💚 Paused Romance [DRALY] 💚

Chapter 1 - What They Don't Know

I rushed into my room as I see Alec's face again in me and my sisters' house. Yes, I still hate him from what harm he did to my sister, Funneh, but, that's not the reason. It is because of guilt. Every time I look into his eyes, I remember what harm I did to Aly...
   "Come on," Gold starts to sermon me again about Alec as she enters my room. "don't tell me you still disapprove Alec for Funneh until now."
   I look at my sister. Thinking if it's time to finally open up about it to someone or not...
   "Every time Alec comes here to visit, you always enter your room to avoid him," she continued complaining.
   "It's not him who's the problem," I finally broke my silence. "It's me now."
   "What do you mean...?" Gold asked me as she sits down beside me.
   "Aly..." I mumbled.
   "Aly?" Gold sounded more confused. "How did you know about her? Me nor Funneh haven't told the rest of the Krew about her."
   "We were schoolmates back then."
   "Oh," Gold commented. "And how is this connected to the "problem"?"
   I took a deep breath. Either way, secrets will be out one way or another. And it's better for Gold to find it now and from me. "We were in love..." I blushed. "I guess."
   "I thought you're a NGSB." Gold was shocked.
   "Gold," I said in a firm tone as I look at Gold with a sharp look. The way she said that she thought that I am a 'No Girlfriend Since Birth' made me feel teased.
   "Okay, okay, sorry," she apologized. "Continue your story."
   "It all started when she..."

7 YEARS AGO, me and Aly were still in elementary. Yes, the same time when Funneh found out that Alec was Yandere's henchman. Me and Aly that time were... well, clueless that our older siblings know each other. I didn't even know Alec existed. We were close friends, but ain't that typical friends who talks a lot about their personal life.
   She didn't know that I like her. I had no plans on confessing; scared to lose my one and only friend. Why did I like her in the first place? She isn't like the other girls. Most girls our age are busy putting make up on their faces, while she is too busy glowing up her places in games. Meanwhile most guys our age are busy trying to look attractive, while I'm busy climbing up in charts in games. Games. That one thing that made us closer.

ONE DAY, as I walked into the school grounds, I saw Aly sitting on one of the benches. I've noticed that she was less talkative than usual for the past few days, so I decided to approach her and talk about these cool new games I've discovered.
   "Hi, Aly!" I greeted.
   She didn't respond.
   "You seem to be facing some problems," I said as I sit next to her. I've realized that she's going through something more tough than just failing a math exam.
   She turns around and looks at me. Looking in her eyes, I can tell that she wants to cry. But she lets out a deep breath to control her emotions. "M-my brother got sent to jail... The serial killer's henchman."
   "..." I didn't know what to say.
   "He doesn't like what he was doing though," she continued ranting. "Yandere was just blackmailing him to continue to do the work..."
   "I-I'm so sorry to hear that..." is all I can say. I don't even know how to cheer up one of my sisters if they actually had a bad day from school. Then, something clicked inside me. Wait... Yandere? "Um, if you don't mind me asking, is your brother's name Alec by any chance?"
   "Yeah..." Aly answered. Then, she realized something as well as she looks at me. "A-are you sisters Funneh and Gold?"
   "Yes..."
   Silence entered between us. This wasn't us. In our minds, without even saying a word to each other, we both know that our friendship is no longer valid. It'll be unhealthy even if we try. Funneh and Alec's case were more than lovers breaking up. It is much worse. Much worse that a serial killer is involved.
   I stand up. I couldn't handle what's happening anymore. I started walking away, not know Aly's reaction. I can't look at her anymore... Her brother harmed my sister.
   "I-I'm guessing I'll never have the chance now, since my brother harmed one of your sisters..." she said before I even managed to walk away far from her.
   I paused. "Chance?"
   "Since I know you'll unfriend me, I guess there's no more point hiding this..." she lets out a deep breath. "Draco, I-I have a crush on you." (a/n: I'm starting to cringe at this sorry of mine- it's so cliché)
   I blushed. "Y-you do?"
   "Y-yes," Aly confirmed.
   "I do too!" I sounded like the happiest young man alive in this planet as I walk back to Aly.
   Is it bad for me to feel this way? Aly making my heart explode in joy and love, while her brother is making my sister's heart die and be lifeless like a stone? That moment, I didn't care.
   "R-really?"
   "Of course! You're lovely!"
   "Heh..." Aly awkwardly smiled. New to these things as much as I do. "But what about-"
   "I mean, we could keep this as a little secret," I interrupted. Like I said, I didn't care. "They won't know about us."