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Chapter Eight: Cheating
Hearts
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One Month Later
After
taking a Tylenol, Lenne hoped to feel better. Her head was aching and she
knew she was getting sick, but she had to be tough. She and Shuyin were
double dating with Zaon and Yunalesca today and she wasn’t going to miss
this. This date was her chance to show Yunalesca that Shuyin was a good
boyfriend. In the month they’d been together, Shuyin had been more of a
gentleman than she’d ever imagined he could be. Even though he’d turned
her down sexually on their first date, she just figured that it was in order to
guarantee a second date and sex then but Shuyin had maintained a gentlemanly
distance. Although it was wonderful to know that he was willing to wait
for her, it also concerned her that maybe he was satisfied with her because he
was getting it somewhere else…
She
shook her head hard and rose from the bed. She wasn’t going to think
about that. These doubts that entered her head occasionally were
ridiculous. There was no proof. There never would be proof.
Stripping
out of her pajamas on the way to the bathroom, Lenne pulled back the curtain
and let the hot spray of the water cascade down her back. She distantly
heard her front door open and smiled.
Shuyin
was there.
“Lennie?”
he called from the living room, “You awake?”
“I’ll be out in a minute!” Quickly finishing her shower, Lenne wrapped a
towel around herself and went into her bedroom where
she dressed quickly in jeans and a blue shirt. The songstress towel dried
her hair and then ran out to the living room to embrace her boyfriend.
She kissed his lips and then whispered, “Here I am.”
“There
you are…” Shuyin replied. Running a hand through her damp locks, he said,
“This damp look is very sexy.”
Lenne
laughed, “Sure it is.” She said sarcastically before turning and walking back
toward her bedroom, “You’re early and I didn’t get a chance to dry my hair.”
“Sorry I’m early, babe. I just couldn’t
wait to see you.”
Lenne
flicked her hair dryer on and leaned her head out the door as she started to
dry her hair, “Sweet talker!” she said over the sound of the dryer. She
giggled a little and backed off as Shuyin approached her and tilted her head up
to his. He pressed his lips softly against hers, pressing his body
against her and bracing her back against the bedroom wall. Her fingers
loosened around the hair dryer and it tumbled to the ground as she wrapped her
arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
His
lips traveled from her lips to her cheek and then down her neck before they
heard a knock at the door. Shuyin laughed a little into her neck and
said, “I bet that’s Zaon and Yunalesca.”
Picking
the dryer off of the floor and flicking it into the off position, Lenne smiled
at Shuyin, “Well, we’d better let them in.”
It
had been Yunalesca’s idea that the two couples go out together. Shuyin
wasn’t sure why she would want to see her friend with him. Although Yunalesca
hadn’t attempted to convince Lenne that he was some sort of serial killer,
Shuyin knew that he was and never would be one of Yunalesca’s favorites.
Then again, maybe his best friend’s wife was beginning to realize that he
wasn’t going to break Lenne’s heart.
Stranger
things have happened…
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“Initial sweep is complete, Commander Cyton.” The soldier said. He
saluted his commanding officer as he stood next to his three comrades.
The cave under Mushroom Rock Road
was finally being explored. The knowledge of this location had been held
for the past few months but exploration had been put on hold while war
preparations were being made.
Benedict
Cyton smiled and nodded, “Okay soldiers. You are dismissed.” As he
watched his soldiers walk back toward the trucks, Benedict took one last look
at the cave and grinned. He was certain that this place would come in
handy during the war. For what, he still wasn’t quite sure but he knew
that this place would be quite useful.
Quite
useful indeed….
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After
seeing what Zaon and Shuyin called ‘The World’s Chickiest of Chick Flicks’, the
quartet was sitting in A-East’s park enjoying the afternoon sun and the
beautiful day. Lenne’s head was still pounding and she knew she’d been
rather testy all day. Every time she said something nasty to Shuyin he
looked at her like he’d never seen her before. Yunalesca had pulled her
aside several times to ask her what was wrong and Lenne answered the same every
time – “I’m just not feeling well.”
Lenne’s
jealousy was also rising with every passing moment. Although Shuyin had
barely let go of her hand since the date began, the looks and obvious lust from
girls passing by was driving Lenne crazy. She couldn’t help but wonder
every time Shuyin smiled at one of them whether he was eyeing them up as a
possible nighttime guest at his house.
She
frowned at the thought but forced a smile on her face when Shuyin crawled
across the blanket that was laid out and kissed her on the cheek, “What are you
thinking about?”
“Nothing important.” was her response. She hated being so skeptical about
his motives with her and what he was doing when he wasn’t with her. She
couldn’t help herself though. She was falling for him and with that came
skepticism. Too many times in her past had she ignored her inner feelings
and too many times had they been proven true. She didn’t want to risk it
again.
A
tug at Shuyin’s arm by Zaon pulled him away from her side. Shuyin followed
his best friend over toward one of the park benches where the two sat.
Zaon had decided it was time for a man-to-man talk about the blitzer’s
relationship with the songstress and what better time was there but when his
wife could keep Lenne busy?
Shuyin
looked at his friend with a questioning gaze, “What’s up?”
“So…” Zaon began, elbowing his friend playfully in the ribs, “any love pangs
yet?”
“Love what?!” Shuyin asked with a grin. He scratched his head and
pretended to be completely confused, “Are you asking if I love her yet?”
“You know what I’m asking!” hissed Zaon in an
attempt to keep the conversation low key. He didn’t want to intrigue the
ladies into joining them.
Shuyin
laughed, “Yeah, I know what you’re asking.”
“Well?!”
The
blonde blitzer sighed. He definitely thought he might be, but he wasn’t
sure yet. Lenne’s behavior today was confusing him. She had been
biting his head off for the littlest things and seemed to mistrust him when he
even looked in the direction of
another girl. He wasn’t sure if Yunalesca’s initial warnings were
plaguing her mind or not, but whatever it was he was getting concerned.
Shuyin smiled at his friend and said, “Jury is still out on that one.”
Appeased
slightly, Zaon said, “But I’ll hear the verdict first, right?”
Shuyin
nodded, “Absolutely.” Footsteps approaching caught their attention and
Shuyin turned his head to look at Lenne approaching him while rubbing her
forehead. He stood up and went over to her, “You okay?”
“I’ve
just got a terrible headache. I’d really like to go home.” She
said.
Shuyin
wrapped an arm around her shoulder, “Sure thing, babe.
Let’s go.”
Saying
their goodbyes to Yunalesca and Zaon, the duo started to walk down the park
street and was no more than two yards from their friends when a voice echoed
and Shuyin turned his head, “Shu!!” Lenne felt Shuyin release his grip on her
and face the girl. She appeared to be about 16 and was very pretty.
She had blond hair that hung to her shoulders and bright green eyes. She
held out a blitzball to Shuyin, “Could you sign this?”
“Sure thing.” Shuyin
said smiling, “Who am I making this out to, cutie?”
The
girl laughed and smacked Shuyin playfully, “Sidney.”
Shuyin
laughed and looked at the girl as if making sure before shrugging, “Okay, Sidney it is.”
Lenne
felt her fury mounting as Shuyin signed the ball and gave it back to the girl
who promptly kissed him on the cheek and ran back across the park to a girl who
didn’t look much older than 10. Shuyin turned to her with a smile and
said, “That was…”
“What the hell was that?!” Lenne shrieked. For a moment she didn’t
even sound like herself and Shuyin took a step away from her as if frightened
of her sudden angry display.
Yunalesca
and Zaon were there in a second and Lenne felt Yunalesca’s arm on her shoulder,
“Lennie…that was…” she began.
Lenne
cut her off and hissed at Shuyin, “Don’t you have any decency at all?!”
“Decency? I
didn’t do anything wrong!” shouted Shuyin.
Zaon
stepped between the fighting pair with his hands raised,
“I think we just had a misunderstanding.” He looked at Lenne, “Lenne that was…”
“I don’t recall asking you to butt in Zaon!” Lenne shouted before turning
her attention back to Shuyin, “You shamelessly flirt with another girl in front
of me and then say you didn’t do anything wrong! You really are a fiend!”
“I wasn’t flirting!” Shuyin insisted loudly
before taking a breath and lowering his voice, “Lenne, if you would just let me
explain…”
“No!” hissed
Lenne, “I won’t listen to your explanations. Something told me not to
trust you and no it
wasn’t Yunalesca. It was my own gut instinct this time. Are
you sleeping with that girl?”
Shuyin’s
look was of shock and disgust at the thought and for a second Lenne thought she
might have overreacted but just as quickly his look was replaced with one of
anger. He leaned closer to her and whispered, “Are you saying that you
think I’m cheating on you?”
“Yes…” Lenne replied.
It
was Yunalesca’s turn again to attempt an interruption. She spun Lenne
around and said, “Honey, I’m not a Shuyin fan but I can tell you that you are
overreacting this time. That was…”
Shoving
her friend’s arms off of her, Lenne turned back to Shuyin, “Yes, I do!
You couldn’t possibly be happy without sex in a relationship and yet you seem
to be so you must be getting it from
somewhere!”
Shuyin’s
look was as cold as ice as he murmured, “So that’s what you really think of
me?” Lenne nodded and Shuyin glared at her, “Then maybe we shouldn’t do
this anymore.”
“Maybe we shouldn’t!” Lenne agreed, although the tears beginning to form
behind her eyes seemed to be screaming for her to apologize to him and make it
better.
“Fine.” Said Shuyin, monotonously.
“Fine.” Lenne said.
“Fine!” shouted Shuyin.
“Fine!” Lenne screamed.
The
two of them continued screaming ‘Fine’ at each other for another minute before
both spinning on their heels and storming off in opposite directions.
Zaon and Yunalesca stood staring at each other in sheer shock for several
minutes after their friends had vanished from their sight before Zaon
whispered, “Did they just break up?”
“I think so…” Yunalesca said.
“Lenne thinks that Shuyin is sleeping with…Sari?” Zaon shook his head, “I can’t
believe he didn’t tell her who Sari and Sidney
are!”
Yunalesca
sighed, “I think he was about to before she exploded.”
“Yuna!” Zaon cried, “She thinks he’s sleeping with his
cousin and the little girl he used to babysit!”
Yunalesca
rubbed her temples, “You go after him. I’ll go after her.”
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Irvine’s Tavern was
Shuyin’s sanctuary when things in his life got to be too much for him to
handle. Sitting down at the bar and ordering a stiff drink, Shuyin ran a
hand through his hair and groaned. He didn’t know what Lenne’s problem
was. Maybe it was because she wasn’t feeling well that she’d gone off on
him, but that didn’t explain why she thought he was cheating on her. He’d
done nothing to make her think
that. She wouldn’t even let him explain who Sari and Sidney were. He took a long swig of the
beer in his hand.
Life
sucked…
“How did I know you’d be here?” Zaon asked as he pulled up a barstool next to
his friend and ordered a beer.
“Lucky guess?” Shuyin asked as he took another
drink.
Zaon
sighed, “Why don’t you come with me to Lenne’s and we’ll get this matter
cleared up?”
Shaking
his head, Shuyin swallowed the rest of his drink and ordered another before
saying, “It won’t clear up the fact that she thinks I’m low enough to cheat on
her. That, Zaon, will never go
away.”
“I know that you don’t want to break up with her.”
“How do you know that?” asked Shuyin, incredulously, “Maybe I do. Maybe
I’m sick of being on my best behavior all the time.”
Zaon
gave Shuyin a level stare as he said, “I think you’re in love with her.
Am I wrong?”
Shuyin
downed the beer and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, “Even if I am,
it doesn’t matter. I don’t need to be with someone who doesn’t trust
me.” He waved his hand toward the door, “Leave me alone, Zaon.”
Zaon
sighed, “You sure?”
“Yes.”
Once
his friend was out the door, Shuyin paid the bartender and walked outside as
well. He was furious with the entire situation. The fresh air was
filling his lungs with every furious breath he took and before he knew it his
feet had led him the apartment district of A-East. He recognized the
building he was standing outside of and struggled with himself before deciding
to enter.
If
Lenne thought that he was untrustworthy, then maybe he should do something to
be worthy of that mistrust.
Pounding
on the door he stopped at, he waited until he heard footsteps approach and then
the door open. He ignored the shocked look he received as he walked in
without being invited and slammed the door behind him. Wrapping his arms
roughly around the waist and pulling the girl toward him, he whispered, “This
does not mean we’re back together, Allyn.” Before pressing his lips to hers…
Author’s Notes: Okay…for those of you worried
that Shuyin’s going to end up with Allyn…don’t. Shuyin and Lenne make up
in this chapter. I just needed Shuyin’s completely stupid move in the last chapter in order to cause
Allyn’s major move in the subsequent chapters.
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