Wings of Ash

Ash's Secrets

  "The Hell do you want?" I asked with a hand on my hip as Riven was leaning on the doorway to my room.

  "Woah, what's with the hostility?"

  "Your friends are assholes, and so are you."

  "Hey, I didn't have anything to do with that video, you know that."

  "Do I?"

  "Check the timestamp, nerd. I had my mouth full at the time." Riven popped off, but that didn't ease my anger about the video with Beatrix and Dane getting high together and talking shit about Terra and I. They were making fun of us, Terra especially, and given the fact that Terra had feelings for Dane only made it worse for her.

  She was absolutely heartbroken over it.

  "Yeah? And where did they get the idea that Terra and I were a couple? What was it that Beatrix said?" I tilted my head. "Oh, right! 'I heard they fuck behind the greenhouse like sheep.'"

  "Okay, I never said that." Riven slid his hands into his pockets while making a face.

  "Just fuck off, Riven." I went to close my door, but Riven quickly lifted his hand to stop the door.

  "Okay, yeah, I might have said some crappy things, but-"

  "Why are you even trying to justify yourself?"

  "Because you're clearly pissed off at me for something I didn't actually do."

  "I'm pissed off at you because you were the fuel to the fire with the shitty things you did say." I tried to force the door shut, but Riven pushed his way into my room before the door shut.

  "Do you want me to apologize? Is that it?"

  "I want you to get out of my room." Riven did the exact opposite and plopped down at my desk, slouching in the chair as he crossed his arms. "Don't make me throw you out."

  "I'm a Specialist. I doubt you could."

  "Yeah, and I'm a fire fairy. Want me to light your ass on fire again?" Riven was looking at me like he was thinking.

  "I'm sorry for what I said."

  "It's more complicated than a half-assed sorry could fix."

  "Look, I don't know what you want me to say here."

  "I want you to check your friends, Riven. And I swear, the next time I hear you talking shit about Terra, I'll roast you." I nearly growled while grabbing the front of his shirt and pulling him out of the desk chair.

  "You're actually really hot when you're angry." He saw my expression and shook his head while raising his hands. "Why are you so protective of Terra, anyway? If you two really aren't a thing, I don't get it."

  "Because she's my friend, and she's the sweetest person I've ever met, yet pricks like you keep treating her like shit." I poked him in the chest.

  "Okay, I got it. Terra is off-limits. Jeez."

  "Get out."

  "What? Come on, I sucked your dick. That's gotta count for something." Riven waved his hand, and rather than say anything else, my hands burst into flames.

~

  "Why are you staring at me?" I asked without looking up from my journal as we sat in the greenhouse.

  "Sorry. Sorry, just...." Terra trailed off as she sat on the opposite side of the table with a plant pot in front of her. "What did you do?"

  "What?" I let the confusion show on my face as I looked at her.