by sarah faith
The same blonde, busty and all was standing there with Freddie, holding her books. She was smiling and Freddie just looked outright nervous. Probably because he knew I'd show up there any second, and he didn't want me to find out. My heart sank for actually letting myself trust him. Giving him a second chance was too much! Being caught with another girl TWICE??? This was too much for me. I turned around to go, but it was too late. Freddie had already seen me.
He called across the courtyard to me, but I kept walking. Tears rolled down my face, threatening to give away my hardcore exterior. What kind of a person did that? Pretended to be good, and then meet up with 'the other girl' at the exact same place that he was using to reconcile with? This guy was jacked up.
Suddenly, I felt a hand on mine and Freddie whirled me around to look at him.
"Leave me alone!" I hissed, furious that he even dared to touch me!
"Arianne, what's wrong?" Wow. Good acting skills. He really sounded like he actually cared that my eyes were getting puffy and, OH GOOD LORD! I yanked my hand out of his.
"Don't ever touch me again." I seethed and turned away again. I had taken about two steps when Freddie put his hands around my waist, this time holding tighter so I couldn't get away. He turned me around gently. "Don't cry, please. Tell me what's wrong?"
Freddie's hands on my waist felt way too good for the moment. I tried wiggling free but he just pulled me closer. Thank God there weren't really people around right now. This would be beyond embarrassing. "You're what's wrong." I spat at him. He looked absolutely stunned. Oh come on! "The blonde, AGAIN!?" Freddie's face literally turned green. He put one of his hands over his face and I could see him muttering something under his breath. This time when I jerked free of his hold, he let me go. Without another word I glared at him and ran the rest of the way to my dorm. My heart had been broken twice in a week by the exact same freak. How could I ever trust any man again?
Freddie
"Hey, thanks for meeting me here." I smiled politely at that retarted blonde who had caused so much trouble for me.
"No problem. And, I'm really sorry about last Saturday morning I was so wasted, it totally wasn't me." "Yes, that's exactly why I needed to talk to you." I stated and saw her perk up. No, you crazy woman I don't want to make out some more!
"I need to you explain that to this girl I this girl I like. She was supposed to meet me and saw you there and...well you can guess. She really, really got the wrong impression."
"Oh" The blonde whispered gently. Her face showed nothing less than regret. "I'm so sorry; of course, I'll do whatever I can. I feel so bad."
"Thank you so much!" I was so relieved that she didn't just blow me off. It hadn't been that hard to find her with secret service around, finding people was one of their many specialties. "She'll be here any minute."
"Okay!" She grinned and nodded mutely. Why was she so happy about that? Whatever. I was starting to get nervous for some reason. My forehead showed drops of sweat and I was tapping my foot and twiddling my thumbs at the same time.
"Are you okay?" She suddenly piped up. "I'm so nervous." I grinned at her.
"Dang. Do you really like her more then something to just screw around with?"
I looked at her and nodded fervently. "She's all that I think about. Her being gorgeous doesn't even come close to all the things that I really love about her." I hoped I gave her the impression that I was in no way up for grabs the last thing I needed was her flirting with me when Arianne was due here any second.
"Don't worry!" She said cheerfully. "I'll explain and then everything will be back to normal." Man that sounded good. I hoped she was right
But of course, if everything DID go right, that would be too easy, wouldn't it?
Four seconds later I saw Arianne. However, the look on her face was something I would rather not have seen. She looked so in pain! Even from the slight distance I could see the tears budding in her eyes. I called out her name, that wonderful name, but she just turned around and started walking away. No, no, no, no! This was not going right at ALL!
I ran over to her, she looked miserable. I reached out and grabbed her hand. Thankfully, there weren't any people around to see this
She spun around and glared at me. "Leave me alone." She said through clenched teeth.
"Arianne what's wrong?" I asked trying to show the caring in my voice. I really did care; when I saw her like that it made me want to be the same way. My stomach was turning in anticipation. Was it something I did? "Don't ever touch me again." Wow. I could almost taste the venom in her voice.
"Don't cry, please. Tell me what's wrong?" I said. She wasn't acting like her normal pissed off self right now; Arianne was at an all time evil. There must REALLY be something wrong.
I was starting to get worried. She ripped her hand from mine and instantly I wanted it back there. She tried leaving but I wouldn't let her. I took about two steps and over took her. I placed my hands on her waist, turning her toward me gently.
Un-thinkable feelings went up my arm and I cursed myself for being such a pig. I tried to shake the immensely good feeling of my hands on her waist by trying look into her eyes. She finally looked up at me and instead of the warm, hazel eyes I was used to, I saw dark brown eyes full of hatred. This was not like her. Suddenly she replied.
"You're what's wrong." Arianne was seething right now, and I could tell that I did something really bad. Really, really bad. What did I do!!??!! The confusion must have shown on my face as clear as day, because she decided to tell me without any further encouragement. "The blonde, AGAIN!?"
Oh my Lord. How much more STUPID could I have been? I mean really? I smacked my face with my hand and closed my eyes. I let go of Arianne, reluctantly yes but it was for good reason. Now I understood. She had battled so hard within herself to give me a second chance and then she comes here and I'm laughing with that same stupid blonde! I HATE BLONDES!
When I opened my eyes Arianne was gone. Gone forever? Yeah, let's go with that one.
Someday My Prince Will Come : Chapter 10
Chapter 5
Arianne
Three days later I was still distraught, crying on my bed. I couldn't seem to stop. The first day I had just resisted the tears, but after going to volleyball practice and being completely unable to perform, my coach had sent me back to my dorm with a warning. I needed to get focused or I wouldn't be playing. That would be a violation of my scholarship which, in turn, meant that I would have to leave Harvard.
I couldn't believe how un-lucky my life had turned out to be just because of a stupid guy! They really were the worst creatures on the face of the earth. This morning, my first class wasn't until the afternoon so I took this time to let out my sobs. I did have to admit, it felt great to let out all of that stress, emotion; pain. I was crying silently to myself when I heard a knock at my door.
Oh my gosh. He was NOT bothering me! I couldn't believe he had the nerve to actually show his face!
"Go away!" I shouted at him, crying all the harder.
"Arianne, it's Sophia."
Sophia? Who the heck was Sophia??? I sat up and wiped off my face as best as I could. I quickly blew my nose then bolted over to the door. No need to keep my visitor waiting even though I did NOT feel like seeing anyone
I opened the door and peeked out. Sophia, the big, busty blonde who had broken my heart, offered me a sad smile. "Hey." She offered.
"Hi. What do you want?" I hadn't meant to sound rude, but I didn't feel like beating around the bush. Seeing her was making me hurt more, and I just wanted to know why she was here.
"I need to talk to you, Arianne. Please can I come in?"
'Yeah, come on in and let me get a bungee cord so I can strangle you!' I thought with hatred. How shallow of her to do this But even though everything inside of me wanted to slam the door in her face, I finally conceded and let her come in.
I slumped down onto my bed and I watched as she pulled out the chair to my desk. No one said anythin
g for a couple seconds and then she finally piped up.
"So, you live in here alone? Where's your roommate?"
"I don't know." I said coldly. "I was never assigned one I guess. Look, Sophia, this isn't easy for me could you just tell me why you're here?"
"Sure, I'm sorry. Look," She began getting a little more comfortable in my chair. I wonder if she did that on Freddie's lap The thought made me want to kick her fake butt right out of my room, but I counted to ten and kept my mouth shut.
"I know you probably won't believe this, but you've got to it's not fair to you or Freddie if you don't. It WAS my fault. I drank way too much last Friday night and, in my drunken splendor," she giggled, " I went to
the wrong room. I live down the hall."
"How convenient for you two." I spat, hoping she could hear the hatred in my voice. Sophia only smiled a little. Then shook her head.
"No. I'm telling the truth. I asked Freddie for some water and then something came over me and I just started kissing him. I can hardly remember it, but I swear that's exactly the way it happened."
Oh, how I wanted to believe her! I wanted to run to Freddie's room and welcome him with open arms, but I couldn't. For all I knew, he could've paid her off just to make himself look good.
"Why should I believe you?" I voiced my thoughts. "I saw you two again, remember? Explain that one?"
Sophia then looked down into her lap and bit her lip. "You really don't know how great of a guy you've got there. I don't know how long it took him, but somehow he found me. And it was for the sole purpose of reaching me to make up with you. Can you imagine how much work it must have been for him to find a student at Harvard? There are a lot of students"
My mouth was slightly ajar, and I couldn't believe the words she just said was Freddie really innocent??? Hope surfaced from the bottom of my damaged heart as I waited for her to continue.
"He asked me to meet him in front of the fountain because he said he arranged for you to be there. If you ask me, he's a pretty rare guy. I mean seriously, think about it." Sophia tossed a lock of over-curled bleach blonde hair over her shoulder. "If he didn't like you more than for some fun, why would he go to all that trouble, and why would he be sweating like a pig; hoping that everything could be okay between you?" She smiled, and I started to laugh a little.
"He was nervous? About meeting me?"
"SO nervous!" She laughed. "I asked him if he was really that into you and do you know what he told me?"
Captivated, I shook my head; no.
"He said that you're all he thinks about. He said that how gorgeous you are is only one of the things that he really loves about you. 'Loves', Arianne. This guy's gone. I could see it in his eyes. And he should be, you really are sweet even though I can tell you want to kill me."
I embarrassedly nodded, and I was almost about to pinch myself; wake up! "They're like a window." I said, referring to his magnificent eyes.
Sophia nodded and gave me a smile. You know, even though she looked 150% the definition of a slut, she actually was pretty nice. After a few seconds of silence, she stood to leave.
"Well, I've said all that I can say. I swear; all of that is as true as I'm standing here. Freddie didn't tell me to come here; I haven't even talked to him since that day. But let me just say one more thing? This guy, he's totally a keeper. It's not often that you find guys like him around here. I wouldn't wait too long to give him another chance." With that, she gave me one last smile and left.
It was like falling off a building then finding that you can fly, seconds before you hit the ground! Incredible.
Dazed, I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror, my eyes were baggy, red and I looked like I'd just got hit by a bus. For the first time in a long time I laughed. I really, really laughed until my sides ached with pain. I know, I must sound crazy but, I couldn't help it! I was so happy. I felt like my heart was filled with helium and it was floating away from me! Come back here, you little wretch. We got someone to go talk to!
Someday My Prince Will Come : Chapter 11
Freddie
I hadn't seen Arianne for about three days now. I just couldn't face her. How come everything that I try to make better, turns out horribly wrong? No matter how hard I tried? Ahh.
I closed my eyes and took in the solitude of my silent dorm room while resting on my bed. To think, I could be out with Arianne right now; laughing, teasing, smiling, and loving. But I had blown that chance. TWICE! I started to smack my head on my desk, where I decided to move to. The beating followed the rhythm of my thoughts. So. Stupid. So. Stupid. So. Stupid. So stupid. Then I heard a knocking. At first, I honestly thought it was my brain jiggling around from the constant juggling, but then the knocking became louder and more urgent. What the crap?
I rushed over to my door, afraid that it was Jameson, telling me that we needed to run because my enemies had found me!!! But when I opened the door, I found that it wasn't Jameson. It was just Arianne. ARIANNE!?!?!? I felt my jaw drop. "Arianne?" I murmured, thinking she might be a ghost! (These last few days had really taken a toll on me) However, before she said anything I found my entire chest and stomach burning from her body, which she rapidly placed against me. Her arms were around my back and I stood still; the thought of Arianne actually hugging me not yet registering in my mind!
Slowly, I began to process it and my arms gradually wrapped around her strong but delicate body. Could it be?!?!? Was my princess really embracing me? I found she was mumbling something into my chest and the vibrations of her voice sent chills down my body.
"What?" I asked, unable to hear her mumbled words. Arianne looked up at me and I saw small tears running down her face. Before I knew it my hand flew up and wiped some of them off. I couldn't stand to see her like that. It broke my heart.
"I said," Arianne repeated taking a breath, "I'm sorry that I doubted you. I should have believed you but I was just too stubborn to actually let myself. Sophia just told me everything, and I feel like such a freak for treating you that way. I'm so sorry, Freddie-"
"It's okay, Arie, it's okay!" I soothed. I would ALWAYS forgive her. No matter what. Arianne's lips were pouty and looking delicious and after her apology was over, I found myself wanting to do nothing more than kiss her. I silently brought my other hand to her face and wiped off the remaining tears with my thumb. Her face felt so good, so right in my hands. Our eyes connected and once they did, I knew it would be torcher to break free. I could feel Arianne breathing heavier and my face grew closer to hers as my eyelids grew heavier.
My body was being shot with electricity as I felt her breath on my now parted lips. My mouth was beginning to burn, knowing the only solution was to bring her lips to mine. Then, in one final movement I connected our mouths with victory. I was wrong. The feeling made my lips burn more, not less, and I could feel her trembling as I kissed her; gently at first but then increasing into a faster, more sensual dance. Our kiss seemed to make her stronger and she finally brought her hands from my waist and placed them behind my head. I felt her fingers entwined in my hair and I removed my hand from her face then placed it on her back. Her body felt so good in mine, and it wasn't awkward in the least. I pulled her closer to me, like she wasn't close enough, like the world was about to end and she was my life source.
Suddenly, just as quickly as the kiss had started, it ended. I don't know which one of us ended it; maybe it was both of us, but I knew for sure that I was starting to get way too into it. This poor girl probably couldn't
breathe because I was suffocating her but I couldn't help it! I can't believe I actually did that. Watch, just watch, I probably screwed up, yet again, because I wasn't man enough to control myself!
But joy replaced my fear. She was still panting lightly, something that really wasn't good for me to see her do, but I held back. She looked too peaceful right now. I couldn't mess with that. For a really long time we just stared into each other's eyes. She had this strange look in her hazel ones it looked to me like sh
e was overwhelmed for more than one reason I suddenly smiled because I knew exactly how she felt. From this point on I could feel it. We were going to be okay together.
Arianne
After that kiss -which I must say was an 11 on the scale of one to five- Freddie and I were nearly inseparable. We did everything, aside from taking classes together; but as soon as that bell rang, I knew where I was going. To meet Freddie in the courtyard. We did every day. He was even the best boyfriend a girl could possibly ask for. The night after we kissed he took me out to dinner and properly asked me to go steady. Of course, I agreed and that day turned out to be one of the best I'd had in my life. Life was going so well! I was back on track with volleyball, my grades were back to normal, and I now had a best friend and an amazing boyfriend. All in one!
There was only one thing that troubled me about our relationship. I knew when Freddie was telling the truth. His eyes always held something that I couldn't read. And when did that look come? When he talked about his life before coming to Harvard; he never looked me in the eye and his voice became huskier than normal. He was definitely trying to hide something, and it nearly drove me crazy trying to figure it out.