Rubies In The Night Sky

Chapter 11

Liam's POV:

I get up from the floor a few minutes after the pain from Lexi's kick was gone. Once I got up, I felt my heart and my stomach drop to the floor at the same time.

So you have completely changed Lexi, I thought with misery flowing through my entire body.

"I feel an aura, it's full of melancholy," I heard a small voice say.

Belle came upstairs with a sad look on her face. "Did something happen with you and Auntie Lexi?"

I sighed and slowly walked towards the stairs. "I guess I thought I could change your aunt back to the way she was before, but I can see she isn't going to the Lexi we miss for awhile. I'm having doubts about Lexi ever turning back into the happy, bubbly girl we all knew."

I heard a sniff from behind me and I saw Belle with tears coming down her face.

"She's not going to change back? I want my happy aunt back," Belle said with a shaky voice that was full of confusion and grief.

Her little body trembled from the possible thought of her happy aunt never coming back, and the current Lexi would have to stay blank and expressionless for the rest of her life. She had so much hope in her, but her hope was shattered.

Sympathy rained over me and I walked towards Belle and wrapped my arms around her, a hand rubbing the upper part of her back, and the other on her head. Belle wrapped her arms around my neck and buried her face into my chest. "S'il vous plaît revenir, Auntie Lexi," Belle whispered, praying, wishing that the old Lexi will come back.

I had a few tears that came running down my cheeks as I hugged and comforted Belle.

Lexi's POV:

He almost kissed me! The fucking nerve! As much as I missed Liam, I remembered what Liam told me two months ago and felt anger rise into my eyes, and I kicked him in his gut.

I felt terrified with what I did, but I just walked away, telling him to never speak of it to anyone and to just forget it. But can I forget it?

I grabbed my swords and my combat knife from the garage and walked towards Carson. "Carson, open the garage. I'm gonna be out for awhile."

"Do you know how long you're going to be gone?" Carson asked me. "I'll probably be back at sunset. Now open the garage." He immediately followed my order and I walked out of the utopia.

I needed to blow off the steam again. I just can't deal with these fucking feelings, jumping around violently in my chest. I need to let this anger, confusion, and long-time grief out, probably by killing some Sins Soldiers, hunting, or just do some training.

***

It's been three hours since I got out of the utopia. I've been walking around the woods that I would walk to when I really didn't want to deal with some things. I mostly came here before the Sins Invasion started.

I came here everyday at night after the day Liam was gone. It was snowing, which is pretty weird because it hasn't snowed in three years.

I looked up at the sky and the little white snowflakes fell on my face. I didn't feel cold, I was only wearing a loose white long sleeve, black shorts, and my black army boots.

It was quiet and peaceful, until a rustling of leaves crunched behind me.

I took out my left sword from its sheathe with my right hand and turned around.

There was a wolf, just staring at me. It had hazel eyes, hypnotizing me. Its fur was gray all over except a little black heart by its ear. It was small, probably still a little baby. The wolf slowly walked toward me and nuzzled its nose by my leg.