Planet Tierre

Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14

Aimee:

Luna ended up having the big gash on her forehead stitched and dressed. It was just one wound, but there was so much blood. I also insisted she have a CAT scan and MRI on her head. You can never be too sure of anything these days.

The school learned about the incident and expelled Jean and her crew. They could even go to jail because they're 18. Did they really expect they could get away with beating someone up? What airheads.

"Aimee, can you please give me some water?" Luna said from the bed she was currently on. I insisted that she absent from school so that she can heal. She said she was fine, but I was just using that excuse to be with her more.

I nodded and went downstairs to get a pitcher and a glass. Then I got a sippy straw too because those things are cute as f**k.

"Here, be careful." Then I carefully handed her a glass.

"Aimee, only my head was injured. My hands are perfectly fine." She smiled but then accepted the glass.

"You know, the brain controls our movements. So what if your injury causes some of your muscles to twitch? Then you'll have an accident." I reasoned out.

"I can never win an argument against you, can I?" She shook her head.

I grinned and just shrugged. "It's the way of life."

She patted the space between her on the bed. "Sit here. I wanna hug you. You're too cute."

"Okay," Then I happily slid in beside her.

"It's so nice to talk to you again." She murmured after hugging me sideways. "I miss us like this."

Then her voice became softer. "I'm really sorry about what I did."

I sighed. "It's okay. That was in the past. The important thing to me is that you're happy," Then I glanced at her and smiled. "Your happiness is all that matters to me," I kissed the side of her head and cuddled closer.

“So," I started to change the topic. "We're graduating next week. What are your plans?"

"Well, I applied to some colleges... and I want to be an Aerospace Engineer and work at NASA."

I smiled. It's so nice to hear someone else's dream. "Wow. NASA, huh?"

"Yes. Meeting you had really inspired me to work for science. And I want to discover those planets that you told me before," she said so full of life in her voice.

I believe her.

"What about you? What are your plans? You're gonna stay with me, right?"

I stayed quiet for a while.

"Aimee?"

"I might visit my home planet for a month... then, I don't know."

She lifted her face up. "You're gonna go home?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"For a whole month?" Then she started frowning.

"Yeeees. I'm sure you can think of something to do while I'm gone for the summer," I faked a smile and tried to look at her in the eyes.

"A month is too long. Why can't you just be gone for two weeks?" She complained while starting to pout.

I avoided her gaze. "Well, I have some business to take care of. And I miss my mom."

She rested her head on my shoulder again. "But you'll be going to my school too, right? We'll be together?"

"Yesssssss...."

"Promise me," She tried turning my face to her.

Finally, I groaned and faced her. "Okay."

She raised an eyebrow. "Okay what?"

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, I promise."

Finally, she smiled and leaned in to kiss my cheek in glee.

I'm sorry Luna. But that is a promise I can't keep.

After a few hours:

Untangling myself from a very much asleep Luna proved to be a quite difficult task. She was holding on to me really tight.

"Why are you so darn lovable?" I asked her, even though she's asleep.

I manage to get out of bed without waking her up and went straight to my room where I collapsed on my own bed. "Damn... lying is hard work."

I feel like such an ass. Here I am, packing for my stuff, but a few minutes ago I told Luna that we'll be together.

What to keep?

Well, I have a few clothes, but I'll just take the jeans, blouses and shirts. All we wear on Tierre are dresses. And I'll take the teddy bear Luna gave me, along with some photographs of us together. Then maybe some food.

Bacon is first. Then maybe mommy would like some chocolates. I keep planning things in my head, but my body refuses to move.

It's because you don't want to go.

And my heart weeps just thinking of leaving her. I know that she cares for me. And I will hurt her with my departure. But again, it's the right thing to do.

I sighed and stood up again, going back to Luna's room. Then I went back to cuddling with her. "Where did you go?" She asked sleepily.

"I just peed."

"Don't go away again, okay? Hold me..."

I don't think she was aware of what she was saying, but I just agreed with her and held her closer. I tried to engrave in my mind how good she felt, and how she smelled... how her body fits naturally with mine.

I love her.

I'll never love someone more than I love her.

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We're back to our usual selves and habits. Luna and I go to school together, we sit together in all our classes (except the ones with Shannon), and we go home together.

Lunch, we spend with our significant others. Luna is with Shannon while I was with whoever I choose to that day..

"You have to stop flirting with multiple girls at a time," Luna said while we were just chilling out and watching some movie after dinner.

I grinned and laid my head on her lap. "Nah. They know what they’re signing up for." I opened my mouth and she fed me some chips. "I'm just naturally polygamous. They have to accept that."

That night, while we were lying in bed together (fully clothed), I couldn't sleep. I just couldn't imagine myself living without her. But I have to leave in the morning.

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The morning, I found myself on the floor.

Whaaaat?

I got up and peered over to the bed where I found Luna hogging all the covers and practically lying all over the bed. I groaned and pulled the covers down.

"Luna, you literally kicked me out of the bed." I spanked her butt and pulled her feet down.

"Mmmmmm...." She just groaned.

"Get up. You have to go to school!"

"Me? What about you?" She asked, still sleepy.

"I'm staying in today. I got a hot girl coming over," I faked a grin and tried not to look too weird.

She immediately turned over and sat up. "What girl? Allison? Deana? Or Coral? It better be not that b***h Anne," she frowned and threw me a nasty look before walking out.

"She didn't even let me speak," I whispered before going down and preparing breakfast.

"Wooooow. You really are trying to impress this girl," Luna suddenly said behind me. She grumpily sat down on a chair and started to get some pancakes.

I poked her cheeks. "Why so pouty?"

"Get your hands off me. I'll stab you with bacon," she threatened while I laughed.

"Okay, stab me here," Then I pointed to my open my mouth. She looked at me weirdly before breaking out into a smile and feeding me with bacon.

"You better use protection," she grumbled. "You don't want that girl's virus to be passed to you."

I smiled. "I will. I promise."

Then she finished her breakfast and bid me goodbye. I tried to burn the image of her into my mind.

Her on the doorway, smiling and waving at me. The sunlight was shining over her shoulder, giving her hair some crazy colors.

After she left, I let out a sigh and finally let my tears flow.

This is it.

I sighed and retrieved my traveling bag upstairs, along with some other things I'm planning on keeping.

I'm leaving Eve with Luna so that the protobot can take care of her. I was dragging my suitcase along the living room floor when the front door opened again.

"Hey Aimee, I left my backpack. How st-..."

She froze when she saw me with my bags. "What are you doing?"

I paused, not expecting this.

"Aimee, what are you doing?" She asked again.

And when I still failed to explain, I saw tears brimming in the corner of her eyes. "So, this is why you won't go to school. You're leaving?!"

She wlaked across the room and went closer to me. "You're leaving and you're not telling me. Do you even plan on telling me?!"

I sighed and dropped my gaze on the floor, guilty. "This is for the best."

I wasn't expecting her to slap me either. "How dare you?! How dare you say that?! You don't know anything, so why are saying that?"

When I looked up, she was crying so hard and shaking. "You promised," she said before collapsing on the floor in tears.

"Luna, I'm sorry." That was the only thing I could say while tears blurred my vision.

"You lied to me. You lied to me!" She started hitting me again and again. "Please don't go. Please don't leave me."

I swallowed hard and held back my sobs. Then I wrapped her in my arms to calm her down. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

When she calmed down, I pulled back slightly. "I love you." Then I kissed her lips and finally, her forehead. Instantly, she became unconscious.

I laid her on the sofa gently and caressed her face.

"I'm so sorry. For what I'm about to do."