Happiness Starts Somewhere

Chapter 5: The Truth

                                   Wednesday

   After Last night, Stella started to fall for Kyle Davidson. She's been texting him so much she already feels like they're friends.
   She was heading towards her locker until she heard three voices that she knew all too well.
      "What! Dude seriously?! Stella Nicholls! You are planning to ask That freak to homecoming on Friday night, are you out of your fucking mind!"
      Stella's smile vanished once Tommy spoke up
"Alfred is right, seriously Kyle what do you see in that freak!" He snarled.
    Stella jogged away from the hallway and headed towards the girls washrooms, "I'll be right back in a second guys, I think I'm gonna puke." He says as he covered his mouth and jogged away from the hallway and quietly top toed into the girls washrooms.
He found Stella, crying on the bathroom floor, she hugged her knees and cried. "Hey, you alright?"
Kyle asked as he knelt down and sat next to her.
"I'm fine, please go this is a girls washroom." Stella says sassily. "Well you don't look (fine) what's wrong?" He asked again and Stella let out a shaky breath before wiping away her tears. "Why? Why me Kyle? Why does being the outcast make things difficult for me, school is a struggle with how people treat me all the time, all those rumors Tommy spreads about me, it really hurts Kyle." She says as she sniffles a sob. "Aw hey, don't Listen to Tommy & Alfred, they're just jealous of you:"
"Of me?" Stella scoffed with disbelief. "Yeah, you are unique in your own way stella, don't let people take that away from you." He said as he pulled himself up to his full height and turn to leave until he thought of something he's been wanting to ask Stella since Middle School, "Hey, Stella? If you don't have any plans Would you like go to homecoming with me, this Friday?" He asked
Stella looked at Kyle nervously, "Umm, Dances aren't my thing Kyle." She said while shifting around uncomfortably. "People will laugh and stare at me,i don't think I could ever go people will know it's me and laugh at me Kyle, you should pick someone else for Homecoming, I-I'm not even your type." She says as she looked into his eyes and he still wouldn't take no for an answer, "Stella it's just one night out, please?" Kyle asked as he pulled out roses out from his jacket pockets, a dozen Roses were in her hands and she looked at them with admiration. "Just think about it Stella?" Kyle said as left the girls bathroom and she stood there so lost in her own head until Ruth broke her train of thought. "Hey, Stella are you alright?" Ruth asked as she started to fix her makeup, "yes I'm fine thank you, just so-nevermind." She said quickly as she left the bathroom knowing Ruth wouldn't believe her if she told her that Kyle asked her to homecoming.
"She should tell Chuck & Auggie, they'd definitely believe her and they would tell her what she should do since she's so undecided and nervous.
She saw Auggie & chuck talking by their lockers deep in an argument about which candy is better until Stella interrupted them, "guys I need to tell you guys something, it's important." She says as she pulled them into an empty closet. "Stella tell this clown that skittles are better then starbursts!" Chuck growled. "No! Stella tell this idiot that starbursts are better, they have less suger then Skittles!"
Stella looked at them as they went on, and on, back and forth about their debate on which candy is better until Stella couldn't hold in her news any longer, "Kyle asked me to Homecoming!" She yelled.
They both stop arguing over candy, turning to face their friend. "Kyle asked you to homecoming? Aw Stella that's amazing!" Auggie said with a smile. "Are you going to go?" Chuck asked.
Stella nervously looked at them with hesitation. "I-I don't know guys, I j-just don't know yet I haven't made up my mind." She says until Auggie spoke. "I say go for it stella, go to homecoming with Kyle he really seems like a good guy for you just minus the fact that he's a jock but other then that, you should definitely go to Homecoming with him." Auggie said as he smiled at Stella. "Ew! Auggie don't give Stella any ideas you horn dog! she doesn't need any advice from you, she needs it from me since I'm her best friend ever!" Chuck said with a grin.
"I-I don't know about this guys, what If people see me with Kyle, They'll all laugh at me." She said. But another part of her really wants to go to homecoming with Kyle, but she knows that she'll be out of her comfort zone if she goes to the homecoming dance. "Are you two going?"
"What No! Ew! Stella we aren't dating!!!!" Chuck gagged and looked at her with horror, while Auggie looked at chuck hurt all over his face.
"Oh...I just thought you two were dating." Stella says as she pushed her glasses up. "Nah, that's gross." Auggie looked at chuck who gave him a (play along man) Kinda look.
"Yeah, that's gross Stella, we're not gay."
She sighed as she sat there, thinking about Kyle and how he comforted her in the girls washrooms and how he asked her to the Homecoming Dance.
Her train of thought was ruined once they heard Two voices they knew immediately. "I don't ever want to talk to you ever again!" Ruth cried out.
"Hey!" Tommy snarled as he grabbed her wrist pulling her towards him. "We didn't have anything special going on! We only dated for two or three months we aren't serious about this because you won't do the things I want and I'm done with asking you because obviously you don't want too and I made a huge mistake thinking you are for me. You know I've been doing so good with not ditching our little hang outs and going to Pamela's so she can do whatever she wants with me! She doesn't care what I do to her, she's not clingy like you! I didn't even love you! You were all just a bet from the boys back in freshman year, so Fuck you!"
"Tommy stop!" Kyle says as he grabbed his wrist, "stop it!" He said still keeping a firm hand on him.
Tommy yanked his hand out of Kyle's grip, "don't touch me! And give me my $50 for the bet, asshole!"
Stella looked at Kyle as he pulled out his wallet and threw the $50 bill at tommy, "here you prick."
Kyle yelled as he left the building, Stella followed him "Kyle?" Stella called out and he turned around and immediately his expression changed. "Hey, you Umm saw that back there?" He asked.
"Yeah, but why did you bet?" He sighed and put his hands in his pockets. "I bet tommy would stay with her but Alfred betted that tommy would have sex with her in senior year, I wanted them to be together." He says as he saw Ruth leave in a flood of tears. "Hey, I didn't bet on you if that's what you are thinking, I love you stella and I don't know why but you have me hooked on you since Middle School, at one point I didn't know how to talk to you okay." He said with a blush. "Wait what?" Stella says with confusion. "So in third grade I stole your pen and I thought that would get your attention but you had a spare pen...so I kept." He said with a smile as he pulled out her jell pen. "You jerk!" Stella says as she playfully slaps Kyle's shoulder. "You want it back?"
Stella smiled at Kyle, "yeah"
"Gotta chase me Nicholls!" He said as he got up and started running. "Hey! You jerk!" She laughed out!
"Catch me if you can!" He snickered as stella started chasing him down the street.
Kyle stops running and he turned around and saw Stella coming straight for him. He tackled her to the ground and started tickling her.
"Ihihit tihihickles so bahahad." She squealed, throwing her head around wildly. "Stop! Heheee."
Kyle laughed as he continued to tickle Stella.
He pinned her down, letting her catch her breath. "Homecoming?" He asked again with a smile. Stella stares up in his hazel eyes and the butterflies started up again in her stomach.
Kyle looked at her and he kissed her tenderly and it made every bad thing that happened today brush off her shoulders. Still, Stella didn't know if Kyle meant it but she surely felt some kind of spark. Their first kiss was perfect. Lips brushing, sweet and soft. It was over way too soon.
They lay in the leaves, her head tucked under Kyle's chin, her arm draped over his chest.
"Kyle?" She whispered
Mmm?"
"I think I love you too." She whispered
Kyle smiled at her confession, and he kissed her again and this time stella deepened the kiss and their moment lasted longer then their first kiss.