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Chapter 7: Battlefield by Jordin Sparks
Don't try to explain your mind
I know what's happening here
One minute it's love and suddenly
It's like a battlefield
One word turns into a war
Why is it the smallest things that tear us down
My world's nothing when you're gone
I'm not here without a shield
Can't go back now
Alek and I are now taking a break in between training. He seemed a bit distracted today. I pinned him down all five times and he didn't fight back. I outran him on rooftops, which is very unusual for me. We are sitting on my rooftop under the moonlight. "Alek, is everything okay? You seem a little distant tonight."
His face was a combination of emotions, as if he was having an inner conflict. He finally looked at me, about to speak. The look in his eyes I immediately recognized as love.
I cut him off before he could say anything, "Don't try explaining. I know what's going on here."
"You do?" I just nodded in response. "Then I won't feel stupid when I try to do this…" he trailed off as he started to lean towards me. I put a hand on his chest and slightly pushed.
"I'm sorry, Alek. I just can't. I'm not entirely sure how I feel."
He looked completely pissed. "Wow, now I do feel stupid."
"Come on, Alek. Don't be like that."
"Whatever. Let's just finish training." He stood up in a huff. He instantly bolted across the next row of roofs.
He still wasn't going as fast as usual. I tackled him when we reached his roof.
"Get off of me, Chloe," he said through gritted teeth, clearly frustrated.
"No," I refused. "Why are you turning this into World War III? I don't small things to tear us apart. We have a great friendship and I don't want that to get ruined. Just because I don't want to date right now, doesn't mean I don't want you in my lives. You are my shield. You are my strength, even if we are just friends. I don't want to be the Uniter, but there's no going back and I can't do any of this without you."
Both hands tied behind my back with nothing I never meant to start a war
Oh no
These times when we climb so fast to fall again
Why we gotta fall for it now
You know I never wanna hurt you
Don't even know what we're fighting for
We didn't even notice Jasmine was on the roof until she spoke. "What's going on here?"
"Jasmine, remember me never to ask you for advice again. Next time I'm going to Amy," Alek answered.
I was still on top of him. He looked down at our position. I awkwardly shifted off of him.
"What happened?" she asked.
"I listened to your advice to tell Chloe how I feel and she doesn't feel the same," Alek said, disgruntled. He jumped through his bedroom window and slammed it shut leaving Jasmine and I alone.
"We need to talk, Chloe," she said seriously. I was afraid she would say that.
We climbed to a higher part of the roof, only for me to slip and fall. (A/N I know the song doesn't mean it literally but I couldn't think of anything else for those lyrics.) "Jasmine, I think I'm falling for him. I never meant to start a fight between us. I never want to hurt him." I saw her start to smile with pride at my confession. It was true; I always feel special around him. I don't like him being in pain—physically or emotionally. "I don't even get why he is so mad about this. I just told him I wasn't sure about how I feel about him, which is true. I just don't like seeing him hurt so badly."
Why does love always feel like ... Can't swallow our pride, Both hands tied behind my back with nothing
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
[repeat]
Why does love always feel like
Neither of us wanna raise that flag
If we can't surrender
then we both gonna lose what we had, oh no
(nothing)
Oh no, these times when we climb so fast to fall again
I don't wanna fall for it now
It feels like Alek and I are on a constant battlefield. Once we are comfortable with each other, one of us gets mad. I guess that's what love is like…Wait, love? Do I love Alek? Yes, I think I do.
Sometimes I feel like he needs to swallow his pride and get over himself but I also find his ego very attractive. He helps me be the best I can be. He will never raise that white flag that signifies surrender. If we surrender to the Order, we'll lose whatever our relationship is. I wouldn't be able to live if I lost Alek, whether he is my boyfriend or not.
When fighting the Jackals, I had both of my hands tied behind my back. Alek climbed so far just to save me. He didn't have to come with Kai and me but he did. He charged so fast at their leader that he fell even faster. I didn't want to fall for him, but I guess it's too late for that…
I never meant to start a war Why does love always feel like ... I guess you better go and get your armor
You know I never wanna hurt you
Don't even know what we're fighting for
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
(get your armor)
Get your armor (get your armor)
I guess you better go and get your armor
(get your armor)
Get your armor (get your armor)
I guess you better go and get your
A week later and Alek and I are on speaking terms again. I apologized and told him that I love him but wasn't ready for a real relationship yet. Tonight I am going to tell him different. I love him and I want to be with him.
I went over to his apartment after school and he answered the door. Valentina was injured in some sort of fight so he stayed home from school to help take care of her. He is so caring. "Hey," was my brilliant greeting.
"Hey, do you want to come in?"
"No, I just dropped by to say something," I said hurriedly.
"What is it?" he asked, concerned.
"You know how I am in danger a lot?" He just nodded. "Well if you want to date me, you better get your armor ready." With that said, I pulled him in for a sweet kiss on the lips. When we pulled away, he was grinning ear to ear.
We could pretend that we are friends tonight A battlefield (oh), a battlefield (oh), a battlefield,
And in the morning we'll wake up and we'll be alright
Cause baby we don't have to fight
And I don't want this love to feel like
Why does love always feel like a battlefield (oh),
A battlefield (oh), a battlefield
Alek and I have now been dating for two weeks. I barged into his apartment to talk to Jasmine. Tears were flowing down my cheeks. As soon as she saw me, a concerned look crossed her face. "What's wrong, Chloe?" Jasmine asked, hurrying over to me.
I didn't answer her, instead I just held up my iPhone, which was logged into Facebook. I had opened it up to Alek's wall. A girl wrote on his wall saying: I had a great time last night. It's a good thing my family wasn't there.
He replied with: I know. We did great and your family couldn't interrupt anything.
"That could mean anything," Jasmine said.
"Yeah, one of the most likely possibilities being that he is cheating on me. I was going to tell him that I love him tonight, Jazz. I've known that I do for a couple weeks, but I was actually going to tell him. I thought he loved me," I said dejectedly.
"He does," she said quickly. "They could just be friends."
"I don't care what you say right now, Jazz. I'm breaking up with him tonight. As a matter of fact, I'll do it right now. Just don't tell Amy. I'm going to tell her tomorrow."
I went into Alek's room and threw my cell on the bed. It landed right next to him. "Hey, Baby, what's going on?"
"Why don't you call some other girl your 'Baby'?" I asked sarcastically.
"Because you're my 'Baby'."
I reached over him to grab my phone. I showed him the screen that still showed his wall. "Then who is this girl writing on your wall?" Tears were flowing freely down my cheeks. "How could you?"
"I didn't do anything though! I love you, Chloe! And a lot of girls write on my wall!"
"It's not the fact that she wrote on your wall! It's that the words implied that you did something!"
"I don't want to be accused of something that never even happened. I'm going to be at the park," he said through gritted teeth.
"If it wasn't clear, we are so over," I said monotonously.
"Fine," he said indifferently. He stomped past me and to the doorway. He stopped when he saw Amy standing there.
"What's going on here?" she asked.
"Nothing," I said quickly. "We just thought that we were better off as just friends."
Of course Amy had to run off her big mouth at that time. "But, Chlo, you told me that tonight was the night where you were going to tell him you love him," she said pointing at Alek. He looked at me shocked and ran out the door.
"Please leave, Amy," I sniffled, feeling a new batch of tears coming. She could tell how upset I was and left. I collapsed onto the bed and cried myself to sleep.
When I woke up in the morning, my body was enveloped in pleasant warmth. I tried to get up but something was holding me down by my waist. I looked down and noticed it was an arm. I looked at the body next to me and realized it was Alek. He started to stir and fluttered his eyes open. I barely heard him mumble, "We need to talk," and I couldn't agree more.
"Yeah, we do." We both sat up straight.
"There is nothing going on between me and that girl. She was having a lot of trouble in history and since that's my best subject, she asked me for help and I said yes. Mainly because Mr. Stanton sad he would give me some extra credit. I love you, Chloe. I would never do anything like that to you." I could see in his eyes that he was being truthful.
"I believe you." I leaned forward and gave him a light kiss. "And," that got his attention. "I love you, too." He grinned and attacked my lips.
When we pulled away, I said, "I never want to fight again, because when we fight, it turns into a war."
"I don't want to fight either," he whispered, leaning his forehead against mine. "There's no reason for it, Baby." I could tell he loved calling me that again. I'm just glad everything is alright with us again.
I guess you better go and get your armor
I never meant to start a war (start a war)
You know I never wanna hurt you
Don't even know what we're fighting for
(fighting, fighting for)
"You know I never meant to start a fight with you, Chlo," he said staring in my eyes. I can't believe I was mad at him for tutoring some human.
"Me neither. I guess you better get your armor now that we're together again." He chuckled at that and agreed. "I never want to hurt you. When we fight, I don't even understand the reasons why we fight.
Why does love always feel like ... I guess you better go and get your armor
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
a battlefield (battlefield)
[repeat]
(get your armor)
Get your armor (get your armor)
I guess you better go and get your armor
(get your armor)
Get your armor (get your armor)
"Baby, I always have my armor ready when I'm with you. Whether we are together or not," Alek said. "But I prefer us being together," he added quickly.
I lightly giggled and continued to kiss him. "I love you, Alek," I whispered in between kisses.
"I love you, too, Chloe." And with that, we continued kissing there, sitting on his bed.
[Slowly fade]
Why does love always feel like
(whooaa ooow)
Why does love always feel like
(whooaa ooow)
A battlefield, a battlefield..[(whooaa ooow) throughout to end]
I never meant to start a war
Don't even know what we're fighting for
I never meant to start a war
Don't even know what we're fighting for
(whooaa ooow)
[fade out]
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