Toy Soldiers {SSoHPKC/Creatures Fan-Fic}

Chapter 11: Red Hands & Blurry Eyes

»Merel's POV«

(Dreaming)

The sound of Queensrÿche's song Jet City Woman began playing from my phone as I sat out on my white and grey deck. The sun was shining down on my back as I answered.

"Hey Charlotte." I said with a smile.

She was one of my best friends. I loved to talk to her, because she was a lot calmer than Sophia. I still love my Squirrely though. As I spoke my hello Seamus came up behind me and sat down on the deck's steps with me. He snaked his arm around my waist as I talked.

Suddenly my smile fell as Charlotte returned a not so happy tone. "Hey, I need to talk to you and Seamus."

I was confused. What could she need to say? Last time I checked everything was fine...

"Alright," I dragged my voice. "He's sitting with me now so let me put you on speaker."

"Okay." She replied as I brought the phone out from my ear.

"Kay you're on speaker."

"You two are very happy together." She said.

"Yeah, extremely." Seamus said giving me a confused look.

"But I need to ask you something."

"Okay, shoot." I replied.

"You care about each other, but do you care about DLR anymore?"

We were both taken back by the question. Instinctively we got defensive.

"Of course! Why wouldn't we?" I questioned her.

She sighed. "You both seem like you don't give a shit about anybody or anything other than yourselves. All you see and care about is each other."

Woah. I just got taken back so hard like you wouldn't believe. I... I guess I don't really hang around anyone other than Seamus anymore.

"Can I call you back?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"Yeah." She replied understandingly.

I looked at Seamus as I hung up. "She's right ya know."

He hung his head low. "Yeah, she is. Fuck!" He sighed. "We kinda forgot about... everything else."

After he said that we sat in silence for a bit, thinking it over. Then he turned to me.

"Merel?" He asked and I looked over to him.

"Yeah?" I said, eyes watering because I knew what was coming.

"I... I honestly can't believe I'm saying this but... but I think we need to be through. We're like drugs to each other and it's too dangerous for us to be exposed to this toxic love we've got."

"You're right." I choked up my words. "We can't do this anymore."

He slid his hand in mine as we stood up. Seamus leaned in and kissed my lips one last time. I closed my eyes and savored it. As he pulled away he whispered a few final words to my ear.

"Keep your eyes closed until you can't hear my Harley anymore. Goodbye Merel."

I felt my heart sink. The radio that we had on suddenly came to Carrie Underwood's song Starts With Goodbyes as tears ran down my cheeks and I listened for his engine to fade in the distance.

(Awake)

I flew up with my heart racing. Why did I randomly dream that? It was when Seamus and I broke up years ago. That was such a rough memory for me. I cried for countless nights after it happened even though I knew I had to do it.

I looked to the space next to me. It was empty but I still had his shirt on. I hope he had another.

»Seamus' POV, Earlier«

I woke up to my phone vibrating and quickly grabbed it so Merel wouldn't wake. Thank god it was just a sales man so it didn't matter if I declined the call. The time read 7:45. I never get up this early but for some reason I couldn't see myself falling back asleep.

Merel was still lost in her dreams as I looked down at her beautiful sleeping face. She had my Yoshi shirt on and nothing else. I thought about how I could get used to seeing her every morning sleeping in my clothes. Then my brain went to Ashley.

Fuck. I'm going to have to tell her. I... I just can't. Maybe the stress and guilt will go away if I just plain tell somebody, anybody, but not her. I can't face her.

I'll figure it out, maybe, but for now I just need to get home to her. I didn't want to wake Merel so I just left her be. I had a shirt in my car anyways, so I kissed her on the forehead and then slipped out of the bed.

My clothes were all over from last night. I found them all though; my jeans, belt, dog tags and black Vans. For some reason I wasn't cold even without a shirt.

Quietly, I closed the door behind me and tip-toed downstairs. I was almost out the door when...

"Nick I saw something I shouldn't have." I heard from the living room.

It was James' voice. He wasn't whispering but he was quiet.

"What?" Nick asked.

I stopped around the corner to listen. There was a mirror in the hall where I could see into the living room, but they couldn't see me in the hall. Luckily, they were the only ones in the room.

"You gotta promise to keep it just between us." James said.

"I promise. Just tell me already."

He huffed. "I needed some cords cause the damn dog chewed mine again, but I didn't have any. I text Jordan and he told me there was some in Seamus' old room. I forgot Merel was staying there and when I walked in I saw..."

"What? What did you see?"

"I saw Merel asleep in Seamus' shirt, lying on his bare chest. They were both sleeping but man I'm freaking out. What if what I think happened did happen? I mean you've seen the movies! You know that something like that usually means..."

Nick interrupted. "Let's not jump to conclusions."

"Oh yeah?" James replied. "Give me one other reasonable explanation for what I saw."

Nick sighed. "Okay fine! But let's not tell Ash. Sly watches over her like a hawk and the last thing we need is tension between him and Seamus."

"Well what do you wanna do then?"

"I guess confront Seamus about it."

Fuck me! I got out of that house as quick as I could. Once I was out of the driveway I drove to a near by gas station and got my extra shirt from the back seat.

Ashley, or any of the others don't know I used to smoke, or that I still do. I lit up as I tend to do under pressure. What the hell am I gonna do? I can't live thinking that any second Nick or James could pick up the phone and tell Ashley everything. I feel like I'm going to fucking die!  

Another chapter! Okay, can I totally fan girl out and the thought of Seamus shirtless. *faints* haha ^.^ Hope you guys enjoyed! Please give me feed back! It's much appreciated :D Also please follow, vote and all that magical stuff! See ya next time! 

-Meryl <3