My Cheerleader Has A Gun - Chapter 14: Chapter 14

Feeling her soft lips against mine, I moaned as a burst of excitement erupted in my stomach. My hands cupped her face instantly as I returned her kiss. She moaned as my tongue slid in to her mouth and played with her tongue. As my lust was going insane, I tried to take over the situation and leaned in, pushing her body to the couch and slowly trailed kisses to her neck, then to her chest and further down. She arched her back and moaned as my lips touched the hot skin of her stomach. I could also feel the heat emanating from my body, feeling her hands roamed where they wanted it to be. But before I could go further down, I felt myself being pulled up and we returned into kissing. I pulled away after some time, to catch my breath and so could she. Hovering above her, I stared at her deep blue eyes which seemed to captivate me more now that she wasn't wearing her glasses.
"You're beautiful," I said slowly.
She smiled, "So are you. I like you so much Samantha."
I smiled and brought my lips to hers, "I like you too!"
Wait, what?
Before I could take back what I just said, everything instantly faded into darkness. Feeling disoriented, I lurched forward, trying to grab or touch something but then I regretted it when I felt like I was falling and my side and head hit onto something. Prying my eyes open, I tried to blink the grogginess away and found myself on the floor. Great! I fell!
Groaning, I pushed myself up while rubbing my head.
"And she's finally awake with a bang!" Violet remarked as she poured coffee on her cup.
"Shut up V," I heaved myself up and sat on the couch, slumping my back on the backrest. I couldn't believe I just dreamed about Sara. It was such an intense dream, we didn't even had the chance to deepen the kiss.
"Why were you sleeping on the couch anyway?"
I sighed, "I'm giving her some space after what happened yesterday."
"Don't tell me she's scared of you?" she asked in a deadpanned tone.
"Yeah. Can't blame her though."
"The nerve of her," she mumbled before sipping her coffee. I got up and trudged towards her and sat on the chair. Sighing, I rested my head on my arms in the table and cursed silently when my dream flashed back. It was way too much, we just kissed and after Sara told me she liked me, her phone rang, thankfully. It could have gone worse, that phonecall saved me but I didn't know how long til my luck ran out because if given the chance, she would probably need an answer from me.
"Hey, you okay?"
I looked up at Violet, "Can I tell you something?" She nodded eagerly. "Sara kissed me last night."
"What?" She looked at me incredulously.
"She kissed me and told me she likes me."
"Wow," She shook her head and sat down opposite me, "I don't know if I would be jealous over you or Sara..."
"Why would you be jealous over Sara?"
She snorted and sipped from her cup, "Well, I like Sara and I like you so basically I'm confused."
"Well enough about me. What about you? Did you crack the guy?" Seeing her smirked triumphantly, I could tell she was able to get information about the guy.
"Yes and we got some planning to do. I guess it's time to bring back the Violent Storm!"
*
As we pulled up at the parking lot, Liv got off silently and walked off as if I wasn't with her. To say I was disappointed was an understatement, considering we haven't talk even some random things since last night. Sighing, I followed her then seconds after, Sara and Violet walked up beside me and together we entered the school building. Thankfully, Violet didn't leave Sara's side since earlier or else she would definitely talk to me, alone, which I was trying to avoid for now as my mind was a mess.
As I tried to put things behind me, I needed a distraction and listening to the boring lectures somewhat helped me. It was a good distraction for now so I wouldn't keep on looking at Liv. As the lectures went on, I found it a little interesting, surprisingly, even if I already knew what the discussions were.
When the bell rang for lunchtime, I tried to calm my nerves down, you see, I was dreading lunchtime because it would mean Sara and Liv in one place. It would definitely get awkward again. As I shoved my things to my bag, I saw Liv already out through the door, leaving  me behind like earlier. Feeling a little pissed, I stormed out of the room and saw her retreating back as she was heading opposite the cafeteria's direction.
Oh that's it!
"Olivia, we need to talk!" I shouted causing some students to stare at me but I didn't mind as I was clearly pissed. When I reached her, I grabbed her arm and dragged her to the restroom. She tried to yank her arm but my hold was firm and as she realized she couldn't get away from me, she stopped struggling. Soon after we reached the restroom, I shoved her a little harder inside even if she was wearing heels almost causing her to stumble. I heard her groan which I assumed she was now pissed. Thankfully no one was inside.
"What do you want to talk about?" she said through gritted teeth.
"Why are you ignoring me? I'm giving you space but that doesn't mean you can't talk to me or leave out of my sight!" I snapped.
"Oh is that what you want to talk about? Well I know you're giving me some space but that doesn't mean you can go kissing another girl while I wasn't around."
"What?"
"You heard me. You think I didn't see you two last night? Well guess what, I saw, and it fucking irritates me," she yelled, her voice reverberated around the room.
"I didn't kiss her!"
"Well you absolutely like it," I pursed my lips into a tight line at what she said and avoided her gaze. She was right, I did like the kiss even if it was for a short moment. Noticing my reaction, Liv shook her head and let out a short abrupt breath as if she couldn't believe the way I reacted. I could feel her burning stare on me but I kept my head hang low. After a minute of silence, she spoke up in a calmer tone, "Is this what giving me some space? Dragging me here, alone?"
I forced myself to look up, feeling defeated, "Look, I know we're keeping a little distance from each other right now and I understand now why you're ignoring me but please...don't leave out of my sight so I can still protect you. If you still don't want to talk to me, I would understand but don't go that far away from me, I don't know what I would do if something bad happens to you." Her expression softened as her eyes glimmered. She took a step forward, closing the gap between us, but when she realized what she did, she stopped and slowly shook her head. Feeling her warm breath against my face and inhaling her familiar scent made me want to kiss her so badly. But even if I wanted to, I couldn't because I knew she didn't want me to, considering what she felt about me.
I took a step back, letting out the breath I had been holding as the urge to kiss her was subsiding. She looked at me with pain in her eyes and after she stood there silently, she walked past me and out of the restroom. I followed her, hoping she would head to the cafeteria, thankfully she did. On the way, I texted Violet to keep us company because I wasn't sure how to handle the situation with Liv and Sara in there and seeing that Elle wasn't around, she agreed.
For the whole time, Liv wasn't in the mood to talk, she just ate her lunch in silence while I pretended listening to Violet's storytelling but I kept on glancing at her. I knew Liv stayed because she had no choice, as I thought that if she wanted to go home, she didn't want to be alone with me in the house. Now, I should be glad that she listened to me and stayed but instead, I felt upset, thinking that she chose to endure this boring lunchbreak than be alone with me.
As the lunchbreak ended, we headed to our classes. But this time I wasn't sure if the boring lectures could help distract me. I felt like I ran out of energy and I wanted to go home and sleep, but obviously I couldn't do that. So I sucked it all up and pretended to be interested.
Time passed in a blur and soon the classes were through and it was time for the practice. After I changed, I followed Liv to the gym and as usual the dancers were already waiting for us. Even if we had issues right now, Liv kept things professional while working through the routine with me. We were still in sync with each other.
After polishing the previous routine, we coordinated with the members for some steps and soon, we were doing what we came up with and added them to our routine. I felt relief she didn't let her emotions got in the way with the cheerleading practice.
*
I closed the novel I had been reading for the past two hours to rest my eyes. I laid down on the couch and closed my eyes. I had no idea something could be stressful and emotionally draining until today. I didn't know if I could keep this up in a long run but I knew I should deal with some things as soon as possible. I had to deal with Sara but the only problem was that I was confused. I liked the kiss but did I even like Sara? Like a 'more than friends' like? Then there was this thing with Liv. Well, I couldn't do much but to give her time and space she needed. I was just hurt thinking that she was frightened of me considering what we had been through.
I screwed up and everything sucked right now.
As my mind was occupied, a sudden grumble of thunder made me jerk up as I thought someone had attacked us. Shaking my head, I picked up the novel I had tossed and put it on the table. I looked at my watch, it was already 9:30 in the evening, I should probably sleep. Looking at the window, it has started raining, I got up and walked upstairs to the bedroom to get my pillow and blanket. As I knocked on the door, the thunder grumbled again, drowning the sound of my knocks. Sighing, I knocked again but when there was no answer, I opened the door, thinking that Liv was probably sleeping already. But when I got in, I saw the bed was empty yet the duvet was wrinkled. My heart has started pounding when bad scenarios starting to pile in my mind.
"Olivia?" I called as I looked around the room. Where could she have gone?
When I heard the shower was on in the bathroom, I hurried towards the door and knocked impatiently. "Olivia are you in there?...If you are, come on, talk to me."
"I-I'm in here," Hearing her shaky voice, I let the breath I had been holding and leaned my head on the door. God, I thought she ran away or someone had abducted her.
"You worried me there. I thought I'd lost you. Are you taking a shower?"
"Yes...N-No,"
"What? If you aren't taking a shower then atleast turn the shower off."
"I can't!"
"Why not?...Liv?" When she didn't answer, I turned around and walked towards the bed. I grabbed my pillow and opened the storage bench to get a blanket. When I was heading to the door, I heard the bathroom door creaked open and Liv came out. She looked scared, her hair was in disarray.
"Are you okay?" She shook her head. "What happened to you?" She was about to answer but instead she flinched when there was a flash of lightning followed by a grumbling thunder. Seeing her reaction, I now understood why she was in the bathroom.
"Are you..."
"Yes! I'm afraid of thunderstorm, happy?" she snapped.
Whoa there!
"Um, okay?...I, um, I'm gonna head downstairs now."
"Wait," My hand stopped from turning the knob and I looked at her curiously. She looked hesitant to speak and for a moment, I thought she was just stalling but when she finally spoke, I felt like my heart skipped a beat, "Can you sleep with me tonight, please?"
I had trouble forming my words since hearing it was like music to my ears. I didn't think asking me to sleep with her again would make me feel so happy. "Um, are you sure?"
"Yes, it would help me sleep. We just have to stay on our side of the bed."
I nodded, "Okay."
I put down the things I was holding and laid down on my side of the bed. After mumbling goodnight, Liv switched off the nightlamp on her side then laid down, her back onto me, dragging the cover up to her shoulder.
So near and yet so far, I thought. But this was better than nothing. Sighing, I turned to my side trying to get some sleep but it was impossible because my mind was running miles and the thunderstorm was getting worse.
As I laid on my side, I noticed the other side of the bed shifted and unexpectedly an arm slid on my waist. I felt her warm breath on the back of my neck as she tightened her arm around my waist. Even if I was surprised by her sudden move, I was able to hold her arm and squeezed it.
"I'm scared," she mumbled.
I smiled even if she couldn't see it, "Don't be, I'm here."
*
While waiting for Liv, I fetched my phone from pocket to send a message, just a reminder, to certain people. Shoving the phone back to its place, I started the car when I saw Liv got out of the house.
"Where are we going Scarlett?" she asked impatiently when she opened the door.
"You'll know when you get there," I stared down at her when she seemed reluctant to get in. "Come on, I know you need space from me, and you'll get it when we get there." Clicking her tongue, she got in and buckled her seatbelt. I maneuvered out of the driveway and zoomed to the highway. I sped up a little since it would take two hours to get to where we were going and judging by the weather, it would probably rain later.
Liv slept through the whole ride but I preferred as it would get awkward if she was awake. As the road had gotten bumpy, she woke up from her slumber and stretched her arms up with a yawn. When she caught a glimpse of the view, her eyes roamed around the surrounding before turning to me with an incredulous look on her face.
"What the hell?"
I pulled up in front of the familiar two-storey white house and killed the engine, "We're here."
"What are we doing back here?"
"You'll see. Come on they're waiting."
Without waiting for what she was going to say, I got out of the car and started walking. I heard the car door slammed behind me and crunching of the ground as Liv caught up beside me. And it was as if she remembered the mines on the ground, she stayed close to me.
She looked at the bodyguards surrounding us, "Who are these people?" I didn't answer her as we continued walking to the porch. I knocked on the door and we immediately heard footsteps inside. The door opened, revealing the man, whom I thought was intimidating, a huge smile was written on his face.
"Oh my God! Dad!" Liv gasped and jumped into her father's arm. "I miss you!"
"I miss you too sweetheart."
"Is that Olivia?" Liv's mother asked behind and soon Liv was hugging her mom. As much as I wanted to stay and watch their happy reunion, I knew I should get going since, well, it was already raining.
"Thank you for keeping Olivia safe Scarlett," Mr. Cox said as he stepped into the porch.
"I'm just doing my job Mr. Cox and forgive me for this. I don't have someone I trust to watch over Olivia while I'm out there gathering information about the people who are after you."
He nodded, "I understand and I hope you'll find something."
"Me too. I'll take my leave now Mr. Cox."
I stepped off the porch and walked into the pouring rain. Feeling the water instantly soaked into my body, I ignored the heaviness I felt in my chest as leaving without saying goodbye to Liv was weighing me down.
As I continued walking to my car, I heard her familiar voice called out to me but I pretended I didn't hear her so I didn't turn back. Almost reaching the car, I felt a hand on my arm, halting me, and before I knew it, I was yanked back, making me face her.
"What do you think you're doing? Leaving me in there?" Her voice was forceful and loud.
I stared at her for a moment before speaking, "I can't look after you, not when I'm on a mission."
She snorted, "But I'm your mission or did you forget about that? You're supposed to look after me, not leave me behind."
I shook my head, "How am I supposed to look after you when you're even afraid of being near me?... How can I protect you when you want to stay away from me? Huh? How?"
She looked taken aback, "I-I don't know," she said slowly and defeated. "I'm sorry,"
I could feel a lone tear escaped my eye, thankfully it wasn't obvious because of the rain. I wanted to be mad at her but I couldn't bring myself to.
I gripped her shoulders and stared at her before sighing, "Look, this is me, giving you the space you need. Trust me I'm doing this because I'm thinking what's good for you. I hope you understand that. And if you change your mind about me...if you still want me as your bodyguard, then I'll be glad to come back her and protect you."
She nodded and I heard for a split second, a faint sob escaped her lips. I knew she was crying, I just didn't notice it until that single sob.
When I thought the conversation was over, I gave her one last smile before letting her go. Turning my back, I left her and walked towards the car. I didn't spare her another glance or my resolve would crumble and I might change my mind.
I didn't think leaving her would hurt me that much, and after having that conversation, for a brief moment, it made me realized something. I had feelings for her.