Lyan
" It is..." My heart beated fast waiting for dad's answer, my whole life pending on his words. "Jack"
Jack? I spun to look at Jack, whose face had lost all it's color. It was true then, there had been a traitor.
" Is it true?" My heart wanted to deny it with all my strength, but my head said otherwise.
I was replaying in my mind all the times Jack had seen off, all the times he had lied to go play poker according to him , all the times he had those sketchy phone calls.
As Jack's face contorted with sadness, tears in his eyes I grew more sure than ever.
He had betrayed me.
I backed away, the cracks in my heart stretching and breaking it into a thousand tiny pieces. I would never trust, not now nor ever.
" I..... I" Jack stammered, trying to find a way out, but they were none. I knew what he had done.
Tears formed in my eyes as I looked at him, his eyes pleading me to stay, to listen. I wasn't going to do that. I had... I had to think and get away from them. From Jack and Oscar, who had covered him up all along.
" And you?" The tears were now streaming freely down my face as I turned to face Oscar. " Were you in on it? We're you protecting him?"
Oscar just lowered his head, but that was answer enough.
I stared at my guys, those I thought I trusted and that had betrayed me so brutally and I ran. I ran with all my strength as chaos erupted behind me.
Orus started screaming at Jack and Oscar, his fangs visible along with his claws. At least I had someone on my side, not that it mattered so much.
" Lyan, wait" From behind me I could hear someone talking to me, but I didn't want to stop.
I wanted to run, I wanted to get away before all the memories of all the time I had spent together with Jack came back stronger.
All the times he'd prank me and I'd smiled. All the times he had looked at me with love. All the times we had entangled our bodies. I had liked and then loved him throughout it all and I had thought he loved me too. Turns out those were just my delusions.
Tears streamed down my face as the pieces of my heart cracked more and more. Not only had Jack betrayed me but Oscar had also helped him. I felt like a fool. I had been played all along. They had given me the amount of love they had wanted and then watched as I played to their tune. I bet it had been very amusing, seeing me do what they wanted.
I bet they were relieved when they told me the truth since now their little doll would go away and not pester them anymore. I bet they were having a blast right now.
I ran as fast as I could, breaking a little inside with every step I took. I didn't know where I was going but I did know I wanted to breathe. I couldn't stay inside anymore.
I ran outside, into the forest, and collapsed right there into the ground. I clutched my legs and cried as much as I could. They had all betrayed me, every single one of them. That was why I didn't ever trust anyone, they always ended up betraying or disappointing you. How could I had forgotten the lessons it took me so much to learn while I was living with my forster parents? I was a fool.
" Are you okay?" Orus's soft voice made it's way through my sobs, his eyes concerned as he looked at me.
" I'm fine" I wiped the tears from my eyes and gave Orus a weak smile, the only thing I was capable of right now.
" I didn't know" Orus's tone was broken as he spoke, his eyes never leaving mine as if he was afraid I'd disappear.
" I know" I knew he had never betrayed me. He had been the only one.
" Do you want me to kill them?" Orus's eyes had a murderous gleam to them as he asked, his voice serious.
My heart warmed up and some of the pieces stuck themselves together again hearing the care and love in his voice. I loved him. He hadn't betrayed me, maybe I wasn't so bad after all, so unlovable that the people I loved would stab me in the back where it hurt the most.
" No, I'm fine ". I gave Orus a big smile as I got up with my shaky legs, using Orus as support.
" What do you want to do now?"
That was a good question. What did I want to do now? I had been so preoccupied with running away and getting out of there, too heartbroken to see, that I hadn't thought about what to do later.
"I....I " I stammered as the tears formed again in my eyes. I couldn't say I wanted to go back home because now there wasn't a home to go back to.
" Would you like to stay with me at an inn in town?"
My heart warmed up and even more fragments fixed themselves as I stared at Orus. I loved him. I could doubt anything and anyone else, but not him.
I grabbed his sleeves real fast and gave him a peck, my heart racing when our lips touched.
" I'd like that" My smile was broken as I gestured for him to lead the way.
After staring at my lips for a second with the boner in his pants visible Orus finally moved, grabbing my hand.
" I love you. Do you know that?"
The tears flowed out as I stared at him. He loved me. I hadn't realised how much I had needed him to say that coming out of his own lips until I was crying, sobbing into my hands.
" Are you okay?" Orus looked concerned as he leaned in, trying to see my face.
I let go of my hands, ready to tell him how much his words had ment to me and given me back my hope when something hard hit me in the back of my head.
As pain erupted all over my head and the scent of blood reached my nose everything went white.
As my consciousness went away I could hear Orus screaming and then a hard hit. After that everything was still as I got knocked out.
Jack
The look of betrayal on Lyan's face when the demon told her the truth was devastating. She looked at me like she would a stranger, no, it was even worse. She looked at me as she would an enemy
My heart broke watching her like that. Things weren't supposed to be this way. I was supposed to fix everything and then, only then, would I come out clean.
I knew not telling her my plans was a kind of betrayal, but it wasn't so bad that Lyan had to react that way. Betrayal? Yes, it was one, but just by omission. I hadn't attacked her or anything.
I hadn't done anything wrong! I just hadn't told her, that wasn't so bad. I wanted to tell her that, but when I saw her broken eyes I hesitated. I knew it wasn't so bad, but I couldn't say that to her face.
I watched in real time, my heart breaking a little more each second, as Lyan looked at me one last time, betrayal on her face, and ran.
" Lyan, wait!" I screamed and tried to chase after her, but a strong hold stopped me.
Orus growled at me, his claws caressing my skin in a serious threat before he let go, growling at me as he ran after Lyan.
I stared at the demon that had ruined my perfect life with a few words. The demon that had apparently been the rabbit that had terrorized us for so long. The demon that had tried to steal the one person I loved the most away from me with stupid misunderstandings, because that was what this was, a misunderstanding. I was going to kill him.
I looked at him and I lost it. I gathered all my magic into my hands and launched all the aether his way, wanting to kill him.
" I won't kill you because my daughter told me not to, but beware. You're on a very thin line" The demon didn't even flinch as the attack hit him head on.
He just shrugged as he threatened me and then disappeared.
What the fuck? That was why I hated demons.
I stared at the spot where he had disappeared, but immediately turned around to follow Lyan. I had more important things to do right now, like solving the misunderstanding between her and I. I just couldn't let things go on like this. I couldn't let her hate me forever.
" You owe me" As I ran Oscar followed, barely talking to me except to annoy me as we searched the whole school.
" I know, now shut it" I did owe him for not telling earlier and keeping his mouth shut.
Oscar closed his mouth with a smug grin. God's dam it, I hated that grin.
I was turning a corner, still searching for Lyan everywhere since there were no traces of her we could find, when something grabbed my arm and pushed me back, throwing me to the floor.
I gathered my magic in my hands in a second as I thrashed on the floor, trying to get upright.
" What have you done to my daughter?"
In a second I was staring at the floor and the next I was looking at the angry demon, his eyes shining with murder as he showed me his teeth, the sharp canines visible in a clear threat.
What did he mean? Wasn't he with her all along? Hadn't she ran away from me and then he had gone with her? I was confused, why was he asking me when I clearly didn't know?
" I didn't do anything to her. I'm just trying to find her"
The demon's face changed when he looked at me.
" Fuck!" The demon swore while he looked at me and then at Oscar. " From now on and until I find my bunny you're my slaves. You'll do all I say"
" Or else?" Oscar tilted his head as he silently took out his dagger, ready to fight.
" Do you really want to know?" The demon's eyes shone as the whole floor trembled, the air around him electrified.
Oscar lowered his head and smiled.
" Just making sure"
The demon nodded and got up.
That whole exchange had just put me even more on edge. Where was Lyan and why did a dangerous demon need our help to find her?
" Where's Lyan?"
" Thanks to you she's been kidnapped" The demon spoke with such sorrow that I forgot for a second he was one, thouh I was quickly reminded of his true nature. " And if I find her hurt, even a single strand of her hair, you're dead"
I ran out of air as the demon snapped his fingers. I tried to get out but couldn't muster enough strength. I tried with all my might to get out, thrashing and moving around. I couldn't die, not like this.
Just when the panic was at it's peak and I had all but given up the demon snapped his fingers again and the air returned.
I took a big gulp of air as I fell to the floor, cherishing the air.
" Now you know what happens if you upset me. Get going " The demon gave us orders as if we were his slaves, which with his power we kind of were.
I glared at Oscar, he had just smirked throughout the whole incident, and followed the demon.
I may not have agreed with him, I hated him, but I could at least help him find the girl I had pushed away. I felt awful for that. I should've told the truth. When we found her, because we would, I would come clean. No more secrets. Maybe that way we'd love each other again and she'd come to love me again. I could only hope that what I had broken wasn't permanent. It was scary just thinking about her never loving me again.