Lost in a Monster's Heart (Chise Hatori X Elias Ainsworth)

Telling the T-Ruth

       ((I know it's a bad pun ; - ; ))

       Ruth waves running over to us "Chise!--" He soon came to notice Elias, who really didn't look like himself at the moment. Ruth stared for a while "...Who's this?" He asks confused. I bit my lip trying to figure out a way to tell him without making Elias seem bad, after all, Elias did happen to go missing for a while now and Ruth knowing how defensive he is for me might think things the wrong way. "It's m--" Elias started to say but I quickly covered his mouth with my hand. "Ruth may I speak to you in private?" 

"Oh...Of course." Ruth replies as him and I went off to speak privately.

Elias's POV

I stayed quiet as I was confused on why she covered my mouth...was she angry with me? was there another emotion I should learn? 

"Ruth may I speak to you in private?" 

Private? She must bare some emotion with me then. 

"Of course." Ruth replies as they both went further away from my view.

I sighed softly as I looked down...what was this feeling deep in my gut? this throbbing in my chest... I wanted to ask Chise what this was but I couldn't... I disliked this. I didn't want to not be able to speak to Chise about these things such as this, after all she would dislike me not telling her the truth as she always tends to ask for it. Even so...

"What an horrendous feeling..." I muttered to myself as my hand clenched over my chest. 

I felt the cold air brush against my skin unlike before when I was with Chise, all I felt was warmth...

I wanted her badly to come back. 

Chise's POV

As we walked to the secluded area Ruth was the first to speak "...Why are you with him Chise...?" He asks looking down at me "You and him seemed close..." 

"Ruth it's not what you think.." I look away worried, he would be mad at Elias for leaving like that, should I even tell him that it is Elias?

"Well what should I think, I know you think Elias is gone Chise but I didn't think you'd...be that close to someone else that's A TROUBLEMAKER, we just started going to this school." Ruth says confusedly looking down at me.

"That's Elias, Ruth." I quickly said.

He stares at me "You mean to tell me...Elias left you defenseless to hide in a school? FOR TWO YEARS!?" 

"He felt bad what he became Ruth, it's not his fault, he was persuaded to leave." I grab Ruth's hand to calm him down, he really was like a big brother. 

"DOESN'T MATTER YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CRIED?? WHY DOESN'T HE CARE??" Ruth growls. 

"....I..Didn't tell him." I muttered looking down. "I didn't want him to feel..bad about knowing that he made me cry." 

"It doesn't matter what he thinks he probably can't even cry the numbskull." Ruth growled irritatedly.

"Ruth. It's not Elias's fault..." I rubbed my arm as I looked down. "He was...scared."

Ruth's expression lightened a little. "I still want an apology from him. But to do that, you need to tell him Chise."

I looked over towards Elias as I sighed heavily. "Soon."

"How soon?" Ruth looked down at me.

I moved away from his gaze. "...Don't worry about it." I muttered before walking off to Elias's side, I really didn't want to tell him. I knew how he might feel and I'm unsure if it'd he the right choice.

Elias looked down at me with his light grey eyes as he tilted his head curiously. "Is everything alright Chise?" His hand smoothed over my hair, moving a few loose red strands behind my ear. My heart thudded faster as my cheeks swelled with blush.

"..Y..Yes. everything is okay."