Chapter 11

I didn't know what to do other than run. I just kept running and I never looked back.

"Bryannn!"

It was Mom.

When I reached her I just hugged her.

"Take me home now Mom...please." I tried not to cry in front of her.

"What happened?"

"Mom I just want to go home..."

"Bry..."

"Rosie is betrothed to someone...and when they marry she said they were going to establish a planet together. Her people and his people. When I asked her about us, she said she planned on coming back to Earth to live with him as humans among the humans for a while...just so she could learn more about us...and see Harvey and I flourish. She also still wants to be apart of our team with her future husband."

"Sweetie..."

"I...I thought she loved me."

I couldn't hold my tears back anymore. Mom kissed the side of my head and took me back to the throne room.

"Mom...I don't want to be here."

"Don't worry sweetheart...we're going home...after this..."

"Mom..."

"You stay Bry...you stay."

Mom entered and walked up to where King Leo, Rosie, and ambassador Zelroth sat.

"Harmione? What others of Earth have come to visit?" King Leo asked.

"How dare you?!"

"Pardon?"

"What kind of people are you?!"

"I'm afraid I don't understand..."

"Then I'll make you understand! My son and his best friend risked their lives for you! They fought and freed your people, sure you took your time to clean up the mess afterwards but you didn't do a damn thing...my son did!"

"Harmione-" Rosie began to speak.

"And you! Play with a 14 year old boy's emotions...fill his head and his heart with his wildest dreams and then smash it to pieces!"

"But I-"

"You loved my son?! Did you not?!"

"Yes but I...I could never be with him Miss Harmione...I was always betrothed to Zelroth."

"And you never bothered to tell him that?! Instead you built him up only to tear down any chance he had?"

"I didn't know he-"

"Cared so much?! He would have NEVER risked his life for you and this world if he didn't! Broken hearts are apart of life, but what you have done is unforgivable...you did more than break his heart...you have now broken his spirit, and his faith in people; something Charlie and I worked so hard for him to have...you lost your mother; but you know NOTHING about my son and what he has been through...and what he was willing to do for you...and if you step foot back on Earth you will not be welcome...at least not by me and my family...I expected better of you people...especially you Rosie."

Rosie was in tears. They just ran down her face onto her neck.

"I...I'm a Princess...I have to have a King when I'm older...and I have Zelroth."

"I'll ask you something now...the same thing my husband and I asked of my son...Do you love Zelroth?"

Zelroth looked at her. Rosie teared up more and looked at her feet.

"Love isn't something you are forced to do...you love because you want too...because you care...you want to be emotionally and spiritually connected to them...and if you can't see yourself doing that with them...get out."

Mom left the throne room and met me in the courtyard.

"Let's go home son." I wiped my eyes with my sleeve and nodded.

"Wait!" came Rosie's small voice.

Mom and I turned. She was out of breath and had the bottom of dress in her hands. I stared at her. She took in a few breaths and mouthed the words;

"I love you."

She then ran down the steps over to us.

"Please...I do...don't leave me here..."

"Rosmarinus get back here!" Zelroth called out. The King was behind him.

"Rosie!?" The King called.

Rosie ran over to me and hugged me.

"It's true I do love you...I never wanted to be with Zelroth...but I didn't think I had any choice...but I do now...I do...and it's you...Bryan...it's you..."

She stroked my face with her hands and kissed me.

"Take me home..."

I pulled her hair behind her ear.

"Please...no world is worthy of my leadership if you aren't there to lead beside me..."

"But... Rosmarinus...I thought..." Zelroth began. King Leo put his hand on his shoulder.

"Look at them Zelroth...can you not see their love for each other?"

"Yes but...how will I ever merge our planets now...and what will my mother and father say?"

"Tell them this...you are now the new and rightful king of Xenon."

"I'm...what?! But sir..."

"You were going to take my place eventually...and I know you'll do our world proud...besides...my daughter will be a teenager on Earth...she'll need me to look after her."

"It...it's an honor sir...I won't let you down."

"I know..."

He then placed the crown on Zelroth's head.

"Rosie?!" He called. We turned to look at him.

"Let's go home." He told her.

Rosie smiled brightly and ran over to her father and hugged him. She then kissed Zelroth's cheek.

"Thank you...Zelroth." She breathed.

"Yes...and goodbye Rosma- err...Rosie...please take care out there."

"You too Zee..."

Zelroth blushed and hugged her.

After a proclamation of the order of a new king. Leo and Rosie came back to Earth to work, stay, and live. I went back to school the next day with Rosie. Carly was about to become my ex, and Rosie my official girlfriend. I sighed heavily to myself as I approached Carly at her locker. I always walked her to lunch after meeting her there. I thought it would be better to do this without Harvey, Lola or Rosie present.

"Hey...hey Carly."

I couldn't be nervous in this. I had to stay confident. I needed to be direct.

"Hey Bry! Ready to go to lunch!?"

"Before we go...there's something I...I need to say."

"Okay..."

"I really like talking to you...and enjoy your company, but...I don't want to be in a relationship with you anymore."

"Are you seriously breaking up with me?"

"Yes...I'm sorry...it's just I wanted to give it a chance, and after I did; I found out it wasn't what I was looking for."

"I see..."

"I know I seemed distant, sometimes ungrateful, and other times out of my head. Like I hardly gave you the attention you deserved, and that's all my fault. I wanted to love you as much as you loved me but I just couldn't do it. I was and I still am deeply in love with Rosie. Since she's moved back that love got stronger. I didn't mean to drag this out and lead you astray. I never meant to hurt you honestly."

She nodded as tears came to her eyes. I dreaded to see her cry.

"But also whether it's you, your friends, or mine; at home or in school, I feel like you don't take anything I say seriously. I'm diabetic Carly...you knew that. Yet you had me drink that milkshake...I have my own will, I didn't have to drink it, but I did to please you. That felt so disrespectful to me...and that's not what I think love is about."

She folded her arms.

"That was one mistake...you're leaving me over something as stupid as that! That milkshake didn't kill you did it? No! And you acted as if you were crazy about me! That's disrespectful to me! Not only that, but when we talked I put my trust in everything I told you! No one dumps me...I am the image of the perfect girlfriend, you know how many other guys want to be you! But out of all them I chose you! You are my person Bryan!"

"I...I'm sorry Carly but-"

"And I am telling Lola every bit of this! See if she lets your dorky little friend talk to you anymore!"

"Are you threating me?"

"Kinda...unless you're too stupid to see that! I mean how dare you?! How dare you! I've loved you for a year and a half...you think you know someone!"

"Maybe...you loved the thought of me...you never really got to know me...and when you did; you got disinterested so you began looking for something to help your desires instead. Thats all this was for the both if us...and that's all it was ever going to be. But Carly, if you and I had, had sex...we wouldn't be able to change it. We'd regret it always."

She looked me up and down. She then slammed her locker and left me standing there. I sighed heavily and went to my own locker. I got out my medication to take before lunch. As I moved some of my books out of the way I was body slammed into the locker.

"Carls told me everything!"

It was Stan.

"Stan let's not do this...it's over between me and Carly I'm sorry!"

"Get him Stan." Carly told him.

"Carly?"

"You think you can just play her for a fool and walk away?!" Stan yelled and grabbed my collar. He pulled me close to his face.

"I...I didn't play her and I didn't mean for any of this to happen!"

"What?! You have sex with me and you pretend it never happened?!" Carly blurted.

"What?! That's a filthy lie!"

"You scumbag!"

Stan threw me on the ground, and kicked me in the stomach.

"Stan wait! Wait I'm wearing a-"

Stan kicked me again before I even remotely had time to tell him about my insulin pump. I felt a stabbing pain at my injection site. I closed my eyes and tried my best to prevent him from kicking my pump futher.

"Hey!"

I know that voice I thought. It was Harvey. When I opened my eyes Harvey jumped Stan from his left side pushing him into the floor. He then punched him in the face.

"Get off me!" I heard Stan shout.

"Stan!" Carly screamed.

"Excuse me." came Rosie's sweet soft voice.

I watched as Carly turned to meet Rosie's eyes. Only for Rosie to slap her across the face. Carly scoffed and held her face. Her mouth was wide open. Carly then pushed Rosie. Rosie pushed her back and grabbed Carly by her hair. So I was in pain from my insulin pump, Harvey was beating up Stan, Rosie was beating up Carly. And I was just happy to have things back to normal.