The Dark and The Light (Kellic)

* Fourteen *

(Back to Kellin's POV)

When I saw Vic and Mike on m front porch, I knew we all had some talking to do. "Uh, why are you guys here?" I asked, stepping to the side, letting them come inside. Mike gave me an unimpressed look. "Sorry. Bad wording." I added, looking down at the ground. I heard an annoyed sigh then someone grabbed my arm, dragging me outside.

Mike pushed me harshly against the outside wall. I let out a small whimper. "Look here Quinn, you need to have a little talk with my brother. He is so scared that you might hate him." He spat in my face. I was honestly terrified. "Now, I am going to leave. If he's not better by the time he gets home, I'll get people onto you." With that, he left.

I stood there, frozen from shock. Did he really just say that? I felt worse than I did before everything happened with Vic.

I heard the door open slowly behind me. I turn around to face Vic. "Kells? Are you okay?" He asked. He must've noticed the look on my face.

"Your brother is actually terrifying." I said, quietly. I looked up at his face for the first time today. He really did look worried. He had a "I'm upset and not afraid to show it" outfit on. A big hoodie, the jeans from school, hands in his pockets, and his converse weren't even tied. This made me extremely sad that I caused this.

I walked over to him, wrapping my arms around him and putting my head on his shoulder. "I'm really sorry about today. I don't know why I ran away. I guess it was just a first reaction, I guess." I said sadly.

"Hey. Hey. It's alright." He said, rubbing my back.

"No. It's not. You. You said you lo-" He cut me off by placing his lips on mine.

"Let me explain what happened with that." He said. "But first, let's go inside." He took my hand and pulled me inside. We went to the living room and sat down on the couch.

"Okay. Talk, please." I said. He took a deep breath and slung his arm around my shoulders. In response, I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Alright. So, the whole 'I love you' thing was a mistake." My stomach dropped. Did he not like me anymore? No, Kellin, of course he did. "I- I like you a lot, but I don't think I love you. It was the first thing that came to my mind because I didn't want you to be upset about Jaime." He said. I knew I was being paranoid.

"I understand completely. I don't even know what love really even is." I trailed off.

"Since we've been on the topic, have you had any other relationships?" He asked. I knew I would have to tell him eventually.

"I, uh, do actually." I said looking down at my hands. "His name is Justin. This was before I came out as, at the time, gay. He was great at the time. He was caring, loving, and just all around a good boyfriend. Well, until he told my old school everything. I trusted him with all of my secrets. Every single one of them. Our relationship was secret. He decided he didn't want that. It was either we were open or not at all. He. He told everybody in the school that I forced him to date me. That I made him have sex with me. Then he told everyone that I dressed like a girl. Everyone bullied me so much after that. I started hating myself. Before I could do anything, my mom and Carter found out about the bullying. They picked up everything and moved here. But it's okay. I have you and everything is perfect." I said, cringing through the entire story.

"Oh, Kells. I'm happy that you're okay now. You didn't deserve any of that. I'm glad that I make you happy, but please don't become too dependent on me." He said, pulling me closer to him.

"I hate him for it. I have no idea how he's doing. I only moved a school away." I sighed.

"If you don't mind me asking, how'd you meet Lynn?" He asked.

"I don't mind. This was originally Carter's house before him and my mom got married. Since Lynn lives down the road, when I was here, I went down to her place." I said. He nodded in understanding.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" Vic asked.

"Uh, yeah. Sure. Wanna pick something out?" I asked him. He got up and went over to my movies. "I'll go grab some Oreos or something." I said, going into the kitchen.

When I walked back into the living room, Vic had already put the movie. "What're we watching?" I asked him, going to sit down next to him, but he pulled me into his lap instead.

"We are watching Coraline." He said, wrapping his arms around my middle. I leaned back into his embrace.

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Halfway through the movie, I got off Vic's lap. He was still paying attention to the movie.

"Hey Vic?" I said to get his attention.

"Yes, darling?" He said, looking over at me.

"Can we forget everything that happened today. I-I, just, kind of want to pretend it never happened." I said quietly.

"I was actually thinking the same thing. We both and did things we shouldn't have. Don't get me wrong, I am falling for you, but I'm not in love with you yet." He said, grabbing my hand.

"Yeah, I feel the same way." I said. I looked up at the screen to see the movie was over. Just then, an idea sprung to my head. "Vic? Can we dance? Like, slow dance?" I asked him, looking down to hide my blush.

Vic laughed. "That came out of nowhere, but yeah. Let's do that." He stood up, bringing me with him. I pulled out my phone and started playing a random slow song. Vic rested his hands on my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. We swayed in time with the music, not breaking eye contact. He honestly had the most mesmerizing eyes I have ever seen.

After the song finished, we just stood there, looking into each other's eyes. He started to lean down, slowly. I tilted my head up slightly to catch his lips. When I pulled away, he immediately pulled me into a hug. "Oh my, Kells, I'm falling so hard." He sighed.

"I know, Vic. I am too, trust me."

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Have an extra update because I'm really happy over Misadventures. <3