Forbidden Love

4

A few hours went by as the little ones introduced themselves and showing me their -what they call- peculiaritys. There was one boy there who was a few years younger than me and anytime I bumped into him or said something to him, he would turn into a flustered mess. Jacob was his name. Soon it was time for reset once we finished dinner that was swarmed with a lot of questions, most pointing towards what my peculiarity was, but I'm not sure yet. Reset went interesting as well. My chest seemed to tighten as the bomb dropped from the plane and I bit the inside of my cheek when it was close to hitting the home. My eyes traveled to Miss Peregrine as I see her suddenly start winding back her pocket watch and the raindrops that dared to fall, suddenly went up. Everything moved back words as the bomb went back and the planes backed to where they appeared until they were out of sight. Daytime lit for a moment until it was dark again and I take the gas mask off when I spot the others doing the same. It wasn't as bad as I thought, but the adrenaline rush it gave me was enough for me to want to sit down.

"Alright children, off to bed now. I will be upstairs in a moment." She says and the others start racing each other to the home leaving Miss Peregrine and I behind.

"That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." I say with a little laugh when she smiles at me.

"Mr Portman would say the opposite." She says and I smile. "It took him a while until he got used to it." She looks up at the building as she smiles before it goes back down and she looks at me before stepping in front of me stopping me from walking. She places the back of her hand on my forehead again and she frowns. I thought it was the aftermath of reset that made me feel a bit woozy.

"I knew you were acting a bit off." She observes with the tilt of her head as my cheeks flush at how close she was to me.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I feel alright." I say with a nervous smile as she smirks at me.

"You're a stubborn one, aren't you?" She says and I feel myself growing flustered. Why does this woman do this to me? "You should get ready for bed." She says simply as she steps forward and we continue walking. I normally don't go to bed right away and the thought of her expecting it made my nerves go up. "Is something wrong?" She asks and I just then noticed her gaze on me as we walked.

"It's nothing." I assure with a small smile as she raises an eyebrow. "I just can't fall asleep normally." I mumble and I felt childish. I'm a god damn 25 year old saying this. I feel my face burn from embarrassment that was thankfully hidden in the dark. We made our way to the door and she opened it, gesturing me in.

"Do you normally stay up late?" She asks and I smile.

"Yes, but I can always try if you wouldn't want me staying up." I rush to say and it was hard to read her expression.

"Stay down here for a moment, I'll be back in about..." She pulls out her pocket watch and sends me a smile. "12 minutes and 19 seconds." I raise my eye brows in surprise making her chuckle. "Over time, a ymbryne gets better at reading the time." With that she walks up the staircase and I wait downstairs, leaning against the wall. My head felt fuzzy and I knew it was the cold from the rain that probably done it. I close my eyes for a moment as I tried to regain my thoughts. I am inside a loop, not in my time period. I am peculiar, but what is mine? I'm staying tonight and I wondered what Harper and mom were doing. Did they notice I'm gone? No, I'd imagine not. Harper wouldn't care and she wouldn't be surprised since she leaves all the time. Mom definitely wouldn't. My face burned a bit when I thought of Miss Peregrine. Why am I feeling this way? I shouldn't be, I couldn't be. I pinch the bridge of my nose as a frustrated look crosses my face. I can't be in love with her, I'm not. I only feel this way for...different reasons. I'm not in love with her.

"Y/n?" I jumped at the sudden voice and felt flustered. She saw me jump as she gave me a confused gaze and I let a small nervous laugh slip.

"Sorry, just thinking." I say and I felt for sure I would faint from embarrassment.

"Don't apologize." She says simply. "The guest bedroom is set up but-"

"Great, I'll go up then and stop bothering you." I say with a nervous smile and I feel myself burn up even more then I thought was possible when her taloned hand grabbed my arm.

"Who said you were a bother?" She says as she narrows her eyes at me and I stumble for words.

"I just, I um..." I bite the bottom of my lip as I try to think of an excuse, but I couldn't as I kept thinking about her hand on my arm.

"Y/n?" I look up at her gaze and her look softens as she let's out a sigh. "You're not laying down just yet. Either way you'll be up all night, so you're staying down here with me."

"No, it's alright. I don't want you losing sleep or anything because-"

"I normally stay up late. I sometimes go around the house staying busy, but we could use the time to get to know each other. After all you're a guest in the home and as much as I wish you could get a nights rest, I don't want to make you feel out of place." She says and I look from her gaze and then down as I thought about it. "Now, come along." Her hand travels down to mine as she gently pulls me into the living room. She takes a seat in a chair across from the couch that sat near the side by a window. I was hot and cold at the same time as the coolness from the window traveled through a little. My vision felt off and my head felt fuzzy as I tried to focus on the conversation.

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