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// Chapter 18 
// Story: Blaze of My Heart 
// by BlueSun52 
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An alarm went off in the room as it sat on its usual counter. A hand placed over it before slowly getting up was Iris and letting out a rather cute yawn. She stretched for a moment before slowly getting out of bed and walking up to her mirror. She looked to see her hair messy and sticking out all over. She sighed before picking up her hairbrush and sprayed water on top to brush it down.

As Iris was combing her hair, she felt something rub up against her leg. She looked down and smiled to see a small piglet rubbing up against her. She put down her brush before picking up the little piglet and pats him.

“Morning, Poogie.”

Poogie let out an oink.

Iris snuggled her little Poogie before letting him back on the ground. After brushing her hair a few more times, she went over to her closet and opens it. Inside was a vast collection of hoodies, t-shirts, jogging pants and skirts. As she walked down the long hallway of various clothing, she stopped and looked at the outfit Jade had made for her. She lets out a sigh and picks up the outfit.

‘I really hope this doesn’t attract too much attention,’ Iris thought.

Iris step out of her closet and walked behind a dressing screen. She hangs her pajamas over the top as she dresses up. She steps out to see herself in the mirror.

She dawn on a white shirt showing off her cleavage and having a violet long jacket with light purple short jeans. Having on thigh high socks the same color as her jacket and wear flat black shoes.

Iris blushed a bit seeing how she changed so much from her usual outfits. Her thoughts preoccupied her mind with Blaze’s cute blush seeing her in her new outfit. The thought only made her blush more but also made her smile. Taking a deep breath before walking out of her room with Poogie going downstairs to get breakfast.

Later that morning, Iris walked down the hallways of her beloved and favourite school heading for her locker. As she walked, she noticed people were whispering as she walked by and hearing her name a few times. She blushed as the fear of gaining too much attention was coming true. However she resolved to bare with it as she was determined to gain the attention of one certain boy. She walked around the corner and soon that said boy stood in front of his locker putting away his books.

Iris felt the pressure and nervousness of seeing Blaze in the open. She hesitated for a moment to think that it might have been too early to be making a move on him. But at the same time, she knew he wouldn’t be making a move on her any time soon and the worse case, someone else would move in and ask him out. That final thought was enough to make Iris take slow steps towards her crush. Each step got her closer and closer to Blaze feeling the pressure building more higher than she has ever felt. Her heart races and felt that it would stop altogether if he looked at her too early. She gulped down her nervous before opening her mouth to speak. However it was shortly cut off when-

“NOOOO!”

Eve suddenly came out of nowhere and tackles Iris. Iris let out a yelp before the two crashed into the girls bathroom together. Blaze jumped along with several other students as they looked around to see what happened. However both Eve and Iris were both out of sight before anyone could catch their sudden actions.

“What the hell just happened!?” Blaze asked. “Did I just hear Eve shout no and Iris’s yelp?”







It was morning in Canterlot as Eve laid in her bed not having much sleep from last night. Her mind was racing back and forth trying to comprehend what was going on in her recent life. She had agreed to help her friend, Iris try to go out with Blaze after confessing she had a crush on him. And was successful in giving Blaze the idea of dating once more despite his reluctance in believing anyone would go out with him.

But instead of celebrating in that fact, she felt disheartened about the news in a way. When Blaze complimented about Iris being cute, she felt jealousy and hurt from that simple word that wasn’t meant for her. She had also come to the realization that she too had feelings for Blaze and Iris became a rival to her. Something she never thought would happen with her friend.

Eve groan out of irritation and rubs her eyes. She slowly got up and went over to her mirror to see her hair messy. She licks her hand before combing it down until it was adequate. She went around her head until she made a little ponytail.

She walked over to her closet with a few choices of clothing. Unlike most of her girlfriends, she wasn’t picky about her looks and always felt satisfied with what she wore. She suspected it was from her mother’s side of the family.

Eve puts on her usual clothing outfit and walked off to join her extended family’s breakfast.

Coming in early for school, Eve rushed in to find one of her closest friends, Jade needing her advice. Despite how Jade can be at times with her drama of love and her obsession with fashion, Eve had always found that she was surprisingly wise and well insightful when it comes to advices. She could have sworn it was the same Jade from her home in Equestria.

Just as she had hoped, Eve saw Jade walking out of the school president’s office as she held some important documents. Jade looked and smiled as she Eve walk up to her.

“Good morning, Evening Glimmer!” Jade greeted. “I wasn’t expecting to see you so early. Were you successful in convincing Blaze to go out with Iris?”

“Um…. Yeah, I talked to Blaze but I think we might have…. hit a snag.” Eve explained. A part of her wanted to tell Jade what she was feeling at the moment but another part of her didn’t. She started to be nervous as she tried to muster herself together.

“What do you mean?” Jade asked. “What is this snag?”

“I just…. Don’t think he’s going to be into the idea becaaaaaause….” Eve ponder for an excuse. She thought hard weather to tell Jade the truth or to make up an excuse until she could sort out her own feelings. “I think he’s…. Gay.”

“....... What?”

“Yeah, he’s…. Gay. Super gay, like really into other super gays,” Eve lied. “So yeah, poor Iris is gonna have to move on and find someone better.”

“......”

“Which actually would explain a lot,” Eve commented. “He is really skinny and he he seems to causally be friends with all the girls in our group. And the only other guy friends he’s close with are Jingle and Nova….” She began to think her own lie might have been true in a way.

“Eve…. Clearly that is not true in the slightest,” Jade said. “I know this because Blaze definitely shows he’s interested in women.”

“Because he bumped into you rear?”

“Because he bumped into my rear, yes,” Jade confirmed. “So Eve dear, please tell me what is wrong.”

“Well…..” Eve sighed. “I-I think I do have a…. Crush on Blaze.”

“.... Pardon me for just a sec and forgive my sudden rudeness but I knew it!” Jade chimed. “Our little Evey is in love!”

Jade hugged Eve tightly before she was swinging her around the hallway.

“AAAH! Jade, stop!” Eve shouted. “I don’t want to attract too much attention!”

“Oh you’re right! I’m terribly sorry but I’m so giddy right now!” Jade explained. “Come, come! We have to further talk about this inside my office!”

Jade sat Eve down in front of her desk before she walked around. She fluffed up the small on her chair and sits down. She looked at Eve eagerly as she leaned on the table. “Now tell me everything!” she said. “And don’t forget any details!”

Eve sighed. “Alright…. It went like this,” she started. She explained to Jade that after going to a few places and spending the time together with Blaze, she was able to convince him into the idea of dating again. But when he complimented about Iris, it caused her to feel the emotions she didn’t realize she had for him. She continued to explain how it was making her feel bizzarie and using hand gestures to try further explaining it.

Jade blinks. “.... How were you able to make hand gestures like that?” she asked.

“That’s…. A very good question,” Even said. “I did kinda get it from my dad.”

“Clearly,” Jade said. “Well that would explain a mighty deal about it. But that would mean you and Iris are….”

“Rivals…. Great, the first guy I have a crush on and one of my other friends happens to have one too,” Eve said. “You know, this feels like some kind of stupid fanfic that some dude in his late twenties would make.”

“And I’m willing to bet that he has zero training in the writing field,” Jade added. “Anyways so what are you going to do now? With you and Iris going after Blaze now, this might get a bit tricky.”

“Yeah but I’m going to avoid that,” Eve said. “I’m not risking any friendships just for some little crush I-”

“Big crush.”

“Okay fine! A big crush I have on Blaze!” Eve corrected herself. “I’ll just go and talk to Iris and maybe we can sort this out together. That way, no one gets their feelings hurt and together we can find a simple solution to this problem without it being too crazy.”

“And that is why I like being best friends with you, Eve!” Jade exclaimed. “You’re always so calm and generous when it comes to other’s feelings! Iris would most certainly be willing to talk this through with- OH MY GOSH!”

“What!?”

“I forgot Iris is going to ask Blaze out today!” Jade explained.

“WHAT!?” Eve shouted. “But I thought you were waiting on me to convince Blaze to go out with her! You didn’t know that until now!”

“Um….” Jade taps her fingers together awkwardly. “I maaaaay have fib and told Iris that you already convinced Blaze. Possibly just so I could help her build up her confidence.”

“YOU WHAT!?”

“I just care about love too much!” Jade said. “It’s my strength and weakness!”

“GRRR!” Eve looked up at the time. She saw that it was only a few minutes of time was left before classes would start. “Crap! Iris could be asking Blaze right now!”

“Than you have to hurry and stop her from confessing her feelings!” Jade said. “.... That was terrible what I just said.”

Eve rolled her eyes before she jumped out of her seat and rushed off. She ran down the hallway as she passed by students and teachers. As she ran, she could hear Luna telling her to stop running but her heart race with some much going on in her mind. As she turned a corner, she saw Iris just walking up towards Blaze closing in. Eve panicked before she rushed towards Iris and let out a shout.

“NOOOO!”

Eve jumps towards Iris and tackles her. Iris let out a yelp before the two crashed into the girls bathroom together. The two groaned in pain as Iris laid on the ground with Eve on top of her. Eve slowly got off of Iris as she rubbed her head.

“Oooooh god,” Eve grunts. “That was stupid to do.”

Iris slowly sat up and shook her head. “W-What the?” She looked over to Eve. “E-Eve? What are you doing!?”

“I’m so sorry, Iris!” Eve said. “I-I just panicked and had to stop you!”

“W-Why? Did something happen?” Iris asked. “Did Blaze change his mind or something? Jade told me that he was interested in dating again.”

“Well he still is but Jade didn’t know that at the time and told you that to help build confidence.”

“.... That sneak.”

“But that’s not the real issue here!” Eve started. “I’m telling you this because…. Because…. I think I have a…. Crush on him too.”

Iris’s eyes widen. “W-Wait, what!?” she said. “When did this happen!? How can someone just get a crush overnight!?”

“But wasn’t that exactly what happened to you?”

“.... Okay, point to you,” Iris commented. “But why do you have a crush on Blaze!?”

“I-I…. I think I always did had a crush on Blaze,” Eve admitted. “It was back at the gala that I must have gotten a crush on him. Maybe even before all that.”

“S-So…. You came to stop me from confessing to him?” Iris asked. “B-But I thought we….”

“No! That’s not what I wanted to do!” Eve said. “Iris, I do think you deserve a chance with Blaze, I really do! But I-!.... I’m sorry, I just can’t think straight at all! I was up all night, my mine was on him all the time and I’m going to lose my mind if I keep going on like this!”

Iris saw how distress Eve looked as she was pulling on her hair out of frustration. After a moment of silence, Iris went up and hugged Eve gently.

“I-It’s alright, Eve,” Iris said. “Maybe we c-can hold off on all of our planning until we talked t-this out a bit more. And we don’t hold our feelings in anymore, a-alright?”

Eve takes a deep breath and looks at Iris with a small smile. “I would like that,” she said. “I’m sorry that I ruined this moment for you.”

“It’s alright,” Iris said. “It does rather prolong of when Blaze sees me in…. This.”

“That…. Is a rather revealing outfit,” Eve said. “At least around the…. Chest.”

“I-I don’t want to talk about it.”

“.... I mean, they are pretty big for a girl your age.”

“Stop talking about my boobs!”

Eve snickers.

Sometime later and Jade pulling a few strings to let Iris and Eve skip their first classes, they were in her office. The two sat across from Jade as she was walking back and forth processing all that was happening.

“Well this is certainly a conundrum,” Jade said. “Two of my friends having the same crush on the same friend between you two. I dare say that…. This is the weirdest thing to ever happen to anyone to be honest.”

“Yeah, thanks for the opinion, Jade,” Eve said. “And thanks for helping us out with this. I felt like we needed another person’s opinion on this…. I hope it isn’t taking too much time away from you.”

“Oh please, I can easily squeeze these things in between my time,” Jade said. “Why it hardly takes any time away from my homework, my presidency and my sweet Nova! Although I can’t make anymore promises like this when he and I are…. Intimate~”

Eve and Iris blushed.

“S-So you and him a-already-”

“Oh heavens no!” Jade interrupted Iris. “I’m just saying when we do finally have our moment together, it’s going to fill up my time no question about it! I can already tell that he’s going to be frisky about it. But then again, I’m feeling frisky about it too, hmhm.”

Eve and Iris looked to each other before they looked back at Jade.

“U-Um, can we go back to talk about our problem?” Iris asked. “I-I like Blaze but I don’t want to d-do anything that would hurt Eve’s feelings here.”

“Same here but you know with Iris,” Eve said. “What would you recommend we should do to get this solved?”

“Hmmm, this is tricky I’ll admit but I believe that this might be the best course of action,” Jade said. “Why not simply ask Blaze who he would prefer to go out with?”

“I don’t know, I feel like that would scare him,” Eve said. “If we both approach him, we might make him feel nervous and back out of the dating idea.”

“I agree, I don’t want to do anything to make Blaze uncomfortable,” Iris said. “Maybe we can do something else?”

“I wish I had more ideas but I feel this is the most direct path,” Jade admitted. “And you two do owe it to each other and Blaze to be honest. I say you two think it over and we’ll talk about it some if you need.”

“Sounds good to me,” Eve said.

Iris nods.

“But on another matter,” Jade started. She reached down into a drawer and pulled out some sewing supplies and a ruler. “I believe that Eve simply must have a new outfit!”

“Wait, what?”

“Oh it’s just so you can be even with Iris here,” Jade said. “Now that I know you’re having a crush on Blaze as well, what kind of friend would I bet if I let just one of you have a new outfit! That would just be mean of me.”

Eve blinks and pulled on her necklace. “U-Um, well I don’t think that would be necessary,” she said. “I’m sure Blaze would just as easily like my-”

Suddenly Eve felt a hand on her shoulder and looked over. She saw Iris give her a grin which was making her nervous.

“Oh Eve, I totally agree with Jade!” Iris said. “Afterall, you were the one that suggested we talk to Jade for advice and we should listen to what she suggests. Especially since some of us here had to sacrifice showing some unessassay amount of skin. Do you get where I’m coming from?”

“.... Okay point to you,” Eve said. She sighed before looking back at Jade. “Alright you…. Can make me a new outfit.”

“Excellent!” Jade chimed. She went up to Eve before holding her hand and taking her out of the room.

“Eeeeeehh…” Eve groaned.

Iris snickered.

Soon enough it was lunch time for the entire student body. As everyone were getting their food and talking with their friends, the doors to the cafeteria opened as Eve and Iris both walked. Some of the students took note of their arrival and were in shock. While Iris still wore her new outfit, Eve had on what Jade had made for her.

Eve had on a velvet jacket with a small unhooked belt around her collar. Having on buttons that kept together towards the center and under it was a red tank top. Along her red skirt was a belt that kept her skinny jeans on and wearing high tops. She blushed noticing that she was receiving just as much attention as Iris did.

“W-Wow, I didn't know I would get this much attention,” Eve said. “It’s just a change in outfit.”

“Welcome to my new world now,” Iris said. “Where a lot of girls get jealous of us and boys ogle our bodies.”

“I’m having second thoughts about this.”

“Too late.”

Eve and Iris walked up to their usual table of friends. All of them looked up at them and were in shock of their two friends drastic change.

“W-W-Wow!” Kringle said. “You two look amazing like that!”

“Yeah! You both look so different!” Sunday commented. “I knew you would take my advice and show more skin!”

“S-Stop saying that!” Iris said. “And I didn’t do because you said so. Jade was the one that made this outfit for me.”

“It is true,” Jade confirmed.

“Oh…. Well I still get credit for the advice,” Sunday said before sipping on her milk.

Iris rolled her eyes.

“I gotta say, I’m really amazed at you two!” Star said. “But how come you two changed outfits?”

“We just thought we could use a change of things,” Eve replied. “Although I think we were better off in our usual outfits because we are getting way too much attention.”

“Oh don’t say that, you two look marvelous!” Jade said. “Why you are not doubt the talk of the school!”

“I say!” Jingle said. “All those guys over there are checking you girls out! And more over there! And over there! And that guy in the corner! And that guy from the ceiling!”

“What?”

“It’s better just to go along with what he says,” Jangle advised. “But I have to admit you two look great.”

“H-Heh, thanks, Jangle,” Iris said. “.... Wait, are you blushing?”

Jangle blinks before he realized that he was blushing. He shook his head before taking a deep breath. “I guess so,” he said. “Guess you just looked more attractive than usual, heh.”

“O-Oh why thank you again,” Iris said and blushed. “But what about Eve here?”

“Well she looks great but I wouldn’t be attracted to her,” Jangle said. “We are kinda siblings.”

“Yeah, I have to disagree with-.... Wait, what?” Kringle asked. “What do you mean by that?”

“Ooooh right, we never told you did we?” Jingle said. “Well Eve here is our-”

“Wait! This needs to be delicate and gentle so that Kringle would not be damaged for life,” Nova said. “So that’s why I’ll take over from here.”

“What the hell are you talking about, Nova?” Kringle asked. “I swear if you’re just messing with me-”

“Oh I’m doing something better than messing with you,” Nova said. He pats Kringle’s shoulder before guiding him over to a corner of the cafeteria. The two talked for a moment as the others watched curious to see the outcome. After Nova stop talking, Kringle’s eyes widen with horror and shock before looking over to Eve with disbelief.

Eve smiles awkwardly and only waved at him.

Kringle looked back at Nova. “SHE’S MY WHAT!?” he shouted. “AND HER DAD IS WHO!?”

Nova smirks and only nodded.

Kringle held his mouth before he went over to a trash can and vomited inside it. “WHYYYYYYY!?” he shouted more. He ran out of the cafeteria as his mind filled with confliction, confusion and so much regrets of his previous imaginations.

Nova pats his hands before he walked over to the table and only smiled evilly.

“.... He took the news rather well than I expected,” Jade admitted. “But poor Kringle has the worst of luck with women.”

“Is that an issue we should deal with?” Star asked. “I mean, we should probably-”

“Hold up, Star. Auntie Pinkie gave me a note about this a couple of days ago when she visited my parents.” Sunday said. She pulled out a note and started reading it. “Don’t you worry about it, Star. I’m sure that Kringle will meet a girl that would be just as sweet as Sunday or Eve ever could be.”

“.... Good old, Auntie Pinkie,” Star commented.

“Also it’s said she’s not old, just a bit pudgy.”

“Okay fine, good pudgy, Auntie Pinkie.”

“Hey has anyone seen Blaze?” Eve asked. “Is he in the library again?”

“Yup, it is his usual spot to be alone,” Nova said. “At least he comes by the cafeteria every now and again to eat with us.”

“Thanks, I think I’ll go see him for a moment,” Eve said.

“I-I’m going with you,” Iris said. “I like to hang out with him for a bit.”

Eve nods before Iris and her left the room.

Soon enough Kringle came back and sat down at the table. His slam his head down and groans heavily. “This sucks,” he said. “At this rate, I’m never going to get a girlfriend.”

“It’s not like the end of the world if you don’t get one anytime soon,” Seryn said. “What are the chances that you do get a girlfr-”

“Hi guys! Got room for one more?” Melody asked coming up towards the table. She sat next to Kringle and looked over to him. “What’s wrong with him?”

“He found that technically Eve is his sister through certain ways that would normally be impossible by Earthly standards,” Nova explained. “Which is hilarious by the way.”

“And he’s kinda down that he doesn’t have a girlfriend,” Seryn added. “It just doesn’t seem like any girl would like to-”

“Why would any girl not go with him?” Melody asked. “I think he’s cute and would totally give him a shot.”

Kringle’s eyes widen and his head shot up looking at Melody. “Really!?” he asked. “You would!?”

“Sure! I think you’re funny and sweet!” Melody said. “I’m willing to let you date me if you want.”

“T-That sounds awesome!” Kringle chimed. “Don’t worry about it, I’ll give you the best date ever!”

“Yay!”

Nova’s eyes blinked. “What just happened?” he asked.

“I…. Have no clue,” Seryn replied.

Eve and Iris walked down the hallways as they reached the library doors. They went inside and looked around for Blaze for a moment before spotting him at one of the tables with his back towards the two. Iris smiles before she went over to him quickly and hugged him from behind.

“Hey Blaze!”

“H-Huh? Oh, hey Iris,” Blaze said. “What brings you over here?”

“Just wanted to see h-how you were doing,” Iris said. “I-I also wanted to show you something!”

“What did you want to show-....” Blaze’s eyes widen and his cheeks blushed. Seeing Iris in her new outfit made his heart bump fast as feelings overcame him. Though he was not sure what some of those feelings were. But he was certain that he was attracted her. “W-W-What’s with the new c-clothing?”

“I-It’s something I wanted to try out,” Iris replied as she blushed. “H-Heh, you’re looking at me funny.”

“S-Sorry! I’m just caught off guard is all,” Blaze said. “I mean you and…. Eve?”

Eve walked up and smiled with a tint of blush on her cheek. Blaze’s blush became redder seeing her in her new outfit. He felt himself sweat for a moment before shaking his head.

‘Come on man, you’re better than this! It’s still Eve and Iris so pull yourself together!’ Blaze thought. He looks at the girls with a calm and blank expression. “S-So what brings you two here?”

“We wanted to show off our new looks to everyone and have to say, they love it,” Eve said. “.... Almost too much to be honest.”

“Yeah, a lot of s-staring…. I-I’m sure where they were staring at,” Iris said. “But we also wanted to talk to you about something.”

“Oh alright, what about?” Blaze asked.

Iris and Eve looked at one another for a moment. They both took a seat on each side of Blaze and looked at him with nervous expressions. There was a long pause as Blaze looks between the two confused before Eve spoke up first.

“You see…. Blaze, remember when we had that talk about dating again?” Eve asked. “And you said that you were willing but didn’t think that would ever happen?”

“.... Yeah?” Blaze replied confusedly. “What about that?”

“We…. Both kinda have a confession to make,” Iris admitted. “You see um…. We both have a….”

Eve and Iris took deep breaths and spoke in unison. “We have a crush on you!”

Blaze’s eyes widen. He felt completely in shock from the sudden news from two of his close friends having crushes on him. He felt his heartbeat uncontrollably seeing them look at him with blushes on their cheeks. Feeling speechless he only sat there as he looked blankly at the wall trying to comprehend what had just happened.

Sensing that Blaze wasn’t sure what was going on, Eve tried to get control back of the situation. “I-I mean, yeah, we both have a crushes on you it’s no big deal or nothing,” she said. “We’re not pressuring you into anything!”

“Yeah! We just wanted to clear the air with you is all!” Iris said. “It was something we just wanted off of our chests.”

Blaze looked at Iris and raised a brow.

“.... No, not like that!” Iris shouted and covered her chest as she blushed brightly.

Eve couldn’t help but snicker.

“Well…. This is something,” Blaze commented. He thinks to himself for a moment before he sighs. “Why do you two have a crush on me?”

“I-I think you’re sweet and really good to me,” Iris said. “And we do have a lot of fun hanging out together. Whenever I’m close to you I feel more peaceful and cared for. You always seem to look after me whenever something horrible happens to me. Just like the time you were the first to step up and cover me up after so much of that paint got on me.”

“And I guess I feel like this with you because we talk so much,” Eve said. “You and I would hang and do some things together a lot. And that night at the dance…. I never knew that something sparked between us that night and I wanted to see if there was more to that.”

I see…. And you both knew that you two would want to go out with me?” Blaze asked. “What would happen if I pick one of you two?”

“It’s your choice, Blaze,” Eve replied. “You pick who you feel is right for you and I’d support that. Even if you chose Iris to go out with.”

“And I would do the same for Eve,” Iris said. “There isn’t any pressure to this so we won’t mind if you need time to think about it.”

Blaze looks between the two for a long silent moment. He looked down and let out a heavy sigh before he got up. He put his hands into his pocket heading towards the exit. Eve and Iris both blink and just as one of them was about to say something, Blaze spoke up first.

“No,” Blaze said. “I can’t chose either of you.”

It was now for Eve and Iris to be shocked as well. They both looked at each other before looking back at Blaze with worried expressions.

“D-Did we say something wrong?” Iris asked.

“Yeah, is something wrong about the whole thing?” Eve asked. “Did we come on too strong or-”

“No, nothing you said was wrong and you two didn’t come out strong,” Blaze admitted. “It’s just…. You two deserve better than me. And I certainly don’t want anything to hurt our friendship between all of us.”

“B-But Blaze!” Iris said. “We just said it wouldn’t-”

“But how do you know that it wouldn’t hurt so badly that it might come to that?” Blaze asked in a serious tone. “You never know what’ll happen if I chose to go out with Eve instead of you. Are you that certain that you wouldn’t feel a bit jealous over that?”

Iris looked at Blaze with a shocked expression. She looked at Eve for a moment seeing she had a worried expression. Iris thought for a moment feeling unsure of how to answer, she looked down feeling defeated.

“That’s what I thought…. I can’t return those feelings to either of you…. Not like this,” Blaze said. “And despite how much good I do or whatever difference I could make with you two…. I’m just a plain guy. There isn’t anything special about it.”

“Blaze….” Eve said. “You’re more than that.”

“Am I?” Blaze asked. He went out the door and left the girls to themselves.

Eve covered her mouth as she thought of his final words. She looked over to Iris as she started to tear up. Eve went over to her and comforted her by hugging her gently.

The two were now left to their thoughts…. And broken hearts.