𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜(𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚎)

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚢

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song of the chapter: set fire to the rain by adele

"i threw us into the flames. when we fell, something died. cause I knew that that was the last time."

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I held Bianca's hand as the two of us sat at a table, eating cake. Ella had the idea to throw Aaron a birthday party.

He'd never had one before. I was surprised that he was okay with it, but he seemed to be calm. He sat with Ella at another table. Kenji sat down at our table.

"It's good to have you back, Princess," he beamed, talking with his mouth full of cake. I groused.

"Learn some etiquette, Kishimoto," I shot.

"You're just like Warner," he complained. I glared at him. "Grumpy, judgey, irritating--"

"Yes, we have a lot in common," a voice said from behind me.

I turned, seeing my brother. He sat down next to me. Kenji's eyes widened, almost with fear. But Aaron didn't seem to take it too seriously.

"Happy early birthday," I said to him.

We'd never really said that to each other. Our birthdays were never a cause of celebration. But he nodded.

"How are you feeling?" he asked me.

"It's nice to eat something that isn't poisoned," I shrugged, taking a bite of my cake.

"Yes," he mused, smiling at me.

"Poisoned?" Kenji demanded, his eyes wide. I nodded, not giving him an explanation.

     After a while, Aaron and Ella went up to bed, and more people began disappearing. I sat with Kenji, staring down at my unfinished piece of cake.

"You want it?" I asked, pushing my plate towards him.

"No, I don't have an appetite," he admitted. I raised an eyebrow, shaking my head.

"God, what happened to you?" I questioned, trying to make it clear that I was joking. He sighed.

"Where are James and Adam?" he wondered. I pursed my lips, nodding my head.

     It had been bothering me as well. I knew how Adam felt about everything, but leaving him and James behind? With our father back? It concerned me a great deal.

"I miss them," I whispered.

"Me too," he agreed. "God, I miss that kid."

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I wasn't given much of an explanation. But all hell was breaking loose. Emmaline had taken over Ella's body, and she tried to fight.

Aaron held onto her for an hour, and almost killed himself in the process. Kenji joined after, and the two spent an additional hour trying to bring her to us.

We helped her, and she was sleeping now. I still couldn't get a clear story out of Aaron or Kenji. But Aaron was almost as close to death as she was. He was pale, covered in blood, and had a slash across his bare chest.

"Aaron, I need to fix you," I told him in his head. He didn't reply. He was just staring straight ahead. "Then heal yourself." He still said nothing. "Just by looking at you, I can tell you have two broken ribs, a fracture in your right arm, a dislocated shoulder, and probably internal bleeding."