Chapter 9

I woke to people calling my name. I felt cold and it was dark. A hand was pressed to my cheek. “Rose, Rose wake up.” The voice said. It sounded so very far away. But slowly I began coming back to my senses. Opening my eyes I saw Perry above my face, looking down worriedly at me. I smiled and sat up.

          “I’m alright. I’m okay now.”  I told him. I rubbed my head. “What happened?” I asked.

“Well, those weird purple smokes appeared, pulled you into the air, and then just dropped you back down. You were gone for about an hour or so. I was worried.” Perry explained. “We were worried.” He corrected quickly. 

“I’m fine now. Thank you, Perry.” I smiled. He nodded, and got up to leave.

 

                   A couple weeks later, I woke feeling a sense of excitement. My realization of freedom finally hit me in the face. I was out of school. I’m free! I got out of bed feeling light on my feet and actually happy. Maybe this was the path to getting on with my life.

          I skipped downstairs and began cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Mom and Ashley were out of the house so I had the place to myself. As I sat on the couch munching on eggs and toast, there was a knock at the door. I set my plate to the side and went to look out. It was Principal Perry.

          I opened the door, greeting him. “Hello Rosary. I came to see how you were doing.”

“Fine, actually, thank you.” I smiled at him. Then I had an idea. “Would you like to come in?” I asked him.  

          He looked unsure at first, but after a bit of convincing, he sat with me. I sighed, and explained...

          “I’m trying to move on, Perry. And I know you’ve crushed on me since coming to our school. Now that I’m single again, I thought I’d try to chance it, because I know you’re such a great guy. Plus, now that I’ no longer a student, it is perfectly okay.”

          "My name. It's Vincent." He breathed, smiling softly at me. He must have seen the confusion on my face, for he continued. "I figured that it would be nice, if you knew my first name. Was I wrong?" He asked, setting a hand on my shoulder.

          I couldn't help but smile, moving a bit closer to him. Maybe this wasn't right, but I'm not a student anymore, so it wasn't wrong either.

          "Do you, uh... Do you wanna watch a movie?" I asked, glancing at the tv. He nodded, and I got up to go put in one of my sister's DVD's. Of course, it had to be romance... I finish making breakfast for us and set some on the coffee table in front of him, seeing a smile spread across his face.

          He took a couple bites, and then snuck his arm around my shoulders, pulling me close, and I couldn't help but cuddle. At one point, about halfway through the movie, he planted a simple kiss on my temple. I smiled, looking up at him, my face just inches away from his. After a moment’s hesitation, he leaned in to kiss me, stopping just barely before kissing me, looking down at my lips and biting his, then looking into my eyes. Without a moment to react, I wound my fingers in his hair and press my lips against his soft, gentle ones. His breath smelled of my favorite, chocolate and mint, as if he expected something like this to happen. I couldn't help myself as I gently bit into his bottom lip, hearing him groan with pleasure.

          For a fleeting moment, my mind drifted to Michael and how we sat on this very same couch the first time we kissed. Do I really feel the same about my ex-principle?

          I kissed Vincent deeper, feeling the emotions from my thoughts really kick in, the moaning in the background from the movie only adding to my confidence. As soon as Perry put his hand on my hip, every thought disappeared, along with all my confidence and emotions. I kiss him again, trying to work it back up, pulling away when a stray finger slid underneath my pajama bottoms to my underwear. I casually pushed his hand away, trying not to let him notice how I felt, but he must have noticed. His face fell slightly just for a moment, and the guilt almost knocked the wind out of me. I gave a sheepish smile.

          "I, uh... Not yet. I just... Not yet." I whispered, seeing him brighten up a bit when he realized that I was still grieving, that I had just presented him an opportunity later.

          "Well, when you're ready... You know who to call." He whispered, winking slightly.

          I nod, forcing a smile, only just now realizing how we were laying -- me sprawled out on the couch with him on top of me. Thank God nobody else was home...

          He noticed as well and quickly got up, fixing his shirt and tie.

          "Well, I, uh... I should get going. I've got some paperwork to fill out." He muttered quickly, trying to cover for what just happened between the two of us.

          I nod, watching him go quietly. I'd waited for the butterflies, the racing heart, every emotion to go haywire like it did the first time with Michael, but I felt only happy. And content. 

Author's Note

I give credit for the romance scene completely to my good friend on here, who goes by "Silent Wolf"... She's given me lots of help and great ideas for my stories, so please think of her when you read.

Reviews

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you for the credit. :) maybe tomorrow, I'll message you some of the little things I noticed before that LOVEly scene. (See what I did there? lol) otherwise, love it! :3

[WriterGirl101]

lol np.. Have at it, young Jedi....

[Silent Wolf]

Lol, I think I'm the master and you are the young Jedi. XD jk.

[WriterGirl101]

Well, you've got the ideas, soo.. Lolzz

[KittyKatgirl]

Ok I was kind of expecting that her and the principal would hook up but not so soon. But great job Writergirl I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter. Can you please let me know when you post it I'd appreciate it :)

[WriterGirl101]

Ha, yeah, it was my plan from the beginning actually to hook them up, I just didn't know how I would do it at first, lol.

[KittyKatgirl]

Haha yeah you done a good job just a question how long after Michael's death was it till graduation. Because idk but I think it's a little quick.

[WriterGirl101]

I was honestly picturing about a week or so since he passed. I know it seems quick and I may go fix that..

[KittyKatgirl]

Ok cool. You don't have to it was just a suggestion. I don't like giving criticism really.

[WriterGirl101]

Lol, well I like my stuff to be either 100%. Or at least 95.8%, lol

[KittyKatgirl]

Haha ok lol