The Transformation*

+5 Three Mix-Ups

Three Mix-Ups

Craig rushed into the kitchen when the sound of glass breaking was heard, Marcel was right behind him. They both catch Evan going back inside through the backdoor, "Evan? Where's Tyler?" Craig asked the distressed boy. He just shook his head, bangs covering his eyes when he answered, "Outside." Craig turned towards Marcel, the worry on his face never leaving. Marcel stared as Craig gave him the sad puppy eyes, implying if he could bring Tyler back. The boy forced a laugh, leaving the backdoor to find Tyler, his hand gripped above his chest where his heart is supposed to be, cursing himself out for falling in love.

"-Unfair?" the raspy voice spoke above Tyler, he could see light and feet in front of him. He flinched and sat upwards to set his eyes on the same grey ones before. "Y-you're the woman from before..." He squeaked out, the woman laughed before handing out a hand for Tyler to grab on. Trusting the woman won't do anything shady, Tyler accepted the help and got up.

The lamp the woman held lit around the surroundings, Tyler glanced around, has he really ran that far? "Boy, c'mon now, let's get you cleaned up." The old lady spoke, leading a certain pathway, Tyler just scratched the back of his neck before nervously chuckling, "Nah... my friends are probably looking for me right now," he reasoned before the old lady glanced back towards him and pointing down to his knee, "you need that to get cleaned up quickly before it gets infected." Tyler's gaze dropped to his knee and sure enough, a freshly open wound was placed. He sighed before nodding, following the woman as she leads the path.

Brian cursed out loud once he hit his pillow, David and Lui stared at each other with concern, signing on whoever should go and ask the distressed Irish what's the matter. After a little bit pushing and persuasion, David finally gave in and carefully asked the teen who has been groaning for a minute now. "Heya, Brian... is there something wrong bud?" It just felt like a mother asking her kids on why they were so distant, Brian muttered a small 'no'. David looked back at Lui, shrugging his arms without hesitation. Lui just sighed as he gently massaged his head before getting up and taking a seat next to Brian, "You know that you could tell us anything," the shortest friend spoke as he simply rubs the back of Brian to help him calm down.

Brian took his face off the pillow and stared at Lui with an are-you-fucking-with-me look. "Is this about Brock?" the sudden mention of his name instantly made Brian rise out of his makeshift bed and cover David's mouth, shushing the potato Irish fella. "Shush! He might hear you!" Brian spoke, his cheeks burning up from the embarrassment. Slowly taking his hand off, Lui just giggled along with David, muttering an 'okay, suit yourself,' before heading back to their own bed. Brian rolled his eyes and decided to breathe in some fresh air. So he got out of the room but not before glaring at the two.

Arriving at the balcony, Brian found a dark silhouette in contrast with the moon. The figure itself was leaning by the side and by the help of a small light, Brian found out that it was only Ryan taking in the scenery shown from the balcony. Ryan glanced to his left and saw the pair of blue eyes he had observed and definitely knows whose it belongs. "Oh, hey Brian," Ryan greeted, his brown hair dancing along the breeze of the cold night. "Hey," Brian greeted back and stood next to Ryan, the two was now staring out the night from the balcony, not that there was anything much to see, all it could show were the outlines of leaves from the trees.

"You know..." Ryan started, his gaze never leaving the outmost landscape before him, "I could tell you were trying really hard back at the table." Whipping his head back to the teen, Brian couldn't do anything but just hang his mouth open. "You should just go straight up ask him right?"

Letting out a bitter chuckle, Brian just shook his head down, disagreeing with that statement. "I wish it was that easy," He spoke, his eyes staring up the sky. Ryan just stared at his friend before biting his lip, "Who knows," Ryan replied, shrugging with his grey hoodie slowly getting wrinkled at. "What about you and Luke?" The Irishman bark back, taking in the reaction Ryan gave, "Luke..? Well..." his own hazel eyes stared somewhere else, "you didn't know?" Brian knitted his eyebrows together, know about what?

"Me and Jon are actually dating."

Blue eyes widened in shock, Ryan and Jonathan? Dating? Brian recalled the time Luke confessed his feelings for Ryan to Brian. "Shocking right? I know. But Jon told me everything would be fine, and so I trusted him."

"Does anybody else knows?" Brian managed to choke out, what was going to happen to Luke's heart? "No. Only you." Ryan answered, stepping back from the rails, completely facing Brian. "What? Why?" he asked in confusion, "because, I know you like Brock and I told you a secret in return, this way it's fair." Brian was about to ask another question but kept his mouth shut, "alright, I'll see you tomorrow man, goodnight." The teen bid farewell and left Brian alone for the night.

Tyler sat down the wooden chair, letting his eyes roam around the small shack as the woman brew some herbal medicine for him. "What are you doing out in the woods so late?" The woman started, making Tyler pay his attention back to the lady. "I... uhh," "Had you got in an argument? Do you feel frustrated? Mad? Or perhaps, Confuse?" The woman added, putting out the fire from underneath her cliche huge pot. "How...-" Tyler's eyes widen, how did she know? Was she listening? "Oh sweetie, the sound of your heartbreaking was loud enough to make me come up with a conclusion." She answered, carrying a bucket of herbal liquid along a few herbal leaves with a white cloth.

Tyler's eyes fell and the aching was back in his heart. "I'm just confused. I just don't know what to feel anymore," Tyler answered, fidgeting and wincing every once in a while when the substance hit his knee, "Well then, let me put it this way; Do you feel like you can't breathe whenever you see them?" Tyler glanced downwards as a leaf were placed on his knee, "Yes..." He answered honestly as another leaf was wrapped on.

"How about if they talk to you? Do you feel nervous? You know, like the classic cheesy butterfly in stomach ones," The woman asked back, finally adding the last leaf on the side, Tyler could feel himself getting flustered and turned away with a hint of redness on his cheeks, "...yes..", the woman then started wrapping the leaves covered wound with the cloth she had been holding,

"Alright, then do you feel your heartbeat quicken whenever you guys, I don't know, accidentally touch each other." Tyler held his tongue back, testing if he could get away with lying but soon gave in. "...yes," the lady smiled and pat the now bandaged wound before standing up, "then you sir is in love."

Red as a tomato, Tyler immediately stood up, shaking his head no, he can't be, he's courting Kelly dammit. "I got a girl. There is just no way that I'm gay." Tyler retorted, trying to convince himself than the woman. She just giggled, touching the rabbit foot with her hand as she waved to Tyler, "had you ever heard of bisexuality?"

Tyler shook his head, "TYLER!" The voice of his friend made Tyler glanced over his back, he could see an outline of a boy cupping his hands as he yelled out for his name. Glancing back to bid goodbye, Tyler found nothing in return. Watching as to why the hut had suddenly vanished in thin air, he gulped before running back to Marcel to head back to the cabin.