Chapter 9: A Secret Sealed With A Kiss.

Trevor awoke to the sound of a train leaving its station in the far off distance. He looked up at the clock; it read 7:00 am. "Bollocks! I slept in!" he almost yelled as he scrambled to get dressed. He got dressed in the first thing he laid his hands on. This was the same suit he wore the previous evening. He got dressed and ran down the stairs & into the dining room where stuff was being put away.

"Sorry Uncle, but is there anything leftover, & is it alright that I take it for the road?" Trevor asked very quickly. "Yes dear boy, in fact there is the fruit & berry leaf salad! I could pack it up for you." Alfred said. "I do hate to say this, but I'm rather in quite the rush!" Trevor said. "Oh it is okay lad, I don't mind at all," Alfred said as he quickly put the salad in a box. "Here ya go." Alfred said, handing the box to him. "Thank you Uncle, have a good day," Trevor said quickly, as he practically ran out the door. Alfred closed the door for Trevor.

"Was that Trevor?" Tiana asked. "Yes, he accidently overslept; I let him go before he became late for work!" Alfred replied. "He needs to be here when we talk to McKinley, to put it through her thick skull that she will never marry him!" Tiana said. Alfred chuckled "Knowing Trevor, he'll make it clear in one sentence," he stated. "I hope you're right Alfred." Tiana said.

Trevor ran down the path, he saw McKinley arguing with the Sinovinator that she made love with the previous night. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" she shrieked. "WELL I'M SORRY THAT YOU HID THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ENGAGED & THAT YOUR FIANCÉ & HIS FAMILY WERE ALSO AT THE BLOODY PARTY!" he yelled back at her. Trevor decided to try to hide his face while he ran by.

"Trevor~~~How is my future husband?" McKinley said sweetly as though the argument never happened. "You're no longer my fiancé, remember? My family broke it off last night." Trevor said. "That doesn't change the fact that we'll marry against our families' wishes, right? True love always triumphs!" McKinley said. Trevor cringed "Look, I don't have time to listen to your deranged fantasies! I'll be late for work, good day, & sir, I wish you luck," Trevor said before going on his way. "TREVOR! YOU GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" she shrieked angrily, no one noticed the male Sinovinator walked away from her as well.

Trevor continued to run straight to the train station, eventually he slowed down *Why did I do that with Sally? I do love her… We love each other! Everything was perfect when we were younger, then McKinley had to come by & ruin everything!* Trevor looked back to face her, McKinley smiled brightly "Finally, I knew you had some kind of brains in you, come on! We'll convince your family that we're perfect together!" McKinley said proudly.

McKinley walked up to take his hand; he yanked his hand away from her "Don't touch me," He said angrily. "What do you mean? Have you gone mad?" McKinley asked. He said nothing as he walked away again, not intending to talk to her. "YOU SELFISH BASTARD! YOU'RE NOTHING WITHOUT ME! YOU HEAR ME? NOTHING!" She screamed. "I'm tired of hearing your annoying voice." He said quietly, but it was obvious she didn't hear him.

He finally made to the station & entered the building; a slightly older male Troodon approached him "Trevor! There you are! I have an assignment for you!" Trevor turned to him "Yes sir, what do you need?" Trevor asked. "I need you to go to Eoraptor Ravine Station! Something's going on at the construction site, though we're not sure what exactly, oh! & they also need you to perform an inspection at the Roundhouse!" the older Troodon said. "Yes sir, I'll go on the next train!" Trevor said in reassurance. "Actually, I need you to go on the Dinosaur Train! They're testing out the new train car! The observation car!" the older Troodon said.

{[You know what? Fuck it! Let's just call him Henry!]}

"Why do you need me to do it sir? Wouldn't the best person to test it out be a taller dinosaur?" Trevor asked. "Yes, you may be right, but it'll still need an inspection! Not to mention the Conductor has placed a request for someone to inspect the quality of the new screens, she said that they get stuck way too often, among other things!" Henry said as he looked up from his papers. "Is this out of her jurisdiction?" Trevor asked. "Yes, unfortunately it is, if they need to be replaced. We have to be the ones to replace them, not her," Henry replied.

"Alright sir, I'll check on them," Trevor said. Henry nodded "Take a seat Trevor, you're going to be here for a while," Henry said as he adjusted his glasses, and then he walked away.

Trevor sighed in relief, not once did his superior ask why he was late. He sat down in a chair closest to the door, & he stared & waited. *Why was I nice to her in the first place? Why was Sally nice to her? McKinley only thinks about herself, she doesn't care who gets hurt when she tries to get something* Trevor thought hatefully as he remembered what happened that summer night 6 years ago. He remembered that Carol; Sally's childhood friend. Told him that McKinley was planning to spread that rumour for years. He closed his eyes.

{[Flashback to 6 years ago]}

Trevor made it just in time to see the Train pull away from the Station, It was Engine number twelve. The whistle of the train blew out loudly as it rolled away down the tracks.

Carol Troodon was on her knees, looking down on the ground. Trevor saw Olivia, Sally's grandmother, walk up to her & place her hand gently on Carol's shoulder. The rumble of thunder in the distance broke off the silence, which otherwise was filled with the sound of a train going down the tracks in the far off distance.

"She…left…." Carol said in a low tone. "She…left….and…and…." Carol started to choke on her words. "I know dear, I know…" Olivia said, before looking up angrily at Trevor. "Look what you & those aristocrats did!" Olivia said. "I refuse to marry a woman who'll cheat on me & sleep with other men! McKinley told me that just last night Sally was flirting & kissing another man in the main town!" Trevor said defensively. "YOU FOOL! SHE WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THE MAIN TOWN!" Carol screamed. Trevor was appalled by her "What do you mean 'she wasn't anywhere near the main town'?" he asked.

"YOU IDIOT! HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?!" Carol continued to scream. "What do. You. Mean?" Trevor asked. "She was with us, the entire time, in the Scenery District!" Olivia said. "But what about this past winter? All those weekends when she mysteriously couldn't spend time with the family?" Trevor asked. "She was either with me, or at the academy! You know, where she was learning to become a Train Conductor?" Olivia replied.

Trevor felt his chest ache, he believed in those lies; he should've taken Sally's side from the very beginning, just like Carol & Sue. "It's all that bitch's fault….If McKinley never came here! Sally wasn't the only victim of McKinley's rumours…remember Mary Pteranodon? Victoria Veloceraptor? Sally wasn't the only one!" Carol said with clenched teeth.

"Don't worry, she'll come back after a while," Trevor said, trying to reassure himself, Olivia & Carol. "I don't think you understand. Sally won't come back, She never will, she's not like the others!" Carol said. As soon as Trevor opened his mouth Carol screamed out the next sentence. "SHE'S GONE TREVOR! WHEN WILL THAT GET THROUGH YOUR SKULL!? SHE LEFT! AND SHE'S NEVER COMING BACK! NEVER!"

Trevor looked at Olivia, tears started to burn his eyes. "McKinley had spread those rumours right?" Trevor asked. Olivia nodded "indeed, why?" she asked. "She only does that when she wants something…What did Sally have that McKinley didn't?" Trevor asked. Carol looked up to face Trevor, she stared into his eyes, he could tell that Carol was serious. "Look in a mirror," She said, her tone held little emotion.

All three walked away from the path when McKinley was waiting for Trevor at the entrance of the dance hall, she smiled brightly "Trevor! My future husband!" she said happily. "YOU- YOU PLANNED THIS DIDN'T YOU?! YOU'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS!" Carol screamed. "I did us all a favour!" McKinley replied. "Making sure that Trevor doesn't make the mistake of marrying a whore like her!" she finished. "THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING WHEN THERE'S NO PROOF OF YOUR CLAIMS! You…you…. YOU BITCH!" Carol screamed.

{[End of flashback]}

Trevor awoke from his daydream when he heard the whistle of the Dinosaur Train. He looked up & almost immediately ran to Sally; he pulled her into a warm embrace.

"Trevor? What's going on?" Sally asked. Trevor started to sob uncontrollably "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry! I should've….*gasp* I shouldn't have," He continued to sob. Sally hugged him "It's okay, you'll be fine, everything is fine now," Her words were reassuring. The crowds walking around on the platform covered the fact that Trevor placed a gentle kiss on Sally's lips.

He quickly looked around after the kiss to make sure no one witnessed it. She smiled as she gently caressed his face, moving his hair out of his face. "All aboard!" she said quietly. She walked away to the door to open it. "ALL ABOARD!" She yelled out.

Trevor sat down in a seat in the very back. He stared out the window, then he remembered. He got up and inspected the screen, he gently pulled it down, almost as soon as he pulled it down, he heard the screen tear, he made the facial expression that he knew he messed up big time.

He nervously smiled at the passengers, "Looks like we'll have to have a chat with the company that provides the screens! These are brand new!" Trevor said as he wrote it down in his notebook. He giggled nervously, he became bright red.

He could hear Sally giving a lesson to several children about snakes, because she didn't have a screen, she tried to act out what kind of things a snake could do. Trevor couldn't help but smile, Sally was as cheerful as ever, she was great at teaching.

Eventually all the children got off their stop after she announced it, "Have fun learning kids! Remember! Give them plenty of space! Be sure to tell me all about it later" Sally yelled out. "We will, don't worry, bye," The children yelled out as they all waved goodbye to each other.

"Hey, may I talk to you? For a moment?" Trevor asked. Sally turned to him "Of course, what do you need?" Sally replied. Trevor gently took her hand & led her to the Caboose. "Well, I… I was wondering if you're still mad at me for what I did six years ago," Trevor said. Sally sighed "I was furious at first, but now, it seems that you had a long enough punishment!" She replied. "I want to ask you…will you be my bride?" Trevor asked. Sally was surprised, "But what about your parents' opinion on me?" she asked. "Who cares on what they think? I want to be with you, & only you," Trevor said.

Sally smiled "Of course, but can we wait until the smoke clears between you guys & McKinley? Otherwise they'll think that you're moving on way too quickly," Sally said with a very serious tone. "A secret relationship?" Trevor asked. "Something like that," Sally smiled as she gave him a gentle kiss; she took his hands into hers. "Just wait for me; I'll wait for you," Sally said with a gentle & kind tone. Trevor kissed her back "This time, I'll wait for you & only you," Trevor said.

"I have to get back to work!" Sally said gently as she placed a gentle kiss on his cheek before leaving to get back to work.

"A secret relationship….I wonder if we can even get away with that?" Trevor asked himself out loud.