Phoenix and Inner's Thoughts
Phoenix's thoughts
'Inner's Thoughts'
"Dialogue"

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“Yeah, I’m her boyfriend.”

Vic chocked on the water he attempted swallowing before Jaime’s convincing declaration. I smiled and hid in his chest, punching him in the shoulder. I saw undeniable sadness and shock flood Vic’s brown orbs and I arched an eyebrow.

Hm?

“O-oh?” Vic asked, a forced smile on his face. I glared at Jaime, standing to my feet.

“Alright alright!” he laughed nervously, holding his hands up in mock surrender.

‘Hm, who would’ve thought he was scared of the little mute girl?’

You do realize you are me? Or at least a part of me? Insulting me is pointless, I finally snapped. I guess she’s ignoring me seeing as how she didn’t respond.

“Just kidding! We’re just besties from another testie!” he chuckled.

I face-palmed, the blood rushing to my cheeks at his childish assessment of our friendship.
He continued none the less, “We’ve shared a foster home for about a year now. We’ve gotten pretty close!”
I nodded, confirming his statement. Vic seemed almost relieved but the emotions is his eyes were quickly replaced by curiosity.
“Wait, foster home?”

Jaime nodded, “Mhm, we’ve both been bouncing around to different homes our whole life.”

Vic smiled a bit to lighten the mood, “Well that means I don’t have to introduce you guys, eh?”

I smiled and nodded.

“So, do you play video games?” Vic asked grinning.

Jaime groaned and I smiled wickedly at the both of them.

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Two hours later and I was consistently beating their asses and taking names (mainly Vic and Mike’s). Yes, Mike. He sprinted to the living room once the beep of the game console sounded. Vic and Jaime refused to let him play, claiming they could handle it. In short, I wiped those smug smiles off their faces. I’m sure Jaime saw this coming seeing as how I’ve played these sorts of games with him all the time. He was never one to be discouraged. Their desperation became so great they recruited Mike. And Mike being…well Mike, made them practically beg before snatching up the remote and challenging me with a cocky smile.

‘Fantastic, yet another overly-confident smile to rip off,’ inner sighed with a repressed smile.
As much as she didn’t want to admit it, she was happy and having fun. I welcomed it and didn’t mind grinning openly and enjoying the presence of two new people. Mike came closer than Jaime and Vic but still lost. He playfully scowled at me.

“Impossible,” he mumbled, looking at his hands dramatically. I stuck my tongue out him and did a little victory dance and dropped into Indian style on the floor, earning a few laughs from the guys.

“Careful with that tongue love, someone just might catch it,” he winked suggestively, scooting closer to me.

My damn face began to burn and I fiddled with my fingers, the remote resting on my lap.

Vic cleared his throat, eye-balling his brother. “So! Another round?”

Just then a knock sounded on the door and Mike stood to his feet.

“Hope you guys don’t mind me inviting one of my own friends that I made today,” he smirked.
I shrugged, showing indifference and reached for a wing on Jaime’s plate. He slapped my hand away, a piece of chicken hanging from his mouth. He held the plate protectively and watched me as if he were wary. I shook my head at him and headed to the kitchen to get my own damn wings.

I walked into the kitchen and grabbed the platter of wings and gracefully pushed past the swingy door so I didn’t drop the plate. I walked into the living room and looked up, my breath catching my throat.

Tony? We both asked in unison.

“There you are! This is Tony! Tony, this is Phoenix, but she prefers Nix,” Mike smiled obliviously.

I gulped and gave him an acknowledging knod, bending over to place the plate on the low center table. I felt his eyes staring at me and the aura of painful awkwardness swallowed up the large room.

All of them noticed the strange change in vibe and looked between Tony and I questioningly.
“So what game were you guys doing before I came?” Tony asked casually.

“Video games! Nix has been kicking our ass all afternoon,” Jaime smiled, finishing his last wing. I smiled and plucked a piece of chicken from the plate, Vic and Mike doing the same.

“Oh really?” Tony smirked, turning to me.

I nodded with a faint smile, still uncomfortable.

“Guess I’ll have to see it to believe it,” he shrugged.

I hated being underestimated and quickly took up my remote, a look of pure determination on my face. All of them laughed at my change in demeanor. Vic, Mike and Jaime grabbed their remotes and we began another round.

After the little incentive Tony gave me, I demolished the guys in the most crushing victory all day. It was my turn to be smug.

‘Hell yeah, no mercy.’

Tony looked surprised and a bit impressed but still didn’t acknowledge the fact that I, a girl, could possibly be better than him. He immediately challenged me and I forced him to acknowledge the fact that I, a girl, was better than him.

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“I will beat you,” Tony declared stubbornly. I rolled my eyes and flopped on the couch, tossing my remote to the side and gave him a bored look.

“You can’t just quit! I’m sure I’ll beat you this round. I swear it!” he persisted urgently.

We had become sort of comfortable around each other and the thick tension faded about two hours ago. He was pretty nice when his bitch of a girlfriend wasn’t around. He hasn’t once mentioned the fact I don’t talk- none of them have actually. I was eternally grateful.

“Dude, just give it up. She kicked our asses one-hundred times over; its over,” Mike sighed, patting Tony’s hunched shoulders as mock comfort.

“Yeah man. I’m tired of losing, “ Jaime mumbled.

I smirked at the big man-babies infront of me and hung upside down from the couch, my head dangling from the edge and my hair fanned all around the floor. I noticed a quiet Vic and slightly cocked my head to the side, staring at his still figure.

Now that I think about it, he’s been pretty quiet all day.
‘No, only since Perry came,’ she corrected almost accusingly.

I thought about it and realized she was right. Jaime noticed I was staring at Vic with blatant concern. He gently shoved him.

“What’s up with you Vic? You’ve been pretty quiet,” Jaime observed, voicing my concern. I noticed Tony and Vic’s eyes clash for less than a second before he smiled.

It had to be fake.

“N-Noting! Hehe, just a bit tired.”

I nodded my head and decided to take his answer.

I’m sure that’s all I’m getting out of him.

Tony glanced down at his watch and slowly rose to his feet. He stretched his arms a bit before speaking.

“It’s almost five, I’ve got to go meet Tinsley. See you guys later,” he waved.

I waved bavk lazily, still upside down. Mike, Tony and Jaime did that weird hand-shake thing that guys do and Tony was gone. Vic had excused himself to the bathroom a bit before Tony announced his departure.

‘Yep, He’s going to go see that blonde bimbo bitch-’
Hey…let it go…
‘…’
I could tell she was confused; at a loss for words at my solemn behavior.

‘Don’t you dare start feeling sorry for yourself Nix. He has a phsyco for a girlfriend- we should be feeling bad for him!’

I stopped listening to her little tangent after that and suddenly felt very sad.
“Hey Nix, we have to go!” Jaime playfully sang, helping me up. I hadn’t noticed Vic in the living room, staring at me till I was on my feet. He seemed like he was trying to mask his worry but doing a terrible job.
I waved to Vic and Mike, a genuine smile on my face.
“Bye guys! Thanks for letting us hang out!” Jaime grinned. We walked down the porch and to Jaime’s little car, got in, and headed back to our foster home.

Notes

Me: Yo, Phoenix- let the readers know what they gotta do for another chappy!
Nix: ... >_>
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Inner: You little fucke-
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