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Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ #32: It's Normal, Well- As Normal As It Can Get

              ~ Chapter #32: It's Normal, Well- As Normal As It Can Get ~

The next few weeks seemed to be fleeting in the aforementioned interval’s prompt getaway; the included days being apace and perfunctorily brisk as they flew by without a care in the world. The short period of time mostly included recovering and recuperating on both of the two teens’ parts, and attempting to get back into their usual rhythm with schoolwork, since Aleks’ absence to the world cut in on his ‘perfect’ grades and Eddie’s injuries prevented him from being capable to focus too long on the assignments that were handed to him. When they felt they were mostly back to their old selves, which was when Eddie could walk without his cast and crutch and Aleks’ memory from a while ago came back into play, the two young adults made an effort to do their best at getting themselves caught up curricular-wise in each of their lacking subjects. They fell back into their habitual routine after a short while of hard work and after-school extra credit work, and it appeared as if everything clicked back to normal, after that whole incident now a whole month and some change behind them.

Now, it was currently the middle of an average school day set on a Wednesday.

Two periods of the school day were now over, and even the third one ran short, as the two teens were now heading to the cafeteria for lunch which dismissed them from their third block. Even to that particular day no one knew of their now official yet still hidden relationship, and they weren’t absolutely concrete on when they were going to stop lying and admit their love to their friends- it was a shaky and unstable topic, plus they might not even care anyways, so why bother? That was mainly Aleks’ point of view on the rickety grounds of the subject though, Eddie was gradually taking the confession more and more into a positive consideration everyday; the matter has recently been making him daydream and zone out from whatever situation he was in due to the longing of having an outed relationship with the person he truly and profoundly loved.

It was even assailing him now, as he and Aleks walked in the direction of the cafeteria with stomachs that barely desired food. Eddie, on Aleks' right side, watched the floor scroll and slither beneath his feet whilst he thought about the possible reality that was their relationship being known around school- he didn't really see why they had to keep their love under wraps. A somewhat surly look swallowed the once flamboyant glisten that was displayed through his eyes. Was Aleks- ashamed? Was he still sensitive about the fact that he was homosexual and still anal on the grounds that he didn't want anyone to know that? Eddie's gaze languidly wandered from the lights that were reflected on the shiny floor's clean surface and moved off to his right a bit; his line of sight soon locking and resting on the brunette's left hand as it swayed with his walking patterns. He absentmindedly commenced studying and observing the other teen's hand, all the while holding back and rejecting his urges to scoop up the ending segment of the Russian's left arm and kiss his knuckles with such softness and optimism.

His gaze continually scanned the seemingly flawless hand's perfectly slender fingers; his dark-chocolate orbs lidding themselves a tad with a visible softness, when his persistent scrutiny was ended willingly upon witnessing a silver glimmer that caught his observant eye with a single flash of fluorescent light. Was that the ring he bought for him? This new possibility rang through and echoed within the curious Latino's mind. Maybe Aleks wasn't ashamed...?

Before he knew what he was doing, Eddie outstretched his hand and reached for the other teen's; his eyebrows falling leisurely with what appeared to be some type and form of light determination. He- just wanted to hold his hand for a second, and hey; they were in a crowd of other people who in which they didn't even recognize any of them to be one of their friends, so it would be all right, yeah? It seemed to occur in slow motion whilst Eddie's hand extended out to attempt to grab Aleks', and it was actually after a long hesitant moment before skin rubbed against skin; a protective grasp looming over the other's hand and ultimately lacing their fingers together, and causing a surprised quick inhale of air. And also a look shot at Eddie that was filled with cautions.