Title: A Different Kind of Love
Pairing: Carlos/Rain
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but a girl can dream.
Author's Note: Thoughts are Italics.
Chapter 1
Carlos's POV
"Carlos!" my mother, Alana, yells.
"I'm coming," I yell
"You, young man, are coming with your father and I to meet the Ocampos."
"Who are the Ocampos?"
"The family that just moved in next door to us, Mr. Ocampo is second Lieutenant
in your father's company."
"Why do I have to go?"
"Because they have a daughter and you will be nice and show her around since
she's new here."
"Do I have too?"
"Yes, Carlos, she's lived in Detroit her whole life and she could use a friend like
you."
"Why can't she find friends on her own like a normal person."
"Alejandro, tell your son to be nice to our neighbor's daughter and be her friend."
"Carlos, please do as your mother says." my father says.
"Yes, sir." I say.
"Okay, now that we've settled that, lets go." my mother says.
I can't believe my parents are making me do this. I guess I'll just suck it up since
Mr. Ocampo works with dad. I'll be nice to his daughter until she finds her own friends.
Then I'll be nice to her around my parents so they don't get mad. I hope she's not a little
or something. Maybe she's around my age that will make it easier to be nice to her. My
dad just rang the doorbell and my mother is fixing her clothes trying to look perfect then
the door opens. Great, here it goes.
"Hi, Alejandro." Mr. Ocampo said.
"Hi, Jose." my father said.
"This is my wife, Maya, and our daughter, Rain."
"Very nice to meet both you," my father said, "This is my wife, Alana, and our son,
Carlos."
"Nice to meet both you, please come in."
"Carlos, why don't you take Rain for a walk and show her around the
neighborhood." my mother said.
"That's a wonderful idea," Maya said, " Rain, go with Carlos, neither of you want
to stay and listen to us talk all day."
"Okay." Rain said in a small voice.
"Carlos please take Rain and show her around." my mother said.
She is beautiful, I thought.
"Um yea, sure, mom," I said, "Come on, Rain."
Well, she sure is quiet. We've been walking ten minutes and she hasn't said a
word. Probably scared, I would be too if I moved to a new where I didn't know anyone. Maybe mom is right I should be her friend.
"So, how do you like Colorado Springs?" I asked.
"Its okay." Rain said in a quiet voice.
"You don't have to be shy, I swear I won't hurt you," said, "So um do you miss
Detroit?"
"Yea, I've never lived anywhere else."
"My mom might have mentioned that."
"Yea, my mom called your mom asking if you would show me around and be my
friend."
"Really?"
"Yea, I overheard my mom on the phone."
"If it makes you feel better, my mom would have told me to show you around
anyway."
"Yea, it does." she laughed.
"So, how old are you?" I asked.
"Fourteen, how old are you?"
"Seventeen, so I guess you're a freshman?"
"Yea, so that makes you a senior?"
"Yea."
"We probably should head back."
"Yea, we should."
Later That Night
"So, Carlos, what did you think of Rain?" my mother asked me while we ate dinner."
"She's okay." I said.
"What did ya'll talk about?
"Nothing much."
"Really, her parents told your father and I that she was planning to join the
National Guards then join the Navy Seals."
"That's cool."
"Yes, that when I told them that you planned on joining the Air Force." my father
said.
"You and Rain would make good friends, you have a few things in common with
her." my mother said.
"I know, mother, that's why I'm going to go ask her to hang out tomorrow." I
said.
"Oh, Carlos, I knew I could count on you to become her friend, you're such a sweet boy."
My mother said.
"Whatever you say, mom."