Chaos

Chapter 18: Poppies on the hill

They look at her like she's a little girl in time out at school.
They look at her like she's in trouble with her parents for not sharing.
They look at her the same way she looked at me when we where younger.
Like a dead animal.
And boy, do I know how that feels to be in her place.
But she did nearly kill me for no reason other than me being renamed.
Ok maybe I did betray her.
But honestly, I didn't think that she would go that low, as to kill her own sister.
I see Alex on the side, his eyes red and puffy from crying.
He looks at me as if he were looking at a long lost friend.
He's the boy that I willingly betrayed my family for, I realise.
Everyone departs, even Christina who I thought would bombard
me with questions, but apparently not. But Alex will.
I'm sure of it.
When everyone leaves, I sit on my grave box ( I don't know what it's called )
and scowl at my hands.My dress turns black, a sign that I'm very depressed.
I don't know if I am or not, but it must be true.
Just when I think I'm alone, Alex spots me, and runs over.
"You really do care." I say to him, recalling him crying over my 'death'.
He nods slowly like he's unsure of it. Well, I'm sure of it.
He just hugs me. "I'm so glad you're ok." He says finally.
I squeeze his arm. "Me too."
***
Alex takes me to fire house. I'm practically a Fire Fairy now, since I betrayed Darkness.
"Welcome to my humble home." He says which makes me giggle. Everyone in Fire
house gets a choice to choose where they live. Alex chose a small cottage near the
Air house. I can slightly see one of the buildings if I look hard enough.
Alex shows me around the house, starting with the lounge room.
***
15 minutes later
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"And finally, this is the bathroom." he says walking towards, what I would
assume to be, the bathroom. "You must of chosen this house because of the size." I breathe.
He laughs slightly. "No." He says shaking his head." I want to show to show you something."
He leads me to the garden. Oh, wow. You definitely didn't choose the house because of the size." I say.
He shakes his head again and smiles. "It was because of the garden." He finishes. I hug him.
"Alex?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to go to the hill."
His eyes brighten, as I make a portal. We step in it together.
We lay down together, watching the stars.
Slowly he inches forward and presses his mouth to mine.
I breath a sigh of relief.