Arrangements

Chapter 7: Threat

Hey guys! So I actually have something to confess, at first when I started this book I was really nervous. I figured no one would wanna read it cause it's a sequel for a couple which doesn't exist. So I just wanna thank everyone for being so supportive, especially Lazuli172 , AshyGurl101, DolphinVIP, hratt2. Thanks so much guys! An enjoy this chapter ♥♥♥♥♥♥

Trigger warning: mention of rape.

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Bella's pov:

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After Ryuku and I's unusual conversation and strange......Uh, arrangement, I felt emotionally and physically exhausted. And I couldn't possibly understand what other reason Ryuku had to hate me. Instead of relief that he didn't want to dislike me, I felt more stressed.

"Bloody hell!" I yelled. I used my powers to destroy some stuff, easing the anger I randomly felt.

Mom ran up into my room, looking scared, and then frowned when she saw my room.

"Bella he said he was going to explain this to you, so please tell me he didn't do this." Mom said, her tone begging.

"Nope, that was me. Is dad looking for the guy that cursed him?" I asked.

"Wow, you're reaching new levels of evading talking about things you don't wanna talk about. How are you handling this, really?" Mom asked.

And here I thought a mother's intuition was fake. I'm going to be honest with you, I've always been a lot different to Evie and even to an extent my other siblings. While Evie is eager to tell my parents anything she's thinking or feeling, since Ryuku started hating me I've had to hide things from my parents. So over time, I started going from hiding the Ryuku and me situation from them to hiding anything I didn't want to discuss or even think about for myself. In some cases, I even hid things from Evie. It's just how I adapted to life.

For instance, I never told anyone that one time Ryuku abandoned me unintentionally in a very unsafe spot between the borders of Aquaria and Lemuria and some sick fuck tried to rape me. Good thing I have my powers huh? I swear I was going to say something. But it was something I couldn't even come to terms with for myself.

You see how the mind adjusts to new circumstances? This was my way, hiding. And so when Mom asked how I was really handling things, I couldn't answer. Or I could, but every fibre of my being was telling me to lie or hide how I was actually feeling.

"I'm good mom. Really, it's kind of a relief." I smiled.

She smiled back, but it was forced. She didn't believe me. "Please Bella. You can talk to me."

"I don't know Mom. I..... I don't know how to react. He goes from hating me for no reason to hating me for a reason, two actually but he didn't say what the second one was. And I'm really not sure what to do now. It's easy to reciprocate anothers hatred when you don't think it's for a reason! But when there is a reason, it makes it harder, almost like you're guilty." I answered.

"Honey, I'm sorry you're struggling a little bit. But what do you mean two reason?" Mom asked.

"He said there's a reason not related to the curse." I replied. I felt Evie suddenly start nudging my mind, obviously wanting my attention.

"That's odd." Mom said giving me a tight squeeze.

" In a way. I'm sorry I never told you about this." I apologized.