A/N: Hey y'all! As the summary says, this is going to be just a whole lot of one shots cause I really need something productive with my life and Patch is just so damn sexy!
Summary for this story: It's been a year since Nora's dad died. Some spoilers from Crescendo...
Enjoy! R&R?
That little black dress
The sound of the bullet rang through the air. I watched as the guy, dressed entirely in black, pulled out a gun from the back pocket of his corduroy jeans. He held the gun in both hands in front of him. I watched as he pressed down on the trigger with his index finger. There was no hesitance in his moves. There was so no second choice. There was no second thought.
The moment the bullet flew threw and struck my dad's chest in perfect aim, he crumpled down to the concert, crying in pain.
"Dad!" I called out as I stepped away from the shadows of our neighbour's hedge. "Dad!" I called again. The guy dressed in black, gun still fisted in his hand turned to face me, his expression caught off guard. His dark starless eyes locked with mine for a long second before the gun slipped from his hand and dropped down on top of the concrete footpath with a loud clink. He suddenly turned and started sprinting the other direction. My heart pounded in my chest as I stepped completely out the shadows of the hedge. I hesitated before walking slowly over to my dad. His body was sprawled out on the concrete; his shirt was stained in blood. The bullet had its target exact, not a centimetre of mark.
I'd been right there; I could've stopped the bullet from even leaving the riffle in the first place. But instead I had just stood there and did absolutely...nothing.
I fell to my knees next to my dad's limp body. Salty wet drops rolled down my check as I reached over and took his hand in mine. I felt weakness in them as his life was draining away, minute by minute. I was so frustrated, why didn't I do something? Why didn't I knock the guy to floor instead of just standing motionless fixed to the sidewalk and watching my own father fall to the foot path. I could've-
My eyes fluttered abruptly open to my room's dingy, white ceiling. My heart was beating as loud as a bass drum in my chest. Instinctively I craned my head left to Patch's side of the bed which lay unmade and empty. My heart skipped a beat and a small lump rose in my throat until I heard the sound of running water from the bathroom. I swallowed in relief and closed my eyes, taking in soft shallow breaths in an attempt to tame my wild heart.
I opened my eyes and stared at the old white ceiling for a few quiet minutes before rolling over to the edge of my mattress and pushing myself up with my hands so that I was sitting on the edge of my bed with my legs dangling over the edge of the mattress. I was staring at my feet that were just two feet of the ground when I heard the bathroom door open and steamy air flow steadily into my bed room making my room turn slightly humid.
I looked up instantly at the sound of the creaking door and inhaled a sharp breath when I saw him standing there in nothing but a pair of black denim jeans. His chest was exposed revealing his perfectly sculpted abbs. I could make out every contour of his muscles on his chest and arms. I turned my attention back up to gorgeous face; his jet black hair had tiny silver water drops hanging of the ends. The word sexy couldn't even begin to describe the sight of him.
"Angel?" Patch walked up to progressively, every move he made was flawless and so thought through. When he was standing right in front of me, he leaned down slowly and cupped the side of my face in his hands. Patch leaned his face further in so close that our noses brushed against each other.
"Hey" I whispered and trailed a finger down his face, the little stubble of his beard brushed gently against my finger tips.
"You're up early, Angel" He said, his breath warm against my lips. Ever so softly he brushed his lips over mine before pulling away.
I sighed "I had a bad dream, that's all" I cradled his face in my hands and brought his face down to mine and pressed lips against his soft, delicious ones.
"What was it about?" he asked as he trailed sensual kisses along my jugular and down to the base of my throat.
"I watched my dad die" I said, tangling my fingers up in Patch's silky, damp dark hair "Strange to think that he actually died die exactly a year ago. Things change fast, don't they?"
Patch left the slightest of pecks on the very tip of my nose "You have no idea" he whispered, his voice was husky making it sound sexily enticing.
He tilted my face upward with his fingers and leaned down and captured my bottom lip between his teeth. He bit down ever so lightly on my bottom lip causing a soft moan to escape through my lips. I locked my arms around his neck and lay back against the bed, pulling him along on top of me. The little drops of water hanging of the ends of his hair fell like raindrops down onto my face. Patch chuckled, a deep rumble in his chest, and brushed them away with the back of his hand before and leaning down and pressing butterfly kisses all over my face.
Abruptly he pulled away and looked right down at me. His eyes, dark as ink, bore deep into mine and made me feel like they were gazing straight into a passageway to my soul.
His expression suddenly turned from lustful to dead serious "I love you, Nora" he said.
"I love you too Jev- Patch- Cipriano" I smiled softly and leaned up to peck him gently on his alluring lips "Come on, we have school today" I reminded him regretfully.
"Mmmm that's good to know, Angel" he said, nuzzling his face in the curve of my neck. All I could smell around me was his rich, earthy, intoxicating mint scent.
"Come on Patch" I giggled and laid my hands flat against his chest, I could feel his heart racing under the palms of my hands.
He suddenly captured my lips between his and gently started nibbling on my bottom lip. I shivered in pleasure as he opened his mouth wider undermine and as his tongue brushed lightly against mine.
He pulled away first, a mischievous glint in his eyes "It's Friday today and your mum's not going to be back until Tuesday so I don't see the harm in starting the weekend early" Patch said and waggled his eyebrows slightly at me.
"It's still a Friday and a school day" and the day my dad died a tiny voice added in my head which cause lump to rise in my throat. I could feel tears forming in the back of my eyes but I quickly blinked them away before Patch could notice. "Come on" I playfully showed him of me and got up from the bed.
I stood up, the floorboards cool against my feet; my long shirt flowed down to about my mid thigh causing Patch to let out a low growl. I craned my head around and shot him a seductive smile with an added flirty wink.
Do you want to get to get to school or not, Angel? Patch said into my mind. 'Cause your chances are getting slimmer by the second
I laughed softly to myself and started making my way towards my cupboard. I pulled open the door and dug through the shelves for something to wear. When I found what I was looking for, a little black dress, I shut my cupboard door and made my way to the bathroom, leaving Patch lying shirtless on my bed in his whole six-foot-two, angel-like glory. I didn't dare look in his direction, one look and I'd be down for good.
I had a quick a shower and then hair dried my dark auburn hair before puffing it up a bit and leaving it hanging around my face. I pinned a big black rose hair pin through my hair before I pulled on my black dress that my dad had gotten me a few years ago. It never had fitted back then but it sure did now.
It was all bunched together in the chest area and was tight around the stomach before it started flowing down in frills to just above my knees. It looked quiet sexy actually, my dad had some style.
I applied some eyeliner and mascara to my eyes and swiped some cheery lip gloss across my lips that looked all puffy from Patch's and my make out session.
I rechecked myself in the mirror; I looked anything but like the faded t-shirt and ripped up jeans, Nora today. I sighed and strapped on my black hells before stepping out into my room; much to my disappointment Patch wasn't there anymore.
"Patch?" I called as I looked around the room. I walked across the room and stepped outside into the vast corridor "Patch" I called out again once I was standing at the top of the stairs.
Suddenly two arms circled my waist "Boo" I heard a rich, alluring voice say into my ear.
I twisted around in his strong arms so that I was looking at him, eye-to-eye. "Hey" I smiled and locked my arms around his neck. He had a faded black shirt on now, his signature style.
"You look beautiful today, Angel" Patch said, bending down to press a feather kiss to the tip of my nose "Quite ravishingly beautiful"
I felt my cheeks flush "Why, thank you" I said as I traced his soft upper lip with my fingers. "You don't look so bad yourself"
He took my hand of his lips and kissed each of my fingers, the simple touch and I was half as weak.
"I love you" Patch said, his dark eyes locking with mine.
"Love you too" and on that word, he leaned forward and kissed me. Our kiss was short lived when he suddenly bent down and scooped me into his careful arms and carried me down the stairs. I giggled like one of them, girly girls out of movies and I leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to the side of his neck as I wrapped my arms securely around his neck. All I could smell around me was his exhilarating Mint smell, and it smelt good. Really good.
"Babe!" I could hear Vee's voice call from all the other end of the hallway. She walked to me and leaned against the locker next to mine. "Ready for sex class, babe?"
I slammed my locker shut "It's called biology, Vee" I stated while I rolled my eyes "And yes, I am" I always looked forward to this class and the only person to thank for that was Patch.
"I know that look, babe! You're totally thinking of Patch" She said as we walked down the crowded hallway to the classroom. Her voice was quite loud which caused me to keep looking around uneasily.
"No, I am not" I defended myself against the truth.
"Babe, that look is written over your face in permanent marker" She sighed dramatically "The look that saying that your thinking of the dirty and if your thinking of the dirty then you must be thinking of Patch, unless there's another guy which there isn't or so I hope. I guess there isn't because of how you and Patch always look at each other like you want to rip each other's clothes out-"
"Vee!" I looked around the hallway hoping no one was listening into our little conversation. "Must you speak so loud?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"See now you're trying to change the topic which obviously means that the previous topic was making you rather uncomfortable so that leads me to being right about what you were thinking of just now" Vee said, her jade eyes shining like stars at night "See I have been paying attention in 'biology', babe"
"That's just because we talk about sex" I said and looked at her with a knowing look.
"True" she nodded in agreement and quickened her pace.
I walked through the classroom, my eyes automatically searching the room for Patch. My gaze finally landed on his sexy self perched on the edge of a table, his front facing the doorway. He grinned at me as I made myself over to my desk right next to his.
I missed you! I said through my thoughts, knowing that Patch would be listening intently.
I missed you too, Angel He grinned his famous fox grin at me and got up of the table to brush his lips across my forehead which earned a few low whistles from our fellow students.
"Okay guys, you better stop now or you won't be able to! I honestly don't want to be scarred for life" Vee said out loud as she took her seat next to her lab partner. I watch her lean over casually and whisper something that sounded like 'hormonal teenagers'.
I could contain the little giggle that escaped through my lips when Vee looked back at me meaningfully. I turned around back to Patch who winked at me before slumping down into his seat. I sat down right beside him and placed my books on top of the table.
As I leaned into the table a bit to flip my book open, I felt Patch rest hand on my knee before it slowly started upward under my short dress. I slapped his hand away and he chuckled.
We're still at school I reminded him So behave
He raised his eyebrow at me There's always the janitor's cupboard, Angel
I rolled my eyes at him and turned my attention back to my book knowing that it was going to be one long hour.
Finally, Coach entered the classroom after what seemed like to be half the lesson gone by. He put on this DVD on lion matting and reproduction for the class.
One bit in the movie showed a female lion and two males from two different prides in the middle of the savannah. The males were circling each other, ready to strike at a seconds notice. Suddenly one of the males lunged at the other one.
"Go get him, baby!" Vee called out in her very exuberant tone of hers. She started whistling and clapping as the two males started tackling each other and tried rip each other's fur right out.
I looked up at Vee ,who had a huge smile from one end of her face to other as one of the lions came close to ripping a huge chunk of flesh of the other one. She started clamping widely like a chimp in the zoo. This was the girl who I called my best friend.
I groaned in embarrassment and folded my arms across the table and buried my face in them. I felt Patch stiffen beside me trying to contain his laughter.
"Ms. Skywalker-"Coach started but got short by Vee.
Vee sighed "Yeah, yeah I've heard it all before" I could almost in vision herself rolling her eyes dramatically "I was just trying to give him some encouragement before he gets totally ripped apart"
Coach let out a soft hopeless sigh "Just watch, please"
The rest of the class was unsurprisingly uneventfully apart for every once on a while when Patch would put very naughty images and words- that I daren't repeat- into my head. When the bell went everyone got up like little robots in synchronisation and ran to the door.
"I kind of feel sorry for the other lion, don't you?" Vee said, as she hung around my table. "I mean he had style and had the good looks-"
"Vee, he's a lion for crying out loud!" I sighed and collected my books my arms. Patch, Vee and I started making our way out but got stopped by Coach's voice.
"Patch!" Coach called from the back ground and Patch spun around "Can I have a word? In private?"
"Yeah sure" Patch said. He walked up to coach's desk without even sending a glance my way.
Vee unexpectedly pulled me out of the class room, roughly.
"Ow" I said as I rubbed my arm and stumbled over my feet "What was that for?"
"He said in private, babe" Vee replied.
"Okay but didn't have to try and rip my arm out in the process" I bit my lip, my hand still rubbing their way continually up my right arm to ease the pain.
"Hey babe?" Vee asked.
"Yeah?"
"Just wondering, I mean you and Patch have been dating for a year or something" Vee said. Oh no this wasn't going to end well "Have guys done it yet?" she asked.
"Um" I blushed, I was probably red as a tomato now "Yeah- I mean we came close-"
"Came close?" Vee arched her eyebrow upward.
"My mum came home early..." I let my sentence trail. "Why?"
"Oh nothing, just wondering" Vee said, avoiding my eyes on purpose.
"Vee" I grinned and bumped my shoulder into hers "Okay come spill the beans"
"It's nothing, babe" she laughed.
"It's someone, right? A whole person in flesh and blood?" I scanned her face, her eyes were gleaming with happiness "Oh my gosh! It is someone! Who?"
"No! Well- I don't know if we actually are you know, together..." Vee bit her lip "I mean after meeting Rixon-"her voice cracked when she said his name. "It's like everyone else is- well just everyone else. You know?"
I felt a wave of sympathy flow through me for her "Oh Vee-"
"I'm not looking for sympathy, babe" she said "I mean a guy shouldn't just suddenly disappear like that, it's totally uncool" she shook her head disapprovingly.
Even though sympathy wasn't what she was looking for, I still shot her a sympathetic look.
"Look Vee-" I started to say something when I heard footsteps come up from behind me. I turned around in my spot; glad that my books were pressed tight to my chest otherwise they'd would've all fallen to the floor.
"Hey Angel" Patch said as he walked up to me and brushed his lips across the crown of my head. I just barely noticed Vee stiffen beside us.
"What did Coach want?" I asked as I linked my free hand in his.
Patch simply shrugged "Nothing really"
"Patch-"
"He just wanted to know how you've been holding up; you know your father death and all..." Patch said "And he gave me a word of advice" he had a mischievous look flowing through his eyes.
"Advice?" I frowned.
"Yeah" Patch swung our arms between us "I'm taking you out for dinner" I stopped dead in my tracks.
"What?"I asked.
Patch laughed "We're going out to dinner, Angel"
"Wait- wait- wait, when you say 'we', I'm guessing you don't mean me also right?" Vee asked, I'd completely forgotten she was walking right next to us.
Patch looked at me first then back at her "Well if you want to, then I guess-"
"No!" Vee said, her eyes widened "No! That's totally cool, you guys go on your date 'cause I honestly don't really want to see the whole free porn stuff in real, live action. I mean biology's fine but honestly, there's only so much a girl can take, you know?"
Patch and I where standing speechless with our mouths hanging wide open, gaping at her.
"Um..." I said, trying to find something to say but got nothing.
"Yeah, okay" Patch spoke after a minute. "If that's what you want then go for it, honestly, I'm not stopping you"
Vee laughed nervously "Yeah, cool. You know what? I'm just going to leave" without out another words she turned around and started sprinting the other direction.
Patch and I looked at each other lost for words.
"So?" I bit my lips nervously "Where are we going?"
"You'll see" Patch took my hand and led me into the car park.
"My dad used to take me here" I said, happy that Patch would be so sweet and thoughtful to take me to a place that I'd gone to when I was little. When my dad was alive.
"I know" Patch smirked.
We'd eaten diner in a restaurant nearby and now we were taking a stroll down the beach just across the road.
"I think it's going to rain tonight" I said as I leaned against Patch's shoulder and gazed up at the sky that was turning darker by the second because of the night and also by the heavy rainclouds.
"I think so too" he said "Hey, Nora?"
"Hmmm?"
"I love you" he whispered.
"Love you too" I smiled and leaned up and pecked him on his cheek. As usual one innocent peck turned into a intense one when Patch grabbed me around the waist and pushed me gently down onto the sand. He crawled over me so that he was straddling me. He gently started kissing me from my neck up to my mouth when his mouth made its way up to mine; he leaned down and captured my lips roughly in his.
"I love you" Patch's lips moved against mine.
I suddenly felt a drop of water fall from the sky and slide down my cheek "Patch?"
"Hmmm?" he whispered against my neck.
"I honestly think it's going to start pouring down any second" I said.
Patch ran his lips across mine once more before pulling me up from the sand by my arms. I brushed the sand of me and shook my hair get all the sand of. On perfect timing, it began to rain.
Patch grabbed my arm and we began to run, we'd left our shoes in the jeep just before our walk on the beach.
I laughed as the rain feel over us, and silently thanked god that Patch had his arm around my waist so I wouldn't slip and fall.
When we got to the jeep, he held open the passenger door open for me before walking over to the other side and pulling open his. Not even bothering to put my seatbelt on, I leaned in and cranked the heater right up.
"It's- s- so col-d" I chattered and rubbed my arms with my hands, the goose bumps on my arms felt funny when they were being rubbed against my palms.
"Here" Patch reached over to the back seat and handed me his warm dry jacket.
"Thank you!" I exclaimed relief and tugged the jacket over me in a hurry. He chuckled and started the car up.
The ride back to the farm house was fairly silent, random country music was playing on the radio. When we pulled into the driveway, Patch turned the engine out and began to open his door so he could get out.
"Patch!" I called out and stopped him, half his body was inside the car and half was leaning out to the pelting rain "Thank you for tonight" I said.
He smiled softly at me and stepped out of the car and shut the door wordlessly behind him. I sighed and pulled open my door and stepped out into the cold rain.
I was suddenly pressed up against the door of the jeep with Patch's lips over mine, locked in a heated kiss. He kicked the door shut with his foot and leaned down and swept me into his arms, not once breaking our kiss.
One of his hands went and dug into the back pocket of his jeans for the house keys. When he found them, he fumbled with it in the key hole but finally managing to unlock it and push the door open. We stepped into the hallway, water spilling down onto the tiles as Patch carried me through the house and up the stairs to my bedroom. I fumbled with ends of his shirt as we made our way into my room. He put me down onto my feet and backed me backward onto the bed.
His hand found the ends of my dress and started tugging it up my body.
You should wear that dress again, Angel his voice came into my mind It's really sexy.
I blushed and pulled him down by the neck and crushed my lips onto his. Soon there was only one layer of clothing separating the both of us but it was gone as fast as the other ones. Patch nibbled on my earlobe causing shivers to shoot up my spine.
"I love you" Patch whispered, his lips where running across my jaw. His breath tingling against my skin.
"I love you too Patch Cipriano" I whispered back and pulled him back down to me.
A/N:
Anyway, as y'all know this is just gonna be a whole lot of one shots between Patch and Nora... The next chapter's probably gonna be in Patch's view but no plans yet...
Requests or suggestions/ideas for any one shot in this fanfic thing, lemme know! :)
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