Deceitful Souls: Unveiling Betrayal, love and the Hunt for Justice

Chapter 5: Flashbacks and new feelings

Chapter 5: \\Edited//
TW: Sh/depression

No one's POV
*Flashback years ago*
Blake had never been the type to keep secrets from his sister but he had kept his depression from her for a while. Olivia didn't know their mother's villainous acts were the cause of it. At first it was nothing, but as time went on he got more affected by his mother setting fires and causing explosions for fun. He felt like his mother hated him for becoming a hero which just added onto the depression. This caused him to get angrier with his mother to create lightning storms, he used the lightning for self harm for a few years to avoid dealing with the other emotions. Blake felt better as the years went on due to meeting Vivian. Blake saw the change in himself and tried his best to stay friends with Vivian. That's when he started getting feelings for her, one thing led to another, and they were dating for a few years. Being with her helped him slowly recover from his depression and he stopped self harming. She knew about his past and understood him, as time went on they started getting closer. They were friends and eventually dated.
*flashback end*
Now that Vivian is back those same feelings are back. Blake wants her back in his life, we'll find out if he wants a platonic relationship or romantic relationship again. Vivian wants blake back in her life romantically but doesn't want to hurt him again.

??? POV(Blake's dad)
I was there the night of the explosion a few years ago. I was the cause of the explosion that night. All I wanted was to see my family  that night but I got wrapped up in my own experiments, I needed help getting the ingredients for one serum so I asked a kid walking nearby. I think he said his name was storm weaver or something. After he gave me the ingredients I mixed them, and that's when it happened. One of my experiments fell over and mixed with something causing a vapor to be emitted and create an explosion. The next thing I know everything was blown to pieces. I heard faint screams ranging from miles away to the building next door.
A hour later I had fled the scene, hoping to escape when I heard yelling. "I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS HELPING BUILD A BOMB!" Was the last thing I heard from the hero who helped fix my experiment serum before I left. All I wanted was to help people and I ended up making a mess of things. I didn't even get to see my kid that day, I haven't seen him in years. Recently i came back to silverton and i saw him from far away. I wish he knew it was me but i doubt his mother ever told him about me. He's probably in his twenties by now.
(Time skip 3:30 pm present time)

Vivian's POV
It's been a couple days since I stayed the night at Blake's. (Referring to the last chapter)
We've been spending more time together patroling the city, I'm not sure if Im starting to love him again or it's just being with him all night. Lately I feel like Im being watched, I told Blake about it and he thinks I'm being paranoid but I can't shake the feeling. Blake wanted me to sleep at his house till we figure out what's going on but I didn't want to so I texted him suggesting we have a sleepover at my house tonight.
   >Text message<
Sunshine:I know you're still worried someone is stalking you so what should we do?
Me: how about a sleepover at my place tonight?
Sunshine: sure what time?
Me: you can come over at 4 and we can watch movies till our actual sleepover?
Sunshine: yeah that's good viv,I'll see you then
   >End of text message<
I'm so glad I changed his name in my phone to 'sunshine' it fits him. Anyway I'm getting everything ready for my sleepover with Blake, I thought about what happened the other night so I grabbed the blow up mattress for him. I know I have feelings for him but he doesn't have to know that yet. Plus I don't think sleeping in the same bed again is going to help me keep these feelings hidden from Blake I think as I hear the doorbell. I look out the window and see it's Blake in his dark blue fuzzy pajama pants and the black hoodie I gave him. I tell him to just open the door, as he does as I say "I'm going to make popcorn, go up to my room and pick out a movie to watch" he nods and runs up the stairs like a little kid. I finnish making the popcorn as I wonder what he's doing because it got quiet. I head up to my room as I see him sitting under a blanket fort that he must have made while I was in the kitchen. How the fuck did he do that so fast? "So I guess we're watching the movie in here?"I ask handing him the popcorn "yes! I picked two movies a fantasy movie or a horror movie?" he asks as I slightly freak out as I remember he loves horror movies, I hate them but I'll watch it for him. "Okay we'll watch the horror movie" I reply as he grabs a few blankets and I sit next to him in the blanket fort. "You know Blake, this is just like the blanket forts we used to make when we were kids" I say sitting closer to him. Blake then slowly scoots closer to me saying "yeah I know, I miss that and I missed you" I grab his hand and say "yeah, I didn't realize how much I missed you. Not just talking with you but being around you."  He starts the movie and I get comfortable laying on him. We stay there watching movie after movie, hours pass until we realize it's midnight. "Blake I think we should go to sleep, I want to go to my parents house in the morning since their cleaning, I want to help clean and get some things out from my old room" I say yawning "alright let's go to sleep, I have to go to the store tomorrow so I can't pick you up after"  he says seeing I'm tired "that's okay, I'll just meet you at your house after" I say as he falls asleep with an arm around me. God why is he so protective, I think as I fall asleep next to him.

//The next morning\\

Blake's POV
I woke up to Vivian shivering in her sleep so I put my hoodie over her. I know she won't wake up for a bit so i would rather stay here with her instead of getting up to make anything. We can just go get food before I drop her off at her parents.
//time skip and hour\\
"Well good morning sleepy head" I say as Vivian just rolls her eyes and throws a pillow at me. "I don't want to go help my parents anymore, they said they invited a friend of theirs to help too" she says "who would they invite? They're not trying to set you up with someone are they?" I say trying not to sound jealous. "Blake I know your concerned but I'm not going anywhere, I don't exactly know what we are now but I know what I want to be" she says to me, and just as I'm about to formally ask her out again her phone rings. Fucking hell. It's her parents asking if she can come over sooner to help out, I hear her ask if she can bring a friend. Fucking god I'm an idiot, of course she meant she wants us to be friends, why would she want to get back together after everything anyway? I mean I'm in love with her but what if she doesn't feel the same anymore?

Vivian's POV
"Blake I know you're concerned but I'm not going anywhere, I don't exactly know what we are now but I know what I want to be" I tell him and my phone rings. Great, they stopped calling me when I got here but as soon as I'm with Blake they call me. All they want is to know if I can go sooner to help, but now all I want to do is stay here. I just wanted to ask him out but now I guess that'll have to wait. Maybe Blake can come with me, It would be nice for him to see my parents again. Before I left he would come over all the time, I know my parents miss seeing him. Hopefully they'll be seeing more of him around if I can ever get the time to actually ask him out. I hang up the phone with my parents and see Blake staring at me lost in thought. "Blake? Earth to Blake?" I say waving my hand in front of him as he finally blinks and says "sorry I was thinking about what you said, what were you going to ask me?" I take a deep breath about to ask him out and risk loosing it all when the door bell rings. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! I think scream as Blake says "hold that thought, I think it's my sister."  Wait Olivia? The last time I saw her she was 20, that was 6 years ago. She still looked like a kid to me but I've known her most of her life. "Is that Livy" I say as Blake opens the door. I hear them saying hi from my room upstairs so I run down to the door as I hear "Vivian is that you?!" from a familiar voice...