he's not [that] bad / magdan

episode 27

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that horrible screeching, it wouldn't go away. he'd clench his eyes tight, he'd cover his ears with his hands but no matter what... it just wouldn't go away

"... no, no!" magnus yelled, the darkness around him grew vacant, existence around him was becoming minimal. "i'm not yours! i'm n-nobody's puppet i'm... i'm... "

"oh, magnus..." a dark voice laughs. it was no where to be seen, only a fragment of magnus' mind "isn't this what you wanted? isn't this the power you so longed to feel?"

the pulsing in his veins grew by the minute and his head was swirling. he wanted to reply, he wanted to protest within the situation

but all he could do was scream in pain...

violet red eyes widen awake. magnus gasps as he sits up in his seat clutching the blanket he didn't even know he had.

when his breathing calms down, he groans and grabs his aching head, slumping into his seat

another... dream? it was just like the one at the sleepover, staring his own fear and him yelling in pain about.. something. even the cries magnus had never heard before were present

if he had another dream as such, surely that would mean it was important..? so.. what did it mean?

the boy sighed. now wasn't the time to worry about that. in fact, it was way too early to be thinking about that. as he slipped his purple cased phone from his hoodie pocket and checked the lock screen, the big numbers at the top showed it was five in the morning

"how.. long did i sleep?" magnus muttered and once he did he felt his throat itch. he was thirsty

without another thought, magnus unbuckled his seatbelt and got up to walk to the kitchen in the front of the plane passing a softly snoring shun and a barely awake lia.

the girl wasn't really asleep, after everything that happened with wynton her racing mind kept waking her up and when she heard magnus pass, she opened her eyes

once the kitchen doors open on their own, magnus's welcomed by the lights of the room being on

with a hazed mind, a yawning magnus makes his way to the fridge and as he leans against the door scanning the many items inside until his eyes land on a small milk carton neatly placed in the second row with all the other drinks.

his hand reaches for it, he shuts the door but when he turns around the sudden appearance of wynton fully shocks him awake which causes him to jolt upward in surprise, yearning a chuckle from the ventus brawler

"woah dude, relax!" he laughed. "i know my appearance may be surprising but i didn't mean to scare ya"

he found his friendly teasing annoying, he narrowed his eyes and grit his teeth yet somehow.. managed to keep his cool

"yeah, whatever" magnus sighed. his showcased surprise was a little embarrassing.. "what are you doing up so late up anyway?"

".. well! dan's not the greatest at sleeping during these kindsa trips so i was keeping him company and watching movies.." he then held up the box of pastries in his hand "i'm just here for snacks! and what's up with you? finally up from your sudden power nap?"

the other shrugged trying to suppress a groan of annoyance and held up his drink "i was just thirsty"

wynton looked down at his milk. "oh i see, you woke up with a dry throat?"

magnus nodded as he punched in the straw into the hole

"man, i hate it when that happens, it always feels so weird" styles said. magnus nodded again and put the straw to his lips and began to drink. the cold liquid made it down his throat ridding of the dry feeling. he would have left now that he came for what he needed but.. wynton wasnt done talking

"but hey speaking of sleep! the way you knocked yourself out cold was kinda crazy! one moment you were totally awake and the next you were just.. out of it" he chuckled. "how do you do it? it takes me like 10 minutes to fall asleep! and the way you sleep was kinda funny too! you had your head leaning on the window and you were drooling like a baby!"

magnus sighed, mentally fuming from wynton's little description. it was way too early too for this. "don't talk about the way I sleep" he retorted. he could now see why dan was good friends with this kid, he was just like him but cranked to 100. which reminded him of his short lived rivalry... "oh that reminds me," this would surely shut him up "what happened between you and lia?

"..." wynton's charming smile fades being reminded of such events. he clicked his tongue to his teeth. magnus only saw it as a way of getting back at him. he didn't care

the older smiled smugly finding his defeat amusing, pressing the carton to his lips in order to hide it.  "well..?"

styles looked down as he clutched the box of twinkies in his hand. "to make a long story short, we had an argument" he replied

"oh?" magnus said faking surprise, he figured something like that happened. he wanted all the details. "about what?"

the other sighed before responding, telling him the entire ordeal of what happened the previous afternoon and his thoughts about . magnus stayed quiet, listening to wynton ramble and meanwhile lia was already outside the door listening in as well. a look of guilt written all over her face as she pressed her ear against the metal.

"and that's everything that happened.. up until this point.." the ventus brawler said once he was done. 

magnus put a hand to his hip, in a sense he was not the least bit amused. he found it cute the two were going through a heated quarrel all thanks to just his simple presence and it would most likely be resolved in like a few days but.. "you know what wynton, i think you did the right thing"

"what?" hearing that come out of magnus sure was surprising

"yeah," he put a hand to his shoulder not even believing himself for what he was about to say but it was all in the work for this simple act "telling her what you think directly was pretty smart, you didn't hold back and assuming you're closer to her than any of the others, it was brave. you were just looking out for your friend"

"..." wynton didn't reply, he simply smiled

"and just know, this whole thing isn't your fault. lia's gonna come to terms to accepting it and apologize for throwing such a fit. I know her for being the angry one but I doubt she's heartless. she may hate me but.. I don't hate her"

"..yeah" wynton chuckled and grabbed onto the hand on his shoulder "lia can be pretty crazy but.. she's my best friend and I was just looking out for her. you're not a bad guy magnus"

the teen smiled sweetly at wynton's words before the noise of the door opening brought both boys to look over. there, standing in her pajamas with her hair down was lia. they all shared expressionless glances before she walked to one of the snack cupboards without a word

wynton's eyebrows lower to an expression of worry as he watches her before magnus slips the box out of his hands. he looked at him

"you can either talk to her or let the issue resolve on it's own." magnus quietly said before he turned without another word and left the kitchen

when magnus was gone, wynton weighed his options. he looked over at the blue haired who wouldn't spare a glance as she rummaged through the cabnit

"..lia?"

no response. either she didn't hear him or she was ignoring him. wynton sighed