𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 ☀︎ 𝐁. 𝐊𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐙

19. Jealousy

"Bill? What's the matter? you didn't eat any of the fruit I picked for you" You asked, concerned about Bill's behaviour in the last 24 hours. "Are you ill?" You pressed a hand to his forehead to check for a fever, but he simply smacked your hand away, shaking his head. Your lips tightened into a straight line, trying to push away how hurt you were by the gesture. You picked up the untouched bowl of fresh fruit and walked away to leave it out for the birds. Bill stayed sat on the same tree he was on all morning, sulking and ignoring everybody, and glaring at you and Georg as you tended to the boy, cleaning his wound and bandaging it again. 

"Bill, let's go for a swim!" You suggested, taking his hand in yours. You felt worried about Bill, he wasn't at all his usual self and it was scaring you. you couldn't help but wonder, had you done something to upset him? was it all your fault? did he not love you anymore? You eyed the boy quietly, willing him to smile at you and run off hand in hand with you, but he didn't. Your heart sunk as he snatched his hand away, looking at you with a spiteful look in his eyes. "Why don't you go for a fun naked swim with Georg? I'm sure he'd enjoy touching and feeling you up behind my back" he spat. Your eyes widened, taken aback from the anger and disgust in his words. it was enough to make you want to cry. but the worst of all, was you didn't know why he was being so cruel in the first place! what had you done to make him hate you so much?

"What are you talking about, Bill?" You exclaimed, your voice wobbling. He didn't reply, rolling his eyes in a way that made you want to turn into dust. You couldn't bear it, the boy you loved being so horrid to you. You didn't understand what he was talking about, what he was hinting to. You wanted to cry and shout and prove to him that it was him you loved, not Georg, who was only a dear friend to you. "Well- Well, fine! I'll go on my own, since you hate me so much now all of a sudden! if you pray hard enough, maybe The Panther's family will come back to avenge him and rip me apart, so you never have to see me again!" You yelled, your eyes welling with hurt, angry tears. You turned on your feet and stormed off into the jungle, leaving Bill on the tree as Georg sat in an awkward silence in the cave, having overheard everything. Bill watched you leave with a guilty look on his face. he didn't mean what he had said, he was just angry and jealous, and he didn't hate you, not one bit. (Okay guys so um you might comment on the fact that Y/N's response to Bill being mean to her was 'immature', Y/N has never been in an argument or a relationship, so she doesn't understand how stuff like that works and that's why she reacted in such a way and ran off. ALSO, Y/N is a bit clueless to all that relationship stuff so she doesn't realize that Bill is jealous of her and Georg, but she'd never be disloyal to Bill.)

"Bill, what the fuck is wrong with you??" Georg asked, confused and shocked by how Bill was acting. it wasn't like the sweet boy at all! Bill shot him a glare, scoffing as he crossed his arms. "Don't act all innocent! I know you're taking advantage of Y/N, getting her to tend to you and take care of you so that you can do whatever you want to her, touching her up and checking out her body!" Bill spat, his tone laced with malice. Georg raised his eyebrows, quickly pushing away the urge to laugh as he shook his head at Bill in disbelief. "You're jealous, aren't you? Gosh Bill, you really think I'd do that to you and Y/N??" Georg looked hurt and even a little pissed off. Bill averted his eyes, feeling ashamed and Guilty. he didn't say a word, feeling to ashamed to even look the older boy in the eye. "I've been your friend since forever Man."

"Im sorry" Bill whispered, overwhelmed with guilt. he felt awful about everything, the spying, his jealousy, and for forgetting his love and trust for you. he felt especially awful for ignoring you and hurting your feelings. he had completely forgotten the fact that you were just a Curious island girl, never exposed to the outside world and society. You didn't understand, and you certainly wouldn't be able to magically guess why Bill was being so cruel to you. "It's okay, Bill. but I'm not the one you should be apologizing to" Georg remarked, patting the younger boy on the shoulder. "Poor old Y/N thinks you don't love her anymore, you need to apologize! but give her some time to cool down, okay?" Georg advised him wisely, taking a bite of his banana that he had been peeling for two minutes straight during your argument, pretending to be so focused in peeling his banana that he couldn't hear you and bill arguing. 

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The second the small fishing boat was pulled onto the shore of your home island, you picked up your things and trudged up the sand and into the jungle, avoiding Bill entirely. The second he had finished helping Georg unload the boat and make sure it was safe on the sands, he hurried through the jungle to the treehouse. He briefly greeted your Pa and Gustav, setting down all the things he'd been carrying on the balcony as he ran inside, searching for you. he even climbed up to your room, but you were nowhere to be seen. "She went for a walk" Gustav informed him. Bill hurried out of the house and ran through the jungle, searching for you everywhere. The Hibiscus garden, up in the trees, on the beach, at the river side, but he couldn't find you anywhere!

He reached the Moon pool, ducking beneath the curtain of leaves of the Willow tree, but you were not laying on the soft bed of moss at the foot of the tree. He made his way down to the Pool, but you were not in the water either. All of a sudden, a sniffling noise followed by a almost unnoticeable sob caught his attention, barely audible due to the waterfall. He walked all the way around the Pool, clambering into the hollow rock cave beneath the waterfall, and surely enough, there you were. 

You sat against the rock wall, hugging your knees to your chest as you cried into your arms. "Y/N?" Bill's voice was gentle, a concerned look in his eyes as he crawled over to you. he hated himself for making you cry, for even hurting you in the first place! "What do you want!" You snapped at him, your voice thick with tears as you aggressively wiped your eyes. He bit his lip, his heart aching at the sight of your teary eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry my love. I didn't mean any of those things!"

"Then why would you say them? I thought you loved me, but now you hate me!" You sniffled, your body shuddering. Bill shook his head in frantic disagreement, lurching forward to take both your hands in his. "I could never hate you Y/N, not ever! I love you so so much" he insisted, a genuine look in his eyes. he could never forgive himself for hurting you so. "I only said those things because I was jealous, I thought you liked Georg, and that he was taking you away from me..." he admitted, the shame and embarrassment clear in his voice. You looked at him in disbelief, blinking. "Really?" You whispered, your lip quivering. 

"Yes! I'm sorry, I was the worst boyfriend in the world to you" He stared down at the rocky ground, shifting his gaze. You reached forward, cupping his face with both your hands. "I'm sorry too Bill, I never meant to make you feel jealous! I could never love anyone the way I love you. I truly didn't mean to" You whispered, pulling him into a hug. he relaxed into your embrace, wrapping you in his arms as he held you close, inhaling your comforting scent. he had missed your touch, missed having you in his arms. he was so angry at himself for ever ignoring you. "I know you didn't," Bill whispered, running his hands through your hair to comfort you and himself in the process. 

 "I was so scared that you didn't love me anymore," Your voice wobbled, run away tears streaming down your cheeks. "I do love you Y/N, more than you could ever imagine" Bill wiped away your tears, pressing a comforting kiss to your lips as he held you close. "I promise I'll never ever make you feel that way ever again" he vowed, pulling you into a soothing hug as you lay against his chest. 

"I love you so much Y/N" he whispered, kissing the top of your head.