"Aspen wait" i call out in the crowd
I see his head turn around and not smile but almost like an eye roll
He slumps towards me
"U good?" I ask
"Fine" he walks away from me
"Hold on" I say reaching for him but he pulls his hand away
"Ur acting the same way u did when Holton showed up annoyed and frustrated" I say
"Shut up im fine" he lifts his hands to his hair
I squint my eyes
"I don't believe u"
"I just need to find Jason and stuff some crap up his big butt nose"
Aspen dosnt look at me
I try to search his eyes
"What are u talking about?" he shakes his head
His tone growing louder and impatient
"I'm fine! Just stop talking and find Jason now!"
"Ok fine let's find Jason and find out what this is all about"
He freezes
"No u can't hear- st-stay here- I'm fine- shut up I'm fine- I need Jason"
My muscles tighten my hands form fists
This is driving me nuts
I turn my head
"Over there" I point
"Jason!" Aspen yells
running up to catch up with our leader
I grab a his wrist "what's going on!?"
In confusion I try to keep up with him
"No stay here!" He yells and runs off by himslef
"Jason!" He gains closer and i see aspen pushing him up against the wall
What's Aspens problem?
Bumbing into people to try to hear what there saying aspen is angry
Jason and aspen have never been enemies
Though friends I wouldn't say their close
And me working for Jason as his lower class henchman as he calls it
Aspen and Jason mostly see eye to eye
I get as close as I can
"That was some hell of a task u put on scarlet last night!" Aspen screams
"Put me down! hold on! What are u talking about!" Jason's eyes are filled with disorder and fear
"U put an assassin order over her! U know she'd rather kill her self then kill somebody she dosnt know who by her count hasn't hurt anyone!!"
Aspen roars and tightens his grip on Jason
I gasp
An assassin order... that's pretty harsh even for Jason
"It's none of ur business man! It's not like it comes to u in tears every time something bad happens!" Jason kicks trying to be put down
"Actually she did! And for ur information she's not an it she's a beautiful and strong women and don't u dare ask her to do anything like that again!"
Aspen pushes him to the floor and punches Jason in the cheek
Dang
Scarlet crying into aspen
Never expected that oh wait...
Jason still confused and out of words to say he scoots away holding up his hands in defense
I've never seen Jason so helpless but I've never seen aspen so strong with his words
"She cried infront of u?" Jason whispers
I have to bend my head to hear
"Maybe if u treated her like a human being she wouldn't have to come to me"
"She loves me!" Jason stands and continues
"U don't know our story! And I'm 100% sure she didn't come to u! U came to her so get ur ass out of my sight and away from my relationship! Your in your own love story too so back off!"
Jason darts his eyes around the room
Turns on his heels and starts to walk away
"Right now I love her." Aspen says
I close my eyes
My heart beating in my ears
A stone rolling around in my stomach
Fire burning in my throat
Jason stops and
The squeak of His bare feet on the floor echos through the noises of everything else going on
I look back to see aspen breathing hard and Jason frozen
my eyes sting to open
"She's taken" Jason says patiently but his tone is scary
"U can't lock her away!" Aspen yells "it's her decision!"
Jason whips around running up to aspen standing over him dominating him showing him who's boss
With noses almost touching he whispers "I guess the games are on"
I gulp
Wait wait hold on! Aspen dumps me but doesn't do it to my face so he dosnt know that I know that he's fighting for someone else's girlfriend who apperntly was crying with him about killing someone while he probably isn't going to tell me We'r breaking up
WOW I need to breath
If he's going to fight over a girl that's my best friend and already has a great guy
Then I'm going to fight over a guy myself
Aspen hasn't been there for me cuz apperntly he's been there for someone else
That's right aspen
I can feel the revenge sizzling down my throat
The games are on
"Go home"
"Sir?"
"I'm done today - go home"
I stare at Jason
The night sky filtering in above us
A small candle on his work table is blown out from the soft breeze
Leaving us in a dark blue loom
He's never taken a day off
But I nod my head in obedience
Not questioning his directions because I know he's contemplating aspens words still
"Thank u" I say
"Hold on" he replies
I look to his figure
Which is looking out across his giant window view
Out across the people scattered eating dinner
Or in training or talking to friends
He sighs
"Aspen dosnt love u anymore" he says
I stare in confusion
Jason's rough but he's never this blunt
My jaw clenched
I saw it for myself but it hurts even more to hear it again
"No" I say "he didn't stop loving me he just loves someone more" I say holding my head high
He almost laughs
"U really think that"
His hand taps the glass in a playful bored way
"Can I be honest with u" he says
I blink
Was he not being honest right then?
"Ur not the prettiest girl out there" I almost hold my breath as he speaks unusually loud
"In fact ur not even close to what scarlet looks like" I look at the floor
"But besides that I want u to do something for me"
I look up
"I -need- u to do something... now this may be hard with ur lack of... eye lashes... but I need u to keep Aspen away from scar"
My hands twiddle at my sides
"Why?" I whisper faintly
"Because she is the key to my locked heart and head... my key!not aspens not anybody's!" He hits the glass with his hand
"She's mine! Can the world not see that?" He says
"U can't claim her" I say
He freezes
"That's exactly what Aspen said after he punched me...u heard our conversation?"
"Everybody did" my voice grows louder
"U know I may just push Aspen towards scarlet just so u feel destroyed" I spit out
That comment lights his eyes on fire and he turns quickly coming at me fast
I stand my ground until he's touching me a head taller though looking down at what he controls
"I dare u" he whispers
I swallow
Ice cubes of fear glide down my back creating goose bumps through my body
"If I-" I find my voice "If I keep Aspen away will u love scarlet." I stare straight into his eyes "like really love her" he looks away
"Do u even know what love is?" I ask
He sharply pushes me away
Yelling with his mouth and hands
"Of course I do! I treat her amazingly!"
"Do u?" I ask scarcastically
"Then there would be no reason this would ever happen becuase she wouldn't come crying to Aspen in the first place! U dug urself a huge hole and blame others for holding the shovel but look at urself Jason! Ur a pathetic control freak! Please stop treating her like dirt!" I screech and stomp my foot
He's glaring at me
I stand my shoulders up and unclamp my fist
"Sir" I add
He blinks a couple times
Thinking it over in his head
"Keep him away and I will do better" he replies
"Doing better isn't good enough... ur not good enough for her" his head almost falls in defeat from my words but he keeps his staring eyes going
"I will.... make everything up to her in every way I can imagine and apologize for all the mistakes I've made"
I almost smile
I've never heard him say the word "apologize"
"Deal" I say
"Now go home" he says roughly
I nod and turn on my heels
Satisfied with what I have accomplished
He pokes his head and out and calls to me "and it won't be that hard to keep him away I think it's a phase"
I look back frowing with a giant imaginary question mark above my head
"She came crying- he helped its all going to pass... he dosnt actually love her it's just his physical and mental reaction to seeing someone hurt" I nod
Was he right?
Or was he just saying that to calm my nerves
Or his nerves
“Out of all things that are lies this one thing is true” I stop and turn back towards him
Listening intently
“If u fail.” He states “u will suffer greatly” his eyes bore into mine
I find my confidence
“The same fait to u” I murmur
“See that’s the funny thing about this situation...” he walks a little closer “if u let aspen near her then I won’t be able to carry on our relationship... we’re practically already broken barely hanging on by the tiniest of thread... I can’t fail unless u fail”
I swallow
“U won’t only be failing ur own relationship but ur boss and ur best friend. How are u supposed to hang out with scarlet if she’s dating ur ex? Huh? U will be so lonely so torn apart u won’t be able to carry on”
My heart is now racing
My hands now collecting pools of sweat
The pressure starting to build
He’s stopped walking and staring me down now
“It’s just love” I shout at him
“Just love? A world without love is hell” he shouts louder back
“Succeed or I will break the last of ur broken till it’s all but shattered” he threatens “a world without love is bad enough for both of us try a world without life- that’s what will happen to u if scarlet and aspen end up together”
I add all my weight to my left foot and tilt a little crossing my arms trying to act chill
“I didn’t think u were one to exaggerate the outcomes of problems and imagine the impossible... them getting together won’t result in suffering”
He smiles wickedly and says “Oh darling jus wait”
