I Open My Lungs, Dear...(P)

David frowned, letting a sharp breath out of his nose. "Only because I don't know you." He muttered defensively, narrowing his eyes at Alex. His reply wasn't really the greatest, but he was rushed.

David ignored Alex's comment, furrowing his brow when she suddenly pulled herself out of the water and started to put her clothes on. "Was it something I said?" He asked lightly, raising an eyebrow.

David, with his brow still furrowed, frowned for a second, but just shrugged. "Um, alright?" His reply was more of a question, but he didn't make a move to get up and pursue her again. "Yeah, see you around, I guess."

To whenever seems fit, sure.

In Alex's absence, David had begun to accept that he might never see the strange girl again. Before, he'd felt a slight attraction to the girl, but that had been based purely on looks. He spent his days looking out the window, replaying their short, one could call it, 'friendship', of sorts over and over and over in his mind until it was burnt into the back of his head, only halfheartedly joking about the latest rumors or happenings around the school. He'd tried to figure out what it was, because he certainly could not have been 'crushing', as the younger kids called it, on Alex? David had never even caught her name, and that's what made him even more confused as to the matter. How could he be falling for someone he didn't even know that name of? And that they'd only met three times? He supposed he could have gone and tried to see her at the coffee shop, but he never seemed to catch her. This is what he was thinking about while walking silently down the sidewalk that traced unpredictably though his quiet neighborhood.

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David let his fingers brush against the passing brush, following the sidewalk out of the neighborhood and onto the familiar route he walked to school. Sometimes he'd supposed that Alex had stopped coming to school because he was getting way to close and following her everywhere, but then he'd think of the way she'd smiled at him and teased him, and the thought would leave his mind completely. He sighed as he arrived at the school, unable to figure out why he was here. It was the weekend, and he usually did all he could to avoid school. But here he was. David looked around, the campus was empty, and he supposed that, since he was here, he'd go to the creek.

David furrowed his brow as he saw the clothing strewn on the ground next to the creek, familiarity hitting him like a wave. This was how Alex went swimming, of course. Could it be..? He quickly jogged to the edge of the creek, and sure as hell, there she was. For a moment, had couldn't speak. She was beautiful under the light of the moon, skillfully dipping below the water with a grace he'd never be able to achieve. "Hey." David managed to stutter after a long moment, still standing awkwardly at the edge of the creek.

David still was at a loss for words, opening his mouth several times to speak but always snapping it shut when he realized it was impossible to convey what he was thinking at the moment. He mind was going haywire, and he couldn't think properly. As Alex pulled herself out of the water he ran a hand through his hair and turned around, whirling back to face her. Part of him was angry that she'd just left without warning, and another part was completely ecstatic to see her again. "What was that?" He managed to half-yell, anger evident in his voice.

"Um, no, you don't." David muttered, hand going to grip onto Alex's shoulder. "Don't run away from this conversation. We haven't spoken for damn weeks."

David quickly drew his hand back to himself, glaring at Alex. "Busy with what? Your dog?"