Complete and Utter Opposites (Katie)

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Once again Walter completely lost himself in the kiss, pouring everything he felt towards Jazz into it. He hadn't realised the feelings he'd been harbouring had themselves buried so deep within him. He had always known there was something about her, because even before she fell out of that tree he would always catch himself watching her. He'd always noticed her, and when she did fall, there was something in him that made his feet move towards her and made his mouth move in his stuttered language.

If someone had told him a couple of months ago that he would be standing in his bedroom kissing this girl, afraid of her walking away, he would have laughed. Back then it seemed truly impossible, but now it was happening and it hadn't quite hit Walter yet.

He hadn't felt Jazz moving away from him because he was too preoccupied with his raging thoughts and the feel of her against him, but when they toppled down onto the bed, Walter on top of her, he couldn't help himself. Out of his mouth came the heartiest and happiest chuckle he'd had in years, and he couldn't stop. Propping himself up above Jazz, careful not to squash her or injure her further, his body shook with laughter, unsure as to what was really that funny.

Walter calmed down enough to gaze down at the girl below him, smiling softly and slowly brushing back a curl from her eyes. "Does this mean you'll stay?" Little did he realise that was the first sentence he'd ever spoken without stuttering when he wasn't angry.

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Jasmine Colt

Jasmine lied on the bed looking up at Walter with her hands resting above her head and her hair spilling out around her. She had a leg propped up on either side of him, her skirt bunched up around her thighs while he rested between them. When he laughed, it made her stomach flutter in such a way that she'd forgotten the pain in her ankle or the anger at the situation they'd been in before. As he smiled down at her, she couldn't help but think of how handsome he looked with a smile on his face, and when he finally spoke to her without stuttering, his voice was so very smooth in her ears. 

She reached up and wrapped her arms behind his neck and pulled him closer. "I'll stay as long as you can stand me." 

Jazz arched her body into his as she pulled him down to her and kissed him again, and again, and again.

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Looking down at Jazz beneath him, his cheeks heated up slightly, the tips of his ears turning red. The words she spoke made the small smile on his face turn into a grin of pure and utter happiness, before his lips were back on hers as she kissed him with her body flush against his own.

His hands move down to clutch at her waist, holding her tightly to him, never wanting to let go. His mind was once again full of Jazz, everything about her from her smell to the way she felt underneath him. Something inside of Walter seemed to switch, he wasn't as terrified anymore to be around her, he felt calmer and as that realisation hit, he somehow knew how to deepen to kiss between the two of them. As the kiss intensified, his hands tightened slightly around her waist, still scared she'd walk away and he brought her as close to his body as he could get her.

Eventually he needed to breathe, so he pulled away, resting his forehead against hers as he tried to slow his breathing down to a normal level. "I'll always be able to stand you." He smiled softly down at her once more, letting a soft chuckle slip past his lips. However, his eyes grew wide in fear when he heard the front door opening and closing.

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Jasmine Colt

Jasmine's head swam as she immersed herself into the kiss as Walter held her closer to him and clutched at her waist. His hands were in a very safe position, but she liked the way it felt to have his fingers clasped tightly on her hips. When he pulled back and spoke to her, she smiled like she'd never been so happy before, but lost it at the sound of he front door opening.

She would have let out the loudest, most obscene curse she could manage if she hadn't had the sense to stop herself. Footsteps echoed through the floor as Walter's parents arrived home, and as his eyes widened at the unexpected intrusion, she knew he wouldn't be able to explain their compromising position to his parents. She quickly pushed him off of her and sat up, her hands trying to frantically straighten her hair and dress before they were noticed to be alone together in his room. 

As much as she wanted to continue what had been taking place, she didn't want his parents knowing exactly what was going on between them. She reached up then and gave Walter a chaste kiss despite being breathless. "We'll finish this later?"

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Suddenly Walter was away from Jazz, his breathing still laboured as fear consumed him slightly at the idea his parents might walk in on them and chastise him further. He couldn't help his cheeks from flaming when Jazz mentioned finishing what they'd started later. He wasn't entirely sure he was ready for that, but if he got to kiss her like he had just been doing, then there was not one complaint he could think of.

Straightening his clothes out, Walter took a deep breath, looking at Jazz with a soft smile but with fear still shining bright in his eyes. After the revelations of his memories about his parents, and speaking them out loud to Jazz during their argument they seemed much more real. His loving parents weren't all they were cracked up to be apparently. He reached for her hand, taking it in his and squeezing it softly before standing up.

"We will." He spoke softly, with not a hint of a stutter before he walked out of the room to greet his parents. He tried to tame his hair a little from where Jazz's fingers had combed through it, and he was determined to try and talk to his parents normally.

But as soon as he saw them he couldn't. His memories flooded him and all he could manage was a stuttered hello, freezing on the spot.

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Jasmine Colt

Jasmine smiled up at Walter as he spoke without stuttering again. His voice sounded so much more attractive when she wasn't having to decipher every word he said. She flushed a little when she saw how adorable he looked trying to smooth his hair down after the damage she'd done to it. 

She watched as he walked out of the room to great his parents, hopefully acting like they weren't doing something that would have left them both mortified if they'd gotten caught. They were both tired from work, the lines from years in the fields lined softly with dirt on their faces, but their smiles were warm. However, a pit formed in her stomach when she noticed Walter freeze in front of them. 

Fortunately, Jazz had the sense to come to his rescue. She quickly walked up next to Walter, limping slightly as she moved. Her fingers laced through his as she gripped his hand tightly, giving it a reassuring squeeze as she gave his parents a grin. "Hey, how was work? It was blistering out today wasn't it?"

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Walter knew he'd become useless again as soon as Jazz's hand gripped his tightly and her thumb ran over the back of his hand. He sighed, looking down at their linked hands, tuning out the conversation between her and his parents. He worked on controlling his breathing, slowing it down to match the rise and fall of her shoulders. He squeezed her hand back, grateful she was here to help him through.

Eventually, Walter's breathing returned to a somewhat normal pace and his panic had died down to a durable level, allowing him to look up and pay attention to the exchange between the girl that made him want to change and the parents that tried to force him to be normal. He forced a small smile to his lips, unsure how to act properly around them as they commented on how close the two of them were.

After a few more minutes his parents went to clean up after their day in the fields and Walter turned to Jazz, wrapping his in his arms and placing his head in the crook of her neck. He held on for what felt like hours when in fact it was only mere minutes, before his voice cut through the silence. "C-Can we go somewhere?"

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Jasmine Colt

Jasmine leaned into Walter as he wrapped his arms around her. His breath tickled her neck, but she was glad for the closeness and the ease in the way he cradled her body to his. Her fingers wound themselves into his hair as he sought comfort with her. She was happy that he could seek safety within her, even more so the longer he held on.

When he asked to leave, she pulled away to look into his eyes. She saw the anxiety in his eyes, the pain and the sadness. She gave him a nod and took him by the hand, leading him out of the house and into the streets of the district. He needed someplace quiet, somewhere he could be himself.

Jazz knew just the place to take him. She led him through the twisting alley ways and the bustling market until they had come across an abandoned building. It was said to have belonged to the leader of the district, but since the rebellion that started the horror that was the Hunger Games it had been empty of life. Even looters had left it alone since it was believed that ghosts haunted to place. She led her through the front door, remembering where the wood that had boarded the door shut had been loosened from years of rot. Inside was neat enough, dust everywhere but sheets had covered the fine furniture to keep from becoming dirty over the years. 

She pulled off the sheet from the couch sat down, feeling the wine colored velvet beneath her fingers. "I used to come here when I was a child, after I had run away from... well, from a bad situation."

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Despite being outside, having Jazz at his side helped make Walter breathe easier than being in that house with his knew found understanding of how ruthless his parents had been to him. It made him wonder if the way they'd acted ever since they realised he wasn't going to change was really them. He wondered if they still hated him underneath that kind and pained exterior whenever they saw him steer away from them. Was his whole loving family life a complete and utter lie?

Walter had no idea where Jazz was taking him, but he would follow her always he felt. There was a sense of calm that surrounded him whenever he was with her, even when they were arguing. There was just something about her that grounded him, made him feel safe and somewhat more normal that he actually was.

Upon entering the dust covered and abandoned house, Walter's heart started pounding in his chest. He'd never trespassed anyway before, if trespassing into such an unused building was what you'd call it. He watched Jazz as she walked through the house, knowing her way easily and he couldn't help but calm down a little as he saw her place herself on the velvet seat. She looked somewhat in place and it made him wish he could give her a home, someplace she could call her own. And there was a part of him that hoped she'd have that home with him.

Her words hurt him, and it wasn't often she spoke of her past in such a quiet manner. Normally she was brushing it off or shouting it at him to remind him he wasn't the only one with something messed up happen to them. He sighed softly, walking over to the plush couch, sitting down and pulling Jazz into his arms, practically pulling her onto his lap as he buried his face in the crook of her neck. "I-I'm sorry you had such a bad childhood and no home to call your own. B-But y-you've got me now, i-if you'll h-have me...?" His voice was almost a whisper, and it was only now that he realised how he'd spoken with next to no stuttering as his eyes widened in shock.

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Jasmine Colt

Jasmine gave Walter a soft smile as he walked towards her and sat down next to her on the red velvet couch. When he practically pulled her onto his lap, she couldn't help but let out a quiet laugh in surprise. Her arms wrapped around him seemingly of their own accord and her hands slid along the plains of his back, feeling the muscles on his back underneath her fingertips. She could feel his breath on her skin as he nuzzled the space between her shoulder and her neck. She'd yearned for him to hold her like this for a long time, to feel his hands on her and being able to press her body into his. However, it was his words that really took her breath away. 

She choked back tears, quickly hiding them before they had the chance to roll down her cheeks, but her eyes were shining as she pulled back from Walter enough to look into his eyes. She couldn't give him an answer, her throat too constricted to form words that wouldn't sounds absurdly squeaky. Instead, she cupped his face in one hand while her thumb traced his bottom lip. The other was wreaking havoc to his hair as she ran her fingers through the soft wheat colored strands. Then, she pulled him closer to her and pressed her lips to his.

As Jazz kissed him, the room seemed to settle around them. The darkness that surrounded them, the furniture that was covered with white hanging sheets, the dust even; everything clicked into place. The world suddenly made sense as she opened the walls she had kept around her, and let herself feel. And she kissed him again and again as the room steadily grew darker as the sun slipped past the horizon.

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Walter had seen the glistening eyes in the dusky light staring back at him, and he was worried he'd said something wrong. It wouldn't be the first time, but then it was that he noticed the small hint of a sad smile twitching up at the side of her lip. All of his worries disappeared, and they were completely obliterated when Jazz pressed her lips to his.

Something felt different. The kiss felt different. Walter felt different. He pulled back a little, looking for any sign on her face that something had changed between them. But he couldn't see anything. Instead, staring back at him was the beautiful and slightly flushed face of the girl that would come to mean everything to him, a look in her eyes that was anything but negative.

Slowly, Walter tightened his arms around her waist, pulling Jazz ever closer to him. A small smile lit up his face as he crooked his neck to place his lips against hers once more. He couldn't seem to get enough of being close to her, and this abandoned, plush home was providing the detachment from the outside world that he needed to be himself.