Split

Chapter 5: We're Not Here To Stop You

Lisa began nodding her head to Killer Queen as she drove the car despite being scolded by Ariana who felt there was a faster way to get to Jim.

"Turn that torture off already. I can easily warp us to him with a portal," Ariana scoffed with an eye roll.

"Oh, come on. If we're going somewhere, we should at least have some fun on the way," Lisa said to an impatient Ariana who more than anything wanted to get the merge over with.

Ariana sighed and looked to the backseat bluntly, noticing a light blue teddy bear missing its left eye. She slowly moved her sights away from the doll and back to the brunette, smiling with an eyebrow raised. "You have a teddy bear?" she asked, chuckling. 

"Hey, Larry gives me comfort. " Lisa shrugged. She maintained her eyes on the road as though she didn't want to talk about the one-eyed doll. 

"Larry, huh. What's he give you comfort for anyway?" Ariana asked, still in shock of the teddy bear but also curious about whatever it was Lisa was going through. 

"I, have you know have other problems in my life that don't revolve around you and Pheobe," Lisa jokingly said with a smile. She turned her attention back to the road but acted as though she had been searching for something.

Ariana smiled slightly before brushing it off to her more serious demeanor. "We're still focusing on the task at hand," Ariana scoffed. She took a glance at Lisa, who had been clearly looking for a place to stop throughout their conversation. 

Lisa sighed and stopped the car next to a small pub next to them and took a glance at the grumpy girl. "Can we at least grab a drink?" She asked, giving her a convincing smile. 

Ariana looked at her with a quite annoyed expression. "I have more pressing matters than to worry about a drink," she said, smiling back at Lisa. 

"I thought you were fun side of Pheobe." Lisa pouted, Ariana giving her an eye roll and turning her attention to a map on her phone showing Jim's house's location. "Well, I just found out how you two are alike, she's obsessed with her schoolwork and you're obsessed with either your magic or being a bitch," Lisa added jokingly.

"Why, thank you!" Ariana said feeling proud of herself, not for being affiliated with Pheobe, but for being called a bitch. Lisa chuckled a bit and smiled before going into the pub being followed by a reluctant Ariana.

Lisa opened the pub doors and quickly noticed a slim man in his mid-twenties who had a messy beard, had glasses, obviously hasn't slept in days and has clearly been drinking. "Plus, I found Him," she smirked proudly making Ariana look at her in confusion before noticing that the man was Jim.

Meanwhile with Pheobe
Pheobe and Liam had remained in the room for hours in silence waiting for Ariana and Lisa's arrival.

"She was planning on killing me again, wasn't she?" Liam asked trying to break the silence.

Pheobe sighed and slowly nodded. "But the man we found wants to die so is it bad to kill him?" Pheobe said and flopped on her bed wondering how she got to this point in her life. Liam chuckled and rested himself on her bed by his back as well.

Pheobe took a glance at him making him smile slightly. "You know, I remember when I was worrying about whether my haircut was good and now I'm worrying about dying so that my girlfriend can be reunited with her whatever you call her," Liam chuckled referring to Ariana.

Pheobe felt her cheeks turn red a bit and awkwardly asked, "Your girlfriend?" while taking a small glance at him to try to not make it as awkward as it already was.

Liam smiled and sat up looking at her still laying on her bed watching him. "Well, yes, if you still want that." He said whilst looking down as he felt his voice crack. He knew that he was a bit of an idiot when it came to love. He was the one who broke up with the sweetest girl he had ever met.