Love Stoned

Won't Give Up On Us

My stone still burns against my chest as I walk down the halls. I just noticed that the doors have labels on them to show who's is who's, that is good for my group. I wander up and down random halls until I find Caleb's room. I really need to talk to tell him about Kyle he deserves to know even with everything that had happened this morning. I take a sudden deep breath then knock on the door.

"One minute hold on please!" He screams out to me. I hear a bunch of loud crashes and rustles behind the door then it open slowly.

"What d-" He starts to say then tries to slam the door right in my face. I put my foot out to stop it.

"At least hear me out we both owe each other that much alright?"

"I don't owe you anything!" He spits bitterly at me.

"Caleb I am not in the mood alright I have so much other shit to deal with and I just thought it would be a nice thing to tell you that I talked to your brother and he is coming back but if you don't want to listen to me that is fine." I start to walk away to make a point.

"Wait okay look I will hear you out come in please." I smile knowing reverse psychology always works. I walk into Caleb's room it's a dark navy blue, and it's a complete and utter mess. I try to find my way to the only chair with nothing in it. Caleb easily makes his way through the room to sit on his bed and just stares at me.

"So you said out in the hall that you talked to Kyle. How did you do that?"

"Well Elise put me in one of her illusions because I was feeling uh very good but forget that while I was in there Kyle was there well not are Kyle a figment of my imagination, but I was able to bring are Kyle into it and I got to hear about what happened yesterday and why he left and everything so are you willing to listen to me?" He gives me a very hard stare and then it softens.

"Alright let's here it." I tell him about the whole illusion, me bringing Kyle into it then about everything Kyle told me like Kate, and me giving him some of my power to bring him back to us. Caleb doesn't comment when with all of this or just thinking about if I am actually telling him the truth.

"So when is he coming back." He says sitting on the edge of his bed, with excitement to see his brother.

" I don't know it will be pretty hard but knowing Kyle like we do it won't be very long and we will be back soon." I don't know if I am just trying to convince Caleb or me as well.

"Look I'm sorry about earlier this morning I just couldn't loose him to, and when I found that letter I just flipped the switch."

"I know I probably would have done the same thing. You know I could have lost him to?" I realized many people don't realize that they wouldn't be the only one to lose or have lost someone everyone would have or did. I just realized that myself and I regret it to late.

" I didn't really even think about it before, everyone would have lost him huh? Oh yeah while you're here and before I forget I found something in here that might belong to you it was under the floor boards that I accidentally broke into." I stare at him in question because I have never been in this room so how is that possible, but I don't ask. Caleb goes over to one of the huge piles on one of his clustered dressers and starts to look for what ever he found.

"Got it!" He comes over to me with something hidden in his hands.

"What exactly is it?" Caleb just stares at me with a smile spreading across his face then he slowly opens his hands to show me a key. It's very rusted but has a slight bronze color still left to it, it's dangling from a silver chain with a paper attached to the chain. I brush my hand over what is on top the Seerniss insignia which is supposed to look like leaves blowing through the breeze.

"I thought it might be your's since-" I cut him off to finish for him.

"Since the insignia and only my brother and I were the only ones to ever be here." He nods with the smile still planted on his face. I unfold the paper and read it out loud.

"Well sis I'm glad you're finally here since I won't be and mom will need all the help she could get. Yes I know while writing this I will be gone very soon, but don't worry I loved the way I lived my life, full of pride and honesty. Well this key is for you, there should be a box I left under the bed for you so you won't ever get rid of me, if that is possible. Oh, and by the way you suck at keeping secrets so tell Kyle said hi alright. Yes, I know that too. I wouldn't be very surprised if the neighbors do either but oh well. Just one more very important thing for you to remember, stay strong not just for mom but your self, I will always be with you promise. I love you sis always have and always will. - James." I choked out his name, tears pulling me back. I just can't even believe he knew he was going to die at any moment. My brother is so strong, I hope his strength will help me to keep going. I wipe my tears away, I notice Caleb is even starting to sniffle.

"Can I look for the box?" He nods quickly. I go over to the bed get on my stomach and crawl under. I see a shine in the back corner from the same color bronze color as the box and pull it out. The box is a dark mahogany with a rusted bronze lock attached. I put the key in slowly turn then lift the lid to be careful with it. I shuffle through it, there are letters with names on them probably to certain people around the house and then about fifteen pictures in it. I take out the pictures first and look through them. The first one is just of James sitting on the couch giving me this disapproving look because he hated when I would take pictures of him. The next was of me showing him how to play guitar, then one of us together playing an old game my father called soccer. I flip through all of them and the memories quickly come back to me just making my heart fill with pure happiness. I make it to the last one and it's one I took of Kyle and I that I hid and James must have found. The picture is of the two of us on the rock in the clearing with me kissing Kyle's cheek and him smiling like an idiot. I flip it over and a little message is on it.

Never let love go, it's something that is truly beautiful.

I find myself smiling like never before. I put the pictures back in the box and lock it back up.

"Thank you Caleb, this means so much to me."

"You're welcome, but Ash can I ask you a question though?"

"Anything." I put the box on the bed and then sit next to it, so does Caleb.

"Did you truly love my brother?" I stare at him in surprise I wouldn't have thought that this would be what he would have to ask me.

"Truth fully, I can say I loved him with everything I was as a person and more, that love will never go away no matter what comes between us. It's just complicated right now."

"It's not complicated that's the thing if you love someone you should be with them. That is how it works right?"

"Right, but Caleb there is so many other things that could stop or get in the way of that like my imprint and I just can't break that plus I feel something for Ian I don't want to hurt him."

"It's an imprint, that doesn't mean it's permanent.I mean unless you want it to be and you know what can you truly, truly say you love Ian like you love my brother?"

"Your brother's different then Ian they aren't alike so trying to compare if I love one more then the other isn't fair for anyone defiantly not me."

"I get it but take James' advice never let that love you have with my brother go." I grab Caleb to hug him. I really needed this, the letter and box from James and then this talk with Caleb. I can finally see with eyes cleared and wide open.

"Thank you again Caleb, I needed it."

"Anytime, to me you're practically family." I let out a loud laugh. So this is what's it like to be happy again, I haven't felt it in a while but I'm glad it's back.

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Well I'm sorry I haven't been really updating I have been so busy with a bunch of stuff, but I will try my best to update soon. Well please comment tell me what you think I want to know. So yeah!