Hey Guys! I'm back... Hope you guys enjoy this chapter cause It's honestlty very short. The shortest chapter i've written so far. but to make up for the shortness, the whole chapter is filled with FxH. So yeah... I',m sorry again for the late updates... Btw I'll be releasing the first chapter of my new book also about Flora and Helia. It's quite similar in terms of the superficial highschool environment but I'll be adding the story's description below.
Can I just thank you guys so much for all the support. You guys have been so nice and patient about my updates that it's touching. I hope the support continues and possibly to my new story? THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH I LOVE ALL OF YOU. more deets of my new story at the end of the chapter
This chapter contains mature themes
Back to the Lynphea residence, a teen was busy with chores as her brother and mother were out for their own separate agendas.
The seventeen year old heard the familiar sound of the doorbell ring. She stood up and went towards the door, only to stop when she held the door lock.
Flora felt a cold aura around her as she held the lock tighter. An aura only she could Identify as the cold midnight breeze during the summer. Something felt weird about the aura, like it suddenly formed and entered the house. Yet she still opened the door thinking it was her mother coming home from an extra shift at the restaurant.
"Hey-" She was greeted by midnight blue eyes who seemed ready for a conversation.
"Helia." She gulped and continued staring like he did, thinking of the next step.
"I'm Sor-" He tried to respond and break the staring only to be cut off by an embrace.
Knightley was in shock. His body shot up and took a step back, surprised at Flora's spontaneous reaction to seeing him. Though the proceeding second seemed to mellow him and embrace her back. He felt her heartbeat on his chest as she hugged his neck. With every passing second, he felt her cold body begin to cope with the warmth he carried. He began to feel her melt with him as the embrace continued to exist longer.
"I missed you." She said still in embrace.
Poet-man felt a smile form from Flora after her words and he did the same. He missed her too. As well as their hugs before all this drama that came following them to the party. But mostly, he missed talking to her. He missed this specific feeling he had whenever he spent time with her. A feeling he never had in his life, something too specific to call 'attraction'. He knew that moment that she was and is worth fighting for. She was and is worth it.
Now that he felt all this, his introverted and shy side turned into an honest and brave man ready to tell her everything. Like how she deserves to know how he feels, why he did ignore her, basically everything. With him also came his strength to ask her how she would take their relationship. Only he knew later that she was quicker to respond to the question.
"I'm sorry." He finished his previous words which triggered her to let go of the embrace.
And still they were at the doorway. Being two lost friends in a whirlpool of emotions and danger.
"Let's take this inside. It's getting colder." She opened the door wider, inviting him to their couch.
"It's not your fault, Helia." She said as she turned away from him to lock the door. "Everything was just out of place at the party."
"Not just for the party. For avoiding you." They were face to face as he stopped. "And for dragging you into this whole Nicole drama."
"Dragging me into this?" Flora's eyebrows were knitted together as she wondered.
Lynphea recalled the Nicole and Nicholas encounters and despite fearing them, all she needed to cancel it out was memories with her friends and Helia. The ones who would ask her how was her day and give her inspiration to work harder and stand stronger. All the good times, laughs, stories, jokes and memories. It would all erase the negativity in her life.
"Helia, I wanted this. I don't and never will regret a single moment we shared. All the conversations and laughs, thinking about them now still makes me happy. Being with you-" She paused and looked more soulfully into his eyes as they stood a meter apart.
The aura around them felt warmer now. As blue was looking into green and as green was looking into blue. Their eyes just connected. More soulfully then other eye contact they've had.
"Make me happy." She finished.
All of a sudden their eye contact intensified with passion. With the aura they've set, it was undeniable that the two had passion for each other.
"Trust me, I do too." Knightley said before reminiscing the moments where he smiled, where he laughed, where he saw her happy, when he saw her smile, when he felt her embrace. But it lead to danger. Danger he couldn't keep at bay because he kept her near him.
"But doing that puts you in danger. Nicole is danger." He tried to reason as the memories run back to him. While he jumped in the pool to rescue her to help her get up.
"I can't just put you in that situation. Especially after what I promised to your brother." He stopped knowing she would question him.
"What did you promise?" She asked more confused than ever.
"Weeks ago, Brandon told me to make sure you wouldn't get hurt because of me. I knew he saw something between us, even I didn't see that until I saw you with Julius. I just thought I would get more invested in you over time that you could get hurt. I tried to avoid you to prevent that and it just blew up at the party." He unveiled a missing piece to the puzzle they created.
"Julius? What about him?" Flora continued to ask.
"He likes you. I just had the thought of losing you and made me realize..." The midnight haired male stopped as the tanned seventeen year old walked closer to him to give him another embrace.
"I like him like that." She assured. "I didn't know I was hurting you." She tightened the hug.
"It's okay. I thought maybe he was the best for you. That I would only put you in danger, which I did at the party."
"No. Helia stop saying it's your fault."
"Maybe it is, all I know is that I couldn't put you on anything worse." Knightley replied, leaving a silence.
"You know what's worse?" Flora asked, hoping to lead to a new topic.
"What?"
"You ignoring me." Lynphea broke out.
"So please don't do it again." She continued as Helia was still processing the previous statement.
"Again, I'm Sorry. I just couldn't stand the thought of you getting hurt by either Nicole or Nicholas. I had to. I was scared to see you in pain especially because of me. I just really wanted to-" He finally told the truth but was interrupted.
"You don't have to explain. Musa told me everything that friday night." She shared and looked down to her feet feeling guilty for carrying Musa towards the drama.
"She did?" He wanted confirmation.
Flora nodded her head in agreement then proceeded to extend their conversation and also end it.
"Helia?" She asked for more attention to make sure he listened carefully.
"I know how you feel... about me specifically. I know you want to know how I feel about you too but I trust that you're smart enough to see that." Lynphea paused as she low-key admitting her affection for him.
"And I don't think I could take another day of you avoiding me. Honestly, I just want everything back to normal like about a week ago. I just want all of us to be happy, from Bloom to Karel. I want to enjoy this last year of high school with my brother's friends. And with this drama, I'm glad I get to face it with you and the gang. I know you want something more. I do too, but-" She stopped to see his reaction to her words. All she was was Knightley listening all ears with eyes as understanding.
"Can we just be friends first? Just sort everything out before taking it to the next stage?" She asked slowly to make sure he understood how she felt about the situation.
"Sure. I'm glad that we patched a hole." He stated simply with a small smile.
"I'm sorry if you expected more." The female apologised with considerate eyes and a small frown.
"It's fine. I know how messed up things are right now so I think this is best. That we're taking a step in the right direction." He comforted her with a smile and bright eyes.
"Thank you." She barely whispered through the wind but was audible.
"For doing this. For staying by my side even when you're really not. I just-" Emerald eyes of gratefulness quickly turned into regret.
"You deserve better." Flora finished with a tear coming down from her eye. "You don't want to spend your time with me. Spend it with someone you don't have to worry about." And another tear slipped.
"Flora," He called and walked to her side of the counter top. "No matter who I meet, Nicole is going to come for them. I'd rather have you."
Then all he had to do was give her another embrace. And he did. He gave her a very comforting gesture.
"It's you I like. I don't ask for anyone else."
Glad you reached the end of this chapter! I know it's short but the next part of the story goes into the more romantic side... like dates... ;)
Anyways, i have a new story called "The Girl with the story" Please read it. I really would appreciate it. Here's the description: Helia, an aspiring journalist, a member of the student council and part of the most popular group of students in Magix High School needs a story for his new article to impress one of Magix's best journalist in possibility of an internship. He finds the girl with a story. He uses her as subject to his best piece yet only yo break her heart.
Its a bit unclear but since you guys are so supportive, I'll explain and give a few details here: Helia's part of a very popular group of talented individuals then he's challenged to write an eye opening article. He finds out an intriguing story about a girl. He finds her, gains her trust to tell him more about her life that's not meant for printing. He succeeds and publishes the story and breaks her heart. Later on, they find out something shocking.
So that's it. I hope you guys read it. Just to be clear, this story will still be continuing despite my slow updates. BTW my new story would probably just be less than 15 chapters so... It's just a short story with s simple plot but I just wan to extend it and make sure I give details on every scene.
I also have a question: Do you guys use a mobile phone or a laptop/desktop to read on fanfiction?