forum Under The Painted Sky (O/O CLOSED)

Started March 18, 2019 by Deleted user

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Eden sighed, running a hand through her hair. “Right. Of course,” she grumbled. “A con of dating you. I cannot skip.”

“Hey, if your records show that you don’t show up, the. You won’t get into a good college. You want to get into a good college, don’t you?” Sterling questioned, quirking a brow at her.

“I have good grades,” Eden muttered, slipping her hand out of Sterling’s hold to stretch. “What more do colleges even want?”

“They want to know if you’ll actually show up for your classes,” Sterling said with a shrug. “I don’t know, babe. I haven’t started to apply to them yet.”

“Do they even care?” Eden quirked an eyebrow. “I’ve… got some in mind. Colleges, I mean. I haven’t applied yet, though my dad tells me I should.”

“I have some in mind, too. What are some of the ones you liked?” Sterling asked as they reached the car. He unlocked it, then opened the door for her.

“Um, there’s KSU, University of Pennsylvania, University of Missouri,” Eden bit her bottom lip, smiling at Sterling and taking her seat.

Sterling hummed, nodding slowly. “I’ve been looking into law schools, and I think UCLA would be a good place. Of course, I’ll apply to other colleges, but that’s the one that I want the most.”

“UCLA,” Eden murmured to herself. They still had a few months until college and… that would mean they’d have to part ways, huh?

She didn’t let her conflict show on her features. Instead, she smiled gently at him. “That’s great,” she hummed. “UCLA is a good college. When’re you going to start applying?”

“Soon as I get my ACT scores back after I take the test,” Sterling said, casting a quick glance over at her. “What about you? When will you start applying?”

Eden shrugged. “I’ll be doing that, too,” she murmured. “After I take the test in February. I’m not very worried about my score. Do excuse this narcissist.”

Sterling chuckled as they pulled into the school parking lot. “Honestly, I’m not worried either, but I do still hope I do well.”

“Oh, there’s school,” Eden sighed, unbuckling her seatbelt. “And we have about… oh, uh, four minutes to get to class. We have PE.”

Sterling clicked his tongue and quickly parked the car. “All right. Get out of my car and get to class now,” he laughed, climbing out himself.

Eden rolled her eyes, staying put in her seat, straight at her boyfriend straight in the eyes. The fun part of PE was that since you needed to change into PE clothes… you had about ten minutes. “Make me, Ainsley.”

Sterling’s gaze flashed, and he leaned forward with his forearms against the doorframe. “Dangerous words, McArthur,” he murmured, his voice warningly low.

Eden shivered under his intense gaze, her fingers gripping the seatbelt tightly. Holy frick, he looked incredibly attractive.

“Are they?” Eden purred, tilting her head to the side. “See, I live for danger. How else do you think I survived this far?”

Sterling smirked, staring down at her. “Oh, I’m aware, sweetheart. But if you want to get to class on time, if you want me to get to class on time, then you’ll get out of the car and come over here,” he chuckled, shutting the door before she could respond. If she didn’t get out, then he would simply leave her in there to think about what he would do to her if she let him.

Eden sighed when he shut the door, rubbing her head. Gosh, that was meant to distract her. She felt an itch in her skin, the same feeling she got when she wanted to hurt herself. She hadn’t felt that in a while, but this whole situation… was remembering Adrien…

Eden immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car, putting on a calm expression.

“All right,” she murmured as she shut the door. “Let’s go, Sterling. We don’t want you getting a tardy.”

She didn’t lookas affected as Sterling thought she would be… In fact, she looked calm. Eerily so. Did he say something wrong? If so, what?

“E? What’s up?” he asked softly, offering her his arm.

Eden blinked at him, though she wasn’t surprised. But that feeling of want, Eden knew she couldn’t fake that. So she simply ignored his arm and looped hers around his neck, briefly pressing their lips together.

“The sky,” she murmured against his mouth cheekily before she pulled away. “C’mon now, pretty boy. Those gym clothes aren’t going to dress themselves.”

Sterling huffed and tugged her closer by her waist. “Tease,” he chuckled, pressing their lips together again for another brief moment. “All right. Let’s get to class, beautiful.”

When they reached the girl’s changing room, Eden turned to Sterling again and smiled.

“Well, I will be seeing you later,” she winked at him, though they’d be seeing each other in a few minutes. “Here’s to hoping whatever we play today, we’re a team. Otherwise I’m kicking your butt.”

“You wish, McArthur,” Sterling laughed, winking as he moved toward the boys’ locker room. “But yes, let’s hope we are on a team. We’ll dominate the other team.”

Eden merely snorted, turning her back against him as she walked inside the changing room, a sigh escaping her lips.

I’m sorry, Sterling…

Ten minutes later, Eden was climbing the wall, jumping to the other side and dusting her hands. She sighed. Sterling was going to be so angry… disappointed, irritated, but he had to understand. Right?

She slipped out her phone, donning her book bag over her shoulder, leaning against the wall. She tapped on Sterling’s chat before she began to type up her message.

EDEN: I’m sorry. I needed some time to myself. I’m fine, though. Just got a lot I need to think about. It wasn’t anything you said, so you don’t need to worry about that. I will see you later on. Have fun, love. [^ • ^ ]/