I couldn't let anyone else see. [closed]

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

_{Tags: Jared
Outfit: X}

Dani had just finished texting Robbie that it was cool with her if he was going to be out with a friend for a while, even if that friend was LaRousse. She sighed, stared at the ceiling, and then flopped over to look at Switchblade. He appeared to be sleeping, and his dish was empty, so Dani got up and got his food bag out. She found it a bit odd that he wasn't even twitching at the rustle of the plastic, but shrugged it off and opened the little hatch in the cage, poured the food in, and put the bag away. When she looked back at the hamster, worry began to take effect, and she opened the main hatch, poking Switchblade gently.

Nothing.

"No, no, no, no." She murmured, almost like a prayer. "Come on, wake up, Switchy. I believe in you!" Her encouragement brought no reaction. She pulled him out and cradled him in the palm of her hand, holding him close to her chest. She sat on the floor, rubbing his head slowly with her thumb. "Come on, Switchblade. You can't leave me, dammit. Things were just going fucking right." Her voice cracked, and she realized she hadn't stopped herself before she started crying. The tiny drops of salt water dripping from her chin to land on the hamster were also a nice clue. She rubbed one cheek dry on her shoulder and glared at the little bits of moisture absorbing into the fur of the motionless rodent in her hands.

She was thankful she was the only one in the room right now, because she had left her door open. Well, actually, Park was in the room, too, but he had his door closed last she checked. (Thank gods). Hopefully he didn't get hungry or something.

Wait. Park. She turned around, looked out her door. There. Jared had left his door open, which meant he was not in there. Which meant he was in the common area. She took as deep a breath as she could manage and called out softly. "Jared?" She winced. She sounded pathetic, even to herself. "Um, Jared." God, what was she doing? He's the enemy!

...But, then again, he was the only one that wouldn't try to smother her right at that moment. So maybe she had made the right choice.

[Jared Park]

It’s been over a month since he’s seen Dani and Robbie slurping each other’s mouths out making out in the middle of the courtyard but apparently, the boy’s still not over the whole thing. Yes, over, because heaven knows the sight pushed all kinds of buttons on the young boy, buttons he hasn’t so much as admitted he had.

Jealously, primarily. Then regret. Add the feeling of betrayal and anger. A nasty concoction, a mixture Jared couldn’t have imagined to be possible. So unnatural to him were these that he himself is in denial still. Which is probably one of the reasons he’s been avoiding the blonde and the ogress for the past few days.

In any case, he didn’t actually know Dani was in the room, which is why he stayed and fixed himself a little snack. AJ didn’t finish all the tapioca they bought when they went to town last time, and since it couldn’t fit in his room’s refrigerator, they decided to put it in his. He told his best friend he’d wait for him before he eats one, but since he’s been craving for it the whole day and AJ’s held up in his Matt class he thinks was it, he figures the younger boy won’t mind if he goes ahead by one pack.

So there he was, absentmindedly eating his tapioca while looking for the remote to the TV, when Dani suddenly burst from her room, grief-stricken from the looks of it. “Errr, what do you need?” he said, taking a step back as those conflicting emotions hit him again. Anger, concern, longing, disdain. “And besides, isn’t your boyfriend around for you to bug anyway?”

No, he’s not bitter. Not one bit.