It was only a week since Miguel, Tulio, Chel and Altivo left El Dorado, but nothing had chance since then. Miguel sat before the fire and looked into the flames even though his eyes hurt.
He heard how Tulio and Chel kissed, but he refused to look at it. It would only make him more angry and sad.
"I'm going to sleep," Miguel said to the horse, because he knew the other two were too busy with each other. Altivo softly pushed his noise to Miguel's shoulder to comfort him a bit. It worked, Miguel smiled, even though it was a sad smile and petted his friend.
"It's okay, Altivo," Miguel said, even though Altivo knew it wasn't okay. Like Miguel didn't know horses can feel the emotions of humans, especially Altivo.
"Good night, Altivo," Miguel said and lie down, but he couldn't sleep. Even after Tulio and Chel were silent Miguel couldn't stop thinking about his feelings. His feelings for Tulio.
-3-
"Miguel," a soft voice whispered in his ear.
Miguel was awake, but he refused to opens his eyes. He just had a few hours sleep, but the main reason was that he didn't want to look into those two dark blue eyes. It was way too painful.
"Miguel, I know you're awake," Tulio said. "I see it on your face." Miguel opened his eyes and looked in the eyes of his lover.
"Morning Tulio," Miguel forced himself to say.
"You're okay?" Tulio asked a bit worried. "You don't look very good."
'No, it's not okay,' Miguel thought. 'I am in love with you and you are flirting with a girl you just met a few days ago. You were planning to leave me, while I am in love with you. How can I be okay?'
"I'm fine, just sleepy," Miguel answered. He tried to smile but he failed.
"Aha," was the only response Tulio gave him. Then Tulio stood up and walked to Chel, again. Miguel stood up and walked towards the lake.
He washed his face and drank some water. Miguel felt how the drops slowly slipped down. Some of the drops tasted salt, like the sea. Miguel heard Altivo coming from behind him. Miguel immediately turned around and putted his arms around the horse's neck, his face pressed against Altivo's skin.
"Oh Altivo, I'm so happy you're here," Miguel said while his tears kept falling. "Please, don't leave me too. Please, don't go."
Short intro for my new fanfiction. I hope you liked it this far and enjoy the rest of the story! ^^
And also sorry if I make some grammatical mistakes. English is not my first language, so there will be some mistakes here and there.