Hello, Love
ALICIA P.O.V.
I wake up and yawn, shifting around slightly before feeling a wait on my shoulder. I look over to the right and chuckle slightly, seeing a sleeping Elyza on my shoulder. I stretch slightly, noticing we well asleep sitting up on the bed talking, and feel her stir against me "Stop moving, love. You're waking me" She grumbles and I smile more "Then stay asleep, I need to get up and get us some food" I say and crawl out of her grip, her badass exterior gone when sleepy making her all the more cute. I walk out of my room and go down into the room where we keep all of our food, grabbing a water bottle and a can of fruit before heading back to my room, humming as I do. I open the door looking down at the can "I know it's not a lot but we need to ration our- whoa" I get cut off when I look up from the can, seeing Elyza in her black tank top, her jacket and shirt discarded as she is on the floor doing push ups.
"26...27....28...29...30" Elyza mumbles to herself as she looks up "Hey...31.... princess.... 32..." She smirks as she keeps doing her workout, my eyes scanning over her arms as I watch her flex from holding up her weight. I stand there frozen in place as I watch her shoulder blades move as she goes down then when she comes back up, shaking my head I walk over to the bed and put the bottle and can down them sitting on the bed "Do you do this regularly?" I ask, averting my eyes to the ceiling to keep from staring "Yep, something I always do..46....47... in private...48... but now....49...50... fuck it, right?" Elyza lets out an airy chuckle as she moves from push ups to sit ups, twisting side to side when she sits fully up. I watch her for a moment, noticing the thin layer of sweat on her forehead and a small line between her shoulder. I clear my throat slightly as I feel a blush cover my cheeks "Hey, gorgeous, mind holdin' my feet?" She asks as I slowly slide off the bed hearing her mumble numbers under her breath, my hands moving to her feet and I pin them to the ground. I notice how when she sits up she smirks at me, counting a little louder like she's showing off.
I blush more and look to the side "67...68....69...70!" She says and on the last number I feel her lips touch my cheek and I smile "I bet you were dying to do that every time" I tease and stand up, helping her up and she laughs "Could you blame me for wanting to?" We laugh for a minute before I sigh, looking over at the ocean "So, I found something in the room" I hear her speak and then see her go over to a drawer, pulling out a sketch pad and her eyes light up "Can I draw you like one of my french girls?" She asks wiggling her eyebrows making me laugh and bend over, clutching my stomach. I sit up after a minute and shake my head "You can draw me fully clothed, you'll have to buy me dinner first before you get to see anything" I say and smirk back at her as I make her blush this time, making me more confident as I walk over to the table in the room and sit down in the chair "Just draw me looking out the window for a start" I say and put my elbow on the table, resting my chin in my hand as I look out at the ocean. I notice the blue of the ocean, reminding me of Elyza's eyes 'Jeez, is she always taking up my mind? She's like an addicting drug, something you just can't get over' I think to myself and smile slightly as I glance over, seeing Elyza drawing me and her brows furrowed together. I smile more and look out where the sky meets the ocean. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly, my fingers on my free hand drawing circles on my knee, my mind racing over everything to keep my occupied.
A few hours later I feel something touch my shoulder, my head slowly moving over and seeing Elyza standing there "It's not finished, but I think you need a break" She says and sits down on the chair opposite me, taking my hand away from my face and I wince slightly from how cramped my wrist is. She lays it flat on the table and quickly jerks it to one side then the other, making the pain go away slightly but I just roll my wrist to ease it more. I smile and look down at the drawing, noticing how she got the curve of my jaw, the sparkle in my eyes and my smile. I mess with an edge of the picture and look up at her, raising an eyebrow "What happened to the badass Elyza Lex with the two guns and big ass knife with a leather jacket?" I tease and she smirks "Would you rather have her back? She would be much more... forward" Elyza says and leans back in her chair, never bothering to put her other shirt back on. I chuckle and shrug "Maybe I would, it would be fun giving her a challenge" I say and smirk back before standing up, stretching and popping my back before kicking her shin "Now go put that away, put your shirt back on and go up to the main deck and socialize with someone besides me" I say and smile at her, she stands up and puts her hands up in the air in defense "Alright, commander. Just know you are much more fun to be around"
'What did she call me? Has she called me that before? I remember her saying that to me.... why? We only met two weeks ago... she calls me everything but my name, maybe she has called me that' I think as she puts her shirt back on and walks out, my mind working on cleaning up the room as my eyes un-focus from everything. I furrow my brows before shaking my head "You're losing it" I say to myself before heading out and up to the main deck, seeing Strand and Elyza talking while Strand holds a fishing pole. I walk over and smile, standing on the right of her as she stands on the right of Strand "Catching anything?" I ask and they both shake their head "Not yet. I'm sure that we will get something soon though, no doubt. We're in the ocean for heaven's sake!" Strand says dramatically and I smile, leaning into Elyza slightly before looking out at the ocean, humming softly. They both look over at me as I get lost in my own world, singing a song softly
"Hello, goodbye, my friend.
I'm sorry that I've been so bent, out of shape I'm sure you'd make a wonderful partner.
Truth is that I do love you and everything you are,
but I do not deserve you, not your mind and not your heart.
I'm sorry that I made you think our future laid together.
Laying there, I met your stare, I prayed for stormy weather.
Pick a fight, I hope you might see the sense in leaving,
you didn't though but I made you go despite your own believing.
I just saved you from myself, one day you might thank me
and take me off your shelf.
Wish I could save me from myself,
but until then I'll just figure it out and sing to someone else.
Yes, until then I'll just figure it out and sing,
to someone else."
I sigh softly, looking over to Elyza and Strand and seeing them both smiling, but Elyza being the only one looking at me. I blush and look from her down to my hands, seeing her move one of hers to my hand "That was beautiful, we might need to sing together sometime" She whispers and Strand looks over "Do either of you play guitar?" He asks and Elyza nods frantically "I love playing! Do you have one?" He nods and laughs slightly, reeling his line a little "In the very back, in the closet where we keep our food. Acoustic" He says and I laugh at how excited the blonde gets for it. She looks over at me before running off to the room "Thanks, Strand. Now she'll bug me to sing it again" I laugh and he shrugs "It was a beautiful song, be proud" He laughs and I walk off, down to the rooms to see Elyza running at me with it in her hand "I found it!" She squeaks and I smile, shaking my head "Here we go" I whisper and see her put the guitar down before running up to me and hugging me, my arms wrapping around her "Let's go sing" She says and I laugh by how her accent changed slightly by how excited she got. "Let's go, blondie" I tease and we walk down to her room, both of us smiling like idiots.