Cain's Reformatory for boys [BxB]

7

river

I was conflicted and I didn't know what to do about it. I stood in front of my best friend who was in the middle of a panic attack, however Kid had both Ghost and his inhaler. Ares was all alone. I tug my bottom lip into my mouth as my thoughts scrambled to come up with a decision. My feet came to the decision for my head. Before I could realize it I was kneeling before Kid.

Kid sat back, watching me as he fought to catch his breath, his eyes a little dazed and unfocused. Ghost's attention was also on Kid as he helped guide him to calmness. His hands we're firmly planted on Kid's thin shoulders. While my hands were wrapped around Kid's cold ones, squeezing them comfortingly. Slowly, once Kid regained a steady pattern of breathing Ghost's eyes flickered over to me.

"You okay?" My voice was scratchy from the bubbling panic I felt in my chest. I tried my best to control it, to push it down but it fought back against my efforts.

Kid nods his head rapidly, grinning from ear to ear as he did so. "Go ahead River" he pushes, removing his hands from mine. He gently shoves my shoulder and I'm jolted into movement. I'm out the door before I could even blink.

***

The door to mine and Ares' room was wide open and I could hear the sound of fists hitting the drywall from within the dark room. I take a greedy gulp of air before venturing inside. The setting sun was the only source of light, luckily it was bright enough to illuminate the room.

Ares' back muscles contracted beneath is tight shirt as he used the wall as a punching bag. Probably Dissociating from reality Ares was oblivious to the fact that his knuckles were swollen and bleeding.
Red smear marks decorated the walls and I grimace as I take a cautious step forwards. This is probably the stupidest idea I've ever had, but I need to help him.

Hesitating just a tiny bit I pause before calling out, "Ares!"

He doesn't respond and continues to pound his fists into the defenseless wall.

I needed to stop him before he injured himself more. I announced I was coming closer in hopes he could hear me even a little bit. And before I could chicken out I jumped on his back.

Ares reacted the way I expected him to, by slamming me against the wall. He was so quick to turn around and crush me between him and the wall I didn't get a chance to blink before I choked out a gasp. He let out an enraged roar as he moved away from the wall slightly before slamming me against it again repeatedly.

"It's River!" I gasped, struggling to get air in my lungs. I moved my arms from his neck to his shoulders to avoid choking him. I held on tightly but I kept my touch affectionate as I whispered comforting words in his ear. I tried my best to coax him back into the real world before I ran out of air.

When he finally came to he ripped himself away form me, which lead me to fall down to the floor. I gasp in a greedy breath of air, relief flooding my burning lungs. I focus on not blacking out as I calmly breathe in and out. My chest felt like it was about to collapse into itself but I breathed through the pain.
I glance up at Ares as he stands a few feet away from me, watching me with wide eyes.

"C'mere" I open my arms wide enough for him to fit. He stares at me, unmoving from his spot for a few seconds before he stumbles forwards. He clumsily collapses in front of me and I give him a comforting smile to encourage him to come closer. He scrambles to wrap his arms around my waist and I hook my arms around his neck. He pulls me off the wall and into his lap before laying his head on my shoulder.

I play with his hair, twisting his locks around my fingers absentmindedly. I wait a long time for his sporadic breathing to calm down before I speak out.

"Everything is okay now, I'm here."

"For now." Ares grunts, his voice defeated and raspy. His head was nestled in the crook of my neck so his warm breath sent shivers down my spine. His lips were so close to my skin, almost like he was leaving butterfly kisses.

"Until you kill me." I joke, trying to lighten the heavy air that surrounds us.

Ares says nothing and instead plants a firm kiss on the base of my neck. I smile and squeeze him a little bit tighter.

•••

"I need to go back to Kid" I mumble softly, running a hand through Ares' dark locks. My back was pressed against the wall as Ares rests his head on my lap. His arms were still wrapped around my waist as he buried his face in my lower stomach.

Ares shakes his head, refusing to use his vocal cords. I raise an amused eyebrow at the big baby on my lap but I couldn't help but smile down at him. Ares pulls his face away to look up at me and his facial expression gives nothing on how he felt away.

"He was pretty shaken up. I want to go check on him." I tell him, cupping his cheek gently.

"Kid's got Ghost" Ares grunts, his voice raspy from being unused for hours. If he wasn't expressionless I knew deep down he'd be pouting right now.

"Kid's my best friend." I sigh, feeling slightly happier. It felt good to finally have a real friend. Who knew I'd meet him at Cain's of all places but hey, I finally met him so no complaints.

Ares narrows his dark eyes and growls possessively.

"You can come with me you big baby" I chuckle lightly, rubbing my thumb on his cheek absentmindedly as I spoke.

He leaned in closer to my touch, shutting his eyes for a few seconds before snapping them back open. It was silent for a few more minutes before I spit out what's been bothering me for a while now.

"What made you so angry?"

My voice was quiet and unsure, and my hand froze it's movements as I waited for his response.

"You were scared of me. I wanted for you to be afraid at first, but seeing you scared and with Ghost... made me so mad at myself."

I frowned and shook my head, "Ares you don't scare me."

I didn't want to look away as he bored his eyes into my soul to search for the truth. It would be a lie to say I wasn't completely afraid of Ares. He was the Devil incarnate, the King of this Hell. Everyone who didn't fear him eventually did, and it the process wasn't a nice one. He was cruel and he was dangerous.

But I saw him as a human. And humans don't scare me.

"That's unfortunate."

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it's been a while!

i stopped writing because i genuinely have no idea how to play ares' character. i want him to be insane but i don't know how to write a character like that. insane ppl don't love, that's a belief of mine. ares is insane because he loves.

ares isn't a good person and unlike most "bad boys" in these "delinquent school" stories he did the crime that put him in Cain's.

he's a wild card. chaotic and dangerous. he thrives on ppl's fear of him.

however he gets infatuated with things, and his obsessions are always strong. he's infatuated with River and that's never happened before. Ares has never been attracted to someone.

he's fighting what he's known; which is people are not to be loved but to be feared.

but now he wants to hold river and kiss him. so he doesn't know what to do or how to act, which leaves his emotions unstable. 

-triny