Mech X-3?

Ch30

"Broken? I'm broken?" I asked as I sat back on the couch.

"Kinda, it looks like you and the robot are broken. Like just in general, I looked back and it looks like there's a lot of unfinished parts." Marissa said sitting next to me and showing me the digital blueprints to the robot.

"So, what are we going to do to fix it?" I asked trying to lean up, pain and discomfort shooting through my side.

"You," Ryan paused to sit me back down and rest besides me,"are not doing anything,we are going to try and find out what we need to do to help you and did Leo and Layla." He said, rubbing my knuckles with his thumb.

"Ryan that's a lot for seven people to do." Spyder said. Everyone shrugged and nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, and you forgot that Harriet and I have to get ready for the Harper Grant." Harris stated, they do have a point.

"Yeah, Ry, baby, I'll help. This is way too much for only you to take the lead for," I linked arms with my boyfriend; whom I'm still upset with and the rest of these people for that matter,"I can-"

"You can sit on the sidelines and not worry your pretty, little head about anything," he said kissing the top of my head as he stood up.

"Yeah, Ryan's right on this one, Roe, I guess your gonna have to take one for the team." Mark said, using his varsity terminology.

"You're benching me?" I asked as they all nodded,"ugh, you people aggravate me." I huffed browsing my eyes and slumping in my seat.

"Don't do that." Sparrow ordered.

"Do what?" I raised an eyebrow, looking up at them, for they were all standing as I was sitting.

"Do that thing where you call us 'you people' when your mad at us." Spyder pointed out.

I raised one corner of my lip, glaring at my group of friends.

"Actually, that reminds me, I'm still mad at you people." I stated giving them all smug looks.

"Why is that?" Mark asked leaning on the back of the couch.

"Well, I guess it isn't all of you, mostly you Walkers."

"What did I do?" The brothers said simultaneously.

"Wow, it seems like I'm saying that a lot." Mark said to no one in particular.

"Well why do you think that is, whose fault is that?" Marissa blathered to the eldest Walker sibling and her boyfriend.

"I'm just not getting in the habit of saying it, and it shouldn't be a habit." Ryan said to no one but looking at me directly.

"Well, someone needs to fix that."
I need to fix that. Why am I like this, I keep hurting his feelings.

"That's not a good sign, we'll leave you lovebirds to your time alone." Our friends then scurried out of the room.

"What am I doing wrong, how can I fix this, Am I hurting you?" Ryan threw questions at me as if this was a game of dodge ball.

Why am I like this? I don't mean to be, I'm in love with him, I don't like this. This isn't Rochelle.

Oh come on, we know he hates us and so does everyone else. This isn't a team this is a game. So why don't we just quit, break up with him. We're nothing anyways.

No we're not, we're family, all of us. Ryan loves us after all of this time if he'd want to break up with us he would've you now. We're needed we're special.

Or maybe he's playing us, like all of those families. They hate you, everyone hates you and they're against you. You insolent, ignorant, arrogant...

I hated this, these suddenly voices in my head that could never agree on anything. I don't know who to believe.

"It's not you, it's me. It's always been me and it's always gonna be me. And I'm sorry, but this has to stop." I said a whispering voice forming from my throat. Ryan looked at me wth sadness and disbelief, shaking his head.

"What's that supposed to me, cause it sounds an awful like you're breaking up with me?" Emotions took over his face, the one I fell in love with.

Realization took over me,"Oh god no, I mean. We need to stop all of this, I don't even know what to call it, aggression I guess that's what this is. I don't want to keep being mad at you for things that don't make sense or that I have no control over." I breathed, my words spilling out like a balloon running out of air.

"What do you mean, why are you so mad?" He asked concerned. He placed a hand on my knee and one around my waist pulling me closer towards him.

"You're adopted, I get that that is something that takes time getting used to. It's just that everyone started to praise you like it was the most tragic thing that has happened in history. And I get that we have slot of other things on our plate like knowing who Leo and Layla are and why they know us, our powers, everything. I guess I feel really petty about all of this, but when you've been bounced around to a million and one foster homes and parents you don't know who to trust. I just want someone to know how I feel, I don't even feel like I fit in with you guys, I'm just the odd one out I basically came from the woods." I spilled, my heat clenching and my ears ringing.

"Roe, I'm sorry," he paused to rest his head in his hands and glide his fingers to the back of his neck, locking them there as he leaned his elbows on his knees," I feel awful, I guess I never thought that this would affect you as much." He glanced back at me.

"No, I should be worried about you, I mean you just found out that the people you've trusted your life with, who raised you, taught you, brought you up aren't who you thought they'd be." I grasped his shoulder and brought him up to me, wrapping my arms around his waist, he brought his up to my shoulders.

"But they're still the same people, my mom is still my mom Mark is obnoxious but he's always gonna be my older brother, and my dad, even though he left us, is always gonna be the same guy. No matter what they're still a family just like you." He rubbed my back.

"But I'm not your family, I'm not a Walker." I told him looking up into his eyes, he looked down on me, grinning as he brought me up from our embrace to look at my face.

"Not yet, one day, Mrs. Rochelle Rosemary Arrietty Walker." He said, saying my full name.

"Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?" I asked nonchalantly and cockily.

"Yeah, it suits you. And it's not like your initials change, either." Ryan points out.

Yea, sounds like it was planned oh from a book or something.

"Neither does my sister's. she's gonna have the same last name as us one day," I said sighing and smiling. I then became straight faced," oh what joy." I said with annoyance soaking my voice and words.

My phone buzzed for a second from its place beside me I looked at it for a second as I felt a tap on my shoulder from my boyfriend. I turned back to him and was greeted by a passionate kiss. It took my breath away from me and felt like I had seen him for the first time in 15 years.

"Thank you," I said," what was that for?" I asked.

"Nothing," he said looking at me longingly,"everything," he pulled me even closer to him,"anything." He smiled at me.

"Too cute!" We heard from a distance.

"Ugh, older siblings." Ryan and I both said in unison, looking at each other and laughing afterwards.