"I think... We should end whatever this is between us."

Sadie paused. She was crouched on the floor in the middle of tying her shoes when Hakai made the suggestion. Well, it was more of a comment then a suggestion, but that make her like it nonetheless.

She frowned trying not to look as anxious she was feeling. "Why's that?"

Hakai frowned too. She grew an incredulous look at the question. "What do you mean 'Why's that'?"

"Exactly what I said. Why is that?"

"Well, for starters you expect me to come over to your mom's and tell her about us. But I mean hey let's do it. So she can tell my mother who will immediately tell my father. And hey, hey! Maybe, I can ask Cape University for a leave of absence while i deal with a sexual identity crisis.

"Or maybe- maybe, my dad will be the absolute shit out of me and then disown me! Smart money says that's his first move. So yeah when do we leave?"

Hakai finally took a breath. She didn't mean to get so worked up. The thought of this relationship going anywhere but the corners of their bedroom was just such an absurd thought to her.

Sadie honestly felt like crying. This wasn't at all what she meant when she brought the idea up yesterday. Yes, she certainly wanted to tell her mother, the thought of continuing to lie her was eating Sadie up inside, she needed to come clean.

"Baby, I can't live like this. Besides mom, you're all I have. And-" she bit her lip, bracing herself. "I have to talk about. I almost told the guidance counselor yesterday."

Hakai's head whipped up. Her emotions were all over the place; it was as if a tornado came through her head and left a mess. The only things the tornado seemed to leave behind were anger and anxiety. At the moment the most prominent of the two was anxiety.

"You what? Are you out of your mind?"

"Look Hakai, does it really matter? In three months we're graduating we'll be out of here and where it won't be a problem."

Everything was spinning. It was hot. Hakai felt as she might vomit she was so scared. And her heart. It could be heard from three galaxies away. "No. This is always gonna be a problem!"

She stood up of the bed where she was precious sitting, waiting for Sadie. She started the pacing staring at the floor too keep herself grounded to reality. She couldn't have a panic attack. Not here. Not when she was trying to prove a point.

"What are you saying?" Sadie asked quietly.

Hakai rounded on her as the tornado returned only to this time take anxiety. Leaving anger alone.

"What I said just a few moments ago. This...us...whatever... it needs to stop."

Sadie frowned trying her hardest not to cry. "Why is it so easy for you to say that? Where is the girl who I said I was her soulmate? Where is the girl I believe?"

"We climbed an escape grown from seeds that you planted. You slew all my giants, ignoring your own. And now that they haunt you, I'm left with my courage alone."

Hakai was always supposed to be strong one in their relationship. That's not to say that Sadie wasn't strong, but sometimes Sadie needed to give in and Hakai was always there to let her do it. And now? Now Sadie's strong. Unfortunately, it seems she's too late.

"So much for our ever after. I thought the good guys would triumph, I trusted the hero. I didn't hear her goodbyes. I guess it was lost in the talk of straight acting coward!"

The anger was on fire now. No matter how hard Hakai tried to push it down, the anger kept resurfacing. She finally acted on the anger and pushed Sadie into the wall, continually pressing firmly into her chest with one hand the holding her wrist.

"Who are you to go and blame this all on me? You're the one who went ahead and changed the rules! What? You found yourself and now it's all okay? Is it that simple then? Really? You're such a fool!"

She stepped back when she realized what a tight hold she had on Sadie. She wanted to prove a point not hurt Sadie. She would never want to hurt her maiden. Not intentionally.

Hakai took a deep breath trying and failing to come herself. "It's time to wake up Sadie. Put away the fairy tales, clock is striking midnight can't you hear? Not all tales have happy endings, we can't keep pretending 'cause there's no such as hero's who are queer!"

That hurt Sadie the most. They'd always use to joke around saying since they didn't have "knights in shining armor" they'd be there own heroins. And before today, Hakai was certainly Sadie's hero.

She shook out of her reminiscent thoughts. They'd only hurt her even more.  She pushed herself off the wall walking to the door ready to leave Hakai and there apparently broken relationship. But she stopped short forcing herself to say one more thing.

"So much for our ever after. You can't be the same girl I followed. Thought I'd always follow," she shook her head crying silently. "You've hurt me more than you know. All that I wanted was you, you were my tomorrow."

Sadie was half way out the door when Hakai spoke. "Sadie. Promise you won't say anything to anyone."

The nerve. Sadie scoffed slamming the door behind her which seemed to knock Hakai out of her stupor.

The tornado returned, this time leaving destruction, tears, and guilt.