Something Worth Fighting For

Chapter Thirty Five: Three Words

Chapter Thirty Five: Three Words

If Natalia had thought life was going to be quiet for a little while, now that prom had passed. She was dead wrong. Things never stayed silent for long.

“Oh Natalia! You have no idea how much you missed out on! It was beautiful! I swear everything looked perfect. Marissa and Raine looked so cute together!”

Silently groaning, Natalia had had to sit through Dawn and Clara's recreation of prom. They had gone through the entire night in painstaking detail. Natalia didn't know how she had managed to sit through the entire tale. She had been surprised they weren't exhausted from the night before, since she hadn't been expecting them to come.

Of course it wasn't only her friends that had been making sure that life wasn't going to be dull. The weekend after prom, Dallas had gotten her something.

Natalia sat on Dallas's bed. A blindfold was around her eyes. Dallas had told her to keep them closed until he told her to open them. She couldn't help but feel curious. The first time she had peaked, Dallas had come back and blindfolded her.

“Okay...ready?” Dallas asked. “What does it look like?” Natalia retorted.

Dallas took off her blindfold. Natalia opened her eyes. He was holding a chain in front of her. On the chain was a beautiful Victorian style key. On the flat part there was an 'N' engraved in Gothic lettering. Natalia flipped it to the other side only to find it lettered with a Gothic 'D'. She smiled.

“It's beautiful.” She told him. “That's why I got it for you.” he said to her with a smile.

Natalia couldn't help but comment. “Are you marking me?” She asked, snidely.

Dallas chuckled. “You mean as in marking my territory?” He asked her.

“Yea...” Natalia said. She couldn't help but grin. “You bet. Three words, Lia. You are mine.” He enunciated every word.

“So how am I supposed to mark you?” Natalia asked. “The jersey? Oh and the bear!” Dallas replied. He put the chain around her neck and did the clasp.

“No, it's not like you're going to wear them permanently!” She laughed. “And it's your name on them!” She told him. Natalia looked at the key that now hung around her neck.

“I know...you'll think of something.” He said with a grin.

Natalia looked around the room. If she was going to wear the necklace...he was going to have something on him.

She looked at his desk and saw a thin permanent marker. Natalia smiled.

“I have an idea! But you have to promise me you won't do anything to remove it...remember you said you would do as I ask because of Spirit week!”

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Dallas didn't like the sound of that. Instead of protesting he nodded in agreement.

He watched Natalia walk to the desk and get a marker.

“Oh...funny...so you're actually going to mark me.” Dallas said, dryly.

“Yea.” Natalia told him, with a grin. “Don't worry...no one will notice.”

She sat behind Dallas on the bed. He heard her open the pen.

“Wait! Where are you drawing?” Dallas asked, in alarm.

“Don't worry! No one is going to see it unless...” Natalia sounded deep in thought.

“Unless what?” He asked.