The End Has Begun (A Ticci Toby Romance)

Chapter 30 - Burnt Cereal

New Chapter! YAY! Anyways, see you all later, maybe before June, but probably not. Wish me luck for my graduation! Love you all!!!
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It’s been a week since Toby woke up and things have never been better. Ben’s not around and I’m kinda worried, and I’m kind of worried about Soul too. After I yelled at Slender, he went easy on me with all the chores. Rake volunteered to help me, so now Rake and I are a team.

“Lilia, how about you take the day off? I’ll do all the chores today.” I laughed.

“I’m cooking because you managed to burn cereal. How you did that I still don’t know.” He laughed.

“Yeah, don’t want to burn the house down huh?” I shook my head and went to the kitchen. I was making lunch for everyone when someone walked in.

“Hey, gorgeous.” Oh great.

“Go away Offender.” I felt a tendril wrap around my waist, I started flaming and I burned him.

“OW! Playing hard to get I see, well I don’t like that game.” He pulled my hair and lifted me off the ground. I sighed, and glared at him.

“Put me down Offender.” I was calm on the outside and inside. Someone always comes in before this gets ugly.

“I don’t think so. You are mine for the taking. No one is going to save you this time.” I laughed and spat in his face.

“I don’t need saving for the likes of you.” He threw me against the wall and Rake came running in.

“Lilia! Offender! Get Away from her!” Rake was going to fight him, but I pushed him back.

“I don’t need to be saved, I’ve got this.” I grabbed a knife and stabbed Offender 3 times before he could stop me. He threw me again and I got my side cut open. I stumbled a bit, blood pouring out of my side.

“Lilia, you are hurt, just stop. You made your point. I’ll finish the rest.” He stood in front of me once more. I seared my wound shut and stood up straight.

“No! Rake I’m fine!” I yelled, a little too loudly because Toby came running. He came in the door and saw Offender then me. He just looked from me to Offender for a few minutes. It seemed like he was debating on who to go to. I pushed Rake back just as Offender’s tendril went to hit him out of the way. I planted my feet and grabbed his tendril. “Sorry Offender, not!” I wrapped his tendril around him, doing that with each one until he was stuck in his own tendrils. I tripped him, and dragged him outside. “It’s time to teach you a lesson. I hope you can float.” I dragged him to the lake and threw him in. I smiled and waited. He was drowning; I counted to ten and dove in to get him. I pulled him up, and asked “You done trying to rape me yet? I could easily let you drowned right now.”

“Lilia! What are you doing?” I smiled at Slender and held up Offender so he could see him. “Get over here, you forget you can’t be in the water too long or you will drown.” I laughed, and dragged Offender to shore.

“Brother, why aren’t you punishing her? She tried to kill me.” He said, as I untied his tendrils.

“Moron, I wasn’t going to let you die. I was just trying to scare you and it looks like it worked.” I helped him up and he brushed himself off.

“I’m not scared of a Proxy!” He wrapped a tendril around me and picked me up. “Especially, a little girl like you.”

“Brother I wouldn’t...” Slender tried to say but, Offender cut him off.

“Shut up, Slender!” He pulled me closer to his face. “What are you going to do now, little girl?” I flamed and pinched his nerve knocking him out. He fell backwards and Slender’s tendril grabbed me. I doused the flames around his tendril, but he dropped me soon after. I landed on my feet and walked over to Offender, who was still unconscious, and stomped on his featureless face a few times then walked to Slender.

“I’m done now.” I grabbed Offender’s feet and dragged him as me and Slender walked back.

“How’d you learn to fight like that? If memory serves, you came here with these skills.”

“Well, Slender. It’s a long story, but I think I can summarize it. Aria was a troublemaker and I had to save her all the time. I learned every martial art, and all the pressure points, everything. So, I know how to fight now, that’s how I beat Jack and Jeff the first time I fought them.” He just nodded and listened. We got to the mansion by the time I finished my story.

“Thank you, Angel. I’ve always wondered but, after you turned I didn’t dare ask.” I laughed and threw Offender over my shoulder. Slender and I walked into the mansion; I threw Offender on the couch and went to make dinner.

“Slender, you could have just asked you know.” I heard him chuckle and he came into the kitchen.

“Yeah, I know that now. You want help?” I shook my head, and continued to make dinner. He walked around me and saw my seared cut. “What happened here?” He asked, nearly touching it.

“Offender threw me and I got cut, that’s it.” I said, moving away from him, as soon as I did, Toby ran in and hugged me.

“Oh my god, I’m so glad you are ok. I love you so much. Don’t scare me like that.” Well, today was eventful.