~ continued ~ She pulled back from the hug and put a hand to his cheek, taking his tempurature but also just trying to comfort him "You don't seem ok, do you... want to talk about it?" she asked "i-i mean you dont have to..." He closed his eyes tightly and winced, thinking back and instinctively leaning into her hand a bit. "I-I dunno... It happened so quick, and I don't know what came over me, and-and..." He whispered and his chest heaved. "Hey, Its going to be okay," she whispered back "How long has it been? we can still escape before the police get there. if we act fast." "It was last night," He replied. "But we're safe here, right? They d-don't know it was me..." Celeste made the calculations in her head "Yeah they probably wont suspect you, but when they see only the parents dead, there gonna look for you everywhere. so we may want to add a few more security measures," her voice switched to a whisper "There's something i've been meaning to show you" Adrik looked up at her out of curiosity, still shaking but also enticed. "Show me what?" "well As you know, Ive been living here for the past few years." she said, walking over to one of the walls. "so i decided to expand." Celeste pushed a secret button on the wall, revealing a elavater "Hope you don't mind the undergrounds." He walked over to her, his mouth wide open in awe. "An elevator... you built a whole subterranean base?!" He swallowed in a gaze. "You amaze me every day." she blushed slightly - it was a new emotion she wasn't very good at - and stepped into the elavater "Yeah, i mean, i guess i've had a ton of free time. but uh, come on! I'll show you whats finished so far." He nodded in awe and stepped in with her. the elavater started going down. "Its not entirely finished, but i hope you like it!" He nodded. "I probably will!" the door opened revealing a super big, sort of high tec, kind of evil looking liar. "Hm..." "Uh don't worry," she said "This is the lobby." He stayed quiet, looking around in amazement. She led him over to a door, "well, at least its supposed to be a lobby, theres no uh furniture yet." then she opened the door "welcome to HQ!" Adrik wobbled over, following her and looking through the doorway. Celeste walked over and stood net to him, taking his hand for no reason Adrik looked over at her and smiled sheepishly. She smiled back He squeezed her hand lightly. Celeste squeezed his hand back and led him inside "this is my favorite part." she whispered, leading him into a sort of wellness room, or a meditation room "Its, a place were you can go, to escape." Adrik looked around the room. This was definitely something he needed in life. Something to get away from the distractions. Like the epilepsy. "This might be my favorite also..." Celeste smiled, "theres all sorts of relaxing things you can do in here, relaxing, according to my research at least. but there is a message chair............." He smiled also and nodded. "Yeah, I'm going to enjoy this room." "Thats good" she said "because its the only room thats completely finished, besides the bunk rooms." and another one she was keeping a surprise. He nodded. "What rooms are there? So far, that you've planned?" "well, theres the two we've seen so far,then theres the communications room, the dining room, the kitchen, the girls bunk room, the boys bunk room, and 10 other bedrooms for permanent residents, and the activity room. oh and the dancing room." she said. His eyes lit up when she mentioned the communications room. "I'm excited to see those! They all sound so cool!" He exclaimed, looking at her and grinning. She smiled back, "i meant to tell you earlier but, now just seemed like the best time, and also, you can help me work on it, if you want." He grinned wider. "I would love to help you! I love engineering!" Celeste was practically beaming "Same! Its one of my favorite hobbies, or interests." He nudged her lightly. "Somehow we're alike in so many ways," He chuckled. She laughed too "I guess so! wanna see the rooms were going to use for all that stuff?" He grinned again. "Yeah!" So she dragged him around 'the underground' (yup were calling it that now XD) And showed him every room, even though none of them had anything and were hollow. Until they reached the last one "this, is the *dancing* room!!!" she said, her voice filled with excitement.He had been excited by every room, eager to be able to help on working on all of them. Each room was empty of the moment, but would turn into marvels after work, he assumed. When they reached the dancing room, he wan't entirely sure what to expect. Celeste opened the door, Revealing A GIANT room, with a discoball, and racks with rollerskates, and colored lights in the ceiling, There was a DJ booth nearby and a table set with soda and Macrons. (all preserved in containers) She was beaming " *this* is my favorite room!!!!"
He looked at the room in amazement, lost for words. "Wow... you put A L O T of work into this, Celeste... It's amazing... You can tell how it is your favorite based on how much work you put into it and everything... You're amazing at this..." She blushed, not being very good at receiving complements. "th-thanks" He grinned and nodded, looking at her happily. "come on," she said "lets dance!" He nodded. "O-okay. I'm not the best or anything but-" "its okay," Celeste said "Im not either!" He grinned. "We'll see how it goes, then!" So she pulled him onto the dance floor, and turned on music. Then she started dancing, it wasnt.... the best, but it was decent for someone who has only danced a few times.He watched her at first, unsure of what to do. He didn't know how to do any dance moves, and was lost. Celeste noticed he was lost "try jumping and moving around your hands!" He looked down. "Um, okay?" Her eyes flashed to skulls, and back "clearly, the internet can't teach dancing." She cursed under her breath "how would u attempt it?" "Um," He replied, awkwardly, "I would just do a bunch of random things, that are yet still organized, I guess." She sighed "that's okay." he nodded. Celeste racked her brains downloads and.... there was one other thing they could try..... "W-we could try, slow dancing.?" "Um...," He replied, looking up at her nervously. "I-I guess?" She nodded "there's a few differnt ways people like to do it, we can try the eisiest." she put her arms around his neck, feeling slightly awkward but too determind not to give up on dancing. As she did that, Adrik felt a weird feeling inside of him and tried to avoid said feeling, looking away from her and towards the back of the room. the music switched to something slow and more romantic and Celeste blushed and looked at the floor for a second as they slowly swayed to the music His arms were limp at his sides as he stared towards the wall before glancing at her, his mind racing.She looked up at him, and felt her eyes sparkle.He looked away, blushing, yet wanting to look back. she also blushed and looked down, slightly embarrassed. Celeste didn't know of the emotion she was feeling at the moment but it felt warm and fuzzy. Adrik looked at her again, feeling the same emotion as well as awkwardness in-between. He didn't know how to describe what he was feeling. Celeste looked up at him again and met his gaze, she thought his eyes look very.......whats the word....cunning? no, Hansome. He felt his eyes locked to hers, and hers to his, unable to look away. He realized what he felt then: he liked her. It took her a while, but eventually she realized the feeling inside of her, And now she was almost 99.9% sure it was affection. Adrik nervously grinned up at her, feeling as if a incendiary bomb had dropped in his chest, with the passion (this feels weird lol) now inside of him, all of a sudden. Celeste assumed her face was probably bright red, but she didn't want to look away, as if it would be offensive. He swallowed nervously, unsure of what to do, still looking at her. Celeste made a split decision, and leaned up and lightly ksd Adrik, hoping it wasn't the wrong choice. Adrik stood still, looking slightly down at Celeste, in slight shock and mostly unsure what to do. He gulped and ksd her back lightly, making a split decision also, the weird feeling stronger than ever, but also with a nervous form of... happiness? She ksd him slightly harder He did the same back, putting his arms around her neck instinctively. She felt a jolt of electricity, And she ran her fingers through his hair. Not real electricity as she is used to but... different electricity. It made her feel... Joyful, boucy, a bit skiddish.. what was the word? she couldn't quite place it. Adrik ran his fingers through her hair also, playing with the tangles unconsciously and feeling the softness of her hair. The feeling was getting stronger in him, and had a firm placehold. He shuddered slightly in unknowing, pulling her slightly closer. as he pulled her closer, she put her other hand around his waist. Celeste's heart was beating 10 times faster as she was sucked into the moment. Hoping it would never end. He slid one of his arms down from her hair, resting it in the curve of her back and pulling her against him, feeling the exact same thing, in hoping that this experience would never end. being so close to him made feel warm, safe, and- and loved. Happiness blossomed in Adrik at the moment, as well as the love he suddenly now realized he felt for Celeste. Celeste pulled away to give him a breather, "Adrik, I-I love you....." she whispered. Adrik looked at her lovingly, his eyes bright. "I-I love you too..." He whispered back. She placed a hand on his neck and pulled him in for another ks.. He allowed her to, closing his eyes, holding her close and ksing her back. pls continue here: none yet (working on it!)
