I Love You • SetoSolace Fanfiction

Chapter 1 • Words can be Unexpected (Updated)

I sighed. He looked so perfect sitting there.

He sat at a table in the corner of the library, light from the setting sun draped over one half of his face from the large window on the wall beside him. I watched from the safety of one of the many bookshelves as he slowly lifted the next page in his book, obviously signalling that he was nearing the end of his page, before briskly flipping it over.

I forced my eyes away from the beautiful picture to look down at the book I was holding. It seemed remarkably uninteresting. I read the back and mentally sighed, it sounded as uninteresting as the title. I flipped the front page and paused.

He has read the book. I lightly touched the words with the tips of my index and middle fingers.

Brice Solace.

I immediately scribbled my name underneath his on the little sign out card and shut the book.

Seto Anderson.

I know it's kind of creepy, but I didn't put my real last name. This is the only thing I feel I can share with him and I savour it.

Brice is a senior while I'm only in my second year. But it's not a huge age difference. I have loved him ever since I set my eyes on him.

I looked up from the book in my hands and peeked around the bookshelf only to see that the beautiful man I have fell for to be missing. The light poring through the window was darker and the corner seemed much more desolate, as if it missed him as much as I did.

Brice usually doesn't go home until the library closes, so his absence troubled me. Maybe it was a family emergency? Maybe he.. uh..

I shook the thoughts from my head and felt my face heat up. Maybe I am a little crazy, but I just want to make him smile. He always seems so emotionless.

I love him anyway.

I started towards the exit of the library but changed my course when I remembered the new book that had just recently come out by my favourite author.

I walked down the familiar aisle and scanned the shelves before resting my eyes on the handful of brand new books side by side. Reaching up to grab hold of one, I sighed when my fingertips were but inches from the top of the books. Curse me and my shortness.

I cursed under my breath and looked around self-cautiously before jumping back onto my tiptoes, still unable to grasp the top edge. I even tried to get hold of the sides of the books, but that only proved even more unhelpful by pushing them further back.

Just as I was about to give up, a large hand reached over mine with ease and plucked one of the books from its place. I felt my face flush, embarrassed, and I let my gaze linger on the empty slot for a moment longer before turning towards the person.

I think I forgot to breath right then and there.

"Here." Brice, my one true love, said with a kind but blank expression. I simply nodded and accepted the book, not trusting my own voice.

His sparkling blue eyes bore into mine, as if not allowing me to look away. His blond hair messy and stuck up in all directions, but still professional looking, which I'm sure only he could pull off. He stood at least a head over me and wore a simple grey sweater and beige jeans, his thin figure making my knees weak. Brice is just so perfect in every possible way.

"I love you."

I gasped. Did I? I couldn't have. I felt my face heat up and my eyes go wide. I stared into his beautiful blue eyes for a moment longer before snapping my gaze down to my feet. My palms felt sweaty as I clenched my free hand together in a fist. I'm such an idiot. I squeezed my eyes shut, willing myself to speak up, apologize, make something up, but my throat felt dry and my mind blank. My knees felt weak. What could he possibly think of me? How could I have-

"Do you want to go out with me?"

I snapped my eyes up to meet his, not bothering to hide the blush on my cheeks and my shocked expression. His faced seemed perfectly serious.

But me being me, I did the stupidest possible thing I could have done on that situation.

I ran like the wind.