Chapter 8
Today was the day of the dance and I was a massive nervous wreck. I didn't know what Phoenix's dress looked like, I didn't have a tie or one of those corsage things that girls usually get. Was I even supposed to buy her one? I didn't know about these types of things and I wasn't about to ask Sapphire for the same reasons as before: The entire school would know within the span of 5 minutes.
It was about 8 o'clock when I woke up today and I was quite happy to see Phoenix sleeping next to me in my bed. Her skin had a glow to it and the red hair that framed her face made her look like a sleeping angel. I spent a few minutes being captivated by her beauty and I didn't dare move because I was afraid to disturb her peaceful slumber. I looked up and saw that Sapphire and Robyn were thankfully still asleep. I knew that this couldn't last forever, so I gently sat up and made my way to the bathroom. I washed my face and didn't bother to style my hair yet (That would be for later tonight). As I began to brush my teeth, Phoenix walked into the bathroom with a yawn and brushed her teeth as well.
"D-did you sleep well, Jet?" Phoenix asked me twiddling her thumbs.
"Yeah I did. Thanks for helping me." I said sheepishly scratching the back of my neck.
"I-it wasn't a problem. I'd do it again if you'd like. I don't mind." She said blushing and looking away slightly.
"You don't have to." I said quietly.
"But I want to." She said in the same tone.
I looked at her and smiled. God, was I grateful to find someone who was this kind and generous towards me. And that someone was my best friend. I felt myself gravitating towards her and I felt our bodies touch. Her hand met mine on the bathroom counter and we both instantly looked at our hands, then back at each other. Her blood red eyes looked straight into my ash grey ones. I didn't know what to say, but I think we both knew what was going to happen next. Our faces crept closer together until I could feel her breath on my lips. Unfortunately, our kiss did not happen due to the bathroom door being opened by Sapphire. We immediately backed away and our faces were very red.
"Morning...did I miss anything?" Sapphire yawned, turning on the water.
'Yes. Ruined everything actually…' I thought.
"No...nothing at all." Phoenix muttered.
"Alright. So, Jet, I'm gonna need you out until around 6, so we can go to the dance together as a team." Sapphire said.
"What am I supposed to do until 6 pm? It's 8:15 in the morning Sapph!" I said annoyed.
"Fine, I guess we can all go get breakfast and then you can go." She said.
I rolled my eyes and ran a hand through my hair. I walked out of the bathroom and fell into my bed. I hugged the pillow, which now smelled like Phoenix's pomegranate shampoo, and waited for someone to wake up Robyn. There was no way that I would wake her up on a Sunday, the day after she found out that there was a cliffhanger with her ship. No thank you, that will be left to Sapphire.
They both came out dressed in laid back, casual clothing and looked at me oddly since I went back into bed. I pointed at Robyn and shook my head.
"I did it three times this week. Sapphire, you do it." I muttered.
"Fine." She said walking and standing a little too close to Robyn. "Robyn?" She said softly.
I laughed. There was no way in hell Robyn was going to wake up with soft gestures and gentle voices. This girl can sleep through any condition known to man and can sleep anywhere so long as she had something to lay her head on. If I'm going to be honest, her pencil bag serves more as a traveling pillow than an actual pencil bag.
"You need to be louder. Seriously Sapphire, you've seen how we usually wake her up." I said.
"Fine. ROBYN, YOUR SHIP LIVES! IT WAS LEAKED THIS MORNING ONLINE!" Sapph shouted.
Robyn shot up and pulled Sapphire down to her eye level.
"YOU SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH!" She shouted. She pushed her out of the way, to where Sapphire was flipped onto the bed, and ran straight to where her scroll was. She searched recklessly and screamed in frustration once she realized that nothing was posted.
"Dammit!" She grunted, pounding the wall in anger. "Don't any of you bring a single one of my ships into a way of waking me up!"
"We won't." I said quickly.
"Good. I'll get ready I guess. Then we can go down to breakfast." She said. We nodded and waited for her to get ready so that we could go.
Once she was ready, we left to the dining hall and sat between Team RWBY and Team SHDW. The entire hall chattered with excitement and happiness that involved everyone looking forward to tonight's events.
"Hey man, What are you going to be doing before the dance?" Snow asked me.
"I honestly don't know. The girls are kicking me out so they can spend the entire day getting ready." I muttered, giving a quick glance at Sapphire.
"I see. Maybe we can have us guys get ready together." Wolfe said.
"Not a bad idea Wolfe. What do you think Jet?" Snow grinned.
"As long as the girls are cool with it, I don't see a huge problem." I replied. "I would just need to get my things before I get sent away."
"Alright, Hey ladies, Wolfe here came up with a pretty interesting idea. If it's alright with you guys, we'll take Jet away for the day until it's time for the dance and have all of you girls can get ready in Team JSPR's dorm." Snow said.
"I'm cool with it." Robyn said after drinking some of her coffee.
"So am I." Phoenix said.
"I don't see why not. Just make sure not to disturb us." Sapphire said.
"No problem. Haze and Diamond, we'll be out, so you can still hang out at our dorm ok." Snow said.
"Glad to know that we weren't kicked out." Haze said.
"Alright, we're gonna bounce so catch you guys later." Snow said.
"Later." Diamond said.
Snow led us out of the dining hall and outside. We found a pretty cool location where there were trees that had a lot of shade and pretty much no students. I laid on my back and Snow and Wolfe were next to me talking about their plans for the rest of the day while I looked up at the leaves and thought about how Phoenix would look. Hopefully she found a dress she liked...she went shopping the day after we originally went shopping and said she found a dress and a matching tie. My thoughts were interrupted by Snow.
"Hey Jet, you got any girls you like around here?" He asked.
"W-what?" I replied to him confused of what he meant.
"C'mon don't play stupid. We all know how you look at Phoenix." Snow said, as he nudged me with his elbow.
"Well… I uh…" I attempted to form words, but didn't really know what to say.
"Look, I don't mean to get personal, but I've managed to take some pictures of most of the girls on campus, during times where they aren't fully clothed if you get me." Snow said, as he was taking out his scroll. He began to swipe his scroll for a bit, and eventually got closer to me showing me his scroll. He placed it in front of me, and revealed several pictures, of many girls on campus. Some were changing in the locker room, others about to shower, and some photos just in the general public.
"Don't show that to me. Please." I told Snow, as he looked surprised at my reaction.
"What? You don't like them?" Snow looked at me as if I was the one doing something incorrect.
"Why do you even have these in the first place? How do you get these?" I questioned him.
"Well I got them because I can." He replied.
"That doesn't explain how you got most of them." I attempted to get more details.
"What? You think sending them a message, asking for those kinds of pictures is going to work? That has to be the dumbest thing out there. Besides. nobody's getting hurt, because only I have these photos."
"Still, you shouldn't even have those with you."
"It's not like I'm going to send this to every guy on campus. It's only going to stay on this scroll, until the day I die. Besides if I do happen to die early, at least destroy my scroll if you don't want any of it." He said in a joking manner.
"How does Wolfe even let you do this?" I asked looking right at Wolfe who laid against a tree asleep.
"You think he actually knows? Please, you're the first person I told. I was even considering not telling you as well." He said as he laid on the ground.
"Whatever man. I'm just gonna leave." I said as I got up.
"The hell are you going?" Snow asked without even bothering to get up.
"Don't worry about it." I said walking away from where they laid. I made my why to where nobody would find me at a time like this. I went to where Phoenix had taken me to. It took me about thirty minutes to walk there, and I took in the view every time I got here. I can think clearly in a place like this. Think about actions I've done. Ones I regret, I thought as I rolled up my sleeves to show that my arms had a ton of scars on them. I don't normally attempt to conceal them so much, but when they are exposed, which is rarely as I also wear black gloves when I'm not using my gauntlets, and people always wonder how I got them. I always told them the exact same thing. I told them that I had gotten them from fighting Grimm. It always worked, since they believed me. It's not like I'd tell them the truth right off the bat. I barely can handle myself when I even think of Mars. I looked at both of my now exposed arms. The scars were long, and seemed unending. One on my left hand, was all the way from my knuckle, right in between the middle and index fingers, all the way up to my shoulder. It wasn't a straight path, that the scar followed. No, it weaved around, making its way around my arm at least six times before my elbow alone. The scars on my right arm were more painful, as I was right-handed. They weren't as long, and were mostly several, smaller scars. The last one I got was at least before joining Beacon. I looked back at the dominant scar on my left arm, and with two fingers, I followed the path it left for me. The way I had to move my arms around, made it look like I was applying a bandage to myself, and wrapping it around my arm. Once I had reached the end at my shoulder, I gave it a slight tap, with both fingers four times, and rolled both my sleeves back up.
I simply wish that Mars was still here with me. He'd scold me as he'd know about these scars. He's the only person who saw me with a fresh one. Though he didn't require me to admit what I did, he simply helped me stop. After he had died though, I went back to those habits. The dominant one on my left arm, was made the day he died. My habits weren't as consistent as they used to be, but that's because I found someone who made me want to make a change. To make me stop just like Mars would've wanted me to. That person was Phoenix, she's essentially my rock that simply took Mars' place when he passed. Even though she doesn't know about these scars yet, I know that my personal goal is not to add another one so long as she's around. I've been clean for 3 months now.
At this point, I thought about all that Phoenix has done for me since we became friends. She's always had my back, she lifted me up when I was down, helped me during one of my anxiety-driven panic attacks and gave me a reason to stop my dangerous and addictive habit and even when I think about relapsing, I know I can't because I'm doing this for her. I need someone like this in my life, someone I can always rely on and help out as well. Tonight is as good a night as any to pop the question. Not marriage of course, but the question people ask before that one. I think that it's time ask her to be my girlfriend.
There wasn't a lot of time left in the day to do what I still needed to do, so I had to be quick about everything. I stood from the clearing, left the school and ran towards the nearest flower shop I could find. I was exhausted when I ran inside, but I was all about saving precious time. I browsed through the small shop and decided that I would buy her a red corsage made out of red roses in place of a bouquet that she would leave at a table when we would be out on the dance floor. The man at the register looked at the roses and smiled at me as he scanned.
"You know red roses mean deep love and passion right? They're ideal for someone you deeply love and want to ask out." He said.
"That was the goal." I said. He stopped what he was doing for a brief second and chuckled lightly.
"Go get her tiger." He said as he gave me the bag. "Roses always look best when they're fresh."
I nodded and I swear I saw him give me a thumbs up when I bolted out the door. It was approximately 5:15 when I returned to Beacon, so I headed back to Team SHDW's dorm since I was still kicked out of my own dorm at the moment. It's a good thing that I brought my stuff over to their dorm when we came back from our first shopping trip. When I finally reached their dorm, I knocked and came inside to see Snow and Wolfe already dressed and chilling in their own beds, but I noticed that Haze and Diamond weren't there.
"Sup. Glad to see you back man." Snow said.
"Good to be back. Hey where's Haze and Diamond?" I replied.
"They were summoned by the other twin." Wolfe said.
"Yeah that sounds like her. Sapphire probably wanted a battle of the dresses with Diamond. Is it alright if I use your shower?" I asked.
"Yeah go ahead. Just don't use Haze's shampoo, apparently it's 'expensive' and 'really hard to come by these days'. It's the purple bottle." He said mimicking Haze.
"I'll keep that in mind." I said.
I brought my clothes with me into the bathroom and took my time showering due to the fact that I had an internal battle with whether or not to use Haze's shampoo because it smelled really good. Once I dried off, I dried my hair and styled it into a quiff, which surprisingly looked really good with my longer and shaggy hair. But in sacrifice of having great hair for tonight, I'm going to have to buy more hairspray and gel. I put on my tux and realized that I didn't have my tie yet. I checked the time and it was almost time to go see Phoenix.
"Alright let's go meet up with the girls." I said.
"Alright, let's go." Snow said adjusting his dark grey side buttoned waistcoat and pulled the sleeves of his white dress shirt down. Wolfe opened the door and I noticed his well fitted light grey suit that actually looked pretty good on him. We walked down the hallway to my dorm and I clutched onto my bag that had the corsage.
"You excited to see Phoenix?" Snow winked.
"I guess you can say that." I muttered. I was more nervous if anything. "How about you? Excited to see Diamond?" I asked. He instantly froze and scratched the back of his head.
"What are you talking about?" He said sheepishly.
"I see the looks you give her. I also happened to noticed that there were more photos of Diamond than anybody else. I wonder how she would react if I told her about your scr-UGH" I was punched in the gut.
"Tell her and I end you." Snow said.
"I won't say anything." I groaned.
"Good." He said nodding his head.
We arrived at my dorm and I sharply inhaled and knocked the door. I didn't know what to expect, but I was really hoping that it was great.
"It's 6 o'clock. Can I come back now?" I called through the door.
"Yeah sure, get in here." I heard Robyn say.
I grabbed the doorknob tightly and opened the door. Inside my dorm were 4 gorgeously stunning girls that had very distinctive and different looks. But one person was missing from the bunch.
"You guys look amazing. Where's Phoenix?" I asked.
"I'm right here." She said walking out of the bathroom in a gorgeous burgundy dress. She easily stood out from the other girls. Even though they all had their own beautifully unique dresses (well everyone except for Robyn who was wearing a...suit?), Phoenix looked as if the dress was tailored just for her. As if some world renowned designer was in Vale just for Phoenix. I was utterly speechless at her appearance. She was like a goddess of beauty, right before my very own eyes. The best part was that she was mine as I was hers for the night, but tonight I'd definitely ensure it'll be that way. I looked at the other girls as well, who despite still being beautiful in their dresses, were also astonished and stopped with whatever they had been doing.
"W-what? Is there something wrong?" She asked, with the slightest hint that she was blushing as everyone admired her.
"No, nothing's wrong. You just look ravishing." I said unable to look away from her, even if just for a moment. "Oh, and before I forget, I bought this for you." I pulled out the corsage from the bag and immediately her hands rose to cover her face. She gasped and hugged me.
"You didn't have to do that." She said.
"I wanted to though, and besides, it suits your dress." I replied.
She didn't say anything and I took her hand and gently wrapped the delicate corsage around her wrist. She stared at it with admiration and brought it close to her face so that she could look at it's beautiful details.
"Thank you so much." She said hugging me again. It took me a minute to see that literally the other 6 people were staring at us in awe and giving us suggestive eyebrow raises and smirks. I felt a slight blush rise to my cheeks and slowly backed away from hug. She smiled up at me and I scratched the back of my head.
"Well, should we head out?" I suggested.
"Hell yeah, let's bounce." Snow said.
"I'm with you on that one." Robyn said, following him out the door. Everyone walked out of the dorms with their elegant outfits, but Phoenix and I were the last ones to leave.
"Shall we take our leave?" I asked my lovely date, offering her my arm to wrap around.
"Of course." She said, taking my arm tightly.
We followed the rest of our team and Team SHDW down the corridors and to where the dance would take place. Once we arrived at the venue, there were already people present and music was blasting from inside. When we walked inside, Yang Xiao Long greeted us and allowed us to walk through.
"Oh wow, Phoenix, you look absolutely stunning in that dress. If I don't turn heads tonight, you definitely will." Yang said looking Phoenix up and down.
"I highly doubt that." She said, squeezing my arm tightly and covering her face with one hand.
"Trust me you will. Now go out there and have a good time." She winked at us.
We walked to the dance floor and I everyone was sitting at a table chatting. I pulled out a chair for Phoenix and we listened in on their conversation.
"Hey, Phoenix, I've been meaning to ask you, where did you get that spectacular dress? And what's it made out of, it looks so comfortable." Diamond asked Phoenix.
"I got it in a small shop on the shady side of town. I don't remember what the store was called at the moment, but I can find the reciept and tell you later if you want. And yes, it is quite comfortable because it's made out of a jersey material and satin."
"Oh, that explains it then. My dress has faux diamonds, crystals, sequins and a silk train. I got it back when we visited Atlas. I've never worn it until now." Diamond said.
"It still looks really nice though. Dresses were never my thing so I just got a standard suit at the first shop I stumbled across when I got here." Robyn said leaning back on her chair and taking a sip of punch from her cup. "What about you Sapph? Where'd you get your dress?"
"I had it custom made by a designer here in Vale. It's made of sequins and has smooth velvet panels." Sapphire said haughtily to one up her sister and it was clear to everyone that they would act like this for the rest of the night. Haze rolled her eyes at the immature twin rivalry and didn't even bother to describe her gradient ombre gray dress with dark grey stockings underneath.
The conversation was led to talking about how the dance was a little bit slow for our liking. There was more socializing than dancing, so Phoenix and I kind of sat awkwardly amongst our friends. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned to face Phoenix.
"Hey…" She said.
"What's up?" I asked her. She seemed kind of bored.
"You want to dance?" She asked.
"Of course I would." I said offering my hand to her. She smiled and took it.
"Hey guys, we're gonna dance, so if you want to do the purpose of this event, then go ahead." I said to our group.
"Nah. I'm too comfortable to leave." Snow said.
"That actually sounds like fun." Diamond said.
"On second thought, dancing sounds fun." Snow said standing up and offering his hand to Diamond. I smirked and led Phoenix out to the corner of the dance space.
"What's up with Snow?" She asked, putting her arms around my neck.
"Let's just say that he's infatuated with a certain gem." I said putting my hands on her hips as a slow song played. We swayed in time with the music and I had to say, this was probably one of the more enjoyable moments in my life. I had the girl of my dreams in my arms and her head was in the crook of my neck. I could smell her sweet perfume and I felt her warm body up against me.
"This is nice." I heard her whisper.
"This is...hey Phoenix?" I said backing up slightly. Now was as good a time as any to ask her to be mine. The song was slow and we were alone pretty much in the corner of the room.
"Yes Jet?" She asked.
"There's something that I've been wanting to ask you. For a long time, I have never felt complete. I always felt like there was a huge piece of me missing when my brother Mars passed away. I was in darkness and I never thought that I would be the same again...but then I met you. You brought light back into my dark life and fixed everything that was broken. You helped me when I was down without realizing it and you've always helped without a second thought. You're such a huge part of my life, I guess what I'm asking is…" I slowed and took a deep breath as Phoenix stared into my eyes. "Will you be my girlfriend?"
She gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. Her face had a slight red blush adorning her cheeks and the shade matched her corsage. She blinked back tears and nodded. She hugged me tightly and choked out an excited "Yes."
I sighed in relief and hugged Phoenix back. I was finally complete and I knew that my missing puzzle piece was here to stay and be mine forever.
"Thank you Phoenix. Thank you for everything." I whispered in her ear.
"There's no need." She said in the same soft tone. She glanced up at me shyly and I smiled at her. Our faces were so close and I had the sudden need to want to close the gap between us. I lifted my hand to her chin and rose her head up to meet mine. I closed the gap between our lips and I felt sparks fly. Her hands reached around my neck and my hands slid around her back. Her lips were soft and she kissed me back in the most delicate way possible.
As our kiss came to an end, I saw that Sapphire and Robyn had been watching us. They didn't seem shocked at all, and Robyn was practically jumping out of her seat from excitement, whereas Sapphire gave me a thumbs up. Closeby was Wolfe and Haze talking rather calmly. Those two are rather quiet, and only usually speak with each other, than Diamond or Snow. I can at least understand not wanting to talk to Snow, but I wonder why they stray from Diamond. I mean she is the identical twin sister of Sapphire. They should be practically the same. I really don't know Diamond all that well actually. I'll ask Sapphire more on her sister at a later time. For now, I've got Phoenix to focus on.
We danced for a while longer until the song came to an end, and we decided to walk away from the dance floor. We walked to the second floor and were headed out to the balcony, as Jaune walked out. He walked past us without glancing at us. He looks like he's got something to do, as we did see that Pyrrha was alone. Phoenix noticed me looking at Jaune.
"You know. Jaune and Pyrrha. They're definitely meant for each other." Phoenix said as she locked her fingers with mine. "Just like us in a way."
"Like us? Wanna elaborate?" I asked as we made it out on the balcony, while I leaned on the edge.
"Well, for one the male is the team leader, yet the female is the stronger one." Phoenix said in a joking manner.
"Yeah, and Pyrrha and I both have our own problems to deal with, which just so happens to be in our own teams." I said with a smirk on my face. Phoenix didn't take it as a joke though. She was worried. I can't blame her though.
"Jet." She began, placing a hand over my own, to comfort me from the start of what will be an emotional wreck for me. I let out a heavy sigh as I looked down at the floor.
"I know where this is going. I'll tell you. Though we'd have to do this elsewhere."
"Let's go to the cliff side I showed you. We'll be fine there." She said as she took my hand and began to lead us. I freed myself from her hand and stood there wanting to remain here for a little while longer.
"We should at least enjoy the dance a bit more before we leave. We won't have this opportunity until next year." I said to her as I offered her my arm once again. Though she was rather hesitant at first, she eventually agreed by wrapping her arm around my own. She wrapped herself around my arm and we returned back inside the building. As we walked in the room seemed to be booming with the sound of laughter from below. We walked over to the railing close to Ruby and Yang to see what was going on. At first we were confused as to what everyone was laughing at. Then it was clear what was going on exactly. Jaune had returned, in a different attire than earlier. Let's just say he'll be turning heads, the way he's dressed and all. Preferably turning Pyrrha's head, because she deserves someone in her life. Even if it is someone as unexpected as Jaune.
"What is he doing?" Phoenix asked.
"Well it appears that he's getting the attention of everyone in the school and more specifically: Pyrrha." I responded. We watched them from the balcony and a rather nice song came onto through the speakers.
Baby, it's time to make up your mind
I think that tonight is when our stars align
As I continued to watch Jaune and Pyrrha, the rest of Team JNPR joined them and the began to dance when the chorus began.
But Baby, it's time to make up your mind
I think that tonight is when our stars align
Honey, it's time to leave the doubt behind
Take my hand cuz you and I are gonna shine
I did have to admit Jaune was a pretty good dancer with the way he was dancing with Pyrrha and how he and his team had some pretty cool cohesive dance moves. Man, I really do wish that I was able to have some decent dancing skills. When the song ended, Phoenix and I clapped at their performance and I looked at her.
"Are you ready to head out?" She asked anxiously.
"Yeah. Shall we?" I said offering my arm to her.
She sighed and took my arm. We walked out of the building and walked in the rather dark and soothing night in search of the clearing that Phoenix showed us not too long ago. It seemed crazy to think that this was now "our" spot. I dreaded the moment we arrived, but I was absolutely dreading what I would have tell her.
"I guess I'll just start from the beginning. Before we came to Beacon, is when this all started. I've mentioned my brother Mars from time to time. He was everything to me, my reason to be a Huntsman, the reason to protect those all around me. And the reason I'm even alive." I began, managing to keep my tears at bay for now.
"You see… Shit. Well, he was there for me is what I'm trying to say. More than my parents ever were. Once he had become a Huntsman, he left to aid Atlas and Ironwood. He contacted us whenever he got the chance. Then, he just never contacted. At first we just thought that he was just away longer than expected. We thought that for the next few days. Soon, weeks passed, and we still received nothing. We worried that nothing was happening. Eventually, a few months passed, and we finally got news." A few tears had already escaped my eyes without me even noticing. Phoenix noticed for sure as she drew nearer to me. Almost hugging me, making me feel warm all over, at least for a bit.
"When we finally got news, we were anxious to see what was going on. We were told that Mars died protecting Atlas from a possible Grimm invasion. That he was a hero to all of them. A martyr for many aspiring Huntsman and huntresses. My parents were devastated and broke down. They still haven't fully recovered. Though in their devastation they just forgot about me. As if I never existed. I was alone, and for the most part had to figure things out on my own. For days, I went hungry, or had little sleep because of them. They didn't seem to care how their actions affected me. No, they just stayed in their own world. Day after day, I came home to practically dead parents. I loathed coming home, as there was nothing for me there. Though deep down, I knew, that there had to be something else behind the death of Mars. I wanted to find the truth, but where would I even start? I gave up before I even started, and fell into depression. I've been so afflicted that, I've had suicidal thoughts since he died. I wanted to kill myself. To be with Mars. I began to cut myself on my arms. I was desperate to be reunited with him. I would've killed myself too. Sometimes I still do, but there was only one thing that kept me alive. At first I simply believed it to be the fear of death, but I've come to realize that's not even close. The reason I'm even here, telling this to you, is actually a lot simpler than I thought." I wiped the tears from my face and held onto Phoenix as tightly as I possibly could.
"Mars is no longer my reason. I've found a new reason. You're the reason Phoenix." I said with a smile, as I stared right at her face, inspecting the way she looked back at me. The way her lips hungered for my own as she bit her lips in the most delicate manner as possible. She was mixed with emotions as well. She wanted to show compassion, wanted to show her affection, and wanted to protect me from whatever I'd have to endure. I looked away from her, and saw the lights of Vale glow brightly, over the horizon. The view was just amazing, and it just gave me that extra push to feel the tears running down my face. Phoenix, who was quietly sobbing, stood up and gave me her hand. I looked at her confused, and probably looked like a complete mess to her, but I took her hand. We both walked near the edge, to get a much better view of Vale.
"I've noticed how you look up to me. How, you practically idolize me in a way. I just couldn't bring myself to cause you to suffer. I'd know even though I'd be with Mars, I just wouldn't bear the sight of seeing you in such a pain. I just couldn't bring myself to do anymore harm to myself. I wanted to tell you how I felt, and what I was going through, but I've never been able to even think beyond Mars. Though now that you're by my side, you've given me more than I ever could've wanted." I was crying more, practically bawling, and I was barely understood by Phoenix, as I took in heavy breaths in between my words. Phoenix walked behind me, and wrapped her arms around my neck, and her hands were warming up my chest. She squeezed as tightly as she could.
"J-just… prom...ise... Tha-tha- that y-you won't leave me. Please. Please. I-I'm nothing without you." I begged her, barely above a whisper.
"Just let it out Jet. It'll be ok. Let it all out." Phoenix said with soothing words right in my ear, that almost sounded angelic to me. She began to gently stroke my hair, as she placed her head on my shoulder. Her warm breath was all over my neck, and partly on my face. Tears formed around my chin and my cheeks, and began to fall off of my face.
"Don't leave me. You're all I have left. I'm afraid of being alone." I choked out, and Phoenix turned my body to face her.
I felt her lips press against mine and I melted into the kiss. All of my anxiety, all of the overwhelming emotions, everything bad or horrible that had happened into my life suddenly vanished. All of the pain and suffering vanished and all I was in pure bliss. I kissed her back and I all of this hurt...was just gone.
"I'll never leave you Jet." She whispered after she pulled away from me. She hugged me tightly and I hugged her as well, but I probably would've crushed her if I wasn't being careful with how tight I was hugging her.
"T-Thank you...thank you so much. For everything." I muttered into her shoulder.
"It's no problem Jet. If you ever need me, I'll always be there. Now, don't you think that we should return to the dance?" She said sweetly.
"Yes. We should get going." I said, wiping the tear stains from my cheeks.
*I apologize for not posting much. It has been more than a month before you guys have even seen anything. It's just been a rather stressful time since then, but the school year is coming to a close, which means that more will come. Thank you all for understanding, and I hope you enjoy this series.