Chapter Nine - Mason's POV - Last Chapter
We only had a couple of days left until it was the end of our Christmas holiday. This past week had been the best week of my life, actually, the year has. Rose leaving and Eddie confessing to me was the best thing that ever happened to me. We were taking steps forward into our relationship and I wanted to take the next step; coming out to everyone.
"Come on Eddie, we've been dating for what, eight months?"
"I don't know. I mean, our friends who know have been supportive, but what about the rest of the school? Do you think they'll accept us for who we are?"
"Listen." I could understand why Eddie was feeling this. Don't get me wrong, I worried about what everyone else thought about us, but as long as Eddie was by my side I didn't care what happened. I reached out and took his hands in mine, as we were in his room just sitting on his bed. "I know what you mean. But I want to be able to hold your hand down the corridor to lessons; I want to be able to kiss you hello and goodbye; I want to be able to tell people that I have an amazing boyfriend who I love dearly."
"...Mase..."
"So come on, let's do it. Let people think whatever they want. As long as we have each other and our supportive friends we'll be fine. Besides, it's not like anyone can do anything." I gave him a reassuring smile and wink. "The moroi can't use their magic against us as it's against school rules, and us two are two of the best novices in this place. The worst they can do it shout a couple of mean things as us but we can ignore it." Eddie took a deep breath in then smiled at me.
"Okay, let's do it."
"Really? I don't want you saying that then regretting it later."
"I won't regret it if you stay by my side."
We shared an embrace that ended up with us laying on his bed facing each other, whispering sweet words to each other. Eddie asked how we were going to come out to everyone with me replying that I had an idea.
My idea?
A few days later when everyone returned to school we had to go to the lunch hall for breakfast. I purposely made sure I was late for breakfast so that everyone could see what my idea was. When Eddie saw me he gave me a smile, which was wiped off when I smacked my lips against his', right in front of our friends and the entire school.
Our friends being, well them, started cheering and whooping the moment I kissed him. Eddie just went bright red in the face making me laugh and sit next to him. Of course we got a bit of shit for a few days afterwards; we were the New Year gossip. The guys were a little disgusted that we were gay but quickly got over it. The girls were whispering things to each other whenever we walked past. That made Eddie feel nervous whenever they whispered but it turned out that the girls found our relationship cute.
The gossip reached Kirova who asked us to come to her office a couple of days later. It wasn't anything bad. A couple of students complained that we were 'making out' which was an over-statement. Okay we made out once but that was during lunch and it was completely Eddie's fault for offering a french fry to me then eating the other half of it while it sat in my mouth. It was sort of a 'Lady-and-the-Tramp' scene, we ate the fry until our lips met in the middle and he was the one who started the make-out session.
Back to Kirova, she told us that she will allow our relationship just as long as we keep our affection to a minimum level and balance our love life with our school life.
But things got better for the New Year. More promises guardians came to the school including the Russian God Dimitri Belikov! He came to one of our lessons and ended up bruising one of my ribs, but he complemented my skills and Eddie became my 'nurse' that evening which was fantastic.
"Hey, Ed, if Rose never left would you have confessed to me?"
"I don't know, it depended on what happened. Why are you asking?"
"No reason, I'm just thinking on how my life would had sucked if we weren't together right now."
"Jesus Mason, you're so straightforward, aren't you?" I laughed, bringing Eddie closer into my arms as we sat outside on a bench with our friends around us.
"I love you Eddie."
"I love you too Mason."
No one was going to break us apart. Ever...
