Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:58:28 -0700
From: andy dearth <andyistiredoftimeandspace@gmail.com>
Subject: Rings and Promises #6 by Kane

*Chapter Six: I must be crazy*

I was spaced out the rest of the day. I had Aiden in my arms and it felt
good, like he belonged there. When school got out, I decided to walk home.
I thought maybe the walk would clear my head and maybe I could get my
senses back. I was so wrong. I was still thinking about Aiden. Now my body
was warm and my skin screamed to have him near me again. I wanted to bang
my head against a wall. I stopped and sighed. I looked up at the sky.
"You're killing me." I muttered. Just then someone blinded me. "Guess who?"
I almost faltered. "Aiden?" He removed his hands from my eyes and stood in
front of me. "Hi, I saw you walking so I decided to chase you down." He was
grinning. "You're in a good mood." I pointed out. He nodded. "Yeah I am." I
smiled back at him and ruffled his hair. "Well that's good. You should
smile more. You're so adorable when you smile." I should have stopped
midway. As soon as I said that he stiffened and stared at me wide eyed.
"Adorable?" I had to play it cool. "Would you prefer beautiful because
that's how I think of you most of the time." Dammit to hell! I was saying
all the wrong things. He just stared at me. "You think I'm beautiful?" His
hand immediately went to the bruise on his cheek. I pulled his hand away
and held it in mine. What the hell was I doing? I sighed. "You are
beautiful." With my free hand and brushed his bangs from his face and
stared at the pale beauty that had been on my mind since this morning.
Before things got weird I let go of his hand and smiled. "Let me walk you
home okay?" He nodded, blushing faintly.


He stayed quiet the rest of the way. I glanced and saw that he was still
blushing. I smiled. This kid was adorable. "Hey Aiden, can I ask you
something?" I asked, suddenly serious. "Sure what is it?" He kept his eyes
on the ground. "I'm going to ask you three things and you tell me which one
of them is true okay?" He looked at me then, confused. "Okay?" "Do your
parents abuse you? Did you sell your body? Were you involved with an older
man in middle school?" I stopped walking but didn't face him. He stopped
too and sighed. "You heard those stories huh?" I nodded still not looking
at him. "Well you already know my dad hits me from time to time. I did not
sell my body; I don't know where the hell that came from. As for the older
man, that one is true." I almost fell. "What?" He nodded. "Yup, to make a
long story short, he was curious and I was there." He sounded almost angry.
I looked him in the eyes now. "Did you love him?" I really shouldn't have
asked but I wanted to know. His anger seemed to worsen at the question.
"Yeah, and I hate myself for it."


Aiden didn't talk to me after that and I was afraid I made him hate me. Why
did I ask him those things anyway? Damn my curiosity. I looked down and
sighed. "Aiden..." "What?" He still sounded a little angry. "I'm sorry I
asked you those things." I said. Aiden grabbed the back of my shirt then
and I stopped walking. I turned around but I couldn't see his face, his
bangs were covering his eyes. "You know I must be losing it. You're nice to
me, you beat up anyone who bullies me, and you walk me home. I keep
expecting you to pull a knife on me and you don't. If you're going to hurt
me at least do me a favor and do it now so I don't have to keep waiting for
it. It's driving me crazy!" He looked up at me then and there was complete
anger now. "Dammit Vulcan I want to hate you but you make it impossible!" I
pulled him to me then, not caring if anyone saw. He needed me and I knew
it. He needed to know that not everyone was going to be a jerk to him. He
needed to know that I was there and I wasn't going to hurt him. "I'm not
going to hurt you, I swear it." I let him go and smiled. "Besides you can't
hate me, I'll die if you hate me." He arched a brow. "You're sick in the
head aren't you?" I laughed, choosing to ignore his question. "Plus, I know
you can't live without me. I'm like cheese." Now he looked confused. "I'm
sorry, cheese?" "Yeah, Air is overrated. Try living without cheese." I
winked and he laughed. "What the hell Vulcan?" He just laughed harder.
"Come on, let me take you home." I nudged him and we walked in comfortable
silence. I walked him home and looked up at the house. "Remember what I
said. Come find me." He nodded and we parted ways. I looked up at the sky
again. "Yup, you're definitely killing me." I shook my head and made my way
home.