A/N:
This is a sequel to "High school hell" that I wrote in April 2017. I was asked back then to do a sequel at some point but I never knew if I'd eventually end up doing it or not. I am... now. The idea was always there in the back of my mind but it wasn't until recently I could see the ending to it as well. So a year later, here's the sequel.
A quick summary of the original story:
It was a story about bullying, Roman and Kayle (OC) got together, Seth and Dean were twins (and still are in this story of course) and Roman's friends, Roman and Kayle ended up breaking up so he could go away for college while she stayed in their home town to work at a factory.
"Roman? You're back?" Seth said shocked.
"I was hoping for a warmer welcome," Roman chuckled.
He stood outside Seth's front door, checking out the house.
"You've done well," he said.
"Thanks," Seth smiled. "I bought the café downtown three years ago and it's doing really good so I could afford this house."
"You as a café owner? I didn't see that coming," Roman said.
"You were gone five years," Seth reminded him. "How did you know where to find me?"
"Your mom," Roman smirked a little.
"Of course," Seth laughed. "Well, don't just stand there. Come in."
"Maybe later? I just got back and I'm doing a quick tour around town to see if everything's still the same," Roman said.
Seth sucked in his breath. He knew the one thing, or the one person, Roman was probably dying to see. Kayle. It might have been five years but those two had a strong connection back then. He could already see how bad this would end. He wanted to tell Roman but it wasn't his place to say.
"Roman? You're back?" Dean asked.
Roman turned around and Seth looked over Roman's shoulder to see his brother standing there.
"You really aren't the best welcome committee," Roman chuckled.
"Sorry, I wasn't expecting you," Dean ran his hand through his hair.
"Surprise!" Roman grinned.
"Yeah, surprise," Dean found his smile.
"I'd love to stay and catch up but we will have to do that later," Roman said. "How's Kayle, by the way?"
"She's good," Dean said.
Roman smiled and nodded and then turned around and walked away.
"You gotta tell him," Seth said once he was gone.
"I know," Dean sighed. "And I will. I just gotta talk with her first."
"What a better time to do it than now? Unless you suddenly wanna back out of our plans?" Seth asked.
"No, let's go," Dean said.
Roman took it all in as he was walking around. He was passing by the music school when someone stepped out of it and he came face to face with that brown, semi-curled hair and those dark green eyes he had only seen pictures of during his five years away. It didn't matter that many years had passed. It didn't matter he had had other girlfriends and hookups. It didn't matter that she probably had had other boyfriends and hookups too. It was like being thrown back in time as she stood there right in front of him.
"Wow, Kayle, you haven't changed one bit," he said.
"Roman? What are you doing back here?" She asked.
"It's good to see you too," he laughed.
"Sorry, I'm just surprised," she smiled. "You look good. You got bigger. I didn't think that was possible."
"Working out like a maniac," he smirked. "Man, it's good to see you. What are you doing in the music school though?"
"I teach piano," she said.
"You took up piano?" He asked.
"I actually always played but when we met that year, I was so down that I had stopped everything I cared about so I never told you," she answered.
He did remember seeing a piano in her home but he always thought one of her parents were the one playing it or maybe it was just there for the sight.
"Can I invite you out for a coffee or something?" He asked.
"I can't. I got plans," she said. "It was really good seeing you though. Give my best to your parents."
"I'm back for a month. I'm staying with my parents," he quickly said before she could run off.
"That's good," she smiled.
She walked away and he was left feeling dumbfounded. He had hoped she would take the hint and tell him to meet up another day. He watched her disappear down the street and without thinking about it, his feet moved on their own and followed her. It wasn't like him to creep around like that but she had stolen his heart five years ago and just one look at her now and he realized he had never gotten it back.
He followed her to the café Seth had mentioned that he owned and he was happy to see that she had kept her friendship with the twins. His happiness quickly turned to anger as he looked through the window. Seth and Dean were already seated at a table and she slid into the seat next to Dean and kissed him.
"There's something I need to tell you," Dean said.
"Roman's back," she said. "I ran into him two minutes ago."
Dean gave her a little smile. It was easier when she already knew. The easy vibe in the air quickly changed as Roman suddenly stood in front of their table.
"Were you even planning on telling me?" He growled.
"Yes," Dean answered.
"Why, Dean? Of all the women in this town, why did you have to go after her?" Roman asked.
"I didn't plan on doing it. It just happened," Dean answered.
"I bet it did," Roman shook his head. "You couldn't wait for me to leave, could you?"
"It's not like that," she looked up at him.
Those dark green eyes sucked him right back in. He pursed his lips, suddenly lost for words since he just couldn't be angry at her no matter what. Instead he turned around and stormed out of the place.
He sat in his old room that night, drinking beer after beer, cursing both Dean and Seth far away. Dean for moving in on Kayle, Seth for not telling him. After beer number seven he got up and left the house. He needed to confront Dean and one way or another, Seth would give up his brother's location.
He hammered his fist on the front door and shortly after Seth opened. Roman pushed Seth aside and walked straight in. Dean stood up from the couch and looked at him.
"Good, you're here. No need to beat up Seth to figure out where you live," Roman said.
"No one's beating up anybody," Seth stepped in between them. "Talk!"
"How could you do this to me, Dean?" Roman asked.
"I didn't do anything to you. Kayle and I, we fell in love. It just happened," Dean answered.
"Did you even wait for her to be over me?" Roman asked.
"Don't be an idiot," Dean sighed.
He reached up and scratched the back of his head.
"We waited four and a half year. We didn't start dating until half a year ago. I never thought we would even start. I'm not gonna lie, I always had a soft spot for her but I never acted on it," he said.
"Until six months ago. What changed?" Roman asked.
"She kissed me first," Dean answered.
"Roman, you're drunk. You wanna sleep on the couch and we can talk about it in the morning?" Seth tried.
"I'm not fucking staying here with him!" Roman pointed at Dean.
"I'm leaving," Dean said.
"Don't fucking leave on my account!" Roman growled. "Some friends you both are. All you had to do was call, text or send a fucking e-mail telling me. Do you have any idea how much it hurt to see that today?"
"Roman, I..." Dean started.
Roman waved his hand in the air to stop Dean from explaining. He had heard enough. He didn't wanna hear any excuses or lies. Deep inside he knew Dean and Kayle hadn't done anything wrong or betrayed him in any way but it still hurt. He walked out of Seth's house and back home.
