Love Can Be Brutal
Chapter 3: Broken Hearts and Broken Noses
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Emma suddenly froze. Toby had a girlfriend? Toby, her only back-up plan, was taken? She couldn't quite believe that he had stopped fawning over her 24/7. Weird! And then there was another question: Whom was Toby dating? And was she being paid? After giggling a bit at the lost thought, she snapped back to reality. There had to be a way to win him over, a way to make him break-up with whatever girl he was with for her.
"But Toby..." she began to speak.
"But Toby, nothing," Toby replied, "I like Kenz, and you had your chance with me for almost a full year. I should have quit letting you control me a long time ago."
Emma made a hasty decision to act seductive. She touched Toby's chest and abs teasingly. "I'm sure you have some feelings left for me," she whispered, "After all, someone like you belongs with someone like me. Someone so smart, so sweet, so handsome...so muscular..." The muscular bit was a little much, but Toby, like most guys being flattered, found it hard to resist the bait.
"Well, I suppose..." Toby started to say something, but his throat was dry, and sweat was dripping down his "muscular" body. Emma liked him, and more than half of his heart was still very attached to her. That nagging voice in the back of his head was the only thing keeping him from running to Kendra and breaking up. The voice was asking whether Emma intended to use him, and that voice was directly on target.
As Toby was thinking all this, Emma was just as worried. He didn't seem to be falling for anything. That's not quite fair, she thought, Just because I threw away all these opportunities for great guys, I get no one? A/N: And I'll bet this is really how she thinks! HATE HER! HATE HER! HATE HER! DIE!! Okay, we now interrupt this Emma bashing with the main story... It took her a moment, but Emma realized that there was only one thing left for her to do. She pulled together all her courage and gave Toby a deep, lustful kiss. He tried to pull away and object, but Emma just took advantage of his open mouth and stuck in her tongue. He decided to just make the most of it and kissed her back. Emma was shocked to notice that she didn't really mind it too much. He was a pretty good kisser, in fact. But all good things have to end sometime. She pulled her mouth away and looked into his big brown eyes.
"Still feel that way? Or would you like to go out sometime?" she asked, hoping that she had won him over.
"I suppose one date wouldn't hurt..." Toby said, regretting it immediately, but Emma was already gone. One date might hurt, if the right person showed up. What he didn't know was that the right person had shown up, and witnessed the whole flirtation. Kendra ran away before Toby could see her, tears and hurt in her eyes.
Spinner was angry, very angry. Not only had his wonderful date with Ellie been cut short, but he had been interrupted with the worst possible news. Someone had hurt his baby sister. And that person had been warned. That person was about to pay! He stood up almost immediately when Kendra showed up at the restaurant, grabbed Ellie's hand, and strutted out the door, leaving Kendra there to wonder what would happen to Toby.
As Toby walked home, he couldn't get his mind off the fact that he actually had the problem of choosing between girls. On the one hand was Emma: pretty, smart, popular, and loved by quite a few guys. On the other hand was Kendra: cute, into the same things he was, had liked him from the beginning, and not much of a guy-jumper. He had no idea what to do. He had liked Emma for such a long time, and she was an amazing kisser! But he didn't want to break Kendra's heart just to be dumped by Emma a week later, when someone cuter came along. This was so confusing. Perhaps it pays to be liked by very few people.NAH! Another problem was Spinner. If he broke Kendra's heart, Toby would be as good as dead.
Mid-thought, Toby crashed directly into Spinner. He looked up, and then apologized, trying to continue. Spinner kept a firm grip on his shirt, however, making Toby suddenly realize the gravity of his current situation. He trembled in fear and opened his mouth, trying to choke some words from his mouth.
"I.er.I though we were, you know, cool?" Toby was trying to sound sure of himself, but it was hard when he had to look directly up to look Spinner in the eyes. It's kind of to psyche someone out like that.
"You were cool. Under one condition," Ellie, who had been standing nearby, contributed.
Toby was still confused. For a genius child, he sure could be stupid. "Um, if I broke Kendra's heart. But Kendra."
"But Kendra knows what she saw. And she saw you kiss Emma and then agree to a date." Spinner was turning bright red with anger about now. He wanted to break Toby's scrawny little arms in half, and then squash his nose flat against his face, and then. Spinner loved his sister more than anyone else in the world. Not wanting to seem like he was too sensitive, he always just punished whoever dared to hurt her. Toby wasn't too sure what to do now. He couldn't exactly run, with Spinner still firmly gripping his shirt, and Ellie standing behind him, fingers between two of his belt loops.
"You, uh, really don't want to hurt me. It's not worth it. I.I'm sorry about Emma. It really happened without my control. It was a big mistake. I still like Kendra," Toby was grasping at straws, trying to find the right thing to say. He was dead and he knew it.
Spinner grabbed hold of his shoulders as Ellie moved and pushed Toby into the brick storefront by them. He sent one punch towards his face. Toby's glasses shattered, and he closed his eyes just in time to the glass out. Toby felt his nose break as blood came gushing out. Tears filled his eyes rapidly, and as he ran home, he was all out sobbing. He could scarcely open his eyes, for fear of the glass still surrounding them, and started to make his way home with very little idea of where he was going. He could here Spinner laughing evilly behind him, telling him he deserved it. At the same time, Toby knew he deserved it. He was a horrible person to go and do that to Kendra.
He somehow made it home. That was all he remembered, however, because he immediately crashed onto the floor and passed out.
I hope you guys like it. Sorry I took so long. The next one will be sooner. I love Toby, so this was hard for me to write. PLEEZ review.
Emma suddenly froze. Toby had a girlfriend? Toby, her only back-up plan, was taken? She couldn't quite believe that he had stopped fawning over her 24/7. Weird! And then there was another question: Whom was Toby dating? And was she being paid? After giggling a bit at the lost thought, she snapped back to reality. There had to be a way to win him over, a way to make him break-up with whatever girl he was with for her.
"But Toby..." she began to speak.
"But Toby, nothing," Toby replied, "I like Kenz, and you had your chance with me for almost a full year. I should have quit letting you control me a long time ago."
Emma made a hasty decision to act seductive. She touched Toby's chest and abs teasingly. "I'm sure you have some feelings left for me," she whispered, "After all, someone like you belongs with someone like me. Someone so smart, so sweet, so handsome...so muscular..." The muscular bit was a little much, but Toby, like most guys being flattered, found it hard to resist the bait.
"Well, I suppose..." Toby started to say something, but his throat was dry, and sweat was dripping down his "muscular" body. Emma liked him, and more than half of his heart was still very attached to her. That nagging voice in the back of his head was the only thing keeping him from running to Kendra and breaking up. The voice was asking whether Emma intended to use him, and that voice was directly on target.
As Toby was thinking all this, Emma was just as worried. He didn't seem to be falling for anything. That's not quite fair, she thought, Just because I threw away all these opportunities for great guys, I get no one? A/N: And I'll bet this is really how she thinks! HATE HER! HATE HER! HATE HER! DIE!! Okay, we now interrupt this Emma bashing with the main story... It took her a moment, but Emma realized that there was only one thing left for her to do. She pulled together all her courage and gave Toby a deep, lustful kiss. He tried to pull away and object, but Emma just took advantage of his open mouth and stuck in her tongue. He decided to just make the most of it and kissed her back. Emma was shocked to notice that she didn't really mind it too much. He was a pretty good kisser, in fact. But all good things have to end sometime. She pulled her mouth away and looked into his big brown eyes.
"Still feel that way? Or would you like to go out sometime?" she asked, hoping that she had won him over.
"I suppose one date wouldn't hurt..." Toby said, regretting it immediately, but Emma was already gone. One date might hurt, if the right person showed up. What he didn't know was that the right person had shown up, and witnessed the whole flirtation. Kendra ran away before Toby could see her, tears and hurt in her eyes.
Spinner was angry, very angry. Not only had his wonderful date with Ellie been cut short, but he had been interrupted with the worst possible news. Someone had hurt his baby sister. And that person had been warned. That person was about to pay! He stood up almost immediately when Kendra showed up at the restaurant, grabbed Ellie's hand, and strutted out the door, leaving Kendra there to wonder what would happen to Toby.
As Toby walked home, he couldn't get his mind off the fact that he actually had the problem of choosing between girls. On the one hand was Emma: pretty, smart, popular, and loved by quite a few guys. On the other hand was Kendra: cute, into the same things he was, had liked him from the beginning, and not much of a guy-jumper. He had no idea what to do. He had liked Emma for such a long time, and she was an amazing kisser! But he didn't want to break Kendra's heart just to be dumped by Emma a week later, when someone cuter came along. This was so confusing. Perhaps it pays to be liked by very few people.NAH! Another problem was Spinner. If he broke Kendra's heart, Toby would be as good as dead.
Mid-thought, Toby crashed directly into Spinner. He looked up, and then apologized, trying to continue. Spinner kept a firm grip on his shirt, however, making Toby suddenly realize the gravity of his current situation. He trembled in fear and opened his mouth, trying to choke some words from his mouth.
"I.er.I though we were, you know, cool?" Toby was trying to sound sure of himself, but it was hard when he had to look directly up to look Spinner in the eyes. It's kind of to psyche someone out like that.
"You were cool. Under one condition," Ellie, who had been standing nearby, contributed.
Toby was still confused. For a genius child, he sure could be stupid. "Um, if I broke Kendra's heart. But Kendra."
"But Kendra knows what she saw. And she saw you kiss Emma and then agree to a date." Spinner was turning bright red with anger about now. He wanted to break Toby's scrawny little arms in half, and then squash his nose flat against his face, and then. Spinner loved his sister more than anyone else in the world. Not wanting to seem like he was too sensitive, he always just punished whoever dared to hurt her. Toby wasn't too sure what to do now. He couldn't exactly run, with Spinner still firmly gripping his shirt, and Ellie standing behind him, fingers between two of his belt loops.
"You, uh, really don't want to hurt me. It's not worth it. I.I'm sorry about Emma. It really happened without my control. It was a big mistake. I still like Kendra," Toby was grasping at straws, trying to find the right thing to say. He was dead and he knew it.
Spinner grabbed hold of his shoulders as Ellie moved and pushed Toby into the brick storefront by them. He sent one punch towards his face. Toby's glasses shattered, and he closed his eyes just in time to the glass out. Toby felt his nose break as blood came gushing out. Tears filled his eyes rapidly, and as he ran home, he was all out sobbing. He could scarcely open his eyes, for fear of the glass still surrounding them, and started to make his way home with very little idea of where he was going. He could here Spinner laughing evilly behind him, telling him he deserved it. At the same time, Toby knew he deserved it. He was a horrible person to go and do that to Kendra.
He somehow made it home. That was all he remembered, however, because he immediately crashed onto the floor and passed out.
I hope you guys like it. Sorry I took so long. The next one will be sooner. I love Toby, so this was hard for me to write. PLEEZ review.