Survived Me: a Shatter Me fan-fiction (Warnette)

Chapter 107 - Must Go

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Talk of war
Talk of murder
Abandonment
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AARON'S POV:

The next morning me and Juliette make our way to the canteen, sitting with everyone that we usually do, apart from the obvious lack of Adam.

To be fair, him not being here is a relief, it means that he can't cause trouble right now. Though, saying that, he could still be causing trouble elsewhere.

I knew that Adam was still heartbroken over Juliette. I knew that he hated me, I knew that he always will hate me - but to this extent?! That I didn't know.
He has gone too far, this isn't someone being heartbroken anymore, this is psychotic. This not is the behaviour of a sane individual.

It is true that, technically, he might not be working for Sebastian Petit, but come on, everyone saw the signatures and who these reports were addressed too. No one else who hated us that much has the initials S.P it has to be Sebastian Petit. It's also his handwriting! I have compared some of the letters from this S.P to ones that we have revived from Sebastian, and they're a perfect match.
The idea that maybe it was a scheme to throw us off scent did cross my mind, then I remembered that Adam hid these. He didn't want anyone to read them. Why would you go through so much effort just to throw people off when, as far as you know, no one, other than himself, is going to read it. I mean, you wouldn't forage someone's handwriting, for said letter to be kept in a shoe box, at the back of a wardrobe.

So to come to a conclusion, I do believe that Adam, my brother, is working for, or maybe with - as equals, for Sebastian Petit. The man who has tried so hard to kill the girl he is supposedly in love with.

I don't know a whole lot about love, heck I have only ever loved Juliette and my mother, but I do know that if you love someone, surely you wouldn't team up with someone who tried, and is still trying, to kill said loved one. Right?

"Aaron?" I hear Juliette's sweet voice call out to me, full of concern.
I snap my head up, to look at her. "Yes love, are you alright?"
She nods, slowly. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine. It's you that I should be asking.
"I'm fine, sorry, I was just thinking." I reach for her hand under the table. Squeezing it gently.
"Are you actually alright, Aaron?" Her soft eyes filled with unsureness.

I can sense the love inside her, and it makes me want to crumble at her feet.

"I am certain, sweetheart." I smile. Kissing her on the forehead, breathing in the fresh scent of strawberries from the shampoo she uses, along with her conditioner. No wonder her hair is so soft, and so silky.

"It's so disgusting!" Says Kishimoto. "You both never stop flirting."

Juliette rolls her stunning eyes. "Kenji shush."

That makes me want to chuckle.

"Wow J, the betrayal." Kishimoto gasps, smacking a hand to his chest. "How could you." He dramatically says. "I never though, of all people, you'd be the one who stabbed me in the back."

"Oh my gosh you're so dramatic!" Says James.
"No I am not!" Replied Kishimoto.

This is going to be a long meal...

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JULIETTE'S POV:

I don't think I can comprehend this. It's crazy. Mostly, I feel bad for James, his brother, Adam not Aaron, most likely won't return to him.

I hate the look of hope in James' eyes. He's waiting for his brother to come home. It makes me want to cry.

"Are you alright, love?" Aaron's hand takes hold of mine. I look up to him, a small smile oh my lips. "Yeah, I'm okay." I say.

I know he can sense how I'm feeling, my emotions, so I shouldn't really lie about the way I feel, I should just tell him the truth, he knows it anyways.

His knowing glance meets my gaze, he kisses my temple. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." He moves his lips to my ear, whispering to me: "I'm here, I've got you."
His breath tickling the side of my neck, sending shivers up and down my whole body, despite the fact that I am not cold.

I nod slightly. "I know." I look up at him, into his green, sparkling eyes. They're always so captivating. Two emeralds, made to look like eyes that could kill you with one look, that's how beautiful they are. "Thank you."

I'm so lucky that I have him. He is my everything. I love him so much.

To be honest, I have no clear idea of what is to come next. What we are going to do about this. But I do know that, no matter what, me and Aaron will get through this. We have to. We've gotten through much worse.

I worry, mostly, about James. It's going to break his heart, his big brother, the man who raised him, is a bad man who has been living a lie with him. I really don't want to be the one to break the news to the poor boy. He doesn't deserve this at all. He's done nothing wrong, nothing at all.

This world is about to become fucked up again. This is the calm before the storm once more. This isn't going to end with apologises and hugs - no, this will end in war, fighting to the death. Sebastian needs to be stopped and, if he is alive, he can't be. So, he must be killed. He must die.

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Word count: 1061

(A/N): (This is chapter is short, I know, I'm sorry. This was a filler chapter, if you couldn't tell - lol - I began writing this chapter when I didn't have a plan for the next chapter, now I do, so I quickly rushed this chapter so I could begin the next one. So, I know this part is a bit shit, but, don't worry, the next chapter will better... well, hopefully, I don't know - I haven't written it yet. But, y'know, I'll try.)

(Thank you all so much for 11k reads, that's so fucking crazy! Thank you, as well, for all of the feedback and comments, it does truly mean a lot. 😊)