Alex's Dorm

[alex]

“I’m not mad I just--“ he sighed. How did he say this right? Nothing he said seemed to be coming out right now, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to tell her. It probably wouldn’t come out right anyway. “I want…” He bit off the rest of his sentence; still trying to find the exact right words to tell her how he was feeling. “Never mind,” there had to be a better way to say this.

“So since we’re friends…” He started…”Can I ask you something?” With a chuckle he continued, “Well besides that something, good ‘cause I’m doing It anyway,” he didn’t give her a chance to answer before he continued. “So I kind of like this girl, but I don’t think she likes me back.. what do you think I should say… I mean…? Should I tell her? And how do I even do that I can’t just walk up to her and be like hey Al-“ He paused for a second, “Hey Alice,” he said, being careful of his stumbling over the words, trying to ignore the fact that he’d almost said her name. He didn’t even know a girl named Alice, “Well I can’t just go up to her and tell her because that would be really random,” he shrugged. “She’s really nice, but for some reason I keep feeling like I’m going to get friendzoned.... How do I…?” He cut off wow that was just about the stupidest way to let her know how he felt.
That was probably the lamest way for him to say what he wanted to say, and what if she didn’t get it, or what if she did? He sat there for a second, trying to figure out which was worse, but he still didn’t know what to even say, next or if he should say anything at all.

[Aliana Marie Rice]

Oh, he likes a girl, awesome... bet she's an ugly slut. Aliana rolled her eyes when Alex began to talk about some girl he liked, unsure of whether or not she even wanted to listen. This really reminded her of that one verse in a Hannah Montana song... 'Yeah yeah, when you call me, I can hear it in your voice -- oh, sure, you wanna see me, and tell me all about her.' Except, well, this is the first he's brought up a girl at all, so that's probably irrelevant.

As Aliana listened, she scrunched her eyebrows. Was he doing that lame guy thing where he asks her for chick advice when really he's talking about her? She looked up at Alex, opening her mouth, second-guessing herself, no, he isn't, he couldn't... Aliana pursed her lips, "I say you be straight up about how you feel," she stood up to stretch for a second, letting out a sigh, "you never know how things will work out unless you try," she smiled slightly, "I mean, I've told you that before, so."

[alex]

Just be Straight up about how you feel Ok well that was easy for her to say, “I don’t think she likes me though, I mean she just wants to be friends, and I keep thinking that maybe if I don’t say anything then I’ll get over it eventually, and it’d be better for the both of us because neither one of us wants to be in a relationship, or at least that’s’ what she told me…” He let his words trail off, he was making it obvious now, but she was right it would have been easier if he was straight up telling her how he felt. “I didn’t think she would like me at first because well who would like me, I can’t see for shit, and I don’t do anything with my life, “ he sighed. “It’s kind of stupid to even care, because I mean I think she just wants to be friends don’t you? It sounds like it.”
It sounded like he was just being an idiot at this point he was almost she sure could have figured out that he was talking about her. Well maybe it would have been easier to just tell her. So he could just say it and get it off his chest. You never know how things will work until you try That was true. So maybe it was the best thing to just say it. Even if he ended up getting friendzoned it was better than not knowing.
“What would you say if I told you I liked you? As more than a friend…?” He asked.

[Aliana Marie Rice]

"Hey, don't say that," Aliana shook her head when Alex started to doubt the fact that someone would like him, "I mean, I li--" she bit her tongue, "there are a million reasons to like you." Everything Alex was saying began to sound more familiar, and it took a second for her to realize it, until the last thing Alex said. Did she hear that correctly? That had better not be a hypothetical question. A knot formed in Aliana's stomach, trying to think of how to respond to that. Did he really?

"I... um," the words were hard to form in Aliana's head, what was wrong? She was never like that, Aliana always knew what to say, what was so different now? She fiddled with the ends of her hair, "I would say that, well," she bit her lip, "I... like you too?" The last part came out sounding more like a question, as she was really hesitant as to what his reaction would be. This isn't real life. This isn't happening. You're dreaming, why else would this be happening? Just go with it./i]

[alex]

“There’s that many reasons to like me?” He asked. “I didn’t know I was such a likeable person,” he said with a chuckle. When she seemed to hesitate, he wondered what she was going to say. Maybe telling her how he felt was wrong. Maybe it was a bad choice, what if she didn’t like him?
“Wait what?” he asked, when she finally answered his question. Shocked by her answer, he didn’t think she would say yes. He really didn’t know what to even say next to her. What do I even say? “You uh… You’re serious right?” He asked. “I mean, what do I…” he was at a loss for words now, it was so hard for him to form a proper sentence. How did he even say what he wanted to say, “I mean it’s good that you said that because I do too,” he paused, he was definitely nervous. “Wait I mean I like you, I don’t like me, well I do like me, but I don’t… Nevermind.” Why was this so hard? “Damn, you make me nervous, I’m sorry I sound like an idiot. I don’t even know why I’m apologizing,” he sighed, “I think I’ll just shut up now,” that was probably the best idea. So he wouldn’t make a fool out of himself anymore.

[Aliana Marie Rice]

Aliana chuckled slightly at Alex's reaction, then chewed on her lip, anxiously. She, of course, was nervous as well -- what happened next? What did she want to happen next? She wasn't entirely sure, going over to resume her place on Alex's lap again, "I wouldn't joke about this," she assured with a smile, "I mean, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten pissed at you earlier for those stupid things," she shrugged, "if I didn't like you."

She turned her head to look at him, then slid the sunglasses off of his face, "I just, didn't assume you would feel the same," she lowered her eyes, not being the type to admit to those kinds of things, then folding the sunglasses and placing one of the arms into the collar of her shirt so that it hung there, and she placed an arm around Alex's neck, using her free hand to comb her fingers through her hair, then leaned in and kissed him. She wasn't too sure of how different it was, kissing him now, that their feelings were out in the open... only that, when she pulled away, she was smiling.

[alex]

After she pulled away, he was dumbfounded for a second. "I didn't...god I feel stupid now," he chuckled. "I didn't think you liked me either..." He wasn't sure what to say now. What exactly do you say after you admit your feelings for someone? "Hey Esme was right..." He said, referring to the time she said that Aliana liked him to, then it dawned on him. "We don't... Have to tell people about this? I mean about us... I don't have a problem with it, since we're not anything... " he didn't even know what he was saying at this point, wasn't the whole point of telling her to be something more then friends?

He didn't think relationships worked out. Maybe they did for some people, but he didn't think it would work. " Well we are something... Or maybe we should be... I don't know if you want and..." Instead of talking some more and sounding stupid again, he kissed her. It wasn't that much diffrent from the first time, except for the fact that their feelings were out in the open. Kissng was easier then talking, and sounding stupid for Alex. So he decided to do that instead.