Strings of Fate

21- Pillows and protection

The more I calm down, the more awkward this entire situation seems.

“Alright, I should make a few calls, let people know what’s happened and where I am. Why don’t you go change?” he suggests. I glance down at myself and realise that my clothes are all dirty from where I sat on the ground. I nod and make my way to my room. I quickly trade my skirt for my unicorn pyjama bottoms and my shoes for slippers. I grab a random white tank top and chuck it on instead of my pyjama top. Now that I’m inside, the long sleeves seem too warm. I can hear Bellamy on the phone in the other room. I am pulling a brush through my hair when he knocks on the door.

“Come in.” Bellamy opens the door cautiously and looks around as he does. His eyes widen when he sees my huge collection of pillows, blankets and other comfort items. I cross my arms and glare at him.

“Don’t you dare laugh!” he shakes his head and hold his hands up in front of himself defensively.

“I would never! I was actually thinking how much I approve.” I raise an eyebrow and he

continues.

“Bedrooms should be comfortable. You seem to have

built yourself a blanket and pillow fort

of comfort.” I’m still a little suspicious, but I accept his explanation.

“I spoke to my sister. If you don’t object. I’ll stay here tonight and in the morning we can head to the compound together. I believe you made plans to meet up with my sister?” I nod. She had offered to show me around the compound a little more.

“She didn’t think it was weird that you were only dropping me home now?” I ask, curious. Bellamy shrugs.

sense that we would spend some time together. Besides, I started with, Ryann and I have been attacked by Vampires. I don’t think she had much time to process anything else. Hopefully it won’t occur to her later.” He hesitates before he speaks

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of those pillows, I’ll make myself comfortable on the floor. You’re exhausted, you should get some sleep.” Bellamy offers. I

yet.” I collapse onto my bed and

on Netflix for a while?” I suggest.

stands in the middle

chuckles quietly and comes to sit beside me. We pick a show that neither of us have seen before, but it becomes pretty clear about halfway through the first episode that the show is going to be pretty dumb. I glance

it?” he jumps, surprised to

just looking at your mark.”

seen anything like

haven’t seen anyone with a mark like mine either. I’m an unknown Magic, life would certainly

look at it properly?” Bellamy requests.

for it.” Eagerly, Bellamy moves

pretty.” He observes.

appreciate that if nothing else. There was a lot of difficulty deciding what mark I should have since I’m an unknown. I was taken to see an Oracle when I was young. All he ended up doing was drawing

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this show sucks. Let’s pick something different.” Without waiting for his response, I swap it to the first episode

the lights so we can pay proper attention. I’m so keyed up from adrenaline that it takes a while for me to relax. Bellamy seems comfortable, and with him here I’m not really worried about being attacked again. My room is my safe place and

asleep. I am lying partially on his chest with his arm flung over me. My laptop is sitting on the edge of the bed, still open, although I think it’s gone flat since it wasn’t plugged in and the screen is black. We must have both fallen asleep while watching Netflix. Am I going to be able to move without waking Bellamy? I consider our positions. It seems unlikely. Seeing no other choice, I carefully sit up, trying to move his arm without waking him. I am just sliding it off me when suddenly his hold on me tightens, I freeze as he pulls me back closer to his chest. Bellamy grunts as he blinks the sleep from his eyes. He looks sleepy and not very

I stare at him. I’ve never looked at his eyes so close before and even

usual due to my nervousness. I was not prepared to face this much handsome, this early in the morning. Bellamy looks at me a moment longer before his eyes suddenly

fell asleep?” He asks, although he obviously already knows the answer to that question.