Dancing under the stars (p)

A questioning purr came from the shadows and a glowing brown eye was watching the girl. The wild cat flicked his ears and stepped out of the shadows slowly, hoping Angelica would recognize him. Angelica had never seen Diablo in his cat form. Did she even know what a serval was? Diablo was the only serval cat in school. Angelica could rule out all the wild cats she knew and if none of them matched the serval, then maybe she would know it was him. Diablo turned into his human form and fixed his bangs back to where they were covering up his missing eye. He looked at her with a concern look in his silver-greyish eyes. "Hey, Angel... What are you doing out here? Were you not having fun at the dance?"

The forest was a great place to get some fresh air. Diablo had to agree with that. But, Angelica could've took a step outside and then go back and dance with Christopher. The serval refused to make any smart comments, but he really wanted to. "Me? Oh, I got bored with the dance. I guess I'm not really into those kind of things. I only showed up to see you." His cheeks turned red and he hoped Angelica didn't take it the wrong way. "I mean, I just wanted to talk to you! It's not like I wanted to see you in your dress or anything like that. Y-You're beautiful.... I'm stupid." he muttered the last part to himself and laughed nervously. The awkward laugh ended, and Diablo walked over to his friend. "Aren't you going to go back? I'm sure Christopher is worried about you."

Diablo blinked in surprise, and he also didn't say anything. He took her into his arms and rubbed her back gently with his hand while his other one was on the back of her head. He stroked Angelica's hair and let her bury her head against his shoulder. "Sh... It's going to be okay." Obviously, Angelica was upset with the tension between Christopher and Diablo, but he didn't catch that. The serval just knew that he had to be there for his best friend. He looked a little worried when Angelica pulled away. Disappointment was more like it. "Angel... It's fine. I told you that if you need a hug, I will gladly give you one. I hate seeing you like this... Please, don't cry." Diablo wiped the wet trail of tears from her cheeks and smiled at her. "You don't have to decide. Just tell him that you need time to think about it. I'm sure if he really wanted to be with you that badly, he would wait a little bit longer until you're ready."

Diablo accepted another hug and to his surprise, he got a kiss as well. It was on the cheek but that was more of a kiss than he had ever gotten. He blushed hard and he didn't know what to do with himself at the moment. Angelica said that she loved him! Well, it wasn't directly but it was still something... It was an exception like the kiss on the cheek. W-What!? Angel likes me? Diablo looked up from Angel and blushed. His hands started twitching slightly as Angel rested her head against his shoulder. Diablo slowly wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and stood there with his love in his arms. "M-Maybe if we distance ourselves, then you will start to like Christopher again... It's not that I don't like you in that way. I-I do, but I'm perfectly okay with us being friends. I don't need a girl to live out the rest of my life anyway. Just having you in my life as my friend or whatever, it's good enough for me as long as you are there."

Diablo reached out without no hesitation to grab Angel's wrist and bring her back to him. "A-Angel, I want to be with you!" he blurted out and pulled his hand back. "I know that every guy says that they want the person they love to be happy. They probably just say that to get the girl to pick them instead of the other guy. But, I really mean it. I want you to be happy with who you choose. You don't even have to decide now. I just... Yes, of course, I want you to pick me but it's up to you... I just thought if I backed off then you wouldn't feel pressured." Gosh darn it, Diablo! Look at yourself. You've put Angel in a situation she didn't even want to be in. Just because of your stupid and confused feelings for her! You are not making her happy... Diablo looked away and let out a sigh, running his right hand through his hair. "Just... go." The boy shifted into his serval form and walked off into the forest. He didn't want to stick around long enough to hear what she had to say. It was done.

The serval looked back and yowled in surprise. There was a wolf chasing after him! Oh, wait.. It was just Angel. Diablo felt like running faster to get her off his tail, but he couldn't do that to her. Not at a time like that. The wild cat came to a stop and turned around, flicking his tail. "You should go, Angel. Christopher is probably worried sick about you." Honestly, Diablo didn't care what Christopher was thinking when the two friends went missing mysteriously. He was just trying to push Angel away before she could get closer to him. That was who he was. It was crazy that he wanted to be with her and yet he felt like it would be best if they were friends. His feelings were bouncing off the walls, and he didn't know if he should accept them or not. He was worried about the results if he dated his best friend.

His ears perked up, and his eyes grew wide when the wolf pinned him down. Gods, she was serious! The cat looked into Angel's eyes and listened to her since he was kind of scared of her. Her little rambling was important, and it meant a lot to Diablo. He actually listened to every word she had to say unlike some guys that would doze off while a girl is talking to them about something serious. It touched his heart until Angel warned him to think carefully of what he wanted or he would lose her. "Like heck I would." he said as he shifted into his human form. Diablo walked up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist like before. "Please... don't go." Diablo begged her hesitantly and brought her into a tight embrace. "I... I love you, Angel.. I'm sorry... I'm sorry that I tried pushing you away. I-I've never loved someone and have them love me back. It just scared me..."

"G-Great..." Diablo blushed with embarrassment and jerked his hands away a little bit. It felt so weird holding his best friend like that, but he would have to get used to it. He shook his head and left his arms wrapped around her waist. A small smile appeared on his face, and he slowly started to sway back and forth with Angelica in his arms. Diablo started to hum softly as he swayed back and forth. "This could be our dance if you want, Angel.. You said you wanted one dance with me."

"S-Sorry... I don't know the words that well." Diablo stopped humming, and he just held her while swaying back and forth. He blushed and leaned forward, giving Angelica a kiss on the cheek from behind. This is right... Me and Angel. It was going to take him a while to wake up and realize that it was for real, but he would accept that in the end. It was just all so new and, well, new! It was a good kind of new, though. Diablo smiled and continued to sway back and forth with Angelica. "So, what does this mean for us? Is it okay to say that we are... um... boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Oh, he wasn't really making an effort to have some kind of music with their dance. It was a habit. Sometimes he would just hum to himself, but he believed that was a very common habit for everyone. It was out of habit, but he probably would've done it anyway. Angel was so kind and bright... Gosh, darn it! The devil had fallen for the angel. Angel always managed to bring out the good in him. Diablo would normally be aggressive, quiet, shy, and distance himself from others. The boy was so happy to hear that Angel was okay with them being boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Y-Yes, but I want you to want it as well." Diablo loosened his grip on her so she could turn herself around in his arms. He blushed as he held her and she wrapped her arms around his neck. It was the perfect time for them to have their first kiss. "May I kiss you... on your lips, sweet angel?" And, of course, Diablo had to ruin it by asking permission to kiss her on her lips. You don't ask! You be a man and just lay one on the girl. Of course, Diablo was awkward and a little naive about relationships. That made sense since Angel was the first to make a move on him, right?

Diablo blushed hard and started to laugh nervously, scratching the back of his head. Okay, you got this, Diablo... Don't mess it up. He shook it off and put his arm back around Angelica's waist. He pulled her close and cupped her cheek with his right hand, gazing into her beautiful green eyes. The man smiled at his love and leaned in to give her a kiss on the lips. Angelica looked so beautiful in the moonlight. Diablo had his back against the tree, and he had his girl in his arms. There could be no more perfect moment. If he was going to kiss her on the lips, it would have to be in that moment. I love her so much.. I don't ever want to let her go. I will make her happy and be there for her whenever she needs me. She is my love and my whole world. She is my everything... She is my angel.

Most guys aren't nervous when it comes to kissing a girl. They just have this voice telling them that she likes you and you like her so you should kiss. Diablo's voice was a little more negative. He had so many questions in his mind that it made him feel a little dizzy. When Diablo leaned in to kiss Angelica, there was no turning back. He didn't want to stop and then make her worry. Diablo closed his eyes and kissed Angelica's soft lips, keeping his arms around her and giving her a gentle squeeze. His cheeks were burning up like crazy with embarrassment. Eventually, he managed to calm down and go with it. He smiled and held Angelica close, kissing her back as she messed around with his hair. It didn't matter. His hair was messy anyway, but it kind of scared him when he had second thoughts. His heart was pierced with pain, and he pulled his lips away from Angelica slowly so she wouldn't think there was anything wrong. "Uh... I-I'm sorry. It's just... my eye. I know that you don't care but it's still hard for me to believe that."

Wait what? What was with the smile and the brushing away his bangs!? His left eye widened in shock when Angelica kissed his missing eye. Never had he ever want a girl to kiss his missing eye nor did he think a girl would want to. His red blush grew darker, and he just blushed more because he was blushing so much. A chill went up his spine at the three words Angelica said to him. Diablo listened to Angelica and nodded, understanding that she really did love him. All of him... He blushed and touched the cheek Angelica kissed and she said the three words again. "A-Angel, what are you doing?" He shook his head a little and let Angelica do what she wanted. Damn, that was a bunch of kisses from his girl. He felt so lucky. He chuckled and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Ha ha~ I would think so. That many I love yous then yeah." Diablo smiled at her and went back to holding her in his arms. He bent his head down and kissed Angelica one more time on the lips. "I love you..." he whispered and gazed into her beautiful green eyes. "Yes... I like this much better. Very much..."

Oh, wow. That was a nice way to put it. The man rolled his eyes playfully and held onto her waist but not in a perverted way or anything like that. Could you really see him as a pervert? Um.... how about no. Angelica called him adorable, and he wasn't sure if he should be proud of being adorable. Well, it was a positive compliment from a lady, right? Sure, it wasn't very insulting. It was odd for Diablo to be called cute or adorable by anyone. Obviously, it would be something he would have to get used to. "T-Thanks but I'm not so sure about that. If anything, you are the adorable one." he said and blushed, trying to avoid eye contact with her at the moment. He was a little embarrassed to face her. Adorable, huh? I guess girls find that to be a good compliment.... for girls. Eh... Diablo was making it awkward, but he knew it probably wouldn't last for long. Angelica always managed to make it not so awkward.