Greer had just come back from her workout. Sato had allowed access to the gym and Greer had been taking full advantage of it in the mornings. She did a quick rinse off so she wouldn't stink and was coming in, her shirt sticking a bit to her. She saw what she thought was Blake's hair and smiled as she headed over to the couch. "Hey Blake I..... You are smaller... and younger and... hi. Is this your first time or..." She looked at him, checking to see if there were signs he needed the tea, or if she needed to give him space.
Blake looks up shyly. "...Hi, G... Sorry for showing up suddenly like this... I..." he trails off, leaving whatever he was going to say just hanging in the air like a helium balloon after the party.
"Oh no! It's fine. This.. this is just my first time seeing younger you. It's cool really. You want anything? I was gonna make breakfast. Not as good as Luce but I promise it won't suck."
"If you're making something already..." He smiles slightly. "That would be nice..."
"Sure thing. Ma sent some of her venison sausage." She went into the kitchen and started cooking. "I hate to ask but do you need your tea? Or anything else?"
"Stupid tea. Lu makes sure I take it every day so I don't switch during school. What's so great about going to school all the time? I could get all my work done at home and then I wouldn't have to socialize with others so much..."
"That why you're here? Got mad about that?"
"No. Yes.... Maybe...? I don't know... High school's stupid. All anyone seems to care about is sports and gossip... And I'm expected to willingly interact with such immature people on a regular basis?"
"What is it you wanna do then? When you're done with school?"
Blake seems hesitant to say the first thing that pops into his head. "... I'm going to write stories. Ones that will hopefully help people in the way that my favorite stories have helped me..."
Greer smiled. "That's why you gotta go to school then. How are you going to write characters that are realistic if you don't meet lots of kinds of people right? And you might get ideas for stories to help people." She was almost done with the sausage and was getting the eggs and toast. "Makes you feel better I hated high school too. But I hd to go if I wanted to get into college.... I'm not smart enough to understand the complicated stuff on my own."
"College is better for meeting a lot of different kinds of people. In high school most of the boys either are thinking with their dicks or are so obsessed with sports that it's practically their only defining feature. And many of the girls aren't much better. Wearing more makeup than a stripper and only interested in who's dating who and who's single so they can try their hand at dating a popular kid..."
She made the breakfast and set it down. "You're right, a lot of kids are like that in high school. Even in my town. But.... are you thinking with your dick?"
Blake flushes and looks intently at the food. "I'm not interested in anyone at my school. None of them are even smart enough to have realized by now that Lu is gay... It's so obvious that he doesn't have any interest in girls but there's a huge line waiting to ask him out every time his latest relationship falls apart. These people have known him for years and still can't tell."
"I should tell you shit people thought about me in high school. People think stupid stuff... but... if you write off high school.... I mean your school is bigger than mine. You have a chance of meeting some decent people you know?" She sat down and started eating. "Plus you have a bonus I don't."
Blake looks up. "What's that?"
"I bet people at least like you there. I was hated." She took a bite. "Noone liked my by winter break in high school. Still... I got through it ya know? Wanted to go to college. And cause I played nice... I got some good recommendation letters which helped me get in."
He goes back to looking at his food as he starts eating. "I'm glad you got into college and I get to meet you..."
"Well, I'm glad too. You're probably one of the most amazing people I know."
"You're just being nice because I'm younger than you right now. Most decent people tend to be nicer to those younger than them because they think it's bad to hurt their feelings..." Blake's voice get quieter. "Afterall, you're the wonderful one..."
She smiled a bit. "Glad you think so...but I don't bullshit people. I'm glossing over shit cause it's past you and this is future info. I've called kids younger than me assholes. Ask my cousins. Fact is you are amazing and I'm fuckin lucky to have ever met you. Frankly I'm shocked you aren't complaining about unwanted people hitting on you right now. You are awesome, smart and got good looks."
She finished her coffee. "Meanwhile, I look like a dude, I am not well mannered, short tempered, and I'm still not sure how I made it to college."
"That's not true. You're really pretty and you're always really nice to me and try to make sure I feel better. You never get upset with me, even if it's for a stupid reason. And I don't believe you're as dumb as you seem to think. Dumb people can't do a lot of things that you can..." He pokes at what's left on his plate. "On the other hand, the only person that's asked me out lately was on a dare. They planned on dumping me the next day and saying it was a prank. They weren't my type so I turned them down and they got angry because I guess a group of kids have been taking bets on trying to figure out my type. The person from the dare thought they'd solved the mystery so they bet quite a bit on me saying yes to them..."
“That sucks.” She ate a bit. “Even if you don’t date much in high school... you can find someone you’ll trust. I know it. But I get the shitty reasons thing.... I had some shitty boyfriends. They.. they were trash.” She looked at Blake. "One day... you're gonna find someone great. Someone who won't ask you out on a dare. And god you are gonna be so in love." She gently put her hand on his free hand. "Fuck the assholes... but... not everyone there is an asshole I'm sure. You don't wanna socialize, use the time to learn to see through bullshit. ok?"
"I'm not interested in anyone at my school, even ignoring their stupid reasons. I'm not like Lu who's too nice for his own good. I don't care about what the people in that place think about me because the people who's opinions matter aren't there... They're here, in my future..." He pauses, only distantly looking at where her hand is on his. "Sometimes I think about contacting you... A phone call or text or even just a letter... But that wouldn't be a good idea because you don't know who I am yet..."
"That and I'm 5 years younger than you. Ma might want to know why a teenager is randomly calling me."
"...I hate having to wait for you to meet me. I want you in my life now...."
She was tearing up a bit and wiped her eyes. "Well... I promise before you meet me for my first time... you meet some awesome people. And you get to do great things. Besides... I'm a total idiot when we first meet about some stuff. You are gonna have to be so patient with me."
"Being patient with you is easy..."
"Hey... it's gonna be worth it. If you go around and hang around those kids... you'll learn things. See things. Have more things to talk about. It may suck... but I promise the wait will be worth it. For way more than you know ok?" She smiled. "Now... want anything else? that I can give I mean."
Blake gets a dusting of a blush as he's suddenly very interested in finishing his food. "I... I'm good...."
She nodded and went to get herself more coffee. "and if you think your brother is being too nice then tell him. He'll get the message eventually."
"I just want him to be happy and that's never going to happen with him dating a girl, especially one at our high school... But he feels bad turning any of them down."
"Well... yeah causehe's gay as a rainbow. Put it this way to him. What would hurt more, being told no while the feelings are new or being told no after being led on for a while." She put some cinnamon in her coffee as she sat down.
"And you claim that you're not smart... But the thing is, none of them even like my brother. They just want to date him because he's popular... Not that Lu notices any of that. All he sees is a girl that has gathered up the courage to confess the feelings that have grown to the point it would be cruel to not give her a chance and maybe he's just demi and he just needs to get to know her before the feelings start developing.... He hasn't exactly realized that he's 100% gay and it's not like I can just tell him...."
"Why not? I mean don't be like 'You are too gay!' cause ya know... you are cheating right now. But you can be like 'hey, so I don't think it's girls I think it's boys.' Tell him you're worried and crap."
"You really think that'll work? I know he listens to me, but I don't know if I should be interfering in his dating life like that.... It feels weird, like picking out his underwear for him or being the one to teach hims about sex...."
"Not a clue. was never told how he figured it out. But I prefer to be direct when I can get the guts to do it...." Which makes me feel like a coward with you but... you understand when the time comes about the nerves. She sipped her coffee. "But if you're worried... you should say something I think. Maybe get him thinking a little."
"You're probably right, as usual... How'd I get so lucky to meet you?"
"Funny.... I ask the same thing about meeting you."
"R-really? The only reason I'm putting up with high school is I know you and the others are going to be here after I'm done... The days without you are bearable because I know I'll get to spend time with you in the future..."
"I didn't get that luxury. And God Blake. you will get so much more than me when you get here. You really will. I stayed with highschool cause Ma was sure I would make it to college... and I did. I met you and other people... and seen some great things..." SHe smiled. "Maybe you should think about how there is so much more for you than just me. Though I am happy to be high on your list."
"Of course you're high on my list, G... You're special..." His face had gotten redder and he's not looking her in the eyes.
She got up to clear the dishes. "You are very good at making me feel special. Now.... wanna watch something and relax? Or read a book?"
"C-can we watch a movie together? We do that a lot when I switched as a little kid... It was usually one of my favorite parts of visiting the future..."
"Sure thing. And preference or should we just see what's on at random?" She headed to the couch.
"Your pick. You always seem to have good taste in movies...."
"Lets see...." She turned on the tv and grabbed a movie. "I've neve seen this one. Looks like a fun sci fi." She popped it in and sat down.
Blake sits next to her awkwardly, like he both wants to sit as close as possible and is also afraid of being to close."Come here... you had a rough day being fake asked out... unless you aren't ok with a cuddle."
Blake moves a bit closer. "It's okay if it's you..."
She quietly watched the movie with him.
Once the movie was done she looked to him, checking to see if he switched back or not.
He had started to doze off cuddled up against her. "Sorry, G. I think this might be one of the times I decide to be selfish..." And with that, he switches.
"Hey."
"Hi, Beautiful. Enjoy our little date?"
"It was a lil weird doing a date with ‘lil you. So... one of the times you're selfish huh?" She got up to wash the dishes. Thank god Luce was sleeping in today
"Darn it, I actually said that out loud...?" He follows her. "Not even Lu or Dewi know yet, but my powers have a side effect. Kind of like how Dew is more resistant to poisons and that kind of thing... Let's just say that teen me had some vague understanding of some possibilities in our future depending on what choices I made...." his voice gets timid. "Like who you might end up with if it wasn't me and Dewi... They would have loved you too, but I wanted to be selfish..."
"Did you stop that from happening?"
Blake adamantly shakes his head. "I wouldn't do that to you... But if I had said I was against dating you... you would have likely soon met and started dating them instead. And the only powered one had a nicer power than mine, the ability to enhance one's senses."
"Sounds nice. But... something you need to think about? You shouldn't feel guilty. If I was meant to meet them and fall in love with them in this world, then I would have found out somehow you guys were dating and said nothing. Luce wouldn't have given me that push. For all you know those people were never born here. Or they died. Or the situation is where I can't meet them ever. I don't talk about it much but I believe in God and I believe God will make things happen that are suppose to happen." She smiled. "So it's fine ok?"
"I know... Fuck did I have such a massive crush on you, especially back then.... You know, it wasn't the fake confession that made me switch. All my classmates kept talking about going on dates with their boyfriend or girlfriend, and I wanted that. I wanted it so bad, but not with any of my peers. I wanted that with you. I thought about writing down my feelings a few times, but what kind of creeper writes love letters to a ten year old, even if I had only met your older self so far..."
"Ma woulda been so confused. Dad woulda hunted you down. It's better you didn't." She smiled. "Did my advice help at all?"
"Well, I stayed in school like a good boy and Luce knows he's gay now... So it seems like it did." She looked relieved.
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