Me and You [UNDER SEVERE EDITING]

Care.

Chapter 46

Azure?

What's Azure doing here?

He looked so empty and bored just standing there in the corner of the ball room.

His eyes had no sign of life in them at all.

I get that it is a big party and everything, but why is he invited and not me?

WAIT. Now is my chance. I can make sure he doesn't get corrupted and all of this can be avoided.

"Azu- Ouch." I tripped over a wire long black wire leading to a now, broken hot-pink with black and white striped electric guitar lying on the ground.

The whole room went silent and everyone looked over my way, including Azure.

"You! How could you?!" Amy started to shout. I could see her trying to hold back a tear. "That was the most valuable thing I have ever owned. This was first time mother was going to allow me to play! You don't know how much this meant to me. Playing this instrument might sound like just a few notes to you, but to me, it feels like the freedom I've dreamed of having."

"I'm sorry Amy." I began to apologise. I stood up so I could talk to her eye-to-eye.

"I don't want to hear your lame excuses! You got me this guitar and I practiced it day and night not just for you to take it back!"

I got her the guitar? I don't remember getting her that.

"I can buy you a new one..."

"No. Leave me alone." She started to walk off pushing out of the way.

"Amy, I'm sorry." I whispered.

After everyone was satisfied with what just happened and no longer had the need to pay attention, they all just started to talk again.

I continued to make my way over to Azure.

What do I say?

I haven't seen him in quite a while.

How about just starting with a 'Hi'?

No, that's too casual.

How about 'Hey there buddy'?

No that sounds like we new each other when we were 3 and haven't seen one another since.

After brainstorming for a while, I realised that I was right in front of Azure staring at him.

"H-hi, Cerri-"

"'Ello old chum!" 

....

I give up. Out of all the things I could of said.

He just started to laugh. I just stood there awkwardly wondering how my life got to this.

"So you're wearing Magenta's dress?" Azure asked. This is good; if he didn't notice that I look like Magenta then I doubt anyone else would.

"Uhhhhh, yeah. It's inspired by her one."

"It looks great on you. I see you're arm is healed. For some reason my ribbon magically regenerated." He said pointing at his ribbon.

"Yeah, I think it missed you or something."

"Objects can't have emotions." He stated.

"They can. They can also have feelings. If you don't think so then you should take a look at yourself." I challenged.

"What do you mean? I'm not an object." He asked pointing at himself

"All things are made out of atoms and particles. Including objects. We are all the sane. If we have emotions then they do too."

"That's a smart way of telling me you're dumb."

"Shut up." I joked facing the other way.

"You know, you remind me of a person I know. Except you care about peoples feelings."

I do care about his feelings. Does he really think that I don't?

"Azure, I do care"

"Who do you think I'm talking about?" He asked kinda concerned.

"Me of course."

Wait. He's talking about Magenta not me.

"I'm talking about Ma- never mind." He sighed.

"Why don't you like Magenta? You guys are like partners in stopping crime. I swear she does care even if you're too dumb to realise it. If you care about her then she cares about you. You guys are always there for eachother even no matter what. You care and she care's. I don't see why you are giving her the cold shoulder and....why she hasn't apologised. It isn't good for the only heroes we have to be fighting. What if another attack comes? What happens then?!"

"You don't see me as just her side-kick?" He asked with one of the saddest faces I've ever seen in my life.

"Of course I don't. You guys both save the town so you guys should get equal amounts of credit. Look, stop treating each other like this. I don't know what happened between you two but I can see in your eyes that you care about her and I know she cares about you, so now there is no reason for you to hate her."

Lies. I know what happened. I caused it. And here I am, blaming it on him. Lies. I just don't want him hating me...

"Cerridwen, the thing is...." He stood up straight looking down on me. "I don't care about Magenta. I should of just left her when she fell off the building." He started to walk away.

My heart just felt like it has been broken into a million pieces. Why am I feeling this way? Why do I want to run up to him and make him say that he was lying?

Is this what rejection feels like?

I started running after him. Not that I wanted him to take it back, I just didn't want him to leave.

All of a sudden, I felt a cold hand on my shoulder then everything went black.