In The Name of Love [3]

Chapter 5: Surprises

The loud sound of a crunch abruptly made the hybrid awake with a start in the bed, his ears perking at the abrupt sound that rang through the silence. He blinked, his vision readjusting as he made eye contact with the female sitting beside him on the bed with a bag of potato chips resting in her lap. "Oh, sorry. I got hungry." I said, scratching the back of my neck as I ate a chip, wincing slightly at the surge of pain that went through my mouth because of my braces being tightened the day before. "Rebecca?" The hybrid looked at me in confusion as he sat up from his laid down position, his tail curling around him as he got comfortable, "What are you doing here? Where's Becka?" He immediately started asking questions and I raised a hand slightly to silently tell him to calm down as I ate another chip for a moment. "Before you freak out, Beck is fine and he hasn't abandoned you." I explained, looking out the nearby window for a quiet moment before looking back at the male, "He had something important to take care of and he couldn't wait any longer, so he called me and told me to stay here with you while he was out." Henry was silent before giving a slight nod of his head as he snatched a chip from my hand, munching on it. "Hey, mine!" I hissed at him with a slight laugh, holding the plastic bag full of potato chips close to my chest, "So, anyways, my brother filled me in on what exactly happened between you two today - are you doing okay?" I said this with sincerity in my tone as I rested a hand on his shoulder, looking at the male for a moment. He gave a small huff of amusement, a small smile on his face as he stared at the bed sheets in front of him. "I'm alright now, I suppose." He admitted with a slight shrug, "But for a moment, I understood how you felt when you were going through those bad times with your past loves. It was such an empty, painful feeling that I never wish to know ever again.." The hybrid said this with a shudder and shake of his head as I withdrew my hand and smiled. "You know that I would never wish upon you the pain that I have felt in my lifetime, Henry. That was why it was a top priority of mine to do what I could to save Beck's life back then - not just because he is my older brother, but also because I know he means the world to you and perhaps even more. Beck is not perfect, even he knows that, but I know that he loves you. Sure, he'll make mistakes and there are times when he is really a dumbass, but that's a gene that comes with all men." I ended that with a slight chuckle, making the hybrid punch my shoulder, "Alright, alright. I know, that was harsh, but what I'm saying is that I trust Beck to take care of you and love you until the end of time." I said this with all seriousness in my tone, "I want to explain something to you, Henry."

"At first, when I found out about Beck and you, I did not approve of it - I will admit that even though I said differently to my brother. It's not because I'm homophobic or anything like that, you know how supportive I am of that kind of stuff. I mean, I'm bisexual. I didn't approve because I had finally reconnected with you and we had been together like we once had been long ago. I didn't want to lose that and I often grew angry and jealous towards it, however, when we tried talking about having a throuple and it actually happened, I thought it would feel nice and I would happy, but I wasn't. I felt like I was in the way and you two obviously tended more to each other." I explained, looking at him while I spoke, "But then I saw how happy Beck makes you feel and I see how happy my brother is when he talks about you to me. I love you both, more than anyone else in this world, besides Scruffy, of course. Your happiness makes me happy and I honestly forget about my own problems when I see you together. Even though I'm with Hyde now, I still feel alone in the human world. Things were going well for awhile - my grades were good, my friends were close and my family was nice to me. Now everything is going downhill again and honestly, you all are the only thing keeping me afloat these days." I did not want this to turn into a crying mess, but Henry went closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, holding my body close to his. "Thank you, Rebecca. Thank you for everything that you've done for me, and everyone else here. I'm so sorry that you're going through a rough time now. We'll always be here for you and you know that." This words calmed me down now and I smiled, patting his back gently. "I can always count on you all to make me feel better." I murmured, pulling away from him and rubbing my eyes. Now that we had moved on from that, Henry looked at me, obviously wondering if he should say something or not. "Say. Do you know where Beck is, by chance? Or at least what he is doing?" He asked me, his ears twitching slightly as I raised an eyebrow at him. "I do know, in fact, but I received specific instructions not to tell you." I claimed and he gave a slight whimper, "All I will say is that I realized that he is finally going through with this. It's nothing bad, don't worry. It isn't in my opinion, anyways." At that moment, my phone buzzed from my back pocket and the hybrid watched me with curious eyes as I pulled out my phone, scanning the screen for a moment before giving a slight nod and easing off the bed. "He'll be here in about two minutes, so I'll be heading out to leave him to explain and much else." I ended that sentence with a slight grin and wiggle of my eyebrows, to which he grew red in the face and chuckled a pillow at me from the bed. I swatted it away with my hand, laughing slightly as I began to walk out. "Alright, see you later, Henry. Love you. Treat my bro right, okay?" I mentioned before leaving the cozy cabin.