The Feeling - Chapter Two: Crushing Blow
Tino got himself ready to go out, he was going to meet his friends for a day at the beach on this particular Saturday. He was only half conscious while he got his swimsuit on and got his towel and things together. His mind was elsewhere as he continued to reel from his earlier proclamation to himself. One thought that kept crossing his mind as he got himself ready was how was he going to keep his composure when he saw Lor in her bathing suit. Sure, he had seen her a million times in it before, but never in his current condition. What if he couldn't talk to her? What if he blurted something out that gave himself away? Maybe he should call them up and say he wasn't going.
"No. I can't do that. I can't let this take control of me. I have to be in control. Keep it together, Tino. You will be fine just go, enjoy the beach, and ignore Lor in a bikini," He thought to himself.
"Hmmm... in a bikini? That would look pretty sweet. Mmmm... that's a very nice picture. Ah shit! What the hell am I doin? If just thinking about her gets me this excited, how the hell am I gonna be able to deal with this in person? I guess I will just have to rely on my iron will.... I am so doomed."
Along the way to the beach Tino took the time to reassure himself that everything would be all right. As he walked, he took deep breaths in hopes they would help build his fortitude. Today would be a great test of his ability to hold up in front of Lor, if he could keep his composure while she was in a bikini, then he definitely could while she was in real clothes. As he got closer to the beach he spied Tish and Carver at the top of the steps, but he didn't spot Lor.
"I wonder if she is sick? Maybe she isn't coming and I worried for nothing. This could be a good thing," Tino thought.
"Hey T," Carver said when he saw Tino approaching.
" Hey Carv, hey Tish," Tino responded, "Lor not comin'?"
" No, I talked to her before I left and she said she would be here," Tish answered.
The feeling of dread came rushing back to Tino.
"Oh look, there she is now," Carver said pointing to out behind Tino.
With great reluctance, Tino began to slowly turn around to look at what was going to be hell for him. When he first caught a look of her he almost let out a yelp of surprise. She was wearing a two-piece bikini that showed off her athletic body. In addition, the bathing suit looked pretty small and fit tightly on her.
"Hey guys. Thanks for waitin' up for me," Lor said.
"No problem. Hey, is that a new bikini?" Tish asked.
"Yeah it is I just got it this past week. It's pretty nice, but I think it makes my butt stick out too much. What do you guys think?" she inquired turning around and sticking her butt in their direction.
"Ahhh!" Tino screamed not being able to restrain himself this time.
The others looked at him curious about his sudden outburst.
Tino looked around slightly embarrassed and managed to get out, "Damn bees. They are real bastards this time of year. Heh ha hoo..." Tino cursed himself mentally for his outburst.
"Okay whatever. Let's just get out on the sand before all the good spots are takin'," Carver said.
A few hours had passed and Tino had made it so far without being too obvious about his feelings. Primarily, he tried to keep himself where Lor wasn't. If she was sunbathing than he went swimming, and if she went swimming then he was sunbathing. However, one time he fell into a brief sleep while sunbathing and hadn't noticed her coming out of the water back to where they had setup their umbrella and such. It might not have been so bad for him, but his eyes opened to her bending over only a few feet in front of his face. Immediately, he reached down to adjust his bathing suit.
"Hey dude. Something wrong with your trunks?" Lor questioned.
"Uhhhh nothing. Just got some sand in them that's all. A LOT of sand," Tino said lying to her.
"Well okay then. I'm goin' back in the water," Lor called out as she ran off.
Tino waved to her and breathed a sigh of relief that she wasn't sticking around to sunbathe. No way could he have gotten up and walked to the water, what with his excitement showing and all.
"Oh man. I have got to stay awake and make sure that doesn't happen again," Tino thought to himself.
Soon the day wound down and the group started to pack up to leave. Tino felt proud of himself having made it through the entire time with minimal outbursts and lying.
"Man, nothing like a day at the beach. Fun in the sun, girls in bikinis, and a good excuse for me to strut my stuff," Carver commented flexing to try and prove his point.
"Dude, are you trying to make some form of a muscle?" Lor asked.
Carver grumbled something and went back to packing up the stuff.
Just before they had everything together Tish said excitedly to Lor, "Look! It's Thomson and I think he is coming this way!"
"What! Where? What do I say?" Lor said panicked.
"Hey there Lor," came Thomson's voice from behind her.
She whirled around and got out, "Eerrmmer."
Thomson resumed talking seemingly oblivious to Lor's gibberish, "So I was thinking if you aren't doing anything tomorrow then maybe you would like to go to the movies with me and afterwards we could hang out or something?"
Lor simply nodded her head in agreement knowing full well that she wouldn't be able to speak words.
"Well okay then I will pick you up at your house around 12:00. Is that good?" Lor once again nodded in consent since words still failed her.
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow," And with that Thomson was off.
"Way to go, Lor!" Tish exclaimed. "Yeah, congratulations!" Carver added.
"Thanks guys, but I hope that I'll have my voice for tomorrow," Lor said in response.
"Well, I think you will be fine. If the past is any indication you will be able to talk to him once push comes to shove. History also reminds us that you need to be yourself," Tish commented.
"Yeah, yeah I know. Hey, I have grown up since then I know what to do," Lor said.
Carver laughed a bit, but then caught sight of Tino and asked, "Hey T, you alright? You look kind of pale."
Tino could barely lift his head, but still managed to say, "Oh yeah I'm fine. I'm just a little tired that's all."
"If you say so, man."
Of course, Tino was not alright, in fact, he felt downright horrible. The look in Lor's eyes when Thomson was around had sent daggers into him. He could see the love in her eyes for him, how could he ever be with her? The whole walk home Tino stayed silent letting the idea of Lor and Thomson going out writhe around in his mind. He barely heard Tish and Carver say to him that they would get pizza tomorrow. He nodded his head in a mechanical fashion half agreeing to meet them there and half just acknowledging that he heard them.
When Tino got home he wasn't hungry for whatever concoction his mother had thrown together for dinner. Instead, he went to his room and threw himself on his bed to boil in his thoughts.
"What am I going to do? She will never look my way. I'm crazy to be in love with her. Look at me I'm just a scrawny nerd. Why would she or anybody go for me? Shit! Why did this happen to me? I have to clear my mind. I think I'll go to sleep maybe things will look better tomorrow I doubt it, but it's the only thing I can hope for."
Maybe in his dreams he could find some solace from the crushing blow, he had received that day, but tomorrow was another day and another chance for him to clear things out.
End of Chapter Two
Hi there, I am hard at work writing this thing so if you are to the whole Tino/Lor thing then things will be pretty cool for you because I am making sure I get this story out there in a timely fashion. As with most stories please review this one and flames and such are more than welcome. Any and all suggestions will be considered, though, not all may be used since I kind of have a basic out line in my head. And if you are curious why this has a PG-13 rating its because of the cursing primarily. I feel there is and will be enough to warrant the rating. Also this way I have more leeway with adult themes and such ok stay tuned for more in this story and remember please review!! Reposted for easier reading.
Tino got himself ready to go out, he was going to meet his friends for a day at the beach on this particular Saturday. He was only half conscious while he got his swimsuit on and got his towel and things together. His mind was elsewhere as he continued to reel from his earlier proclamation to himself. One thought that kept crossing his mind as he got himself ready was how was he going to keep his composure when he saw Lor in her bathing suit. Sure, he had seen her a million times in it before, but never in his current condition. What if he couldn't talk to her? What if he blurted something out that gave himself away? Maybe he should call them up and say he wasn't going.
"No. I can't do that. I can't let this take control of me. I have to be in control. Keep it together, Tino. You will be fine just go, enjoy the beach, and ignore Lor in a bikini," He thought to himself.
"Hmmm... in a bikini? That would look pretty sweet. Mmmm... that's a very nice picture. Ah shit! What the hell am I doin? If just thinking about her gets me this excited, how the hell am I gonna be able to deal with this in person? I guess I will just have to rely on my iron will.... I am so doomed."
Along the way to the beach Tino took the time to reassure himself that everything would be all right. As he walked, he took deep breaths in hopes they would help build his fortitude. Today would be a great test of his ability to hold up in front of Lor, if he could keep his composure while she was in a bikini, then he definitely could while she was in real clothes. As he got closer to the beach he spied Tish and Carver at the top of the steps, but he didn't spot Lor.
"I wonder if she is sick? Maybe she isn't coming and I worried for nothing. This could be a good thing," Tino thought.
"Hey T," Carver said when he saw Tino approaching.
" Hey Carv, hey Tish," Tino responded, "Lor not comin'?"
" No, I talked to her before I left and she said she would be here," Tish answered.
The feeling of dread came rushing back to Tino.
"Oh look, there she is now," Carver said pointing to out behind Tino.
With great reluctance, Tino began to slowly turn around to look at what was going to be hell for him. When he first caught a look of her he almost let out a yelp of surprise. She was wearing a two-piece bikini that showed off her athletic body. In addition, the bathing suit looked pretty small and fit tightly on her.
"Hey guys. Thanks for waitin' up for me," Lor said.
"No problem. Hey, is that a new bikini?" Tish asked.
"Yeah it is I just got it this past week. It's pretty nice, but I think it makes my butt stick out too much. What do you guys think?" she inquired turning around and sticking her butt in their direction.
"Ahhh!" Tino screamed not being able to restrain himself this time.
The others looked at him curious about his sudden outburst.
Tino looked around slightly embarrassed and managed to get out, "Damn bees. They are real bastards this time of year. Heh ha hoo..." Tino cursed himself mentally for his outburst.
"Okay whatever. Let's just get out on the sand before all the good spots are takin'," Carver said.
A few hours had passed and Tino had made it so far without being too obvious about his feelings. Primarily, he tried to keep himself where Lor wasn't. If she was sunbathing than he went swimming, and if she went swimming then he was sunbathing. However, one time he fell into a brief sleep while sunbathing and hadn't noticed her coming out of the water back to where they had setup their umbrella and such. It might not have been so bad for him, but his eyes opened to her bending over only a few feet in front of his face. Immediately, he reached down to adjust his bathing suit.
"Hey dude. Something wrong with your trunks?" Lor questioned.
"Uhhhh nothing. Just got some sand in them that's all. A LOT of sand," Tino said lying to her.
"Well okay then. I'm goin' back in the water," Lor called out as she ran off.
Tino waved to her and breathed a sigh of relief that she wasn't sticking around to sunbathe. No way could he have gotten up and walked to the water, what with his excitement showing and all.
"Oh man. I have got to stay awake and make sure that doesn't happen again," Tino thought to himself.
Soon the day wound down and the group started to pack up to leave. Tino felt proud of himself having made it through the entire time with minimal outbursts and lying.
"Man, nothing like a day at the beach. Fun in the sun, girls in bikinis, and a good excuse for me to strut my stuff," Carver commented flexing to try and prove his point.
"Dude, are you trying to make some form of a muscle?" Lor asked.
Carver grumbled something and went back to packing up the stuff.
Just before they had everything together Tish said excitedly to Lor, "Look! It's Thomson and I think he is coming this way!"
"What! Where? What do I say?" Lor said panicked.
"Hey there Lor," came Thomson's voice from behind her.
She whirled around and got out, "Eerrmmer."
Thomson resumed talking seemingly oblivious to Lor's gibberish, "So I was thinking if you aren't doing anything tomorrow then maybe you would like to go to the movies with me and afterwards we could hang out or something?"
Lor simply nodded her head in agreement knowing full well that she wouldn't be able to speak words.
"Well okay then I will pick you up at your house around 12:00. Is that good?" Lor once again nodded in consent since words still failed her.
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow," And with that Thomson was off.
"Way to go, Lor!" Tish exclaimed. "Yeah, congratulations!" Carver added.
"Thanks guys, but I hope that I'll have my voice for tomorrow," Lor said in response.
"Well, I think you will be fine. If the past is any indication you will be able to talk to him once push comes to shove. History also reminds us that you need to be yourself," Tish commented.
"Yeah, yeah I know. Hey, I have grown up since then I know what to do," Lor said.
Carver laughed a bit, but then caught sight of Tino and asked, "Hey T, you alright? You look kind of pale."
Tino could barely lift his head, but still managed to say, "Oh yeah I'm fine. I'm just a little tired that's all."
"If you say so, man."
Of course, Tino was not alright, in fact, he felt downright horrible. The look in Lor's eyes when Thomson was around had sent daggers into him. He could see the love in her eyes for him, how could he ever be with her? The whole walk home Tino stayed silent letting the idea of Lor and Thomson going out writhe around in his mind. He barely heard Tish and Carver say to him that they would get pizza tomorrow. He nodded his head in a mechanical fashion half agreeing to meet them there and half just acknowledging that he heard them.
When Tino got home he wasn't hungry for whatever concoction his mother had thrown together for dinner. Instead, he went to his room and threw himself on his bed to boil in his thoughts.
"What am I going to do? She will never look my way. I'm crazy to be in love with her. Look at me I'm just a scrawny nerd. Why would she or anybody go for me? Shit! Why did this happen to me? I have to clear my mind. I think I'll go to sleep maybe things will look better tomorrow I doubt it, but it's the only thing I can hope for."
Maybe in his dreams he could find some solace from the crushing blow, he had received that day, but tomorrow was another day and another chance for him to clear things out.
End of Chapter Two
Hi there, I am hard at work writing this thing so if you are to the whole Tino/Lor thing then things will be pretty cool for you because I am making sure I get this story out there in a timely fashion. As with most stories please review this one and flames and such are more than welcome. Any and all suggestions will be considered, though, not all may be used since I kind of have a basic out line in my head. And if you are curious why this has a PG-13 rating its because of the cursing primarily. I feel there is and will be enough to warrant the rating. Also this way I have more leeway with adult themes and such ok stay tuned for more in this story and remember please review!! Reposted for easier reading.