Finding Me (Slow Updates)

Chapter 15

I knew I was in deep shit immediately when I opened my eyes. But, funnily enough that wasn't my first thought, the first was how she managed to look so angry wrapped in a tiny bundle. Her eyebrows were pulled together, successfully wrinkling her forehead, her lips were pulled into a fine line, and her arms were crossed over her small frame.

My eyes moved to see the rest of my close friends on either side of her. Fiona and Kaylen looked more worried than angry though, while Kaiden, Joey, and Trey looked more confused than anything. It was then that I realized Asher was still here, and I was cuddled up next to him, sharing a blanket too. His arm was wrapped around my body and I was laying with my head on his shoulder and the rest of my body curled against his side.

I sighed and gently took Asher's arm off of me, "Listen Willow, before yo-"

"Emelia Alexa Harllow, where the hell have you been!?"

'Well you're in waist high deep shit,' Addie threw at me.

"You left yesterday without telling anyone, no calls, no texts! Then this morning you don't show up, I had to call your grandma and she had to tell me that you'd been having a hard time. We've been fucking worried about you! And now, we get here and you're having a sleepover with someone you said you hated."

That's how I knew she was really upset, Willow never cussed, and when she's in a mood like that you can't do much to stop her. There was one thing that I knew would quiet her down, "I'm competing in The Trials." I all but yelled.

A deafening silence followed my words, well there was until Asher let out an annoyed groan from next to me. "Kain shut up. Let me sleep," his arm shot up and shooed the air around him.

"Asher, stop. Wake up." I shook him, which successfully earned a glare in my direction. When he looked back toward the front of the room his eyes widened at everyone standing there.

"Why do they look like they want to kill me?" He asked me, worried about his well-being. As his sentence finished, there was a light thumping noise and scratching before Cameron and Camilla came running into the room and jumping on the couch next to me.

'Is everything alright? We heard yelling.' Camilla asked, concerned.

'It's alright, sorry for worrying you.'

"They're mad at me, not you." I stated, rubbing my eyes before scratching Camilla on the head. She looked up at me with love, her tongue lolling out the side of her mouth.

'Don't forget to show Cameron some love, I might not be there in person but I sure as hell know he's gonna get some attention.' Adriana pestered.

I rolled my eyes at the tone of her words, but did as she asked and scratched Cameron's ears.

'Thanks Em, I know everything has been hard on you.' Cameron looked at me sweetly and laid his head on my leg.

'We're going to be here through it all Emmie, you don't have to worry.'

"Thanks you two, I know you're gonna be here for me, even though you left me alone with that last night." I smiled slightly at the last part. When I finally looked back at my friends, Willow looked like she was on the brink of tears, as well as Joey and Kaiden. They were my closest friends, and they were going to help me through this. I knew they were.

I couldn't stand sitting there and watching my friends cry over me, so I gently pushed the pups off of me and crushed Willow in a hug. I could feel Kaiden, and Joey, Trey, Kaylen, and Fiona all join us soon, and couldn't keep my own tears from flowing.

Glancing back over to the couch, Asher was just sitting there, letting us have a moment. But, as much as it pains me to say it, he was part of our group now. So, without thinking, I pushed my arm out of the circle and motioned for him to join us. Soon I could feel more weight on the left side of our little huddle as well as the shifting that allowed Cleopatra, Cameron, and Camilla through. I shouldn't be surprised that Kain would fly in and join us too, because he did, landing directly on Asher's head, which I suppose is hard enough to take those claws.