Mount Olympus

Jace

I smile and nod, "I know you do. Need anything else while I'm here?"

Rayah

I smile and shake my head, "Nah, thanks though," I sigh and sit next to him, resting my head on his shoulder. "I don't wanna go to school tommarow..." I yawn, exausted from the dancing.

Jace

I flash a smile at her head on my shoulder and feel nervous for some reason, as if stuff like this wasn't normal.

"No one does, Ray," I say, keeping my voice low to hide any stray emotion.

Rayah

I sigh and glance up at him. "Yeah, but I have to go...and I really don't want to. It's annoying..." I trailed off, slowly falling asleep.

Jace

I glance at her and find that she's slowly falling asleep. Sighing, I look back away.

"Um...you're gonna fall asleep on me," I tell her, not minding the fact she was at all, "At least lay down."

I don't want to leave yet. Even if we have to talk about something we go through every day, I don't want to leave.

Rayah

I huff a sigh, yawning. "But Jay...I'm too lazyyy..." I mutter with a smile.

Jace

I chuckle, "Yeah you are."

I look back at her, hesitating before laying her down for her and slipping her shoes off. Something about this feels right. Shaking my head at myself, I pull the covers over her and sit at her desk, wanting to keep the distance.

"There," I say, looking down, "Happy?"

Rayah

I not, closing my eyes and hanging my one arm over the side of the bed, laying on my face. "Very." I mutter.

Jace

I glance up at her and smile, "I'm going to take off now, alright?"

Rayah

I nod, my face still pressed against the sofa and sigh. "See you tommarow," I say, slowly dozing off. "Come pick me up tommarow morning?" I ask.

Jace

I flash a smile and nod, "Yeah. I'll be by in the morning. Don't forget to bring your paper."

Rayah

I nod and drift off, going into sleep.

Jace

Sighing, I sneak out the backdoor and rejoin with Gus, leading him home. I lay in my own bed and look up at the ceiling, running a hand over my face. Why the hell is this so hard?

Rayah

~Next Day~

I wake up late, five minutes to get ready. Sh*t.
I jump up and slip on a tee shirt and shorts, boots and converse. I brush my hair and teeth quickly before grabbing my stuff, and the paper, an apple, doing multiple things at once.

Jace

I wake and sigh, getting ready and heading over to Rayah's house. I text her once I get there and wait out front, Gus chewing on my shoelaces again.