Theory Five

Chapter 6- Home

"Five I think I need some time to think about it."

He nodded planting a kiss on my head. He rested his check on top of my head and breathed in.

"I understand. But just so you know I'm not gonna stop putting my arms around you." He replied. I laughed.

"I'm okay with that."

"Good."

I left the hospital about a week later Five never left my side. On the last day he told me that he would give me at least two weeks to think about what had happened and that he wanted me to visit him whenever I had the chance. Ares hadn't tried to contact me since the day he  ran off. I tried to contact him but he wouldn't answer. I seemed to hurt him which I never meant to do.

I breathed out and continued walking. Since Ares wouldn't answer I was gonna go to his house to talk with him. The sun was in the sky and it looked like it might rain. I didn't bring my umbrella which was a stupid idea. Ares's house was small but it fit everyone in his family. 

I knocked on the door but seeing that it was already ajar I walked on in. His room was upstairs and to the left so that's where I went.

"Ares?" I asked. No answer.

"Look Ares I'm really sorry for what happened a week ago. I didn't realize that I was spending so much time with Five. I wanna make it up to you." I said walking into the room. It was a mess clothes everywhere,trash on the dresser, the lights were off and the bed was torn apart.

A note was attached to one half of the bed. It read, Athena. I knew you would come here and see my room like this. I had an episode and when it was over my room was like this. I'm sorry for storming off again. I just couldn't handle it anymore. I've left in search for some attachment to my parents. I've found some a clue to where my parents might be. It was a word just one word. It was The Cheering Reef. I think it's a island close to ours but I'm not sure. If you find this don't come after me.

"I'm going after him" was my first thought. When Ares had an episode it was bad. He would throw everything in reach and hurt anyone who came in his path. He was doing so well with controlling it that I didn't think that he had them anymore. Even though he told me not to I'm still going to go after him. I can't leave my best friend alone even if we did fight. I ran home.

Nobody seemed to be home as I walked into the house;which isn't a surprise to me. I turned on lights as I walked through the house. The closer I got to my room the louder I could hear a sort of thump noise.

Thump.

There it went again. I pushed my bedroom door open and saw a figure of a man pulling my window closed. It was hard to make out who it was in the dark so I flipped on the lights. I almost screamed when I saw who it was.

"Five!?" I exclaimed a little too loudly.

He turned around and his brown hair flopping over his eyes. He looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep. His face was full of alarm but then he realized who I was and his face turned to relief.

I took a step closer about to yell at him for climbing through my window but he closed the distance in one big step and pulled me into a bone-crushing hug.

After a few seconds he pulled back and looked at me brushing a piece of my hair behind my ear.

"Why haven't you visited me?" He asked searching my face.

"I don't know." I replied. I truly do not know why I haven't visited him. I guess I got caught up in trying to contact Ares that I didn't think about Five at all. I put my hands on his arms and could feel the muscles on his biceps.