Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Reality's dreams ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

 

We sat down and Natalia made tea and sat down with me at the table. “Miyuki really likes this guy named Julian who goes to school here. They are in a few normal classes together. Anyway Miyuki is a really shy person and Julian is this popular gets asked out ten times a day kind of guy. He never actually accepts any of the dates so Miyuki never asks him out. I feel so bad for her.”

 

“Julian is used to hearing girls love him all the time so he would think nothing of it if she told him. I don't know what to do, I am not good with relationships if you haven't guessed. I would tell her to try to be his friend and work from there.”

 

“Thank you for listening, it just upsets me every time I think about it.”

 

“It is okay. So what about our lunch?”

 

“Right what do you want? How about some toast?” Natalia said getting a loaf of bread and butter.

 

We had toast and went to class. The rest of the day was rather easy. At the end of classes I hunted Ark down.

 

“Hey what is up with you entering the cross dressing contest? Did you lose a bet like the rest of us?”

 

“Yep. I lost a bet to Devlin. I saw you signed up so I am guessing you lost a bet as well? Look at us we both are cross dressing because we lost bets. You know that actually make me rethink the you must be half robot theory I had because you seem cold an emotionless sometimes.”

 

Wow just because I tend to learn on the bad side of thing I am emotionless, I am trying to act professional here.

 

“What do I have to do to show you I am human?”

 

“You are a betting person right?

 

“Yeah, what is the bet?”

 

“I bet you the next person to come around that corner will be male.”

 

“Alright if I lose?”

 

“Let's save that for when I win.” Oh it was on. Again I am horrible when it comes to bets I always feel the need to take them and hopefully win so I can rub it in the other person's face.

 

This time thought I had lost, a boy came around the corner forgetting his book in math class.

 

“What do I have to do?” I asked as Ark gave a smile.

 

“Kiss me.”

 

He was kidding right? I mean I don't think much of kissing so this would be no problem. I gave a sigh and did as the bet said I would and kissed him. You know how most girls think that a kiss had to be magical and you feel like you are on cloud nine? Yeah this just felt like skin touching skin which it was. It wasn't my first kiss and in the past I had never felt that feeling before so I expected this to happen.

 

“Well Mr. Laurent are you questioning your sexuality now?”

 

I pulled away and turned to see Mr. Kirkland with Devlin. Devlin had looked away and Mr. Kirkland was walking towards us. “I told you not to break his heart.”

 

“Look she lost a bet and maybe I was a bit curious but I felt absolutely nothing, it was like kissing a wall. I don't love her and you know that...and now she knows what I was trying to keep from her, good job there.” Ark said as he walked over to Devlin and hugged him.

 

So let me get this right Ark was dating Devlin who was once his teacher and Mr. Kirkland knew about it. That also means that what Ark desperately didn't want to tell me was that he was gay and perhaps in love with Devlin. Why do I get caught up in all the romance issues when I am horrible with them?

 

“Ark, Devlin I won't tell anyone about this. I honestly don't mind as long as you two are happy. I do know there is some gray area because you where once Ark's teacher Devlin but you aren't anymore so I have no problems with it.”

 

Mr. Kirkland nodded to me. “Thank you Ms. Lerunce, it is hard enough keeping the rumors about these two down. I need to get going, could I ask you to do me a favor and help them out? Devlin is upset and he usually comes crying to me when that happens but I have a meeting with the mayor about his appearance here.”

 

“Of course. I will tell my roommate I will be gone and look after them.”

 

Mr. Kirkland left and I wound up with Devlin in my arms about two seconds later. “Why did he kiss you? I thought he loved me. I mean he has never actually said it but I thought after all we had been through-” I couldn't make out the rest to be honest over his crying.

 

“Um...Everything will be okay, Let's get to my room and leave a note for Natalia and then we can head to your room okay. Actually Ark he doesn't want to see you right now so go tell Natalia I will be late coming up to the room and ask if you can stay.”

 

Ark left and I was stuck walking a grown crying man back to his room. This is a sight no one should even have to see, it was sad to see him upset. I am not sure I am comfy with a grown man crying into my breasts over his boyfriend kissing me. We got to his room and he had stopped crying by that time.

 

“So are you doing better?”

 

“I think so...I am sorry you got dragged into this. I was hoping somewhere deep down you would never find out and yet I wanted you to know. I picked you for his partner because I hoped you wouldn't tell a soul if you found out.”

 

“I won't. You know I sort of am jealous of you. I have never really been in love before and the idea just seems idiotic to me but to see other people so happy and in love just makes me wonder what it would be like to be in love.”

 

Love wasn't for me though, I can stand on my own two feet and I don't need anyone. I don't want to give anyone every part of myself ever. I don't have illusions of some fairytale romance or anything like that, I would be happy to be alone my whole life.

 

“Bella why did you kiss him? You could have turned him down or-”

 

“Did I not just say I wondered what love feels like? I wanted to know if this kiss would feel different then the first kiss I ever had and it wasn't. It was just skin touching skin. I didn't feel a thing then again I don't believe in all that manufactured crap they tell you about how love is supposed to feel but I at least expect something.”

 

“Maybe you are just the type that never falls in love or isn't attracted to anything. You are still young though Bella.”

 

“Isn't Ark the same age as me? Can you blame him for what he did if you can say that I am not even sure if I am attracted to anyone? You know he has been begging me to go in his head because he really wanted me to know something and he didn't want to tell me directly. I think it was about you two.”

 

“I...I just want him to say he loves me.”

 

“You are an idiot. Are you that absorbed into the what society feeds you as love that you can't even notice anything else. Actions speak louder then words. He doesn't really need to say he loves you if he can show it in another way. He looked so upset when I left him and to me I saw his heart cracking in his eyes.”

 

How could anyone be so silly...Oh that is right because the way love is portray dis always you have to be told “I love you” like a child.

 

“You are right...could you go find Ark for me? Also Bella why is it you seem to have a greater grip on love when you have never even been in love?”

 

That I didn't know, maybe because I ignore what the normal things are and look at the solid facts about things. I don't buy into the happy facade of regular society.

 

“Who knows? I will go find Ark for yo-”

 

A knock was at the door and Natalia was at the door with Ark. Well my job just got very easy. I opened the door and let them both in the room.

 

“Why was he in our room crying Bella? I just went to visit a friend and I come back to find Ark here curled up on your bed crying. I asked him why he was crying but he wouldn't give me an answer.” Natalia had taken a seat on the couch as she was complaining.

 

Ark sat down next to Devlin and just looked at the table. “I am sorry.”

 

“It is okay. You are young of course you would make a few mistakes here and there. I am hurt of course but I do forgive you because...Well I wouldn't want to say why in front of these young ladies.”

 

“What am I being left out on? You three know something and I am not leaving this room until I find out what it is.” Natalia stated as she crossed her legs showing her lace socks that reached he knee.

 

“How about you and Bella go into my head then?”

 

I still hated this idea but I was outvoted by Devlin who would stay with Ark and Natalia would join me in going inside his mind. I took a breath to calm myself and began to sing a song that sounded like a lullaby and we wound up in a new world at the end of it.

 

This world was like something from a fantasy world. We where even dressed differently in what made us look like we came a children's book about a princess being rescued by a prince. In front of us was a garden outside what looked like a castle and two people talking as if they didn't see us.

 

“Sir Devlin please don't go and leave me. You know they only want you going off so you will die and I can wed that princess who I despise.” That looked to be Ark, and apparently he was a prince.

 

Devlin walked foreword and placed a kiss on Ark's forehead. “You know I can't refuse an order. I will return to you as soon as I can. I will get you out of here and we can live happily as soon as I have enough money to do so. I wouldn't die and leave you because I love you Ark.”

 

Natalia's eye's had gone wide but she didn't speak. “Devlin I don't want you to leave...Why can't I just take some money from the treasury and we can go have our life together?”

 

“I don't want you to be a thief of your father's possessions.”

 

Ark grabbed Devlin and kissed him as I saw Natalia turn away blushing. “I was always afraid to say it but I love you Devlin.”

 

Natalia had seen enough, I didn't want to be here any longer then I had too. “Come on you know what is going on now. Devlin loves Ark and Ark loves him, he is just afraid to say it because he fears Devlin will one day be taken from him because their relationship is frowned upon by society.”

 

Natalia walked away with me and finally spoke when we made it out of the castle. “I had no idea...I mean a part of me is a little disgusted but Devlin isn't that much older and if they are in love...”

 

“You are starting to get it now? Love is limitless and takes many forms. Some can love hundreds of people and someone not love anyone but love takes on many forms. In my opinion if someone is old enough to understand the implications of love and make their own choice no law should stop them.”

 

Ark and Devlin really had it hard though. A student teacher relationship is hard enough to overcome but the fact that they are in fact both male also is disliked by society. It is sad so many people would quickly attack their love as immoral without even knowing a thing about them.

 

Love is something that even if I have never felt it I know better then to try to stop it. I can understand cases in which someone isn't mentally ready to understand love such as a child but I think Ark is old enough to make his own choices so why should I stop them? Devlin isn't influencing Ark's grades and Ark is in this willingly.

 

I sang my tune as I thought on this. Devlin was right for someone who has never been in love I am pretty good at fighting for it.