We Stand Together~ A MyStreet Aftermath AU (Discontinued)

Chapter 4- They're Home

(POV: Laurence)

I watched Garroth pace Aphmau's living room, where we were all gathered, waiting for Dante to come back from the docks with Travis and Aph. His tail was low and his ears kept twitching. Every so often he would turn his gaze towards the window and his eyebrows would furrow. I kept thinking of the past week with him. After the other night, we seemed to be closer than ever before. I sighed subconsciously.

"So.... you just gonna keep staring at your boyfriend?" I jolted from my thoughts as the low, purring voice somehow found a way to pull me out of my thoughts.

"W-what?! Lucinda! He's not.... we're not.... NO!" I managed to splitter out as I smacked my 'friend' on the shoulder. My head felt as if it had been shoved in an oven. She just rolled her eyes at me.

"Puh-lease! Everyone can see that you two have a thing for each other. It's honestly so annoying to see you dancing around each other like that!" She intensely glared at me. I muttered a 'shut up' before standing and stomping away, arms crossed. Luckily, that was the moment Dante walked in.

Everyone was excited to see Aphmau and Travis, obviously. We all fought our way over to them and instead of waiting for our turn to greet them like normal people, we just piled into this group hug of sorts. We only stopped our crazy mob when Aph started complaining that she couldn't breathe. I noticed Gene hovering in my hindsight. What was he doing? If he wasn't here to greet them, why did he come?

I've never trusted Gene. I know that 'everyone deserves a second chance' but I couldn't bring myself to trust him. Not after high school. And there he was, rushing up to give Aphmau a bone-crushing hug. He was shaking slightly and whispering something to her.

Wait a second.

He's doing what now?!

It's not like I'm jealous. I don't like Aphmau anymore, except maybe as a sister. I've..... moved on to someone else. Let's change the subject.

We spend the rest of the day catching up, eating lunch, just being around each other. Gene keeps staring at Aphmau and my brother instincts are kicking in. Travis is pretty much glued to Katelyn's side. It's already dark by the time we all decide to go home. I join Garroth on the couch to watch a movie. We sit in comfortable silence for a while, but he seems a bit worried.

"Hey. You alright?"

Yeah.... I'm just worried about Aph. She's all alone in her house and has no one to help her cope with the trauma."

"Hey," I reach out and place a hand on his shoulder,"She'll be fine. She's tough. And we're all here for her. She just needs to call us." He nods and squirms closer to me. I smile and return my gaze to the TV.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! I'm rushing a bit to put chapters out, and it's effecting the final product. So I don't think I'll do the valentine's special. I'll save it for 4th of July