[Pretty Strung Out For A Girl] [Frank Iero] [56]

For the entire duration of the movie, Frank had his head still in the place; my lap. I'd grown accustomed to stroking his hair, thinking that it was probably more enjoyable for me than him. I'd whisper his name every now and then to make sure that he was still awake and he'd mumble "yes" at me sleepily.
There were about two minutes left of the movie and it was at the part where Sally and Jack are on the hill together, singing the final song of the movie. This had always been my favourite scene, and I'd secretly always wished that I could be Sally and someone would one day be my Jack. I suppose my current situation mirrored hers when she had feelings for Jack and was worried about him but wasn't sure how he felt for her. It was the same for me and Frank, though I was pretty damn sure he just thought of me as his new friend.
"My dearest friend if you don't mind," Jack Skellington's melodic voice sung, "I'd like to sit by your side, where we can gaze into the stars." I was finding it amusing how I only saw this movie as some cartoon when I was younger that would appear at Christmas time. But it really did have a lot more to it than that now.
I suddenly saw Franks' head move out of the corner of my eye and he lay down on his back, his head still on my lap but now facing upward. I was sure he was looking at me,
"And sit together, now and forever," Sally and Jack started to sing together softly, "for it is plain as anyone can see," I dared myself and looked downward to see that Frank's eyes were staring into mine in such a way that I hadn't noticed before now. It was the sort of stare that made you feel anxious, butterflies whirling around in your stomach. He started to lift his head upward from my lap and he was soon sat up, staring at me with the most intense stare I'd ever been given in my life. His smooth, pale hand somehow had found its way to my cheek; his face was getting dangerously closer to mine.

"We're simply meant to be." Jack and Sally sung the last line of the movie together in the background, only a few decibels louder than the beating of my speeding heart. Frank's lips were now only a centimetre from mine.
In the next second, I had made the most powerful decision since my arrival in New Jersey. I'd wanted to kiss Frank ever since the first time I looked at his beautiful face early on my first cold morning here, but I knew that he was vulnerable. He'd just found out that his girlfriend had been cheating on him and was probably looking for some kind of fling to get himself over her. Well I wasn't about to be that for him.
'No.' was the only word that managed to come out of my mouth, barely audible as I backed my face away from Frank's. His closed eyes darted open and they penetrated into mine, my heart only beating even faster than before.
'Lien-' he started with a desperate voice.
'What?' I snapped, my voice too timid to sound defensive at all.
'Won't you kiss me?' he whispered, his breath washing onto my cheeks like a bright summer morning light. Oh, how badly I wanted to just lean forward and eliminate the distance between us...but no, I just had to have morals and think logically...
'Why?' I asked, trying to form responses before they came out of my mouth like a half finished jigsaw puzzle. He stared at me and started to move his lips to my ear.
'Because I like you.' he whispered, his breath causing my sine to tingle with delight. His hand started to cup round my neck, his fingers brushing against it as he massaged it, my whole body refusing to remain tense anymore.

'No, it's because you want to get over Mel as soon as you can...and I'm the only other girl you know that's not already in a relationship...' I tried to reason, my mind focussing more on the fact that his hand was caressing my neck, his legs were brushing teasingly against mine and that his breath was floating elegantly on my bare skin. It was like ecstasy, making me wonder about just how amazing it would be to actually kiss him if all of this was driving me crazy. I was only sure of one thing now; that I'd fallen for Frank harder than I'd ever fallen for Alex.
'Do you want me to kiss you?' he asked, ignoring my well thought out explanation completely. He lifted his lips away from my ear and brought them only a few inches from my own, his eyes staring into mine hungrily.
'Right now, Lienna, in this moment, do you want me to kiss you?' he asked specifically, knowing in the back of his head that it was true; he'd managed to completely seduce me without even kissing me. Well, I wasn't about to let him get arrogant...even though the feeling of his warm fingertips tracing circles on my neck was making me feel faint with pleasure.
'No.' I said simply, closing my eyes gently as not to be mesmerised by his eyes.
'Then why don't I believe you?' he whispered onto my lips. I knew now, not even from looking, that he was closer to me than he had ever been before. I could feel my heart pounding against my rib cage, my whole body starting to tingle all over. I wanted so badly...I wanted this, him, so badly that it hurt me...but what if he does kiss me now and tomorrow it means nothing? That would be the case anyway; if we did get intimate, if only just for tonight, it would mean too much to me and very little to him. It needed to be an equal balance of emotions.

'You don't like me in the way you liked Mel.' I said briefly, pressing my lips together tightly. It was the most tempting situation that I'd ever been in before. How was I supposed to reason with him and my own desires when everything I've wanted for the last seven weeks is practically being served on a plate for me?
He smiled, his lips inching even closer to mine. I snapped my eyes fully open and gulped down hard before pressing the palms of my hands against his chest, pushing him away from me slightly so that I could attempt to wriggle off the sofa. This proved unsuccessful; he only grinned at me and took my wrists in his hands, pinning them either side of my head teasingly.
'Let go of me, Frank.' I said desperately, all of the stress from the situation taking its toll on me; my eyes starting to brim up with tears. Frank stared down at me for a long minute, his grin subsiding when he noticed a tear fall down my cheek. His grip on my wrists loosened until he completely let go of them, his eyes like a magnet to mine all the while. I finally had my chance to move, so I took advantage and leapt to my feet, almost tripping over the too-long pants, and made my way over to the staircase quickly.
'Lienna! I don't-' I heard Frank's desperate, pleading voice call out to me and I turned around to see him on his feet, staring at me with a confused expression.
'Leave me alone, Frank. Just leave me alone!' I tried to yell, a break in my voice as tears starting trailing haphazardly down my cheeks. I gripped the banister of the staircase and practically ran up, not caring if I fell over or not anymore. A million thoughts raced through my head as I ran into Frank's bedroom and locked the door behind me; why had he just done that?
Did he know that I liked him and just wanted to see what would happen if he advanced on me? I didn't do anything because I didn't want it to wreck one of my most valued friendships, which he obviously didn't care all that much about.
'Lienna, please!' his desperate voice had a break in it; he was chocked with tears.

This is where I leave you. Haha.

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