forum Rykah and Will(because I can't think of a better title)

Started January 04, 2019 by @Hawkeye

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Will nodded in acknowledgment. His brother and sister looked up.

Rykah tensed a little when Will's siblings laid eyes on them. staycalmitscoolstaycalmdontfreak he told himself repeatedly, doing his best not to show how nervous he was.

Jack immediately got up and tackled Will in a hug. It was obvious he had been crying. Anna came up behind them and turned to Rykah. She stuck out her hand for him to shake.

Rykah shook her hand nervously, and quickly pulled away to go look at the damage to his home. Coming closer he saw that the tarp was nearly ripped in two. and had several other rips and tears as it hung loosely on the tree branches and the car seat inside.

Will hugged Jack back, and waved at Anna.

Rykah carefully pulled out his bow and quiver, as well as a couple more changes of clothes that were too small for him, and flew u to his platform and laid them there in a stack before sitting down on the edge and trying to think of a way to salvage his shelter. climbing down and taking a closer look he saw that it was hopeless. I guess its back to the junkyard tonight… he thought to himself slowly, trying not to let the feeling of hopelessness set in to deep, especially since he knew that he'd never be able to find a big enough tarp unless he bought it. And he knew full well that that would cost him…. He sat down on a log staring at the wreckage, sighing he grabbed an extra hoodie, which happened to be the one he'd gotten yesterday, and began to prep to head out to the junkyard.

“Rykah!” Will called. “Come back.”

Rykah stopped and turned around "Sorry Will, But I have to go somewhere now" he said,

“My room is always open!” Will called.

"Yeah, but I need to find a spot to store my stuff" Said Rykah sadly, gesturing to his sleeping spot up in the tree. "Which means I need another Tarp, one big enough to keep rain off…"

“You can keep it in my room….” Will tried.

"I'd love to but…" rykah paused. "I'm better off on my own…."

Will disconnected himself from his siblings and said, “No one is better off alone.”

"I am.." said Rykah… "because bad things tend to happen to people around me…" he said thinking about his family and the tigress….

“They don’t have to.” Will said in a calm, quiet voice.

Rykah realized he really didn't have any good arguments on the subject. "But what about your siblings?"

“My brother and sister don’t matter right now, ok?”

"Yes they do" said Rykah, glancing in their direction.

Anna, who was nosy and loud, called, “No, we don’t!” Will turned around to give her a look.

Rykah stared at her, stunned.

Jack nodded in agreement. “We’ll go now. See you at home!” Anna called, turning around with Jack.

Rykah just stared even more as they left… "what…."

“No idea. They probably talked last night. But now you don’t have the argument to be alone.”

"Uh huh" said Rykah.. "I guess I'm not getting out of it huh…." he said slowly…
(I'm surprised Will's sibs weren't asking questions due to the fact that Rykah was literally living in a makeshift tent)