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Chapter Ten: I Miss You

Kayvan looks over at his friend only to see the girl staring off space, her left leg fidgeting uncomfortably as they sat together under a tree. He found himself wondering why she didn't want to speak to him and tries to touch her shoulder only for Tatyana to pull away quickly.

"Okay Ty, why are you acting like this? What have I done?"

Tatyana frowns a little then sighs, "I'm sorry Kayvan. It just bothers me that you didn't trust me enough to tell me about your boyfriend or that you were gay. I know I haven't been the best friend these couple of months but…finding out the way I did…just hurt."

"I wanted to tell you, I really did. You are my best friend and you were the only girl I had feelings for but I knew that maybe my love for you wasn't that type of love. You're like my little sister and I will always love you."

Tatyana freezes, the pain of actually hearing him say that she was like a sister to him hitting her fast and yet not hurting as much when she saw him kissing Pietro. Slowly she realizes that in the past few days her feelings for him had somewhat shifted, though she knew that she would always love him in some form. She glances at him, seeing him staring at her waiting for her to speak.

"Love you too bro, even though it hurts a little," She snorts when he kisses her forehead, "Ew dude…no physical contact."

Kayvan laughs and gives her a noogie causing the girl to giggle. Neither of them noticed Cole standing in the tree above them, his cold eyes staring down at them.

"Well this is interesting." Cole smirks when he remembers confronting Tatyana in the locker room only the day before. It was surprisingly easy to sneak into the female locker room while she was alone. ..

~Flashback~

Cole watches as Tatyana stares in a mirror, her wet hair dripping over her shoulders. He found it amusing that she was so pale now and knew why he didn't notice her around school. She looked strange and he found himself wanting the old Tatyana back, his African-American friend who didn't look at him with disgust.

"This is so strange…why would he even come to this school when he hates…us so much." She was mumbling. He walks forward and touches her hair, smiling at her in the mirror.

"Probably because I can't change what I am either." His grin widens when she jerks forward, turning around and holding her towel to her body.

"Geeze Cole, do you know how creepy it is that you're sneaking into the girl's locker room? What's wrong with you?" She says pressing against the mirror behind her and he resists the urge to laugh, finding her fear hilarious especially since this was the same girl who back kicked one of his friends to help her bodyguard.

He reaches out and touches her cheek, brushing his knuckles across her face, "I just wanted to talk to you alone. I wondered why I couldn't find you in the school and I can see why…why don't we put everything behind us? You and I aren't so different now."

"You tried to hurt us…Kay and me. Just because of your hatred. You were right, Karma kicked you in the ass." She slaps his hand away and freezes when he growls, watching as his eyes flash dangerously.

Cole takes a shaky breath and leans his forehead on hers, "I…am sorry for all I did Ty. I really am. I just want to have you back as my friend…I have no one…"

Tatyana says nothing, moving back as far as she could which wasn't that far at all. She tries to see if Cole was lying but couldn't explain the emotion he saw in his eyes. She did however notice the glow his left hand was giving off and that scared her. She freezes when she feels his lips touch her forehead.

"I really did miss you." He drawls softly before pulling away and walking out of the room, leaving the girl to slide down to the ground, her body shaking. She didn't see the smirk on his face.

~End~

Cole himself didn't know why he liked messing with Tatyana's mind so much but he did know that he wanted to hurt Kayvan Yin and the main way to do that was through the person he had to guard. Though it seemed that the two of them weren't as close as they had been when he had last seen them together. Then again he himself wanted to go back to the way he and Tatyana used to be as children but he wasn't sure how to do that.

So he watched and waited, confused with the dueling emotions that ran through him when he looked at her. Part of him wanting to get back at her for abandoning him all those years ago and the other part just wanting to go back to being Ty and Cole, simple kids with no strings attached.

"What's with you and...That boy..." Kayvan says suddenly his eyes gazing straight ahead to keep from looking at his friend.

Tatyana looks up from where she was flipping through the sketch book and shrugs, "We're friends."

"Close friends?" Kayvan's right eyebrow raises and he glances at her and she smiles a little, pausing on the page she had first drawn of Pyro.

"He was there for me when I needed him. He's become very close to me and I enjoy being around him."

"So you like him?"

"Kayvan! I'm not discussing this with you." Tatyana frowns at him and pushes him in the shoulder and the older male laughs, throwing an arm around her.

"You like him. Does he know?"

The girl pushes away from him and holds the sketchpad to her chest, "I don't like Pyro...well....He's a friend okay?"

"Keep telling yourself that Miss Winston. I can read you like a book. Come on, its late and I'm sure your lover boy is worried."

"You're one to talk."

Cole watches as the two teens walk back into the building and his wings extend before his flies off. He didn't notice the tip of Logan's cigar light up and the frown on the man's face as he watches the boy fly into the night.

Meanwhile Allison (Amara) looks around John's room, raising an eyebrow at the cleanliness of the place.

"Since when do you clean, Johnny?" She says trailing her finger on the desk nearby. John stands near the door, his arms crossed before his chest.

"Since when do you care, Amara?" He spits out her name, glaring at the girl who just turns around and smiles.

"Now Johnny don't be like that. I came back because I missed you," Allison walks towards him and holds her arms out for a hug, "Didn't you miss me?"

"About as much as I miss a toothache, hun. Honestly I don't know why you would even say something like that. You left me Amara, you went off to Brazil saying that I was nothing but a thug, that my friends were the freaks among freaks," John walks closer to her till their faces are inches apart, "You said I wasn't good enough for you."

"I was wrong, Johnny. I realize that I ..." She leans up and tries to kiss him but he pushes her away, his lip curling.

"Don't touch me, please don't touch me."

John stiffens when she wraps her arms around him and lays her head on his chest, "Please John. Just give me another chance. You know we're perfect together. It just took me some time to realize it."

Allison holds up her hand and a heart of fire appears but John makes it disappear.

"Leave."

Allison sighs, "Fine, John. Just tell me this: does your girl toy know who you really are? Can she really deal with the true you? Because I did John, I was here when you first came to this school with nothing. When you were just a little thug who burned his own..."

"Leave, Amara! Do you not understand that I don't want you here?" John winces as his skin seems to get hotter and Amara frowns before stalking out.

John collapses to the floor, sweat pouring off of his body and he leans his head onto his knees. The door opens and he growls expecting to see Amara.

Tatyana blinks and points at his shirt, "Shall I leave this here then....why are you sweating like a pig?"

John motions her to come forward and she shuts the door with her foot before walking to him and sitting on the floor in front of him. Tatyana blinks when he falls forward onto her but wraps her arms around him wondering why his body was so hot. Silence falls between the two until...

"Do you want to take a shower and watch Robot Chicken?"

John looks up and grins, "You know I love you right?"

Tatyana snorts, trying to fight the blush that appears, "Yeah yeah. I'll go get snacks, okay? You go shower...lord knows you need it, sweaty."

"Pfft whatever you know you like it," The boy poses a little and Tatyana's eyes trail down to stare at his abs, "Yeah you like it."

Tatyana blushes and tugs on his hair, "In your dreams, loser."

John leans forward with a smile, his lips inches from hers, "In my dreams you're naked and screaming my name."

"Hmm...interesting...yep...heh...interesting..." Tatyana tries to back up but John pins her down and grins.

"Scared, Violet?"

"Of the way you smell yes. Talk to me when you smell like body wash instead of body odor." Tatyana grins when the boy rolls his eyes and climbs off of her.

"You are such a mood killer you know that?" He says frowning a bit. The girl grins and grabs his hand before tugging him down and kissing him briefly on the lips.

"Yeah I know. I'm gonna go get snacks" Tatyana winks and walks out of the room leaving John to stare after her.

"That was new..."

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