"I, Jacob Frye, take you, Evie Frye, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Jacob said with a beam as he placed a simple wedding band on Evie's ring finger that was a bit of a bigger size.
"And I, Evelyn Frye, take you, Jacob Frye, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Evie responded with a soft grin as she did the same.
"I now pronounce us as husband and wife. I may now kiss the bride." Jacob snickered, leaning in to meet Evie's lips with his, softly.
It was a small and simple kiss, but a pure and full on loving kiss they've exchanged amongst one another. Jacob admired the softness from Evie's lips while Evie loved the feel of Jacob's warmth. They never expected to do this and yet it happened. Evie in a small white dress her grandmother sewed while Jacob wore his church suit. It would appear pretend seeing as to how they're just young children and would be viewed as odd to others, but it felt real to them. The love that continued to grow felt like it was going to last for eternity. Or at least that's what they thought...
"What the bloody hell?!" Jacob shot up instantly, his heart racing furiously, "Oh, right... the dream is true." He looked down with a chuckle, noticing the gleam coming from the ring he had on his ring finger, "Why did my mind view that as a nightmare though?" The young man questioned himself.
"Lie back down, Jacob..." Evie mumbled sleepily, wrapping her arm around Jacob's torso, trying to tug him back down on the bed so she could continue to cuddle with him, "We still have an hour left to sleep before school."
"Hm? Oh, of course, love." He smiled gingerly, lying back down, wrapping his arms around Evie, holding her with tender care, "Go back to sleep, darling... go back to sleep." Jacob whispered, his smile didn't vanish, not until his mind brought back the reaction toward his recent dream, Why did I react that way...? The teen questioned himself, lost in the countless thoughts his mind buried him in, No matter... I'll just forget it ever happened... He shook his head, clearing his mind so he could continue to sleep.
One Hour Later...
Jacob groaned, rolling over in his sleep, burying his face in his pillow, "Hm? Evie?" The adolescent felt cold rush through him, leading him to peek over, instantly noticing her side was empty, "Evie?" He slowly sat up, still groggy from his wake.
"Good morning, sleepy head." Evie giggled, approaching him with a cup of tea, sitting on the bedside, "It's about time for you to get ready, love." She kissed him gently on the lips.
Jacob groaned, "Must we go?" He took a sip before setting it on the bedside table.
"Sorry, darling, but we must." Evie smiled warmly, about to get up, but was tugged back down, landing on Jacob's lap.
"Not yet, love... not yet." Jacob chuckled, showering her with kisses as he held her in his arms.
"Jacob..." She breathed out a small laugh, scrunching up her nose as she shut her eyes, squirming in his hold.
Both of their hearts warmed up with joy. A genuine grin ran across their faces as they exposed their love that was continuously growing. Evie tried to free herself from Jacob's grasp, but Jacob held onto her, showing he never wants to let her go. But there came a noise from Evie's phone that made both of them jolt, which made them realize that it's about time for them to leave. A deep sigh left both of their lips. Evie stood up to toss Jacob his uniform, suggesting he hurry so they can reach school grounds before the gates close.
"Bloody alarm clock." Jacob mumbled, "Why must you always interrupt moments like these?" He groaned with annoyance, throwing complaints that he always wants to toss that phone each time it went off.
Jacob got up slowly, still complaining in his mind, mumbling nonsense which led Evie to cock her head to the side with a giggle. She watched Jacob get dressed, her face becoming slightly flustered by his figure. The teen's heart always raced whenever she sees how muscular and fit Jacob is and each time she stared, her face would always turn crimson. The lass turned her head quickly once realizing she was gawking at him like an idiot.
Jacob turned his head, glancing over at her, a smirk crossing his face, knowing very well that he was being admired by Evie. The lad had no complaints. If anything, he felt flattered and was easily amused how such a refined, intelligent, poker faced, calm and collected lass like her can fall prey without difficulty from his charm. He tried not to get on his high horse since he knows moments like these are rare, so he kept quiet this time, finishing himself with slicking his hair back to his usual style.
"Ready, dear brother?" Evie asked, tossing him an apple.
"Prepped as always, darling sister." He gave a crooked grin, catching the apple, following behind Evie as they both left their house.
Once they began heading to school, Jacob wanted to reach out and hold Evie's hand, but with their love being forbidden, he didn't go for it. The adolescent fell into slight depression, looking ahead, trying to keep his mind cleared so his feeling doesn't make Evie notice his dreariness. A sigh escaped his lips to where by habit, he spun his basketball, trying to distract himself elsewhere.
"Everything alright, brother?" Evie questioned, peeking over, but was ignored for quite some time, "Brother?"
Jacob was so lost in thought to where he started humming a tune that was supposed to be buried deep in his mind and yet it escaped all on it's own.
"What's wrong, brother?" Evie nudged Jacob to grab his attention, "The only time you hum that song is when you're depressed. What's on your mind?"
"Hm? Oh! Um... N-Nothing for you to worry about, love." He chuckled awkwardly, clearing his throat, trying to keep himself away from humming again.
"Brother... don't lie to-"
"Oh, look!" Jacob pointed ahead, "I'll see you later, Evie!" He ran ahead of her, heading towards a couple friends that were just a few feet ahead.
"Jacob..." Evie sighed, feeling perturbed.
Why have I been like this lately? What the bloody hell is wrong with me? A groan escaped as he rolled his eyes out of annoyance, I should take every chance I get to interact with Evie and yet lately... Jacob sighed, "Pathetic..." He mumbled, face palming his forehead, dragging his hand down his face.
"Still love struck over your long distant girlfriend? Or should I now call fiancé?" Someone laughed from behind, pointing at the ring he still had on his ring finger.
"Oh, shit! J-Just my girlfriend. That's all. Definitely not my fiancé, Aveline!" His chest tightened by the words as he panicked, pulling out his necklace chain to wrap his ring around it, "Just a promise ring! Not an-"
"I know, Jake. I know." Aveline laughed, amused by how flustered he looked as he tripped over his words, "You ready for tonight's game?"
"Of course." Jacob laughed a little, placing his necklace on, "Always my main objective." The teen did some of his special moves, before his ball got stolen from Aveline, "Hey!" He laughed, trying to steal his ball back.
Evie looked at him from afar, chuckling lightly. She admired his energy and his childish smile whenever he was in a good mood, but she was a little frustrated by his lack of focus on his studies. A small sigh escaped her lips, stopping in her tracks so she could look in her bag to search for her phone. As she was going to though, she felt chills go up her spine as she felt a breeze on the back of her neck.
"Bloody hell?" She covered the back of her neck, mumbling the curse word as she swiftly turned around, "Oh, good morning, Arno." She awkwardly smiled up at him.
"Who is it you happen to be admiring this lovely morning?" Arno looked over in the direction she was looking at, "Aveline...? Or...?" He was hesitant on asking if it was her brother.
"Both of them." Evie lied.
"Oh, okay. Hm... not bad I must say. They would make an interesting couple." He brought up, pondering the idea.
"W-What makes you think that?" Evie questioned, trying to hide her sudden sadness.
"It's just a thought." He glanced over, "They have known each other since fifth grade, so you can't technically disagree with me on that." He laughed, "Plus, they almost spend all day together once on school grounds." He added, "Also, we're in that day and age where we... how shall I put it... where we become intimately closer to the opposite sex. Don't you agree?"
"Really...?" Evie's heart ached once hearing those words, "I... I never noticed..." She placed her hand on her chest, trying to calm her throbbing heart, "I... I guess I can't deny that statement..." She sighed lightly, feeling struck with a feel of sadness and slight jealousy and envy.
"Everything alright, Evie? You look a bit faint." Arno asked, concerned.
"Hm? Oh! E-Everything's fine." Evie forced a grin, "I guess just a bit ill. It has been chilly lately." She used Spring weather as an excuse, "If you'll excuse me!" The adolescent ran ahead of him, What if he's right...? We rarely ever spend time with each other during school hours... She thought to herself, feeling a twinge in her chest as she slowed down, No... No... I don't believe that. He shows me as much love as I show him once we return home. But still... Evie tried to erase the continuous thoughts that led her to hesitation, doubt, and depression.
"Good morning, Evie!" Élise said aloud, running up to her from behind.
"Good morning... Élise." Evie mumbled, barely able to think straight by the cause of the topic Arno brought up earlier.
"What's wrong, Eve? You look like you're troubled. Everything alright?" She placed her hand gently on her shoulder.
"D-Definitely... E-Everything's... fine and dandy." She forced up a grin as she looked over at her.
Élise had high doubts that everything was fine. She could tell there was a bit of sadness hidden under those usually gentle eyes and appeared she was, in a way... hurt. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she felt something was off.
"Eve... what is it? Has your brother been treating you wrongly again?" She questioned with concern and irritation as she glared in his direction.
"N-No, no, no! If anything, we're on great terms with each other." She responded, "It's just... I don't exactly know how to put it, but... something's been bugging me just recently for some reason." Evie gripped her arm, looking down, not wanting to think deeper into the topic Arno brought up.
"What's been on your mind, Eve?" Élise asked with concern.
"It's nothing to worry about." She chuckled, looking at her with a forced grin, "It'll clear up soon. I just know it."
"Eve..." Élise mumbled, stopping in her tracks.
"Let's hurry. We mustn't be late." She kept walking ahead, speeding her pace, Everything will be fine. It's just a thought I can easily erase. Evie thought to herself, hoping that studying will be able to make her no longer think of that painful thought.
As the day progressed, Evie was beginning to struggle with her studies. Her mind was still suffering the thought of, what if Jacob did find interest in other girls? Seeing as to how they reached the years where hormones begin to go out of whack. And seeing as to how he can win almost any girls heart at this school. It frightened her in a way. She dread the thought of losing the love they've built ever since they were young. The feel of depression led her to begin to hum the same song Jacob hummed earlier and stare at the ring with a pained grin.
"Is something the matter, Evie?" Evie jolted.
"Jacob, goodness you scared me." Evie let out a small laugh as she loosened her grip from her chest.
"You were humming the same song I hummed earlier... what's the matter?" Jacob sat down beside her, concerned.
"Nothing's the matter, dear brother." She smiled, "Just a slight headache which is making it quite difficult for me to study. Nothing to worry about, brother."
Jacob stared at her, knowing fully well something was wrong, but didn't exactly know how to pry it out of her, "Evie..." He spoke lowly, "We may not be able to read each others minds, let alone talk telepathically, but as we've been growing together, I'm able to tell when something's bothering you."
"Jacob, you're not technically that great at-"
"I know there are times when I'm dense and don't notice things instantly when it comes to emotions, but..." He looked down with a small sigh, "But as we've finally reached the age of... how shall I put it... the age of reading body languages and facial expressions, I've gotten the hang of it quite quickly." He chuckled lightly, "So please, Evie... please tell me what it is that's bothering you?" The lad examined her facial expression which led him to concern as he instantly could see the sadness in her eyes.
"Jacob... I..." Evie wanted to look down quickly, but the look in Jacob's eyes just kept her from it, "I..." She bit her bottom lip, struggling to speak up.
"Evie... please..." Jacob wanted to place his hand on her cheek to comfort and show she can tell him anything, but he knew she wouldn't want their love to be exposed so he sat there, awaiting for a response.
"Jacob, this-"
"Jake!" Aveline called out, gesturing him over.
Jacob groaned, rolling his eyes with frustration while Evie instantly looked down, swallowing down the words she was close to spilling. Jacob looked over with slight irritation, signaling for her to wait.
"Go." She nodded her head in the direction he was called out towards, "You're needed elsewhere at the moment, brother." Evie giggled faintly, "We can always... we can always continue this later."
Jacob sighed with a nod, resigning with a huff, "We'll continue this right after the game. Alright, Evie?"
"Mhmm..." Evie hummed softly, agreeing to his request, watching her brother stand up to leave.
The younger twin wanted to kiss her gently before leaving, but had to hold himself back, he knew, which just hurt him even more inside. The twins sighed deeply, trying to hope the pain in their chest would subside, but it carried on throughout the whole school day, leaving them stuck in a pit of countless questions that were never answered.
After School...
Evie walked into the back to wish Jacob luck in person before he went onto the court. Walking in on him as he put his shirt on. Her heart raced when she saw his strong looking back, but cleared her throat to speak up.
"Good luck, brother! You can do this!" Evie said with a huge grin.
"Kiss for good luck?" He smirked, cocking his head to the side as he turned.
Evies face turned scarlet at the abrupt request. She was hesitant, but knew they were alone so she gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"I don't feel lady luck on my side, lass." Jacob chuckled.
"Jacob..." Evie groaned, flustered.
Jacob wrapped one arm around her lower back and pulled her up against him. His smirk was still plastered on his face as he inched closer. Without any hesitation, he dove in for a passionate kiss. Evie's eyes widened as her face turned crimson again, then in seconds, her eyes fell shut as she smiled under the kiss, accepting the love Jacob was exposing to her, which erased the doubts they had this morning.
"I love only you, Evelyn Frye..." He whispered softly as he rested his forehead on hers, cherishing her warmth.
"As I you, Jacob Frye." A soft grin appeared on her face, feeling all of Jacob's love, "As I you... Now go get them, brother. I know you can win." Jacob nodded, giving her one more peck before releasing her, heading to the court.
The two teams were neck and neck. The steals were even and so were the shots. They were only minutes away from the game ending and Jacob was the last one with the ball. This last shot was their chance to win and without a doubt, by the last second, as the horn went off, Jacob made the last shot, leading them to winning with three points ahead.
Everyone screamed, hooted, and cheered that their team won. Jacob automatically looked over at Evie with a huge grin and was about to head over to her, until he was tackled by Aveline from the side.
"Jake! We did it!" Aveline cheered, running up to hug him, "I knew we'd win! I knew you could do it, Jake!" She held him tightly with a huge grin across her face.
"Yeah! We wo-?!"
Before Jacob could even finish his sentence, his lips were sealed by Aveline's in a second flat. His eyes widened, leading his body to freeze by shock. It made his whole body feel as though he was getting a shock wave from the sudden kiss. He wanted to push her away, but he didn't have the strength to. All he could do was close his eyes tightly, praying that no one saw. Especially a certain someone who is dear to him. As their lips finally separated, his whole face turned scarlet as though he was on fire. Aveline looked just as shocked, biting her bottom lip with a look of sorrow as she looked down. As the two adolescents stood there with their hearts beating rapidly, little did Jacob know that the one he hoped didn't see, saw everything.