Star stomped over to Blaze as she gives him the death glare. He felt like he was caught in the headlights like a deer feeling a heavy dread. His forehead sweats from the rising nervousness and thinking of plans to get away from his close friend.
Star slammed her hands on the table. “Now you listen here, Blaze!” she proclaims. “You’re sulking again!? Why do you continue to make things harder on yourself?!”
“.... Wait, so your not mad about all the stuff I did to you all day?” Blaze asked.
“Oh no I’m still mad at you about all that,” Star replied. “But now we’re on completely something different here. The focus is on you and you got a lot of explaining to do!”
“Well I suppose- Wait, is that your mom sneaking into the library?”
“Again!?”
Star turned around looking for her mother. However she didn’t see anyone behind her as her eyes darted back and forth. She scratched her head before her eyes widen and looked back at where Blaze was. His seat was empty and saw that the doors flopped open.
Star hissed. “I hate it when he does that!” she said. Rushing out the door, she begins her pursuit for Blaze.
Blaze huffed running through the hallways. He tries to make as much distance as he can from Star and looks behind him. He didn’t see Star chasing him causing him to raise his brow. Just as he was questioning it, Star pop up from around a corner and blocks his way.
“HA!”
Blaze yelps before he attempts to slide between Star’s legs. He covered his eyes avoiding looking up her skirt before getting back up. He continued to run as Star went back to chasing him.
“I’m really use to this, Star!”
“Oh yeah!?” Star pulls off her boots and threw it at the back of Blaze’s head.
“OW! Really!?”
Star pulled her other boot off and threw it at Blaze’s leg.
“GHAA!”
Blaze fell down and collapsed on the floor. Star jumped up in the air and tackles him down as the two started to struggle. He tried to get away but she had her arms over his head holding him in a headlock. She drags him into a closet and blocks the door after locking it.
“This crap ends now!” Star shouted.
“Oh come on!” Blaze said. “How did you even know about my talk with Iris!?”
“One of the boys needed my gear and helped me out of it,” Star started. “Then I followed you around the school and overheard everything you and Iris talked about.”
“You are very obsessed with my life,” Blaze commented.
“Am not!” Star retorted. “And you kept avoiding me, again?! Am I your friend? Do you like being miserable or something cause it's starting to look that way!”
“I'm not trying to avoid you, Star! Okay?” Blaze said. “This all... This all is happening all at once and I really need time to myself right now.”
“But you've been having too much of that….”
“I know, I know….” Blaze sat down and lets out a weary sigh. “I’m really hating this day.”
Star frowned before sitting next to him. “....I don't blame you that much for turning down both of them to be honest, even though both of them would've been fine with the results,” she said. “I know you still would've let someone down. But now it's looking like you don't want anything to change.”
“I didn't want anything to change,” Blaze said. “The last time that I let things changed this much was when I was with..... I think it's better this way.”
Star took his hand gently. “Sometimes things are gonna change no matter what we do.... But somethings stay the same, you know?” Star said. “You just gotta accept it and sometimes give things a try. It's scary, but that's why you gotta be brave!”
“I don’t know about this, Star….”
“I'm not forcing you to do anything, it's just something to think about, okay?” Star assured. “I just get the feeling things will work out either way and you'll be happy.”
“I really hope that you're right.... Thanks, Star.”
“No problem.” Star smiles. “So stop beating yourself over this and don't be afraid to talk to me!” She playfully punches him in the shoulder.
“Ow.... Yeah I'll remember that,” Blaze chuckled.
“Since you've been having a rough day. Let's go chill at the park!” Star suggested. “It’ll be a quiet place to hang out and the ice cream stand should still be open there!”
“Alright. I could use a break from this place right now.”
Star smiled as Blaze smiled back at her. She nodded and lead Blaze out the closet as they started heading out of the school.
Later that evening, Blaze got back home and drops his bag over by the door. He went over to the couch and sat down. He rubs his head before grabbing the remote and turning on the TV. He surfed through the channels until he found where Star Trek was being played. He sighed heavily as he watches the show.
Soul came into the living room after a long day at the theater. He stretched his arms before he saw Blaze sitting on the couch. While he would normally tease his son about watching Star Trek instead of watching Star Wars, he notice that he seemed depressed. He went over and sat next to his son and pats his shoulder.
“Hey there, weasel,” Soul greeted. “Is something wrong?”
“It’s…. Nothing, Dad,” Blaze replied. “Just been a long day for me.”
“I see…. Does it have anything to do with your friends?”
“Something like that…. It’s complicated,” Blaze answered. “.... Hey, Dad?”
“Yeah, Blaze?”
“What’s it like being with Mom?”
“With Sunset?” Soul said. “That’s pretty much a no brainer. She’s an amazing woman to be with and makes me feel like I’m the luckiest man in the world. Smart, beautiful, sweet and heh, the sassiest woman the entire world has ever seen.”
“But…. One time Mom told us how she got and-”
“Yeah…. She made a lot of mistakes. Made a lot of bad choices that would have ruined her life,” Soul said. “But I thank God every day that she was given a second chance. That she gets to have a life where everyone loves and cares for her. And I am so happy that I did everything I can and will continue to do to make her smile everyday. Giving her a family, helping her whenever work gets to her or when she just wants to cuddle up with me when it gets too cold at night.”
“That sounds nice, Dad….” Blaze looks down for a moment. “I don’t think I’ll ever-”
Blaze felt an arm over him. He looked up before he saw Soul lean in and gives him a gentle hug. Blaze was taken back for a moment before he started to tear up a bit and hugged back.
“Blaze, I’m so sorry for what had happened to you,” Soul said. “If I had known that would happen, you know that I would do everything I can to stop that. I guess that was the real reason why I didn’t want Sunday to date. I was…. Afraid the same thing would happen to her like Jazz did to you.”
Blaze wiped his tears and looked at his dad. “T-Then how come you would be alright with me dating now?” he asked. “I mean the same thing could happen ag-”
“But it won’t.” Soul interrupted. “Because you know what to look for this time.”
“T-To look for?” Blaze asked. “What do you mean?”
“Well if you remember last time, you only knew Jazz because she was a popular girl, right?” Soul asked. “You didn’t know much about her and wouldn’t know what would happened. But you do now and that’s where, your mother would explain this way better, the magic of friendship comes into play.”
“.... Oh god, please don’t tell me it's one of those cheesy friendship lessons,” Blaze said. “You know Mom talked about them all the time when we were little and just…. Ugh, they feel so annoying to learn.”
“Heh, yeah they’re cheesy but they do hold very important wisdom,” Soul explained. “Is that love isn’t just from out of nowhere. It’s from the people that care about us and support us through our difficult times. And right now, you have a lot of people caring for you right now.”
“Y-Yeah…. That’s true,” Blaze said.
“And in case you haven’t notice. Most of them are girls,” Soul pointed out.
Blaze blinks and looks at his dad. “.... What?”
“I mean come on! Star has been having a crush on you for a long time!” Soul explained. “Yeah sure, you two were babies when I came up with this but I knew that one day you two would develop a strong friendship and that it would eventually-”
“Dad!” Blaze shouted. “Star is not part of the problem! I have two girls having a crush on me! I’m in a really tight spot with that!”
It was Soul’s turn to blink before looking at his son. “..... Damn, you are my son,” he commented. “Same thing happened with me when I was younger.”
“Yeah, it was between Mom and Aunt Nata, right?” Blaze said. He raised a brow before shaking his head. “Nevermind back to my situation. I already broke things up with one of the girls gently and was about to do the same with the other.”
“Who were they if you don’t mind me asking?”
“It’s…. Iris and Eve.”
“Oooooh, those two,” Soul said. “ Yeah your mom told me about them. She said both of them would be good girlfriends for you.”
“Oh my god, has she been pairing me with them?” Blaze asked.
“.... A little,” Soul replied. “But are you sure about this idea? Does it bother you that you did and how you’re going to plan to end it with the other?”
“Well…. With Iris I felt like things wouldn’t have worked out. Maybe at first it would be great but…. I think we both like staying as friends instead,” Blaze explained. “And with Eve….”
“.... Yeah?”
“With Eve…. I really don’t know,” Blaze said. “With Iris it was hard but I still manage to do that but thinking about talking to Eve makes me feel…. Differently.”
“Different how?”
“I guess that she’s been a friend to me for a long time and the night we went to the dance together,” Blaze said. “She’s…. She always seems to get what I’ve been going through. I don’t know how but she always knows what to say to me that really makes me feel better about myself. I guess that…. My feelings for her are clear.”
“And you still want to break up with her?” Soul asked. “Because it sounds more like that you want to be with her more than anything else.”
“I…. I think I do,” Blaze admitted. “I’m usually so use to not talking these things out and just putting them down before anything happens. But now that I’m talking about this with you…. I do want to be with Eve. I really want her to be with me.”
Soul smiles and pats Blaze on the back. “Then what are you waiting for?” he asked. “Go call or look for her whatever she is.”
“But I don’t know if she would accept my call at this point,” Blaze said. “For all I know Iris might have already told Eve about our talk and she could presume that I-”
Blaze’s phone started to ring. He blinks before he looked at the ID and could see that it was Eve calling him. He looked over to his father seeing him a smug smile. Rolling his eyes, he answered the call.
“Eve? Is that you?” Blaze asked. “Why are you calling me?”
“Hey Blaze…. I wanted to meet up with you if that’s alright,” Eve said. “Would you like to meet up at Sugarcube Corners?”
“Oh um, sure we can do that,” Blaze replied. “I can head up there now if you want.”
“Cool, I was hoping for you to do that,” Eve said. “I guess I’ll see you there in a bit.”
“Alright, see you there.” Blaze ended the call and looked over to his father. “Looks like I’m gonna have my chance with her. I’m heading out.”
Soul smiles. “Go get her, boy,” he said.
Blaze nods and walks away. He took his moped driving it down the road as he reaches Sugarcube Corners. Just as he parked, he could see through the windows and seeing Eve inside. He also notice that there was barely anyone around though it was close to closing time for the cafe.
Blaze noticed how Eve only staring out the window opposite from where he was. Even when he couldn’t see most of her face, he could tell that she seemed dejected. He looked down for a moment and taps on the center of the hand breaks. He let out a long sigh and went on inside.
Eve heard the bell on the door chime and looked over. She could see that Blaze walked in looking back at her. She made a small smile as she waved at him. Blaze waved back also making a small smile as well. He went over sitting across from her. The two silently looked at one another waiting for the other to speak first. The tense awkwardness made it harder for the other to mutter a word. Finally Eve cleared her throat and spoke up.
“I guess you’re wondering why I asked you here?” Eve asked.
Not really…. I think I know why you asked me here,” Blaze replies. “Did…. Iris talk to you recently?”
“Yeah…. She did. She told me what happened between you two,” Eve explained. “And I’m sure that you wanted to talk to me about it too. That’s why I wanted to talk to right now. Just to…. Get it over with.”
“Eve, I-“
“I know that you’re hurt inside, Blaze. And to be honest, I thought that I could help heal that wound,” Eve admitted. “But I guess I wasn’t enough for you. I could bring so much of that pain out of you but it seems some pains can’t be pulled out all the way. I just wish that…. I was your first choice…. So this would never have happened….” She started to tear up as she covered her eyes for a moment.
Just as Eve felt like letting all of her emotions out through her eyes, she felt a hand hold hers tenderly. Startled she looks up to see Blaze holding her hand. He got up before he went over to her side and sat down. He leans in and nuzzles his head with hers. She blushed as she felt confused and caught off guard by his affectionate display.
“I wish I had choose you first too, Eve,” Blaze said. “But after some thinking…. I still want to choose you now.” He gazed into Eve’s eyes and rubs her cheek softly wiping away some of her tears. “Would…. You still want me to be with you? Because…. I want to be with you.”
Eve’s eyes widen and blushed more. Her heart beats rapidly as she felt all of her emotions going wild inside her mind. Her body instinctively leans in close to Blaze as her lips closed in to his.
Seeing Eve getting closer to him, Blaze did the same. Slowly their lips met as they shared their emotions together. Both of them blushed as they held each other in a moment of heavenly joy. He ran a hand through her hair as she rubs one on his chest.
They slowly pulled away from their lips and gazed into each other’s eyes. Blaze held Eve’s cheek as he smiled at her. She smiled back holding his hand and nuzzling it with her cheek.
“Heh…. That was amazing,” Blaze commented.
“It was…. It…. Felt so magical,” Eve said. “Blaze, I…. Want to be with you so much.”
“I do too, Eve…. I care about you and want to do everything I can to make you happy,” Blaze said.
Eve smiles as she kept her blush. She lean in and kisses Blaze once more to show more of her emotions for him. He smiled and rubs her back as he happily returns the kiss. They kept showing their affections for one another before closing time at the cafe.
Blaze offered to give Eve a ride back home and she happily accepted the offer. The two drove to her home while she nuzzles up to him. It wasn’t long until they had reached her home and the two walked towards the front door.
Eve turned to Blaze and happily smiles at him. He smiled as he held her hands gently. She leaned against her back on the door pulling him close to her. Their foreheads met as they enjoyed gazing into the other seeing their newfound relationship sparkle in their eyes.
“Will I see you tomorrow?” Eve asked.
“Heh, you can count on it,” Blaze replies. “I’ll call you in the morning, alright?”
“I would like that,” Eve said.
The two gave each other one last kiss before Blaze slowly pulled away from Eve. She watched as Blaze drove off as she let out a dreamy sigh. It wasn’t long until the two went to their own beds. They stayed wide awake as they were anxious to see one another in the next day. Both had smiles with their minds being on the other. The night was long for the two as they were now a blooming couple.