Chapter 12 (Emily's POV):
I went to the cafeteria, praying not to find the Kyle. However, I knew that sooner or later I would have to run into him 'cause it was him who had my guitar. I entered the cafeteria and I approached Allegra, who was holding hands with the boy of the day before.
"Hi." she said, smiling, when she saw me. I smiled and sat down next to her.
"Hey." I greeted, lowering my eyes to my plate that was still empty.
"Do you already know Will?" she asked, lowering her face to look at me. I shook my head, and she smiled. "Will, this is the Emily, a girl I met yesterday. Ems, this is Will, my boyfriend" she presented, smiling. I also smiled and said "hi", just like him. After that, I lowered my head again and I looked to my plate.
"You should go get something to eat, you know? The plate won't fill itself, like magic" Will joked. I smiled.
"Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks a lot for the information" I joked too, smiling. He and Allegra laughed.
The rest of the day went by normally, without any changes, except Riley, who was showing a bigger smile than usually and now she seemed to get along really well with Nate. But hey, that's none of my business. As long as she's happy, I am happy too. I just don't want her to suffer anymore. It's not fair that people have to suffer for love… I mean… After all, what could I know about this? I had never been in love… I can't know anything about this…
"Ems!" Hayley said, sitting down next to me, in the group of benches of the soccer field, and showing a small (enormous!) smile. I also smiled.
"I'm glad to see you're happy" I said, smiling.
"Thank you. Really, thank you for your help. I don't even know how to thank you… If you hadn't lock me with Jason in that room… I think that we would still be trying to hide what we feel" she said, laughing. I smiled.
"That means that he also liked you…" I said. She smiled.
"He said that he had liked me for a long time. He only hadn't attempted anything sooner 'cause he feared that I didn't feel the same, and as I'm is best friend's sister and those things…" she said. I nodded.
"It's understandable… If one of you got hurt, his friendship with Kyle would be awkward…" I said. Her eyes sparkled.
"Speaking of Kyle…" she started. I shook my head, scared.
"Oh no, no, no… You won't start again with that story of "it's you who's good for Kyle… it's you who would be well with Kyle… You're what Kyle needs…, will you?" I asked, suspicious. She frowned.
"How did you guess?" she asked. I looked at her, shocked, and she started laughing.
"Okay, what I said was that funny?" I asked, upset. She shook her head.
"No, but the face that you made was" she said, between laughs. I rolled my eyes.
"Okay, but now you don't need to talk about Kyle, right? I guessed what you wanted to say…" I mumbled. She shook her head.
"Not even close. I want to take you to a place" she said, getting up. I raised an eyebrow.
"It's almost 11 pm, we can't leave" I remembered her. She shook her head again.
"The place is near here and it's inside the camp" she said. I nodded and followed her being, literally, pulled.
"Okay, so now could you tell me where are we going?" I asked. She nodded.
"Here" she said, stopping in front of a small cabin. I frowned.
"Here?" I asked, skeptic. She nodded.
"It's a music studio. Go ahead" she said. She opened the door, and pushed me inside.
"Hayley, it's very dark here... I can't see where I put my feet…" I complained.
"I know" she said. Then, I heard the door closing, and the sound of the key to twirl in the lock.
"HAYLEY!" I screamed. I couldn't believe it… She had locked me inside!
"Have fun!" I heard her saying outside, and I started to hear the sound of her steps, while she walked away.
"Hayley, come here!" I begged, in panic.
"Calm down. I won't hurt you" he said, hugging me from behind. I sighed. I must have guessed…
"Kyle, what do you want?" I asked, coldly. He picked up a lighter, and lit some candles. I looked around, surprised. What was that? All around the studio, there were figures in cart of celebrities. And, near me, there was a chair, and my guitar. He looked at me and smiled.
"Do you like it?" he asked. I continued without understanding what was happening.
"What is this?" I asked.
"Well, you said that you had panic of public, and I thought about something to help you… You know, I see movies. "Coyote ugly" was always a good movie" he said. I laughed.
"It's my favorite movie, you know?" I asked. He smiled.
"No. But now I already know something else about you" he said, smiling. I rolled my eyes.
"I still can't believe that you made all of this…" I said, still observing everything, surprised. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Hayley helped me a lot. She told me what you had made to help her with Jason, and she thought that it would be also a good thing for us" he said, smiling. I sighed.
"Kyle, I…" I started. However, he put his finger on my lips and hugged me.
"Don't say anything… I won't make anything you don't want. I just need to know something… Do you feel for me, the same that I feel for you?" he asked. I sighed and lowered my head. How could I say that so it wouldn't sound something too much dull or stupid? In fact, I still hadn't really understood what I feel… How could I say that to him? "Emily…"
"What do you feel for me?" I finally asked. He put a finger underneath my chin, making me look at him.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't even understand it very well… It's different from what I felt for Gwen… When I first saw you, when I was playing, you weren't more than a new face to me, even if you were very beautiful. However, when I heard you playing and singing… It was a strange feeling… It was the most beautiful voice that I had ever heard, and I didn't even know who you were… Then, when you stopped, I came closer to you, and I saw it was you… And when you looked at me… It was a feeling so strange… I felt like I wanted to hug you, to run away with you… I wanted to be with you, and, for the first time, I didn't think about Gwen. But you ran away, and I was still more intrigued. Later, I saw you again, and you kissed me. I thought that you had made it as you would make with any other one. However, when we kissed, it was such a strange feeling… I had never felt anything like that, kissing another girl. And later, I knew the true reasons why you had kissed me… To protect me… Nobody had ever made anything like that for me. You're very special, you know?" he said. Damn, what a long speech… But it was the most beautiful thing that someone has ever said to me… Then, without thinking, I kissed him. He was surprised, but he kissed me back, and he placed his arms around my waist. Then, I realized what I was doing, and I moved away.
"I'm sorry… This shouldn't have happened" I said. I felt him hugging me again.
"Why not? I like you, Emily… I really like you… Do you believe me?" he asked, turning me to him. I looked at him in the eyes and I realized that yes, I truly believed him… Worse… I realized, at that moment, that, for the first time, I was in love… I lowered my head, but he made me look at him again.
"I do. I believe in you" I finally said. He smiled and kissed me again, but this time I didn't move away… I just couldn't move away. Then, I let it flow and, when I noticed, we were already kissing, lying in the floor, on a blanket, and he already had one hand underneath my t-shirt. Then, I moved away and I sat down.
"I'm sorry… Did I scare you?" he asked, also sitting down. I shook my head.
"You're going too fast. I barely became accustomed to the strange things that you make me feel" I said. He laughed.
"I'm sorry. Emily, could you play for me?" he asked, giving me my guitar. I looked him, surprised. "Come on… Your public is waiting" he joked, referring to the card figures. I laughed and picked up the guitar.
"I never sang for another person who wasn't my sister…" I confessed. He smiled.
"Then, it seems that it's going to be your first time. Please… You sing so well…" he said. I rolled my eyes and got up.
"If this doesn't work, I'm not responsible for it" I said, approaching the chair. He smiled.
"It will work, I'm sure" he said. "Could you sing the one that you were singing when we met?" he asked. I laughed and nodded.
"It's not finished yet…" I confessed. He shrugged his shoulders.
"That's not a problem. Let yourself be guided by what the music makes you feel" he said. I stared at him, surprised. "What? You never asked if I play…" he said, laughing. I frowned.
"And do you play?" I asked. He nodded, smiling, and I rolled my eyes. "Damn, you're like a box full of surprises" I said. He laughed and made me a signal to continue. I sighed and closed my eyes, trying to imagine that I was alone. I made my fingers slide on the strings, and I started to sing.
"I know we don't belong… Everyone says it's wrong. We come from different ways, so I tried to erase everything that I felt… That I felt. But then you kissed me and suddenly I don't care anymore. Something in me tells me you're the one I'm looking for. But then you kissed me and suddenly I don't care anymore. Something in me tells me you're the one I'm looking for. From the kiss… From the kiss"I sang, and I finally understood the meaning of that music that showed up in my mind so suddenly: Kyle and I came from different worlds. It was a relationship that shouldn't exist, because we were from different worlds, and because my sister wouldn't accept it. However, since we were together, nothing else mattered… Because we had each other.
"My heart is getting loud. I'm trying to keep it down… I wish the world could hear… But I can't help but fear that they'll take you away… You away. But then you kissed me and suddenly I don't care anymore. Something in me tells me you're the one I'm looking for… But then you kissed me and suddenly I don't care anymore. Something in me tells me you're the one I'm looking for. From the kiss… From the kiss…" I heard him sing, next to my ear, and I couldn't help but smile. He had finished my song… A song that would never exist if it wasn't for what he made me feel… He smiled, and kissed me, and we finished lying again, on the blankets. I stopped kissing him and I leaned my head to his shoulder, staring at the roof. He was at my side, looking at me, and touching my face with his hand.
"Kyle… What's going on with us?" I asked, suddenly, turning my face to look him in the eyes. He shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know about you, but I'm completely in love" he said, smiling, and kissing me.
"Yes, I think that I'm also in love with you" I said. He dropped his mouth open, in shock.
"You think?" he asked. I laughed, and he smiled.
"I know that I'm in love with you. Happy?" I muttered. He laughed.
"Very happy" he said, hugging me.
"We shouldn't be together…" I said, sighing.
"Why not?" he asked, staring at me, frowning.
"'Cause my sister will kill you… She will kill us both…" I said.
"She doesn't want to see you happy?" he asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"She wants to see me happy and far from boys."
"Then this means that we will have to date in secret?" he asked.
"Yes, like Romeo and Juliet" I joked, laughing. He smiled.
"Then that's how it's going to be. If that's the only way I'm able to be with you, I accept" he said, smiling. I stared at him, skeptic, and I realized that he wasn't joking. Then, I smiled and he kissed me again, until we finish sleeping, hugging each other.
I felt the light beating in my face and I woke up. It was already morning… Then, I felt his arms around my body, and I realized that it hadn't been a dream. I looked at him and I smiled. However, I suddenly remembered Riley. I had spent the night out of my room. She was going to kill me!