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"You were listening?! The whole time?!" Emma shouted, pissed off.
"You were listening?! The whole time?!" Emma shouted, pissed off.
Zack found her anger surprising, and a good sign. He raised his hands, trying to make himself less of a threat. "Hey, hey, relax! I had to get out of that hellstorm, and I happened to hear you guys talking. And… I wanted to make sure you weren't…. well…" He struggled to get the words out.
"Weren't what?" Emma demanded.
Zack exhaled sharply, "I wanted to be sure you weren't trying to make things worse. I wanted to be sure that you were just making mistakes."
Emma softened slightly. "Oh… okay. I understand,"
Suddenly feeling terrible, Zack stiffened himself and looked away. "I probably shouldn't have done it the way I did, but, yeah. I was just worried, y'know? This war could be the thing that takes me. Or Vix. And for the slightest moment I felt like you could be a threat."
"Me? A threat? Sure… I can't even time distractions right!" Emma joked.
Zack chuckled and whistled for Vix to come in, but still didn't meet Emma's gaze. Instead, he simply knelt to pet Vix, who laid down after a minute. Zack smiled, "Do you have any pets, Emma?"
"No, they interfere with my work and are a bother. No offense,"
"None taken at all," Zack responded, "But you know what having one feels like? It feels like a sibling, a child, and a parent all at the same time. Vix went to the war, too. She came back, and I took her in."
He recalled the conversation he had overheard, "My pet, your brother, Aidan's family, any of those who fought, they're the reason that we're doing this. Especially your brother. He gave more than most." Zack looked down again, still stroking Vix's fur.
"How did you meet him? What was he like?" Emma asked eagerly.
Zack shook his head, "I never did meet him personally. I've heard stories of the Illeyitome who gave himself up to let his team escape. I also heard you talking a bit ago."
Aidan was standing right around the corner, listening in on their conversation. Emma's brother huh?
"Thank you," Emma smiled. "Well, it's around time for bed. Good night," (time skip?)
(yeah sure)
(Yeah.)
Emma blinked at the bright sunlight streaming through the windows, muttering in panic as she looked at her alarm clock, but then quickly remembered that it was the weekend. She changed and washed up, heading outside. "Alright, I'm going to see Zack, Aidan, and Ruby," she said to her roommate. "Bye!"
Aidan stood outside the school, not having slept the night before. It wasn't much of a surprise, he never slept.
(anyone on?)
(HEYY)
(It's so quiet…. I was gone to a surprise funeral over the weekend, sorry guys.
Zack saw Aidan standing on the sidewalk outside the school, looking like he hadn't slept in years. Zack himself hadn't gotten much sleep, not after having listened in on and talked to Emma.
It was a weird feeling. Somewhere between pity and empathy, with suspicion and.. admiration? The talk with Emma had thrown him for a bit of a loop, and he was having trouble hating her like he had originally thought he would. The story of her brother brought about his realization: She had more of a reason than most to want to help. Still, there was something off about the Illeyitome girl. Zack couldn't put his finger on it.
(Omg, I thought he was like, “Still, he was completely smitten over the Illeyitome girl” and I reread it and was like: ohhh.)
(Not quite. He may be Zavoem, but he has a proud factor that wouldn't let him be enamored like that unless he was completely sure of them. He doesn't run background checks on possible crushes, but he comes close.)
(O-o…)
Ruby regretted sleeping at 2 AM, she should’ve just woken up at 5 AM, and now she had to face the consequences of sleeping 4 hours later than her usually bed time.
//he a scooter
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