Time Stop

Chapter 5

I kissed him.

I kissed Theo.

My mind starts racing with excuses. It was on the cheek, I kiss Dani, Ash, and Hayden on the cheek all the time right? 

"Don't you dare speak about this to anyone, Theo, or I will scatter your molecules throughout the galaxy"

"Yes... sir? Ma'am?"

"Tiz."

"Yes tiz"

I look at him. Theo's green eyes are brighter than I'd ever seen them. His freckles had almost disappeared in his blush. His face was almost as red as his hair. Did he... like me? No way. I've been an asshole to him for the whole time he's known me. Right?

Theo clears his throat and says, "It's getting late. You wanna go?"

I stand up and say, "After you, my good sir." He smiles as he takes my hand and we walk out of the park together.

On our way back to my house, Theo starts asking questions about being Non-Binary. 

"So, do you get dysphoric?" he asks. Why does he need to know? My dysphoria is my problem.

"Sometimes, if I feel too masculine." I answer. There. A true answer that doesn't reveal too much.

"Are you gonna get the surgery?" He asks. Idiot. If he couldn't move in frozen time I'd freeze it and slap him 28 times. The truth is, if I wanted to be a binary transgirl, there would be more than two. But I am not a transgirl, just a femme enby.

"Don't think so. Why?"

He answers, "Just incase I have to steal from my parents to help pay for it." He would help pay for it? And with money stolen? Thats... sweet.

As we walk down the street the suns starts to noticeably go down, and I start getting anxious. I don't like being out while it's dark, and I don't trust the alleys we pass. Theo seems fine, walking like a king. I start to cover myself, ducking my head, trying to make my skirt less noticeable. I know I look like a stereotypical queer person, and I know I could get jumped. It happens to people like me all the type, especially trans femme people. Like me. 

We make it to my house okay. When we go up to the door, I can already hear Axel and Maya yelling at each other inside. Theo can too, and he smirks at the sound. 

"Well your majesty," He says, doing a little bow and directing his arms to the door, "Your king- queen- ugh, I don't the term. Help."

After a couple seconds of me dying of laughter and him sulking about how he doesn't know everything in the universe, jeez, I say "The term would be Calndom." 

He goes back to his bow and says, "Your Calndom awaits."

I laugh and head in to face the music known as my little siblings constant questions.

The next day of school, I face the perilous task of introducing Theo to my freinds. Dani will love him, and I'm sure he'll like Dani too. Hayden will be fine, as long as Theo's cool and not a jerk. Ash, I dunno. She/He is suspicious of new people, but I don't think Theo is very hidden. He's much more of an open book. So not too perilous of a task.

Like I predicted Dani was cool with Theo.

"He's super fun!" She yelled, "He likes Star Wars, and Theatre, and cuddles!"

Hayden was cool with him too.

"He's cool. That guy is nice, supportive, and finally not head over heels for me. I appreciate that in guys. Plus his art is okay."

Only Ash was skeptical. But then again she/he did let him hang out with us.

"He's fine, I guess. But I'm keeping an eye on him for now."

That day during lunch we sat around, watching as Queen Percy the Snek's cult finally became the Tim Cult. Theo commented kindly on our art, especially looking at mine. Hmmm. Lunch is even funner with him around. We all groan when the bell rings, even Ash, though she/he tries to hide it. And with that day it's official, though no one says anything. Theo's part of the group.

During Science class time stops. Which sucks, since it completely dissorients me. Annoyed, I go to find Theo.

I find him standing in the hallway, just as confused as me. 

"What's going on?" I ask. But my mind fills in the blanks before he can.

"I think time just stopped- and it wasn't by either of us."

-Authors note-

-Oooo what's gonna happen next?! No seriously, future me, what's gonna happen, I'm writing this on the fly. Anyway kiddos, sorry for not posting in a while. School happened and I was super distracted. I'll try not to have another big gap in posting, but I don't know what will happen. Stay safe kiddos! Love you!-