Three days had gone by since Riri's party and I still hadn't heard anything from Shuri.
"It's probably better that way," I tried to convince myself while getting ready for class. The weather had been chilly for the last few days, so I put on some comfy sweatpants, a soft jumper I stole out of my dad's closet, the last time I visited him and a black beanie. Taking a glimpse at the clock, I noticed, that I only had 15 minutes left to pack my things and get to the classroom.
Most of my classmates were already sitting at their tables waiting for our teacher to start the lesson when I entered the classroom. I sat down at my usual place in the back next to the huge window, from where I could overlook the whole campus.
Our teacher came into the classroom putting his laptop on the desk and writing today's assignment on the black board.
"Your personal Self-Portrait"
"You have the next two hours to create a self-portrait, but without actually drawing yourself. You're free to interpret this in your own way, and you can use whatever materials you like. As always," he added, "I expect you to come up with something unique, and you will present your work in next week's lesson.""So, if there are no questions you can start now." I heard him say, taking out my sketchbook and writing down some ideas.
By the time I got out of school, it was already getting dark, so I took the bus to Ava's apartment. We planned to order pizza and continue watching our favorite show called "Gilmore Girls". I had already seen it a million times, but it gave me so much comfort, especially now in fall when it was freezing outside, and the world was covered in colours.
"I'm starving," Ava greeted me, "I already ordered our pizza, margherita for you as always."
"Hi to you too," I chuckled taking of my shoes and flopping down on her couch.
She laughed sitting down next to me, "I saw Riri and Shuri yesterday," she paused looking for a reaction on my face, "they were on their way to some rooftop party,"
"Oh, really?" I asked trying to seem unbothered.
"Yep, Shuri told me to say hi from her," Ava smirked, "seems like you two really hit it off at Riri's party." She raised her eyebrows waiting for me to say something.
"Yeah, she's nice," I stated shrugging my shoulders.
"Nice?" Ava frowned, "did something happen between you two?"
"No, why?"
Ava gave me a confused look, "Because you spent the whole evening talking to her and now, she's just ...nice."
I rolled my eyes, "Alright she was more than nice, we had a good conversation, but she didn't give me her number, nor did she ask for mine. So, I'm guessing it was only a one-time thing."
"Great, finally something useful," Ava teased, "maybe she doesn't have a phone? I don't know how things work in Wakanda, or maybe she just didn't get the chance to ask for your number."
"Whatever, it's not a big deal, maybe I'll meet her again, or maybe I won't," Saved by the doorbell, I got up and went to get the pizza.
We spent the rest of the evening on the couch, eating our pizza, gossiping about the newest drama and watching three episodes of Gilmore Girls. It was already midnight when I got up to go home.
"You know I can just drive you to your dorm," Ava repeated yawning.
"Really, it's fine I'll just walk to the bus stop down the street, no need to drive me, but thanks," I smiled hugging her goodbye and stepping outside into the cold night air.
To get to the bus stop I just had to walk down to the main road which took about five minutes. There was loud music coming from a bar and I spotted some guys standing outside the entrance in warm coats pulling on their cigarettes.
I was about to sit down on the small bench at the bus stop when I noticed a figure sitting at the other end. They were dressed in a thin sweat jacket and some loose jeans, trembling from the cold and struggling to sit up straight. They must've noticed me staring because they slowly turned their head to look at me, revealing their familiar face.
"Shuri?" I asked but got no reaction, so I got up and went over to her crouching down in front of her.
She slowly raised her head to look at me finally recognizing me, "y/N, Heeyy," she slurred attempting a smile.
"Are you here alone? Where is Riri?" I asked concerned.
"I came with David, but I think he left," she mumbled with half closed eyes.
"Wow what a great friend, do you want me to call someone to come and get you?" I said searching for my phone.
"No, please don't, I don't want them to worry!" she exclaimed catching my hand to stop me from calling.
"Uhm okay, well I can't leave you here, you're freezing and obviously too drunk to get home by yourself," I thought out loud, "I mean if you want to you can stay at my place tonight I'm on my way home anyway."
She smiled almost falling of the bench, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, of course, I'll call a taxi really quick," I chuckled trying to hold her upright.
A few minutes later the taxi arrived, and I helped Shuri to get into the car taking the seat next to her. Her head immediately fell on my shoulder, her mouth slightly open and her eyes closed. I smiled at the peaceful look on her face. She truly looked adorable sleeping on my shoulder.
After the taxi driver had dropped us off right in front of my door, I put an arm around Shuri's waist to keep her from tripping.
Inside my dorm she immediately plopped down on my couch. "You can sleep in my bed, I'll take the couch," I said filling up a bottle with water and offering Shuri my hand to help her get up.She took it thankfully, and I put my arm around her waist again leading her to my bedroom.
"Do you want some other clothes to sleep in? You can have some sweats and a shirt if you want," I offered.
"You are too sweet, remind me to thank you a million times tomorrow morning," she said.
"It's fine really, I don't mind having you here," I smiled at her thinking about what I had said to Ava earlier.
I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and change into my pyjamas while she was changing in my room. When I came back, she had already slipped under the blanket watching me with a curious look. She already looked way better than at the bus stop.
"If you need anything, I'm just outside, on the couch, so goodnight and sleep well" I went to turn off the light.
"Wait," she said patting on the bed next to her, "can you stay with me for a bit?"
I hesitated, "Sure." I sat down next to her pulling my knees to my chest not really knowing what to say.
"I kinda imagined this situation differently, you know, sleeping over for the first time," she chuckled turning around to look at me.
I laid down on my side resting my head on my arm, "Well how did you imagine it then?" I asked innocently.
"That's something for another day, hopefully when I'm sober and able to think before I speak," She smirked supporting her head with her hand.
"You wanna hear something funny?" She asked with a sly look on her face.
"Of course, tell me," I said looking up at her, my eyes settling on her soft looking lips.
"I could've walked to your dorm by myself," she hesitated, her eyes observing my face, "but I like the feeling of your arm around my waist,"
I hadn't even noticed, how close we got. I could feel the heat coming from her body.
"Do you?" I whispered keeping my eyes on her lips.
"Yeah," She breathed slowly tilting her head.
I felt her nose scraping against mine and her breath on my lips. She gently placed her hand on my waist, pulling me closer before finally locking her lips on mine. Her lips were warm and even softer than I expected. I parted my lips slightly, allowing her tongue to slip inside. I could still taste the lingering flavour of rum on her lips as I placed my hand on the back of her neck to deepen our kiss. Sparks flooded through my body, as she slipped her hand under my shirt and slowly traced the line of my back.
Our kisses got sloppier, and I felt her breathing getting heavier. I tangled our legs together, wanting to feel her as close as possible. Her hands were now on my lower back, tightly pressing my body closer. A small sound escaped her lips as I started to move against her. Her lips went to my neck placing soft kisses on my throat. Her hands left my back, travelling even lower, making me gasp. I pulled her up again smashing my lips on hers desperately. I felt her warmth all around me, my heartbeat going crazy, and my mind flooded with lust.
"Shit," I heard her breath.
Suddenly, the warmth was gone.
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