10- Romeo & Juliet

Hiraeth

Last night I slept with a smile on my face.

I wake up for school, a small smile prominent on my face, excited to see him.

As I look at my clothes, my smile falls as my eyes go to the shirt I was wearing when the corridor incident happened, I can't help but think, What happened to Dave?

Leaving my thoughts about him, I get ready and head out for school, I drive to school and walk to my locker.

I find Arcane there, with his phone in one hand and one hand in his pocket, looking hot as ever.

I smile giddily as I see him there, he has been doing this for more than a month, yet it never fails to make me smile stupidly.

I walk to him as his eyes go from his mobile to me, and light up as a small smile graces his lips too.

Feeling a little too courageous, I get on my toes and hug him.

Hugs are my love language

He stiffens just for a second, before he wraps his arms around me, tightening his hold and putting his face in the crook of my neck. He sighs lightly.

"Good morning Arc!" I chirp

"Good morning belle," He says, and I can feel his smile

"You seem happy today" He smirks and I blush

What in the fudgenoodles

"Yeah, I'm happy to see you, you handsome idiot" I say with a little giggle as his ears turn to a light shade of pink

I made him blush

Karma is a bitch

He clears his throat, back to his normal behavior, "You're the beautiful one, mia topolina" he says as his eyes sparkle.

"Did you just call me a pokemon?" I say as I narrow my eyes

"Maybe," He laughs lightly as he crosses his arms in front of him, leaning on the locker.

Why does his laugh sound so good ?

Mine sounds like a dying hyena, #sadlyf

"That's not very good of you, Giovanni," I say with a little laugh

"Good and bad is just a matter of how we perceive things," he says, wisely

"Sure, Saint Arcane" I snort and push him slightly away from my locker.

I collect my books and close the locker, He takes the books from my hand and holds them for me. We walk together to our first class and sit on the seats we usually do.

As class begins, I zone out, I fiddle with my hands to pass the time when I suddenly feel cold, rough hands on mine, Arc puts his hand between mine, so I fiddle with his hand and play with his rings. He closes his eyes and leans his head on the wall behind us, his other arm covering them.

Most of the classes are spent the same way, with his hand in mine. It is now lunchtime, and we head to our usual table, Now that I think of it, I haven't met Cain since this morning, or Mia and Kai for that matter.

Because you were too focused on Arcane

As we reach our seats, Cain gets up and hugs me tight, I hug him back.

"I missed you, my love," he says as he wipes nothing from his cheek

"Oh, you drama queen " I laugh and let go, only to get into another hug

I swear I saw all of them like two days ago

"I missed you H" Owen says and I laugh

"You're all such big babies" I was about to pull away when he gets pulled away from me, Turns out it was Arc that did it.

Jelly Jelly

We all sit down, Arc still next to me. Everyone starts talking, James and Cain tell me about the cute dog they saw while Owen tells us about a girl he met and so on. I was listening to Mia when I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turn my head around and found Elias standing there.

"Hey," He says with a smile

"Hi, what's up?" I say normally

I don't like him because he was rude to Arc

"I..um..want to talk to you for a second," he says nervously as he scratches the back of his neck

"so.. talk?" I say

"privately" he adds

"Talk or leave" Arcane adds, his voice cold and scary.

"please?" Elias pleads

"Sure," I say as I get up and Arcane gets up with me

"Arc, it'll just take a second," I say as I push him down in his seat and he frowns, I smile at him and walk with Elias.

We reach a secluded corridor and he stands in front of me.

"So, um.. You're really beautiful you know" He says as he laughs awkwardly

"Oh, Thank you" I guess

"Ok here we go, I like you and I wanted to ask you out for date" he states, a bit more confidently this time, I don't reply.

"So, would you like to go on a date with me?" He finishes

"I..um..No" I laugh awkwardly as well

"why" he asks, his soft tone nowhere to be heard

"I don't like you, and I don't think I will ever like you that way" I clarify

Withiut another word he leaves the corridor, I stand there for a solid minute before I walk back to my table.

Would Arcane ever ask me out?

We flirt and we laugh together, I think he likes me back but then why hasnt he asked me out yet?

Is he toying with me? No, NO he won't do that.

I reason with my head as I walk back and finally sit down

"What did he want?" Kai asks as soon as I sit down

"A date" I say, slumping into my seat, I see Arcane's fist-clenching

"Ohhh, so what did you say?" Cain says giggling

This bitch never leaves a chance to giggle

"Obviously no" I roll my eyes

"why? he's really good looking and he seemed sweet too" Mia asks and I feel Arcane's gaze on me

"Dunno, I just don't like him"

"Fair enough" Owen chimes in

"plus his vibes felt a bit off" I say as cain laughs out loud and Mia and Kai snort

What can I say? I trust my gut

The day ends and we all head home, I go straight to my room, knowing mom probably isn't at home.

Things at home have been okay nowadays.

I change my clothes and wear an oversized tee and sweats, I get my books and start studying, finals are approaching. So, I study for what feels like hours, I look outside and see the sun is setting and its raining, So i decide to take a break. I close my books, get up and fall on my bed.

I flinch as a I hear a knock, I get up and look to my window, only to find Arcane there. I go over and open the window, letting him in.

"What in the Romeo Juliet is this, Arc," I say as I laugh.

My eyes find his face and my laugh dies, He's bleeding and bruised and slightly wet.

"What the actual fuck Arcane!" I yell, a bit startled

"Calm down amore, I'm fine" he says as he tries to calm me down

"Dont lie to me" I say as my anger turns into sadness

I hate seeing him hurt

Before he could throw another lie at me, I drag him to my washroom and get my first aid kit out. I go to him and motion for him to sit on the counter, he obeys.

I stand between his legs, our height somewhat the same now, as I start cleaning his wounds, I expect him to flinch but the only person that flinches every time medicine touches the wound is me.

His gaze remains fixated on me the entire time while his hands hang loosely around my waist. I clean his right cheek with one hand, while the other is on his left cheek to keep his face stable. I know this must hurt, face wounds have always been the worst for me.

As I finish applying the medicine, I look at his face again, a cut on his right cheek, and his left jaw bruised.

I feel tears slipping out of my eyes before I could stop them, and for the first time, Arcane's face shows a clear emotion, of concern. He puts my face in his hands as he wipes the tears off my face.

"Don't cry, please, I'm sorry you had to see this, ok? I should've remembered blood makes you sick " He says, panic evident in his voice

"Shut up, you idiot," I say as I wrap my hands around his neck and pull him to me.

"Why are you crying amore ?" he asks very softly as he runs his hand smoothly through my hair.

I sigh as I say, "Because I hate seeing you hurt"

He tightens his grip around my waist as he kisses below my ear and whispers,

"Then I'm sorry for getting hurt"

I nod my head and reply "You should be" and he smiles.

I take him back into my room and get him some water and a painkiller, we both sit on the bed as I finally ask the question that's been bothering me.

"Arc, what happened?" I ask carefully, after a minute of silence he replies

"Got into a fight"

"a fight? how? with who?" he chuckles lightly at my outburst as he ruffles my hair lightly

"I was coming to see you, got caught off guard and it happened, as to who it was...I don't know" he says

"You should see the other guy" he finishes with a smirk, he looks proud and that makes me laugh. As I laugh, he smiles brightly.

"Why were you coming to see me though?" I ask

"I needed to talk to you" he says as he removes his hand from me, and shifts away.

"About what?" I question, now feeling nervous

"We can't be friends anymore" he finishes as I feel my heart break into a million pieces .