forum Just a Romance (Because I have nothing better to do) // O/O // Closed

Started March 13, 2019 by Deleted user

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"And," getting expelled the most? He won't want to hear that… "having a larger-than-life temper." Melanie avoided the glances and chitchat from the other students. It was easier to do when she talked with Alex.

"I might rival you on that one." He said, "or at least my older brothers would beg to differ."

"Okay, that's because I didn't know what else to do but run, and my head was turning a hundred miles a minute. I wasn't scared of you or anything, I just wanted to see what would happen if I challenged you." Melanie lied. She'd never admit to being scared of anything, not even to Alex. Not yet, at least.

"Hey.. I'd be running too in your position"he said gently, sensing the lie.

"You don't need to treat me like I'm fragile. I've taken a beating before." Both verbal and physical, but a beating nevertheless… Melanie sighed, idly tapping her fingers on the table.

"Y'know you're more confusing than my twin sister…" said Alex, who honestly hadn't been trying to pamper or treat her like she was fragile.

"Nice to know you have siblings. I'm an only child myself. It gets pretty boring sometimes, but I like the quiet. Unlike here." Melanie gestures all around the Cafeteria, where students were talking and yelling all over the place.

"I have way too many siblings" said Alex. "You're lucky to be an only child"

"I'm lucky? I have no one to talk to, no one to comfort me when I have a cruddy day. My mom…she couldn't care less. As long as I'm not dead, she's fine." Melanie rolled her eyes. "You're lucky to have siblings. I get that you'd fight a lot, but you still have heart-to-heart conversations sometimes."

"You have a mom. Mine is gone. I don't even remember what she looks like." He said almost automatically. He hated when people said he was lucky to have a caring family. "My brothers care sure, but they're all busy trying to lead wolfpacks and me and my twin sister are busy trying to hide from our twin brother who happens to be a murderous whacko." He sighed,

"Okay. My dad…I won't bring anything up. You win. You have the crappiest family. Congrats." Melanie bit the inside of her cheek. Not everything's a competition, Melanie. You know that, she chastised herself. "So, what did you expect to get from me? An, 'I'm okay' card?" Melanie tried to change the topic.

Alex sighed, "Sorry.. It just came out, I didn't mean to lash out." he said, "I just miss them is all."

"I'm-" sorry? Sorry that you understand him? That you've missed someone for the longest time, knowing that they can never come back? "You didn't lash out. I do that more often than you, and I jump at the chance to do it. Don't bother apologizing when it should be me. That says nothing of whether I will or not." Melanie looked at Alex seriously, her eyes softened from her usual scowl.

Alex sighed, "As much as I miss them I can't help but be mad at them too…" he said, "Older siblings are supposed to protect you right?"

"I guess. I wouldn't really know, though." Melanie looked at him curiously. "You don't have to tell me everything if you don't want to."

"Eh.. It's just that I'm both the youngest and the strongest in my family." He said, "When it comes down to it I'm the one protecting them…. but what happens when I fail?"

"Well, you know you can always beat me, right?" Melanie attempted at a joke, but she knew Alex was serious. "I don't know. I'm not the person to talk to. Honestly, if you're doing the best you can, I don't see how you could fail. Stay focused, keep all of your oppressors in mind, keep throwing them off guard, and don't let anyone surprise you. That's all I got."

Alex laughed weakly at that. "Thing is is that my worst enemy is my twin. And he's the one that keeps taking me off guard."

"What exactly does he want? Full control of the world? For humans to cower in fear? I swear to god, I probably wouldn't even flinch at the sight of him!" Melanie was somewhat skeptical, finding it hard to believe that Alex could lose at something other than his IQ.

"He wants me dead." Said Alex flatly. "And he'll do anything to get under my skin. Draw me out, and hurt me."

(Totally not thinking that his twin gets a hold of Melanie…totally not that…)
"Welp, that must be nice." Melanie sighs. "That is why I don't have siblings. No sibling drama." She grabs her book from her carry-on bag and opens to her bookmarked page, her eyes skimming the words quickly.

(I was planning on that guy staying out of the picture for now. But it's a possibility if we need some drama later.)
"That, is why I said you're lucky." said Alex, finishing the sandwhich and continuing to polish and clean his flute.

(Yeah, for drama purposes)
"I don't think I'm on the luckiest side of the spectrum, but sure, I'll take it." Melanie nodded whilst reading, acknowledging Alex's comment.

Alex stayed silent, eventually pulling out some notes and looking them over. Sighing boredly he watched Melanie read. "Hey.. do you want to come with me into the woods?" he asked, "I could show you more of what I can do if you'd like… or we could go exploring.. or something…"

"Awkward much? Anyways, the answer's probably a yes. As long as nothing severe happens-my mom pretty much killed me for limping around the house after the incident yesterday." Melanie smiled shyly, turning her head a little to look at Alex.

Alex facepalmed… "Sorry about that….." he said sheepishly…

"No, no! You're fine! It's not that bad!" Melanie hoped she could lie convincingly. The injury wasn't bad, but it wasn't good, either.

"You're a terrible liar" he said flatly.

"You suck. I don't care, honestly, but…you're fine. It's my fault for challenging you." Melanie found it hard to say. As far as she was concerned, she would have never normally admitted to someone being better than her.

"Hey.. I probably should've been more careful anyway…" said Alex, "Though no offence that was pretty stupid" he said, knowing exactly why he'd said it.
(THANK YOU SOO MUCH I AM LEGITIMATELY BORED OUT OF MY SKULL)