the magical heritage

chapter 4

The crisp morning air nipped at my flushed cheeks as I ran through the forest trail that was on our land. The fresh morning dew was strong, the chirping of birds all around. The sound of the twigs and some dried leaves that crunched under my feet, combined with the smells, the crisp air, and the birds chirping, put me at peace. I could feel myself going faster and faster as I ran, nature and it's aura surrounding me.

"OLIVER, OLIVER" I hear a voice call and I stop and see alex running through the forest brush crying.

"A-alex?" I ask worried and rush over to him, in turn he runs into my arms and hugs me, sobbing into my chest. At first i'm very confused as to how he had managed to find me, yet again Alex does know I always go for my morning run here. But then I am filled with pain, sadness and confusion as to what is going on. We just stand there for minutes on and until Alex's crying starts to slow.

"Hey , mind telling me what's going on?" I asked Alex softly as I lightly rub his back, knowing that to be the best and fastest way to calm him down.

"I, I, w-was kicked out" Alex looks down and away from me as if he was ashamed to look me in the eyes, or at me at all. As I hear this, my heart beats fast and rage builds inside me, but for the sake of Alex, I knew I had to be rational and not freak out.

"I, do you want to stay with me for now?" I ask, trying to avoid the reason he was kicked out, trying to avoid him going through another breakdown. Alex just nods his head weakly into my chest and I sigh before we head off towards my house.

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"ALEX, what are you doing here so early?" my mother asked, surprised when Alex and I came through the front door. In response I shake my head no, telling my mother to wait and to stop asking questions. Which my mother quickly leaves, hopefully to tell Jake not to bother me.

I hug Alex close as I lead him to my room, which is on the fourth floor, right beside the ancient family library.(Rumor has it that the library, and the house itself, has stood since the time of Morgana's reign).

I open my bedroom door, revealing a huge room. A huge bed to the left of the door, with a walk-in closet to the left of the bed. Down from the bed is a small space where there is a couch, coffee table and a tv.

To the left of the tv, there is a computer setup, with a bookshelf full of books to the right of the computer.

I slowly lead Alex over to the couch and I get him to sit down, which soon after I sit down by him. I swing my arm over his shoulder and hug him closer, comforting him while I rub his back lightly.

"Mind telling me what happened?" I ask softly, being cautious as to not upset him into a breakdown again.

"W-well I-I should have told you what I t-told them first" Alex stuttered out, tears trailing down his face.

It takes a while, but then It hits me, he's gay. I look at him fondly and sigh softly, "hey, are you gay Alex?" I ask blushing and in turn he ends up blushing, hiding his face in the crook of my neck. "You told your parents this, and they kicked you out?" I seeth out through my teeth, as I rubbed his back softly.

Alex stopped hiding his face and looked up at me. "Y-yeah, i-i already knew they hated me hanging out with you, because well, your gay" alex stated sadly with a deep blush on his face as he tried not to look me in the eyes. Anger fills my chest, I feel a heat encase my insides, and a hot tingle is on my skin. Though, I don't really care, for Alex was hurt, hurt worse than any physical wound could ever hurt someone. His family, his OWN family had betrayed him, my brave alex, so brave he told them even though they hated me, and him hanging out with me.

The sensation of heat begins to get stronger and stronger, it feels as though I am being submerged in hot lava and I let out a blood curdling scream. Everything's so blurry, I can see a blurry figure above me panicking and another person quickly looking over me before I pass out and enter a black abis.