~.: Jason's POV :.~
"I actually was just leaving to find Jared," Acacia smiled politely, patting my girlfriend on the head before standing up from the bed she sat with Octavia on. I nodded gruffly at Acacia as she slipped past me into the hallway to give Octavia and I some privacy to talk.
"I have nothing to say to you, asshole," Octavia growled, looking away when I turned toward her, "Don't try speaking to me because I'm not going to listen to anything you say," Her words stung and irritation prickled at my senses as I grit my teeth and sat beside her but she stood up and marched toward the door to leave so I cut her off, pinning her to the wall.
"I was just trying to protect you!" I snarled, unable to restrain my anger anymore as Octavia glared at me with a poker faced expression which only pissed me off even more, "How is it selfish of me to not want you to get hurt?" She pushed at me, but I didn't budge an inch and with a displeased eyeroll she glared at me, lips clenched tightly shut.
"God dammit," I snapped, "Talk to me! You're being a fucking brat about this bullshit and all I did was prevent you from getting shot like the others were!" Her violet eyes flashed with fury at the mention of the occurrence and with a snarl, she shoved me with such force that I wasn't prepared when I stumbled and my hold on her loosened.
"You fucking dumbass," She panted breathlessly, her eyes narrowed as she shrugged out of my arms, "So you're telling me that you'd rather my best friends die instead of me, huh?! Well, how selfish does that sound, Jase?!" I chewed the inside of my lip as she glared at me while waiting for an answer from me. When I didn't have one to explain my actions, she rolled her eyes again and made a disgusted sound. Maybe my reasons were a little in the wrong but I really did just want my girl and my unborn kid to be out of harm's way...
"Octavia, wait-" I grunted reluctantly, grabbing her wrist and pulling her back toward me once more despite her fighting against my grasp.
"Let go of me, asshole," Octavia snarled, twisting and doing everything she could to get away from me as I pulled her close, "I don't want to be near you right now!" Agitation surged through me as I forcefully held her in place.
"Not until you fucking listen to me!" I snapped, fully meeting her glare, "You don't seem to comprehend that you could have died! Is that what you fucking wanted for yourself?" She quieted down, looking down quietly as a tear trickled down her left cheek. A twinge of guilt stirred my heart but I ignored it, scowling, "Huh? Is that what you wanted?! I know your best friends were shot that night but if you got shot too, you would've been of no help to them if you'd died that night as well. Do you fucking understand?" As I furiously demanded an answer, Octavia remained silent, shaking in my arms now. My glare softened and I reached my right hand out, using the pad of my thumb to gently sweep away another tear stream as it rolled down the skin of her cheekbone, "I just... I know that I ain't about to have you kill yourself during a gunfight. I ain't prepared to lose you... or our baby,... okay?" I murmured gruffly, closing my eyes as I tried to force my anger to subside.
Octavia merely nodded, dismissively pulling away as she rubbed at her eyes furiously, "I understand. I understand that you're a selfish asshole with issues letting me do what I want. I could have saved them, y'know?! They needed me!! And what happened?" She spun around on me, jabbing a finger into my chest as I narrowed my gaze at her. Dammit, she ain't listening to me.
"Because you're so self-entitled," Octavia snarled, her violet eyes flashing threateningly as I grabbed at her wrists to prevent her from smacking me, "You fucking dragged me away before I could even do anything-"
"What good would that have fucking done, Octavia?!" I couldn't help the way my voice raised and Octavia slightly flinched at my harsh tone, "You wanted me to sit by and watch you get shot while trying to throw yourself into the chaos?! You're the fucking dumbass if you thought I was going to just wait for you to die like Addyson did-!"
"Don't you fucking talk about her!" She screamed back, pushing me backwards and causing me to only get even more upset, "I could have done something and it's because of you that I wasn't able to save her! It's all your fault!!" Something inside me snapped and I shoved her in response, seeing red.
"MY FAULT?!" I yelled, shoving her backwards and against the wall once more, "I'M SO FUCKING SORRY I DIDN'T WANT MY GIRLFRIEND TO KILL HERSELF WHILE BEING STUPID ENOUGH TO THROW HERSELF INTO A GODDAMN WARZONE,"
"Don't call me stupid, jackass!" Octavia burst out, angry tears fleeing her eyes as she glared furiously, "I'm not the one who forced someone into a safe room because he's afraid of letting go!" The door to our bedroom was flung open and Acacia storms toward us, electricity sparking at her fingertips.
"Let my little sister go," Acacia growled as she approached us. I didn't look at her only kept my gaze on Octavia as she sniffled and glared irritably at me.
"We're having a talk right now, in case you hadn't noticed," I agitatedly growled, finally looking over my shoulder to scowl at Acacia. She returned my glare and grabbed my arm forcefully, sparks of her electricity traveling through my arm.
"I said, let go of my fucking little sister, bastard," she growled in a low voice, eyes darkening dangerously, "I'll fry you like a fish," She threatened when I smirked in amusement before smacking her hand away and turning my attention to her while Octavia gave me a confused glance.
"That's really fuckin rich," I growled, narrowing my eyes at her as I pushed her away, "You'd threaten to electrocute me just like you did with your little girl Bella, right?" Acacia's eyes flashed and she lunges forward but I caught her arm and flung it away from my face, "You just don't know when to stop throwing yourself into everyone else's business," I snarled, angrily shoving her.
"Hey!" Jared had evidently overheard everything and he shoves himself in between his girlfriend and I, glaring threateningly at me as I smirked contemptuously at him, "You fucking touch my girlfriend like that again and I'll break your fucking face," He hissed, eyes narrowing furiously. I chuckled huskily, pushing my hair out of my face.
"I'd love to see you try," I growled, taking a threatening step toward him, "You hit me and I'll toss you into oncoming traffic, pipsqueak,"
Octavia had apparently edged closer to us, Acacia hanging back at her side reluctantly as her little sister got hesitantly close.
"Jase... it's okay, they didn't mean-"
"Is that a threat?" Jared growled in a low voice, cutting off Octavia as he tensed. I smirked darkly, narrowing my eyes at him as I shrugged off Octavia's hand.
"It's a promise, fuckass," I gruffly replied, getting so close to him that I visibly towered over him by almost 10 inches at least, "Try me and your ass is grass," at my threat, Jared snarled and suddenly we're locking in a fistfight.
