Chapter 23 part 2
Peter's POV
I sat down on the bench facing the cafeteria and thought to myself. I wasn't sure if I should leave France. I mean, I have great friends and it's better than listening to my parents nag all day..
"But… Listening to your parents nag is heck of a lot less hurtful than getting your heart broken all over again." A little voice in the back of my head said.
I was so deep into thought; I didn't really realize Aelita coming up to me.
"Hey, Peter! Are you okay?" She asked.
"Eh, not really." I said, looking down at the ground.
"What's wrong? You can always talk to me." She said, as she sat down on the bench next to me.
I sighed. I couldn't blow Aelita off, she was just too nice.
"Well, I have a weird feeling that Kaitlyn doesn't like me the way I like her." I said.
Aelita gave me a smug look. "Why?"
"Because, her ex showed up here, and she ran off crying. I have a weird feeling she might like him over me."
Aelita got wide-eyed. "Wait a minute, this guys' name wouldn't happen to be Jerome, would it?"
I looked at her. "Yeah.." I said, hesitantly.
Aelita did a face palm. "Peter, you've got it all wrong. Kaitlyn hates his guts. When she first came here, he called her, and Kaitlyn literally cussed him out and said she didn't want nothing to do with him."
I thought about it for a while. It made sense for why she was crying, but I wasn't entirely sure.
"Hmm, I don't know Aelita." I said, shaking my head.
Aelita smiled. "Peter, she talks about you all the time upstairs. She really does like you; I think she's just scared to approach you."
I shrugged. "She'll have to prove it to me." I didn't want to get hurt like I did last New Year's.
"Why are you so unconfident that she might not like you, Peter?" Aelita then asked.
I didn't want to answer that question, but I had no choice. Also, I trust Aelita. "Well, it was at a New Year's Eve party and I had a crush on this girl. I was planning on asking her out, which I did... But- she rejected me, because she said she was still in love with her ex. And, I don't want to get hurt with Kaitlyn like I did that girl."
"Oh, don't worry." Aelita reassured me. "Kaitlyn really does like you, Peter. I can put that on my life. She never stops talking about you." She said, smiling.
I allowed myself a small smile. I don't see a reason why Aelita would lie, but I decided I'd still keep my guard up just in case.
"Well, it's almost time for breakfast. Want to go?" I offered.
"Sure." Aelita said as she got up.
I got up and walked to the cafeteria. I sure hope Aelita was right about this.
Switching to K-Jeremie's POV...
I walked in the cafeteria with Jeremie, it was packed beyond belief.
"Oh yeah," Jeremie said getting my attention. "Since when have you had your belly button pierced?"
I raised my eyebrow. "Dude.. I've had that pierced since 2009. Where have you been?"
"Oh. I uh-"
"You never check your Facebook anymore, do you?" I said, shaking my head.
"I don't really have time for Facebook anymore." Jeremie said.
We sat down at our usual table; Jeremie took a seat in front of me. I could see Aelita and Peter lumbering into view.
"Hi Jeremie, Kaitlyn." Aelita said, with a huge smile on her face.
"Hey." I said.
Jeremie waved. I rolled my eyes.
Weirdly, Peter just stayed quiet. I knew something was up, but wasn't sure what.
Then, Odd and Ulrich lumbered up into view with their trays. I wasn't really all that hungry.
I motioned for Aelita to sit next to me. Ha-ha, you know, despite the fact that me and Jeremie are in different bodies, this is actually kind of fun.
I put my arm around her. She looked a little shocked, but content. Jeremie gave me the look.
"I got this!" I mouthed at him.
Suddenly, a guy that I quickly recognized walked into the cafeteria. Ugh, here we go.
Jerome spotted who he thought was Kaitlyn and walked over towards us.
"Hey baby, I missed you!" Jerome said, as he walked over to who he thought was Kaitlyn.
He tried to give J-Kaitlyn a hug, but he quickly rejected. "Leave me alone, Jerome."
"Baby, don't be like that." He said, as he started feeling upon J-Kaitlyn. Jeremie looked very uncomfortable.
No way am I letting my body get treated like that, nor Jeremie.
"Get your hands off of her you creep!" I yelled. The cafeteria suddenly got quiet.
Jerome looked at me, mockingly. "Oh, well look who we got here. It's Jeremie! What are you going to do?"
I stood up. "Hey, I suggest you back up off of her. She don't like you, asshole!" The cafeteria gasped.
"Oh so, now you're trying to act like the big bad cousin?" Jerome said, cracking his fists. I glanced over at J-Kaitlyn, who was shocked.
"Wow, you think just because you crack your fists that your some bad ass? Ha-ha, bitch PLEASE! You can't fight for shit!" I yelled.
"Oh, how would you know that?" Jerome said, ganging upon me.
"Kaitlyn told me of course," Suddenly, my anger took wing. "AND SHE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU DID TO HER! LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING, ASSHOLE. I MAY BE THE OUTCAST IN THE SCHOOL, BUT GUESS WHAT! YOU THREATEN OR HURT ANY OF MY FAMILY, YOUR ASS IS GOING IN THE TRASH! YOU SHOULD BE IN FUCKING PRISON FOR ALL THE SHIT YOU DONE TO HER!"
Jerome then got up in J-Kaitlyn's face. "You didn't tell him what I think you told him, did you baby?" He said, full of threat.
"GET THE FUCK UP OUT HER FACE, BITCH! AND FURTHERMORE, DON'T CALL HER THAT! SHE AIN'T YOUR BABY!" I said. Bucking up to him.
I glanced down at the group. Every one of them were froze in space, wide-eyed. I suddenly noticed Sissi coming over smirking.
I turned on her. "AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR CALLING A LITTLE SIZE 0-3 GIRL FAT!" I yelled at her.
Sissi too, was shocked. "I-uh- All I said was that Aelita was starting to look a little bulky." She said.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER! YOU NEVER CALL A GIRL FAT! In fact, Aelita, stand up." I said.
Aelita stood up, but looked a little intimidated, she walked over to me.
"Lift up your shirt, but only to your rib cage." I said.
Aelita lifted up her shirt, and all you could see was ribs and skin. I glanced over at J-Kaitlyn, and he looked like he wanted to cry.
"YOU CALL THIS FAT? LOOK AT THAT! THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE, SISSI! YOU ARE ONE SICK PERSON TO CALL THIS LITTLE GIRL FAT! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF, AND TO BE HONEST, YOU CAN BE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR THIS!"
Sissi was so intimidated that she walked away.
"Oh, are you going to walk away?" I said, following her. "That's what I thought!"
I returned to the table. I looked over at Peter. He was giving Jerome one dirty look.
"Ha-ha. I can't believe he's sticking up for a lesbian-looking whore."
I got wide-eyed. "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL HER?" I said, walking over to him quickly.
"Did I stutter?" He taunted.
"You know what…" I said. I quickly walked over to him and nailed him in the groin. Hard. "How do you like that, you disgusting asshole?"
Jerome was on the ground, curled up in a ball. Suddenly, principal Delmas and Jim came into the cafeteria. They were full of shock.
"Jeremie… Come with us." They said, as they tried to put their hands on my shoulder.
"DO NOT TOUCH ME!" I yelled. I was not in the mood.
They jumped back, a little scared. I guess no one expected this out of Jeremie.
I walked into his office.
He sat down at his desk. "Jeremie.. what on earth happened?"
"Okay, I'm going to say it as simple as this. The guy who I nailed in the groin, was a nasty pervert who my cousin once dated. And second of all, your daughter Sissi has been bullying Aelita into anorexia. THAT'S why I went off."
Mr. Delmas shook his head in disbelief. "Jeremie, you need to calm down. In the meantime, why don't you go up to your dorm for the rest of the day. I'll give you a pass."
"Okay, well you need to talk to your daughter about Aelita."
"Okay, I will, Jeremie. But you need to calm down."
I sighed. "Alright."
He wrote me a pass to go to my dorm, and I started to walk up. I noticed Aelita outside, staring at me in disbelief.
I decided to talk to her about her anorexia.
"Aelita? Come here. I want to talk to you." I said, calmly.
She seemed a little edgy, but she came over to me.
"Listen, Kaitlyn told me about your crash diet. You really could've hurt yourself." I said.
"I know, I've been doing a lot of stupid things this past week. But how did she find out?" She asked.
"Let's just say that when you guys went shopping, she seen the sight of your body and nearly fainted, and told me about it. But why did you do it, Aelita?" I said, putting my arm around her.
"Because, I was sick and tired of Sissi being on my back about my weight. She always taunted me." Aelita said.
I looked at her sympathetically. I knew what it was like to get picked at for weight. I had been a little chunky myself from 6th to 7th grade. " Well, Aelita, Let me tell you a little story. Kaitlyn also went through the same thing you're going through now. She was bulimic."
"What's that?" She asked.
"It's kind of what you're going through now, except you actually eat but you make yourself throw it up. Kaitlyn almost killed herself one night by doing it. Luckily, I was there to save her just in time." I remember that night like it was yesterday. Jeremie was visiting Missouri when it happened. I had made myself throw up, and I almost choked on my own vomit.
"Really?" Aelita asked, as she widened her eyes.
"Mhm," I nodded. "But honestly, Aelita that's no reason to starve yourself. Hell with Sissi, you're beautiful just the way you are." I said, wrapping my arm tightly around her.
"Well, I just thought I could be-"
"Aelita. I don't care if you're a size one or a size twenty. You'll always be beautiful to me. It's not what's on the outside; it's what's on the inside that counts. When I first met you, I thought you were the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." I said. "Aelita… I love you."
"This is for you, Jeremie." I thought.
With that, I felt my face getting closer to hers. And her lips met mine. I felt myself falling deeper and deeper into a trance. The kiss felt amazing.
NOTICE: Kaitlyn is not at all trying to be promiscuous with Aelita. She is simply helping out her cousin like she said she would, just so happens they switch bodies. :) Hope you enjoyed this chapter! More to come, soon! :)