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"So...."

"So."

I stared at the gorgeous male who was sitting next to me, a few beads of sweat forming on his face. "So.....that was a good run. My endurance has improved in leaps and bounds. I'm pretty sure that-"

"I'm ready for a rant, not some useless shit about how you've improved. Tell me, Emerson."

If it were three months ago and you'd told me that I would be sitting on my favorite hill, talking to a person I didn't even know existed, I wouldn't believe you. But it was true, and I couldn't let Theo down. He was the only one who knew Asher as well as me. "Well, we watched a pretty bad horror movie."

He squinted. "You're really gonna make me beg, aren't you?"

"We talked afterwards."

Theo turned to face me, the sunlight now hitting the side of his face. "Em."

"Well," I took a deep breath, "I asked him what we were."

Theo was now cross legged, leaning in to hear every last bit. This wasn't like him, but then again, Asher was his best friend, his parabatai if you would. They were practically brothers, so why wouldn't have Asher told Theo? I surely didn't want to be the one who broke the news to everyone. I'd thought that Asher would at least do his half of the work. "Emerson, finish the story. It's almost dinner."

I didn't know what to say. It was such a beautiful evening and that was the first thing that came into my mind. I'd just taken a long run around campus with Theo, and we'd ended up on my hill, our legs sprawled out in front of us, breathing in and out fresh air. This was what I lived for, or what I wanted to live for. Mom had always thought I was a scientist, like her, and I'd thought that too. What these boys had taught me, though, was that no matter what, your dreams and passions will chase you. In the end you'll have a piece of all the things you love and all the people you love, and they'll never leave. That's why I had to tell him. Asher had replied to my comment by staring me in the face with his distinguishing green eyes and his face, softer and purer than I'd ever seen him. He'd told me that we were whatever I wanted us to be, that he would never push anything. I remembered how scared I was to first meet him, then mad, and then I was comfortable and for the first time, happy around this boy. He made me happy, and an array of other emotions, but happy. "We're runners and we're constantly arguing," I repeated to Theo, "and the thing is, we almost never left eachother, even when things were at their worst."

"So?"

I grinned. "So we're happy. And very, very together."

I love this so much. I love them so much. This story will be rounding out very soon, with only five chapters left. I have a new work that I've been planning for awhile and will be hinting in the last five chapters. First clue: Enemies.

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