Briar's Point Of View
"Oh so because of that you decided to compliment her body?" I shout at him.
"So what? It's none of your business either way! Why do you have to act so bitchy about it Briar, I do what I want with my life so just say out of it!" Myles fires back.
"None of my business??? Bitchy??? Are you really going to be like that Myles seriously?? That's kind of low from you don't you think??"
"Why does it bother you so much if I am interested in other girls?? We're just friends and it's not like you can control what I do whatsoever!?"
"Friends?? Yeah right Myles, we used to be best friends, but thanks to that damn f*ckin' night we're practically enemies now!"
It all changed on that night. All I can remember is - his hands touching me with so much desire, his lips kissing mine with so much intensity. Our hearts beating so fast. That was the craziest yet worst night of my life. Crazy because we were so blinded by alcohol, and what we did felt great. But also worst because it changed our lives for good.
I bet you might be a little confused as to what I'm talking about....
Myles and I were at a party of some friends. We were best friends, we were unstoppable together. Everyone envied us - our talent, our fame, our looks and pretty much our lives. But things quickly got out of control. One beer after another, one cocktail, two, three... Before we even knew it, our bodies were glued to each other, lips on lips, tongues exploring mouths, all of this ending up in a random room on that house. I can remember how much pleasure we both felt, the chemistry between us. Just like a big flame. I remember us being loud, to the point where people knocked on the door as a way of shutting us up, laughed, teased. But we didn't care at that moment.
The next morning, I felt very tired. And so did he. But it was so awkward.
"Did what I think happened happen?" I asked very confused and shocked.
Myles didn't answer. He looked at his naked body and then at my naked body, well I had already put a bra on but still... His face expression was very shocked. I wanted him to say something. His hair was such a mess, making him look even hotter.
I wasn't going to deny - I felt attracted to him, but only physically, and I hated myself for it. We were best friends. Best friends aren't supposed to sleep together.
After getting dressed, I ran away from that house, from him. I was planning on never seeing him again in my life. He called, I ignored. He texted, I told him to leave me alone. I cried and cried. Screamed in my pillow.
But I still missed him. This was killing me.
The next days at school and at CDC, it was very hard to ignore him, but not impossible.
This had happened one year ago. We were practically strangers, but then became enemies. We couldn't be in the same room without fighting, without hurting the other with words.
The truth is, every time Myles is flirting with another girl, it drives me crazy. I just can't stand it. I can't. And so can't he when I'm with other guys. It has been like this for months, and I honestly don't know what to do anymore.
"Well don't blame it on me now Briar, I wasn't the only one who was drunk!"
"Whatever Myles be like that, just go away, you know what I'll leave instead, I can't even look at your face right now" I say walking out.
"Fine! We both know I'm right"
I roll my eyes and point my middle finger at him while walking fastly away. Away from him, that's what I want right now.
I run to the washroom and close the door hard. I wash my face, and look at myself in the mirror. Why do I care so much about whoever he likes or not?? Myles is right in some way - his love life is none of my business. But Sasha, the girl he was flirting with, is very pretty. And that kind of made me a bit jealous. Only a bit though.
I'm glad no one can hear my thoughts. So glad. I'd rather die than admit I'm jealous of the girls Myles flirts with. It kills me inside. I can't stand him, but don't want him to be anyone else's. Weird, I know.
My face is red, and my throat hurts from yelling at him.
"Briar," I hear someone knocking on the door "is everything alright?" It's my best friend, Cierra.
"Yeah, I'm okay don't worry."
She opens the door and enters, along with Tessa and Serena.
"You guys fought again didn't you?" I nod. We did fight again. Honestly our fights are getting more and more tiring...
"What was the reason this time?" Serena asks.
"He was flirting with Sasha" I simply say.
They sigh "Bri when are you going to admit that you like him??"
"I don't!"
"Then why would you be jealous about him and Sasha?" Cierra asks.
I sigh "Because... because Sasha will hurt him."
"Keep telling yourself that..."
"Let's go, we have to rehearse our new routine, and the choreographer is already waiting for us"
Myles Point Of View
We're all in Studio 1, which is the biggest of our dance company, waiting for Allain to start the rehearsal. I'm talking to Devon, Isaac and Conor about college. I honestly still don't know if I should go to college after I graduate, but I still have plenty of time to think about that (and by plenty of time I mean a few months).
All I do know is that I love dancing, and I'm not planning on stopping anytime soon.
I feel some sort of... presence looking at me. I look around and find Briar glaring at me. Briar and her typical glares. Though this time she has a pretty stern look on her face, as she walks past me. Sometimes I wonder she'll ever be able to kill me with her eyes. I better be prepared.
The thing is, I don't get why she's so pissed off. I didn't do anything wrong, I complimented Sasha's body, but that was about it and even if it was anything further than that, it's none of her business. It's not like she's my mother or girlfriend. It's not like I'm hers.
The choreographers brought new dance moves for a new routine. It is harder than usual, but I love challenging myself so I don't really mind. Everyone seems to be catching up well, ones better than the others, but there's nothing we can't work on.
When it's the ten minute break time, everyone starts chatting, drinking their waters, wiping their sweat off with towels, the usual. Everyone except for me, because I decide to go through the choreo once again, just to make sure it's good enough.
I dance, while watching my steps through the mirror. But then something distracts me. Through the mirror, I see Briar talking to Justin, a guy of our team. She is laughing while touching his shoulder. Huh?
Then he leans closer to her, and I tense up. He reaches her ear and whispers something. Briar laughs harder and lays her hands on his arms. Is he really that funny?
"Myles! Bro!" I hear a voice, snapping me out of my thoughts.
I turn around and see Isaac "Yeah?"
"Do you wanna come with the guys and get a drink?"
"Ya sure man"
I really needed a drink at the moment to be honest.
***
The Next Day
"Let's just skip this class" Zack whines.
"I'd love to trust me, but I really have to go to this one" I say.
"But bro it's biology, so boring and Mrs. Philips can be a lot to handle"
"Yeah I agree" Devon adds.
"Well you two can skip if you want, but I really have to go"
"Haha Zack don't skip this class Chantelle will miss you" Will mocks. Zack and Chantelle have a thing - a flirty relationship - even though they don't want to admit it. Our friends love teasing them, and so do I because well... it's fun to annoy Zack.
"Shut up dude" Zack playfully taps Will on the back of his head, which makes all of us laugh.
Still with a smile on my face, I say "Alright I've to go, see you guys around"
I turn around, and see Briar entering the classroom. Oh boy... I forgot Briar was in this class too... We haven't talked since our last fight, so I know this will be awkward - even though I sit sort of far from her.
As Zack mentioned, Mrs Philips is a lot to handle. We can say she's tough... Almost everyone respects the rules in her class. There's no talking, no phone, no chewing gums, no eating and no sleeping. And her tests are the worse - she usually makes surprise tests. I wonder if she even has a heart in that body of hers.
I'm playing with my pen, while listening to her explaining what cells are made of. Lucky me, I already know this even with my eyes closed. Mrs Philips doesn't really bother me because I'm one of her best students.
I hear some whispering behind me, and then a cute laugh. I look around to see where it comes from, and I see Briar. I mean it wasn't a cute laugh just a normal one. Her face's lightened up, maybe one of her friends told her a joke.
But soon, her happiness ends, because Mrs Philips interrupts them "Excuse me, did I tell any joke and didn't realise Miss Nolet?" She questions, emotionlessly.
"As if that was possible.." I hear her mumble, which makes me chuckle slightly. Gladly, Mrs Philips didn't seem to understand what she was saying.
"Pardon?"
"I said no, and that I'm sorry for laughing."
"I see you have a lot of energy today, why don't you go get me my books from the library, before I send you to detention?"
"Yes ma'am, I love to help because I know how difficult it is to have lack of memory especially at that age"
Without even controling it, I burst out laughing. I'm not the only one, but I laughed louder, so I know I'll suffer from the consequences.
"How da- Mister Erlick does this seem funny to you??? You know what? Both of you. To the principle's office. Right now. Come on hurry up!!" Briar and I exchange a look. Seriously?? She looks with anger at me and I sigh. We both get up to walk away.
"You teenagers are very disrespectful indeed. You need some discipline. When I was your age, poor me if I ever disrespected my-" We hear our teacher say as we walk out. Luckily and for my sake, as soon as the door is closed, she can't be heard anymore.
We don't speak on our way to the principle's office. We solely walk fast, Briar with annoyance emanating from her eyes. I knock on the door, and open it. I hold it open so Briar can enter, politely. She rolls her eyes and slightly pushes me out of her way.
"Good afternoon students, what brings you here?" Mister Hillers asks well disposed.
"Uhm Mrs Philips sent us here..." Briar speaks up.
"Why so?"
"We laughed in her class" Briar and I say in unison.
"Stop doing that! Gosh I swear to god I'm sure you do this on purpose!" Briar barks.
"What??? You think I did it on purpose really Briar then let me tell you that not everything is about you okay?!" I shout annoyed.
"Oh so you're saying you don't give a shit about me?? Oh that's right because your mind's constantly on that Sasha girl! How could I forget??" she laughs sarcastically.
"Children!!! Children!!!" The principle yells at us. We stop fighting and look at him "That's enough, both of you, cleaning the washrooms, right now."
"What??? Are you freaking serious??" Briar shouts.
"Ah ah, careful with the way you speak to me young lady" Briar calms down and sighs "You can find the cleaning products on the room next to the canteen. Now off you go."
Briar scoffs and walks out. Silence doesn't last long because we start fighting again.
"Could you stop being hysterical and dramatic for once in your life Briar look where you got us involved in" I protest while we enter the cleaning room.
"What the fuck bro you're here because you couldn't stop yourself from laughing, otherwise you'd still be in class with that awful teacher I honestly don't know how her husband handles her"
"Oh because you're so easy to handle as well"
"Could you stop attacking me for once???" She yells in disbelief, shouting the door closed out of anger.
"I'm not attacking I'm just saying the truth, these are facts and don't come saying you are easy to handle because you're not okay?! The reason why we fight all the time is because of you and your pride!"
"No Myles I think both of us know pretty well why we fight all the time"
"Don't blame it all on that night, if you weren't so dramatic every damn second we wouldn't fight as much as we do"
"If it isn't because of that night then what is it Myles? Huh?"
"I don't know you tell me!"
"No you tell me because you were the one who said it wasn't the night we slept together's fault in the very first place so that means you have a better reason don't you?"
"Yeah you're right I do. It is because you have feelings for me."
"Of course I have feelings for you - anger and hatred"
"You sure about that?"
"Never been so sure before in my life"
"I love the way you lie" I chuckle a bit sarcastically.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Briar you like me. Because then why else would you be jealous when I'm around other girls??"
"That doesn't mean anything at all I just don't like Sasha, she'll hurt you"
"Then why would you care about that if you hate me?"
"Because..." For once, I sense Briar doesn't know what to say. And that almost never happens. "Because I hate Sasha more than I hate you. You know, it just shows how egocentric you are thinking someone like me likes you"
"Really? Then take a step forward, look at me directly in the eyes and tell me you don't like me. Come on I want you to do it right now"
I see her facial expression changing, from mad to nervous. That just proves how right I am. And I glad I am right. Because I also have feelings for her, and that's why I also get jealous when she's with other boys. I just hope she admits it because I can't keep living like this.
She takes a step forward, not looking away from my eyes.
"I love you"
And with that, we crash our lips together. Passion fills the kiss, and soon fills our bodies. Her hands wrap around my neck and head. To make her steady I wrap my arms around her waist, while biting her lip. She moans opening her mouth. Our tongues battle each other, while I press Briar's back to the nearest wall. She lets out a moan again, and we just keep kissing with intensity. She jumps to my arms and I hold her thighs, still pressing her against the wall.
All this time, all the tension, hatred, anger, and all the other mixed feelings that we're being kept inside us, come down to this moment. We were too blinded to admit we were crazy about each other.
As we pull away to breathe, I keep kissing her neck. Gosh this feels so damn good. I missed her so badly. The chemistry between us never went away.
I suck her sweet spot, making her gasp "Oh my gosh I just want to-" She moans, not ending the sentence. Me too Briar, me too, but we're at school now... "Myles I-" Oh I love it when she does that..
We're interrupted by the bell ringing. But I just keep kissing her lips. After a few minutes, we pull away and look into each other's eyes deeply. She is holding the back of my head, and our noses are touching.
I don't know if this is right or not, but this is what I feel. This is what I want - her. Not only her body, but all of her. I want her bossiness, I want her sass, I want to be able to make her laugh, and hear how cute it is and the way it lights the whole room up. I want to be able to watch her protecting me from other girls. I want to be able to hold her. I just want her.
Two weeks later...
Briar's Point Of View
Myles and I enter Studio 3, him holding my shoulders, me holding his torso.
"Briar! You're finally here! I need your opinion on a dress!!" Serena exclaims excited.
"Oh my gosh sure let me see it"
Serena shows me the dress on her phone, and I take a look at it. Meanwhile, I feel Myles kissing the top of my head.
"I love it I think it'd suit you so well!"
"I agree" Myles adds.
I look up at him "Since when do you understand anything about female fashion?"
"Ever since I started dating you duh, you don't leave me other option you keep asking for my opinion on all your outfits"
"But all you say is that I look gorgeous I all of them"
"Because you do look gorgeous in anything"
"Mm... I'll pretend you aren't lying" I tease
He taps my nose and kisses my cheek. I turn my face at him, and kiss his lips slightly "Love you" I wrap my arms around his neck and keep kissing him. Sorry he just was too cute. "I love you more" He manages to say. I know we sound annoying, but every couple in the beginning is like this, am I wrong?
"Enough love birds" Tabitha, Allain's wife, jokes while walking in. I pull away blushing. She explains something about a competition in the winter, in which we're participating in. I lay my head on my boyfriend's shoulder.
We rehearse a bit, and then we take five. Myles, I and our friends gather around to chat. Myles holds me from behind and I drink some water.
"We're so ready for the competition, I just want to go already" Brooklyn says.
"Same I miss competing so much!" Cierra exclaims.
"I know right!" I add. I definitely love competing. Life without competing is like a world with no colours.
"You guys look so cute together, I'm so glad you're finally a couple" Tessa comments.
"I'm glad too. It was hard but in the end we admitted our feelings for each other" Myles says looking down at me. I look deeply into his eyes.
"Aw look at the way they look at each other" Serena says.
I blush. But they're right. I guess we're in love.
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(Author's Note : cheers another chapter! hope you liked it! because a very sweet certain person forced me to write even knowing I'm tired 😤 noleterlick . sorry if it has any mistakes xoxo)
Friday, 1st of November of 2019