Planet Tierre

Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9

Luna:

I woke up from a very good dream. But strangely, even after a nice nap, I felt exhausted. No, not the bad kind of exhausted where you're sore whenever you move, but the kind where you're just weak and strangely relaxed at the same time.

Is it because of the s*x?

I shook my head and kissed Aimee softly before getting up. I got dressed and went downstairs, finding Eve cleaning the living room.

"Hello, Miss Luna."

I smiled at Eve. "Hi." I timidly replied before going to the kitchen and finding something to drink.

I decided to use the computer and log in on my f*******: account.

Setting my laptop on the center table, I waited for it to finish starting up. Then, typing my email and password, I logged in. I had to thank Aimee for getting us high speed internet. I accepted some friend requests and viewed a few notifications. After about ten minutes, I had nothing more to do. f*******: bores me sometimes.

Suddenly, my phone rang. It was Aimee.

"Hello?" I asked, curious as to why is she calling me.

"Hey babe. Can you make me some of your delicious lemonade?"

"Uhm. I'm busy. Ask Eve to make you some."

"But I want you to make it. It tastes sooooo much better when you do it." I could almost see her pouting.

"Well, I'm busy. Why don't you come down here and I'll teach you how to do it."

The line was silent for a few moments. Then, she sighed. "Okay. But you owe me a kiss when I get there," she hung up.

I heard Aimee's footsteps coming down the stairs and into the living room.

"Hey baby, how about that kiss?" She sat down beside me.

I grinned and turned my head towards her, giving her a little kiss. But then, my phone suddenly vibrated. I got my phone out to read the message.

Meet me at the park in 10.

-Shannon

What could she probably want now?

Heart beating fast, I hid the phone from Aimee who was about to lean in and read. Her brows knitted in confusion. "Who was that?"

Letting out a nervous chuckle, I stuffed my phone back in my jeans. "Just my friend. Hey, I have to go real quick. The recipe's already in here," I handed the laptop to her. "I'm just gonna help out a friend."

"But dinner is almost ready," she protested.

I got up and kissed her again. "I'll be home in 30 minutes. Bye babe." I walked out of the house with my heart pounding fast. I couldn't help but feel like I'm betraying Aimee.

I'm only going to Shannon to know what she wants. Then I'm going to come home to my lovely girlfriend and tell her how much I love her.

I kept repeating over and over on my head.

The park was only a few minutes walk so I didn't need to hurry. But still, I found myself walking in a fast pace. I should really make this quick. Finally arriving there, I saw Shannon sitting on one of the benches. I approached her quietly and spoke hesitantly. "Hey."

Her face lifted up and our eyes met. It was the same beautiful blue orbs that I fell in love with, but it's laced with tiredness and so much melancholy that made my heart ache all over again. "Are you alright?" I inquired.

She smiled wanly at me and stood up. "We need to talk. Follow me," then she walked away.

I followed her without question into the somewhat secluded part of the park. It had enough privacy to let us talk privately.

Finally stopping behind some trees to face me, I waited for her to speak. Her mouth opened and closed, as if wanting to say something, but nothing came out. She sighed and ran her fingers through her fine, glossy hair in frustration. I hated seeing her like this. Normally, she was a very confident girl; very sure of herself and always outspoken. What happened to her?

"Ah! Screw it." She suddenly cupped my face with both hands. "Luna, I love you. I'm in love with you. Please, love me back," she croaked out.

I was staring at her face the whole time. She looked desperate. But then I noticed just how tired her face looked. She had dark circles under her eyes.

And then it hit me.

She had said that she loves me. Shannon loves me. What she did next absolutely made me freeze down to my very core.

She leaned in quite aggressively and our lips crashed to engage in a wild, passionate kiss.

She kissed me.

We kissed.

Luna:

Both of our lips fit so well I couldn't help but think that they were created to be together. My hands started to sweat and my stomach was tingling.

Is this real?

Her lips, locked together with mine, started to move. Roughly at first, but slowly turning gentle. Before I knew it, I was kissing her back. She pulled my body closer and wrapped me in her arms. After a while, we both broke away to catch our breaths.

She was quiet for some time, then she spoke; "I love you, Luna." It was said in barely a whisper. But it made my heart thunder in my chest.

I love you Luna...

A felling of deja vu washed over me. Cold nights, warm bodies, and beautiful emerald eyes staring down at me lovingly.

Aimee.

My hand flew to my mouth as a sob came out.

Oh no...

"Luna?"

Is this some kind of a cruel joke?

"Luna," Shannon held both of my shoulders and shook me lightly. "I'm in love with you. I had been for a long time now. I couldn't bear the thought of losing you to Aimee. Please, be with me," she almost begged.

I closed my eyes and shook my head.

If only you said that a few months ago... It's too late now.

"I-I can't." I took a step back. "I'm sorry!" Then, I ran away to go home.

My tears started to fall.

This hurts me. My heart is so torn. It aches and hurts all over. Why? Why did she have to confess now? Now that I have Aimee?

But still, my heart longs for her. I stopped running and wiped my face. Aimee would see it and ask questions. And I can't talk to her about it right now. Or ever.

Aimee is all I need, I tried convincing myself.

I need to calm myself a bit. But I have to hurry. Aimee will start to worry about me. Slowly, I resumed walking.

Shannon... She loves me too. She actually felt the same.

I could only smile bitterly.

Knocking on the door, I waited for Aimee to open it. A moment later, I heard her footsteps coming closer.

"Coming!"

When the door opened, I kept my eyes to the ground. I couldn't look at her in the eye after what happened. Stepping in, I hugged her tightly.

"What's the matter?" She asked. I shook my head and kissed her cheek.

"Nothing. What's for dinner?"

"Uh... spaghetti."

Aimee's voice sounded hoarse. I wanted to look at her, but I couldn't risk her seeing my face.

"I'll be down in a few okay? Wait for me," I broke away and ran upstairs to our room. I washed my face quickly while trying to compose myself. No time for thinking about some person with captivating blue eyes.

Dinner was unusually quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the occasional scraping of our forks on the plates. It was rather vexing.

"You're unusually quiet today. Is something bothering you?" I asked her.

"No, not really." Then she looked at me in the eye. "How about you? Is there something bothering you?"

My heart suddenly froze for some unknown reason. Before I can say something, she put her hand on top of mine and squeezed. "You know you can tell me anything, right? I'm always here."

Tears were threatening to spill out of my eyes, but I held them back.

"Yes. Thank you." Then I leaned in to kiss her lips.

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We were in bed, naked, with the lights turned off and the lamp on. It gave the room a nice, romantic glow. I was in her arms, resting my head on her chest, running my fingers through her soft skin and listening to the acoustics of her heart. Her heartbeat is enchanting. Like some pleasant music that calms my troubled soul.

I suddenly found myself wanting to say something to Aimee.

"Aimee?"

"Yes?"

I thought of something to say. Then, a random question popped up in my mind.

"Would you promise me one thing?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"Never, ever leave my side," After a moment, I added "Even if I tell you to."

She chuckled. "That's going to be hard."

"Promise me!" I whined.

"Okay, okay!" Then, she pulled me closer to her; if that's even possible. "Promise me one thing too."

"What?"

"Promise me that you'll never forget me. And that I'll always have a special place in your heart."

I hastily lifted my head and looked at her. "Why are you saying that?" She didn't meet my probing gaze and just closed her eyes.

"You better answer me Aimee or I swear to God..."

She cracked a smile. "Go ahead. You hit like a girl anyways." I was about to argue when she continued, "I mean a wimpy girl."

I frowned. "I'll throw all the bacon in the garbage."

"We'll you see," she started while I let out a little victorious grin. "What if we, by any chance, get separated from each other? I want you to keep your promise."

My smile fell and was replaced by a frown. I slapped her forearm.

"Ouch!" She rubbed the sore spot. "That hurt."

"How about we make a deal? I'll keep my promise if you keep yours."

"Deal."

Then, she sealed it with a kiss.

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Aimee:

Watching Luna sleep had always been my favorite activity. That lovely face, especially those kissable lips.

Lips that touched someone else.

A stray tear fell from my eye.

-Flashback-

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Luna had just left to help some classmate. Well, so much for having a cool glass of Luna's lemonade. Wait, I have the recipe! My eyes fell on Luna's computer. How do you operate this thing?

Ah, here. Hmmmm... It has a password requirement. Now what?

I really want that lemonade though.

Luna's just at the park. Why don't I follow her there? Surely, she can tell me her password. That sounded like a good idea, so I got up and went to the park. It was starting to get dark when I got there, so it was less crowded.

Where could she be?

And then, I heard a hushed voice speaking behind some clump of tress where I was passing by. I know it's rude to eavesdrop, but I just couldn't help it. The voice sounded familiar.

Suddenly, another voice I knew so well spoke. And that's when it dawned on me.

Luna.

And Shannon.

I peeked behind a tree to see them in a rather animated conversation. And that's when Shannon grabbed both of Luna's shoulders and just kissed her.

Don't kiss her back; don't kiss her back...

Please...

Like a mantra, I kept repeating to myself.

But then, I saw Luna's lips moving against Shannon's.

Seeing Luna and Shannon, with their bodies pressed close and their lips locked together in a passionate kiss, brought such indescribable pain in my chest. It felt so real, I had to take a deep breath to alleviate the pain.

But the pain remained; dull, throbbing pain that wouldn't leave my internal organs alone. I suddenly felt very sick.

I ran home.

Getting back into the apartment was a blur. I didn't know how I got there. All I knew is that I slumped down on the wall and hugged my knees.

"Mistress, what are those?" Eve asked before me. I looked up and saw that she was pointing at my cheeks.

My tears.

"Mistress, your mother Gia wants to speak to you." My ears perked up. I hope it's some good news.

"Accept connection please." Then, mom's voice resonated around the house.

*Translated*

"Aimee? Daughter?"

"I'm here, mommy. Do you bear good news?"

"I'm sorry biju, but I'm afraid not. Your mother is determined to get you home. I managed to get you one month, though. I'm really sorry baby, but that's all I got."

I sighed. "It's alright, mommy. You did your best," I said dejectedly.

"You sound... unusual. Are you alright?"

Even though I tried really hard not to, I cried. I miss my mom.

"Mom, I just," sniff, "Miss you so much. I'll be home in a month, I promise." Then, I hung up.

-End-

"You are so unfair, Luna. You hurt me, but my heart still beats for you. My whole being lives for you. What have you done to me?" I asked a sleeping Luna.

"I love you. And I trust you to make decisions. So please," my voice cracked, "Pick me."

Luna:

The gentle light coming from the blinds woke me up. I was still in Aimee's arms.

This is unusual. Aimee usually wakes up earlier than me. But she's wide awake, staring blankly at the ceiling, and looked like in deep thought.

"Hey," I muttered while kissing her cheek. "You're here."

She turned to me and smiled. "Yeah. Eve can cook breakfast."

Her smile was so gentle... So adoring...

I scooted closer to her. "This feels good. You feel good." I grinned.

She kissed my forehead. "Good morning baby."

I buried my face in her neck and gently placed butterfly kisses. She moaned and her breathing became heavier. I love making her feel like this. Suddenly, she flipped us over so that she can be on top. I giggled and tried to do the same until it became a little wrestling match.

"You're not strong enough, Aimee!" I lightly bit her shoulder to tickle her.

"I may be younger than you, but you underestimate my power!" I squealed when she let go of my wrists to really tickle my sides. She took advantage of my temporary loss of strength and pinned both of my hands above my head before straddling me. We were both naked, with her center on my stomach. And because of the really arousing nature of our position, I started to get turned on. We stared at each other, and I watched as her eyes started to turn a lighter shade of green.

"Kiss me," I whispered.

Her head immediately started to descend for our lips to meet, but when our lips were about a second away from each other, she paused; as if remembering something, then completely pulled away. "Sorry, but I just have to do something." I can only watch as her divine, naked form got off me and went inside the bathroom.

What did I do? It's not like we haven't done it without brushing our teeth first. Aimee's just acting weird.

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When we got inside the gate, a flash of a camera greeted us. Damn those creepy stalkers. When the bright haze in my eyes finally faded, I saw the Queen b***h, Anne Gardener, holding the camera while smiling quite brightly at us.

"Hello Aimee," she grinned at the silent girl beside me and then lightly glanced at me. "Luna."

God I hate this girl so much. She had made my life miserable ever since we were in nursery! And the fact that she lives just a few blocks away from me didn't help. I still remember the time when she put a piece of shewing gum in my seat during a class in third grade. God, the humiliation of having a gum stuck on your butt!

"Hi Anne." Aimee greeted cheerfully. "How are you?"

"Wait, you two know each other?" I asked, confused.

"Of course. We met a few weeks ago. She was very nice," Aimee chirped.

What? Did she just describe this devil as 'nice'? We are going to have a talk about this.

"Yeah, and Aimee was just her usual gorgeous self," Anne winked at Aimee.

I glared at her. "What do you want?" It was so obvious that she was trying to flirt with Aimee.

"I was just going to invite you two to my party this Friday. It's going to be a blast." Then she put her shades on and c****d her hips. "Well, are you two on?"

"I'm not rea-" I started to say when I was then cut off.

"Sure!"

Now I glared at Aimee.

"Great! See you later darling," Then she kissed Aimee on the cheek before walking away, which just made my blood boil.

Without turning, I walked to the opposite direction and left her there. How dare Anne kiss my girlfriend. And how dare she let another girl kiss her!

I walked faster to the lockers.

"Wifey! Hey wifey!" Aimee's voice drifted to my ears. "Wait up!"

My heart slightly pulsed when she called me 'wifey'. Such a childish, useless... adorable pet name.

"Wifey, why did you leave?" She asked, finally walking beside me.

"Well, I hate her," That short answer is all that I will give her.

"Really? She said that you two were friends." I stopped in front of my locker and entered my combination.

"She was lying then. Probably to get into your pants." Something fell down when I opened my locker. I bent down and found a neatly folded stationery. I hope this isn't another hate note.

Luna, can we please talk? I'll meet you at the gym at 3.

-Shannon

"What's that?"

I quickly hid the note behind my back and crumpled it. "Nothing. Just some trash."

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Being in a calculus class for one hour is horrible. Being seated between Shannon and Aimee is even worse. I couldn't look at either side so I was forced to pay attention. Shannon and I’s eyes had met for more than one time but I looked away first. This hurts me. Everything is so damn hard. I couldn't even cry because we're in class, and I literally couldn't move freely because I was being watched by two pairs of eyes. The tension is killing me right now. But I have to endure this for one more hour.

Finally, the hour passed and my eyes immediately sought for Shannon. And there she was, putting her things in her bag. Our eyes met and I could feel the sparks in the air. Her eyes really are beautiful. Then she smiled softly. Suddenly, I remembered Aimee beside me. I broke our contact to face Aimee, hoping that she didn't see anything.

Well, she didn't. She was asleep. I gently shook her awake and whispered.

"Aimee?" No response.

Looking around, I noticed we were the only ones left. Shannon already left? Oh well.

"Aimee. Wake up baby..."

Her head shot up and she turned her head to grin at me. "Hello... baby."

I rolled my eyes at her. "Have you been asleep the whole time?"

"Uh. Yes?" Then she leaned in to peck my lips. "We should make out here." She whispered.

I laughed and flicked her forehead. "Shut up. And besides, I'm hungry." She was about to reply something witty but I cut her off. "For food Aimee. Food."

She giggled and stood up. "Let's go."

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"You can have my egg roll." Aimee said while holding out her lunch box.

I beamed. "Really? Thank you!" I happily took the egg roll from her. I don't even know why it's called an egg roll. It doesn't have eggs in it.

"Do you want soda or juice?" She asked.

"Soda please."

She handed me a soda and I chugged it down, feeling something dribbling down my chin. "You are such a messy eater." She laughed softly, then wiped the dripping soda off my chin with a tissue.

"Thank you."

"No problem." She kissed the side of my head.

"Are we really going to Anne's party?" I asked her after we finished eating.

"Well, I've never been to a human party before. But if you want, we can just stay at home and play monopoly."

Oh right, how selfish of me. Of course Aimee would want to experience a party. I smiled at her. "Nah. A party sounds fun."

"Great! You know, Anne is really pretty." She blurted out.

I frowned. "Do you like her?"

"No, not really. She kind'a gives off a creepy aura. Plus, you said you don't like her. So, I don't like her." She explained.

"You're just saying that." I pouted.

"No I'm not."

"You are!"

"'Am not."

"Just admit it. You like her."

She grinned. "Are you jealous?"

Huffing, I turned away from her. "No. Why would I be?"

"Sooooo," she said in a teasing tone. "If I kiss her, you wouldn't mind?"

I hastily faced her and snaked my arms around her. "No! You're mine."

She laughed softly. "I know. You are sooooo head over heels for me."

"You are so full of it." Then, I kissed her. "But I like you like that."

She smiled at me. "I love you Luna."

I couldn't say it yet. Not yet. So I hugged her agin; tight. "I know. Please wait for me Aimee."

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"Luna, you can go on. I have club activity today." Aimee said while closing her bag.

"You joined a club?"

"Yes. I'm on the robotics club."

I giggled. "My girlfriend is a geek." I cupped her face with both of my hands. "Take care, geek." Then I placed a chaste kiss on her lips.

"You too babe." She kissed my forehead and walked away.

Checking the time, I noticed that it was already 3:10. But I'm not meeting Shannon at the gym. This is for the best.

When I was passing by the bathroom, someone suddenly yanked me inside. And then I came face to face with an irritated Shannon. "You were planning on ditching me."

I sighed. "Shannon, there is nothing to talk about."

"Of course there is! It's about the kiss. We kissed, Luna. You kissed me back."

My knees started to tremble weakly as I refused to look at her. "It was a mistake."

Two fingers slowly lifted my face up, making my eyes connect with beautiful blue orbs. "No it wasn't. You love me."

"I have a girlfriend." I countered. It was my only defense.

"You love me." She repeated. "And I love you."

My heart thundered in my chest. To hear her say that again... I shook my head and pushed her roughly. "You're too late!" Tears started welling up in my eyes. I ran to the door to get away, but she was already blocking my way. With a simple gesture, she pushed me against the wall and our lips collided. I tried to push her away, but she was determined to make me respond.

Oh no, not again...

"I love you Luna." She whispered on my lips. Her soft, pink lips moved against me, as with her whole body. She felt so good up against me. As if hypnotized, my lips slowly started to respond. Her hand cupped one side of my face and finally, I tilted my head to one side and opened my mouth slightly, allowing her to deepen the kiss. Our kiss was wild, passionate, and very aggressive at first, until it slowly started to ebb away, fading into just two lips gliding effortlessly on one another; pure softness. Her kisses gave me pleasure like never before. It feels like my heart is being gently rocked and pampered.

Shannon gives me pleasure.

Tears started to fall from my eyes.

But she is my guilty pleasure.