. Tell me you love him," He said, using logic to push her back. She could taunt and tease him all she wanted, but it wouldn't help if she was lying to do it.

OOC: In VB...bad post. Got the point across though.

[chihiro]

Chihiro couldn't lie, even though she was trying to push him away, she couldn't and wouldn't use that word to describe Karel, ever. "I don't love him." She stately plainly, eyes narrowing slightly, her skin tingling as he pulled away from her. "But I can't love you. Because of what I've done. Of what I'm doing. You deserve better. Now get outta here."

Chihiro clutched her sketchbook, sitting back down in the same spot she had been sitting in, flipping open to the page she was on. She had thought about walking away again, but she wanted to finish her drawing, and she couldn't do this if she moved away. She continued drawing in a careless manner, ignoring his presence, or at least seeming to do so.

[Aureus]

Yes, things were just like he thought they were. So the only obstacles left were Karel himself and Chihiro's mental abuse of herself. It was kinda fucked up thinking of it like that, but it's not like he didn't love her too. She meant the world to him. Aureus was simply being real about things.

"You're the best it gets, beautiful. I could never love anyone else. Look, I dunno how to help you get over this emotional wound, but just know I'm here for you. As for Karel, that's already being worked out," the Pillar replied, sighing afterwards and plopping down next to her. Five minutes had already passed, but the administration was still having issues with all their organization and other official bullshit.

"Look, I'm tired of fighting with you about this. For the next fifteen minutes of this stupid fire drill, let's just be. Alright? I've missed you so much..." Aureus said, his tone semi-caring, unlike what it had been for the last couple weeks. He tried to harden himself, but she was able to weaken him, and he loved her for it.

Looking down at the note pad, he simply watched her draw. It was all he could ask for at the time, and was content with it if she would allow him that small amount of time.

[chihiro]

"You just don't know when to give up do you..." The junior sighed, sketching in the trunks of the trees, her eyes glancing from the paper up to the tree line and back down again as her hand and pencil moved across the page. What was she to do now? All this fighting made her tired, and if he wanted to just sit and watch her draw, she guessed that was fine. It was better than beating himself up and hurting himself physically.

"You look beat up." She noted, having noticed a few discolorations on his skin and his slightly disheveled appearance. She didn't say anything more about it, not venturing to ask, but she was sure that he would explain himself if he wanted to. She drew in the shadow of the farmost left tree, pencil mark darker than the ones she'd been making to set them in.

[Aureus]

"Giving up on you would be the biggest mistake of my life," The boy replied solemnly, happy that she had finally relented. Maybe he could finally relax for the first time in weeks. It was nice, just sitting there watching Chi draw, the delicate movements of her hand running across the page. Leaning to the side, he grabbed his guitar and turned himself so he could play and watch her at the same time. The notes buzzed softly, as you didn't get as loud a sound from an electric when it wasn't plugged in.

Aureus was playing the same song he had been in the band room. Just the intro, over and over. It was soothing. Eventually she noted his appearance, and he was slightly surprised she consented to normal conversation. It wasn't really forced like before, or harsh like when they were arguing. Instead it reminded him of the way they used to be.

"Yeah, I know. It's been a tough two weeks. Not only 'cause of that...but the school's been really active lately. What with all the transfers and Cliff's motivational speeches. The number of power hungry students is increasing, to be honest I'm thinking of giving up the Pillar position. Though at the same time I don't mind all the constant fighting. How else am I supposed to get stronger?" The schizo said, not expanding on his last comment. She knew he was doing it for her, and himself too. He had to make things right, he just had to.

[chihiro]

Chihiro sighed. There was no way out of this. No way to stop herself from hurting Aureus, no way to escape Karel...no way to do anything right. And what was right anyway? Who was right? In the end, no one really was. A sigh escaped the junior again as she exhaled, her pencil stroked becoming more idle and thoughtless as she got caught up in her thoughts.

She listened to him play, the notes of his guitar lulling her thoughts even further. Transfers, Cliff, yeah she was familiar with the green haired boy. Though he probably had the right intentions, his method was a little too obtuse for her. But he had been there to talk when Karel had found he on the trolley so she guessed that was a grace point. Either way, she too noticed the slight uprising because of the student's speeches. Chocolate hues glanced across the lawn at three students and two teachers that had begun a brawl near the entrance. Apparently it had started out as just a teacher and a student but then the students friends jumped in to help a brother out, more teachers arriving to try and stop the madness. Good luck with that, Chihiro thought to herself, We're all mad here. An Alice in Wonderland quote, how fitting.

[Aureus]

Following Chi's glance to the side, Aureus let out a light chuckle. Maybe he should have gone to help, but he didn't really feel like it. After all, it bought him more time with her, and the teachers were more than capable of controlling a few students. One thing that did get on his nerves though, was the constant feel of stress coming from the brown eyed girl. She really was beating herself up, and the schizo hated it.

"Stop being all depressed. Cheer up a little, please? Just for a little while," Aureus suggested, hoping to loosen the tension between them. Placing his guitar back off to the side, the teen slid onto his back and laid his head against Chi's leg. "Ya know, I just now noticed how nice it is out today."

[chihiro]

The junior stiffened as Aureus laid his head against her leg. She wanted to touch him, she wanted to hold him more than anything, but he wasn't making it too easy to resist him. She slid out from beneath him, climbing to her feet, her pencil falling from her hand as she grabbed her sketchbook. "Aureus, please...!" She exclaimed shakily, taking a step back before realizing her pencil was on the ground. Her heart was beating fast and she felt shaky.

She hated how he made her feel so much, she wanted to be able to shut off her feelings and walk away from all of this. She thought she could. But in the end, was she really strong enough to do it? Chi bit her bottom lip in frusteration, trying to calm herself.

[Aureus]

"Ack!" The schizo mumbled, his head hitting the ground after Chi's sudden standing jump back thing. Looking to the side, he noticed her pencil. Scooping it up, the Pillar pushed himself to his feet to face her. With a sigh he apologized. "Sorry, Chi. It's just hard for me, being near you again. I just want things to be like they used to. I want to be happy again..." He said, trailing off and letting his eyes fall to the ground, gripping the pencil hard.

After a few silent moments he looked back up at her. "Oh, uhh you dropped this," Aureus started, taking a small step towards her and holding out the pencil. Staring into her eyes he felt a strong urge to kiss her. It was driving him insane.

[chihiro]

Her gaze fell to the ground at his confession. I was just as hard for her, if not worse because it was her fault they were separated. Chi's gaze rose to meet his as he stepped forward, offering her her pencil. They were so close, her body ached to be held by him, her head tilting forward slightly, but she didn't make any moves.

Gingerly the dark haired girl reached out her right hand, fingers brushing his hand as she took the pencil back, though not pulling her hand away right away. Her gaze moved from their hands back up to his eyes and back down again as she lightly pulled her hand away. "Um..thanks." She practically whispered, her chest hurting to breathe.

[Aureus]

Her touch was slow and sure, and it made him shake just slightly. Her eyes pulled him in, only to drop to the ground a moment later. They were so close, too close and her sweet scent filled the air. Head spinning Aureus tried to regain his composure, but it was already too late for that.

His head drifted forward, his breath erratic as everything seemed to come to screeching halt. Like that single moment before a car crash when you fly right through the windshield. He caught her soft eyes once more, and then softly pressed his lips into hers. They were both stiff, but gradually he melted into things, his arms pulling her close. There wasn't a single place he would rather be.

[chihiro]

As he kissed her, Chi melted, returning it without thinking, her hand that had moments ago brushed his own trailing up his arm to rest on his shoulder. It felt so good to be in his arms again, it was like the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle being put into place...before her own hand swiped out to knock the whole thing off the table. Breaking the kiss, Chi pulled back, chocolate hues misty as she stared at him, frowning.

"Aureus, please, don't do this. I'll only hurt you in the end." Her eyes caught his for a moment before she looked away, pulling back from his embrace, though she felt like she was ripping her heart out at the same time, it staying with him.

[Aureus]

She was still resisting, but for good reason. He understood where she was coming from, he really did, but the fact was he couldn't do this. He couldn't keep going on without her. "Chi, the only thing hurting me is being away from you. I've gone through worse than this before, and I'm not gonna let you go without a fight. I know it's not easy, not a single damn moment of it has been. It's gonna get worse too, but don't blame yourself for it. I'm not going to break any more promises. I'll go through hell to see this through. But right now is a chance for me to relax. I want to be happy, just for a little while. Please..." He begged, stumbling towards her, hugging her again if she would let him.