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Originally Posted by
CurlyPotter14
Jordan smiled at Cael, but he was slightly bored so he decided to go all dramatic, "A nod?" he cried standing up, "we haven't seen eachother in months and all I get is a nod?" he could go dramatic when he wanted. "No Cael, I don't want to hear it!" he turned his back to the other boy. He slowly turned back again, looking into his eyes. "I can't stay mad at you for too long," he said, charging towards cael and wrestling him into a tight hug.
"Oof!" Cael wheezed as he was crushed against the other boy.
"Sorry," he coughed lightly as he extricated himself from Jordan's embrace,
"I know, but I was a little side-tracked by all the...tears and yelling," he made a nondescript hand gesture towards the others still engaged in their debate.
"I'm not even sure I want to know. Truly. Drama already and we haven't even arrived? Second year is shaping up to be wonderful, I can tell. By the way," he nudged Jordan lightly,
"How did your re-sorting request go? Was Tate up for it?"
He smacked his fist against his open palm as a stray thought crossed his mind.
"And come to think of it, have you seen Jupiter anywhere? The little bugger bit me when I tried to adjust his collar and now he's loose on the train somewhere, the hellion." Quote:
Originally Posted by
HazelStone101
Tears threatened to fall as Elliot rambled on about family secrets and the like. "But Elliot, we're friends! Or so I thought...." She mumbled, looking up at her friend sullenly. "I thought they trusted me. I would have been there to help them in a split second!" She groaned, putting her hair back up into a more secure, more business-like bun. She could never think right with her hair down.. and it was getting so long!
"I think we are all making this a bit more dramatic than it should be!" Jayden cried, her eyes flashing with fury and hurt. "We're only twelve, Jez! We shouldn't be in this much trouble!" She whined, biting her lip nervously as she looked over at her friends and turned to look at Jordan.
"You're telling me you had no idea any of this was going on?" She hissed, her cheeks turning a light shade of pink. "You weren't in on this at all?" She asked, her voice growing quiet. "I just feel hurt, and so left out! I trusted you all!"
And then Cael showed up and came to the rescue...
Finally.
"No. I am not alright!" She cried, shrugging his hand off of her shoulder. "Your... My.... Frien.... These people...." She pointed, glaring at each of them for a few seconds in turn. "Have been hiding things from us... and putting each other in danger, and they didn't think to notify us or tell any adults... like the Headmaster. He should know." Jayden blurted out in a huff.
"I don't even know what to do right now. I thought we were all friends... now I'm not even sure what we are anymore with all these secrets!" She sobbed, looking up at Cael with tears in her eyes. Even though the world seemed to be caving in... Cael was there. Cael was calm.
"Shh, everything's fine," he folded her into a light embrace, tucking her head into his shoulder so that she wouldn't have to let the others watch her cry. Rubbing her back in light circles, he mentally rewound her outburst trying to figure out what had turned the carefree girl he'd seen in Hawaii into
this.
Things had definitely gotten better since last winter when he'd had a chance to fix his little... problem. He was more objective now, less rash. It was easier to step back and see things from a different perspective rather than leaping in blindly with pure emotion. That was one benefit at least.
"Everyone has secrets, Jay, even best friends. I think it's impossible to ever really know someone other than yourself. You have to love people despite their flaws. And I know for a fact that everyone here loves you, I don't think that's changed just because something's come to light. We're only kids, Jay, we're allowed to make mistakes. It's expected of us," he smiled kissing her forehead lightly.
"I'm sure it's nothing that can't be understood or forgiven in time, hm?" he squeezed her tighter, willing her to get how much she was loved.