fic: Got to Fight Without You Here [Demi/Selena] Chapter 6
Title: Got to Fight Without You Here-Chapter 6
Author: breathe_it_in94
Rating: NC-17 (for language/later chapters)
Word Count (These Parts): 664
Disclaimer: I don't mean to offend; I own nothing but the plot.
Summary: Demi becomes obsessed with a girl she's only met in passing. She doesn't know the girl's name, where she lives or goes to school; all she knows is that she's perfect.
A/N: Sorry it's so short!
Selena
Demi’s performance was still stuck in Selena’s mind as Selena’s name was called for the top three. Selena kept smiling and waved at Taylor in the front row, but inside, she had to fight to keep from turning to her left and kissing Demi like there was no tomorrow.
Her name was beautiful, Selena thought. She wondered if it was short for something.
She saw the other girl (Mitchie? Mikey?) standing next to Taylor, cheering for Demi. Part of Selena’s heart soared at the reminder that Demi had told her the two weren’t dating. That they were just good friends. But another part dropped at the thought of Selena’s skepticism, and how she’d just shoved her emotions at Demi like that. And then walked away.
Like a coward.
Selena cursed herself. Well, she’d just royally fucked up her chances.
Her name was called again, with Demi’s name, and Selena didn’t realize what for until Taylor was squeezing the life out of her. She vaguely heard the announcer say something about back-up vocals for the next day, and Selena thought, Sweet.
Taylor voiced her congratulations, and then she was shoving her hand in Selena’s face. Miley © 555-2100 was written on her palm. Miley, she thought, furrowing her eyebrows, Why does that sound so--
Oh. Demi’s friend. Guess she was single after all.
Selena hugged Taylor again and told her she was happy for her. And then Taylor started in on Demi.
“So? Did you talk to her/”
Selena ran a hand through her hair and tried to think of how to explain what had happened. “Sort of… not the way I wished to talk, though.” She explained how she’d lost her cool, had spilled almost all of her feelings to the girl. Had admitted her skepticism and was pretty sure she had zero chance left with Demi.
She didn’t tell her that she’d fallen in love with Demi during the shorter girl’s performance. Or, actually, fallen more in love. Selena was pretty sure that she’d fallen for her that first day at the park, and if not, then at the grocery.
But she’d never admit that out loud. Shit, Selena had a reputation to uphold.
But… if Demi ever wanted Selena to admit it, she would, she thought right then. It shocked her, thinking this. She realized that Demi was the first girl who’d meant more to Selena than her reputation. Meant more than… anything. If Demi asked her to do something, she would, if it meant Selena got to keep Demi.
No. Bad Selena. Demi wasn’t hers.
Yet.
Taylor told her to talk to Demi again. “Oh, because that worked so well the first time,” she said (sarcastically) in reply. Taylor crossed her arms and gave her the Mom-Look. You know the one: where she tilts her head and looks at you like she’s all disappointed?
“Selena, you just stop talking to her, you’re gonna miss out. She’s gonna be gone, and you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
Selena rolled her eyes. “Tay, she’s just a girl. I’ll get over her. You have your new girl, let’s just go now.” Selena kept a straight facial expression, but she watched as Taylor searched her eyes; apparently, she found what she’d been looking for.
“You love her, Lena.”
Well, there went her Admit-No-Feelings plan.
“No, I don’t, Tay; she’s just some girl I don’t even know.”
“Selena, you told me you loved her. Yesterday.”
Selena’s eyes widened. She didn’t remember that. Before she knew it, she and Taylor were bickering back and forth.
And then they weren’t. They couldn’t. Because Taylor’s eyes were lighting up as her new girl tapped her on the shoulder and asked if she wanted to go on “that date” now. And then Miley was giving Demi her car keys, saying she’d have to take Selena (she’d called her “Gomez”) home. And then they were gone, leaving just the two of them, Demi looking extremely awkward.
Marvelous.