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Chapter 23: #Lol You're Not Toby Rogers :P

ROUGE ROYAL POV :O

Jeff and I have arrived to a restaurant, looks like a café but elegant and it has that Italian vibe that's usual on restaurant dates, weird and cliché. He drags a chair so I can sit, we are outside the restaurant, candles on the table and a lady arrives with a smile as Jeff fixes his hair so his eyes aren't that visible.

-So what will you two lovebirds order? – The lady says and I'm bothered by the word 'lovebirds'.

I stay in silence for a couple of seconds and bite my lip, and open my mouth to respond, after a couple of seconds, we make our orders and the girl leaves us alone, face to face, as we both sit on the table not even knowing what to say.

-Have I told you yet how beautiful you look? – His raspy voice is heard through my ears and somehow my cheeks feel warmer

-I believe you haven't- I side smile

-Well let me be the first one to tell you, you look wonderful- He smiles a bit more than usual, as he's used to do

Well... Clockwork was in fact the first one to say it but thanks.

-Thanks- My eyes are placed on him as he removes his long black fringes from the face, revealing his creepy eyes

-Liz? What the hell? – I hear... Oh fuck I can hear Troye's voice behind my back

-Hey... Troye- I turn around and notice a girl holding his arm

-Aren't you going to introduce us to your friend, Troye? – I raise an eyebrow and the girl looks at me

-She's Anesthesia, my date- He tries to smile but I notice some anger in Troye's eyes

-Your date? You have a date? – I ask

-Yes and apparently you do as well- My brother responds- Excuse us, Elizabeth... Jeff- they go inside and they get a table

I stay in silence for a couple of minutes, as we wait for our food and drinks to arrive, they eventually do and I stay in silence, then to take a sip from my water, then I raise my sight to look at Jeff, who gives me a quick smile, then I turn my head to the door that leads inside and I can see my brother and the titan haired girl that goes by Anesthesia together having a good time.

I can't.... I can't do this.

Then... DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN... I take my bag and I stand up, as I try to leave the table Jeff gives me a confused look and I try not to yell when I'm about to open my mouth and explain myself, but I simply don't have an explanation, I just can't do this, I can't.

-Rouge? Is everything alright? – Jeff asks and takes me by the wrist.

-I can't do this, no... I have to go- I shake my head repeatedly as I say so.

-Is it because of your brother? We can go somewhere else- He keeps applying pressure to my wrist.

-No, it's not him, it's you and me and Toby and... I can't just go on a date just like that- I look away avoiding the tears to come out as my voice shatters.

-Rouge...- He tries to pull me but I resist.

-Let me go Jeff- I ask but he just pushes me harder- LET ME FUCKING GO JEFF!

-HEY! The lady asked you to let her go- Troye grabs Jeff by the shoulder with strength pulling him, making him letting me go, and Anesthesia keeps herself behind him.

-What? You want to fight? Go ahead, show the big bad wolf in front of all this mortals- Jeff teases Troye.

-It's fine Troye- My teeth are grinding- I'm going home.