Brace yourself, Argyle, I wanted to add. When we walked in, everyone’s eyes were on Lucas. Regal tried to resist looking at Lucas but she couldn’t stop herself. Lucas had to hurt himself. Outside, he asked so much about Regal. Confusing… “Are you okay, Lucas?” Regal mumbled. “Fine, I guess… how about you?” Lucas answered with the same amount of awkwardness. It made me smirk. Regal saw it and she gestured for me to come to her. “Yes?” I said as I took a seat next to her. “Stay out of it, Ryder!” Regal hissed while she clutched the collar of my shirt.
“I’ll back off… Just a head’s up, he’s desperate…” I answered her facial expression. Regal let go, closed her eyes and sighed. “Lucas, are you okay?” I said to break the silence. “Aviatri should really see me… Clementin should be confused and… Hunter is probably laughing his head off.. So I’m alright… I guess.” Lucas answered. I heard Austin’s faint chuckle and I forced something into his stomach. I grinned. “I’m sorry everyone for giving you all shock…” Lucas sighed. “It’s all right, Luke, we all needed a shock…” Cobalt spoke. “Cobalt’s right, Lucas… but you didn’t have to hurt yourself…” Reilly added.
“Are they married yet?” I heard Lucas ask Cascade quietly. “Closer than close, Luke…” Cascade answered and then giggled. “We have to go everyone… Sorry, Regal… Lucas.” Sierra rushed as she pulled her sisters out of the door. “Regal, you deserve an apology. I’m sorry… for everything.” Lucas surrendered to the apology in him. I rolled my eyes. Regal didn’t reply but she did go beside Lucas and kissed his cheek. Blech… How could she forgive him after all the years I had to protect her? I don’t want to hurt Lucas as much as he did to himself. “I’m sorry, as well, Luke.” Regal sounded like she confessed the words. How can she be saying sorry to him? That apology should be mine. “I think everyone should go home and rest after this day…” Reilly saved me before I began that fight.
“I’ll back off… Just a head’s up, he’s desperate…” I answered her facial expression. Regal let go, closed her eyes and sighed. “Lucas, are you okay?” I said to break the silence. “Aviatri should really see me… Clementin should be confused and… Hunter is probably laughing his head off.. So I’m alright… I guess.” Lucas answered. I heard Austin’s faint chuckle and I forced something into his stomach. I grinned. “I’m sorry everyone for giving you all shock…” Lucas sighed. “It’s all right, Luke, we all needed a shock…” Cobalt spoke. “Cobalt’s right, Lucas… but you didn’t have to hurt yourself…” Reilly added.
“Are they married yet?” I heard Lucas ask Cascade quietly. “Closer than close, Luke…” Cascade answered and then giggled. “We have to go everyone… Sorry, Regal… Lucas.” Sierra rushed as she pulled her sisters out of the door. “Regal, you deserve an apology. I’m sorry… for everything.” Lucas surrendered to the apology in him. I rolled my eyes. Regal didn’t reply but she did go beside Lucas and kissed his cheek. Blech… How could she forgive him after all the years I had to protect her? I don’t want to hurt Lucas as much as he did to himself. “I’m sorry, as well, Luke.” Regal sounded like she confessed the words. How can she be saying sorry to him? That apology should be mine. “I think everyone should go home and rest after this day…” Reilly saved me before I began that fight.
. . .
In the morning, I felt weak but Austin came and propped me up, “Lucas called, he said his wounds have healed and we’re all going to Regal’s house.” Great… I managed to rush to Regal’s. “Hey Nate.” Regal managed to shriek. I waved hi sarcastically. I heard a ring of a bell and in a second, Lucas came in and on his feet too. Regal rushed to hug Lucas and I almost threw up. “Can I talk to you outside?” I manage to ask Lucas. “Sure.” He replied and led me through the door. “What is this about?” Lucas questioned. “It’s about how Regal can forgive you after these years.” I growled. “Why is it your concern?” Lucas replied in the same amount of ‘growl’. “You’ve broken… your promise way too much!” I screamed enough that the ‘mind-reader’ could hear.
Austin burst out the door and saw the tension in our faces. “You owe me at least one sorry for how much you’ve hurt me.” I said while Austin and I saw the confused expression on Lucas’ face turn into rage… Seconds passed as Lucas eyed me and 3, 2, 1… He pounced on my suddenly weak body, I fell to the ground and the last thing I saw was Lucas’ face screaming, you should’ve never done that!
AUSTIN RYDER
I saw Lucas pounce on my brother’s body and a snap shuddered in my ears. Nate shrieked in pain and his body stuttering on the ground. Another snap and I noticed Lucas broke Nate’s arm and leg.
You should’ve never! Lucas’ thought pinged in my ears and snapped my limit. My mind was set on Lucas and it pinned him to the tree in the front yard. I took him by his shoulders and murmured, “Lucas Daniel Argyle! How could you?! My brother was vulnerable these past few years and you have the nerve to hurt him harder than you did by leaving…” I almost stuttered those words. What do you mean? Lucas asked in the lowest his “mind” voice could be.
“Nate was hurt even more than Regal. Actually, hurt because of Regal…” I paused to see Lucas’ eyes widen, “Yes, he was hurt. The first three months you were gone, he broke a rib and leg. Next 8 months, he broke his arm… Nate tried his hardest to be strong enough to be a shoulder to cry on and to deal with his best friend being gone…
“He protected Regal harder than anyone. Sometimes I checked on him and one glance showed me that he always had burst into tears. Sometimes, I couldn’t even sleep because of his tears and there, in the other room, Nate laid awake trembling.” I said and let go of Lucas. Oh God, I’m sorry, Austin… Lucas’ mind surrendered. I took a glance back at Nate and then flickered my eyes back to Lucas. “Never again, Argyle…” I murmured.
I took a breath and then turned my attention to Nate, who still was lying on the grass. As I looked to turn back, Nate disappeared and his shark tooth necklace made plink! As it touched the ground, “No, no, no!” I had to have shouted. After my discovery, everything blurred.
In the morning, I felt weak but Austin came and propped me up, “Lucas called, he said his wounds have healed and we’re all going to Regal’s house.” Great… I managed to rush to Regal’s. “Hey Nate.” Regal managed to shriek. I waved hi sarcastically. I heard a ring of a bell and in a second, Lucas came in and on his feet too. Regal rushed to hug Lucas and I almost threw up. “Can I talk to you outside?” I manage to ask Lucas. “Sure.” He replied and led me through the door. “What is this about?” Lucas questioned. “It’s about how Regal can forgive you after these years.” I growled. “Why is it your concern?” Lucas replied in the same amount of ‘growl’. “You’ve broken… your promise way too much!” I screamed enough that the ‘mind-reader’ could hear.
Austin burst out the door and saw the tension in our faces. “You owe me at least one sorry for how much you’ve hurt me.” I said while Austin and I saw the confused expression on Lucas’ face turn into rage… Seconds passed as Lucas eyed me and 3, 2, 1… He pounced on my suddenly weak body, I fell to the ground and the last thing I saw was Lucas’ face screaming, you should’ve never done that!
AUSTIN RYDER
I saw Lucas pounce on my brother’s body and a snap shuddered in my ears. Nate shrieked in pain and his body stuttering on the ground. Another snap and I noticed Lucas broke Nate’s arm and leg.
You should’ve never! Lucas’ thought pinged in my ears and snapped my limit. My mind was set on Lucas and it pinned him to the tree in the front yard. I took him by his shoulders and murmured, “Lucas Daniel Argyle! How could you?! My brother was vulnerable these past few years and you have the nerve to hurt him harder than you did by leaving…” I almost stuttered those words. What do you mean? Lucas asked in the lowest his “mind” voice could be.
“Nate was hurt even more than Regal. Actually, hurt because of Regal…” I paused to see Lucas’ eyes widen, “Yes, he was hurt. The first three months you were gone, he broke a rib and leg. Next 8 months, he broke his arm… Nate tried his hardest to be strong enough to be a shoulder to cry on and to deal with his best friend being gone…
“He protected Regal harder than anyone. Sometimes I checked on him and one glance showed me that he always had burst into tears. Sometimes, I couldn’t even sleep because of his tears and there, in the other room, Nate laid awake trembling.” I said and let go of Lucas. Oh God, I’m sorry, Austin… Lucas’ mind surrendered. I took a glance back at Nate and then flickered my eyes back to Lucas. “Never again, Argyle…” I murmured.
I took a breath and then turned my attention to Nate, who still was lying on the grass. As I looked to turn back, Nate disappeared and his shark tooth necklace made plink! As it touched the ground, “No, no, no!” I had to have shouted. After my discovery, everything blurred.
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