The love who was beside him

The love who was beside him {Chapter 1}

CHAPTER: 1

Mr. Conductor let out a heavy & sad sounding sigh as he put on a coat, Erma cancelled on their plans last minute, claiming that there was some family event that she can't miss. Mr. Conductor didn't judge, after all, he too was raised to put family first, but he still couldn't help but frown, this was like, the millionth time she did this. 'Whatever' he thought to himself, as he locked the door to his apartment. 'I can spend the day by myself, it's no big deal! Not like it matters at the end of the day! I'm used to spending Valentine's day alone!' He also thought, slightly pouting, he wondered why he felt so upset about it, is it because Erma promised him that this time she wasn't going to cancel it? Or was he upset that this happened a little too often than he was happy with? Maybe... both? He shook his head in disappointment, he really shouldn't feel upset or disappointed about it, after all, things like this happen all the time, right? Then why was there the feeling of sadness & disappointment weighing heavily in his chest & creeping up his throat? The feeling was growing as he forced himself to hold back tears, he wiped his eyes, & shook his head again "This is going to be a good day! Even if i'm spending it alone!" He told himselfHe closed the front door only to be met with a bouquet of flowers in his face, he looked over the bright red blooms to see Thurston, his face a bright red. "Thurston? Why are you here? Maybe to make fun of me?" Mr. Conductor said, not like he'd be surprised if that was the case. "No! Uh...here! I heard that wretch ditched you again, & i thought these might make you feel better!" Thurston said quickly. Mr. Conductor sighed "First, that 'wretch' you're referring to has a name! & it's Erma! Second, She said she has a family event she has to attend to! & we all know that family comes first!" He responded quite defensively. Thurston rolled his bright green eyes, "If that makes you feel better! Anyways... here! Might as well accept the gift either way," Thurston said, thrusting the bouquet into Mr. Conductor's face again. Mr. Conductor knew that it was polite to accept gifts, even if they're from your worst enemy, Mr. Conductor hesitated before he gently grabbed the flowers, Thurston turned his face to another direction when their hands touched, despite Mr. Conductor working on a train for practically his entire life, his hands were... very soft to be honest. Thurston felt his face get warmer & warmer as he blushed deeper, his heart started to pound in his head. Mr. Conductor noticed how strange Thurston was acting, this was so unlike him to act nice & polite to Mr. Conductor.... at least in public, but Mr. Conductor decided to ignore it, he sniffed at the flowers & couldn't help but smile, they smelled very lovely, such a nice fragrance, his felt his troubles leave, & a nice light warm feeling replace the heaviness of sadness & disappointment in his chest & throat. He smiled even more brightly, he didn't want to admit that Thurston was right, but if his mother taught him anything, it's to give credit where it's due. Mr. Conductor swallowed his pride & smiled at Thurston "You're right Thurston, these do make me feel better, thank you for the flowers," Mr. Conductor said. Thurston smiled brightly & cleared his throat nervously, then he looked down & gently kicked the dirt around him, he was obviously trying to say something but he couldn't find the words. Mr. Conductor approached his friend & rival cautiously & gently held one of his hands, & with the other, gently placed it under Thurston's chin & raised his head up so he could talk to him face to face, Thurston's bright green eyes met Mr. Conductor's brown eyes, Thurston never saw such beauty up close, their noses were just about to touch, Mr. Conductor had a gentle yet strict look, Thurston felt his face get warm again. "Thurston, what's the matter? You look like you want to say something," Mr. Conductor said gently, not wanting to attract too much attention. Thurston stammered a bit, trying to get rid of the lump in his throat & the lighter than air feeling in his chest that made it seem impossible for him to speak, but he somehow managed "Uhm... well Sonny i was wondering if you would like to spend the day together! Just the two of us! Neither of us have anything better to do today anyways so...." Thurston lost track of his words, he blushed a bit as he hid his face from Mr. Conductor. Mr. Conductor's eyes went wide as he himself felt his face warm up as he blushed, he covered his mouth in shock, he was unsure of how he should respond, does he accept the invitation? Does he not? Well as he thought about it, it would be nice to spend the day with someone, even if that someone was a jerk to him 50% of the time. "Thurston, are you... asking me to go on a date?" Mr. Conductor blurted out, before he covered his mouth quickly, embarrassed that he made that assumption, but then he realized he still had the flowers in his hand, & almost panicked, as he didn't want them too damaged. Thurston chuckled & cleared his throat, managing to regain his composure "If that's how you want to put it then... yes i am asking you out!" Thurston replied. Mr. Conductor just stared at Thurston, surprised that his assumption was right "oh...okay, sure why not? I don't see any harm in it..." Mr. Conductor said, a lot calmer than he thought he would be. The two Troodons looked at each other before Mr. Conductor realized the flowers looked a little wilted "Oh! Give me a few minutes! I'll put these in some water & then we'll go!" Mr. Conductor said, running back into the building, Thurston smirked "alright! I'll be right here waiting for you!" He said. --------.Mr. Conductor gently put the flowers into a vase, small enough to stay a little more fresh while he's out, he didn't want Thurston to wait for him for too long, but he started to wonder why he felt so warm around Thurston lately, sure Thurston got on his nerves & angered him several times in his life, & yes he was still mad at Thurston for cheating in that race they had with Tricia, but he did have several good times with him too! But Mr. Conductor felt warm, light, & nice around Thurston, which was strange given he had very similar feelings towards Erma, but was how was this different? He shook his head, this day is supposed to be about him & Thurston, after all, it doesn't hurt to spend quality time with friends! He smiled as he walked down the stairs, as he saw Thurston, his heart started to race, a feeling he always had around Thurston, 'What does this mean? I mean i always feel like this around him! But it feels.... different at the same time!' Mr. Conductor thought as he quickly held Thurston's hand, & instinctively pulled him closer. "Let's go Thurston! What do you have planned for today?" Mr. Conductor asked, he was genuinely curious. Thurston smirked, as he started to walk "Oh, well... i do have a few activities planned that we can do together! But what were you going to do today with Erma? That is if she didn't bail on you?" Thurston asked. Mr. Conductor thought for a moment, "Well, i did make a reservation for lunch at that restaurant that just opened for lunch today, & we were going to do things as we go along during the day, looks like i may have to cancel the reservation," Mr. Conductor said, with a bit of sadness in his voice. Thurston scoffed "Well then that's where we're going! Might as well not waste it!" He said, wrapping his arm around Mr. Conductor. "Well, it does make sense when i think about it!" Mr. Conductor said, before he smiled "okay, we'll go there for lunch! & we can have the picnic for dinner! Seem fair?" Mr. Conductor said happily, hoping Thurston would agree to the idea. Thurston smiled as he brought Mr. Conductor closer "Seems like a good idea to me! Let's go!" Thurston said. The two Troodons smiled & talked about random things as they walked to their destination.