~EARLIER~
I had to run catch Tam at the leapmaster, at the end of the day.
"Tam!" I call his name. "TAM!"
He finally turns around and gives me a moody look. He starts to light-leap away, but I grab his hand and go with him. We arrive at Choralmere, and he glares at me.
"Why are you acting like this, Tam" I say. "Talk to me."
"Talk to me?" He says, looking me in the eye. "I'm not going to-" he stops. "Let's go inside." I understand immediately. He doesn't want our parents to hear. We head up to our room.
"Linh, you don't know what you're getting into." He says as soon as I've shut and locked the door.
"What are you talking about?" I ask, rolling my eyes. "You worry too much." He throws his hand up in the air.
"You don't get it, Linh. You've never been in a relationship before."
"Uhh, neither did you before you started dating Keefe." He looks away
"Yes, but, Linh. You don't understand. The scorn when you date your gender. Elves aren't a very inclusive speices. In the halls, the looks, the whispers." He sighs. "You couldn't do it, Linh. Besides, you've liked boys before. You're not lesbian"
"You're right." I say. "I'm not lesbian. I'm bi. And it's not your business who I date!" Before I even realize it, my voice is rising. "I'm with who I want to be with. I'm bi, and Marella's lesbian." I'm shouting now, practically at the top of my lungs. "For god's sake, just be happy for us!"
I get interrupted from my rant with a banging noise on the door.
"TAM AND LINH!" I hear. "UNLOCK THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!" I run to do as my father says. He and my mother walk into our room. He breathes in so loud I can hear it. "Tam, Linh," he says, more calmly, peacefully. I'm unnerved, as I know that he's boiling on the inside. "Are you two...dating anyone?" My heart sinks. He's heard our whole conversation. It's best just to come clean.
I look him in the eye, and say, "Yes, father. Me and Marella are dating. And Tam is dating Keefe Sencen."
He explodes. "LINH HAI SONG!" He yells. "GIRLS LIKE BOYS. GIRLS DON'T LIKE GIRLS!" I flinch. I have almost never seen him this angry.
"And you, Tam." My mother adds in. "Keefe is a boy. Boys like girls. What would people say if they heard?" I knew it. They don't care for us, and ordinarily they wouldn't care who we were dating. They just want to look good. But their anger still scares me.
My father grabs Tam by the wrist. "Come with me." he growls. "Mai, darling, deal with Linh, please." I whimper.
"It'll be okay," Tam manages to get out, before he's dragged out of the room.
"Linh." My mother snaps. "Where's your imparter?" She finds it on my desk. Then, she starts a call to Marella.
"Linh," she says, as it's ringing. "You are going to break up with Marella." I freeze.
"What?" I say, unsure if she's serious.
"You have to break up. I'll make you, if I have to." I can't contain myself. I start crying. Just then, Marella picks up.
"Linh?" I hear coming from the imparter. I can't talk, only cry. "LINH! Are you okay?"
"Marella." I manage to choke out. "I'm so, so sorry."
"What is it?" She asks, her voice soft. "Whatever it is, we can get through it together." Marella... She's so sweet, so kind, always putting me first. I never want to leave her.
"Get on with it." My mother hisses. Suddenly I remember that I won't be able to be with her again. "Hurry up, Linh!"
"Are you okay?" Marella asks again. She sounds concerned. I don't want to do this, but I say the hardest word of my life.
"Marella. I-I'm sorry, we have to break up." She goes silent. Suddenly, she hangs up. I don't blame her. I continue weeping.
"Good." Says my mother. She leaves the room, but I can't stop crying. I love Marella so much.
Why is this happening to me? I think to myself. Why is this my life?
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Steam- A KotLC marellinh fanfic
FanfictionFire and Water makes steam- everyone knows that. But what if they could be somethig more... An in progress fanfic written by Me, Ricky (girlnamedricky) and Lemon. We all do our equal part, credit to all three of us. Cover is a WIP.