This is just a little something off of the top of my head is all. Read and enjoy and please No flames!
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Helen sat in Nate's room crying silently. Nate shook his head his hand gripping the box cutter that Helen was going to use on herself if Nate didn't walk in, in time. Nate started pacing the room in frustration. Helen was put in the hospital before for hurting herself and she was going to do it again. Nate ran a hand through his green streak hair sighing angrily.
He took a breath, "I'm only going to ask once...what the fuck Helen!"
Helen winced as if she was hit crying harder. She wiped her cheek, but it didn't help her tears kept coming. Nate shook his head trying to keep his anger in, "If I didn't walk in...if I didn't get to my phone in time...what would've happened? Would you have killed yourself?"
Helen shook slightly wiping her face, "I don't know...m-maybe..."
Nate threw the box cutter down, "MAYBE FUCKIN MAYBE! Helen..." he took a breath, "What's wrong? Why did you do it? Why were you going to do it?"
Helen started crying harder she didn't know if she had the courage tell him. Nate has always been her friend ever since they were kids. He's always watched over her and now with her being 23 and Nate being 25 it still has been the same since they were kids.
"I-I-I can't tell you..." she whispered.
Nate kneeled down in front of her moving her black hair out of her face, "Why not?"
"Because you'll freak out or hate me if I tell you." Helen said quietly.
"Helen...I can never hate you...when have I ever hated you...have I ever shown that I can hate you..." Nate said softly.
Helen shook her head, "N-no..."
"Then tell me...why..." Nate said tipping her head up so she would look in his eyes. More tears leaked out of Helen's eyes, "It's because I know how my family has been making a big deal about us...how it's been stressing you out and..."
"Let me guess you thought if you weren't around things would be ok?" Nate asked.
Helen nodded, "I don't want to be the source of your stress. I know my parents have been making a fuss that...um..."
"Oh they've been playing the race card again...haven't they?" Nate asked.
Helen nodded, "Yes...and it's been too much for me lately. I can't seem to handle it anymore like I used to. The thought of losing you over this is too much for me. I don't want to ever lose you or stop being friends with you at all, but my family keeps playing the race card with me. It's so hard."
Nate hugged her pulling her into his arms gently. Helen fell against his chest crying softly again, "I-I don't care about race...I don't care if you're white I love you for you, but I'm tired of them harping on me about it."
Nate ran his fingers through her hair gently, "I know my family didn't take it well when I told them I was dating a black girl. I don't understand, the race card didn't matter when we were children you know?"
Helen nodded, "I know that's why I wonder why it matters so much now? I got so fed up so tired of hearing them talk that...I thought that...if I was gone...then you wouldn't have to go through so much shit anymore..."
Nate chuckled softly, "You don't get it do you...it's like last time you still don't understand do you?"
Helen looked up at him her tears going down her face slowly. Nate wiped them away with his finger running his thumb across her lower lip slowly, "You don't get...that if you leave...you'll be leaving me all alone. I can't have you leave me...you can't leave me all alone in this world Helen...I won't let you..."
Helen's eyes widened as she looked at Nate. The same guy who taught her how to climb a tree when she was eight, who kept the bullies at bay when she was 12, and who kept jerks away from her when she was 16 basically told her...
She looked at his eyes for any humor in them gasping slightly when she didn't see any. She bit her lip, "You mean...even with your friends...the band...your family...if I left you would be alone?"
Nate nodded, "Yes...I would be...you don't understand how much you mean to me. The last time you did this and ended up in the hospital I fell apart. The reason why I yelled at you is because I didn't know what I would do without you. I don't like when you hurt yourself because of your family. I don't like when your purge or when you starve yourself because you're too stressed. I really don't like when you cut yourself..." He pulled up her arm pushing her sleeve back seeing the cut she made along her wrist. It wasn't too deep, but it was bleeding slightly. He licked the blood slowly as Helen gasped feeling strangely turned on. Nate could feel himself harden, but before he let that side of him take over he had to tell Helen how he feels and been feeling for a long time now.
He smiled when he was done, "Don't worry I know you don't have anything. It's ok, but Helen I mean it...I don't like it...I don't care about the race card...I love you for you and that's all that matters..."
Helen smiled hugging Nate, "I love you too Nate I really do..."
Nate hugged her back taking in her scent, "Nice perfume..."
"It's actually lotion," Helen said smiling sheepishly.
"Oh well good lotion then. It smells nice..." Nate said.
Helen smiled, "Thank you,"
"No problem...Helen...I really wish you didn't do this. Why is it so hard for you to believe me when I say I love you?" Nate asked hurt evident in his eyes.
Helen sniffed, "It's just...we've been friends for so long...that I'm afraid that the deeper we fall...the harder it'll be if something happens and we end up breaking off this relationship and stop being friends."
Nate rubbed her back gently, "Helen...just because we're together now doesn't mean we'll ever stop being friends."
"Really it doesn't?" Helen said.
"No...Helen I have a confession...I've been in love with you for a long time now ever since we were teenagers probably even longer than that. After my failed relationship with Miranda my eyes opened up to what's been in front of me my whole life. You've been with me since I was 6 I believe. We grew up together you've been with me when I was a struggling guitarist and now to the guitarist I am today. You've been with band too and we basically have been one big happy family. You were with me more than Miranda and the other girls I've dated. It took that relationship and tough love from my brother to show me that the girl I've wanted has always been here all along. I love you Helen I always had always will...until my heart stops beating..." Nate said taking her hand placing it over his chest.