ECC! The Elemental Control Club

ECC! Love! #4: Hidden and Forbidden

Creative title, I know.

A continuation of last time.

This occurred some time after the earlier events.

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MJ sat on the couch wincing in pain with Tristan and Angel sitting awkwardly by her side, making small talk. Princess sighed as she continued to rub the giant cut with a forming bruise on MJ's forehead with the cotton.

Princess: I'm not even done with Angel's injuries and here you are with yet another one on the face. What the hell even happened?

MJ: I'm telling you, when I dove into the water it turned into ice and I faceplanted into it since I was diving in face-first!!

Princess: Yeah, and maybe your brains also got knocked out by the force of it.

MJ: Why you little- OW!!

Princess smirked as she headchopped MJ.

MJ: Okay fine, I was wrong, but how would I know Erica'll be a dirty little cheater with a cheap trick?!

Princess: Well you should have seen it coming. She is pretty competitive after all.

MJ: Tch. *crosses arms*

Princess: *sighs* Tristan, can you be the one to take care of Angel's scars? We won't get anything done like this.

Tristan: *nods*

Princess: Thanks. Just get a cotton and do what I've been doing earlier. Also you might wanna bring her up into one of the rooms upstairs, it may be better for her.

Tristan: *grabs a few items from the first aid kit and puts it in her hoodie's pocket* No problem. Alley-oop. *carries Angel bridal style* See ya later. *walks upstairs*

As soon as the two disappeared, Princess glared at MJ.

Princess: Listen here, I'm trying to act professional and you're messing this up. Didn't we agree to try and not argue in front of them?!

MJ: I know okay?! You're just being a total butt right now, how can I not?!

Princess: Oh so I'm the one being a butt?! You're the one who kissed the tip of the iceberg with your forehead!! I'm only doing my job!!

MJ: Who even told you to do your job?!

Princess: I'm not doing this because I have to and you of all people should know that!!

MJ: Then why?! You know that you shouldn't care for me since I'm just a lowlife unlike you, you rich bastard!!

Princess: I care for you because I want to!!

MJ: WHY?!

Princess: *grabs MJ's shoulder* I care because I F*CKING LOVE YOU OKAY?! I WANT TO CARE FOR YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU SO F*CKING MUCH, DO YOU NOT GET THAT?! DO I STILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU?!

MJ: YES!! TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE ME, WHEN I'M CLEARLY NO MATCH FOR SOMEONE SO HIGH OF YOUR CALIBER!!

Princess: *tearing up* All my life I've been kept in by my parents, ever since my sister died. You're my first friend, Jade, and I care for you more than I care for myself. You showed me that there was more to life than just staying inside and being stuck in my own world, you showed me happiness for the first time ever since Lisa died. You know how I was homeschooled, right? But did you know how much begging I had to do to convince my parents to at least send me to study outside even if it's just for a year or two of high school? When I finally got into the same school as you, you don't know how happy I was since we'll at least be together in some way.. but of course I had to hide it.. not because I was scared of what other people would think, but because I was scared of what you would think if you found out that I liked you.. not as a friend, not as a senior, but as something much more than that.. a-and I was worried.. back when you told me what you felt, I couldn't give you a proper answer.. because I was scared. What if you have heard something and was just messing with my feelings? Also.. I just wasn't ready back then... That's why... I'm so so sorry..  *hugs MJ* I care for you.. I love you... *cries into MJ's chest* ...too..