Mismatch Lovers

Chapter17

*Emma's POV *

"Hey," Elsa greeted me quietly from my doorway. "Can I come in?"

"Go ahead," I said simply, hugging my knees up to my chest. "Its not really my room anymore anyway."

"Of course it is," she said as she came to sit on the bed with me. "So... what happened with you and Killian?"

"We, uhm, we broke up," I told her, the words being said out loud finally making me break down. "Sorry, that's just the first time I've said that. It kind of took my breath away."

"Oh, Emma," she sighed, moving to sit next to me and hugging me as I started to cry. "I'm so sorry. I know how much you loved him."

"I do love him," I almost sobbed, the realization only coming to me when I said it. "Damn it, why couldn't I have just said that to him? Then things would be fine."

"I take it he told you he loved you?" She asked. "And you couldn't say it back?"

"I'm so stupid," I all but sobbed, feeling like such an idiot for all of this as Anna came in and hugged me from the other side. "I love him so much, I just want him back."

I didn't have to go back to school until next month after the break, but the moment I stepped through those doors I felt like it'd just happened. I felt like everyone was staring at me, especially when I walked into homeroom. Everything went silent and Killian looked up, our eyes meeting for just long enough to make tears well in mine before I quickly went to my seat.

"So," I heard Ruby's snide voice behind me and stiffened, though it soon became clear she wasn't talking to me. "You and miss princess really are broken up. Can't say I'm all that surprised, though, she was always too good for you. Maybe now she can get her priorities back in order."

"Would you just shut up?" I snapped at her, looking over at them as the entire room turned to stare. "For once in your stupid pointless life, just shut the hell up!"

"Well," she said as her smirk grew, strutting from him to me. "This is interesting. Broken up and you're still defending the town's teenage dirtbag?"

"Don't talk about him like that," I said as I stood up to face her, letting every bit of anger I'd had in my life come to the surface. "I've punched you before, I'll do it again."

She shoved me like she thought I wouldn't do anything and I just snapped. I punched her and took her to the floor, feeling familiar arms pull me off her before I could do anything else. I tried to get to her but my body just naturally relaxed when it came to him.

"Swan, just calm down," Killian said in that ridiculously soothing tone, hearing his voice again making me feel like someone was trying to rip out my heart. "Are you alright, love?"

"I'm fine," I snapped at him now, putting my walls back up and struggling out of his hold to turn and glare at him. "And don't call me love. You lost that right."

*Killian's POV*

I didn't even have a chance to respond before both of them were escorted from the room, Ruby bleeding profusely. I sighed and sat back in my seat, trying not to feel like she'd taken my heart down that hall with her. I'd missed her like crazy and then seeing her come in today, without the usual light in her eyes...

This had to be the nastiest break up to grace this school, and we'd only been together a few months. People tries to hide it, but we were the topic of everyone's gossip, even the nobodies like me. Between the whispers and the not so subtle staring, there was no denying it.

Liam was starting to remember things, even knew who I was. But he didn't remember specific experiences or details. We were working on getting this duplex downtown, but it was just a lot to handle.

It made it even worse that Emma clearly hated me. She'd never acted like that towards me or talked to me like I'd hurt her... but the more I thought about it, I had hurt her. Worse than any of the foster homes that sent her back. I'd made her happy, made her feel safe, and just as she was settling and really letting me in, I yanked it all out from under her. Maybe I really was the teenage dirtbag everyone thought I was.

It's short, I know. But the next one will makeup for it, I promise. I even have most of it written. I've just been busy with work and baby stuff, but I'll do my best for you guys. Later, loves!