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Chapter 3 – A little too much blood
The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate. It is the sand of the Colosseum. - Gracchus.
Marissa looked at herself from the mirror. She gave herself a small nod, like saying she looked okay, and headed downstairs. She wanted to look good, since she was going to go see Alex again. "I'm going out," she called to no one in particular. She knew very well that her mother was out somewhere and so was her so called father. Sometimes, she wished she could have a caring family. Like Alex seemed to have. But on other times, she knew she was better off like this.
Marissa looked back at her castle, as she walked off. She hated this place. Most of her childhood, she had been trapped inside it. She used to watch how other children played on the streets and laughed. She always used to dream about that. To laugh. To really feel happy.
Marissa shook her head slightly and started to walk faster. She knew she didn't have too much time left. After about 15 minutes, she reached Alex's house. She knocked onto the door and waited for someone to answer.
After a few moments the door flew open and Alex smiled at Marissa. "Hey, there," she said. "Come in," she added and stepped away from the door. She was glad to see Marissa again, even though, she wondered what the girl was doing with her all the time.
"Some good gladiators are fighting today. I thought we could go watch that," Marissa said as she walked into the house. She looked around a little and noticed that Ryan was playing with Alex's daughters.
Alex looked at the direction of Ryan, too and smiled. "He got bored of me, so he started to play with the girls," she said with a smile. "And aren't you growing tired of me? I mean, we have been hanging out for the last week. Almost all the time."
Marissa bit her lower lip a little. Was Alex already growing tired of her. "No," she said, disappointment audible in her voice. "Are you?"
Alex quickly shook her head, as she noticed the disappointment in the other girl's voice. The truth was, if she could've spent more time with Marissa, she would have. "No, of course not," she said.
Marissa smiled. "Good. Let's go then?" started to walk out of the house.
"Yeah," Alex said. "Ryan, I'm going out," she called to her brother and followed Marissa out of the house. "Do you go to watch gladiators fight a lot?"
Marissa shrugged. "Yeah, I usually do. When I was smaller, my father always dragged me and my brothers along. So I guess it's sort of a family tradition. And the only fun I had when I was a child. I'm pretty sure my father just wanted me to love violence." She looked at Alex, panicking a little. "You don't like the fights? Because if you don't we don't have to go. I just thought that…."
Alex cut her off. "Don't worry. I like the fights. Just not too much of them. And since I haven't been to one for years, it would be nice to go. But can we go to the beach afterwards?"
Marissa's frown turned into a smile. "Beach sounds good," she said. They started to walk towards the Colosseum.
Alex and Marissa walked out of the Colosseum. Both girls had enjoyed the intense fight that took place between two Rome's best gladiators. Alex had even found herself cheering at times. But the end was bloody.
"That was a little too bloody for my taste. The fight itself was great, the blows, the ducking and everything. But a little too much blood," Alex said, looking at Marissa. It was already dark outside. "It's almost time. We should go," she added.
"Time for what?" Marissa asked. She frowned a little, looking at the other girl.
"For the tide to change. It's a little ritual I have for whenever something really major" Alex glanced at Marissa. "Is about to change in my life"
Marissa smiled and looked at Alex. They started walking to the beach, which was near the Colosseum.
As they reached the beach, Alex went over to the water line and sat down onto the ground. She looked at Marissa who sat down next to her, and then back at the water. "The tide just turned," Alex said, quietly. She looked over at Marissa, looking into her eyes.
Marissa smiled, also looking into Alex's eyes. She leaned a little closer to the girl and soon felt how their lips met. Marissa closed her eyes, lost in the kiss. She had kissed a lot of women before, and some men, but nothing had ever felt so wonderful.
Alex grinned slightly as she thought about last night. It really had been amazing. She closed her eyes and thought about Marissa again. She had been laying in her bed, staring at the ceiling, for the whole morning.
"You finally got laid, huh?" Jodie said as she walked into Alex's room. She was eating some meat. She sat down onto Alex's bed and looked at the blonde.
Alex opened her eyes and glared at Jodie. "No, we didn't have sex. We just kissed." She smiled dreamily and continued. "We went to see the gladiators fight yesterday. Great fight, a bit bloody, though. Then we went to the beach. It was time for the tide to turn. After the tide turned, we kissed. And it was amazing." She sighed a little, grinning goofily.
Jodie made a disgusted face. "Because of you, I can't finish eating my meat. You are seriously way too lame. With all the cute stuff. Ugh. I'll go gag now," she said and stood up. "And your mother wanted to talk to you. Something about visiting Trey's soon to be slave's family." She walked out of the room. "See you later!"
Alex sighed a little and stood up. She really didn't want to spend time with Trey. All of his siblings hated him, but especially Alex. "Mother?" she called as she walked downstairs. She noticed her mother sitting outside and talking to Julie. "Mom? Jodie said you wanted to talk to me?" She leaned against the doorframe.
Kirsten turned away from Julie and looked at Alex. "Yes, dear. Please put something nice on. We're going to go see Trey's bride soon. And please tell him to come downstairs."
Alex made a pouty face. "Mom, do I have to go?" she whined like a five year old. "I really don't want to go. I think I have other plans."
"Alexandra, you are worse than Lydia. Yes, you do have to come. Ryan, Seth and Anna are also coming. Now, chop chop, go tell Trey and then put something nice on," Kirsten said.
Alex sighed over dramatically and turned around. "Fine, mother!" she said and headed to Trey's room, to tell him to get ready. She knocked onto the door. "Ass! Mom said that you should wear something nice." Before Trey could say anything, she headed back upstairs.
"Whore!" Trey said, opening the door. He glared at Alex, he had always hated her sister. She always seemed to be better than him at everything. At school, with parents and even with girls.
"Yeah, yeah, I already know that," Alex called. "But that doesn't change the fact that you're a dick and an ass."
Julie looked at Kirsten, one brow raised. "Does any of your children know that Trey is marrying Marissa?" she asked.
Kirsten shook her head. "No, of course not. Only me and Sandy know. They'll find out later."
Marissa sighed as she looked at herself. This time, she wanted to look as ugly as possible. "Maybe I should just run off?" she said as she looked at her best friend.
"Don't be silly, Coop. Then you wouldn't see Alex anymore," Summer said and stood up from Marissa's bed. "And maybe you'll get a nice husband like my Seth."
Marissa looked at Summer. "You're right," she said. "Did I tell you how the kiss with Alex was?" she asked with a dreamy smile.
Summer rolled her eyes. "Yes, Coop! For about 100 times! You two kissed on a beach. It was romantic. You are so very much in love. I caught that after the few first times. I'm not that slow, you know."
"Sorry, Summer. I'll try to shut up about Alex now," Marissa said. "I think I'll go see her after the whole meeting thing," she added after a moment of silence. She glanced at Summer who was glaring at her. "Shutting up now."
Summer smiled a little. "Now, let's get you all prettified, so your new husband will like you." She walked to Marissa.