Cleaning the Shop `` Alyssa

[Allison]

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[atrb=background,http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd455/Revenge_xx/FelicityPostingTableMiddle_01.png] "Life would be boring if there was no wild side" "Yeah, well...You sure are acting like you meant to! The first time I mention being a Career you start acting all pissy!" Felicity let his angered words set in and they made her feel worse than she was. She didn't like the way Aidan was speaking to her and it was starting to remind her of her father. With blue eyes she fearfully watched as he raised his arm to punch things from the shelf just like her dad. She didn't even know how to react to any of this and to be honest she didn't care how much Aidan knocked from the shelves just because she would have to clean it up again which would in the long run keep her at the shop later. Sadly he left everything on the shelf and lowered his arm back down. Rough hands wrapped around her forearm and she could feel her heart racing as she waited for something painful to happen. "Dammit, talk to me!" She could feel her throat close as the air locked itself in her chest. Fear stabbed at her with sharp dagger like pains in her chest to the point she felt like her heart would explode. She took a deep breath of cold, magnificent air when Aidan fell backwards. Normal she would welcome his touch because she always felt protected but that time her mind had been racing with fear. Was he always like this when angered? Hopefully not because this was not a side Felicity didn't want to see. Silently she sat on the counter letting her wounded feet placed against the wood panels. Her blue gaze focused strictly on the ground to afraid to look up at another possible angered face of Aidan. She crossed her arms and hunched over still filling strangely sick. Why did she fill sick? Probably because she hadn't eaten today and drank little water since she had been up. She bit her all ready crackled lip while thinking. "How about we just...forget about it for now," Forget. Did he really expect her to just forget about how he had just acted? How she had treated him or even how her father had caused all this? Silently she looked up at him from her hunched state. What did he mean for now? She feared that this would be brought back up again at some later time and didn't want it to be. "Yeah I think we should..." She commented almost under her breath as she forced herself to sit up straight. Now she just had to find the courage to announce that he needed to go home. She took in a deep breath and opened her mouth to speak but closed it quickly. Nervously pushed the hair out of her face and searched over Aidan with blue eyes. "I'm sorry" She mumbled once again because she didn't feel like she could say sorry enough for her actions. Word Count: 481

[Alyssa :)]

Aidan immediately regretted grabbing Felicity when he saw something like fear in her eyes. Just like when Clayton had been angry. He was more like the man than he had thought, and he didn't like it. He was more like his dad than he would've liked, too. Aidan sighed and looked down at the floor from his position sitting on his butt. He was ashamed that he had such a temperamental bad side.

Aidan slowly looked up when he heard the quiet sound of Felicity placing her feet against the side of the counter. He saw the bandages again and winced. He had forgotten about her feet. The cuts weren't even that bad, but he still didn't like that it was his fault they were there. His eyes gradually made it up her body to her eyes. She was looking at the floor, not him, and he hated himself for making her feel the need to avoid looking at him. She was probably scared he would hit her or something. And Aidan was angry for sure, but now it was directed towards himself. He hid it though, not wanting her to see it and possibly think it was because of her.

Then he noticed how pale she was. Aidan got to his feet, but didn't say anything or move from his spot. What would he do anyway? She probably didn't want him to touch her, and it would be useless to ask if she was okay. So he kept still and silent.

After he suggested forgetting the fight for now, Felicity agreed and finally met his gaze. But it was too hard for him to hold it. Now he felt guilty for fighting and yelling at her. He glanced away and looked at her hand instead. It was wrapped around her elbow, since her arms were crossed. It looked a little beat up, probably because she worked to much, which didn't make Aidan happy. She shouldn't have to work that much, she should be free to go shopping and whatever else it is that girls do.

Then she apologized again. Why did she keep apologizing? He was the one who should be saying sorry, since it was he who had started the fight and who had shouted at her and grabbed her and-- Aidan pushed the thoughts away, not wanting to think about what he'd done. Instead he walked over to her and leaned against the counter. "You don't have to keep saying that," he said, giving her a soft smile. "I'm the one who should be apologizing." Aidan looked away from her again and down at his hands, still ashamed of what he'd said and done to her.

[Allison]

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[atrb=background,http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd455/Revenge_xx/FelicityPostingTableMiddle_01.png] "Life would be boring if there was no wild side" Felicity was kind of glad to meet Aidan's gaze even if it was only for a second. She watched as he moved to the counter and leaned against it like he had before. Despite how she wanted to rest her head on his shoulder she kept herself from doing do by focusing on the ground. Lazily she twister a string from a tear in her shorts in her fingers as she thought. She looked up and was about to say sorry once again but Aidan spoke. "You don't have to keep saying that, I'm the one who should be apologizing." She stopped with the string wrapped tightly around her index finger to look up at him briefly. "I shouldn't have acted that way." She replied just seconds after he finished his sentence. "I shouldn't have been so pissy about you being a career or have ignored you." Frustrated again she ended up pulling the strand of string from her shorts which only caused a ripple effect of new strings popping up. She let the string fall to the shops floor and gripped the counter with a tight hold. She pealed her fingers away and scooted farther onto the counter. Lightly she leaned against the old fashioned cash register. She focused her blue gaze on Aidan once more because she was tired of looking at the ground and she really needed to work everything out in her own mind. Her mind was torn between two wants as well as the rights and wrongs over this whole situation. She wanted him to stay in the shop with her and to lay in his arms like before their brutal bicker. Then again she wanted to tell him to leave so she could be alone and let her feelings explode like they wanted to. She liked the feeling of how right she felt around Aidan but hated how wrong she was for going against her fathers words. Lightly she sighed and ran her hand through her hair. She didn't know what to do anymore and looked at the wall. "You were angry and you had every right to be say the things you did." She spoke finally, "You didn't hurt me at all..." She trailed off of her last sentence because she knew it wasn't true but hopefully he didn't catch on to the lie she told. Honestly he did hurt her maybe not physically but mentally and emotionally. She attempted a smile but ended up being a faint one at best. Word Count: 415 Comments: Sorry if I rambled v.v

[Alyssa :)]

"I shouldn't have acted that way. I shouldn't have been so pissy about you being a career or have ignored you."

Aidan laughed when she used the word pissy. Had he sounded that funny when he said it? Probably even more funny since he had been angry at the time. He smirked, laughing at himself internally. Back in the teasing mood, he replied to Felicity, "No, you shouldn't have. But you did, and I forgive you now." He gave her a playful grin, trying to lighten the mood.

"You were angry and you had every right to be say the things you did."

Aidan snorted. "I'm sure no one has the right to yell at such an innocent young girl as yourself," he declared, casually wrapping an arm around her. He meant to hold her around the shoulders but he ended up hugging her waist with his one arm since she was on the counter and he wasn't.

"You didn't hurt me at all..."

Doubtful. But Aidan didn't say anything, he just wanted to end the conversation. And the clock on the wall did for him, for he saw it and jumped up. "I have to go!" he exclaimed. "God, my dad's gonna kill me!" He looked around the room, making sure he didn't forget anything. Not that he had anything to forget. He hadn't brought anything to the shop but himself. Then he finally turned back to Felicity. He slowly took her hands in his.

"A promise is a promise," he said to her. "We will see each other again. Okay? We will." And with that, Aidan started towards the door, walking backwards so he could still watch her. Of course, he nearly tripped over a barrel or two, but no matter. He didn't take his eyes off her until he was outside and had walked out of view of the shop window. Then he turned towards home, and didn't look back.

[Allison]

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[atrb=background,http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd455/Revenge_xx/FelicityPostingTableMiddle_01.png] "Life would be boring if there was no wild side" Felicity couldn't help but smile at Aidan's laugh although she wasn't exactly sure what he was laughing at. Clearly it was something she said because he laughed right after she spoke. She'd figure it out some day but as of now she was just glad that they weren't fighting. "No, you shouldn't have. But you did, and I forgive you now." She sat in silence as his teasing ways came back. At least she was forgiven and thats all the mattered. His playful grin helped light the mood even more after his laughing earlier. She sighed gently in relief that the arguing was over or at least for now it was. Surly they would argue about something stupid later on because that was just how life worked. "I'm sure no one has the right to yell at such an innocent young girl as yourself," Slowly she looked down at Aidan's arm with gentle blue eyes. The words he just spoke still rung in her ears and still she had no idea what to say. She certainly was younger than him but that didn't mean she was completely innocent. Nobody, except maybe a new born child, was ever innocent. With a slow hand she went to put it on top of his arm until he announced he hand to go. A small frown expressed how unhappy she was about that. She let her blue gaze travel to the clock and then back to Aidan. Now she felt bad that he was most likely going to be punished because she kept him here. "A promise is a promise," he said to her. "We will see each other again. Okay? We will." Her hands fell from his own as he backed away. Silently she watched as Aidan backed out of the shop occasionally stumbling over a barrel or two. Then he was gone and she was alone. Alone. The feeling really set in when he disappeared from the window and she curled up on the counter. "If only you realized we wont." She whispered to herself as a tear rolled down her cheek. With a great deal of effort she pushed herself up from the counter and finished cleaning before locking up. Word Count: 362