Her Soldier

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Devon went out this morning Phil said something about fixing up a house so he's outside. I decide to look around the house, something I really haven't done since being here. I find myself in Devons room, I've never been here before. I look at the room it's a large room his bed leans against the wall near a window that looks out over his yard. There's a book case pushed against the wall and a small table that sits in the middle of the room, I walk over to it. Books and paper scatter the table. He has rows of swords on his walls I run my finger over the blade of one of them. A green light catches my eye I walk over to a nightstand by the bed I small emerald sits on the table It's beautiful.

I notice something sticking out under the bed frame I rub my hand under the bed and find a book sitting there I grab it. It's an old leather book, the cover filled with scratches with papers sticking out of it. I flip it open, written in it is a checklist written in neat cursive letters. I wouldn't think such a man would have such neat handwriting.

Destroy Darkburg and all government
Get weapons back
Create mass destruction
Anarchy

This list is odd, it makes no sense. I keep flipping until I see something else.

They all betrayed you
Ignore the voices
Phil is your only friend
Protect Rose

What is this? Protect me I'm doing just fine and what does he mean everyone betrayed him? To me it looked like he was destroying their country.

"What's are you doing?" I gasp spinning around Devon leans against the door frame watching me. His eyes fall to the book in my hand and he frowns. "Where did you get that?" I look down at the book in my hands, and then back at him. "I found it." I saw casually as if I wasn't the one sneaking in his room. He walks over to me taking the book from my hands.

"You hear voices?" I blurt out, not sure what else to say. He looks at me. "No." Hes lying to me I know he is why? I walk out of his room he follows behind me. "Why are you lying?" I ask him, he shoots me a look telling me to drop it. "Look princess, I've got more pressing matters to attend to, which reminds me."

"PHIL." He calls. He pushes past me to get outside, he slams the door in my face. Leaving me alone inside.

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"Dammit Phil what do i do?!" I Hear him yell outside. I sit in one of the chairs, arms crossed as they all speak outside without me. Ryan comes in his eyes wide as he looks at me. "Ryan dont you dare tell her a damm thing!" My eyebrows furrow in confusion, tell me what? are they talking about me behind my back now? "Tell me what?" I press, standing up to face Ryan. Ryan shakes his head. "Something bad." Is all he says.

Devon

Clayton requested to see me this morning, he said it was important. I told Phil where I was going I told him not to tell her. She doesn't need to know I said. She shouldn't know. She's been through a lot I've heard her up so many times dragging herself out of her nightmares. They break her, he breaks her. I walk the path into Darkburg. I spot Clayton leaning against the pillar from before, he smiles at me. "Hello Devon."

"Clayton, what is it you want." I cross my arms looking at him, the guys insane. anyone could see it in his eyes, hes messed up in the head so he's probably got some insane idea in his messed up head. "I'm here to call in the favor." He gives me a crooked smile, yep definitely an insane idea.

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"PHIL." I yell for him I push past Rose to go outside to him. I found her in my room, she looked at with those emerald eyes and knew she'd been caught. She was looking through all my things, she even found the small emerald I keep. Emerald like her eyes, but she didn't need to know the reason I have it is her.

She asked about the voices, She doesn't need to know about the voices. I lied to her told her there were no voices. She didn't buy it but I don't care I'm more worried about the favor. The favor that Clayton called in, the favor that might break her even more. I rush out the door to Phil in a panic he looks at me worried as he finishes up his new house he built.

"What is it." He asks. "I've made a huge mistake Phil." I tell him about the favor Clayton asked his eyes go wide in terror. I hear my door open in a panic and slam behind me. "Ryan." Phil says. I curse under my breath. "Ryan don't you dare!" I yell for him. I push open the door after him he looks scared he stands frozen looking at her.

"I didn't." He says looking at me. "Devon we have to fix this." He adds. "Fix what?" She looks at me confused. Her eyebrows scrunched in confusion. "Nothing." Ryan and I say together. "It's obviously something. If it's about the book I'm sor-." She starts looking down at her feet. "It's not about that." I cut her off. It's not her fault, it'll never be her fault.