13.

Sitting up, I turn to face Aether. I focused intensely on him, wanting to know what he had to say. It could be horrible news, or the best i've heard. Either way, I trusted that it wouldn't be bad. Maybe it was just some silly shower thought.

"This whole thing started, last summer break, I..."

He struggled with his words, like he was in an eternal battle with himself. I was going to stop him and tell him he didn't need to go on, but he just smiled, and grabbed my hand, tracing the curves and lines in my palm.

"You remember? How everyone was talking about how weird I was acting? Well, there was a reason for that."

Laying my head on his chest, I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat. It was thundering violently, his nerves frayed.

"That break, I had meet someone. They where... something else. So magnificent, beautiful even. They showed me things I had been sheltered from my whole life. We did things my parents would have kicked me out for, or at least my mum."

He chuckled at the memories, but his smiled didn't last long.

"When we first met, I felt something. Something different. I'd never felt it before, but it took me too long to realise... I really liked them. They were everything I wanted, but I knew I could never have them."

His eyes glazed over, and he bent his head down to rest on mine.

"He was all I ever wanted..."

My eyes widened. All this time everyone had thought some mysterious girl had broken his heart, but it was a boy.

I gave a small, sweet and short kiss of encouragement,

"What happened between you two?" I asked as softly as possible, trying not to chip his already fragile heart.

"One day... I went to the place we met everyday. But, he never came. I waited hours and hours. I sat till my whole body was numb. It matched what I felt inside. For the rest of the break I waited all day for him, but he never came."

Aether had silent tears streaming down his face, face mushed into my neck and tears splashing onto my neck, sliding and soaking my shirt. Of course I didn't mind, all I cared about was how hurt Aether was.

"By the time school rolled by again, I completely gave up. I gave up on him ever coming back, and that nobody would ever love me, and i'd never love somebody as much as I loved him. But, I knew from the moment you stepped through that door, my promise was broken.

I could feel his smile on my chest, making my lips turn up too. I wrapped my arms around his head and lightly pecked all over his soft glowing hair.

"He was all i'd ever wanted... or so I thought. Now, all I want is you. He is the past, and you are my future. I'd sell my kidney to keep you with me."

My smile only widened at his words, and of course, I felt the same way, but I still had one question about him and his past.

"So, does this by any chance have anything to do with you ignoring me at school?"

He pouted his lips, looking at me through his eyelashes to tell me wordlessly I was right, and he was guilty.

"I'm sorry. I was just... If anyone had found out about us? My mother would probably send me away, or worse, you."

He reached out with those hands I loved and delicately wrapped it around my cheeks, and he leaned into my forehead, syncing our breathing patterns.

"If they sent me away, i'd fight thousands to get back to you, but would you do that same? Could you do the same?

I was a bit taken aback by his statement, reeling myself away to look him in the eye. He was completely serious. I lightly smiled and said,

"Yes, even if I knew I couldn't, I would try, and keep trying until my very last breathe.

He looked at me differently this time. His eye clouded, deep dark, plotting. Then all of a sudden he grabs my chin and with his thumb, pulls down my lips and kisses me with such force, knocking me down onto my couch. His tongue slither's into my mouth, tasting inside, as his hands roam up and down my torso, eventually, his hand crawls up my shirt and his smooth hands leave sensual trails all over me. I try to stop myself from mewling at how nice his hands feel. He slows down the kiss, leaving me breathless and wanting for more, but he just chuckles and caressed my cheek with a finger, touch light as a feather.

Breathing almost silently, we just sat. Aether softly petting me, and me trying not to nod off. My lids were starting to get heaving when a sudden white, brown and black fuzzball jumped onto my stomach with such force, I sat up at light speed, cringing at the pain.

"Ouch! What the fuck Chubs!?"

Chubs did nothing my stare at me blankly, but behind those black beads, I could see an evil smile.

When I first moved into the apartment, just a few day of living here, I hear a soft meowing inside a dark ally way. Which, coincidentally, was one of the things I was most terrified of. As much as I wanted to go on with my day, the cries and wails of desperation had me sprinting down the ally in search of what the noise was coming from. Lucky for me, I quickly located it to a small, packaged bag, like the one you get clothes and other things in when you order things online.

The thing inside was frantic, rustling and wrestling with the bag to try and get out. I ran as fast as I could into my apartment to open the bag up, and sure enough, it was a tiny cat. It had appeared to be only about 3 weeks old, and if he had been in the bag any longer he would have died. My rage skyrocketed towards the original owners of the cat, but as well as sadness for the poor thing. I snuggled him into my chest, wrapped up in a blanket, and cried for him. After, I decided to keep the cat and named him Chubs, because as soon as he could eat solids and not just milk, he'd eat every meal like he had been starving for years and the food would disappear in seconds if he didn't eat it fast enough. I'm talking sprinting so quickly into the small kitchen when he hears me pop open the can, he'd skid and crash into the wall, scratching the flesh away from my legs and on some occasions, climbing onto my shoulder and diving head first into the food, cheeks stuffed full and licking the bowl clean. Chubs was truly a wonder of the world, and I made sure to give he all the love I could offer.

I aggressively but softly grabbed Chubs face and shook it, one of my favourite things to do to him when i'm angry at him, but of course he's too cute to hurt. I laughed breathlessly at him, then glanced towards Aether. His eyes where sparkling, like he had seen god herself. Just like Chubs suddenness, he squealed like a middle school girl in a stationary store. He grabbed Chubs in a hug and started kissing him all over, giving him squeezes and baby talking him.

He was so happy seeing Chubs, rambling on and on about how I never mentioned I had a cat.

"What's the pretty boys name?"

"Chubs."

After answering Aether, he gave me a flat look and seriously said,

"I was asking Chubs. Not you."

I gave him a deathly glare and he smiled so brightly, he could have replaced the sun. He reached out and pulled my arm, landed me on his shoulder with Chubs rested between us. I smiled, even if I didn't want to. the moment was perfect, I felt more content and happy then I had ever been.

Soon after we cleared everything between us, our relationship bloomed like cherry blossoms in spring. We would see each other everyday, say hi and Aether would often ditch the crowds for me, He stated that an eternity with you and you only is betten then a day with fame and riches. His words had my heart pounding out of my chest the rest of the day.

Those were the days. Soon, I told him where I worked and he dropped by everyday for an hour before my shift ended so we could leave together and go to mine, but today was different. I've seen all different costumers, but I didn't not expect to see the most popular girl from my old school, walk into the cafe like she owned the place.

I was definitely not prepared for this.

A bit longer then normal to compensate for the (very) late update. School started again and it been kinda hectic.