Cliff's Edge (BxBxB)

Chapter 5

A/N: Sorry for no updates lately. Exams kinda took over my entire life. But now I'm free and you'll be getting another chapter tomorrow and then another one on Wednesday. This is a bit of fluffy one y'all but TRIGGER WARNING : Use of homophobic language

Atlas POV

"Happy birthday!" are the first words Xavion says to me as I walk up to him, "Well, early birthday," he finishes as he presents me with a cupake with a candle.I give him a smile. He continues, "I know it's not mu-" I cut him off by giving him a quick hug, "Thank you."I pull away to see him smiling at me, "I wanted to be the first to say it.

Well technically...

"Happy early birthday, love."

We were in the restaurant I work at. Cassian had decided to throw me a surprise party. Jade had basically been prowling me around all day doing shopping among other things and said she wanted to eat something. When we got to the restaurant all my coworkers along with Cassian had surprised me. There were tears everywhere. I think the last time I had a party was when I was I like 12 before everything went south. Now I was sitting in a booth with Cassian enjoying some birthday cake while everyone chatted.

"I'm sorry. I can't be here tomorrow but business calls. I promise I'll call you to say happy birthday."

I blushed,"You really don't have to. I know you're busy."

He didn't have to know I was secretly freaking out that he may or may not be my mate. We were going to find out when he came back. For now I decided to ignore it and simply enjoy my party.

"I will though, even if I don't have to."

I looked it into his eyes and smiled. I loved how they lit up when they met mine. I couldn't bear for it stop.

Before I could look away, he brought his hand to my chin and tilted my head upwards. He learnt down n gently placed his lips on mine. The kiss was sweet and sensual. I leaned into it and just stayed there hoping this moment would last forever.
...
But he doesn't need to know that. Not because I'm ashamed or anything. I've already come to terms with the fact that I'm poly. Maybe once I find my mate it will go away. I just don't want him to think differently of me as being poly isn't very common. So I just blow out the candle, maintaining my smile as we sit down. We sit in a comfortable silence for a couple of minutes.

"Do you have a mate?" I ask out of curiosity because I realize I could be crushing on a guy who might already have one.

"No. I haven't found her yet," he answers.

I'm doing my happy dance inside but it kind of stung that he's not open to a male mate.

"What do you want to do for a living?" Xavion breaks the silence.

I'm a little surprised at the question but answered, "Well, I guess I've always wanted to open a small bakery or cafe."

Xavion hums in response but says nothing more.

"What about you?" I continue the conversation.

"What about me?" he asks with a raised eyebrow.

"What would you want to do, if you weren't the prince?"

"Oh. I don't know. Haven't really thought about it. Maybe...." he doesn't go on.

"Maybe?" I pry.

"An astronomer," he finishes.

I don't say anything as I process that the crown prince wants to be an astronomer. I mean, why not?

"I know it's dumb-" he starts quickly.

"It's not dumb," I interrupt.

"Really?" he seems surpised.

"Yeah. I think it's cool."

He seems to scan my face for a hint that I'm lying. Of course he doesn't find it.

"Thank you," he whispers.

I just smile at him. We sit like that for a while. I take the opportunity to take him in; his jet black hair that I want to run my hands through, his ocean eyes that I find so easy to get lost in, his tanned skin I want to explore. Just all of him.

"Hey," I'm broken out of my trans by his melodious voice.

I look up at him. When did he stand up?

"It's thirty seconds until you're twenty-one," he says as he pulls me to my feet.

He glances at his watch, "Ten seconds. Five... three... one."

The second his eyes meet mine I feel it. The pull to him. The urge to feel him. And I knew he felt it too.Before I know it his arms are around me and my arms have encircled his neck. He pulls me to my tip toes as he bends down. Our a lips are so close it would just take one of us to lean closer to close the distance. He leans a little lower and crashes our lips together. I kiss him back immediately. Our lips meld together and move in motion with one another. I can feel the electricity corsing through my veins. Xavion moves closer removing all distance between our bodies. He gently bites down on my bottom lip causing a moan to erupt from me. That breaks him out of his trans and before I know what's going on he roughly pushes me away and starts to spit onto the ground and rubs his mouth viciously with his sleeve. I watch him do this with confusion.

I take a step forward and try to reach over to him, "Xavi-" I barely say anything as I feel a blow to face.I look up at him, as my left cheek starts throbbing, with hurt and confusion.

"Why would you do that?! I'm not like you! I'm not a fucking fag!" he says as he punches me in my stomach. The air feels caught in my throat.

"That's disgusting!" he kicks me.Those words brought more pain than the kick or the punches. I could feel my eyes well up with tears.

"I never want to see you again! I hate you!" he says with a final kick.

Everything hurts. The tears slip out of my eyes and I'm trying to catch my breath. I can barely hear anything he's saying. All I want to do is go home. I whisper as spell in between breaths and teleport into my bedroom.I limp towards the bed and collapse onto it. I curl up into a ball as I remember what he said and cry myself to sleep as I'm haunted by my past traumas.

A/N: What did y'all think of Xaivions reaction?
What do you guys think of Xaivion, Atlas, and Cassian as characters in general?
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