by Mezzo-chan
"I don't like hiding this," he gripped her closer to him, breathing into her soft violet hair.
"I know…but they can't know…not yet…" she sighed, lifting her eyes to the ceiling so that her tears wouldn't show, "I don't like hiding it either Gar,"
"We all keep too many secrets," he hated the secrecy, the doubt, the constant fear of prying eyes. "All I want is for us to be honest for once…that's all,"
"It's harder than that Gar, there are things people won't understand…and there are hurts that go very deep. I don't want this…us to disappear…because of what they say…"
"They're our friends Raven…and they might not be ready…but I…" he felt himself falling back, carrying her body with him until they'd fallen onto her sheets, and into an abyss of concealed emotions.
It wasn't fair.
Why couldn't he tell anyone?
Why couldn't he shout to the world that he was in love?
Author's NoteThis was a hard chapter for me to write since it's a pretty commonly used topic. So I just wrote what came to mind I think it's alright, but I'm definitely going to do better on the next chapter.
Next Up, Chapter 10: Burning