Azami sighed and shook her head "You don't understand. This fight that we got into was big, and it cost us both a lot. I made a promise to her after the fight that if she ever needed anything I would help her. Once. I would help her one time then she would leave, and we would never speak again." She gestured to him and to Letha "I fulfilled my promise, she will understand that because she sacrificed her one chance to talk to me for you. And she would not be defenseless, she is brilliant when it comes to surviving, and bartering, and fixing things, how do you think she survived that long in the city, and how did she get her job?" She glared at him "Yes I know she was in the city,"
"That isn't how you treat friends." he said insistently, "What were you fighting about that would be that bad anyway? I mean, I get the feeling you're a hot-head, And no offense intended, but I Think you should give her the chance to make up for whatever happened between you."
"Ask her, ask her about the fight that ruined our friendship, that ruined our 'siblings' friendship." (Azami doesn't have any siblings, she's talking about basically a foster family that Letha and her were both part of) She tossed her sword back on the table and stood with her arms crossed "Ask her when she wakes up."
Siblings? Fight? Skye wondered to himself, then he took a step forward, and placed a hand on Azami's shoulder, pulling her into the Void. "fights like this?" he showed her a memory of him and his old pal marco and the other street kids he used to hang with. it was a huge fight and he'd been kicked out onto the street, away from the others.
"Partly, it started like that…and then it just escalated" Azami nodded "We were older, maybe early teenage years.."
Skye showed her another memory, of him spying on a couple of guys who were planning an attack. "those men were planning an attack on those kids I showed you," Then one more memory.. this time of Skye fighting to protect a couple of the kids from earilier, "I went back to warn them, I didn't expect any help, and i didnt get any, but I did almost die that night.. and i would have if the younger members, Not the ones i saved, bbut others who never liked me in the first place stepped up and saved my life…" he told her, "And not just my life… but the lives of a few other street kids who I had dragged into it. You just did the exact same thing for me and Letha, No questions, no protests, just action." He brought them back to the real world, "now what I don't understand is why you are letting an old argument keep you apart…" he said out loud.
"I told you, we were older, old enough to know what we were doing. Old enough to know that this fight wasn't like other fights, this one was going to rip friendships apart.." Azami sighed and shook her head "This fight….me and Letha…we didn't agree…we made a promise, that promise, and then it went from there. Did she tell you about her brother? He lives by the sea now, but they didn't agree. He sided against her and it tore her apart because they had been through everything together. She fought and then she left, every one of her friends siding against her. every. one. of. them." Azami said, tears in her eyes. "And I was one of them, she was basically famous among the street kids, for her bravery and loyalty. And we were too stupid to see that all she wanted to do was help and be accepted.."
"I'll Believe that.. I owe her my life, twice now…"he said "But i still don't understand… Why you would let a promise clearly made in the heat of anger… Keep you apart like this…"
"We didn't make the promise when we were mad…it was later at night, we had both wanted to be alone to think our decisions over…she told me that I was her best friend and that she didn't want to fight me, or her brother, but she wouldn't join us and we wouldn't join her, so we made this promise, as friends." Azami shook her head "She never breaks promises, never. Letha, in all of her loyal stubbornness, if she promises something that means she will fight and push and shove until she fills that promise."
"If you're best friends then why did you make a promise to stay away from each other?" he asked now more confused than ever… "And speaking of promises she sounds like my kid brother…"
"She doesn't break promises, and we made that promise so we wouldn't hurt each other, after the fight was over." Azami walked over to the cots and sat down on one of them, picking at a stray thread. "I asked her if she was sure about the promise and she said she would rather know that I was safe from her than have a great life with her brother and friends."
(Do you mind if I switch things up a bit? I mean with the hunter side of things? I just think it would be fun to bring in something else thats a bit worse…)
"It seems to me that that promise was a mis-" Skye gasped, as a wave of agony worse than the last one washed over him, and it wasnt from Sirus either…. he sent his mental shadow out to investigate, and saw his youngest brother alex losing in a fight against his worst enemy, and the enemy simultaneously taking out all the Hunters in the caravan that had Sirus locked up. He watched as Alex and Sirus were struck down and dragged off into a portal.. "No! Why?! Why must you always interfere?!"Skye yelled at the ceiling frustrated, "First Hunters & now him?!"
Azami looked up, concerned "What? What's wrong?" she saw Letha stir in the corner of her eye and she rushed over "Letha, how are you feeling?"
Letha groaned and rolled over "Like I was just hit by a bus.." She opened her eyes and slowly sat up "Well Skye, now that we are both patched up, you ready to go again?"
Skye turned to Letha "NO. You aren't coming this time. Things just got a million times worse and I am not gonna let you get hurt again because of my issues." he said as he frantically tried to think up a way to find both of his brothers and remembering that he should probably check that Blaze was alright too.. But first was getting back to wolf territories..
Letha stood up shakily "Fine, if you don't want me with, I'll just go on my own." she brushed away Azami and leaned against the door, sighing "Trust me, I made a promise to your brother Sirus, and I will not break it."
"Yeah, That was when we were dealing with hunters." Said Skye as he warped in front of her and blocked the door. "Now I'm dealing with something a million times worse and I have to rescue My other brother Alex as well as Sirus…" he said worriedly. "and I'm not going to have you get hurt again!"
"Skye, you don't control me." Letha said slowly, trying to not get angry "I can do what I want, and right now, I need to go take care of a promise."
Azami raised an eyebrow at him and smirked mouthing the words "I told you so" to him.
"I know that…" he said sighing.. "You know you are just as stubborn as Alex…." he muttered as he tried to figure out a way to get her to stay here. Failing he sighed, "Alright, Obviously I cant talk sense into you, so I will just bring you along instead, Cool? And btw we aren't going back to that fortress, this time we're headed for my home turf, Wolf Territories" he said giving in, "But on one condition, we arent leaving 'til you fix things with Azami… and you have to promise me you'll make things up with your old friends too." he said looking her in the eye.
(Is Azami coming with?)
(I didn't plan on having her come with, but what do you think? yes or no?)
Letha froze "H-how do you know about that?…I never told you about my past.." She said shakily. Her eyes widened No,no,no,no that wa a secret, I can't tell anyone. I can't handle their reaction.. she thought to herself as she backed a few steps away from him.
(Up to you)
"Azami told me, when I asked her why she wouldn't let me leave without taking you with me.." he said calmly, "I dont understand why you would shut your family and freinds out like that… You might get into fights sometimes and obviously you aren't always going to agree but that doesnt mean you have to stop being friends…"
(Imma say nah, two characters at once is tricky..)
"I don't break promises…Azami obviously didn't tell you the whole story and I'm glad for that.." She visibly relaxed and smiled lightly at Azami before looking back at Skye, "Please, don't ask again..I relive my actions every day and night in my head, thinking about what I did wrong, and how I could've changed my mistakes,"
Skye sighed shifting to wolf form "If you're coming I'm not waiting." He said as he gathered his aura
Letha hung her head "I'm coming, but I won't do the promises thing." she climbed carefully onto Skye's back and smiled lightly to Azami, giving her a quick hug and whispering a thank you to her.
