Her Adam

Fiona was never one to listen in on the idle chit-chat of her fellow high school students. At Degrassi, the latest gossip spread like wildfire and sometimes it was hard to ignore. At times, it was worse than the tabloids in New York.

She'd heard whispers about a boy named Adam. A boy who was actually a girl. She didn't know Adam, but she felt for him. She'd been in his position. Granted, tearing up a newspaper and choosing to go on with her life as usual wasn't exactly the same as getting thrown through a plate glass door and hearing firsthand what people were saying about you. She could ignore the papers. He couldn't get away from the abuse he faced everyday.

Then she met this baby-faced boy. He was younger than her, but mature for his age. As if he'd seen and heard things that made him into a man despite the fact he was only fifteen.

She could spend hours staring into his blue eyes, trying to decipher whatever secret he was hiding behind them. She felt when his hand tightened around hers when they'd walk down the hall together. As if he was scared if he didn't hold on as tight as possible, she'd slip away from him.

When she was in his arms, it was different. He held her like she was made of porcelain. Yet, somehow, she felt safe. Protected.

The first time she kissed him, he pulled away as if her lips had burnt him. He looked at her, terrified. Then he kissed her, softly at first then deepening it, making a silent plea. Please don't leave me.

Then she'd heard more gossip about Adam. The gossip, this time, was directed towards her. About her boyfriend. The boy who was a girl… Adam. It was a common enough name, it could easily be a coincidence. But could it be her Adam? The beautiful boy who she could tell anything to, who could make her smile no matter what.

She shook her head at these rumors, that her boyfriend was in fact female. She felt the same way as she had months before. It was no one's business.

She decided the rumors didn't matter. Adam was Adam. Her Adam. He was her prince, no matter what was hiding beneath the surface.