Ephemeral {X.T.}

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𝕏𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕡𝕖

"Xavier?" Ovia questioned as she followed after me.

I swore I saw Wednesday wonder into the woods. And she wasn't alone, by the looks of it.

"Xavier!" Ovia called out, but I didn't stop.

She watched me walk straight into the woods, and for a couple of seconds I didn't hear her follow, but then she did.

"Xavier, where the hell are you going?"

Even though I heard the frustration in her voice, I kept walking. I tried following the way Wednesday went, but I lost her tracks. Now, I was just hoping to see something.

Then, lights flickered, and I heard adult voices. Almost immediately, I stopped grabbed Ovia by her arm, and pulled her with me behind a tree.

We'd get into trouble for wondering off, and more if we wouldn't or couldn't tell them why.

"Xavier, what are you-"

"Shh," I said, but not quick enough.

A light shown in our direction, and immediately I cupped Ovia's face in my hands, and I bent down, crashing my lips into hers. I know for a fact she was completely confused, and she sort of froze. At least whoever approached us didn't see her face, only her back.

"Hey, kids!"

I pulled away, looking over her head at them. Ovia stood frozen.

"Come on. Get back to the festival."

I grabbed Ovia's hand, and luckily she unfroze. I walked with her, hand-in-hand, back to the noise and lights. She was soundless.

Once we stepped into the festival lights, I loosened my grip, but apparently too quick. She pulled her hand away from mine, before walking off, with quite a speed.

"Ovia?" I questioned, attempting to walk after her.

She wondered into a crowd, and when I tried going after her, I was caught with bad luck when I exited the other side, and she had vanished into thin air.

Fuck, she's Ajax's sister. It hit me too late. Way too late.

~

"Have you seen Ovia?" I asked, looking around the fair as I walked with Ajax.

"She and Enid went to go look at some of the games. I'm sure they won't be too long," Ajax said as he picked at a bag of popcorn.

I sighed, looking at him. We sat on some bleachers near the ferris wheel.

"Why do you want to know though?" Ajax asked, making me shrug.

"Hadn't seen her."

"Seriously?" he questioned, looking at me as if I was dumb. "Dude, I can see when your ass is lying."

"Whatever," I scoffed, standing up. "I need the bathroom."

"Whatever," Ajax mocked, making me roll my eyes.

I searched around, and just when my eyes fell onto the bathroom stalls, Bianca appeared in front of me. A sigh has never left my lips as quickly as one did then.

"Been avoiding me?" she questioned, and that made frown.

"Avoid you? Why would I do that?" Sarcasm.

"Funny," she bit.

I sighed. "What do you want, Bianca?"

She grew a small, irritated grin. "I couldn't help you appear from the woods earlier, with a certain Petropolus in your grasp."