Promise Me...

Promise me.. Ch 33

~Noel's P.O.V.~

It's been about two days and I've been rehearsing the dance moves constantly. The performance is tomorrow and I'm very excited to be honest. The boys are going, Elliot's going and a few other celebrities are also. It's nice.

Right now I'm in my bedroom alone, reading my book. My phone sometimes buzzed but I didn't mind them. They weren't texts, only notifications. I took a look at the time. 3:26 pm.

I heard the door to the front door open. I then heard it shut. Elliot came through the rooms and into the bedroom where I was.

I looked up with a smile to greet him but before I could make out a full "hello" he had thrown down a magazine in front of me.

I folded the corner of the page I was reading in my book and closed the cover and put it aside as I looked down at the cover.

I made the cover of the magazine.
"Who's Strider's boyfriend?"

My heart had pounded hard for a second. I looked up to meet Elliot's eyes. He stared down at me.. And his expression wasn't to happy.

"Ell-"
"So you got a boyfriend and you don't want to tell me?" He cuts me off
"Elliot I was going to tell yo-"
"Tell me when? Because it appears that the whole world knew except for me. Why is that?"
"I didn't know how to tell you.. Elliot I'm sorry.." I finally manage to make out a sentence
"Oh I don't know maybe 'Hey Elliot I have a boyfriend!' That might have been good to know! Is he the person you've been sneaking off to see almost every night?! The person you're with when you're not with me?!"
"Yes he is! But why are you making such a big deal about this?! I've had boyfriends before and your never reacted this way!" I raise my voice over his
"Because that was before Noel! When we knew those relationships wouldn't last! And now we're getting older and one relationship might last. This isn't fair!" His eyes getting a little teary
"What's not fair?!" I stare up at him
"I love you Noel! I'm deeply in love with you and you're not mine! That's what's not fair! That I've loved you for years and years and you're not mine!" His voice is cracking
"Elliot what am I supposed to do? It's not my fault that you never spoke up!"
"I shouldn't have to have! You should've known Noel! Did the kiss mean nothing to you?!"
"Of course it meant something to me! But you never asked me Elliot! If you had, then you know I would've said yes!" I shout
"Then why didn't you wait??"
"Because I didn't want to wait all of my life for you to ask me to be your girlfriend!" I say
"But don't you love me Noel..?" His eyes lost
"Elliot.."
"Don't you love me??" His voice cracks again
"Yes. Elliot I do love you.. And I always will love you no matter what.." I quietly say
"This just.. Noel this just isn't fair to me!" He wants to cry, I know it
"What else isn't fair??" My voice gets louder
"That I want to be the one to hold you! I want to be that guy to keep you in my arms! Me!" He wiped his eyes before tears can fall
"Elliot.. I'm always going to want you to hold me. No matter how serious he and I get, I will always want you to hold me! I'm always going to want you to be there for me. To tell me 'it's going to be okay'! I want you to be there for me!"
"And Noel I will! I will! But what if.. What if I want you to be there to hold me?? What am I supposed to do??" His voice softer
"I will be there Elliot. I promise. Just because I might have a boyfriend, doesn't mean that you're not going to be my best friend anymore. Don't you understand that? I will be here for you forever and always.. For as long as I live I will be here to hold you when you need me to.."
"Then hold me now.." He whispers

He comes closer and crashes down on the bed as I open my arms. And he melts inside of them. I wrap my arms around his body as his fit around my waist.

I run my fingers through his hair and across his back, softly stroking him. He cries to me and asks me why.. But I can only choke into tears.

"I don't get it Noel I don't! What did he give you that I couldn't?!" He breaks down and my heart is breaking
"Elliot.." I fit his head in my hands as I wipe away his tears and look him in the eyes "It's nothing that you couldn't give me. You did nothing wrong.. I swear.." I couldn't stand to see him cry.