Thread: An Unexpected Romance [Xanatos and Sigr]

We have known each other since we were little Alex said. She was walking besides Austin, looking around at her knew school, and occasionally back at him. Unless she was somewhere known or focused in a physical task, Alex got distracted easily and it showed. Oh, he's sweet Alex added to Austin's remark, tilting her head a bit. It was odd for him worrying so much about Seth that he was asking about Mike so much, or was it something else? He sure seemed pretty interested on him being on the swimming team. Too sweet for his own good, if you ask me she shrugged. Don't know what's got with him this morning, I haven't seen him all summer Alex added, still bothered by Mike's behavior. Eh, he was going to end up talking with her sooner or later, if he didn't do it yet was because even he wasn't sure of what was going on, she knew that much. I noticed Alex said when Austin, in a way that seemed unavoidable, ended up talking about Seth. You two are so different... she mumbled. And yet you both are somewhat similar, I can't exactly put my finger on what's it Alex ruffled her own hair, blonde spikes pointing everywhere. Like... she left her mouth open, but uttered no word. I don't know yet how to phrase it she jumped that train of thought before it derailed any further. Nah, no siblings. Maybe that's why Mike and I stuck to each other like glue, even if I'm a few months older, he has been a big brother to me most of the time Alex said, her eyes locked in the distance. Now it's even worse with that glasses of his, they make him look so serious... she smiled, stifling a laugh. Mike looked at Seth sort of apologize for Austin's behavior, or more exactly for his general attitude. Mike noticed one of Seth's hands tremble for a moment, maybe he was sick or something and that's why Austin was all over him. I don't have any siblings, Alex is the closest I have to a sister Mike said. So certain things escape my grasp. He did seem a bit annoying to me, but just because he was all over you he confessed. He felt a bit at ease with Seth drawing close by, just listening. Maybe it was because he had just met him today and that allowed him to talk, like sharing your sorrows with a bartender. It felt suffocating, but that's probably just me he took his glasses off and started to clean them. As you said, he means well. I just guess I met him on a bad day. Mine, not his he conceded the point, it wasn't as he really know them after all. Putting the glasses back he looked at Seth smile at his work, only to turn the page and start anew. It wasn't the prideful joy after a work well done that he so often saw in his father, nor Alex's tired and bright smile after pushing her own limits. It was something else, something wishful? Maybe his hunch had been right, maybe the pictured girl was wedged between the brothers. Mike turned his eyes to the pamphlets and schedules, not wanting Seth to catch him staring, but his attention was directed inwards. Maybe he could do that, maybe he could smile to the past without regret and turn a new page, but he would have to deal with the disappointment. Not Alex, as he knew that they both could count with each others support. But his father didn't raise a quitter, no sir. I don't think I'm entering the swimming team he confessed, still looking at the schedule as it was the most interesting thing in the world. Maybe that didn't mean much to Seth, after all he didn't know Mike, but it was a first step.