novus au

CH 8

"There I helped with your stupid homework now tell me about your brother," Silbi said happily pushing the papers out of her face.

"Fine," Elasma sighed. "Maomai really does love sweets and stuffed animals, he also loves talking about them, he also likes to draw, if you make him a drawing he will be eternally grateful,"

'Really what type of drawings?" Silbi purred in delight.

"Really anything, but he loves snakes, to an insane degree if you want to get on his good side make him a snake drawing,"

"On it!" Silbi said happily, tearing through her ruby bag. She tore out a blank piece of paper and pencil and got to scribbling.

"Well well well, look who it is," Refiucl approached the pair with Zazlae following behind.

"Zazlae what are you doing with him?" Elasma growled at his younger brother.

"He is a good person you would like him if you put in the time to actually understand him," Zazlae growled, his sharp tone accompanied by his disappointment ripped through Elasma.

"I don't need to know shit about his sob story past, life is hard and we get nowhere comparing pasts. I am judging him for his actions now, and so far he has only been a jackass," Elasma growled standing up from his desk.

"Now, now don't get onto him, your beef is with me. I won't let you talk down to another student,"

"That is my brother, you are in a position to get between me and my family. Not after all we have been through," Elasma snarled.

"I thought the past didn't matter, besides family means nothing when you use it to manipulate and hurt others... At this academy you are no longer brothers, just acquaintances," Reficul purred happily.

"Zazlae is this how you really feel? You don't want to be brothers anymore?" Elasma asked softly.

"I... yes, yes I do," Zazlae replied softly.

"Fine then, I suppose I will see you in the halls then acquaintance," Elasma said softly hiding the venom in his voice behind an emotionless mask.

He always did this when he was upset, he had been doing it since he was a little kid, ever since his parents left. He couldn't cry, it would scare his brothers, so he never showed tears or let his voice break. Not even when it got too hard.

When the world had taken everything from him, he saw silent, it was in a way far more terrifying than tears.

Elasma packed his things as Reficul smirked in victory, but karma came swiftly for the blonde boy.

"I thought I knew you, I will not lie. I am disappointed in you Reficul," Silbi scoffed, disgust lingering on her tongue surprising Reficul.

"Silbi what are you saying?" Reficul whimpered softly moving closer to the girl he had considered his sister.

"You have a lot to think over... and while you're thinking, try and remind yourself of where you came from," Silbi scoffed, pushing him away. "I think you should spend some time away from Nyge, I don't want you hurting him,"

The last statement cut through Reficul deeper than a knife could... he became the nightmare he feared for so long, the monster they said he was...

Zazlae put his hand on Reficul's shoulder softly, as if to console him.

"She might have left but I am still here. Things will sort themselves out," Zazlae said softly with an accompanying smile, successfully bringing comfort to Reficul.