Lone (BxB)

Chapter 19

Slowly my eyelids open to darkness in the Jason's bedroom. Wow... an expanded bed and wider walls and taller ceiling? I see the graphic posters are still there...

Why is it so dark? Oh! Wow... I didn't know that I had night vision... No longer did I need to fumble around the numerous clothes left on the floor. Good god... Wait... what's that smell...? It smells like... *sniff sniff* Salmon? No, tuna... no, pork! No, it's a ton of meat! 

I arrive downstairs leading directly into the grand kitchen with a humongous oven that I don't have to reach down to open, a ceiling fan with bright lights all around, a view of the backyard, and a much longer counter to work with. I could get used to this...

As soon as I stepped into the kitchen, I noticed a couple things. One, none of the Betas are here. Two... I'm playing a game of "Guess Who?"

I hold the hands covering my eyes and laugh. "Let me see before I incinerate your hands!"

"If it means keeping the mysterious fun alive, you can burn my whole body," said a comforting, deep, and soft voice that I can never get tired of hearing. "Griffon told me you'd-" I turned around and before he could continue I reached up around his neck and hugged him tightly and immediately the tears started gushing out of my eyes.

Before the whole Prime Duo incident, I would have expected Jason to reply with "What the heck are you crying about...?"

Instead... he crossed his arms around my back, pulled me into him, pet the back of my hair, and whispered to me, "There, there... It's all over now..."

"Can we talk...?"

"Absolutely..."he replied with that smile of his... god, I love seeing him happy... 

"Where to begin..." I say out loud to myself.

He held my hand and started with "You told me.... You told me that it hurt..." He's right...

I wiped my face and commenced. "It hurt... it really hurt seeing you embrace another guy... feeling you embrace another guy... I wanted to be that guy you embraced, even if it meant being someone like Damien..." Another tear rolled down my face.

Jason wiped it away with his chunky thumb and said, "I shouldn't have done that..."

"You said you did it because you knew I was in Damien's mind?"

"Partially... I knew you were in Damien's mind, which relieved me a bit. I wanted to make you jealous." That's pretty honest. Wait... hey!

"Jealous...? Why?"

"To test you..." Toying with my feelings? "I wanted to see... if you felt the same way that I feel about you..."

"What...?"

"I like you, Danny. I really, really like you... Like, more than you know..." This moment is so touching that I don't want to ruin it with the question I'm about to ask... Alas... I must....

"Ja-Jason?"

"Hm?"

"Do you... do you only like me because I'm the Ocular Power Prince?" He jumped back when he heard that question so unexpectedly.

"...do you think that that's why?" he asked with his delicate, hazel eyes turning blue staring into mine.

"I... I have to be honest... I don't know, Jason..."

"Well... Danny, do you only like me because I'm a werewolf? Or because I'm at the top of the chain now in a wolf tribe? Something every teenage girl fantasizes about?"

I was startled by his question. I guess that must have been how he felt when I asked... "Heavens, no! Jason, I... I really like you... Werewolf or not, I like you! I may not have said the same thing when we first started talking, but I can safely say that I genuinely like you. So much that when I see you I pain, I hurt... And I want nothing more than to be the one who comforts you... I didn't know that you would ever be so nice to someone like me... someone who is the outcast of the school. Someone who managed to become rejected by the rejects. Someone who is so unpopular that nobody can even guess that I was the one wearing your purple hoodie during study hall!"

"Seriously? There are only so many people in there that-" he stopped talking when he saw me laughing. "Not the point, though... continue..." He squeezed one his fingers around my hand, asking for permission to hold it. I squeezed my entire hand over his to let him know my answer.

"I'm just that... I'm that... unwanted... That's why... that's why I wanted to know if the sudden interest in me was due to the fact that we're partners in this and we kinda have to see each other daily or..."

Before replying, I could tell Jason was trying to consult with Griffon in his head. Thankfully I heard Griffon tell him to speak from his heart... which made the five minutes worth waiting when he finally figured out what he wanted to say... sorta...

"Danny..." he held my hand more tightly. "While it is true that being a Prime Duo has brought us a lot closer as partners in this life, I genuinely took an interest in you. When I started sending my packages to your house and met you for the first time, I was instantly attracted to you... You did play hard to get, and I couldn't tell if you were gay, so I convinced myself that I'm getting ahead of myself. However, the concern you showed for my injuries... your power, yes, it allowed you to see them... but it was you who was concerned. You wanted to know what happened. You wanted to learn my struggle instead of why I don't have a girlfriend... And the way you go out of your way to protect me. Powers or not, I liked having you be the one to protect me.... And to let me protect you... If I'm being honest, though, even if you never inherited the power, I would have kept coming to your house and eventually found my way in... You just give that feeling that even though you can be rough on the outside, you're so passionate about caring... I love that about you..."

Suddenly the blue in his eyes became blurred as the tears in both of our eyes built up. This feeling in my chest.... My heart is thumping against my ribs, wanting to burst out and be with his... No... No... No... I can't...

"Danny... My whole life has been a misery... coming to this house every single day and being tortured by the male Prime Alpha? Yeah, that ain't ever a nice thing... I was allowed out, but I could never bring anyone home with me... I was always afraid that people would discover who I really am and... and... try to..." now his tears are flowing even more. I wiped them off with both my thumbs and smiled so that he would continue. He sniffled. "They would try to have me killed. I knew nobody would ever find out... or, so I thought... But... I could never confide in anyone... Nobody could see my injuries and how much I was hurting. Nobody could pick up even the slightest idea that I was avoiding them... not like you did... you knew... even after you saw the injury and I tried to deny it, you didn't stop..." he chuckled a bit hysterically. "I don't know where you've been, but... I don't want you to leave... Danny, I luh..." he's choking up trying to say the words. I want to say the words first... but... I can't...

"It's... getting late... I'm going to leave..." I pull myself from his hands and stand up too fast that my lightheadedness causes me to trip a little. Jason offers to hold me up, but I push him away. "I'm sorry, Jason... I can't right now... I'm going to go..."

"Danny..." there was his frown... Not his straight face. Sadness. Despair. Betrayal... Disappointment...

Inmy head, I'm picturing Griffon looking down on me and shaking his head asthough I just made the wrong decision. I know you said to handle my emotionsbetter, Griffon... but... the last time that I came this close to someone... I wastaken by surprise... By one of the Betas...