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Bubble Guppies Fanfic

Bubble Guppies Teen Years

Chapter 18: Hidden Sorrow (part 2)

Things are far from improving. It took a few hours for the guppies to get back to Gil. Molly, Goby, Deema, and Oona were worried about their friends. They were gathered outside the school after a long day.

"Do you think Gil will be fine? He did not tell us what he intended to do. But he looked very upset" Goby said.

"I don't know, Goby. Gilly can act very rashly. He tends to be carried away by feelings" Molly commented.

"Uh...oh….Look!" Deema was surprised. The rest looked where Deema pointed out. They were scared with what they saw. It was Gil. He was beaten and with a black eye.

"Ugh….My entire body" Gil complained.

"What happened, Gilly?" Molly was the most worried in this moment.

"Ugh...I did something stupid" Gil confessed.

"What happened? What did you do?" Deema asked.

"Well….emmmm….I wanted to teach that Nate a lesson. That he shouldn't mess with Nonny. But I didn't expect him to be so strong" Gil answered.

"But why did you do it? You are not a violent boy" Molly asked.

"(sigh) I know. But…..It bothers me a lot that people abuse those who matter to me. I got carried away by the moment of anger...Now I know that was stupid" Gil explained.

"Yes ... that was not your best idea. Gil, we will do something about it. We also care about Nonny as much as you do. But there are other ways to fix the problems ... Isn't it?" Goby said. The rest nodded. But somebody decided to left them.

"Oona?!" The four guppies asked.

"Guys…..I think I'll take care of this. I'm the only person Nonny trusts" Oona expressed.

"But Oona…..You tried it early" Deema intervene.

"Let me do it alone. This is a matter of partner. You more than anyone know about that. So let me do it alone, I can't depend on you always" Oona said. The rest didn´t like the idea. But they understood her position.

"All right. But remember...We will always be for all of you" Molly said "Come on, Gilly! You must be recovered"

The group decided to leave Oona at her request. They went to help Gil in his recovery from the beating that Nate and his friends gave him. Oona decided to go to Nonny's house. She was received by Nonny's mother. Oona was blessed that Nonny's parents loved her, so she had no problem with her in-laws. She allowed Oona to go to Nonny's room (that he was doing some chores). Nonny upon hearing that Oona was at home, he decided to save the chore he was doing and let his girlfriend enter.

"Oh...hello, Sweetie Pie! I did not expect this visit ... Is something wrong?" Nony asked her.

"Nonny….We have to talk…." Oona said a little serious.

"Okay….What is it?" Nonny asked confused.

"Listen to me. I know something bad is happening to you. And you don't want to tell me. You can't lie to me, I know you more than anyone. I can help you, but you won't allow me" Oona explained.

"I honestly don't know what you're talking about" Nonny answered.

"You ... don't trust me ... Don't you? Nonny, I know what's wrong with you ... All guppies know. What's the matter with you? Why don't you trust your friends? Why you do not trust me? Relationships are based on trust. I trust you as you cannot imagine it, but you do it with me ... This relationship cannot work this way" Oona explained a little sad.

"Oona…..Don't tell me what you plan to do what I think you will do" Nonny was worried.

"I love you more than you think. And yes, it will hurt. But if you don't trust me, what can I expect from you? Nonny ... even if it hurts ... I think we should ... take some time to think about our relationship" Oona proposed.

"No….Oona, I love you a lot. You're important in my life. I do not know what I would do without you" Nonny was pressed.

"And now you tell me that I am important to you. I thought those "issues" you have are more important to our relationship to you. You've been proving that to me these weeks. And not only with me, but also with your friends. You are putting them aside. It's not just about me, but about them too. They want to help you but you don't allow it ... (sigh) Why do I bother myself? You are so proud that you do not accept help from others ... I ... I better go" Oona decided to left him. Saying those things hurt Oona more than you can imagine. When she was ready to leave her boyfriend's room, he stopped her with his hand. Oona turned to see and saw him ... crying.

"Oona….Don´t leave me…..I can´t handle with this alone….No more….." Nonny was begging her while he cried.

"Nonny…."

"Oona….I can not take it anymore. I'll tell you the truth ... although I guess you already know" Nonny started to explain her the whole situation. Nate forced Nonny to do his homework for him. If he didn't, he could harm him or his friends ... and worse, his girlfriend.

"How long ago did all this begin?" Oona asked.

"From the first day of school" Nonny answered.

"Many months have passed since that day. And why didn't you tell us anything before?" Oona asked again.

"(sigh) I was scared ... If I said any of that ... He could hurt me, my friends, and you" Nonny said with down gaze.

"Nonny ... I didn't want to be the one to tell you but ... Gil was hurt by Nate defending you ..." Oona confessed. Nonny gasped.

"Oh no….All of this is my fault…." Nonny was sadder.

"Now we will find a solution together. Trust me once ... I know something I could do to make them leave you alone" Oona smirked a little. She had something in mind. Perhaps it would be something that Oona has, but has never dared to show.

The day came when they decided to act. Oona and Nonny were walking through the park on a couple walk. At that time, they were able to see Nate and his two friends. Nonny proposed that they not go where Nate was, but Oona was determined to face Nate and his companions.

"Are you sure, Oona?" Nonny was a little scared.

"I know what I do" Oona smiled him.

"Oh...well well well….But look who's there. They are Nonny and his girl. What a coincidence!" Nate smiled sarcastically.

"Oh...you must be Nate. Nonny told me about you. And I will tell you just one thing ... Leave my boyfriend alone and nothing bad will happen" Oona said. Nate just laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha. You are so funny and adorable. It is admirable that you defend this weakling. But what do you plan to do? You're so cute to be dangerous hahaha" Nate just laughed more with his friends. He played with Oona's pigtails mockingly. Nonny became upset but something happened. At that moment Oona took hold of Nate's wrist with great force and turned his wrist causing his pain "AAAGGHHHH That's hurts!"

Oona kept pressing him. Nate's friends backed away a little scared. After a long time of pain for Nate, she decided to release him.

"You're lucky I didn't break your hand. But if I find out that you keep teasing Nonny and her friends, I won't think twice. It is understood?" Oona said that with a terrifying tone.

"Yes yes yes of course ... of course ... Let's go, we had better do our homework ... on our own" Nate said scared.

"But ... please, it's just a girl" One of his friends said.

"Do you want to discuss it with her?" Nate asked. Oona glared at Nate's friend with just her terrifying gaze. He was scared and decided not to say anything.

"Grrrr…..Very good. We will leave you, your girl and your friends alone. Just take that demon girl away from me!" Nate ordered scared. In this moment, he and his friend went away of them. That guy will never bother them.

"That was surprising. Oona, I didn't know you could be ... aggressive" Nonny was really shocked.

"Well ... I have an uncle in Japan who taught me the basics of self defense. I hide it because I don't like violence. Our friends don't know that. I only do this when we are in real danger. But I don't like doing it much. Sure, this was an exception" Oona explained.

"And I thought you were just a cute girl and a little helpless ... I apologize if I offended you" Nonny said. Oona giggled.

"I am still the same tender and sensitive girl you know. But I can defend myself and you a little bit" Oona said.

"Well...you surprised me. Your secret is safe with me. I love you more than before" Nonny smiled her.

"I love you too" Oona kissed his lips. They stayed like that for a while.

Things improved for Oona and Nonny. He started dating her again, hanging out with friends. Nonny was finally freed from Nate's oppression. The six met in one of the breaks they had again.

"I'm glad you're back with us, Nonners" Deema said.

"Yeah. I'm sorry I got away from you" Nonny apologized.

"It´s okay. We understood your situation" Goby said.

"Yes ... and I'm sorry, Gil. They beat you because of my cowardice" Nonny added.

"Stop feeling guilty, friend. That happened to me because of my stupidity" Gil confessed.

"So far, have you noticed, Gilly?" Molly said. The gang started to giggle. At that moment, Nate appears with his friends. They barely saw Oona and quickly left it.

"Wasn't that Nate? Well ... how nice that he already left you alone" Goby said.

"He looked a little intimidated. What happened?" Molly asked.

Oona and Nonny They just saw each other again and winked at each other. They knew the reason. But it was better not to comment on it at the time. Finally, Nonny's hidden pain was gone. He knew he could trust his friends and his partner. They would be there for him always.

I bet you weren't expecting Oona to do that huh? The truth is that I doubted to put that scene but ... this way it would break a little the stereotype that has been put to Oona. Sure, without ceasing to be the tender and compassionate guppy we know. We will soon be close to slightly heavier conflicts. But we will see that until future chapters. Without further ado, we'll see you soon.