Day 2
Maya and Tristan were sitting in the back of their French class, listening to Madame Jean-Aux give out information about the upcoming assignment. The assignment was to pair up with a partner and study a famous landmark in Paris. Tristan was very exited for he was going to ask Miles to be his partner. But Maya, on the other hand,was not so thrilled. She was sort of dissapointed she wasn't going to be able to hang out with Tris.
Tristan leaned into Maya with a big smile on his face. "Can you believe it? This is the best thing ever. If Miles agree's to be my partner, that means we will get to spend the whole day together! I may even have a boyfriend at the end of the day!"
All Maya could do was smile. She didn't want Tris to see the look of disapointment and sadness that was hidden behind her smile. She was happy for him, but at the same time, had this weird feeling bubbling inside her. She couldn't tell what it was.
When Madame Jean-Aux dismissed the class, everyone scurried around to find partners. Tristan quickly made his way up to Miles and asked him to be partners. Miles replied with "Sure." Tristan glanced over at Maya and gave her a thumbs up as Maya copied the same movement.
Maya searched the classroom for Winston since he was the only other decent person to grab and she actually liked him as a friend. But when she spotted him, he was already taken. There was only one other person that was not taken and Maya was not to fond of that person.
Out of the blue came Zoe Rivas and her perfectly groomed self. The odds were not in Maya's favor.
Maya walked up to Zoe and said, "I guess we're partners."
Zoe gave her a once over and scoffed, "Great."
Maya went up to the front desk and took a form describing what their landmark was. It turned out it was the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Zoe snatched the paper from Maya and read over it, "Ugh! Why did we get a boring landmark? Why couldn't we have gotton something much simplier like the Eiffel Tower?"
Maya rolled her eyes. Just by one sentence, she could tell this partnership with Zoe was not going to go well. Zoe was just a diva who is used to getting everything she ever dreamed of.
"Why did I have to get partnered with you of all people?" Maya commented.
Zoe looked taken aback, "Excuse me Matlin! Lots of people would kill to be in your position right now!"
Maya furrowed her eyebrows, "And what position is that?"
"Being in the presence of the Zoe Rivas." Zoe smirked.
Maya was tired of talking to her, "Whatever, let's just go. I don't want to keep wasting my time with you."
Zoe agreed, "The sooner this is over, the better."
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When Tristan and Miles left for their landmark, which so happened to be the Eiffel Tower, they stopped for some fast food along the way. Tristan was very grossed out with Miles that he would actually consume that much carbs in his body. But he forgave him for Miles was just too cute to argue with.
Miles scarffed down his food in minutes, then they both headed for the Eiffel Tower. Tristan was very estatic when he found out their landmark was the Eiffel Tower. It was a very romantic place and he knew Miles and him would form a special connection.
The two friends sat down on a bench that had a great front view of the tower. In the directions, the first thing was to observe the archetecture and draw a replica of the landmark.
Tristan let out a small laugh, "They expect me to be able to draw THAT? Madame Jean-Aux must be out of her mind!"
Miles laughed, "Don't worry Tris. I can draw it for you. If what you say is true and your drawing skills are that bad, I can give you a hand." Miles smiled.
Tristan tried to contain his blush, "Thanks Miles, your the best." Tristan stared into his eyes a little longer than normal. "You know, you are really kind and sweet Miles. You always put others needs in front of your own."
Miles smile grew wider, "I try my best."
Tristan's eyes darted to Miles' lips and before Miles could react, Tristan's lips were on his. It was only a peck, but to Tris, it felt like an eternity of emotions poured out into one touch.
Miles sat frozen in shock. Tristan though, was on the verge of releif and terror. What if Miles wasn't gay? "I am so sorry Miles! It was my fault. I just got caught up inthe moment and-" Miles cut him off.
"Look, Tris. It's ok. Just forget about it." At that, Tristan was on top of the world. Miles didn't say he hated it or anything. Miles was gay. At least that is what Tristan thought.
Tristan smiled, then got back to his assignment.
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Meanwhile Zoe and Maya was having a hard time coaperating with eachother. They kept arguing about the assignment and about who does what. Maya couldn't stand being around Zoe that she offered the idea to split up and do it seperatley. Zoe agreed without another word.
They sat as far away from eachother as possible, avoiding one another at all costs. As much as they hated working with each other, it all payed off in the end. They were able to finish faster than most all of the other pairs.
Maya stood up and admired the Notre Dame as she waited for Zoe to straiten out her skirt. It was a beautiful Cathedral that most people from America rarely see. Maya thought about how she was one of the lucky ones to have seen it.
Zoe started walking off, but yelled to Maya behind her. "I'm leaving!"
Maya jumped feeling startled, "Coming!" She yelled back to Zoe.
On their way back to their dorms, Zoe decided to discuss some things about Miles with Maya. "So Maya. Is Miles single?"
Maya didn't really know the answer to that, "Um, I don't know. Yes?"
Zoe looked thrilled and smiled, "Perfect."
"Are you thinking about asking him out?" Maya asked.
Zoe laughed, "God no! Girls do not ask out guys. I am going to seduce him until he wants to make it offical."
Maya almost choked on her own spit. Zoe was going to seduce Miles into likeing her. But what about Tristan? Maya thought.
"I thought Miles was gay."
Zoe nearly doubled over in laughter, "Are you serious? You think a smokin hot guy like Miles would be gay? Where in the universe did you get that idea from?"
Maya felt embarrassed, "Tristan."
"And Tristan is gay. Since he is gay, he thinks every guy that looks at him is gay. Of course his opinion about Miles would be biased." Zoe stated.
Maya thought about this and it did make sense, "Alright, but how do you know he is straight?"
Zoe scoffed, "Please! Haven't you heard how many girls he has dated or even had sex with?"
Maya stared at her, lost, "No."
"50."
Maya's eyes widened, "That's not true, is it? I mean, it sounds nearly impossible to have dated 50 girls when you are only 15."
"It's true. You can look it up on the web too."
After a couple more blocks of silence, they finally made it back to the hotel. The two said their good byes, glad to be out of each others sight.
Before Maya went to her dorm, she went to check on Tristan to see if he was back yet. When she made it to the dorm, she entered to find a lonely Winston playing on his computer. Winston looked up from his screen and locked eyes with her.
"Umm, have you seen Tristan anywhere? I really need to talk to him." Maya said urgently.
Winston shook his head, "Nope. Haven't seen him since he left with Miles for the landmark assignment. But I'll tell you if I run into him later."
"Thanks." And with that, she left.
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Tristan and Miles were now walking back to their hotel after a long day working on the assignment. It was 2 hours before curfew which meant it was 6:00pm. Tristan still felt a little awkward around Miles, knowing that he kissed him. All Tristan could think about was kissing Miles again and telling Maya about his wonderful day with Miles.
Tristan took a risky chance and looped his arms through Miles' arm. Miles gulped down a pellet of saliva and removed Tristan's arms from him.
Miles looked at Tristan with guilty eyes, "You know one kiss doesn't make us anything speacial, right?"
Tristan blushed and instantly became embarrassed. He decided to do another risky move and lean in to kiss Miles for the second time that day. But this time, it was different. Tristan wanted to show Miles that he really liked him and continued kissing him for a longer time. Tristan placed his hand on Miles' shoulder while the other cupped his face. But Miles didn't do anything in return to show his affection. He didnt even kiss him back. He just stood there like a statue. Tristan recognized Miles' reaction to him kissing and quickly pulled away.
Tristan gasped for breath as Miles still stood there, emotionless. "How about 2 kisses."
Miles shook his head, "We should keep heading back. Its getting dark." He started walking in front of Tristan.
Tristan ran up to Miles, "Miles, I like you, and I know that its cray cray, but I do. I like you! Do you have any sense of liking for me back?"
Miles looked taken aback for a moment until he spoke, "Look, Tristan. I am not gay, nor will I ever be. I just don't like you that way."
And that was when Tristan's heart snapped in two. "Then why were you being nice to me and hanging around me all the time?"
"Tristan, I did that because I wanted a friend besides Chewy. You seemed really cool and it was fun seeing your personality." Miles spit out.
Tristan couldn't even think before he dashed away from Miles, tears streaming down his face. As he ran, he screamed into the air. Miles was just leading him on the whole time. He was making him believe he actually had feelings for him when in reality, he didn't have the slightest.
Tristan entered his dorm room as fast as lighting, startling Winston. He leaped into his bed and closed the curtain to conceal himself in his own little world. He heard Winston get out of his bed and make his way toward the door.
"I'm going out for a bit. See you later." Once Tristan heard the door snap close, he started sobbing loud. He got all of his anger and frustration out on the pillow, tears coating it wet.
Tristan layed back, staring at the ceiling, letting silent tears fall. He stayed like this even when the door opened and Maya's voice rang through the room.
"Tris, are you ok? Winston told me you ran in here crying and you didn't look so good." Maya said in a soothing tone.
Tristan was in no mood to talk, "Go away Maya."
Maya had other ideas, "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No! I said go away!" Tristan screetched.
Maya obliged, her hand on the door nob, "Fine, I'll leave. But you know I will always be here for you." And with that, Maya left, leaving a heart broken Tristan behind.
