Charlie’s eyes widened at Evan’s outburst; she was clearly not used to seeing him like this just as everyone else wasn’t. Her lips curled back as she bared her teeth at him.
“I’ve seen books like that before, I know how to handle them,” she growled. “THE NAME WAS OF SOMEONE WHO WAS MY FRIEND.”
She staggered back, a look grief briefly taking over her expression. “I assumed she had escaped like I had, and that she was trying to help me because it wasn’t safe to do so directly… we used those books so much I just didn’t question it…” then she growled again, “I couldn’t tell anybody because…” she turned to August, almost accusingly, yet apologetically at the same time. “I just felt like no one would listen to me. I know you’re always saying to just move on from that side of myself, August, but-“ she stopped at she pressed her hand to her head and groaning in pain. August took her by the shoulders, a vague look of fear flashing in her eyes.
“Kali threw her against the wall. She probably has a concussion.” August said, shaking her head.
Malcolm, who was already finished with healing Kali, walked over. He reached out his hand, but Charlie stopped him. “I’m not done. I just… I just wanted to use those things for good instead of evil.”
Malachi stood, dangerously silent, his veins pulsing beneath his neck. He finally said, “No good has come of this, Charlie. No good at all.”
She lowered her head, anger clouding her gaze, but she let Malcolm place his hand over the back of her head. Malachi turned and scooped Kali’s small body into his arms, ignoring the pain in his leg and side. Alister watched Evan wince in pain, worry and concern settling in the pit of his stomach. He shared a glance with Noel and followed Evan through the small crowd, just to make sure nothing happened to him. Yeah, that’s all it is, right?
Evan stalked his way down the halls and out through the entry way into the open area, inhaling fresh breath and then exhaling with a sigh as he looked around the outside area for somewhere to sit, he spotted a bench and decided to go over and sit down on it and lean back against it, he didn't know if anyone had followed him out but in that moment he didn't care, he just wanted to be away from all of that, and he could trust Malachi with her, he knew he could.
He let out another sigh, moving his hand away from his stomach and almost expected to find blood, though when he didn't he wasn't exactly surprised. What the heck happened back there? What was with people recently? He didn't know how to answer any of his questions, and as much as the fresh air was doing for him he wanted conversation, but he didn't tell anyone to come with him and he probably made it seem like he just wanted to be alone, and he thought he did. He just didn't think so anymore after it fizzed out. He didn't even mean to explode on her like that either. It just had been building up inside of him and he couldn't keep it in.
Kali just layed there in malachis arms, her head lulled to the side of his chest, leaning on him slightly while being passed out.
Alister followed Evan outside, wanting to call to him but almost afraid to. If he was being honest though, he was glad he had followed him. He didn’t realize how much pressure had been building up inside him until he got away from all the shouting and anger in that room. It must have been to much, because as he watched Evan sit on the bench a few tears slipped from his eyes and down his cheeks. He quickly wiped them away and cautiously approached the other boy.
“Um, hey,” he murmured, sitting beside him. “Are you okay?”
He looked up as soon as he heard Alisters voice, he felt the vibrations in the ground, the thuds of his steps even if he had barely made any. He tried to work up a weak smile onto his face when he looked at him, but it just became sad as he looked away.
"Definitely seen better days.." he commented, moving to pat the seat next to him.
"You..?"
He breathed a sigh. At first, he’d been rather anxious because of the possibility that Evan would still be angry and/or would desire time alone, but as he made room for Alister, that anxiety withered away, and he frowned with concern instead.
“Just a little rattled from the shouting,” he replied dismissively. “Um, can I do anything to help? Do you need a hug?”
He couldn’t help but stare at the way the soft breeze played with Evan’s hair and clothes, the way his lips moved as he spoke. He didn’t like it though, the way his thoughts were going. He shouldn’t be focused on such silly things when Evan wasn’t feeling his best. He turned to stare at his lap instead, tugging and fidgeting with the sleeves of his jacket.
"Ah yeah, I'm sorry if my yelling rattled you up or anything, I didn't mean it to do so. I just, for some reason have been a lot more angry recently then I usually am, though I suppose that's more so do to people's actions then myself." He sighed, looking around the area as he talked before looking back at his hands.
"A hug actually dosent sound too bad right now.." he muttered slightly, looking at Alister.
“It wasn’t just you shouting, Evan.” He tilted his head, giving the other boy a sympathetic glance. “And I understand.”
He quivered under Evan’s gaze, still drawn to his gentle beauty. Alister reached out and pulled him into his embrace, holding him tight. After a mere moment of thought, he decided to admit his feelings.
“I… I feel like I should apologize too. I wanted to help you back there, say something maybe, but you’re….” He sighed. “You’re so beautiful. I’ve never seen you like that before and somehow— somehow you had me frozen and all I could do was stare. I hope… I hope you don’t mind.”
He welcomed Alisters embrace, pulling him into a close and warm hug wrapping his arms around Alister. He let out an exhale, relaxing slightly into the hug. He then soon found himself blushing as Alister talked to him about how.. beautiful he was? He wasn't used to someone complimenting him after he had just gotten extremely mad at someone else.
"Alister….it's okay. You didn't have to do anything to help me, and …I don't mind…I don't think anyone's really complimented me like this before." He let out a gentle chuckle.
He laughed a little with him. “I can’t help it, I guess. Are you sure you don’t mind? I just… I really like you, but I don’t want to make you uncomfortable.”
He silently questioned whether he should be saying anything he was saying right now. He wasn’t making things awkward right? Evan’s warmth seemed to increase as he blushed, and it made Alister a little worried. Unsure how else he should deal with it, he buried his face in Evan’s shoulder.
"I really, really don't mind Alister." He blushed more when Alister burried his face into his shoulder, and he just gently strokes Alisters head, softly petting it and massaging it.
"I don't think you could ever make me uncomfortable Alister….I…like you too..but that's to be expected, we're soulmates after all." He tries to slip in a small joke though he meant what he said before the joke he was just trying to keep it light hearted.
Alister felt himself blush as well at the other’s touch, sort of liking Evan’s fingers stroking his fluffy head.
“Really?” His voice was muffled against Evan’s shoulder. “Okay… that makes me feel better.” He chuckled softly at the joke, but nothing more. “I mean, yeah… a part of me is still nervous though.”
"I think a part of me Is always gonna be nervous." He chuckled softly as well, continuing to stroke his head gently as he spoke to Alister, looking up at the sky with a gentle Hum.
"I wonder what's going on back with everyone else."
Malcom had told everyone to calm down and pick a bed to lay in. Several of them still needed medical attention, and they needed to recover before they could decide what to do about the situation. Malachi immediately volunteered to watch Kali, to everyone’s disgruntlement. Malcom would walk around, assessing the injuries of those who needed his attention, while those who didn’t (Trent, Noel, and August) crowded around Malachi and Kali, desperate for explanations.
“Malachi, what exactly does the book do? How did it make—“ Noel hovered over him, but he cut her off.
“Not now, Noel. I’ll explain, I promise, but this is a lot, okay?” His gaze drifted to where Charlie lay.
“Sorry.” She looked down, a bit crestfallen.
“We’re glad you’re back at least,” August offered. “In one piece, sort of.”
He cracked a grin, turning his gaze to her. “Yeah. It is good to see you again…” the grin fell. “I just wish it was in better circumstances.”
Kali stirred In Malachi's arms, groaning slightly as she rolled around but ended up rolling closer into Malachi. She moved a hand up to rubbing her eyes and let out a soft yawn, how could something so small and innocent looking have caused so much damage? Well, innocent looking in her small moment of weakness where she hadn't put up any barriers yet.
She looked up and saw Malachi, "…what…what did I do..?" She asked him, staring him down tho her gaze wavered between anger and sadness. She didn't seem to notice the crowd, or maybe she just ignored them.
"I think a part of me Is always gonna be nervous." He chuckled softly as well, continuing to stroke his head gently as he spoke to Alister, looking up at the sky with a gentle Hum.
"I wonder what's going on back with everyone else."
He could honestly fall asleep like this if not for his pounding heart. Every time Evan touched him it was like his skin lit up with excitement.
“Dunno. I hope everything’s calmed down.” He reached his hand up to feel Evan’s side. “How are you holding up? Is it hurting?”
He felt himself blush slightly as Alister went to hold a hand up to Evans side and he moved to look away from him if only to hide the fact that his pale face was pink.
"o-oh uh…it dosent really hurt much anymore…I just had to take in a feel breath during my anger at Charlie, and I think I stretched out badly during my stress. But I'm good now."
Kali stirred In Malachi's arms, groaning slightly as she rolled around but ended up rolling closer into Malachi. She moved a hand up to rubbing her eyes and let out a soft yawn, how could something so small and innocent looking have caused so much damage? Well, innocent looking in her small moment of weakness where she hadn't put up any barriers yet.
She looked up and saw Malachi, "…what…what did I do..?" She asked him, staring him down tho her gaze wavered between anger and sadness. She didn't seem to notice the crowd, or maybe she just ignored them.
He startled. Letting out a breath, he couldn’t help but smile as she snuggled closer. The others were surprised too, jolting back. Malachi gestured for them to leave them alone, and they walked to discuss by themselves.
He leaned down and held her tight, then let go to see her face. She was so small and cute, he didn’t want to say anything that might break her. But at her question he grimaced and sighed.
“You did… a lot,” he murmured. “But I think it’s okay now. At least, it will be. I’m glad you’re awake. You… you didn’t see anything, did you?”
She moved to cover her hands with her face, wincing at her injury from earlier and just letting out a groan and shoving her face in his chest. man boobs
"how is it okay? Malachi how many people did I hurt?" She sighed rubbing her face with the hand that didn't hurt.
"Well I am not," she muttered to the awake comment, "What do you mean see anything Malachi? I haven't been in control of my body I don't think I saw anything." She muttered muffled from her face inside his chest.
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Well he certainly did not expect his general chest area to be invaded by Kali’s face. After getting over his initial shock and immediate flush, he said, looking around, “Um… two… three, four people? Including me? But I’m fine now, and one other person is also fine.”
Then he stuttered, “O—oh, sorry. Um, it just looked like you were… like you were having another one of your breakdowns before, um. Before you weren’t yourself. I don’t know.”
Why does he like it? Why does her snuggling into him feel so good? This girl tried to kill him. Malachi could not understand himself.
He felt himself blush slightly as Alister went to hold a hand up to Evans side and he moved to look away from him if only to hide the fact that his pale face was pink.
"o-oh uh…it dosent really hurt much anymore…I just had to take in a feel breath during my anger at Charlie, and I think I stretched out badly during my stress. But I'm good now."
“Okay, good.” Alister raised his head from Evan’s shoulder, spotting his blush. He stared, a small grin spreading on his face.
“Aww, you’re so cute,” he said. “You’re like a strawberry.”
She let out another groan, she would be lying if she said she wasn't at least somewhat flustered by her action of shoving her face In his chest, she pulled away but then saw his face…his flustered idiot face and immediately went back to hiding her face In his chest.
too cute.. she thought before flushing what?! What was that- no- no. Not this again. Nope. That wasn't a thing and I did not think that I do not think that!
She thought back to what he said about the visions and she realized she had seen something before passing out ….but she couldn't grasp it anymore. She just…she knows she remembers a little white haired boy, but that's all she could remember.
"I..I remember seeing …a little white haired boy.." she mumbled to Malachi.
Welp, now he's even more like a strawberry as heard Alisters comment and he let out a flustered noise moving to cover his face with his hands.
"I d-d-dont know W-what your talking about-"
He laughed. Finally, the awkwardness that he felt was slipping away. “But you are,” he murmured. Raising his hand again, he took Evan’s and tried to uncover his face. “My little strawberry.”
My. The awkwardness and regret came rushing in again. “Oh— I’m sorry, I uh, I didn’t mean it like that— I…”
His hands were moved out of the way by Alister, and left a blushing smiling Evan to look at Alister. He moved to nuzzle Alisters nose with his nose, with a chuckle. "I think I like the sound of that."
“Oh… um…”
He couldn’t answer at first. Evan’s smile seemed to hold his gaze hostage, unable to break away. Oh, he was so beautiful. Alister held Evan’s hand, slowly entwining their fingers. The gap between them grew smaller and smaller, but he wasn’t even really aware of it. All he could think about was returning the gesture, so he nuzzled him back.
“You— you do? I was… I was nervous.” He chuckled. “My little strawberry… what am I to you?”
She let out another groan, she would be lying if she said she wasn't at least somewhat flustered by her action of shoving her face In his chest, she pulled away but then saw his face…his flustered idiot face and immediately went back to hiding her face In his chest.
too cute.. she thought before flushing what?! What was that- no- no. Not this again. Nope. That wasn't a thing and I did not think that I do not think that!
She thought back to what he said about the visions and she realized she had seen something before passing out ….but she couldn't grasp it anymore. She just…she knows she remembers a little white haired boy, but that's all she could remember.
"I..I remember seeing …a little white haired boy.." she mumbled to Malachi.
Malachi couldn’t help it. She was just so cute. It started out low, but he couldn’t contain it. Soon he was laughing hard, his chest bouncing as he did so. He then had to calm himself because his wounds began aching again.
“Désolé, désolé,” he said, wiping away a tear. “A white haired boy? Evan maybe. It makes sense, perhaps they were memories from when you were small.”
She got even more red when she heard his yelling, she made sure to cover her face with at least one hand as she was pushed out of her hiding spot before moving to try and hide in his chest again though he could see some of her red face and red ears.
"I don't know…maybe.."
Trent was looking over at them, noticing how they interacted and hearing Malachi act.
"Well that's….something."
Noel had also been watching them, studying their behavior. “Indeed. They are clearly smitten by each other.”
He smiled uncontrollably. “Ohh, ma chatte rouge, eh? Chatte noir is chatte rouge now.” His fingers reached up, combing through her hair peeking out of his chest. “Don’t hide, ma chère. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”
“Oh… um…”
He couldn’t answer at first. Evan’s smile seemed to hold his gaze hostage, unable to break away. Oh, he was so beautiful. Alister held Evan’s hand, slowly entwining their fingers. The gap between them grew smaller and smaller, but he wasn’t even really aware of it. All he could think about was returning the gesture, so he nuzzled him back.
“You— you do? I was… I was nervous.” He chuckled. “My little strawberry… what am I to you?”
He smiled softly as he felt there hands connected, but managed to blush even more when Alister returned the nuzzle and he just sat there being red in the face.
"hm…my little wind?" He jokes slightly, trying to find something that fit. "How about…My Ali?"
