Elskendes Feud – 10

(( Oh my goodness, I'm so so so sorry that this took so long! I really just, lost my writing muse I guess. I'm sorry for such the long wait, thank you to anyone who is still following this story, I love you all. xxx I'm really sorry if this wasn't the most interesting chapter, but I promise chapter 11 will be better. And this is now my longest chapter to date, hopefully that's also a bit of a compensation. ))

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Lukas tapped his pen on the desk at the front of the large Chemistry room, trying not to look up at the Russian's hard glare. He and Mathine had been given a detention earlier for being late due to getting distracted at the pancake house (although for good reason, those pancakes were delicious!) and both of them were now in there, trying to pass by the time. Mathine got out her compass and started doodling into the desk, making sure to disguise herself so that Mr. Braginski didn't catch her and make her family buy a new desk (although they could easily afford it, actually Mathine could probably buy all of the desks in the room with the money she had in her pockets). She sighed, looking over at Lukas, who was looking at the clock. 6 minutes left. It felt more like an hour until Mr. Braginski finally coughed to break the silence.
"You two may go now."
He didn't need to say it twice, as soon as the words had come out of his mouth, the two Nordics were off in a shot.
"My parents are so going to kill me for getting a detention." Lukas sighed, walking along the corridor.
"What did you tell them?"
"That I was revising."
"Oh, I told my parents I had a detention, they didn't care."
Lukas sighed again, looking at her as they reached the front door and headed together to the bus stop. "I guess...I'll just not tell my parents."
"That sounds best, hey, want to hang out or something?" Mathine asked, they had great fun that morning, why couldn't they have more fun now?
Lukas hummed for a few seconds, considering it in his mind, although he knew the answer straight away. "Sure"
The bus arrived a few minutes later, "So where shall we go?" the Dane asked, hopping on the bus and paying her fare. Lukas also paid his.
"How about we go and eat somewhere, and then go hang out...maybe the park?" he asked, walking to the end of the bus to where they have now claimed 'their spot'.
"That sounds great" Mathine replied, sitting down and leaning against the back window. "Where d'you want to eat?"
"How about... we go get some pizza?" Although he'd never told anyone, pizza was by far Lukas's favourite food, and he had never got to go to a really good pizzeria (under his parents rules of him having to have a healthy lifestyle).
"Pizza sounds great~" Mathine cheered, giving him a full smile. Lukas almost felt like returning the gesture. Almost.

Mathine jumped off the bus, waiting for Lukas to join her. They had both texted their parents on the bus to tell them they're out, and had to promise they'd be home by eight (which left them four hours).

"Do you know where the pizzeria is?" Mathine asked, they were both walking side by side, in almost complete synchronization.
"You have to ask?" he replied, turning a corner quickly and heading down the road until they see a somewhat fancy looking shop. "Here we are" he said, pointing up at the sign where there was a slice of pizza and the name of the pizzeria.
"It looks nice" Mathine commented, following Lukas inside the large restaurant, hearing the distinct ting of the bell when they open the door.
Lukas could smell the delightful aroma of the pizza, welcoming then in full power when they entered. "Shall we just get cheese?" he asked, Mathine only replied with a quick nod. Lukas then took them up to where they would sit, a nice spot near the back where there weren't many people.
"Is this alright?" he asked her,
"It's fine, Lukas" Mathine replied, it was a two seater table, so she sat down in one of the seats. Lukas waited until she had sat before he joined her, sitting opposite her.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes, until eventually a waitress came up to them, "What would you like?"
Lukas wasted no time in answering, "a large cheese pizza"
"Anything to drink?"
He looked at her, "Coke for me" he said,
"I'll have a coke too."
"Okay then, is that it?"
"Ja"
"Okay, your order will be brought shortly" the waitress then walked off, leaving the two by themselves.
"Thanks for letting me hang out with you" Lukas muttered lowly, looking down at the table, his hands in his lap. Mathine drummed her fingers on the desk, smiling at him.
"It's alright buddy, no need to thank me." she replied, looking over at the waitress who then brought them two empty glasses.
"Please go and fill up your drinks over at the drink station, and it's free refills."
The two teens didn't have to be told twice, they both immediately stood up and ran over to fill up their drinks.
"I love free refills" Mathine chimed, Lukas had reached there before her and was filling up his glass, when he was done Mathine filled hers and followed him back to their table.
"Doesn't everyone?" Lukas asked, sitting down and taking a sip of his cool drink.
"Good point." Mathine looked around, seeing a few other people sat around them, and decided to strike up a conversation, "Sorry about the detention."
"What? I was the one who suggested it. Don't apologise."
The two spent the rest of the time conversing until they got their pizza. However, they still continued their pleasant conversations during their meal, and were slightly disappointed to have to leave the pizzeria.

It wasn't a long walk until they reached the local park. They still had a good two and a half hours until they had to be home. Looking around at the surrounding area, Mathine noted that there were not many people there. She wondered why, the weather seemed fairly nice but there was still a major lack in population in the usually busy park. She saw the swings and took Lukas's hand, almost dragging them to the metal frame.
"What? Where are we going?" he asked, a bit loudly in surprise.
"The swings! I love swings!" she replied, running over and sitting on the end swing and looking out over the whole park. She waited for Lukas to join her, taking the adjacent swing and starting up his own little pace. They stayed in mostly silence.
Both of them kept at a fairly slow pace, not really saying much apart from maybe the occasional conversation starter which quickly died. It's not like they minded though, they were content in their silence. They didn't have much to talk about, anyway. After what seemed like at least a good twenty minutes, Mathine jumped off of the swing, landing on her feet about two meters away from the swing set. Lukas watched on and simply stopped and slid himself off of his swing, not bothering to attempt the same stunt that his female companion did.

She turned to him, "I think we should go around the rest of the park now." He only nodded as a response and followed her to the see-saw.
"Please tell me you're not making me get on this thing," he told her, watching the Dane take a place on one of the seats on the see-saw.
She beamed up at him, "Of course we are. You want to do it and you know it."
Lukas sighed, eventually giving up and sitting on the other seat, causing the see-saw to tip his way. Mathine kicked her legs up when she reached the bottom, switching the positions so that she was on top; Lukas did the same when it reached him, so he was on top. They continued this, eventually getting more and more into it as they went along. Mathine could swear she even saw Lukas smile a little, which brought a massive grin to her face. He had a handsome smile she thought...wait, was Mathine actually thinking this? She quickly looked away and stopped their see-saw after a few minutes, giving him another wide grin.
"Let's go to the round-a-bout now!"

They played on the playground, spinning on the round-a-bout, climbing the children's playing frames, Lukas trying not to laugh when Mathine fell off the monkey bars (to which she replied by bringing him down into the sandpit with her, getting their bodies covered in sand, despite this though, they were laughing their heads off). Afterwards they went to the slides and jumped off of the climbing rocks. They both ended up rather beaten and worn by the looks of it, but neither of them thought that they had felt that happy in a long time. Both families kept their children penned up, leaving them barely exposed to the real world. Mathine and Lukas barely had childhoods, maybe that's what drew them to do such a childish but delightfully fun act. By the time they lay on the grass, looking up at the fairly light sky, it was already twenty past seven.
"You know, we should think about going back now." Lukas said quietly, he could hear the other's heartbeat from where he was lay next to her. No, they were just running, that's why.
"I guess..." Mathine replied, not really wanting to end the day. When had she had so much fun before? Was running around like a kid and going to pizza places that great a thing to do?
"Come on, let's get out bags and start walking to the car," Lukas stood up, stretching slightly, and looked down at Mathine. They had left their bags by the swings. Reluctantly, Mathine joined him, standing up too and slowly walking with him back to the swing set. When they got their bags, they walked back to the car.
"We have half an hour, how long will it take to drive to mine?" Lukas asked once they were seated and ready to go.
"Ten minutes? Then another ten for me."
"Should we go now then?"
"Sure. You'll text me when we get back though, right?"
He nodded, giving her the closest thing to a smile he could do. "Of course."
Mathine then drove back to Lukas's, dropping him off, then back to her place. Her parents seemed unconcerned about her absence, they didn't even ask where she was going. Maybe they assumed she was with Tiina. The Dane grabbed her phone, ran upstairs, and spent the majority of the night texting Lukas.

Dear diary...
I saw Lukas with Mathine again today. They went to some sort of place this morning, I wonder if they got in trouble. They didn't get home until later on that evening. He looked pretty beat, I'm wondering if they did anything. I don't even know if they are or not. If not then we should so get them together. Well, I don't know who "we" is. Maybe Lukas will tell me about her eventually. Until then, I can only watch and assume. I will write more about it tomorrow, and see how things happen. I think I've seen them holding pieces of white paper, I wonder if it's like a script. The teachers tried to make them do some play together, and Lukas quit. I wonder if what they're doing is secretly practising? I'll have to find it, maybe I can look in his school bag. He's left it downstairs. I might check later.
Bye for now.

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The next day Lukas was walking to his first lesson, religious education. Ignoring most of the world, he walked past everyone with a blank face, until the Greek drama teacher stopped him in his tracks.
"Hello Lukas, today is all day dress rehearsal, contact Mathine and tell her to meet up in the drama room. See you there!" as soon as the conversation started, it ended. The teacher then running off out of sigh, leaving Lukas to think to himself for a moment. He got out his phone and sent a quick text to Mathine, telling her about their rehearsals (which they hadn't been warned about in advance at all). He quickly changed direction, heading towards the drama room and making his place in the far corner as far away from everyone as he can until Mathine would get there.

Mathine got a text while she was walking towards music, looking down at her phone, she read it was from Lukas and smiled widely. They got to miss all lessons for some silly dress rehearsal? Sounds great! She got to miss music, that can only be a plus. She wasn't particularly talented at any instrument, unlike Lukas who she knew played violin, so it's not like she was missing out on any majorly important lesson. The Dane headed in the same direction, since the music rooms and the drama rooms were in the same area, and happily turned to march down into the drama room. Upon seeing Lukas shuffled in the corner, she put her bag on the floor and sat next to him.
"Isn't it awesome, we miss all out lessons?" she asked, she couldn't help but see him looking at her slightly nervously.
"I have to know all my words, and they're forcing us into those Shakespearian time outfits."
"That's true. But it'll be fun..." she gave him a wide smile, resting her hand on his knee, "You'll be fine."
He nodded, just in time for the sleepy Greek to re-enter the room and look over at everyone before calling a register. Everyone was there. That meant that they could get on with it and assign everyone some outfits.

Lukas looked at himself in the mirror of the boys' changing room. His outfit was blue, and of the age. Of course, he had several outfits to wear, but this was the main one he was told to wear during the majority of the play. He poked at the puffy trousers, and ran his fingers over the fake silver pieces of jewellery. It felt weird for him to be in such an outfit, but he had to shrug it off and exit the changing rooms eventually. The first person who saw him was Mr. Karpusi, who admired the outfit.
"You look like a perfect Romeo." he told him, leading Lukas back to the drama room, where Mathine already was.
Lukas tried to ignore how his mouth fell, was that really Mathine? She looked completely different, in her robes of red and gold. He didn't think it was possible to see her in a dress. Her hair was the same, he thinks, but something seemed...different. Maybe it was the glitter and make-up they added to her face. While the initial shock seemed to be a good thing, Lukas felt slightly awkward around this..."other" Mathine.
"Erm...hei" he said, then wondered what was up with himself.
"Hej Lukas. You look nice." she replied, giving him a usual wide grin. It looked so much like her, but her wearing the dress just blew his mind.
"So do-" he was cut off by Mr. Karpusi continuing,
"Come on everyone, let's practice!"

"Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie, and young affection gapes to be his heir; that fair for which love groan'd for and would die, with tender Juliet match'd is now not fair. Now Romeo is belov'd, and loves again, alike bewitched by the charm of looks; but to his foe suppos'd he must complain, and she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks. Being held a foe, he may not have access to breath such vows as lovers use to swear, and she as much in love, her means much less to meet her new-beloved any where: But passion lends them power, time means, to meet, temp'ring extremities with extreme sweet" everyone involved in the play chanted together, summing up the first act which they had finished practising. Between breaks and such, in the time between the beginning of the day and break-time, they had only succeeded to practice one of the acts. But that didn't bother Mr. Karpusi, he was sure things would pick up later which would mean that the students would work faster and get the play sorted by the end. There was still about six weeks until the play itself was due to go on, but between exams, prom, and general end of year celebrations, it would be difficult for there to be many more practise times.
Mr. Karpusi told the students they may as well stay in their costumes, but must make sure to keep them tidy and clean. Mathine made sure to remind herself of that over and over again, she also hoped that students wouldn't stare at her...unusual dress. Maybe she'd go to the library again where there were always less people.
After all that, Lukas went up to Mathine, holding her bag and waiting for her to join him. "The library I'm assuming?" he asked, handing the bag back to its original owner and walking with her out of the drama room.
"Ja. Can't stand to see any of the others." she replied, following him to the library, which never (especially at this time of year) had too many people in it.

The couple entered the library a few minutes later, having had to explain to various passer-bys what the reason for their outfits was. Despite their outfits being opposite colours they somehow...match. Maybe like how their similar yet different aspects complimented each other and brought out such a close relationship like their own. Their bags of course, ruining their image completely by standing out. Mathine gawked at seeing not anyone, but her best friend sat at one of the tables in the library.
"Tiina!" Mathine cheered, walking (she couldn't run in the high heel shoes they forced her into wearing) towards her friend, a wide smile plastered on her face.
"We had to move rooms for Drama because of practice, so that's how I knew. You look amazing by the way!" she replied, giving her friend the same cheery smile back.
"I don't, but thank you!"
"Red really suits you!"
"Oh does it? I never noticed."
"You should wear that colour to prom~"
"Oh really? Maybe I wil-"
"Now that you two are done blabbing on about it. Can we sit down?" Lukas asked, irritated at how the two girls' conversation had to take place in the middle of the room, causing him to be unable to take a place in his normal seat.
Mathine and Tiina only looked at each other, slightly embarrassed, before sitting down near Lukas (well Tiina by Berwald, Mathine was by Lukas).
"You two look cute together~" the Finn pointed out.
Of course this caused the two teens to go a furious red shade.

After denying all such compliments of them looking nice together, the couple told the other two of their day so far; what they've had to practice, how Tybalt (aka. Alfred Jones) forgot his lines several times, the look of horror on Mr. Karpusi's face when Mathine and Lukas refused to kiss (but they didn't mention the embarrassed look on theirs when he warned them they'll have to kiss in the real thing) and of course when the class started laughing at poor Raivis Galante forgetting his words and stuttering. Eventually, after all that talking, the bell went.
"So, do you want to meet up here again?" Tiina asked Mathine and Lukas, her usual smile still on her face.
"I don't mind. I do need to eat though." Lukas replied, looking at Mathine.
"Hmm...how about we go and eat, then go here?" she looked back at Lukas, "Want to eat with us?"
He never normally ate with anyone, the other three usually had school meals while he ate his little packed lunch.
"I'd love to"

They continued with their acting when they got back. Getting back in their positions as they were planned to be in at the beginning of act two, Mr. Karpusi waved to Lukas, Feliciano and Alexandar to start their lines, playing as Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio respectively.
Once the first scene was over in act two, Mathine prepared herself to stand upon the large stage as Lukas walked on again as well, having him left after his one line in scene one.
Of course, it was the famous balcony scene.
Lukas walked on stage, looking at Mathine (who would be put in a fake balcony when the real play came), and spoke his lines. "He jests at scars that never felt a wound. But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief that thou, her maid, at far more fair than she. Be not her maid, since she is envious; her vestal livery is but sick and green, and none but fools do wear it; cast it off" Mathine then walked closer, so she was in view of the audience (which consisted of Mr. Karpusi and any of the other cast members not present, which was everyone). Lukas continued with his lines, speaking them with a clear voice. "It is my lady, O it is my love: O that she knew she were! She speaks, yet she says nothing; what of that? Her eye discourses, I will answer it. I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks: Two of the fairest stars in all of heaven, having some business, do entreat her eyes, to twinkle in their spheres till they return. What is her eyes were there, they in her head? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, as daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven would through the airy region stream so bright that birds would sing and think it were not night. See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!"
Mathine felt heat rise up to her cheeks for some reason, it's not like he meant what he was saying. She gave him a small smile, pretending to be Juliet being flattered by such comments. "Ay me!" she replied.
Lukas gave her a small smile back, something she should really treasure, since it appears that he would never normally do that. Of course, he's only doing it for the acting. "She speaks. O speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night, being o'er my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes of mortals that fall back to gaze on him, when he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds, and sails upon the bosom of air."
Mathine tried not to smirk at her next line, being one that almost everybody will know, even if they have never read the play. "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet." For a moment there, Mathine connected with Juliet. She knew what it was like to have a family name, and want to give it up. Of course, Mathine didn't want to not be a Densen for love, it was just because she really disliked her family. The idea of being labelled to a group, similarly as to how Romeo and Juliet are, was one that annoyed her. She didn't even want the family company.
She was brought back to Earth from her thinking when Lukas continued his lines, "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?"
"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; thou art thyself, though not a Monatgue. What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, nor arm nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man. O be some other name! What's in a name? What which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet; so Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd, retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, and for thy name, which is no part of thee, take all myself." Mathine replied, soaking in the words like a sponge, taking their meaning and trying to compare it to her own views on family names.

Near the end of lesson four, Mathine and Mei were tying up the rest of act three. At this rate they would be able to finish the play by the end of the day. The Taiwanese girl, (playing the nurse), was stood by Mathine, talking about Romeo.
"Faith, here it is: Romeo is banish'd, and he all the world to nothing that he dares ne'er come back to challenge you; or if he do, it needs must be by stealth. Then since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it is best you married with the County. O, he's a lovely gentleman!" she continued, going on about Paris (played by Im Yong Soo), "Romeo's a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam, hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, for it excels your first, or if it did not, your first is dead, or 'twere as good he were as living here and you no use of him."
Mathine had to act a frown, "Speak'st thou from thy heart?"
Mei replied, "And from my soul too, else beshrew them both."
"Amen"
"What?"
"Well, thou hast comforted me marvellous much. Go in, and tell my lady I am gone, having displeas'd my father, to Lawrence' cell, to make confession and to be absolv'd."
"Marry, I will, and this is wisely done."
"Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend!" All of the cast except Mathine and Mei started packing up their items, while Mr. Karpusi watched eagerly. "Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn, or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue which she hath prais'd him with above compare so many thousand times? Go, counsellor, thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. I'll to the Friar to know his remedy;if all else fail, myself have power to die."
The whole room clapped as Mathine sighed, finally able to relax. She walked over to Lukas, who gave her a thumbs up, but still had his usual blank expression on his face. "Well done, you were great."
She went over and patted him on the shoulder, giving him a wide grin and getting her bag, turning back to wave goodbye to the others. "Thank you, so was you." she replied, ignoring how his comment made her feel happier than it should have.

They walked to lunch together, soon seeing Berwald and Tiina sat at a table in the cantine.
"Hej there~" Mathine cheered, sitting next to them. Lukas got out his bag and took out a little box with his lunch on it, putting it on the table.
"Moi! How was it?" Tiina asked, looking over.
"We got through two more acts, finished with Mathine's big speech about Romeo at the end of act three. It was good." Lukas piped up.
Mathine looked over at him, and was about to interrupt, telling him that he was better, but Tiina beat her to it. "That's great! Hey, shall we all go get out lunch? We'll be back in a minute Lukas." Tiina picked up her purse, Berwald shortly following. After a few seconds, Mathine stood up as well, giving Lukas a warm smile and nodding, before following the couple.
Lukas sat by himself, trying to think over the day. It was strange spending time with everyone there. Most of the others were all students who were good at acting, the "weird acting kids" as they were known as, but Lukas and Mathine had both been forced into the play, and even more so, forced to play the main parts. He thought about the actual characters, how their families had caused the children to not be able to be together. It made him think of how he couldn't let Mathine park any closer than across the street from his house when she went to pick him up. Were they living a modern day Romeo and Juliet? Of course not, he's not dumb enough to fall for the rival family's daughter, and not stupid enough to kill himself after an only four-day relationship. Because of that, he lost a little bit of respect for the play, not really seeing why everyone believes it to be as romantic as it is claimed. Maybe it seems great before you actually read/see it? He wondered.

"Lukas? Hello?" Mathine asked, sitting opposite the Norwegian, her sudden loud voice making him jump. "Are you okay? You spaced out a bit there."
He nodded quickly, taking his drink from his bag and having a sip. "Ja, I'm fine." he replied, putting down his drink again, "Sorry."
"Nej, don't apologise." Mathine took a bite of her sandwich, she didn't want to get anything hot or else it might stain her outfit. She was sure Mr. Karpusi would not be happy with that.
They mostly talked about the play, about if they were doing anything after school so they could meet up again. It wasn't Friday (it was Thursday), which meant that they should have had practice. But since today was their dress rehearsal, Mr. Karpusi said that they could have the afternoon off and there be no practice.
"Do you want to go to the cinema?" Tiina suggested, taking a bite of her spaghetti. Berwald watched her slurp up the strings of pasta, secretly wishing Mathine and Lukas weren't there. Not that he didn't like their company, he just much preferred being with just Tiina.
"That sounds like a good idea" Lukas called up. He couldn't remember the last time he went to a cinema, now that he thought about it. If he had ever been, that is. "What shall we see?"
Berwald spent no time suggesting that they watch a the new well known romance movie. Tiina giggled at this, "Berwald~ No matter how much I want to see it, do you think Mathine and Lukas would mind?" she looked over at the Norwegian and the Dane. You could see her cheerful expression almost begging them to say yes. They could always text each other and throw popcorn at people if they got bored, Mathine thought.
"Sure, I don't mind. What about you Lukas?" she asked the boy opposite her.
"Sure, we can go."
They discussed who was going to buy the tickets, and they all paid Berwald their fare (although he said he'd pay for Tiina) so he could order them. Berwald got out his phone and ordered them online during lunch break, using his credit card to pay for them. They agreed they'd meet up outside of the front gates of the school, and would travel there by car. All four of them texted their parents to warn them in advance of their late arrivals home. By the time they had planned everything, it was the end of lunch and the bell went, signalling Tiina and Berwald to go to Chemistry together, and Mathine and Lukas to return back to the drama room to finish the rest of the play.

"A glooming peace this morning with it brings, the sun for sorrow will not show his head. Go hence to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: for never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." The rest of the play went by easily, the whole group getting up and cheering when Matthew Williams said the last line of the play. The Canadian gave a wide smile and jumped off the stage, Mr. Karpusi called everyone together for one last talk.
"That was brilliant! We have a whole six weeks left and we're already this good" he wiped a tear from his cheek. Mathine and Lukas looked at each other. "We will smash this in June. I want to say you've all done great. We will mostly be doing facial expressions and stage directions during out practices now, and since you've all worked so well today, we don't have one today. Now-" he paused while the bell signalling the end of the day rang through the room, "I want you to all feel good about yourselves. It's only the middle of April, and we're all doing so well. Now. The bell's gone. We'll stop now and let you all go home and rest. Practice can be off tomorrow too, as a thank you for all the hard work." As soon as he stopped talking, everyone packed up their belongings and head for the door, waving goodbye to their Greek teacher. For most of the pupils involved (Mathine and Lukas included) it was their last year at the school, so maybe this was a great goodbye gift from them. Lukas and Mathine walked off together, heading to the door of the school to meet up with Berwald and Tiina.

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After having met up with everyone, it didn't take long for the four teenagers to be sat in their seats at the cinema. Berwald and Tiina were sat quite near the front, next to each other. It went Berwald, then Tiina, then Mathine and then finally Lukas on the end. The movie was quite boring to Lukas and Mathine, neither of them really taking an interest. They bought a large popcorn and several bags of sweets to occupy themselves with during the ordeal.
Within ten minutes of the movie, Mathine realised something, and gently poked at Tiina's shoulder. The Finn turned from her snuggling up to her boyfriend, and looked over at Mathine. "Yes?"
"This has a sex scene in it, doesn't it?" she asked. Lukas's eyes went wide from behind her.
"Yes. It's a 17. You're 17, and I'm assuming since he's in our year, Lukas is at least 17 too."
"I am 17"
"See? It's okay. Haven't you seen a sex scene before?"
"Of course," Mathine replied, looking down at her bucket of popcorn that she was holding, "I was only wondering. I don't care." she turned back to Lukas, "You're only 17?"
"My birthday isn't until May"
"When is it?"
"May 17th"
Mathine made a mental note of that. May seventeenth. "Mine's June 5th"
"Cool" he replied, turning back to the movie that didn't really catch his interest.

Only twenty minutes in and Berwald and Tiina were being too lovely-dovey for Mathine to deal with.
"Hey, want to ditch them and go sit at the back?" she asked Lukas. The cinema was only half full, and there were plenty of seats available at the back still.
"Sure, that sounds fun." he replied, taking the bags of sweets and sneaking up to the back row of seats with her. The seats at the back were larger and more comfortable, they also provided a better view (not that Lukas or Mathine cared about that). When they were sat down, Mathine reached in the bucket to get a handful, only to feel Lukas's hand instead.
"Ah- Oh! S-sorry!" she yelped, a little too loudly, and retracted her hand. Lukas raised an eyebrow at her, but his face was the same shade of red.
"It's alright." he took out a handful and started nibbling on it.
Mathine nodded slowly, taking a large handful and shoving it in her mouth, anything to distract her. Since when did she get worked up over something like that? Stop being such a girl, Mathine!
Lukas looked at her, then back at the film, he opened his bag of sweets and threw one forward, seeing it bounce off of three seats before landing (fortunately) in an empty seat. Mathine saw this, and reached in to get a handful herself, and throw one forward. This one only bounced off of two seats.
"This game sucks" Mathine pointed out after wasting half a bag of M&Ms on throwing at chairs.
"You're only saying that because you're loosing" Lukas replied, sticking his tongue out at her.
"Shut it. Here. Throw one at me and I'll catch it in my mouth!" Mathine opened her mouth wide, waiting for Lukas to throw the small chocolate treat. When he did, Mathine moved her head slightly, moving back so she could catch it in her mouth, which she did.
"Woo!" she cheered, making sure to be quiet, and holding her hands in the air. "Told you!"
Lukas tried not to laugh, only shaking his head and sighing, he gave her the bag. "Try me."
She threw one, and it bounced off his nose. She threw another, and it fell down his shirt. She threw more, hitting him in the eye, bouncing off his teeth, one even somehow landing in his ear. They were both in fits of quiet laughter by the end of the movie, walking out together after Tiina and Berwald, who were talking about the movie. Lukas couldn't even remember the main character's name. They all went back home eventually, parting ways and agreeing to meet up at the end of P.E the next morning, so that they could all spend Friday together too.

Hello again, Eyríður here.
Lukas came back late today, he seems really happy. I don't know why. No doubt he's been hanging out with that Mathine girl again. I think I can hear him talking on the phone to someone...it sounds like he's laughing. I can't think of the last time I've heard him laugh. If he is dating this Mathine girl, it's good that she's making him so happy. I'll try and listen now...

He just said "Shut up Mathine" and sounded slightly embarrassed, well at least it shows who he's talking to. I think I have an idea for something... I want to write something. I'll continue this in a bit. Maybe when I eventually get Lukas to tell me about Mathine.

Eyríður picked up her laptop, opening a word document, and started to type. She wrote of a magic kingdom, where there were two royal families. One had a son, one had a daughter. They started to fall in love, after many hideous battles. She tried to think of Mathine and Lukas while writing this, the detailed and complex world completely engulfing her, she was up way past midnight writing, and had barely done the first chapter. Over the next months she would continue to write it, thinking of her brother and his relationship with the Densen girl. She had created her own little world from this, and it only made her even more determined to learn of her brother's so called relationship (which might not even exist...yet, she thought).

.x.x.x.x.

Over the next two weeks, Mathine and Lukas spent all the time together. Both at school and at weekends, they had learnt to meet up where Mathine had parked to pick him up from his house. They started perfecting the play at school, and everything seemed to be going great. Although much unknown to the other person, something started brewing up with themselves, causing both teens confusion.
In early May, Mathine had just been talking to Lukas on the phone, and when hung up, wanted to run to Tiina for advice. She had a few questions on her mind, and her best friend was probably the only person she knew who could answer any of them. She ran out her house as soon as the conversation ended, taking her car keys and quickly driving to the Finn's house. As soon as she was out the car, she knocked on the door, and was so relieved to see Tiina there, as opposed to any of her family.
"Mathine?" she asked, she was confused as to why Mathine was at her house. It was Saturday, normally they would both be out or something.
Mathine only stood there panting, her eyes wide and her face red. She spent no time in looking at Tiina, a serious expression painted on her face for one.
"When did you realise you loved Berwald?"