C12 I want that kiss back

LAURA

I turned pink with embarrassment. The next minute, he rolls me over, and he's on top of me with my back laying on his hands. I feel his breath fanning against my face.

"Am I still looking goofy to you?"

He raises a brow with a smug grin, which seems to become wider by the minute. I gulp hard, swallowing.

"Yes, goofy."

He smirks.

"Your heart says otherwise, and will you please stop it from beating that hard? I can feel its vibration against my hand, and my eardrums are about to explode. Are you in love with me, gorgeous?"

I snort, pushing him off me.

"You wish, right? Besides, I don't have feelings for gays."

I watch him, waiting for a surprised look, but there's nothing, no expression. If anything at all, I'd say he's feeling proud of himself.

"Can't you be gay? Are you perhaps disappointed? For you, I may turn straight."

I walk completely away from him, going over to Callie's bedspace.

"Straight or not, I do not care, and you are really a two-timing big jerk. I saw you kissing some handsome dude last night, and there you are rolling all around with William."

I feel my heart sink at the mention of William's name. I didn't give much thought, but the feeling of being used is still glued within me. I think I may have liked him, hoping we could become more than friends, but I guess all was false. I would brush it aside as a fling.

I watch Goofy; he's mute. I like that I could finally hit a sore spot of his. He's probably thinking of the best answer to give me, but either way, it's going to be a lie, I'm sure as hell.

"I didn't kiss him, he kissed me."

He takes a step towards me.

"I guess you were the one who ratted it all to William?"

Panic hits me at the realization of what I did. I told a guy I saw his lover with someone else, and this morning the guy claims I'm his girlfriend. I watch him take slow menacing steps towards me. In turn, I take slow steps backward until I got to the wall. He paused, leaning towards me.

"Thanks, Laura. We wouldn't have bonded if you hadn't snitched on me."

I crease my brow in confusion. What is this freak saying this time?

"Enough of the bickering. Why did you come to see me?"

I ask, raising my voice.

"Calm down. You aren't looking just gorgeous. When you're mad, I can tell you are the devil's bride in a silver coat. You are pretty, but yelling won't help either of us right now."

I pinch the tip of my nose bridge in frustration. He's flirting with me even when he's gay. Can I understand him?

"Go on, spill it."

He walks back over to my bed and sits majestically, arms crossed over his chest, legs crossed with an assured grin on his face.

"To start off, I'd say I'm sorry about William. He has always been bad with words. I'm sure he didn't mean it the way it sounded. He is probably sulking somewhere right now. I think he saw a friend in you judging by your conversation during the ride here. At first, I thought he was trying to make me jealous, then I realized he hardly knew I was there. He was too engrossed in his discussions with you. But then I'd have to plead with you to forgive him. He's such a baby; he didn't mean it that way."

I nod in response, keeping mute, knowing how well the whole thing was affecting me.

"Now, would you tell me your main purpose of coming all the way here? I wouldn't want just an ordinary plain me fresher to take the time of a 3rd-year senior."

He giggles slightly but masks it immediately.

"You remember that night? I've been meaning to ask you how you got to know Edna. Anyways, I didn't mean to embarrass you or anything. You made me laugh so hard."

I stare straight at him, giving him a deadly stare.

"You have five minutes left. You talk or not, I'll leave this goddamn room for you any second after that."

"Relax, gorgeous. Stop acting all bold. You could hardly control your heartbeat earlier, but now you're trying to control me?"

"Three minutes left, Goofy. You can either spill it or test my patience."

"Okay, I'd speak just for William's sake. You are not the boss of me. I need you to keep up the lovers act with William."

I interrupt, cutting into his words.

"Are you crazy? You want me to act like I'm in love with your lover? He's lucky I didn't sue him or anything. Neither did I shout out to the whole students here that that was a blatant lie, and the kiss was forced. I expected you to say something wrong or off. I never really expected you to say something so lame. You want me to act like the lover to a gay?"

He sighs at my question.

"Yes, is it that hard? Did you really have to go with the lovers cycle? Just so you know, I got the looks, but my twin got the brains. I don't have so much thinking going up there, so keep things easy and slow."

"Why the heck would you want me to do such a thing with your boyfriend?"

He smiles, uncrossing his hands on his chest.

"It's simple. I want to keep him all to myself, but my family won't have that. My twin is really the smart one, and sooner or later, he would be onto William and me, and then boom, everything goes downside. The family knows I'm forced to accept their decision, and William gets tossed aside."

I bite on my lower lip. For someone who has no brains, he talked really fast but really dumb. I would care less about anything that goes on within their family.

"Why should I give a damn about your love life or family cycle?"

He stands from his sitting position.

"It's easy. I have something you surely want, and think of all the popularity you would get as the captain's girl."

I think hard. What could I want from him? In conclusion, I come down to nothing.

"And what is this item you have that I might want so bad to make me agree with your terms?"

He leans forward to me again.

"Let's say I have the key to a whole new world you'd never know even existed, and I'm ready to sacrifice it all for William. I'd let you into that world and even let you have a spare key to the barrier. Besides that kiss from earlier, it was meant for me, but he had to give it to you."

He looks down at my lips. He licks his upper and lower lips, and then in a very just voice, he says,

"I want that kiss back."