Blame it on our Fates

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"And you," Nolan said, vengefully as his eyes snapped to Nick. "Can't you find someone that isn't taken? Cadence is mine damnit!"

His voice was colder than ice; something didn't just freeze water but froze something inside me too. I had never seen him so bitter, this scary. And honestly, it was a sight to see. A part of me, the one who was smitten by this dangerous yet consuming creature piped in and reminded me how delectable he looked when raging. I had to push that insensible yet truthful part of me away.

And when he said, that I was his, I had to subtly pat my heart to calm down because if I hadn't, it would have busted out of the ribcage. Those were the words I always wanted to hear, the words my ears were thirsty for, and it felt so so great to hear them finally!

But it wasn't the truth, yes, I loved him, but I didn't belong to him. Not when he was acting like a huge arsehole to me, these past days. And he had no right to march up here and announce that I was taken by him, when I wasn't.

So out of anger, I did something Cadence-y, something extremely stupid.

"I'm not yours, Nolan!" I yelled in anger as I stood in between the two boys who stood head to head. "I'm not a property to be taken, and even if I were, definitely not by you."

I could see a huge smirk forming on Nick's lips as I watched Nolan freeze. His eyes turned hurtful, fragments of hurt swirling in those se green eyes like fishes in an ocean, diving in and out, trying to take in the water and the oxygen that helped them survive. His breathing turned rapid, like he was fighting to inhale and exhale, his chest rose and settled and his forehead adorned with beads of sweat and perspiration.

"But you." He was struggling for words, his voice turned meek. "But you said you lo-loved me."

I looked down, my own eyes becoming wet, wet with tears of complete and sheer betrayal. I have to calm down, I told myself. So while looking at the floor, I blinked back my tears as subtly as I could, trying not to let them leak freely like birds soaring in the unmatched skies. I looked up when I saw sure the tears had gone, which was a miracle.

"That doesn't mean I belong to you," I said. "Before anyone else, I belong to myself."

Nolan looked at me as he marched closer to me, so close that I could feel his heightened breathing and heartbeat that matched mine. His gaze made me want to melt into a puddle of nothing but water; it was that steady, that intense that reminded me of how much I loved it when he looked at me like that, how he didn't look at anyone else in this entire world. It made me feel different, it made me feel special.

"After you belong to yourself, you belong to me," He voiced out, his voice a husky whisper that tingled down my spine. "And you know it too."

My heart rate was running a mile per hour and my stomach was churning, I felt a zoo inside it when he said it. My whole body was quivering unhealthily; it was like I was put in a spell, a spell that only Nolan could put on me and a spell only Nolan could get me out of.

"Enough!" I heard Nick call out and Nolan was turned away from me and I closed my eyes, almost missing the warmth he provided me with.

Nick was now standing in between the two of us and his back was turned to me. I could see his broad shoulders that were stiff like an iron rod.

"Cadence doesn't belong to anyone," Nick breathed out, his voice a hoarse whisper. "Not even me."

At this Nolan laughed loudly and said, "You were never an option for her to belong with."