Meanwhile, the others were impatiently waiting at the entrance of the villahe, hoping for the Oresoren to come back...Or maybe even Lia. They could care less if Roxanne showed up though.
Arian intensly stared at the entrance, seeing two figures walking toward the village. When she squinted a bit and as they got closer, she knew who they were. "They're back!" She exclaimed to everyone. "Lia and Roxanne are back!"
The group all got in a line to greet them. As soon as they could be seen clearly, Erik ran over to Lia and lifted her into his arms, giving her a kiss on her lips. Walter though, when he saw Roxanne, didn't move. She seemed...Sad, for once. She had her head bowed as she walked over to the entrance, facing everyone.
Lia told Erik to put her down. When he did so, she walked over to Roxanne and whispered in her ear, "Remember why we came back!" She sang.
"Traitor!" Erik yelled, pointing to Roxanne.
Alex nodded. "How could you show your face here again? Even after what you have done?!"
Roxanne looked to Lia for some help, (Yes, HELP!) but Lia hummed innocently as she walked to Erik and the others. Roxanne shuddered a bit, then lifted her head as bravely as she could toward the others.
"T-The Oresoren are like family to me..." She admitted. "When they offered to let me stay with them, I was thrilled even though I didn't show it. I didn't know living with them would make me feel like I was actually worth something..." She sighed. "When I would come home late, they wouldn't eat until I got back. I mean, when I was with you guys to defeat Vaclav, they sometimes would of skipped dinner because I wouldn't of been back home yet." She smiled to herself a bit. "They actually called me family. They are my family.
"I never had a family before, so I didn't know what it was like until now...." Roxanne told them. "So now that I know that they are fighting ninja's for me, only one thing came into my mind..." She lifted her head high. "I must protect my family! No matter what!" Roxanne then put her head down again, a bit embarressed. "But I can't protect them alone...Even Lia said so. I'm too weak because of Boris. So I need your help...All of yours.
"And If you won't do it for me...Then do it for the Oresoren! Please!" Roxanne's cries were desperate now, and tears were actually falling from her eyes! "Help me protect my family!" She hung her head, still embarressed.
Walter walked over to her. He towered down at her for a bit, giving her a cold stare. Then he suddenly lifted his hand and smacked her head. Roxanne winced and rubbed the back of her head. "W-Walter...?"
Walter lifted her head up with his finger. He gave her a sweet smile, then kissed her lips. "I will help you." He said. "I understand why you betrayed us. The Oresoren told us in a letter. I don't know how they knew, but they did. They figured this out all on their own."
Roxanne looked at the others, who were nodding in agreement. Walter took a step back from her. He spread out his arms, pointing out everyone. "We're also your family, Roxanne. We'll help you, no matter what."
Roxanne wiped tears from her eyes as the group all smiled. Erik jumped in next to Roxanne and exclaimed. "I'm going to hurt the people who made my little sister cry!"
Arian chuckled. "Congrats. Now you have a brother."
Roxanne shook her head, still wiping tears from her eyes. "He's not exactly my first choice."
"Of put up with it for now." Xaden told her.
Erik grinned and lifted his hand in the air. "Now let's bring some serious pain on the bastard who made my little sister cry!" He said.
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Six To: Save? Or Slay? Book 2 (Finished)
AventuraAsher has been defeat, the Door had been sealed off, and everyone lives happily ever after....Or do they? Everyone is all happy, but Roxanne has a strange feeling in her gut that the fight isn't over. She believes the fight went much too quickly, an...