The New kid

Living with the enemy

Tords P.O.V

My mind went blank, "An alliance?" I repeated dumbfounded. She nodded and walked around me like a shark circling its prey. Her white hair bounced as she walked.

"Tord is it?" She asks. "Look, this war has gotten crazy. Our armies have been at it for generations, don't get me wrong, the black army is much better than yours. But together we would be in complete control, all the armies would be under our feet. You need us and we could use you. Be my groom, or you know, I could just kill off your army now. I'm making a very generous offer." I stared at her blankly, this is crazy. "You're young," she moved her hand across my shoulder, "You're handsome, you're powerful, you're arrogant and I want you to rule at my side. No strings attached. I've been watching you for years. For years I've fought for the idea of joining the enemy and you're the perfect one to make this happen. I know you think I have blood on my hands but have you seen yours? Neither of us are innocent. Both of us have faced tragedy and did what we had to do. I'll be waiting outside, bring the purple God with you, leave the girl, we'll get her another time." She whistles and the men drop Tamra and Pat, they follow her out.

I rush to Pat and feel for his pulse, I carefully move his head up, "Dad.." Tears rushed down my face. "I'm so sorry," I kissed his forehead. Thomas crawled towards Tammy, I rushed over to him, "I-I'm so sorry," I sobbed, falling to my knees and holding him. He looked at me with a faint smile. He didn't say a word, he stared at the wall in front of him, he moved from my arms and pushed Tammy's golden brown hair from her eyes, he noticed the blood his fingers left on her clean cheeks and quickly pulled away.

"What did she say?" he says dully, staring at his red hands.

I wiped my face and tried to pull myself together, "She ... she wants an alliance through marriage." I stutter. "She wants our armies to combine. I have to go with her, and so do you." His expression drops. "I'm sorry, we don't have a choice right now. She has control over everything and I don't even know where Matt and Edd are. We have to go. We'll figure it out there. I promise. Tamra is safer here than anywhere else." Thomas looked at her one last time, he ripped off the beaten badge that said his name and left it at her side. He shakily stood up and I put his non-injured shoulder over mine.

We both inched through the rubble with tears in our eyes, smoke ran through the building and broken glass sparkled on the floor. Thomas rested his head on my shoulder for a second and we stopped the walk to our graves. He was going back to an abuser, he was leaving his daughter he only just met, and I was leaving my whole life behind me only to get married to the same person who's hurt everyone I love. "Do you remember in high school when you lost that project you worked really hard on?" He asks, looking at the crimson-stained floor.

"Yeah?" I answered with confusion.

He smiles at me and a little color comes back to his face, "I destroyed it while you were out, probably here, cuz you made fun of Matt's hair."

"It was just a joke!" I defend.

"Yeah, but he was so upset and kept bugging me about it. I ripped it up and threw it in the trash. I was going to leave it in your drawer to find it but I saw something else. A paper, you wrote about all of us for some class. Tord you always ruin everything," He laughs and I smile, "But even so, we're still family. And this is a terrible situation but we're together and we'll figure it out. It's not your fault. I'll... be okay." He utters.

His green eyes glitch and a crack runs through the screen. He looks like hell and needs medical attention immediately. I walk faster but he can't keep up, his breaking gets heavier. "It's only a little further," Thomas stumbles and falls down, I scoop him up.

He clutches my jacket, "I-I can't go back." He cries. He pushes me away and falls out of my hands. His claws piece through his fingers, "I won't."

I hold my hands in surrender, "Thomas please, if we stay here everyone dies. We can't protect them all right now."