Malen'kaya Zemlya [2] [P. Parker]

1.2 Civil Arguments

"No, you're not going to Germany!" I shouted at Renée after the fourth time of her saying it.

She had somehow heard that there was a fight about the accords going down in Germany and she was raring to go.

"Yes, I am! And if you're not going then you'll be arrested!" she shouted back.

Once again, I flinched at her raised voice. This was so unlike Renée, it was almost a different person.

"What? You gonna arrest me?" I scorned, pushing aside my concern.

"I'll get the cops to arrest you." she snapped.

My eyes widened. "But they don't know who-"

"They will," she replied waspishly.

I drew back, stumbling. "You- you would have to reveal yourself too."

"It's for a good cause," she replied, folding her arms. "You should see that."

"I don't want to fight, Ren." I plopped down on the couch. "We've been going back and forth for ages. Can't the Elementals just remain neutral?"

"No, Ashley! You seem to think that your word goes! It doesn't. This whole time I've put up with your annoying voice bossing us around! That's over! I never wanted to be around you anyway!"

When I slowly stood angrily, her blue eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

She gulped. "I mean that I've been following after you blindly for so long, always being the one to get hurt because of your stupid actions and your stupid calls, that I'm done. I quit. I'm going on my own now." she walked out the door, then stopped and looked back at me, tears in her eyes. "I'll get Tony to make me a new suit. Don't bother calling. Have a nice time being neutral Valentinez."

Then she was gone.

Marina ran after her swiftly, an apologetic look in her eyes as she looked at Ryker and me, but I didn't look up.

Louis stepped closer to me, hesitated, hugged me briefly then let me go. "I'm sorry," he said, then followed after them.

Once they were all gone, the apartment was silent.

Then Ryker came and sat next to me, taking my hand.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

I nodded numbly. "Are you?"

"No." he replied.

We sat for a minute, just holding on to each other's hands, then I spoke up.

"Do you find me annoying too?" I asked, my voice hoarse from shouting.

"Ash-"

"Ryker." I looked him in the eye. Our faces were inches apart. "Answer truthfully."

He gulped and looked down. "I-"

That was all I needed to hear. "Okay."

"Ash-"

"Go." I could feel raw power welling up in my chest, bubbling up, ready to explode.

"Ash-"

"Go, Ryker." I clutched my trembling hands to myself.

His eyes widened. "I- Okay."

He scrambled out the door. "I'll just be out here if-"

I cut him off with a guttural scream, causing the door to slam shut as a pillar of rock burst from the ground and slammed against it.

Trees burst into view, grass grew a meter tall around me and the entire room seemed to stretch, doubling, tripling, quadrupling in size.

I screamed in pain and pure, unfiltered anger.

I was curled over on the grass.

When there was no air left in my lungs, I was left gasping for air.

The door rattled, the only part of the room not warped.

With a wave of my hand, the pillar crumbled and the door burst open.

Ryker stepped in, seeing a path form along the now dirt ground from him to me.

I was breathing heavily, not used to having so much power flowing through me, not used to having that much power at my disposal.

"Ash..." he started, but soon quieted and sat next to me, insects buzzing and creatures frolicking in the little patch of freedom I had created.

(A/N)

Angry/scared/sad Ashley strikes again being scary and powerful and beating the crap out of yet another room.

And what about Renée in this chappie? Youch. Kinda not fun.

I get why Ash was mad about legit everything in this chapter too. This is gonna be the beginning of a long road of stress and pain for her. She's gonna love it. So, so much.

Love you all!

-lost_in_a_book__

(also am I the only one who hates that 'no homo' thing that people do? I can love my best friends like sisters but I have to say 'no homo' if I freaking hug them. It's ridiculous so I don't. It's also kind of like mocking people who are LGBTQ+ by saying that you're not that so blatantly and without a care in the world. I just hate it so I don't do it. It's so annoying and weird. Why should anyone even care? It's 2019, people! 2019, not 1819!)