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WanderingTeen: My dad doesn't really think the Phantom is gay...but he admires Raoul's foppish mustache. And...to make things worse my friends say that the Phantom IS gay because he carries around a 'Golden lasso of truth', just like Wonder Woman. Oy vey...
Chapter 9: The Love Triangle Begins
Katherine was back in her room, getting ready to go skating with her friends. Yes, friends. That meant that she was going skating with Alyssa, Sean and…Erik. Once she was ready, she put her skates over her shoulder and went to Erik's room. "Ready Erik?" she asked. "Yes, but I don't have any skates." He said. "That's okay, we can rent them. We're going to the public rink." Erik sighed, "Who else is going to be there? Don't tell me that your love-sick friend is." He said. Katherine nodded. "And probably some kids from school…like Alex and…Erika." She said. "It's strange how her name is like mine but the role in your life is much different." Erik said. Katherine shrugged, "Well, let's go. Alyssa and Sean said that they'll meet us there."
Erik looked around the ice skating rink. "It's filled with so many…" "Kids?" Katherine asked. He shook his head, "Happy people." He finished. "Don't be like that Erik…look I already saw Alyssa." She said waving at her. "Oh joy." Erik muttered under his breath. Alyssa looked up and waved back. Sean was sitting on a table reading a book, until Alyssa nudged him. Erik looked at Sean, She wasn't joking when she said that he acted like me, he thought noticing the death glare that Sean was giving Alyssa. Katherine grabbed Erik's sleeve and 'dragged', in his terms, him to her friends. "Hey Alyssa, hey Sean." She said smiling. Sean looked up at Katherine and smiled closing his book. "Hey Katherine", they said in unison. Sean looked at Erik, "And who's this?" he asked. "Oh, this is my cousin, Erik." She said. "From Scandinavia! But he doesn't speak much English." Added Alyssa. "Uh…okay nice to meet you, Erik." Sean said. Erik smiled lightly and nodded. "Pleasure to meet you." He replied. "Well, we came here to skate, why don't we?" Katherine said and headed for the rink.
"Erik…I didn't know you knew how to skate." Alyssa said. "Frankly neither did I." Katherine said. Erik shrugged and continued skating. Katherine went to the center of the rink, but then decided to turn when she saw Alex…skating towards her! "Katherine, wait up!" he said catching up to her anyway. Katherine stopped, her face feeling hot. "Hey…Alex." She said softly. "Hey…did you come here by yourself?" he asked. "No, with some friends." The lights began to dim, "This is for couples only!" the announcer said. Sean was skating up to Katherine to ask her if she wanted to skate but Alex beat him to it, "Want to skate?" he asked. Katherine smiled, "Sure." She said. Sean sighed and skated back to the tables. Erik saw Sean, "What's the matter?" he asked. "I thought you didn't speak English?" Sean asked. "Let's keep it a secret, alright?" Sean nodded. He sighed again, "Its Katherine…she's so blind to see that Alex is a user. He dates girls for a week, and then tears their heart out. And I'm afraid Katherine is going to be next." He said, watching her skate. "And do you have strong feelings for her?" Erik asked. Sean hesitated, "I think…I think that I…I love her.' He said quietly. Erik felt like he was hit with a ton of bricks. It's exactly like my story, this poor boy won't have a chance if he doesn't tell her soon, he thought. "Keep her guessing." Erik said. "What? How?" Sean asked eagerly. "You don't have to tell her that you love her, but give her little signs, that show her that you DO care." He said. Alyssa came and grabbed Erik by the arm, "C'mon Erik, let's go skate! It's still for the couples!" she said and took him away.
Sean sighed and looked at Katherine. She was still skating with Alex. They looked like they were having fun. Finally the music stopped as some of the people were coming to the snack bar. Sean saw that Alex was going to leave, as Katherine was skating back to where Sean was. "How did it go?" he asked. "It was…okay. He doesn't talk much though, and he's awfully shy." She said sitting down. That's what you think, he thought. He cleared his throat, "Katherine do you want to skate?" he asked. "Okay, sure." She said standing up.
Once they were on the ice, Sean was acting like a different person. He was taking Erik's advice and was going to keep her guessing. He gave her a casual yet seductive smile. Katherine smiled back, but a little nervously. Sean took her by the hand and spun her around letting her go, and catching her when she was about to fall. He kept a straight face but smiled when he noticed her facial expression. Katherine was totally taken aback, when she found herself in his arms. Their faces were closer than inches apart, "You're very light on your feet Katherine." He whispered past her ear, to send her chills down her spine, when he pulled away. It wasn't long before Katherine was going along with it. She circled around him, smiling the same way he did to her, passing her hand along his neck and shoulders. He forgot to breathe for a moment, Don't tell me she knows…already! he thought. She stopped and rested her hand on his shoulder, "Well I'm tired, I'll see you guys later." She told Sean and went back to get Erik, who was stuffing his face with chili cheese fries. "Take it with you Erik, let's go home." Erik shrugged, grabbed the box and followed her outside.
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