Tough Versus Tougher

Chapter 7

Battling With The Trial

Test Of Love Part 1

I heard IIana scream at the top of her lungs. "AHH NAOMI! HELP! HE FELL DOWN!" I ran upstairs to see what happened. Baron had fell out of bed. IIana made a big deal out of it. I sighed and helped him up.

"Whoa...IIana help me please" IIana walked over and got Baron up on the bed with me. Baron started coughing badly. And his fever rose two more degrees.

"Uh oh...I'll get some juice for him,Naomi."

"Okay." IIana left for it. Baron woke back up. His breathing wasn't stable anymore.

"Thank you,Naomi...for...helping me out."

"Your in the same boat as us. It's not safe for you here."

"Oh? Isn't Lance here?"

"Yea he is but that doesn't mean he's not in the same condition as us. Look, I don't trust you. At all. So you're going to behave and only talk to me if your feeling pain or hungry."

"I'm feeling pain in my leg and i'm starving. If you don't mind, Make me something."

"Aren't you missing something in that sentence?"

"Now."I because a little bit angry at him. But, He was sick and needed help. So, I got up and helped him out of bed.

"OUCH YOU WITCH! WHY DID YOU KICK ME!"

"WHO THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!" Then I gently took my hands and brung him up on his feet.

"OW WHY ARE YOU PUNCHING ME!" Of course, I wasn't punching him. They were love taps...

"MY NOSE!...MY STOMACHE!...ARGH! MY-...ouch.." He collapsed to the ground. My punches were invincible. I smiled in victory before he tripped me. I fell in a thud. Baron laughed at me loudly. Lance had walked in on the incident.

"Naomi! What the?" Lance helped me up as like he always does.

"What's your problem, Baron!" Lance yelled at Baron. Baron turned his sweaty face away from him. I sighed. I gently put my hand on Lance's chest. Trying my best to reassure him. Lance calmed down. It didn't last long though.

"When are you leaving?" Lance asked Baron with a stern voice. Baron could tell his welcome was wearing out quickly.

"I don't know. Depends on how fast I recover. I plan on heading back to Galaluna soon so and i'm taking you with me."

"What?"

"You can't stay here. It's not safe for either so let's leave!"

"We're not going anywhere yet..."

"Why? So you can be with your TS?"

"Shut up, Baron. You aren't gonna just crash land here and think everything will go your way-"

"Lance! We have school look it's already 4:00. Let's get to the car." I tried to get us out of there as soon as possible.

"School? Where's that? Let me come with you." Baron asked. Me and Lance both shot him a dirty look. If Baron was to come with us. It would be terrible. Beyond terrible. He'd be an annoyance all by himself.

"Sorry,Baron but no. You're not coming with us. You're hurt and ill."

"So? Lance got hurt. And so did you. You both can still go."

"You're a different type of hurt. Believe me you don't want to go right now. Okay?"

"Hmpf! Fine! Leave!" Me and Lance left. Lance talked to me as we walked out the door.

"Naomi. You do know that our last trial is Love right?"

"Yeah...Why do you ask?"

"Well the thing about being a Tiala-Ser...People normally have Tiala-Sers when they are in their late 30's to 40's not in their teens..."

"Why?"

"Well...Because-" Before Lance could finish Newton started up.

"Because if a teenage boy and girl were to finish the Trials they'd be...expecting..."

"Expecting? Lance what is he talking about?..." Lance stayed silent. I was confused. What was so weird about the last trial? Test of Love. We have to show how much we loved each other right? So why is it such a weird deal?

"The Test Of Love is...to..y'know...have...a relation."

"Relation?...WHAT!" It hit me like a ton of bricks. Me and Lance had to...had to...I fainted right outside the car.

"N-NAOMI! NAOMI! ARE YOU OKAY!" Lance yelled at me. My face was beet red and my cheeks swelled so badly you'd think I was having a allergic reaction to something. Lance brung me back into the house. IIana was going to tell the school that Lance had gotten sick and I had to stay home for family reasons. Lance laid me in bed and blushed as he watched me sleep. He stood thinking...What was he going to do? How was he going to do it? Everything in him was confused and mentally fighting with himself. I love Naomi. I really do but...What I am going to do with this? This Trial Of Love is hard for everyone. It breaks so many barriers at once. It's scary,weird and kind of nice in a weird way. Naomi and I were both...virgins. And nothing was as bad this. I wanted to do it. But, at the same time, I was scared out of my mind. What was I going to do? This was freaky.

"Lance?"

I flinched at the squeak of my beloved as she slept beside me.

"Yeah?"

"We're going to have to...y'know. Aren't we?"

"Yea we'll have to"

"It's a big step. And i'm scared. It's going to hurt."

"Not it will not."

"H-how do you know that?"

"Because..." I looked at her with reassurance of the situation.

"I would never hurt you." I smiled at her. And she blushed. Her hair was down. It looked silky. Her lips were sparkling. She looked like a little girl. A little girl that was nervous. She had the cutest look i've ever seen her in. I'd broken her into my binds and creases. She was mine now. Nothing could take her from me tonight.

"Are you ready?" I asked her. She jumped. She just smiled.

"Yeah...I guess so."

That night Lance and Naomi finished the Test of Love. But that wasn't the end. There was going to be another Test of Love. A test so hard. It'll pain them both. But one smart woman once said, "In ten years, His parents could be dying or sick. Your parents could be getting a divorce. Your kids in this time are probably acting like they dang fools. Bills, Mortgage and a relationship you have to up hold. There is a reason for the words Better or worse. You made those vows for this reason right here. You can do good through better. But, remember sometimes worse is gonna be bad as hell. In those ten years, It isn't the time to break apart but the time to come together." I realized these words she spoke. They made so much sense. I'm happy for them. Lance and Naomi will find out secret about the other. And in that time, trouble will be waiting for them beyond it. Somewhere in the GGG, trouble was brewing.

"This is outrageous. That idiout of a General lost them. We need to get to them. But how sir?"

Solomon talked to the mysterious voice. Known as Sir or Boss.

"Go to where they live. Their names were Lance, Naomi , IIana and Octus. Apparently, Naomi means a great deal to Lance. Kidnap her. Bring her to Galactic Guardian Group. Lance is sworn to come after her. Keep her here until he meets our demands. More of less, our questions. Go ahead with plan in a week. But, if they come out as Titan and The Princess. Kidnap her then."

"Yes,sir...Let's hope one of those monsters come."

"Yes...Let's hope. Not like there is anymore HOPE left for them"

The two masterminds laughed with pure angst and ghostly atrociousness. Solomon left his "Boss" in his chambers. He walked to the control room and started looking at photos of Naomi as she was laying in Lance's arms in the wheat. There was something off about it as he thought to himself. Why would these...things. Come to Earth? They've been bringing those monsters here trying to hurt everybody. But these two...The look in his eyes...Isn't the look of a monster or demon. It's the look of a man...in love. He looks as if he's in complete...bliss by the situation. Solomon flipped to another picture. The picture was of Lance looking at Naomi as she laid unconscious. He saw overwhelming want and understanding in his eyes. It looked nauseating to him. Hmpf...Who knew aliens could love. This is it. I have to find them. And kill them both. Starting with...The Princess.