The Devil's Choice
Falling Hard
"B plus. Step back 2,3,4. Step side 2,3,4, figure 8, figure 8, join your partner." Mrs. Douglas directed us on how to do the Rumba. I'm just glad it wasn't a Samba or something. You know, when we have to be all close and stuff. With what I saw in the bathroom and him driving my pulse psycho, I don't think I can handle being pressed against him. I think maybe that weird thing with my veins, that i'm totally not mentioning anymore, had something to do with him. Or maybe I'm crazy and I'm hallucinating. But really, why did he have to be my partner? Guess that's what I get for being a loner, huh?
"Good Devi, Niall." Douglas studied our movements. "But Rumba is a dance of seduction. Due to lack of better words... make it sexy!" She pushed us closer. I scrunched up my nose, like... really? This is totally worse than Samba. I just jinxed myself.
"If Devi isn't up to it..." Niall trailed off at the look I gave him. I ignored the fact that this is exactly what I didn't want. I felt this weird rush of anger and power. Oh, I can do it! I'll show him!
"I can handle it." I pressed up against him and swished my hips with every step. I used every bit of will power I had to ignore the ridiculous pounding of my heart.
"You're really good at this." He smiled mischievously, then dipped me low. He pulled me back up and the music slowed to a stop. He looked down into my eyes and his gaze flickered to my lips for a split second, I swear! I leaned closer for some reason. Maybe, it was the heat of the moment. Then, I was interrupted by Mrs. Douglas' voice.
"Good job! I really loved watching you two, especially, Devi and Niall. Lots of chemistry. I've never had anyone learn the dance so quick. Go change." I thanked my lucky stars that it was time for him to let me go. I could have sworn he told me he was a bad dancer.
I broke away from Niall's hold and quickly ran into the girls' dressing room. I changed out of my leotard and shorts and back into my "street clothes". After changing, I climbed up on the counter and pulled out my phone while everyone else got situated..
-You won't believe what happend! ~Devdevdevi~
-Omg! What? I knew it was something going on! *IzIis*
-I almost kissed Niall! ~Devdevdevi~
-Who?!? *IzIis*
-New kid ~Devdevdevi~
-Oh? Hot bad boy new kid? *IzIis*
-That be the 1 ~Devdevdevi~
-Wait. What happend with Josh? *IzIis*
-Got dumped. ~Devdevdevi~
-You or him? *IzIis*
-He did. ~Devdevdevi~
-You go girl! He was a major douche! *IzIis*
-Ehh. It's whatever but there's an issue ~Devdevdevi~
-Whas the issue?!? *IzIis*
-Niall's in like... ALL my classes. And I think I like him (looks down in shame)... maybe ~Devdevdevi~
-BLAH! Talk bout this more @ lunch. TEACHER ALERT! *IzIis*
I decided not to risk getting Izzy's phone taken, so I didn't text back. I kept scrolling through our messages hoping to figure out... I don't know... something. Maybe I just wanted to keep myself busy. Once I pushed open the locker room doors, my face connected with a back. I reached my hand out and held on to whoever it was for a second to steady myself.
"Sorry." I mumbled. Even though it was totally not my fault. I wasn't on my phone anymore and he was standing in front of the door.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Are you all right?" Niall was looking down at me, just leaving a convo with Zayn Malik, another jock, but one of the elite Fearsome Four, the best, scariest, and most mysterious athletes.
"Ummm... I think so." But I wasn't. I started to see everything in twos and threes. My head started to whirl. I lost my balance and he reached his arm around my waist. How could all this happen from bumping into someone?
"C'mon, let's get you to the health center." Even with the swirling confusion in my head I could still process one thing. He was touching me! My pulse was speeding up and my breathing went uneven. I tried to calm myself but wasn't working. I doubt a S.W.A.T team, haha S.Q.U.A.T. team, and a Cavalry could've calmed me down. After getting a pass from Douglas, we went down the hall to the nurse, and sat in the "waiting" room.
"I'm really sorry." I said quietly. Wait... why am I apologizing?
"It's okay. I should be the one apologizing. It's my first day and already I've begun to injure people." He laughed slightly.
"It's okay, really. I should probably start to pay attention when I walk." He laughed again.
"Yeah, maybe. I saw your collision with your ex this morning." I gave a bitter chuckle.
"Mmhm, hope that doesn't happen again." I looked down and began to fiddle with my hands.
"What happened with you two...if you don't mind my asking?" I briefly looked at him, then looked back at my hands. He touched my arm and I felt the familiar shock again. He pulled away and tucked my hair behind my ear.
"Hey... you can tell me." Usually, my wall is impenetrable, except for Iz, and here comes some new stranger who's denting my armor his first day. I cracked, anyway.
"I used to have this huge crush on him, ever since freshman year." I smiled to myself. "He was always with some girl, ya know? Never available. So one day, junior year, he finally noticed me. At a dance. Our first dance was to a slow song. He kissed me for the first time two weeks later, on our third date. Needless to say, I was smitten." I looked at him from the corner of my eye.
"It was all really sweet in the beginning and everything but then he started to pressure me into all this stuff."
"Like?" I turned to see him staring at me.
"Sex, PDA, everything."
"Yeah, I heard the part about PDA not being your style."
"Right. I prefer to keep my business in the bag."
"Are you...a virgin?" I turned sharply to look at him, caught off guard by his question. "I mean... umm... you don't have to answer. I didn't mean to ask that..."
"Yes." I answered, just to stop his babbling. I mean, it's not like there's any shame in it.
"Why?" I scrunched up my face.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, most girls aren't... or say they aren't."
"Not me. I'm saving it for the right guy and I'm proud of my virgin status. I'm not most girls and I actually know a few who haven't swiped their V- Cards either."
"Good." He smiled at me and ran his thumb over the back of my hand. It felt like I had just put a wet hand in an electrical socket.
"Deviana Rishel?" We both turned to look at the nurse when she came in.
"That's me. He just escorted me."
"Thanks, hun. What's the issue?"
"Umm... I ran into him and my head started to spin a bit."
"Okay, come with me," She said, but gave me a weird look. I knew that wasn't normal. I got up and followed her to the back room. She checked my eyes, ears, and asked how many fingers she was holding up.
"I think you're good, hun. Stay in one piece and take it easy." She dimpled at me and signed my pass. I walked out, expecting Niall to have left. I felt a small shock as a hand touched me, once I reached the doorway.
"Trying to lose me?"
"I'm sorry, Niall. I thought you left." I gave him a rueful smile.
"Of course not. I wanted to make sure you were okay...?"
"...Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. She said I'm supposed to stay in one piece and just take it easy." He'd made his comment a question and it temporarily confused me. Until I realized he was asking if I was alright.
"Well, that limits our fun." He grinned at me and his blue eyes shined brightly.
"Good Devi, Niall." Douglas studied our movements. "But Rumba is a dance of seduction. Due to lack of better words... make it sexy!" She pushed us closer. I scrunched up my nose, like... really? This is totally worse than Samba. I just jinxed myself.
"If Devi isn't up to it..." Niall trailed off at the look I gave him. I ignored the fact that this is exactly what I didn't want. I felt this weird rush of anger and power. Oh, I can do it! I'll show him!
"I can handle it." I pressed up against him and swished my hips with every step. I used every bit of will power I had to ignore the ridiculous pounding of my heart.
"You're really good at this." He smiled mischievously, then dipped me low. He pulled me back up and the music slowed to a stop. He looked down into my eyes and his gaze flickered to my lips for a split second, I swear! I leaned closer for some reason. Maybe, it was the heat of the moment. Then, I was interrupted by Mrs. Douglas' voice.
"Good job! I really loved watching you two, especially, Devi and Niall. Lots of chemistry. I've never had anyone learn the dance so quick. Go change." I thanked my lucky stars that it was time for him to let me go. I could have sworn he told me he was a bad dancer.
I broke away from Niall's hold and quickly ran into the girls' dressing room. I changed out of my leotard and shorts and back into my "street clothes". After changing, I climbed up on the counter and pulled out my phone while everyone else got situated..
-You won't believe what happend! ~Devdevdevi~
-Omg! What? I knew it was something going on! *IzIis*
-I almost kissed Niall! ~Devdevdevi~
-Who?!? *IzIis*
-New kid ~Devdevdevi~
-Oh? Hot bad boy new kid? *IzIis*
-That be the 1 ~Devdevdevi~
-Wait. What happend with Josh? *IzIis*
-Got dumped. ~Devdevdevi~
-You or him? *IzIis*
-He did. ~Devdevdevi~
-You go girl! He was a major douche! *IzIis*
-Ehh. It's whatever but there's an issue ~Devdevdevi~
-Whas the issue?!? *IzIis*
-Niall's in like... ALL my classes. And I think I like him (looks down in shame)... maybe ~Devdevdevi~
-BLAH! Talk bout this more @ lunch. TEACHER ALERT! *IzIis*
I decided not to risk getting Izzy's phone taken, so I didn't text back. I kept scrolling through our messages hoping to figure out... I don't know... something. Maybe I just wanted to keep myself busy. Once I pushed open the locker room doors, my face connected with a back. I reached my hand out and held on to whoever it was for a second to steady myself.
"Sorry." I mumbled. Even though it was totally not my fault. I wasn't on my phone anymore and he was standing in front of the door.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Are you all right?" Niall was looking down at me, just leaving a convo with Zayn Malik, another jock, but one of the elite Fearsome Four, the best, scariest, and most mysterious athletes.
"Ummm... I think so." But I wasn't. I started to see everything in twos and threes. My head started to whirl. I lost my balance and he reached his arm around my waist. How could all this happen from bumping into someone?
"C'mon, let's get you to the health center." Even with the swirling confusion in my head I could still process one thing. He was touching me! My pulse was speeding up and my breathing went uneven. I tried to calm myself but wasn't working. I doubt a S.W.A.T team, haha S.Q.U.A.T. team, and a Cavalry could've calmed me down. After getting a pass from Douglas, we went down the hall to the nurse, and sat in the "waiting" room.
"I'm really sorry." I said quietly. Wait... why am I apologizing?
"It's okay. I should be the one apologizing. It's my first day and already I've begun to injure people." He laughed slightly.
"It's okay, really. I should probably start to pay attention when I walk." He laughed again.
"Yeah, maybe. I saw your collision with your ex this morning." I gave a bitter chuckle.
"Mmhm, hope that doesn't happen again." I looked down and began to fiddle with my hands.
"What happened with you two...if you don't mind my asking?" I briefly looked at him, then looked back at my hands. He touched my arm and I felt the familiar shock again. He pulled away and tucked my hair behind my ear.
"Hey... you can tell me." Usually, my wall is impenetrable, except for Iz, and here comes some new stranger who's denting my armor his first day. I cracked, anyway.
"I used to have this huge crush on him, ever since freshman year." I smiled to myself. "He was always with some girl, ya know? Never available. So one day, junior year, he finally noticed me. At a dance. Our first dance was to a slow song. He kissed me for the first time two weeks later, on our third date. Needless to say, I was smitten." I looked at him from the corner of my eye.
"It was all really sweet in the beginning and everything but then he started to pressure me into all this stuff."
"Like?" I turned to see him staring at me.
"Sex, PDA, everything."
"Yeah, I heard the part about PDA not being your style."
"Right. I prefer to keep my business in the bag."
"Are you...a virgin?" I turned sharply to look at him, caught off guard by his question. "I mean... umm... you don't have to answer. I didn't mean to ask that..."
"Yes." I answered, just to stop his babbling. I mean, it's not like there's any shame in it.
"Why?" I scrunched up my face.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, most girls aren't... or say they aren't."
"Not me. I'm saving it for the right guy and I'm proud of my virgin status. I'm not most girls and I actually know a few who haven't swiped their V- Cards either."
"Good." He smiled at me and ran his thumb over the back of my hand. It felt like I had just put a wet hand in an electrical socket.
"Deviana Rishel?" We both turned to look at the nurse when she came in.
"That's me. He just escorted me."
"Thanks, hun. What's the issue?"
"Umm... I ran into him and my head started to spin a bit."
"Okay, come with me," She said, but gave me a weird look. I knew that wasn't normal. I got up and followed her to the back room. She checked my eyes, ears, and asked how many fingers she was holding up.
"I think you're good, hun. Stay in one piece and take it easy." She dimpled at me and signed my pass. I walked out, expecting Niall to have left. I felt a small shock as a hand touched me, once I reached the doorway.
"Trying to lose me?"
"I'm sorry, Niall. I thought you left." I gave him a rueful smile.
"Of course not. I wanted to make sure you were okay...?"
"...Oh! Yeah, I'm fine. She said I'm supposed to stay in one piece and just take it easy." He'd made his comment a question and it temporarily confused me. Until I realized he was asking if I was alright.
"Well, that limits our fun." He grinned at me and his blue eyes shined brightly.
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12/24/13