LIES

Chapter 17

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It's the next morning. Do I have to face Koa? I sigh. "Can't run from my problems here." I joke to myself.

I get the courage to get out of my room. Kinda miss getting woken up by Koa. The first person I see is Erik. He walks up to me.

"You did what was good." He whispers. "I hope.." I quietly say. He looks at me with a small smile on his face. I hold back tears out of guilt. I don't deserve to mourn. He grabs me in a quick hug. This makes my mask break. Waterfalls of tears run out down my cheeks. Through my watery vision I can see a blurred Koa standing in a doorway looking at me for a second before he walks in.

I backup from the hug. "Fuck did he see me crying?" I think. I wipe away my tears. "It'll get better." Erik tells me. I sigh. "Yeah.." I say.

After a while Erik leads me to where everyone else is. "Finally done crying?" Aarav points out. I flinch back. "Don't even begin." Someone shouts. To my surprise it's Koa. I look down out of guilt. I feel Erik putting his hand on my shoulder. "Still defending her.." Aarav comments. Koa rolls his eyes. "Let's just move on and get to work." Erik interrupts. I look up. "Thank u." I whisper. "Right." Aarav says.

As the vibes feel a little off we decide to leave.

"Took u long enough." Lilith scoffs. Koa snorts his nose. "Oh, something wrong my brother?" She jokes. Koa frowns his eyebrows. "Why would there be." He adds. "Oh, I've known you for a very long time and I know somethings up." She says smirking. Koa straight up goes in for the fight. "I'll find your weak spot." Lilith whispers underneath her breath before fighting back.

I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings when I got swooped away behind an alley. "What-." I question. "Oh, you." I mumble. "Wow, you don't seem enthusiastic seeing me." Zion scoffs. I look down. "Sorry, just have a lot on my mind." I begin. He tilts my head up with the point of his dagger. He stares in to my teary eyes. "Hiding your tears, huh?" He adds. A teardrop runs against my cheek. He goes to wipe the tear off my cheek. "Hey, no need for crying, especially not over my brother." He jokes. I let out a short laugh. "How do u know." I question. "I can connect dots you know." He jokes. I let out another short laugh. "Right." I joke. I look back down. "No, no sad today." He states. "Oh, stop, I've never seen u this soft, is this even the real you." I joke. "I'm very real." He adds. I laugh. He leans in a little closer. "Maybe this'll help." He begins before pulling me into the most magical, heartwarming kiss I've ever felt.

"Wow, uhm.." I stumble. "Sorry, I just thought.." he starts. I shush him. I laugh. "Little fast, but smooth." I joke. "Sorry,.." he adds. I laugh. "Little too fast." I add. "It did help though." He jokes. I struggle to get words out and turn tomato red. He laughs. He puts my hair behind my ears and strikes my lips. I blush. "Stop." I manage to get out. He immediately backs up. I laugh. "What?" He questions. "What are we doing." I tell him. "We're enemies." I add. "So?" He jokes.

A brief moment of silence is broken by my giggle. "No, It's too soon." I add. He slightly smirks. "Oh come on, it's never too soon for love." He swears. "Right now, it is quite too early. At my side atleast." I comment. Zion sighs. "Good to know it's mutual." He adds. I slightly laugh. "I didn't say that." I joke. He just winks at me before disappearing in the dark.

I hear lighting hitting the ground. "FUCK." someone shouts. I go running over. "They left again?!" Erik shouts. I see Koa kneeled on the ground with his sword in the ground. "I could've ended this stupid fight" he scoffs as he pulls his sword out the ground. "A bunch of fools." Erik swears.

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