The love life of Venus Rose

Summary: Have you ever had a best friend for years and fallen in love with him, but he has a girlfriend and they are very happy together, and just so happen to be sharing an apartment with him? That just about describes the love life of Venus Rose.

AN: I have decided to make this story a series of one or two shots about Venus and Rook in a modern AU. The first one I thought up spontaneously and wrote in two hours, same goes for this one. Now on with the show and all that jazz.

Chapter 2: Trust

Trust is a two way street. In a relationship, if you don't trust the other person it can end in disaster. And even when you do trust that person, there is always someone who comes in and makes you question that trust.

Venus Rose is a very trustworthy person. She is reliable and you can trust her to keep secrets. She is always there for her friends and believes that the truth is always best. She has lied very few times in her life and that is only when it was necessary to protect someone's feelings or a surprise for a person.

Rook Blonko is as well a very loyal person. Especially when it comes to his friends and girlfriend, Rayona. He would do anything for them, any time, any place. He and Rayona have been together for years in a very loving relationship.

Unfortunately, Rayona is quite jealous of Venus and Rook. They were friends long before Rayona and Rook met, and are very close. And with all their history and that they live in the same apartment, you can see why she does not like it.

Rook has explained to her time and time again that they are just friends, and that she(Rayona) is his girlfriend that he loves dearly.

Sadly, she has caught a time or two that could prove otherwise.

It was a bright, sunny day Saturday in Bellwood, everything right as rain. Rayona was coming to Rook's place to take him out to breakfast since they didn't go on their date last night.

The reason being Venus. She, to Rayona seemed to get in the way of her and Rook. Venus didn't really have a social life, if she wasn't working stayed at home cooking, cleaning, reading, or tending to her plants. She only went out when Rook or Sapphire dragged her out to have a fun night on the town.

She always managed to sneak away early or convinced her friends to let her leave, they doing so out of pity. She was more of a bookworm, always with her nose in a book, and she liked it that way.

Last night, Rook and Rayona were going to go to a dinner and movie, but Rook cancelled, saying he had to stay with V, but he didn't say why only that he needed to be there for her. Why Sapphire or Gwen, or anyone else couldn't be there, she didn't know.

So she(Rayona) decided to surprise Rook by taking him out to get breakfast and spend the day with him. She got to his building and up to his apartment, and let herself in. She had a key to their(Rook and Venus') place, she rarely came over but for the times she did.

She quietly opened the door and walked in, so as not to walk Rook since he tended to sleep in on weekends, Venus usually was up with the sun. She silently made her way in, and when she was about to silently close the door, she looked in the living room and gasped.

The sight being, Venus and Rook cuddled on the couch together. Venus is snuggled into Rook's side, her head on his chest. Rook rested his head on the top of V's, arm around her waist.

Rayona, as anyone could guess, was not happy at the sight of this, slamming the front door shut quite forcefully. Rook jumped at this, Venus stirred slightly, but still sleeping soundly.

"How could you? Is this why you had to stay with her?" Rayona asked angrily.

"I can explain, but can we please discuss this in the hall?" Rook whispered, slowly getting up and laying Venus down on the couch softly. The went into the hall, Rook closing the door quietly behind him.

"You better have a good explanation or so help me-" Rayona demanded, cut off by Rook putting a hand over her mouth.

"Look, there is a reasonable explanation for what you just saw. It was platonic and innocent, I swear." Rook started, Rayona just looking more angry.

"Nothing about that looked platonic and innocent." She responded.

"Look, I was about to leave to pick you up when V got a call that her mom had a heart attack. It was very bad, she is still in the hospital. She was so distraught I had to stay and make sure she was okay. I called Sapphire and she is gonna stay with Venus today and take her to see her mom." Rook explained, Rayona looking less angry and more shocked.

"I, I'm sorry. It's just what I saw-"

"We just sat on the couch and talked, we fell asleep watching the iron giant. I promise you, nothing romantic happened."

"I'm sorry. I just get jealous of you and her sometimes."

"I promise you have nothing to worry about." He reassured, giving his girlfriend a hug. "By the way, why did you come here?"

"I wanted to take you to brunch."

"Just let me grab my shoes and jacket, it's almost 9, Sapphire said she would come around now." Rook said, going back into the apartment. He grabbed what he needed and was about to leave when Venus sat upright slowly on the couch and looked at him with tired eyes.

"Hey." She said, rubbing her eyes.

"Hey. You feeling better?" He asked, walking over to the couch and kneeling down in front of her.

"More or less. You going somewhere?"

"Me and Rayona are going to breakfast. Sapphire should be here any minute but I can stay until she arrives."

"No, you gave up your night for me. Go spend time with your girlfriend. I'll be fine on my own." V reassured, a tired smile on her face.

"Thanks. See you later." Rook bid farewell, gave Venus a quick kiss on her forehead than left.

V let out a heavy sigh, pulling her knees to her chest, rest her head on them. Last night was awful because of what happened to her mom, but was also great since she got to spend time with the man she was in love with, being in his arms.

But she just had to trust that things would work out in the end.

AN: I am finding these one shots to be very sad, though guess that's what happens when you are in love with someone already taken. If anyone has a prompt they want me to do, I am more than open to it. Until next time, R&R, I love you all, good night. (mic drop moon walk)