True Love at First Sight

1- I hate you

"I hate you."

"The feeling's mutual."

"I've only been gone for two minutes." Rachel sighed as she looked at the mess before her.

Food was everywhere. Mashed potatoes dripped from the ceiling, pasta sliding slowly down the once pristine windows. Rice and celery littered the floor along with what seemed to be meatballs. Her boyfriend was covered in noodles with gravy dripping down his face, presumably from the bowl that was overturned on his head. The same applied to her best friend who instead, was dripping curry and udon. The two self-proclaimed mortal enemies were having a stare-down. Jack was glaring at her, furious that his suit which had been handcrafted by his girlfriend was spoiled while Wynne calmly met his gaze. Their stare-down was brought to an abrupt end when Jack looked away to Rachel.

"Babe! Look! Look what she did to the suit you bought! She is the antichrist. The devil. The-"

"Oh stop whining, you big baby, it's just a little sauce." Wynne rolled her eyes at him.

"You know, Rachel, you should consider investing in another boyfriend. This one's kinda faulty." Wynne commented as she walked towards the door and out of the room. Rachel snorted as Jack gaped after her.

"Babe..." Jack whined to Rachel and laid his head grumpily and on her shoulder. Rachel laughed lightly and walked with him to their room. As they walked out of the, now, food-stained room, Rachel signalled to the guard stationed outside to get the mess cleaned up. He nodded in response and walked away without a word. The couple strode over to the elevator, and upon reaching, met with Wynne.

"Oh, God..." Jack groaned.

However, Wynne couldn't hear him due to a piece of chicken that had fallen into her ear and didn't comment. Wynne stared at him suspiciously before telling them that the elevator was out of order and that the servicemen wouldn't be there for an hour so they should take the stairs instead.

"Ugh, stairs? I'd rather wait for the servicemen." Jack groaned. Rachel discreetly rolled her eyes at him.

"Hey, I saw that!" Jack poked her playfully in the shoulder. Rachel giggled and soon they were in a full-fledged tickle fight. Wynne rolled her eyes in annoyance and ran up the stairs, determined to get as far away from the loving couple as she could, leaving a trail of curry behind her. However, as she did so, she did not notice the man that followed her. He took a pair of dark sunglasses out of his pocket and put them on, silently trailing her. Wynne continued up the stairs till she reached the last level, where her room was. It was then she realised that she was being followed.

Just as she was about to turn around and defend herself, the man pulled out a gun.

"Don't move."

"Oh please. You can't order me around." Wynne remarked before immediately clamping her mouth shut.

"Whoops!" she laughed nervously. The man stared at her suspiciously.

"Who are you?" He asked her.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" Wynne asked, now suspicious herself.

"No, you shouldn't," the man growled.

Wynne stared at him, studying his face.

"Oh my gosh, Christopher?" Wynne exclaimed, finally putting a name to the man's familiar face.

Christopher had a look of surprise on his face before he finally realised who was in front of him.

"Winnie?" His eyes widened before he put the gun away and took her into his arms.

"When the heck did you get back?" Wynne asked as she let him go.

"I arrived about a week ago."

Wynne smacked him on the chest.

" And you didn't tell me? I have been betrayed." Wynne cried dramatically and spun before falling against Christopher with her hand across her forehead.

Christopher said nothing and smiled down at his best friend.

Wynne clambered off him and smiled back.

"I told you she would still be here." Jack fumed as his food covered self and Rachel exited the stairwell.

"Oh stop it!" Rachel sighed before grinning when she saw her brother.

"Chrissy!" She smiled and ran up to hug him.

"Hey sis," Christopher laughed as he ruffled her hair.

Jack nodded at Christopher who replied with a grin.

After ten minutes of catching up, during which Wynne mostly argued with Jack about the fact that the elven cloaks given to the Fellowship were much better than Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. Jack thought otherwise. Eventually the argument was settled when both Rachel and Christopher sided with Wynne. Jack threw his hands into the air with frustration and stormed off to his apartment. Wynne giggled at his anger.

"I had better go after him." Rachel sighed and went after her sulking boyfriend who was sure to complain that his girlfriend did not back him up.

Wynne invited Christopher to her room, who accepted. As they walked into her apartment, she caught sight of her dripping self in the floor-length mirror that stood next to her shoe rack. In all her excitement with Christopher coming back from his military service, she had forgotten that she was covered in potato bits. She removed her shoes and quickly asked Christopher to make himself at home before excusing herself to her bedroom.

Wynne took a quick shower and changed into a faded Metallica tee and sweatpants. She poked her earrings back into her ear and grabbed a towel to dry her hair. She exited the bedroom with her hair wrapped in her towel.

As she walked along the short corridor from her room to the living room, she heard the faint crooning of Freddie Mercury from her speakers.

It was times like these Wynne wished she had the stealth of hobbits and not a troll. She tried to be as quiet as possible as she entered the living room to find Christopher jumping barefoot on her couch, belting the lyrics to 'I Want to Break Free' .

Wynne tried her very best to stifle her laughs and internally cursed herself when a chuckle flew past her lips. Christopher froze and spun around to face her. Unfortunately, in that spin he lost his balance and fell off the couch hitting his head on the coffee table that stood in front of said couch.

He did not move.

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