Enchantment Passing Through
By the Almighty SporkGoddess
Chapter 4: Seitt's Latest Flame
"I'm in every kind of trouble
Can't you tell, just look at me
Half ecstatic, half dejected
All in all I'm all at sea
Easy terms I thought I wanted
Fill me now with chilling dread
You could never know the chaos
Of a life turned on its head
Of a life turned on its head"
- A Step Too Far - Aida
My first thought was that I should keep cool. I did feel badly for Seitt, though, having to stay hidden.
"Allenby!" Sai ran over to me. "Did you ever get the scoop on that guy?" He asked, his voice quiet.
"Uh… kinda…" I answered, not willing to look him in the eyes.
"And?" He pressed on, his eyes darting around for intruders on the conversation.
"They just had a fling in college," I whispered hastily. Sai Sici seemed satisfied with that tidbit of information, and thankfully left me alone.
The rest of the night dragged on, but finally everyone eventually left.
Seitt poked his head around the corner. "Is it safe to come out?"
I nodded, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "That was easy enough…."
Suddenly, the door opened, and Rain stepped in.
"Sorry to intrude…. I forgot my pur…." She stopped talking at the sight of her ex-lover, who just stared at her. I could almost feel the heat that once lingered in the air between them.
"Allenby… what is Seitt doing here?" Rain asked dimly, still not taking her blue eyes off of him.
"I can explain…" I stammered, when the door opened, and none other than Domon stepped in.
"Rain, what's taking so long? Can't you…. " He stopped talking when he saw the guy Rain was staring at. "Seitt."
It was silent for a few minutes, when Rain repeated her question.
"Allenby… what is Seitt doing here?"
"Well… we were bound to be curious when we found your.. I mean, I was bound to be curious when I found your address book, and his number had hearts drawn around it… I called it, and we became friends… and then…" My tone became considerably lighter. "More."
"More?" Rain repeated. I nodded.
"More."
"Rain," Domon asked, "Why did you have hearts drawn around his number?"
"It was my college address book. I was throwing it out… Allenby must have found it."
"You were throwing it out…" Seitt echoed.
"It wasn't that I…." Rain trailed off.
"I see." Seitt mumbled.
"Seitt…" Rain sighed.
"No, I get it." Seitt walked away, and I silently fumed. Wasn't he supposed to be helping me explain this, instead of pining over his ex?
"Great… I'd better go talk to him." Rain said
"I'm sorry." I said quietly.
"Don't be." Rain replied. "One can't help whom they love." Strangely enough, she was smiling.
"I guess you're right…"
I smiled. The effect she had on people was amazing. Or maybe I was just glad that she was okay with this.
But then, her expression turned serious, and she lowered her tone so that Domon couldn't hear.
"Allenby… be careful, though. He's a great guy, but I don't know how to say this…"
"He's not over you yet." I repeated dully.
She nodded, affirming what had been my previous dread, and left.
Domon turned to me. "Allenby! What were you thinking?"
"… What?" I blinked.
"This is Seitt! He was infected with DG cells!"
"So was Rain…" I pointed out.
"Shut up! That's different!"
"Admit it, you just don't want me dating him!" I retorted.
"Can you blame me?! You're too young for this!"
"I'm eighteen!"
"He's twenty-one!" Domon snarled.
"So are you!"
Domon's face contorted. "The point is, you're making a mistake!"
"How do you know? You knew the guy for, what, a day?"
"Two days… and he spent the entire time…."
"Hitting on Rain. So that's what this is about." I shook my head.
"You didn't let me finish!"
"No," I said, growing annoyed, and for the first time in my life pitying Rain. "I understand what you're trying to say. You want me to stay away from Seitt because you don't like him."
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Seitt's POV
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I sat there. She was throwing out my number… what, was she completely removing me from her life? Funny, I'd never known that she hated me.
"Seitt?" The girl that had haunted my thoughts for the past year or two poked her head inside. "I think we should talk."
"Nothing to talk about." I shrugged.
"You've really changed." She said quietly. "You used to tell me everything."
"Yeah, well, things have changed."
"Seitt, you know I didn't want to leave you. I really wanted to stay. I really did love you… but…"
"But a certain Neo Japanese Gundam Fighter caught your attention. I get it." I mumbled miserably.
"That's not how it was, and you know it. It's been over a year, Seitt… get on with your life."
"How can I?"
"You have to, for Allenby's sake. Allenby and I had our differences at the start, but now we're friends, and I don't want you to hurt her. She's not strong enough, she's not mature enough to handle it. This is her first relationship, and I don't want her to be someone's rebound."
"She's not a rebound!" I protested.
"Oh? She's not a rebound? Then why did you run in here and pout after learning that I threw out my old address book, without even realizing that I'd probably memorized your number by now? Why didn't you stand by the girl you supposedly love, and give her moral support as she explained everything? You didn't! You ran away, just like you ran away to become a Gundam fighter after I left! You did it to distract yourself, to avoid dealing with your emotions."
I stared at her. Damn…. This woman really knew me.
"I can't say it's the healthiest way to deal with problems, but I knew there was nothing I could do about it… but now it's different. You're going to hurt someone just because you can't cope with your problems!" Rain continued,
Author's Note: Yes, I cut off at another evil spot. Blame writers' block. More coming soon, I promise!
Disclaimer: See first chapter. I should probably name where the chapter titles come from. Chapter 1's title is a spoof of When Harry Met Sally, chapter 2's title is from RENT, chapter 3's title is also from RENT, and this title is a spoof of a song from Evita (called Peron's Latest Flame)