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I feel so untouched
And I want you so much
That I just can't resist you
It's not enough to say that I miss you
I feel so untouched right now
Need you so much somehow
I can't forget you
I've gone crazy from the moment I met you
(Music by The Veronicas)
He never made promises...
But he would swear his life to her.
Chapter XXI – That Autocratic Bastard
Days passed and it was time for Seth to go back home. It was a tear-jerking experience for Sora while she clung to the brunette and screamed at him for leaving her. Akira and Matt watched in the background silently as Seth clung back to the girl tearfully; it was a comical sight and people were looking at them like they were freaks.
After making him promise to call her when he arrives home, Sora watched the tall young man walk away as the last call for his flight was heard in the background. With one last longing look at his two best friends, Seth Reeves turned the corner and disappeared out of sight.
What a week it was; they went to all the attractions in Sydney and they were surprised to find an amusement park near their place. Sora was amazed to watch Matt turn green and run towards the nearest bin to barf his guts out. Who would've thought that the almighty Yamato Ishida suffered from motion sickness; what a hilarity.
A week passed and school started again and the routine kicked in. Walk together to school, attend classes, prepare for exams, mingle with the plebeians and smile at the sycophants.
Yep. It felt like a never-ending cycle for The Golden Couple but they enjoyed it, even from the pressure of the ever-existing exams and it was more than a few times when Matt had to drag his girlfriend away from the land of tedious exams and take her out to either One Tree Hill, the local fast food restaurants, the park or just over to his place to have a movie marathon or just muck around in his room.
However,
No one, no one could possibly be more stressed out in the group than Joe; not even Sora. In a few short weeks, the eighteen-year old bespectacled young man was graduating. Jolly for him. Not.
Anyways, you would find Sora and him mostly in two places in the school at all times; in classes or in the library, cramming side by side while being pestered by sycophants who needed their help for whatever subject.
October rolled by quickly. Sora couldn't believe that it's been a whole month since Seth returned back to Queensland – it seemed so long ago when she last saw his face in real life. Apparently he got himself a new girlfriend (fuck buddy) and they were spending a lot of time together.
"I'm starting to think I have some big-ass sign stuck on my ass, practically screaming out for people to come pester me," Sora rolled her eyes sarcastically while Joe laughed good-naturedly. He couldn't wait until graduation (which was in a few weeks) but he definitely dreaded the exams that were going to be torturing him next week.
"Well, you are known for being a beautiful genius." The bespectacled young adult was completely engrossed in his biology textbook.
Sora grumbled something incoherently before spotting her boyfriend making his way past the tables and towards them. They were situated somewhere at the back where they thought they would be undisturbed; junk food and notes were sprawled amongst the many textbooks that were spread open on the table. If the librarian saw the amount of food and rubbish that was in her previous library, she would flip and kick them out.
"Yo."
"That's not funny, Matt," Sora massaged her temples while exhaling heavily. She didn't look up when Matt raised an eyebrow sceptically at the term she called him; the textbook in front of her was a more important thing to be focused on. Her eyes pored over the text hypnotically while Matt slid into the seat next to her and offered her a green tea frappuccino wordlessly.
"Thanks," She mumbled while taking the beverage gratefully, "Mm... Starbucks... how did you know I needed one and how did you get one?"
The blonde-haired rock star shrugged, "I walked out to get cheap food."
Sora rolled her eyes and snorted flatly, "Figures."
Matt grinned at her wordlessly before the grin faded into a smile, "Study and drink your Starbucks already."
Sora snapped at him playfully, "Don't be such an autocratic bastard."
The eldest teenager chuckled lightly while his eyes were locked on his textbook. Matt's grin was so big that it blinded the red-haired girl.
"But you love me for it," He chuckled deeply while laying a soft kiss on her temple. Sora's face blanched slightly and a memory of the conversation she had with Seth in her room from so many weeks ago.
"Hey..." The teasing glint in the blonde's eyes were gone and replaced by concern. He reached up to stroke her cheek with the back of his hand gently, "What's the matter?"
"My stomach just churned," Sora lied easily while reaching for her beverage. Her boyfriend swiftly took the drink from her before she could even touch it.
"Maybe it's the milk. You are allergic to cow milk."
Sora raised a sceptical eyebrow at him, "Dude, I'm not. It just makes my tummy feel stupid."
Matt matched her sceptical expression with his own, "Uhuh... babe, I think I know you well enough to know better. Now, study."
"Stop being an autocratic bastard. I think I know myself well enough to know if I ever ended up in hospital because of an allergic reaction to cow milk!"
"Why are you screaming?" Matt asked calmly, "Do you want to get kicked out of the library?"
"Look, it's all your fault I'm screaming," Sora glared at him, "Now give me back the damn drink!"
"No."
The flat edge to his voice infuriated her. She lunged forward and tried to snatch the drink back; only to have it held out of her reach. She hurled vulgar insults at him and didn't stop until Joe abruptly stood up and took his stuff to another table – far from theirs. The couple stared at each other in confusion before Sora snarled through gritted teeth.
"What the hell?"
"It's your fault for being a dramatic bitch." Matt answered calmly while hiding the drink under the table as the librarian made her way over to their table. Sora quickly stuffed all the rubbish into the plastic bag inside of her bag and picked up her pen.
"What? You guys had another fight?" Janice's voice sounded exasperated over the phone.
"He was being an overbearing son of a bitch by trying to domineer my life like an autocratic bastard," Sora fumed back while lying on her bed.
"I believe you got the wording wrong."
The laughter in her female best friend's voice sounded mocking in Sora's eyes. She hissed into the phone through gritted teeth, "Then what is the correct wording then, princess haughty?"
"Tyrannise."
"Whatever," Sora huffed while running a hand through her long hair. She had recently hacked off 10cm because it was getting too long so it was back to its June length.
"Okay, so tell me everything and start from the beginning," Janice sounded bored.
"Right..." Sora began from the beginning and told her everything, albeit, the biased source.
"Okay... that was plain stupid," Janice answered at the end.
"What?" Sora shrieked into the phone.
"Just get your ass over to his place and make up like you always do," Typical. This was like their whatchamacallit time they fought and it was either Janice or TK who had to be the middle ground.
"Janice! He called me a dramatic bitch!" The red-haired girl screamed into the phone, "That asshole called me a fucking bitch!"
"Uh... hello, you threw your pencil case at 'that asshole' of a boyfriend of yours."
"He fucking deserved to get that stupid bruise on his head."
"It was purple," Janice clarified flatly while rolling her eyes. She inspected her manicured fingers carelessly while listening to her best friend rant on.
"And that stupid bitch had the nerve to kick me out of the fucking lame library!"
"Okay... geez, Sora," There was a clash coming from the other end of the phone. Janice must've dropped something heavy and solid from the sounds of it.
"What was that?"
"I accidentally kicked my alarm clock over." There was a pregnant pause, "So, how's studying going?"
"I'm taking a break."
"So my dear cousin isn't being a prerequisite?" The comment came out as a light jest.
"Don't talk about that jerk," Sora's voice was a bite before it softened, "How are you and Tai doing?"
"You know, we're doing great," Janice was completely distracted and continued to ramble for the rest of the duration until there was a knock on Sora's door.
"Hang on, Maddie alert." Sora gently placed the phone onto her pillow before looking up at the approaching woman, "Yes?"
"How formal," Madison joked lightly before sitting down on the edge of the bed, "Your boyfriend downstairs waiting for you on the porch."
"What does he want?" It came out as a bite.
Madison raised an eyebrow at the choice of tone but chose to brush it aside, "He just wants to see you."
Sora groaned before retrieving her phone, "Be right back, girlfriend duties."
Janice's response was a laugh before the blonde beauty hung up. Sora gingerly got up from her position on her stomach before heading towards the front door.
Opening the front door, she came face to face with her soaked, blonde boyfriend. Sora closed the door gently behind her and crossed her arms and glanced at the pouring rain.
"It's been raining for a few hours," Matt stated needlessly.
"I hope you didn't decide to call me out to talk about the weather," There was no endearment in her flat voice. She shivered slightly from the unusually cold weather. It was almost summer yet it felt like the dead of winter – talk about global warming.
"Are you cold?" The blond asked softly, his cold breath tickled her cheek. He was soaked yet his form didn't shiver at all.
Matt was invading her personal space and she didn't enjoy it. She shook her head slowly and asked if he was.
He laughed humourlessly, "Baby, do you think I'm ever cold?"
There was a brief moment of uncomfortable silence before Matt broke the silence with three simple words. Three short words that meant a lot to the both of them – three words that might not mean a lot to other people but a lot to them.
"I love you."
There you have it, folks; a short but important chapter with little stuffing involved in the actual writing. The story should be wrapped up in a few chapters – maybe five but the maximum is definitely 10 and then goodbye to for me.
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