Chapter 35 is here. Please don't think that I'm lazy, I've been super duper busy recently, and I haven't had any time to post anything, okay? But, here it finally is. The suspense of the cliff hanger is finally over.
"W-what?"
"Do you not understand what the damn words mean?! 'I' as in 'me'. 'Want to' as in 'the desire to--"
"I know what those words mean, I mean, why?"
"What? A girl can't change her mind?"
"Was it something I said, because I'm sorry…"
"Stop saying that goddamned word! Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!" I covered my ears.
"I'm sorr-- I mean…"
I sighed. "Fine. Take me home, or I am trudging out in that horrendous downpour, and risk hurting myself."
"You can't go out in that rain."
"You can't control me, Luciano. You can't control me, and you can't control how I feel. You can't just expect me to go on like nothing happened!"
"I can do what I want, and if I tell you to jump, your ass better be up in the air, or I'll put it up there." he argued aggressively.
"Augh! You disgust me!"
"I disgust you?! I'm the man! The woman is supposed to do what the man says, no matter what!"
"What kind of planet are you from?!"
"What the hell has gotten into you?! Now that we're a couple, I decide what we do. And I say you can't go out in that rain."
"I HATE YOU!" I slapped him, and dashed out of that room as fast as I could. I darted down the stairs, and into the rain.
I had no clue where Katie's house was, but I couldn't go back to my room, Kip would've had a cow if she found out that I was going to spend the night at Luciano's. So, as the last resort, I decided to sleep at the dance studio. I knew Tony lived in a separate room there, and he'd let me in.
I approached the glass entrance of the studio, and banged on the door, shouting "Tony! Tony! Let me in!"
Out of a door in the very back of the large studio, I saw Tony in a pair of purple pajama's heading towards the entrance.
He opened the door, and I ran in, tired from running, and cold from being in the rain.
"Why are you here in the middle of the night? And in such bad weather?"
"Long story." I huffed as I bent over to catch my breath.
"Well, here. Why don't you change, and I'll set you up a place to sleep on the couch, okay?"
"Thank you, Tony."
He led me into the back room, which was a basic living room. Three seat couch, a coffee table, TV, a couple of chairs, and a side table with a lamp and clock on it. There was a kitchen attached to the living room, but I could only see a small refrigerator. Tony went into one room, in which I saw a bed, and then dashed into the other, which I assumed was the bathroom. Overall, the place was small, but perfect for a single man.
I leaned on the couch, not wanting to get it wet, and waited for Tony. He soon returned holding plaid, flannel pajama's, a pillow, and a pale green sheet.
He scooted the seats off of the couch, and made me a little bed. "Here you go, Princess. I apologize if it's a tad large, but it's the smallest I had."
"Thank you." I took the pajama's, and went to change in the bathroom. He was right, they were incredibly large, but I figured once he went to bed, I'd just slip off the bottoms, and wear the top as a nightshirt.
When I came back into the living room, I saw a white fluff in the kitchen that I assumed was Tony.
I walked in, and he was pouring a pot of something into a cup. "Care for hot chocolate?" he asked. "I figured you were cold, so I got you some." he handed me a small mug that had "Dance, Dance, DANCE!" written in purple letters.
I thanked him, and sat on the couch, sipping elegantly on my hot chocolate.
He sat next to me. "What did you came here for anyway? Not that I mind, I just…"
"Luciano had invited me over to his room to give me something, but it started to rain. And well… long story short, we had a big argument and I left."
"Why didn't you go to your room?" I explained everything to him. Every little detail of what's happened since I got to the Flower Kingdom. I, of course, left out the part of coming from my world, but it wasn't completely necessary. I told him about my feelings for Luciano, Liam's incest, everything. And he sat next to me, patiently listening, nodding, and occasionally asking me to elaborate.
When I finally was finished, I sighed heavily, and felt so relieved.
"I could see why you would leave now. Feel free to stay as long as you want, okay?"
"Thank you, Tony. But I'll probably only be here for the night."
"Right. Good night, Princess." he gave me a hug, and went into his room.
I got nice and cozy, and fell asleep.
