Battle of The Elements COMPLETED

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Shane

I stood outside the palace walls. I'm a... Dad? I was scared. I didn't know how to be a dad! My father was never good to me, he shunned me for most of my life until the High Seine said I was special, that I had more powers than I was supposed to. He then treated me like I was the best thing in the world, but it wasn't real.

I don't want this kid to go through the same hell I did. I knew Titania wouldn't give it up – and neither would I – so I made a vow. I would be the best father to this child. Because, even though I had never had a father – or a stable family for that matter – I wanted this child to be brought into a good home.

Bridgette rounded the corner with a man, saw me and frowned.

She walked towards me, making the man trail her. "What's wrong?" she asked.

I blurted it out before I could even think about what I was doing, – Bridgette had a tendency to make me do that, 'you trust me too much' she would say – "Titania's pregnant."

Bridgette's eyes widened, "Woah."

I nodded, "Who's that?" I said, trying to change the subject.

Bridgette grabbed the man's hand, "This is my fiancé, Dane."

Dane smiled and held out his hand for me to shake it, I did.

Dane's eyes widened, "For such a pale buy you have a strong grip."

"This pale boy went through years of training, not to mention some torture." I said.

Dane let go of my hand, "Right, sorry."

"Nothing to be sorry for."

After that it was just silence. Did he know that Bridgette and I had a thing once?

Bridgette rolled her eyes, "Ugh, so Shane! I didn't know you and Titania were a thing. How long has that been happening?"

She was trying to change the subject away from her fiancé, "Since the labs. We were cellmates."

"I thought you were waiting for the girl who helped you in the woods."

I scratched the back of my neck, "Yeah, that was a lie. I didn't want to hurt you."

She shrugged, "Ok."

...

Melanie

I walked into the library. This one was bigger than Katy's. it was three stories – the floors of the upper stories had been knocked away, so it was one story that used to be three.

I ran my finger over the spines of books as I walked past them. I looked to the man with Dark hair and blue eyes who sat at the table, reading about plants. I walked over to him and leaned on the table, "Hey Harrison." I said, startling him.

"Hey Melanie, you scared me a little." He said before going back to his book.

"You shouldn't avoid people, you know, it makes them feel bad." I said.

He didn't look up from the book, "Who are you talking about, you or Titania?"

"Both. Why haven't you gone to see her?"

"I figured she should get her rest."

"You figured she doesn't want to see you because she has a new boyfriend."

He froze, "Perhaps."

"You are such a hypocrite." I said, poking him in the chest.

"Maybe I am, but I did not go on with our... relationship."