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Tina Cohen-Chang is Princess of the Asian Vampires (colored_streaks) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-12-30 13:47:00

Entry tags:

mike chang, tina cohen-chang

Who: Mike and Tina
What: Explanations and DRAMA
When: Afternoon
Where: KU Library and around
Warnings: This drama ain't saved for the llama
Status: In Progress

Tina was beyond confused. Everything had been so normal. Well, not exactly normal as she and Mike had finally gotten to go on a date without his mother tagging along. It wasn't normal, but it was nice. And Tina had been so happy about it, and it seemed as though Mike had as well. After all, it wasn't that Tina disliked his mother, she just disliked the fact that his mother always had to tag along on their dates when they were trying to be romantic. It just put a damper on things. After all, with his mother's ever watchful eye, well, needless to say, wandering the park and staring at the stars had been a nice reprieve. But then she ended up coming out of the house to get the mail and next thing she knew, she was wandering a college town until some local told her to find a computer. Well, she found the computer and now she was waiting.

To say that she was shocked that Mike had responded would be an understatement. After all, she hadn't expected him to be there as well. As far as she had known, she was alone. But apparently she wasn't. There was a handful of McKinley High students there, which was reassuring. But Tina would be lying if she didn't say she was happiest about Mike being there. After all, she was basically in love with him despite their fights. They always ended up stronger in the end and so, her feelings for Mike were that of love.

After responding with what they had done the night before, Tina sat back in the computer chair and waited> Either for a response to the post or for Mike to show up.

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colored_streaks
2011-01-06 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Chuckling slightly at the image of Kurt finding a way to get a cut of the prophet, Tina gave a nod.

"Kurt would figure out how to do that." Why? Because he was Kurt. Kurt just had magical abilities to find a way to get money for his expensive designer clothing. Tina envied that. She loved her style, she did, but wouldn't it be nice to have corsets as well? Those were crazy expensive, though, so there wasn't much Tina could do in regards to that.

Watching the first episode of Season Two brought back memories of when she and Mike had first gotten together. It was so sweet. Though Jacob was annoying as all hell, even in the show. Wow, it really didn't miss anything, did it? And Rachel's dramatics were even worse on television. How was that possible? But then Mike said that there was more and Tina felt a knot tighten in her stomach. This was it. She was going to get what had truly been bothering him.

Nodding apprehensively, Tina moved away from the laptop and back to the couch, sitting down and then she waited for Mike to join her. She wanted to take his hand as obviously this was something he was going to have trouble with, but she didn't know if he'd want her to. Or if he was even going to sit down to begin with. So for now, it was waiting.

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absofsteel
2011-01-07 04:50 am UTC (link)

Kurt was unnaturally gifted at getting what he wanted, which led to some pretty unflattering comparisons to Rachel Berry in their shared drive and determination on occasion. Not that Mike would ever say that out loud to him. "Well, what can I say? Not even the apocalypse will stop Kurt from getting the latest Marc Jacobs." It was sad, really sad, that Mike knew who Marc Jacobs was. He blamed it on his mother, who even at forty two was a fashionable woman.

Thoughts of his mother and how much he missed her, were chased away when Tina sat down. This was it. He was finally going to tell her. He only hoped by the end of it, she didn't run away from him.

Swiping his tongue over his lip in a nervous gesture, he sat down next to her, though he noticeably put a few inches of distance between them. He didn't want to be standing, which could be intimidating considering where the conversation was about to go. He wished he could make her tea or something, something that would sooth her, to make her as comfortable as possible. But there was no time for stalling now.

This was it.

"Tee," he began slowly, looking down at his hands. He was sitting slightly hunched over, unable to look at her. "When I first got here, I thought maybe someone had spiked my drink or something. But as the weeks went by, I realized that I could very well not ever go back to Lima again." He paused. "To you." Letting out a breath, he continued. "Some people go home, some people don't. I didn't know which one I would be. And...Tina, I'm really sorry, but I started to move on. I love you, but I started to love someone else." And with that revelation, the floodgate seemed to break as Mike spilled out everything about his and Kitty's relationship. How he had gone to the future and found out that he had died, but he had been with Kitty for nearly a year at that point. How he had four years to get over Tina properly and move on, before coming back to the present and having those feelings conflict with the ones he had for Tina and how he hadn't moved on from her at this time.

He explained how Kitty and him tried to stay friends. How they really tried, before they finally gave up and started to see each other. He skipped over the fiasco over the holidays with Elliot, not wanting to confuse Tina, but he explained how he had gone to see Kitty to finally put a name to what they were doing. And he tried putting it into words how much he still loved her, but how he loved Kitty too.

"...and I love you, Tina, I really do. But I love her too and I don't know what to do now." He finally looked up from his hands, after talking for nearly fifteen minutes straight. His face showed all the conflict, confusion, and pain he was feeling and his eyes were suspiciously shiny, but he didn't know what else to say. "I'm sorry," he finally settled on, bracing himself for whatever reaction she would have.

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colored_streaks
2011-01-07 05:05 am UTC (link)

Tina was getting more and more worried as the seconds ticked by, the knot in her stomach growing tighter and tighter. Something was going on. Something bad. Really really bad. The licking of the lip, the distance between them. Tina was about to tell Mike not to continue but he was already speaking and she felt her heart begin to shatter. Everything she had held faith in... She had had faith in her and Mike....

"W...what?" The word came out in a hoarse whisper, tears teetering precariously on the lids of her eyes and eye lashes. This... This wasn't happening. It was her worst fear, Mike leaving her for someone else. Someone prettier, more popular. And only three months? She heard what he had said. That it had taken him four years to properly get over her but still.

"You didn't think I'd find you? Yes, I know. I thought you were home, but you didn't think that I'd... Oh god." Getting up, Tina began to pace, running her fingers through her hair as she started to cry brokenly. She was supposed to marry him! Well, it wasn't discussed, but it had seemed it was going to go that way. They were from Lima for crying out loud. Young marriages just happened!

She wanted to punch him, hurt him like he was hurting her, but she couldn't do that to Mike, she just didn't have it in her. So instead she wrapped her arms around herself and collapsed to her knees in tears, body shaking.

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absofsteel
2011-01-07 10:06 am UTC (link)

Mike felt like shit. He was such a jerk for doing this to her and he knew it. Watching Tina's face crumble like that was the hardest thing he had ever done, knowing that he could stop it, but also knowing that there was just more than him and Tina involved. He couldn't do that to Kitty, just leaving her because Tina was here. He hadn't decided anything, at least, not until he talked to both girls, because even if this situation sucked, he didn't want to be a dick about it as well.

The second Tina started to fall to the ground, he was up off the couch and gathering her up in his arms. He might have been ruining their lives forever, but he cared so much for her that it hurt him to see her in this kind of pain. "Oh God," he said sounding utterly wrecked as he held her as well as she would let him. "I'm so sorry, Tina," he continued, sounding so broken and hollow all at once. He didn't mean for this to happen. He didn't mean to love two women at the same time. He almost wished he had never shown up in Lawrence, but his heart ached at the thought, knowing that he never would have met Kitty then.

Was it possible to love two people at once? Yes. A lot people said that, but they seemed to fail to mention that it hurt so badly being torn in two like this.

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colored_streaks
2011-01-08 12:08 am UTC (link)

It didn't help that Mike sounded broken as well. How was she supposed to be angry when the person hurting her was obviously hurting as well? How was that even fair!? It wasn't, that was how. After all, he was the one that had two girlfriends. Why was he allowed to be hurt as well?

Balling up her hands into fists, Tina began to pound on Mike's chest weakly. As much anger as she felt, she was also conflicted. After all, he sounded broken as well. Even if he wasn't allowed to be. Which meant Tina was conflicted between wanting to comfort him and wanting to fight him.

Eventually losing steam, Tina just cried against Mike's chest, unable to form coherent words so she didn't bother talking at all.

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absofsteel
2011-01-09 07:56 am UTC (link)

Feeling horrible, Mike refused to let Tina go when she tried to push him away. He knew she was hurting because he felt just as terrible. She was innocent in all this, just as Kitty was. This was his own mess and he couldn't clean it up with an apology or a hug. He couldn't make it stop hurting for Tina like he wished he could. She was crying because of him and he couldn't do anything about it.

Feeling helpless, useless, and guilt, he let her beat at him until she lost the energy to continue. Instead, he held her for as long as she needed him to hold her, wishing he could take away her pain. Seeing her suffer like this made him feel like shit, but he had no idea what he could do for her now except this.

Staring at a wall over her shoulder, he let his mind shut down as he went into auto-pilot. He stroked her hair and her back with one hand while his other arm held her to him. Making shushing sounds in hopes of easing her pain, he sat there until his butt went numb.

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colored_streaks
2011-01-10 03:35 am UTC (link)

Even though she was hurting, Tina was thankful for the arms around her. Not that she'd ever say that of course. Not when the person holding her was the person who had shattered her heart. But she was so used to Mike being there, that it would have been worse if he weren't holding her. As if acting that he truly didn't care. Tina wouldn't be able to handle that. It sucked, though, all of the confusion running through her mind.

Who knew how long Tina stayed there, crying against Mike. Eventually, though, she pulled away, gasping for breath and feeling nauseous from the heavy tears she was crying.

"I can't do this... I need to get out of here...." The words were hoarse and broken. She needed to be alone. But she didn't know where to go, not that it mattered. As such, she turned to head to the door, swaying from the physical exhaustion of the crying taking it's toll on her.

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absofsteel
2011-01-11 04:53 am UTC (link)

By the time Tina was done crying, Mike's cheeks were suspiciously wet with tear tracks. He hurriedly wiped at them when Tina pulled away. He had no choice but to let go as she stood and started to walk away. He looked away for a moment, before turning toward her and following after her. He started to reach for her, but aborted the movement before he could touch her. He knew touching her now was not a good idea.

"You can stay here. I'll find somewhere else to stay for the night and we'll get you your own room in the morning," he offered, his own voice rough with emotion he had yet to really let out. He'd find Elliot and tell him to stay clear of their apartment after this and then maybe find Kitty and talk to her about Tina's arrival.

God, that was another conversation he wasn't looking forward to. If Tina owned one part of his heart, then Kitty definitely owned the other. And if it made him this sick to see Tina liked this, he had no desire to go through this again with Kitty. But he would have to eventually because there was no way he could ignore this.

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colored_streaks
2011-01-11 04:57 am UTC (link)

Hearing Mike's footsteps behind her, Tina tensed, prepared to feel his hand on her arm, or taking her hand to stop her. But thankfully that didn't happen. Tina had no desire to be touched at the moment, she just wanted to be left alone. Away from Mike. Because being around him hurt too much.

And then the offer for her to stay there. How could she stay there? It would remind her too much of Mike. She'd see the room where her heart had been torn from her chest and shattered on the floor. But how could she put that into words when she was still struggling to find her voice? So instead, the petite Asian shook her head.

"No, that's okay. I'll find a room now... "

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