always ↬j. brandis

nine

The lunch had gone better than Natalia anticipated. Sitting next to Martha wasn't awkward at all, it was almost like the past was merely a dream, and it was overriding the happy times they shared with one another.

Jonathan noticed this too, the girl he liked was getting along with two girl he held dearly to his heart. However, another girl he thought fondly of was nowhere to be seen. To be frank, he hasn't seen Felicity since their stares in the morning.

"Who are you searching for?" Natalia asks in a sweet voice. He turns to her and Lisa quickly picks a strawberry from his plate, away from his gaze. "Nobody in particular" Jonathan muses, stuffing the strawberry in his mouth. Lisa scoffs and smacks his hand, and Martha simply laughed.

"We know it's about her" Martha says, placing her head in her hand. Jonathan stares at his friend and when he opened his mouth to speak, he found as if he couldn't find the right words.

It was about a girl, but not Natalia, just Felicity. He felt a pull to stick with her, she was his friend. He felt as if he couldn't let go of her. However, despite how deeply he felt about her, he would never feel comfortable with disclosing that information to Lisa and Martha.

"Jon can think about that girl all the wants" Lisa says. "I still want you to be careful with her, she's unpredictable" Martha says. "You know I'm tired of you saying that Martha, just because you have some history with her, has nothing to do with me" Jonathan says.

Martha furrows her brows, and moves Jonathan's face so he could face her. "Where is this coming from?" Martha asks. "I-I, maybe I've always felt this way" Jonathan says, clutching his hands. "Jon, I'm just trying to make sure you're okay" Martha says.

"He's fine" A soft voice says behind him. There stood the blonde beauty, proud of her sudden confidence. It's been a while since Martha and her had been acquainted. Martha backs away and scoffs. "Since when did you get confident Talia? You've always seem to manipulate others" Martha challenges.

Talia swallows and clutches Jonathan's shoulder. Lisa watches the pair in pure fear. She knows her best friends were going to leave one another.

"Martha please" Jonathan says, as he hold Talia's hand. Natalia smiles at his gesture, was she finally going to feel this feeling called love? Martha felt tears brimming her face, this couldn't be happening.

"Jonathan please, open your eyes" Martha warns him. He simply shook his head and pulled the Natalia closer to him. "You're just being ridiculous, I won't let you hurt her again." Jonathan tells his friend.

Again? As if she did.

Martha looked as if her eyes were going to pop out her head. "No, I didn't do anything" she confessed.

Felicity stood there in awe, watching the scene unfold in front of her. Was Jonathan really taking this risk? She knew what Edward and Natalia were planning, but she had no idea why Natalia decided to get Jonathan involved. Something Felicity never wanted to happen.

"Martha, please why can't you just let me love her?" Jonathan burtled out, making the whole room silent. "Love?" Lisa pointed out. Felicity felt her heart fall and Jonathan caught her eye.

No.

She felt like crying, she didn't love him. Love was too much of a strong word. Felicity had merely been a child woman, what does she know about love. Jonathan felt a sudden pang at his chest when catching Felicity's eyes.

Natalia's grip on Jonathan's hand loosened. She was beyond freaked out, is this love? If he loved her, truly she must have love him back. However, she didn't know how to love, it frightened her. How could he have these intense emotions so easily when it is so difficult for her.

Martha laughed through her tear, earing confused stares. "You lost Jon" Martha said sadly. "No I didn't" He reassured himself. Martha grabbed Lisa's hand and smiled. "You did" She said, leaving the table with her friend.

Jonathan gazed at Felicity again, once he took a step forward, she took a step back. She was freaked out herself, she stepped out the room and went to her brother.

Edward had to know; Felicity had no choice. She loved him, and she admitted it. She loved Jonathan with so much emotion it hurt her, seeing him being manipulated by an abuolmaniac was hurting her.

"Ed" Felicity yelled to her brother. He ran up to her in fear. "What is it? Arw you alright?" He asked. "He loves her, Jonathan he loves Natalia" Felicity tells him. Edward studied his sister's features and her reaction. He cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears.

"And you love him" Edward said.
Felicity stopped crying for a moment and looked up at her brother. She was cracking under pressure again, she just fell into his arms. "I could never satisfiy him" She whispered.

Jonathan turned to Natalia, and she smiled at him. "You love me?" She said softly. She cupped his cheek and caressed it.

She had no idea what she was doing. She kept on analysing her movements and being practical. "I do" He answered honestly. Her heart stopped for a moment. She smiled and pulled him into a deep kiss.

Jonathan deepend the kiss and tangled his fingers through her hair. This was both of their first kiss.

The first kiss of a teenager would be awkward but exciting. For no teen would be prepared for what the other is doing. It's simply a game of who knows what.

Jonathan knew how to kiss from the various romantic movies he's watched.

Natalia knew because Steven and Lilith would kiss, her idea of love.

They pulled apart and Jonathan smiled deeply and hugged the young girl. Jonathan was deeply in love with Natalia Agnelli, that kiss meant everyting to him, her sweet smell was the most pleasant smell he ever smelt, he hugged her with the most happiness he has felt, and she was the one in his arms.

and she felt nothing.

a/n: its been awhile i started college and haven't got A BREAK! I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS. Im obsesseD with greek mythology so if you see it incorporated ayayyaya. more updates coming soon tho!!

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