Dinosaur King: Out of time and space

Chapter 15 First date

Reese and Justin were sitting in D-lab and working on something as always. They both were so quiet there.

"Reese?" "Yes, Justin?" "I need to ask..." "Even after five years?" she asked. "Sure," he answered, "I promised it."

"You need to deserve it," she said, "you still haven't shown me that you're worth it."

"B-but I..." "I am not worth it..."

"Justin, I don't have time for you." Those words hurt him so much.

Justin stood up, grabbed his laptop and ran away.

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Komatsu's house, Justin's room

Justin was lying on his bed, he took his glasses off.

"I am not worth it..." he repeated in his pillow, "not worth it... After five years of my work for waste... I always thought there was something more between us... She hates me..."

Someone put a hand on his shoulder. He looked behind him. Without his glasses, he couldn't see her very well, but he recognized his younger older sister. "Sister..." Alice smiled. "Sister, have you ever loved someone who hasn't loved you back?" Justin asked. "I can say yes... I know it hurts... She knows you exist at least. You aren't invisible, Justin. Reese cares about you."

Justin blushed. "What do you mean, sister? I didn't say anything about Reese!"

"You don't even know how many times I was there, bro."

"Sister..."

"I still don't understand how can you read my mind... But you can't read everything!"

Alice started to tickle her little brother. Justin was laughing. "Ha! Sister! Stop... Sis!"

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Night

Justin was lying in the bed, looking at his laptop and drinking coffee. He was writing a message to Reese: "I'm sorry." "You don't have to. I'm the one who acted badly, Justin," she wrote, "there are just so many things going on."

"So, is it fine if I will go to D-lab tomorrow?" he asked. "Of course," she answered, "don't worry." "I just need to tell you something..."

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D-lab, next day, evening

"Fine, calm down, Justin. You've trained this the whole day," he thought when he entered the main room. Reese was as always there.

Justin's whole body was shaking, he was melting inside. This was his only chance. "Reese? I..." That was only he could say. When he saw her face, his mind went crazy. Losing all his senses, he failed.

He was lying on the ground, but Reese stayed calm. She took good care of him and called Alice.

When she got there, her brother was still unconsciousness. He was sitting on a chair. Alice just sighed and smiled at Reese to thank her. "He'll be okay," she assured her, "just needs to rest. I have to work. Will you stay here with him?" Alice nodded and Reese left the room.

"You're a little dummy, brother..."

The door opened and Zoe and Cole walked in.

"What do you mean, he fainted again?" Cole asked after Alice wrote them what Reese told her, "as soon as he sees opposite gender, he's nervous. This guy needs a girlfriend." Alice gave him a death glare.