May I...? ||The Promised Neverland|| (Emma x Ray )

Figure it out. -Ch17

//My heart skipped a beat while writting this so yeAh. Not an usual chapter but it's still worth the read//

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-Yo.- Ray greated Norman as he invaded their old room. He knew it was time to get the matter into his own hands.

Now the room was mostly Norman's, since Ray had abandonned it in order to stay away from their current conflict regarding Emma.

"I shouldn't run away anymore, Norman needs me now...

The 'Emma thing' can wait." Ray had this on mind as he made his way inside. He wanted to be there for Norman and Anna, and that meant forgetting about his recent situation with Norman.

"...We are still family after all."

-It's been a long time since I last saw you coming here.- Norman responded as he lifted his face, smiling. Seeing Ray making his way towards him made him incredibly happy.

He was glad his dark haired friend would come talk to him too, it cheared him slightly up.

-Emma told me everything so you don't have to. - Ray stated before sitting right next to him, folding his arms. Leaded by a sigh, he then added.- Do you want to talk about it, boss?

-Not really, but I'm glad you came by.- Norman responded as he placed his face back on his palms and sighed. He fealt completely defeated, thing weren't going his way at all today.- Can you believe what she was trying to do?

-You know how she can get.- Ray spoke softly as he stared as his old bed with a smile. Nostalgia invaded him but he shaked it off rapidly.

Norman let out a chuckle since he knew what he was refearing to... how Emma gets when she wants something to happen.

"I should have at least leaved it all clean before moving to Emma's room. My bed is a mess.

Norman hasn't touched a thing on my side of the room though..." He realized and turned his face to Norman, who was now looking at him with a defeated look dressing his blue eyes.

-That might have hurt Anna, you know?.- Ray commented now finally breaking the silence in the room and ignoring Norman's expression completely.

-I seriously doubt it, we spoke about this all before our pact... - Norman responded dragging his hand down his face. He had a lot of explaining to do since Ray wasn't updated with his life, and most importantly, his thing with Anna.

-Before what pact?-Ray asked in confusion.

-I might as well tell you this...-Norman said and a blush became clear on his cheeks.- I wasn't planning on coming back to the house. I couldn't take the "facts", but you maybe know that by now.- Norman revealed but it wasn't something Ray was unfamiliar with.

"Of course I know. I can read you like a book too."

-Anna payed me a visit and in resume, I told her everything...- He kept going and Ray started to conect some lose ends.

-Was it the night she didn't come home? Were you two together?- Ray remmebered the coat that covered Anna that next day. It was clearly Norman's, but now it made sence for her to have had it.

"At least she wasn't playing around with an extranger." Ray thought and laughed to himself a little.

-Yeah. I was too sensitive, I got carried away and I forgot about... e-everything...- Norman spoke and his voice cracked, making Ray worry instantly.