When I landed on the hanger bay, I parked the Sky-Blade and practically leapt off it. I walked through the door bumping into Repton as I went.
"Hey," he snarled, grabbing my arm.
Before he could say or do anything more, I threw my weight behind a powerful punch. The cross connected with the underside of his jaw and he was knocked backwards. Before anyone could react, I marched to my room.
When I got in, I walked to my bed. There was a knock in the door.
"Skylar," Ace called through the closed door.
"Go away, Ace," I shouted at him, making no move near the door.
"Come on, Skylar! Let's talk about this. I can explain," he pleaded.
I laughed scornful, "Begging, Ace? Isn't that pitiful for one with your reputation to be doing."
"Skylar," he said sounded tired, "just open the door."
I gritted my teeth. I walked to my desk and picked up a crystal. I went to the door, and opened it.
Ace's face brightened till I raised the crystal. There was a red flash and Ace flew backwards, hitting the wall with a loud smack.
I shut the door, and walked back to my bed, tossing the crystal on the desk as I passed it. I laid down on my bed, my hands under my head, staring at the ceiling with a furiousness that only few could manage. I wasn't angry, not in the slightest. What I was was… scared. I did have feelings for Ace, but… I never thought that he had feelings for me, nor did I think he would ever want someone like me. But that wasn't why I was scared, in fact it was thrilling. No what made me scared to the point I pushed and rejected him as I had, was that I didn't want to ruin the relationship I had with Ace yesterday. I've seen relationships ruin friendships, people who dated then broke up hardly ever remained friends afterwards and I didn't want that. Also I was 15, he was at least 10 years my elder, in 5 years I wouldn't care as much about that but now? Now it wasn't right, I still had to grow and find what exactly I wanted out of the world.
There was a knock on the door.
"Ace," I shouted, "go away!"
"It isn't the Dark Ace," Cyclonis's voice floated through the door. "May I come in?"
I stared at the closed door for a moment then called to her. "Sure, come on in."
She opened the door. "I heard that you knocked out Repton." She walked over to the bed, "Imagine my surprise when I saw Dark Ace sprawled across the hall, staring at the door like it was the only thing in the world."
"He's not still there is he," I said feeling slightly annoyed.
"No," she said sitting down on the edge of the bed, "I told him to head back to his room, while I talk to you. What happened that would cause Dark Ace to be sitting outside your door like that?"
I looked at her for a moment and then I told her everything that happened since Ace and I had left her this morning. I also told her about my fear and thoughts on the manner.
She listened till I was done talking. "Why exactly are you surprised he has feelings for you?"
"I- I just…"
"He's been flirting with you just as much as you flirt with him."
"That's not… You flirt with him too," I said, feeling my face getting hot.
"Aw, but there is a difference."
"Yeah," I snapped slightly, "why is that?"
"He does not flirt back with me."
I simply looked at her, slowly realizing that she was right. Both of us flirted with Ace, but I was the only one he flirted back with. "Cyclonis… I…"
She waved her hand like she was swatting away an annoyance. "Don't worry about it, Skylar. I have known the Dark Ace for a very long time, long enough to know that he doesn't think of me like that, like he thinks of you."
I was lost for words, so I close my mouth and looked up at the ceiling.
"Come on," she said standing up. "I think you and Ace need to talk and figure out what the other is thinking."
I sighed, "You're probably right." I stood up. "But if he tries to kiss me again."
"You'll try and stop yourself from enjoying it but you'll really enjoy it every moment of it."
I grinned, embarrassed. But I followed her. Maybe I can stop this from going any farther. For once I actually believed that!