Sophie entered her room first and without even looking towards Steven, she sat on her usual bean bag looking down as to not show tears that were glistening in her eyes.
"You are early?" Rain asked while walking towards the chair near the window.
"Yeah" Steven replied. He was sitting on Sophie's bed while looking down at his hands. He didn't know what more to say.
"What's up then?" She asked while sitting herself.
He finally looked at her, "Nothing. Why?"
"Just asking." She shrugged. She knew something was wrong. He once again started to stare down at his hands.
Everyone was quiet for few minutes. And Steven finally said, "I'll be going back to my world tomorrow."
Rain jumped up from her chair in shock while yelling, "What!?"
Sophie panicking, looked at her sister, and said," You will wake mom and dad." Rain ignored her.
"You are going? Really? Now?" she asked frantically.
"No, not now, tomorrow. Maybe in afternoon or evening…" He replied and looked at her, "I told you just 3-4 days ago that I will be going." he thought why is she reacting like that.
"Yeah, but you didn't say it when we were talking yesterday or the day before that." Rain replied fuming at him, "What am I supposed to do now?"
"Rain you…" Sophie was starting to say when Steven cuts her off. It was like they didn't want her to be there she thought. should I leave, she questioned herself while looking at both of them.
"I told you I'll be gone for 2 years, Rain." he stood up," I told you thats why we are going to teach you exercises so that when I come after…"
"2 years?" Rain sat down in her chair dejectedly.
Steven frowned, he told her everything he thought would be easy, not this hard.
"I told you everything is…" He started.
"I know, I remember, but…" She sighed, " I was angry at that time, I didn't think that… that you will be gone in 4 days… its…. it's not fair."
"Nothing is…" Rain cuts him in mid-sentence and started saying.
"That too for 2 years, I'll…. be 17 then," She looked at him.
"Yeah," He replied while sitting on the bed again. he looked at rain who was looking down towards the ground, she'll be 17 when I come back he thought, would she still remember him? Or would she move on? Questions ran through his mind but he didn't have any courage left after Rain's reaction to ask.
"It's oka…." Sophie started. she was feeling bad for her sister, she knew what rain dreamt of and what was always on her mind these few days and now suddenly it will all be gone. she wanted to comfort her.
"Oh please, will you shut up!" Rain snapped at her," What do you care?"
Sophie felt like she was hit with an arrow, tears started filling in her eyes, all the days of feeling worthless came like a flood into her eyes, she looked at Steven who was looking back at her anxiously. All she wanted was to make Rain feel like she is not alone, all she wanted was to comfort her.
She slowly got up, "I'll go" She muttered. If she doesn't want her their then she will not be.
"No, I wanted to talk to you too." Steven stood up and said to her kindly.
She looked at him, tears were still making her vision blurry, to make her vision sharp she rubs one of her hand on left eyes then on right and blinked, while Rain fumed, "What about me?"
He looked at her, he saw how RAin suddenly was this narrow-minded, self concentrating person, he knew it was because of what he told her but he thought that it was not a good reason to snap at her sister. "Rain I am early, as for to talk to you both and get more time." he calmly tried to explain, but Rain was too shocked and emotional to hear that.
"Early, will it make up for 2 years? Will it?" She snapped at him while looking at him with tears in her eyes, he ran his hand through his hair and saw Sophie near the door trying to exit. He took 3 long strides towards her and clutched her wrist.
"Where are you going?>," He asked while looking at her stony face. he wanted both the sisters together so that he can pass on the information and tell them what he was ordered to but if this goes on for long he can't. Is she angry, sad, or both he thought? looking at Sophie.
"Let her go." Rain yelled, and looked at Sophie, "Why are you doing this? Taking all his attention now? We only have few hours and you are being a greedy b…"
Sophie looked from steven to Rain, shocked at her sister's words and temper, while steven thought this was enough.
"Rain," Steven warned.
"What!?" she looked at him in rage.
It was enough that he was going to leave, it was enough that she will have to live in dreams and alone, contemplating every shade of her memory after some time for its reality and proof of these events. It was enough that her heart was like its cracking but on this occasion too Sophie decided to be the selfish, manipulator and try to distract Steven's attention.
She always felt like Sophie was jealous of her power and her everything the way she was behaving but now she was making it obvious, Rain thought.
"I might be only 12..." Sophie growled," But if you talk to me like that, I will slap you straight in your face." Now, this was enough Sophie thought, she was leaving he stopped her it was not her mistake, and who does she think she is queen victoria.
she had no right to talk to her like that if she wanted to be selfish and mean just over a boy and his glorious world then Sophie decided she can be proud and meaner.
"Oh now will you" Rain challenged her to take a step forward, looking at this Steven took a step forward too and came in between Rain and Sophie.
what the hell is happening, he thought. he was here to be sad and told them about the new orders not to fight, but why are these two fightings.
He thought these two loved each other and were the backbone for each other.
"Stop you both." He said looking at them both, "Why are you guys fighting?"
"Becau…" Sophie cuts Rain off in midsentence. She will show her mirror now.
"I will tell him," Sophie smirked," Because Rain wants to always be the center of attention right, sister." She mocked
"Oh, and I am always, and thats what makes you hate it right." Rain fired back.
Sophie laughed bitterly, " I can reply to this but I won't, I am not rotten like you, "Sophie snapped and turned back after making Steven's hand twist so that he will release her wrist.
"Then why stop now, huh? You afraid you will cry."Rain mocked.
"Yes, totally afraid of your non-existing powers." Sophie turned and smiled then turned and walked away.
Steven looked at Sophie's back, while she without even turning closed the door on his face, and then turned towards Rain whose face shows hurt on it.
What the hell happened just now, he thought.
Rain moved backward and sat on her chair, "She is right though after you will be gone, what about my powers? I still don't know how to control them." She mumbled while looking at him with big pleading eyes.
"You will do it because I know you can." He sat on the bed and stated calmly.
"She always hated the thought of a new world, she was even trying to manipulate me in thinking that I am much happier in the human world." She silently stated.
Steven looked at her and she looked at him back.
"But this is not my real family, they are dead and I want to know why and who killed them, you know," She added.
He nodded and smiled. He also felt that Sophie was trying hard to not let Rain be dazzled by the new world and powers, he hated her for that but he didn't want the sisters to fight, and also he didn't tell Rain but these 4 days of training and exercise made him sure about Rain's powers but when he finally accepted everything in front of Ace, Ace told him, "If she was with Em.M powers, she can make you cry not make you feel butterflies, you idiot."
This dialogue made Steven question himself and Rain, and now he was doubting about the powers too, but he was also thinking, maybe after he comes back she will be able to control and show her powers more.
He was confused but didn't tell Rain about it.