Forget-Me-Not (A Tom Hiddleston Fanfiction)

(4) Love Isn't Always Fair

A week later and Nina was still confined to the flat, only leaving to do the weekly shopping or to go and work at the theatre. She stared at herself in the mirror, touching her cheekbone lightly, noticing it was still lightly bruised but at least she was able to cover it up with foundation. Not that there'd be anyone looking at her much, anyway.

Kyle and his band mates were 'hanging out' in the lounge area, leaving Nina to hide in the bedroom and the en-suite since she didn't really want anything to do with the lads. All she really wanted to be doing was to be watching TV with a tub of ice cream in her lap, or playing the piano that they had sitting in one corner of the living room. But she wouldn't leave the room for fear of verbal torment.

Eventually boredom got to her and she dug around under the bed for the laptop bag. Something flimsy touched her hand and she pulled it out. A special magazine. Lovely. She shoved it back under the bed where it was so as not to arouse Kyle's suspicion and pulled out the laptop bag, flipping it on and looking through films that she could watch.

There was one about Jane Austen and Nina flicked it on, putting her headphones in and leaning against the headboard with the laptop on her lap. One of the characters caught her eye and every time he appeared she stared at him closely, wondering where on earth she recognised him from.

It was Tom. Tom Hiddleston. The very Tom Hiddleston that one of Spielberg's representatives had told her she'd be working very closely with. It was just under two weeks until she needed to head down to Devon for filming...and she still hadn't told Kyle.

She was so engrossed in the film that she hadn't noticed the noise from the other room die down and Kyle enter the bedroom. He pulled her headphones out gently, making her jump nonetheless, and he sat beside her. "What are you watching, babe?"

Nina involuntarily felt herself soften up when he called her pet names. "Oh, just a movie..." She looked at the screen, noticing the film buffering, and it was stuck on Tom's face. His curly blonde hair shone in the light and his eyes twinkled at the camera, making it feel like he was staring directly at her. He was very handsome, she had to admit, and she needed to watch more of his work and read up on him if she were to be on set with him.

If Kyle approved, that was.

"You look like you want to say something, Nina." Kyle stared intently at her, snapping her out of her daydream.

"Oh...right..." Nina ran a hand through her hair as the film continued to play. "Um...it's about my job." Nina had already talked to John about taking leave and he eagerly accepted her deal, not wanting to lose her from the company.

"If you're wanting to go somewhere without me, forget it." Kyle snapped, his features suddenly losing their softness.

"But...Kyle..."

"No buts."

"Kyle, look, I've been offered a big job, ok? It could really boost my career and-"

"And you're not doing it without me." He looked more desperate rather than stern now, and Nina couldn't help but wonder if he was faking it. "Please, Nina, stay with me. I love you."

"Kyle..." She sighed, pushing the laptop away from her and cupping his face gently. "It's a job down in Devon and the like. I was approached directly by the director of this production and asked to do it, I didn't apply, I was asked. That doesn't happen, Kyle. It's an honour. I need this."

"There's one thing you could do to make me feel better..." He smiled at her coyly before pushing himself forward and greedily connecting his lips with Nina's. She was taken aback for a moment, puzzled at how his moods could change so quickly, but eventually she returned the kiss and what the kiss eventually blossomed into.

*****

Nina awoke the next morning and oddly enough, Kyle was still in the bed with her, snoring softly. He looked a lot less dangerous when he was asleep. Great, Nina thought, that means he can make the bed for once.

She got up, pulling on one of Kyle's old jumpers on over her pyjamas, and wandered through the living room to the old piano sitting in the corner; it had a rather interesting story behind it. It belonged to Nina's grandmother and when her grandmother passed on, it was sold to Kyle's dad and was at his house where Kyle and Nina used to play together as childhood friends. Then when Kyle's parents had emigrated to New Zealand, the piano had been passed on to them and they planned on passing it down to their own children. If they ever had any, that was.

The rain pattered miserably against the window and Nina started to play a piano rendition of a song that she knew would cheer her up. I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing came to her mind and soon she was playing the song fluidly, having learnt the song a while back. The soft piano notes filled the apartment and Nina couldn't help but sing to herself.

"I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep..." Her voice trailed off as she heard footsteps behind her, and Kyle continued the song.

"Cause I miss you babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing..."

"And even when I dream of you, the sweetest dream will never do, cause I miss you babe, and I don't wanna miss a thing..." Their voices harmonised as Nina stopped playing and turned to smile at her boyfriend. These were the moments she lived for, although there were seemingly less and less of them as the weeks went by.

"Morning." Nina said softly, before turning back around on the piano stool and tapping on a few notes absent-mindedly whilst deciding what to play. Kyle pulled up a chair from their table and sat beside her.

"Play that one that we did when we were younger." Kyle stretched out his fingers and played a few random chords. Soon they were away into the song, and as they played they exchanged glances and small smiles. Moments like this were the threads that held their relationship together.

[A/N] so that was a slightly better side of kyle, i think? leave a vote if you enjoyed...tom will be here soon, just bear with me. ehehehe.
yours truly :) x