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Our Love Story

The Truth Hurts

A week had passed since Tracy and Link's kiss, and Link had phoned in sick to work each day, worrying Corny. Tracy kept stopping by, but Link refused to see her. Penny had called once or twice, but Link had insisted his headache was "too awful".

Link was currently lying in bed, his face buried in his pillows, when his mother came in.

"Hey, Link. Corny's on the phone; are you going to work?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"My head is killing me, Ma!"

Lilly Larkin scowled and walked across to her son's bed, grabbing his quilt and yanking. This action was so violent, Link spun off his bed and fell to the floor. He crawled up and scowled at his mother.

"What did I do to you??"
"A week is enough! Corny is this close to firing you, young man! Now get dressed and get down to that station with your dancin' shoes on, okay?"
Link sighed and went to his wardrobe, pulling out a shirt and pants. Lilly smirked smugly and left, leaving her son to get dressed.

Link shuffled towards the station, his eyes glued to the ground.

Guilt had been eating away at him for the last week, and he was not looking forward to seeing Tracy or Penny.

His slow walk towards the station was halted when he heard a familiar voice yelling after him.

"Link! Link!"

He spun around to see Penny running towards him. Her green-blue eyes were alive with glee and her pink mouth was stretched into a large grin. Her hazel hair, usually in pigtails, was free and bouncing around her shoulders like a halo. Link couldn't help but smile back at this gorgeous goddess heading towards him.

"Where've you been?" Penny demanded, wrapping her arms around his neck in a tight embrace.

"Ill, I'm afraid. Sorry, li'l darling," Link sighed, smelling the strawberry of her shampoo.

"I've missed you," Penny smiled, pulling back.

"Same to you," he grinned. Their lips were inches apart when an annoyingly familiar voice was heard.

"LINKY!!"
He turned to see Tracy Turnblad heading for him, wearing a pale blue strapless dress with pink roses embroiding the hem and bodice.

"How are you?" Tracy asked, putting a hand on Link's arm and resting her head against his shoulder.

"Fine," Link muttered, noticing Penny's jealous look and shrugging Tracy off. The pleasantly plump girl didn't seem to notice and began talking madly.

"I stopped around your house over the past week, like, ten times! Why didn't you let me in? Oh well, it doesn't matter. How's your head? I haven't seen you since that night about a week ago,"
"What night?" Penny asked suddenly.

"Oh, me and Link are back tog--"

"Can I talk to you, Tracy?" Link said, grabbing Tracy's arm and dragging her into the station, near the audience benches.

"What, Linky-Pooh?"
Link grimaced at this utterly degrading name, "Look, I don't know what you think, but we're not back together, Trace. What happened was a one-off,"
Tracy's eyes were wide, "But…"

"No buts! I said we're broken up!" Link snapped angrily, "And you got me drunk and acted like I never said anything. I have a voice too, Tracy. And you can't go against that because you want me to be yours!"

By now, they had attracted the attention of the entire room.
Tracy had tears pouring down her cheeks, "I love you!"
"I love someone else!" Link barked.

The room went silent.

Penny stiffened and watched as Tracy's face changed from emotion to emotion. Angry, horrified, depressed, furious…

"Who?" she asked, steadily.

Link's eyes were blazing; angry at himself for announcing his secret, "It's none of your business,"
"How could you love her? HOW?!" Tracy shrieked, "I bet she's a whore!!"
Everyone gasped. That was the word people almost-said, but generally turned it into 'who-ly moley!'.

Link's eyes widened and he grabbed Tracy's arms threateningly, causing her to wince in pain.

"Take that back! She is anything but!" Link hissed.

"Link!" Penny was suddenly beside the furious boy, laying a hand on his arm, "Let her go, Link,"
Link was about to argue, before seeing Penny's pleading gaze. He nodded slowly and let Tracy go, but not before pointing a threatening finger at her.

"She is not a whore, do you understand?" he snapped.

Tracy was still in hysterics.

"You made me believe you loved me!" she wailed, "If you love this other girl, why did you kiss me a week ago??"

Link tensed, and all the colour left his face.

"What?" he heard a timid voice beside him say. He turned his head to see Penny, pale and mouth agape.

"You kissed?" she asked. Tracy nodded.

"Yes! He kissed me!" Tracy yelled, failing to mention she'd made him drunk.

"Penny, you don't understand. I--" Link began, but Penny had already turned on her heel and fled the station. Link spared a look at all the council, and followed, yelling his sweetheart's name.

He found her, pacing angrily along the street. He ran and grabbed her arm, only to have it viciously shaken off.

"Penny, I--"

"Save it!" Penny screamed, "How could you do that?! After everything I went through with Seaweed? I hate you!"
Link had tears in his own eyes hearing his love's harsh words, "No, you don't. It was a mistake, I swear--"

"I don't wanna hear it." Penny hissed.

"Please, Penny,"
"No! Just leave me alone. I despise you! I opened my heart to you, and you stomped on it when you knew my weaknesses!" Penny yelled, "Goodbye, Link Larkin!"
With that, she turned and stormed off. Link was left, tears sparkling in his bright blue eyes.

Penny wasn't in her right mind as she headed towards his house.
All she could think of was hurting Link, like he hurt her.

She knew he had quit the show after her refusal, and she knew his mother and sister were at the station.
Hesitantly, she knocked at his door. He answered it, and he looked surprised.

"Penny? What're you--?"
"Can we talk?" Penny whimpered.

"What about?"
Penny sighed, "I need to apologize."
Seaweed's face softened, and he nodded, opening the door wider and letting her inside.

ARGH! No! Penweed!

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