KIA12: Hey, everyone! Can't believe it's almost summer :D! For those of you who are already out of school, I HATE YOU T.T! JK JK JK. BUT IT'S SO UNFAIR Q.Q! But Happy Summer :)! Unfortunately, we still have two weeks, and the last of our exams .. Everything/everyone is crazy! The teachers are torturing us enough to last them through the entire summer T.T! Anyway! Back on topic, hit it, Wales!
Wales (DISCLAIMER): KazarinaIceAngel12 does not, has not, and will not own Beyblade Metal Fusion/Masters/Fury.
KIA12: Thank you :D! Please excuse or feel free to point out any mistakes you happen to catch! Enjoy!
"Sophie…"
"Leave me alone," her muffled voice choked out through sobs and tears.
"I'm not leaving you, especially not in here," Wales replied, casting a cautioned glance at the flares slowly spreading into the room through the open doorway and the few blazes on the ceiling. Time was running out for the pair.
"I don't care. Just leave me," Sophie answered.
Wales dropped and knelt down beside her before laying a hand on her shoulder again, only to receive the same exact reaction.
"Don't touch me!" the blue-haired mage screamed, looking up with her eyes glittering with tears.
"Please come with me," her boyfriend pleaded, hating the weakness in his voice, but Sophie was the only one who could bring out the sides of him he'll never show anyone else.
"Forget it. Just leave me here to die...," Sophie's voice trailed off at the end, fresh tears pooling over the edge like a waterfall.
Wales did a double-take. Suicide and death was the last thing he thought his girlfriend would ever think of doing. If he was extremely worried before, he was practically hyperventilating now.
"Sophie, why on earth would you ever think I would do that?" he asked, firmly.
He placed both of his hands on her shoulders and forced her to look at him, keeping a strong, but gentle, grip when she tried to pry them off.
"Let go of me!" she cried out, struggling against his hold.
"Not until you tell me what's going on and why you're trying to kill yourself!" Wales retaliated, startling the green-eyed girl as she flinched at the tone of his voice.
She stopped fighting, looking down and feeling small and scared under the hardened stare of the carrot-haired knight. A few tears slipped out and slid down her porcelain cheeks, some splashing into her lap while others splattered onto her clenched hands. Wales' gaze softened immensely at seeing her reaction to what he had done as guilt washed over him. He reached up and gently wiped some of the tears away, his touch softly reassured her when he felt her tense up.
"Sophie, please don't cry. It'll be alright. Now, what's going on?" he asked in a comforting tone, not like the icy, hard voice he used earlier.
"…" Sophie said, but all Wales caught was incoherent mumbling.
"What?" he raised an eyebrow, his look telling her to repeat what she said.
"I said…" she mumbled once again, and like last time, he couldn't decipher her message.
"Sophie, stop mumbling. I can't understand what you're saying," Wales shook his head, exasperated as Sophie sighed, defeated.
"I…..saw you and Lera kiss at your locker the other day," Sophie finally choked out quietly as fresh tears sprung to her emerald orbs. "You know if you love her, you could've just told me. I would've understood. But, why?"
Wales gasped at first before exhaling deeply. He didn't notice that she was watching them the other day, and should've told her the truth. Hearing him sigh, Sophie prepared herself for the worst. However, what the carrot-haired individual did next shocked and relieved her. He pulled the emerald-eyed girl up against him and embraced her tightly. Looking down at her sadly, he gave a sweet smile.
"Because I don't," Wales answered, earning him a questioning look.
"What?" Sophie's eyes widened slightly as she pulled away to look at him.
He gently cupped her cheek in one hand and kissed her forehead softly, pulling her in again as the smile never left his soft features.
"I love you, and only you," he muttered reassuringly in her ear.
Sophie didn't pull away this time, but instead, buried her face in his shoulder as the tears started flowing, soaking Wales' blue shirt. However, he didn't care and just allowed his girlfriend to continue drenching it. She was more important than a silly old shirt anyway.
"But then, why did you kiss her?" Sophie painfully choked out.
"I didn't. It was an accident. She tripped and crashed into me, but luckily, I didn't fall. Unfortunately, we ended up kissing, but we both agreed to pretend it never happened. I'm really sorry I didn't tell you the truth earlier," Wales explained, hugging her tighter, closer before shaking his head and chuckling. "She slapped me afterwards, too. And I know this probably pretty much shattered every bit of trust you had in me, but please, forgive me?"
Sophie couldn't form words so through choked sobs and tears of relief, she nodded her head vigorously. Wales let out a breath of relief he didn't realize he had held. His girlfriend actually forgave him, and after giving her every reason to hate him, she still loved him. Wales pulled the emerald-eyed mage up gently, placing his lips to her soft ones. Sophie missed his kisses; the feeling of bliss that came with his touch, the floating sensation like she's on cloud nine, the sparks that jumped between them as they connected. Nothing felt better.
They separated after a minute, the words "breathe" and "oxygen" screamed at them in their minds. Suddenly, the splintering of wood and small flares falling down beside them jolted the two back to reality and their current situation: the burning school around them.
"Come on. Let's get out of here," Wales urged as Sophie nodded, being pulled to her feet.
They ran out of the room, quickly jumping over the small wall of fire around their ankles. Locating the stairway that survived the longest, they began to descend, heading for an exit, but it seemed like the flames blocked every possible route. Finally, they saw one that looked the least surrounded by the blaze, and it lead straight to the lawn where everyone else was. However, as they neared, a huge support beam fell in front of them, just 4 feet from the exit. They were also losing oxygen fast, smoke replacing it. Wales cursed under his breath, looking around for another escape.
"WALES! SOPHIE!" a voice screamed from the outside over the crackling.
"Huh?" the duo searched for the owner of the voice, eventually locating Ginga.
"ARE YOU GUYS OK?" he yelled again.
"We're fine! Just get us out of here quick! We're losing oxygen!" Wales shouted back, hoarsely. He was starting to get lightheaded from yelling. The oxygen in his lungs was already scarce; the screaming didn't help.
"HOLD ON A WHILE LONGER!" Ginga then disappeared, going to get some help.
"Wales…," Sophie's small voice whimpered beside him as he felt her grip on his hand slip and go limp, her collapsing to the ground a second later. She was breathing heavily and seemed to be slipping in and out of consciousness.
"Sophie!" Wales cried out, terrified as he knelt down beside her and laid her head in his lap, gently stroking her hair to calm her.
He was robbed even more of his oxygen now, and knew he didn't have long before he fainted as well. Wales eventually collapsed, but before everything around him disappeared, the last thing he remembered was the splintering of a door and several voices screaming.
"Wales! Sophie!"
His world then went black…..
KIA12: Hope you all liked it :). I'm so sorry for the late update, but so much drama has been happening in my life right now. I'll probably not update for a while, maybe a few months, I don't know. Or if a miracle breaks through, an update before I leave on my vacation in China :D! Until next time, peace out!