Ahhhh! So, it's been storming like crazy here! I've been having a bit of writer's block, never fun... but here is the next chapter! It was hard for me to get out, but I did it! I hope you enjoy!
On the way home I explain everything with my mom, how she was hospitalized, and how my father and I had a falling out.
"I'm sorry baby," Jean squeezes my hand before raising it to his lips as he gently kisses my knuckles.
"It's okay," I say quietly while looking out the window as I see my house come into view.
We get out of the car and he walks me to the door. He pulls me into a tight embrace as he kisses my forehead.
"Jean?" I ask as I press my cheek into his chest taking in his scent.
I feel his chest rumble, "Hmm?"
"Thank you," I say quietly.
"For what?" he asks pulling back so that he could look at me.
"For everything," I sigh lightly, "For last night, for this morning, the way you talked to my dad, and the way you've been there for me…" I start to choke up as tears form in my eyes, "Just thank you."
He pulls me into another tight hug as my hands fist into his shirt. I quietly start sobbing.
"Shh…" he comforts me, "I'll do anything for you. Stop crying, ya baby," he teases me. I look up to see a smirk across his face.
I laugh lightly before shoving his chest playfully, "Shut up."
"I've gotta go home and do some chores, feel free to text me if you want, okay?" he wipes the tears from my face before kissing me.
"Okay," I smile up at him as he turns and leaves.
Just as I lay down on my bed after Jean left, the doorbell rings. I furrow my brow. Did Jean forget something? I get up and head back downstairs.
I open the door, "Forget something ba…" I shut my mouth quickly when I see who it is.
Green eyes are staring at me behind brown bangs. I quickly put on a scowl.
"I don't want to talk to you," I hiss as I turn to slam the door closed.
Eren quickly holds a hand out stopping the door, "Trinity…" he pleads.
"Go away Eren," I cross my arms over my chest.
"No, Trinity," he huffs, "I need to apologize."
"I don't care about an apology! I'm not going to forgive you," I roll my eyes, "Now leave."
"You don't even know what happened!" he raises his voice.
"I don't fucking care Eren!" I yell, "You told her about us! That's enough for me! Now get the fuck out of my face before I do something I regr…!"
Eren cuts me off by kissing me. I push him away hard with both hands against his chest.
"What the fuck are you doing!?" I yell at him.
"I don't want Brooke," he huffs, "I want you Trinity."
I stand there stunned. What?
He continues to talk once he notices I'm still quiet.
"I only brought her with me to make you jealous… I…" he runs a trembling hand into his hair, "I didn't know she was going to say anything like that, I didn't know you would get so upset…"
"Stop," I hold up a hand, "Stop it Eren, no." I shake my head.
"I love you Trinity," he reaches out for my hand, "ever since we started talking, I've fallen harder and harder for you… I need you in my life Trinity."
"It's… it's too late," I can feel my throat tightening, "I… I.. can't. No…" I start shaking my head when tears threaten to fall, "Jean and I…"
His eyes widen as he looks at me.
"Jean and I are boyfriend and girlfriend now," I let go of his hand. He takes a few steps back.
"What?" he asks.
"You know me and Jean have had a thing going on Eren, don't act dumb," I sigh, "He asked me out last night."
"But…" he trails off.
"I'm sorry," is all I can say.
"No, no…" he runs his fingers through his hair again, "I won't let him have you."
"What are you talking about Eren?"
"I'll fight for you, every day if I have to," he shakes his head before he connects our gaze, "I'll wait for you Trinity."
"Eren stop," I take a step back, "You can't change anything. Jean and I are together. That's it. You'll have to get over me."
He just shakes his head before turning around and sprinting away.
"What the hell?" I say out loud. I quickly close the door and lock it before running up the stairs and grabbing my phone.
To Jean:
Babe, be careful of Eren. He just came to my house and he's acting really weird.
I lay down on my bed with a sigh. I hope Eren doesn't try to hurt Jean… what's with him? He knows I like Jean… he's freaking me out. I feel my phone vibrate.
From Jean:
What? Is he still there? Are you okay? Do you need me to come over?
I'm not worried about that idiot. I can handle him. Don't worry babe.
To Jean:
No he's gone now, I locked the door. I'll be fine, you don't need to come over.
A few weeks have passed, and luckily there hasn't been anything weird with Eren. We haven't talked since the day he was acting weird.
This is the last week before winter break and the winter formal. Jean already has a suit to match the perfect dress I had found one day when shopping with Sasha.
It's a strapless long flowy gown. It's a beautiful shade of blue with sparkling crystals across the top half of the dress. It's perfect for the winter formal.
I sigh heavily as I tap my pencil on my desk as I daydream about dancing with Jean. I feel a nudge at my side bringing me back to reality. I look to my right and see Sasha.
She mouths to me, 'What's number three?' we're taking a final exam in history, of course she wants to cheat… I smile to myself before signaling the letter 'C' back to her. She smiles and quickly scribbles in the bubble on her Scantron.
I pull myself together the rest of class as I concentrate on the test. I finish just before the bell rings. I give a satisfied sigh before turning in my test and heading out the door.
"Trinityyyyyyyyyyy!" I hear Sasha call my name.
I turn around and smile widely from behind my fluffy scarf. I raise a mitted hand up and wave to the bouncy brunette. She runs over and hugs me tight.
"Are you excited! This weekend is the winter formal! Ahhhhh!" she spins us in a circle.
I try to hold her in place as I catch my balance, "Yes, of course I am! I can't wait to wear my dress."
"You're gonna look so pretty!" she squeezes my cheeks between her hands.
"Sashaaaa…" I shake my head from her hands, "Stop it!"
She giggles before hugging me again, "I gotta go! See you this weekend!" she says before running and tackling Connie into the snow.
I feel an arm wrap around my waist and turn to look into beautiful amber eyes hidden behind a scarf.
"Hey ponyboy," I grin as I pull down my scarf, Jean mimics me and then kisses me sweetly before shaking his head and retreating back to the warmth of his scarf.
"Idiot…" he whispers before looking at me and grabbing my hand, making our way to his car.
We hop in and he starts it, turning the heat to full blast.
"So are you really okay with coming over for dinner with my Dad and his girlfriend tonight again?" I ask him as I blow into my hands.
Since my father met Jean he has wanted to spend time with the two of us constantly. I smile as I think of how much he really likes Jean.
"Yes…" he sighs, "How many times do I have to tell you, I like your dad, he's cool."
"Cool?" I question, "Oh no… he's growing on you." I tease.
"Shut up," he smirks before ruffling my hair.
"So, you two are going to the winter formal together, right?" Victoria asks with a smile.
"Mhmm," I hum through a mouthful of food.
"What's your dress look like Trinity?" she asks.
"I can show you if you'd like," I smile back to her.
"I would love that," she replies and I could swear I see something glisten in her eyes.
"So Jean, I'd like to show you my coin collection," my father stands after he finishes his glass of water.
"That sounds interesting Mr. Clark," Jean smiles before wiping his mouth with his napkin and standing.
"How about you show your dress to Victoria while us boys talk?" my dad directs towards me.
"Sure," I smile.
I turn the doorknob to my room nervously before entering. Victoria has her back to me as she looks at a picture of me with my mother. I clear my throat to get her attention.
She turns and instantly brings a hand to her mouth.
"Trinity…" she says, "You are absolutely beautiful…"
I blush lightly, "Thank you Victoria…"
She reaches out her arms and I walk to her. She stands behind me looking towards the mirror as she places her hands on my shoulders.
"Mind if I play with your hair?" she asks and I nod my approval. She walks over to my desk grabbing a few clips and popping them in the edge of her mouth.
She resumes her place behind me before taking strands of my hair and putting them up clipping them in place. She leaves a few stray pieces out to dangle against my shoulders.
"Ah," she sighs before standing next to me, "makeup?"
I smile and nod. She quickly gets to work. After a few minutes she steps out of the way of the mirror and I look at myself. My mouth opens slightly as I take it all in.
"Victoria…" I turn and look up to her, "Can you do my hair and makeup this weekend?"
She smiles as tears form in her eyes she nods happily before enveloping me in a hug, "Of course!"
After changing back into my normal clothes and washing my face, we make our way back downstairs. The boys are sitting in the living room deep in discussion, Jean says something and my father laughs as we join them.
"Ah," my dad sighs before checking the time on his watch, "Didn't realize the time."
Jean quickly checks his own watch, "Ah… yeah I better get going," he stands before turning to my father and shaking his hand, "Thank you for having me over."
"It's always a pleasure Jean," he smiles back.
"Victoria," Jean addresses the woman beside me before beaming a smile.
"Nice to see you Jean," she smiles back to him before joining my father on the couch.
"I'll walk you to the door," I smile to him as I grab his hand and lead the way.
Once at the door I turn and grab his other hand and look up to him, "You're absolutely amazing, you know that?"
"Shouldn't I be the one saying that to you?" he smirks before leaning down to kiss me.
"No," we kiss, "You are," we kiss again, "Amazing," he smirks against my lips.
"Alright, alright. Alright," he chuckles before hugging me, "I gotta get going, I'll text ha when I get home baby."
I lean up on my toes again, kissing him, "Drive safe ponyboy."
He huffs, "Of course I will, idiot." He kisses my forehead and leaves.
I wrap my arms around myself as I sigh. How did I get so lucky?
The day has finally come. After an exhausting week of exams, it is time for the winter formal.
"Your mother would be so proud of you," Victoria says into my ear before she holds me at arms length admiring her work.
"Thank you," I smile before remembering something. I quickly walk over to my jewelry box, lifting the lid and the top layer up. Underneath I pull out a box. Quickly closing the jewelry box I turn back to Victoria.
"Can you help me put this on?" I ask trying to hold back tears.
She nods and walks over. She pulls the jewelry out of the box, handling it gently. She wraps the silver necklace around my neck and clasps it. The jewel hanging from it looks like a snowflake made of diamonds.
I sigh happily, "This was my mother's. She loved winter." I bring a hand up to clasp the snowflake between two fingers.
"It's perfect," she smiles as she wipes at her eyes with a tissue.
We make our way to the hallway, she looks back to me before descending the stairs. I can hear my father and Jean talking. Jean's voice brings a smile to my face. I take in a deep breath as I round the corner taking my first step down the stairs.
As I take another step I see Victoria wrap an arm into my Father's urging him to look to me. He turns and a brilliant smile crosses his face. My breath hitches as I notice Jean slowly turn his attention to the staircase. His eyes widen a fraction and his mouth drops slightly open. I instantly feel my cheeks start to warm up.
Jean steps forward to the end of the stairs and reaches a hand out for me to grab. I take it as I smile. He leans in quickly giving me a kiss.
"You look absolutely breathtaking," he whispers to me.
I eye Jean up and down, he has a black suit on, with a vest and tie that matches the color of my dress perfectly.
"Thank you. You clean up well ponyboy," I smirk, "Absolutely handsome."
His cheeks turn slightly pink and this makes me giggle.
"Okay, you two," Victoria starts, "I am absolutely getting pictures of you. Come on! I want to take some in front of the tree!"
We both smile as we make our way to the living room and in front of the Christmas tree. Jean stands behind me as he rests his hands at a respectable height at my waist. I look to my dad and notice his smile of approval.
After what seems forever and a million pictures later I huff, "Okay, I think that's enough. I will be seeing dots all night." Jean chuckles behind me.
"Okay, okay," Victoria giggles.
We make our way to the door as I'm putting a jacket on.
"You two behave yourselves," my dad says sternly, "Don't keep her out too late, I want her home by eleven."
"Daaadddd…" I huff.
"Yes, sir," Jean replies shaking his hand.
"You two have fun!" Victoria beams before hugging both of us.
We say our goodbyes before heading to the dance.
AUTHORS NOTE:
Did you like it? Aha I wrote half of this while I was on an agonizingly long car ride to look at a car with my dad.
Next chapter, as you may guess, will be the dance! I have a few ideas, I'm not sure which I will go with just yet, but I guess I'll decide while typing it up. Hehe... c:
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I DO NOT OWN ANY Of THE CHARACTERS FROM SNK. Sadly... :p