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(𝐒𝟐) 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟑

LONG chapter ahead. Enjoy!! <3

𝟏ˢᵗ 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖.

Dang, you literally got kidnapped. Lol. Loser. Well, i did too but still. It was from the people you trusted the most too. And on your birthday? That's just sad.

"Shut the hell up." I snap back as i look down and clench my hand into a fist.

No need to get all aggressive and hostile. But, i guess you've learned something valuable.

"That your annoying as hell when it comes to the physical version of yourself?"

There was silence for a moment.

No. That you can't trust everybody, even if they seem like you can and you've know them for a while.

"I guess. But what about the group? Can i trust them?"

Only time will tell, dear.

I sigh. "What if i try and sleep in here?"

Here? In your headspace?

"Yeah."

I dunno' try to.

"Alright." I lay down and close my eyes.

[ 𝖬𝖤𝖬𝖮𝖱𝖸 𝟣；𝖠𝖲𝖧𝖫𝖸𝖭 𝖡𝖠𝖭𝖭𝖤𝖱．]

I block Ashlyn's kicks. I feel sweat drip from my neck and forehead. "You alright? You don't usually just keep blocking." She says to me.

"Uh, yeah i'm fine." I say a bit unsure as i give her a sheepish grin.

She sighs and stops kicking me. I look up and furrow my eyebrows in confusion. "Why'd you stop?" I ask her.

"Because, you and i both know that i don't like sparing if you aren't focused. So tell me what's going on." She tells me.

I scratch the back of my neck. "I'm just worried.. y'know?"

"Worried?"

"Yeah. What if something bad happens, y'know? I can't shake off this feeling, like- like if something bad is gonna happen to all of us y'know? I don't want anything to happen to y-"

Ashlyn cuts me off with a sigh.

"You really need to stop worrying about us, and worry about yourself. Y'know that?" Ashlyn asks me.

"We're a team. If something happens to us, we're gonna get through it together. But in the case that we do get separated, i don't want you to be a worry-wart for us. We'll always find each other one way or another. All of us do, somehow." She tells me, she gives me a small smile.

I smile at her. "Thanks, Ashlyn.."

She nods. "Now, c'mon let's keep going." I nod with a determined smile.