The other girl stepped back, her face changing, eyes lighting with fire. Her lips thinned into something close to a snarl and her hand went to hover over a bulge beneath her hoodie. "Who's there?" She demanded.
Silver dropped her bag of baked goods and gasped for air, blinking at the girl in front of her, barely realizing she or Gabe had moved. That buried part of her consciousness screamed, clawing to be let out but Silver held it off, knowing there would be no coming back, no recovering from that deluge of memories.
Memories.
Was that what they were?
Memories of a time of her life she'd forgotten?
What time was that? What couldn't she remember?
And the deluge broke.
Gabriel seethes, glaring down the girl.
Stay away. I’ll hurt you.
"Silver?" the girl's voice cracked with panic as she surveyed the now empty bench in front of her. Her hand settled on the item beneath her hoodie and she glared at the air. "Silver! Who's there?"
Silver clawed at her hair, curling up over her knees. Her stomach roiled and lightning bolts of pain split her head as memories swept through her so fast she couldn't even identify them. There was too much. It wouldn't all fit.
Gabe.
GABE.
Silver fought to sit up and saw Gabriel towering beside her, glowering down at the other girl. She snatched at him, dragging him down to the bench beside her and wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Make it stop," she whimpered into his neck. "It hurts. Gabe."
You’ll be fine.
He strokes her cheek gently before taking her hand and suddenly she falls asleep, left to see the memories in her dreams.
He lays her down gently and stands.
“Go.” He demands the girl.
(He magiced her to sleep)
Name: Miki Tate
Age: 20
Gender: female
Appearance (clothing, face and body): skinny, long, red hair, some freckles. Thin lips. Green eyes. Always wears a backpack. Clothes are all old and threadbare. Jeans and faded t-shirt.
Additional info: Silver's big sister yayyyyyy
Element(water, Air, Fire, Ice, Earth, ect….): SHE'S TOTALLY NORMAL OH DEAR
Miki took a step forward, eyes sweeping the bench. She heard Silver's voice, muffled, crying, and it tore at her heart. No. Not after all this time. She was here. She was HERE. She wouldn't lose her sister again.
"Who's there?" she demanded again, louder, stepping closer again. "Bring her back!"
In a moment, a breath, Miki can see them both. Not only her sleeping sister in the bench, but the towing, pale man with wings in front of her.
“Leave us.” He demands again, almost hissing the words.
Miki gasped and dove for her sister, kneeling down beside her. "Sil! Silver, it is you!" she ignored Gabe as she laid her head on Silver's chest and tears poured down her cheeks. "Sil," she sobbed. "I was so worried. I couldn't find you. It's been so long. I didn't give up. I never gave up." she lifted her head and gazed into Silver's peaceful face, stroking her hair back gently. "Oh, I missed you, kid." she whispered. "Oh, I missed you."
Gabriel glares down.
I’m taking Sil in. She won’t know if I kill the girl.
He draws a knife.
“Leave, Miki. She’s not yours.”
Shes ours now.
Miki glared up at him through her tears, taking in his dark, tall form, and wrapped her arms around Silver. "No." she growled. "She's my sister. Who are you anyway? What's with the invisibility? Where has she been all these years?? What happened to her?"
His eyes shine, despite their dark, emptiness.
“I said leave. She’s not who you think she is. Not anymore.”
His wings flare behind him and he takes a step forward.
Miki's eyes went wide as his wings appeared, but she held her ground, shielding Silver with her body. With one hand she reached into her pocket and pulled out her own knife, easing up off her knees but keeping between him and her sister. "No. I don't care if she's changed. It's been five years, of course she's not the same with who knows what you did to her. But she's my sister and that will never change."
I didn’t hurt her, you idiot.
His eyes widen, though still glaring, and a hard, thick wind comes in, specifically targeting Miki and knocking her off of her feet. He wastes no time, and the second the wind starts to make her unbalanced, he lunges towards Sil and grabs her. The wind calms and he goes to fly, but his lungs immediately start to burn and he begins to cough.
No flying, Gabriel. You have to do it on foot.
He starts off, coughing and turning to run down a back alley.
"No!" Miki screamed, rolling over as she was blown and scrambling up to her feet. The wind disorientated her and she whipped around, trying to find him. "No! You can't take her!" She saw him as he stumbled away, Silver's body in his arms, and she took off after him, fighting the wind.
The wind dies down, back to a calm breeze as he races towards the nearest trees- the city park. He runs towards them and once inside their thick cover sets Silver down.
He falls to his knees beside her, palms on the ground, coughing violently and trying to catch his breath.
Cmon, cmon. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. BREATHE OH MY WORD.
He winces, leaning forward so his forehead touches the ground. His lungs and throat burn and he fails to breathe.
Help.
He lets go of everything mentally, letting Silver blink awake, he becomes completely visible, and his emotions and feelings spread around him.
Silver woke from her dreams exhausted as her mind had tried to relive and put in order all the recurring memories. She blinked up at the trees above her, unsure for a moment where she was. Then she felt Gabriel beside her, and heard him fighting to breathe. She looked over and reached out to him, gathering up some air and gently forcing it down his throat and into his lungs. After a moment she pulled the air out again and pushed some fresh air in, metering her help to keep him from hyperventilating. "It's okay," she whispered, touching his arm, not having enough energy to even get up. "It's okay, Gabe." Tears leaked from her eyes as she tried to keep her own feelings contained for the moment. They couldn't both be a mess at the same time.
He continues to cough and struggle to breathe, shoving her hand off and looking away. He closes his eyes tightly and whimpers a little before again trying to breathe.
It hurts! Find the air! You’re a stupid AIR ELEMENTAL! Breathe!!
Silver closed her eyes, sorting her emotions and Gabriel's apart, trying to organize them. Come on, she told herself. Come on, you have to help him. He'd never been this raw before and she couldn't just let him lay there and fight all alone.
Finally she found the strength to roll over onto her stomach and moved closer to him. "You're okay, Gabe. You can do it."
He grabs the grass and starts to cough again, trying to gasp for air and actually getting a little.
Calm down. If you keep freaking out you'll die here. Deep breaths. Don't think about the redhead.
Great, now I'm thinking about the red head.
Tears start to spill from his dark eyes, both from frustration and lack of air.
"Shhh" Silver sat up beside him and wrapped her arms around his chest, gently pulling him back and tipping his head to rest on her shoulder. "Slowly, it's okay. Gabe, you're okay. Slowly." She gently pressed air into his lungs and slowly drew it back out, in and out. "Shhh, just breathe. One thing at a time."
Miki ran up, gasping for breath as she had finally found them. "Silver! There you are! I thought–"
Without even turning to look, or pausing in giving Gabe air, she grabbed all the energy around Miki and yanked her down beside her.
"Shut up, Miki."
"What? Sil, I–"
Silver flicked her hand at Miki and suddenly her sister's words were gone, no matter how hard she tried to yell, no sound came out.
I can't do this. Silver thought, struggling not to cry. One thing at a time. Help Gabe. He needs you most right now.
"You can do it, Gabe. Slowly. You're okay."
He chokes, then let’s a breath out slowly. And then successfully breathes in.
I’m fine. I’m- I’m… fine.
He opens his eyes, just to close them again and his breathing starts to level more, though it’s still jerky and sharp.
I- I need to get her away… away from the- the redhead.
"Shhh," Silver continued soothing him, gently stroking his hair. "Good job. One breath at a time, Gabriel." She could feel Miki beside her, struggling against the invisible box she had put around her, but she ignored her. Gabe's emotions raged beside her and Miki's presence was making him worse. Fix Gabe first. Keep him alive.
He blinks a few times, coughs a little more, then sits up. He leans forward and puts his palms on the ground for a minute again as he collects himself. It still hurt and burnt and it was still hard to breathe, but he’d make it.
He turns his head sharply and through his watery, dark eyes he glares at Miki.
He sets aside his inner conflict, pulling Sil closer to him.
Silver watched him, making sure he was okay, and nearly burst into tears when he put his arms around her. She clung to him, feeling terrible as she left her sister trapped in silence.
"She's okay," she whispered to Gabe. "She's my sister. She's okay. She won't hurt us." Tears slipped down her face and she took a deep shaky breath. "I remember her. Gabe, I remember everything. I didn't realize I had forgotten so much but I remember it all now."
Oh MY WORD
NO
He runs his cold fingers through her blonde hair, still glaring at Miki.
Maybe I’m happy for her? No. She won’t want me. She’ll only need Miki.
A few more tears run down his cheeks.
She’ll leave…
