~The Passing Time~ A Garmau FF

Chapter 18: Bullies

A/N Guys remember the quote at the top of this chapter for this chapter and the next.

Garroth's POV
I-I-I What just happened? Kiki said that Aphmau loves someone and then Aphmau stopped teasing her.

Aphmau looks at everyone and finally her gaze rests on me. I can tell I'm blushing. She quickly looks down and blushes. "I-I" She runs upstairs about to cry.

"What was that about?" I ask hesitantly.

"Why don't you ask her that." Kiki says with a saddened expression on her face.

"Uh. O-okay." I say and I ascend the stairs to Aphmau's room. I reach for the door and open it.

Aphmau is crying into her pillow, face down. "I'm an idiot." I hear Aphmau's muffled voice from her pillow.

Aph... I walk over to her and place my hand on her shoulder. "You're not an idiot." I tell her.

She looks up from her pillow and smiles as she sees me. "I-I uhh..." she blushes, sitting up. "I-" She makes a small whimper sound.

I hug her. "It's okay." She hugs me back and buries her face into my chest and cries a bit more. I stroke my fingers through her hair.

"I-I Kiki, s-she.. You.. Uh" she says looking up at me and blushing.

I chuckle. "Why are you acting so odd?" I smile at her and she smiles back.

"Hehe" She giggles nervously and I blush.

"Oh.. I uh. I-I um." I stumble over my words.

"Heh! I-I was wondering when you turned into Mr. Confident." she starts giggling and hugs me again. I smile and blush again.

She steps back. "Wh-why did you come up here after me?" She says looking down and holding her hands together behind her.

"I-I uh." I chuckle at my stuttering. "I saw you crying and I-I don't like seeing people cry." That is true, but moreso I don't like seeing her cry...

"That's nice of you." she replies quietly. Smiling slightly, yet her blush is spread throughout her face, I can tell it's the same for me too.

"Why did you go all crazy like that though? You don't have to tell me, I'm just curious." I say to her. Gah! This blush! I just want to hide!

"I-I I'd rather not talk about it now." She says.

"Oh. Okay." I say and I hug her. "Well, if you ever need to talk to someone, I'll be there."

She looks at me and smiles warmly. "Th-thanks." she says and giggles.

"Come on, let's go back downstairs. Dante, Laurance, and I wanted to ask you four something.

She nods and follows me down the steps.

(A/N The steps are around an arch-way facing toward the door. The living room is essentially behind the steps, so Dante, Laurance, Kawaii~Chan, Kiki, and Katelyn can't see Aphmau and Garroth come down the steps.)

"What do you think is taking them so long?" Dante asks.

I get an idea and I motion for Aphmau to follow me and I put a finger to my lips telling her to be quiet. She nods and I turn and walk down the last few steps, I turn right toward the kitchen instead of left and around the stairs to the living room.

"What are we doing?" Aphmau breathes to me.

"Shh. Follow me, lets see what they are talking about." I whisper back and she nods. We lean our backs against the wall where the living room connects to the kitchen through another arch-way.