Homesick

| 31 | Stubbornness Isnt Cute

Dapha and Ivory's expression's dropped but before the rest of the group were able to question anything, Dapha already ran into the garden with Ivory shutting the door right behind her.

Ivory leaned against the door and with an awkward smile she said. "Looks like we forgot to clean up."

"Isn't that what the maids are for?" Raine asked.

"Oh but it's a private mess, they can't clean it." Ivory explained, but the group looked even more confusion than they were before.

"What are you doing sitting out here?" Dapha whispered to Valeth. "Didnt Ivory tell you about the plan?"

"She did, but I never agreed." Valeth shrugged, leaning on the bench. "Plus I'd never hide from some little kids." He scoffed slightly raising his voice.

"Shh!" Dapha shushed putting her finger to her lip. "This isn't about you hiding, this is about those two nobles not overreacting that your here."

"Why would they care? It's not you two do."

"Huh?" Dapha asked looking at Valeth confused. "We don't care?" She repeated.

"What is going on out there?" Ivory mumbled peaking out the window.

"Ivory, let's go outside I hear talking." Heidi said, nudging Ivory's shoulder.

"Yeah, let me see who my fiancé is talking to." Raine huffed with an annoyed tone.

"Dapha talking to someone?" Keziah asked. "Is it that dog?" He growled.

"Dog? Really, I love dogs!" Aurelia squealed. "Let me see, let me see!"

"You won't like this one, he's not trained." Keziah mumbled.

"Just give her a second." Ivory smiled, trying to push the group away from the window. "She has to clean remember."

"Mhm," Raine hummed, not believing Ivory's lie at all.

"Why are you so irritated all of a sudden?" Dapha asked.

"Why do you think." Valetha snapped shooting a glare at Dapha.

"If I knew I wouldn't be asking." She admitted.

Valeth sat there glaring Dapha in annoyance, but let out a sigh as he finally revealed the truth. "Something tells me you guys don't want me here."

"Was it me, or Ivory, because we tell you that everyday." Dapha stated bluntly.

"No, I mean genuinely, you guys joke all the time."

'I've never joked about him leaving, I still want him to go.' Dapha thought honestly. "If we really really hated you, we wouldn't hang out with you. But we do and it's fun." Dapha said, trying to be comforting.

Valeth looked up at Dapha. "Lair." He huffed.

"That's it." Dapha grumbled grabbing Valeth's shoulder trying to pull him off the bench. "You're moving whether you like to or not, I won't deal with your stubbornness right now!"

"Are you picking a fight with me? Bold move." Valeth grinned as he fought against Dapha.

"What the.." Ivory mumbled watched through the window. "I told her to get rid of him not beat him up."

Dapha and Valeth engaged in an intense struggle, wrestling and pulling against each other. Dapha finally managed to pry him from the bench and shove him aside. Frustrated, she snatched up nearby rocks and twigs and started pelting him while yelling, "Go away!"

Valeth winced and attempted to dodge the barrage of flying projectiles. "Fine, just stop throwing rocks at me!" He protested, growing fed up. With a final huff, he spun on his heel and stomped off in the opposite direction.