"I- I am- I- was" his voice got stuck into his throat on sudden attack "Why did you?" Isabell inhaled sharply, his fist was clenched hard over the table
"I-I was-I didn't- I- I…" his words didn't make sense and no matter how many times he tried he couldn't utter them
"Get your damn tongue straight!" It was Sebastian who yelled at Max and he stopped talking once in all
Isabell kept darting in the same direction but avoided looking at Ethan
"I am sorry, I don't know how to make you believe in my words but—-"
"We are not here to listen to your stupidity!" Sebastian interrupted the barely speaking Max and his lips sealed. He glared at Max with a blaze in his eyes but he never unclenched his lips "Speak, You fucki—" Isabell cut his cursing with unexpected words to her tongue
"Emily has already forgiven you," she said, not recognizing her own voice
"What?" His eyes connected with Isabell's, they stretched wide "Yes, she has forgiven you" Sebastian stared at her with the same intense gaze he was looking at Max with "I never meant to do it, I swear I never did it on purpose" Max started to speak "I thought I was helping Emily with her depression I thought she would feel better but–-"
"But you killed her!" Sebastian's loud voice caused everyone around them to stare
Isabell looked at him for the first time in minutes, and Sebastian returned her gaze. She slowly moved her head from left to right, telling him to stop shouting or Max would never speak. He shut his eyes still looking furious
Isabell moved her hand finding Sebastian's, she crossed her fingers with his. Isabell turned to Max again after Sebastian opened his eyes
"Can you answer some questions for us?" She asked and Sebastian breathed without anger this time
"I- I will, I- will answer them" he replied "Okay, cool. Firstly I want to ask what happened that day when you got in a fight with my brother- Xavier to be exact" The tension covered his face again, his lips shivered
"Jade's friend? Is- is Xavier your brother?" he asked back "That's what I just said" The surroundings hung heavy in his eyes, Max's teeth were knocking into each other. He zoned out shaking his head side to side "Max?" Isabell called and Max didn't reply, Sebastian stayed silent the entire time
"Hey, Max," she called again
"He is the reason, Jade is the reason why we fought" his fingers clenched into a punch "I never intended to fight your brother. It wasn't his fault" his fist knocked on the table making the water spill but no one was in the state to notice. Sebastian has given all her frowning away for the sake of the thumb of Isabell rubbing his hands to make him not frown.
Max wasn't frowning either nor was he relaxed. He looked afraid. Max was terrified
"Your brother- your brother got involved because of that scumbag," Max said
"Aren't you the scumbag here?" Isabell's tone started to get sharper "Xavier told me you were the one selling cigarettes to Jade" She stared directly into his eyes "What? No! I never did that. Jade is a scammer. He is a scammer and he lied to Xavier too!" there was a huge possibility of his words being true and Isabell hating Jade was the enough reason for her to believe it
"Explain yourself" her tone stayed the same "I know I am going to get in a lot of trouble for telling you this but maybe that's somehow compensation for my wrongdoings," he said pushing his brows in his skin
"Trouble from whom?" Sebastian spoke after a while
"I- I don't think I- I- can tell-last- last time- they kidnapped me- they kidnapped me"
"Who?" Isabell asked
"I can't- answer it- I can't" His eyes don't seem to be afraid of Sebastian anymore,
"You just said you will answer all of our damn questions, Max" He never twitched a single finger over her hand. Isabell knew Sebastian would have smashed her hand because of a tight fist that explained his anger but she could see the veins tightening over his other arm little
"I'm sorry. But it will put all of us in danger, you may not realize but" he passed a nervous glance around the cafe "Some people are shoving their ears in our conversation" Isabell's eyes moved slowly but she didn't turn her head around. A gaze was already haunting her from a corner and it made her accept Max's words "Is it about Thron-" Sebastian's fingers clasped over hers, preventing her from using that name of the club and she paused for a moment "Inside-enshrine-camaraderie" She broke the words of code and used them instead. Max's eyes widen in surprise to hear the code of Throne Of Demon from the mouth of Isabell but he doesn't express his shock much
"Yes, but I can't believe you know about it," he said, faking a smile now "You don't need to know" she faked a bigger one with a chuckle
"So, are you going to explain or we can not have the answer to it too?" Sebastian's expression wasn't feigned "Yeah, I- I will. He- he was- he was- Jade was- was—" Max wasn't really talking when Sebastian interrupted his broken words
"We don't have the entire day, Max" Isabell couldn't decide whether to stop Sebastian from bursting or giving some time to Max
"It's okay take your time, Max" She went with the second option and Sebastian's irritation boosted "He was- selling" he leaned over the table closer to them ignoring the gazes from around, and in almost a hushed sound he whispered "drugs" they weren't shocked and Max got surprised by their reaction "We know" Isabell explain and Max sat back
"But why would you get yourself involved?" She asked "It's– he was– he was giving it- giving the drugs to- to my sister" Max's voice stayed hushed
"TO ARINE?" Isabell yelled, causing the fingers to clench over her hand harder, and in a blink, she attracted everyone's attention to them. Isabell grinds her teeth cursing at herself behind her breaths for being careless "How do you know my sister? " his voice was back to normal
"I don't– don't know your sister, I have met her a couple of times". Isabell replied nervously. Max nodded okay but the anxiety never left his face.
Hush passed for some moments between them
"Is she- Is Arine fine?" Isabell asked
"Not really. It's already been too long and I can't control her now because I know how this shitty addiction works. And I'm losing my mind on this. I'm useless and I can't even do a thing for my sister" His voice intensified, and the three of them went silent, thinking about memories, different from each other but hurt the same.
"We will…" She tried to speak, Shut up, Isabell! Are you crazy? No no no No, Isabell you can't say it, you made a promise to Emily and you failed miserably! You can't make the same promise to Max and repeat the cycle one more time
"We will try to help" The person on the side chair Isabell said something completely unexpected "Your sister" he finished, and Isabell couldn't say anything but look at Sebastian with gratitude in her eyes
"We'll contact you when we have more questions" Her fingers slipped from his hands when Isabell got on her feet
"Anytime" he replied with a gentle smile. Sebastian stood up from the chair, his expression hadn't changed since he entered the cafe
"Hey, listen," Max said "I don't expect you to forgive me but please help my sister. I would be a beast to say that but please help us"
"I'll meet your expectations" Sebastian never explained to him which one
Isabell walked behind Sebastian to the door, putting her steps over his, her eyes glued to the floor
Suddenly her feet stopped when a hand grabbed her by the wrist
"Isabell" someone called her name and Sebastian turned around at the voice. She moved her face to the back and all of a sudden her expression went blank "Can we talk for a moment?" The boy with gray hair asked. Her eyes avoided connecting with him. Isabell looked at Sebastian
"Can we?" He asked again and louder. She didn't reply
"Do you know this guy?" Sebastian took a couple of steps forward to Isabell. her face dropped, voice not coming out clear "I-I d—"
"We are friends, Mr. Lightwood," Ethan said, grinning at him. Sebastian ignored and looked at Isabell
"Do you know him?" He asked again and she chose not to answer his question for another time.
"I just told you we are friends," he said and laughed with his lips open, a tiny ring over one of his teeth peaked out of it
"Do you want to talk to him?" Sebastian changed the question and she abruptly shook her head to sides in denial
"Oh, come on, Isabell" he pulled Isabell through her hand, and her feet stumbled over his fierce grip. Despite the ache, she didn't say anything neither did she raise her face to look at him. In a second Sebastian appeared on the other side. He clenched his fingers hard over his arm
"Let go of her hand," Sebastian said in his terrifying bottomless voice, he seemed to be angrier then the last moments "I just need to talk to her, Man. You don't have to butt in" Ethan tried to remove Sebastian's hand but it felt impossible to get rid of
"Get your fingers out of her hand!" his voice thundered echoing in the cafe but Ethan never minded it
"So this is the overprotective boyfriend of Isabell?" he laughed a wild laugh on his own question
"I don't want to talk to you," Isabell said silently, Ethan stepped closer to Isabell, he tilted his body, his lips got closer to her ear "But I want to," He whispered. Sebastian's fingers clutched over his hand tighter and a bolt fell over Ethan "Relax man, we are just talking," he said standing back up
"I would tell you for one more time. Let go of her hand" Sebastian said and Ethan smirked before replying
"So here we are" he sneered mockingly "You rejected half of the law department just to get your hands over this professor?" His words felt like a sharp slap on her face, and he yelled his words on purpose driving everyone's attention to them "You really have big goals, don't you, Bitch?" Anger fumes in Sebastian, his body got rigid with a wave of fury, muscles colliding with tension, stare pierced. Sebastian seized his arm, fingers digging into it. Ethan's expression crumbled into terror when Sebastian hardened his grip further
"Fuck!" His painful scream vibrated in the air, his fingers separated from Isabell's hand
"MY HAND!" he roared as Sebastian twisted his wrist, the pressure intensified creating a sound of bones cracking under his hand "FUCK!" He shouted, Isabell stared at Sebastian in shock.
Sebastian tossed his hand away and Ethan collapsed to the floor screaming, "FUCK" he groaned
"YOU BROKE MY HAND!"
He shouted in pain, his legs propelling against the floor. Hand hung to the other side, lifeless
No one interrupted them. The people around them exchanged terrified gazes but never came near them and the owner stood at the counter, Smiling.
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Sebastian held Isabell's hand with a gentle grip and took her out of the cafe while Ethan's cries followed them to a distance. The both of them stayed quiet, Sebastian stopped in an empty park near the university, his breaths were still heavy from anger.
He set her hand free
"Do you want to talk about this?" He asked in a calm voice, she stayed silent, her eyes darting on the ground
"Say something!" his calm voice lost its pace
"I- I- don't know I—"
"For God's Sake, Isabell. Speak properly!" He shouted at her
Isabell lifted her face, her eyes narrowed and they were shining from unshed tears. Her lips got pinched into each other, curled down sadly. She didn't say anything but stare at him, at the edge of crying
Sebastian looked at her, the veins over his forehead disappeared in a blink, his eyes lost their sharpness, and her gaze softened
"Hey," he said in a gentle tone "I'm sorry" Her expression stayed the same "I am sorry for yelling at you" She moved her face in another direction, still saying nothing
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it" he said taking a step back "Let's go back" Sebastian started walking towards the university
"That guy" She started to speak, Sebastian stopped, he moved, facing her '
"His name is Ethan, Ethan Collins. He is a student in the Law department. We- we were friends till the second year"
"But he is not in your class,"
"Yes, he isn't- he was suspended for one year"
"Suspended?" She nodded before speaking
"Ethan and I were close since the start, the four of us- were close. Near the end of the Second year, we got the task of making a final report like every other year. Every one of us spent months on it and on the day of submission someone stole my report" Her mouth stopped uttering words, and Sebastian looked at her in shock
"Stole?" He asked, she took a deep breath and moved her head up and down "I searched for it everywhere, went back and forth from my home to university, we spent an entire day searching but it was nowhere to be found, and then- then- Steve said he saw Ethan around my bag. I thought he was lying because Steve and Ethan never got along well. But there was no reason for him to lie and then I- I headed straight to the Art Room– he is the president of the Art Club and he usually stays there. When I- I went there- Ethan already knew why I came- his expressions said it all and then-" her voice started to crack as tears emerged in her eyes. Sebastian moved forward to her "Hey" he called bending his head down near her face
"You know people- people always said he isn't a good guy, I- never believe them- we never believed them. That day- that day we broke into an argument he said he didn't have a choice and he- would be dropped out of the university and wouldn't be able to participate in the Art festival" Isabell lifted her hand trying to wipe away her tears but they continue to flow down and her hand stayed at her face "I told him. I told him to give my report back. I told him it was mine and I would- I would fail the year, he said I would be okay if I- if I ask Mr. Conner to help. I tried to convince Ethan but he didn't listen. I- I didn't know what to do. I threatened him- I said I would complain to the university if he wouldn't give it back. He got afraid and he- he locked me- he locked me in the Store of Art Room for an entire night" Her tears converted into sobs, "He was- once- accused of rape- we knew it was not true- but I was scared that day, He was my friend–Ethan was my friend but I was afraid of him. I thought he would- he would do something with me. I thought he–" Sebastian pulled her into a hug and her words stopped, her body gave in to his warmth, and her cries were still loud in the air. Sebastian ran a hand through her back
"I won't" he said, his voice furious again "I won't let him live in peace," Isabell stopped, her cries stopped on listening to his words, and she broke out of his hands "No" she vigorously nodded her head left to right "You won't do anything" her face looked horrified "He is- he is dangerous- he is a terrible person"
"I—" she didn't let him utter a single word
"No, Sebastian" she squeezed his hand "Please don't do anything, we- will stay away from him" she wailed
"Isabell—"
"Please" she whispered intensely, Sebastian stared at her, his eyes distressed "Please, Sebastian" she repeated, shaking her head in fear
"Please" she requested one more time and he nodded
"Okay" he pressed on her hand lightly "Okay" he nodded again
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After a week of silence, the forest seemed to get restless again. Lights sparked in an unanticipated rhythm but the beats of the music were low and that was the explanation why breaking a bottle made a blast
"What the hell are you barking, Spy" The Knight shouted, his large black eyes were spitting fire
"Barking to quit this damn club, Knight!" he shouted back standing in front of him
"Who stole your toy, Spy?" Lethal walks to them holding two glasses, one of his eye was covered with red cloth boosting the evilness over his face
Lethal passed one to the knight while bowing, he accepted and leaned back to his Throne "I told you not to fucking talk to me, Lethal" he yelled "Was it a Barbie?" he asked with a half-lip smile
"Shut your mouth" Warth fumed in his gaze "Or was it a girl with green eyes" Spy's eyes widened, and his body moved towards Lethal "And a girl with pretty orange hair"
The moment Lethal's words ended, he felt a hand snatch his collar, yanking him towards it, "Shut your filthy mouth" he jerked him again and his intense grabbing caused a button from his redshirt to burst
"Why are you overreacting? Relax man. I'll get you a new toy" Lethal laughed with his teeth
"You killed her!" He jerked him again. Lethal never raised his hands in defense nor did he say a word instead he stood there laughing at him,
"You murdered her, You freaking monster! And even after a year, you won't stop making fun of it" The muscle of Spy's face tightened, veins pulsating over his forehead, hand fisting harder over his shirt
"You know what she said when I sliced her neck?" Lethal opened his mouth revealing his vampire incisors, he slicked his tough over them "Don't kill me" he imitated a high pitch voice intended it to match Emily's "Please don't kill me please please don't hurt me please-" Lethal wasn't done when a fierce punch landed on his jaw. His mouth filled with blood
"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU" Spy screamed, his fingers set the collar free, and both of his hands slid towards his neck, not giving time to Lethal to defend himself. Spy's fingers wrapped around Lethal's neck forcing it into his skin. The blood sprouted from Lethal's mouth, and all of his veins emerged on his forehead
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!" his shout exceeded the pressure over the neck. Lethal's face turned red, his lips spilling blood in a stream. Spy yanking his entire body with all the force he had. Everything seemed to be revolving around them and
Suddenly
It all stopped moving
When a gunshot was heard
Spy's hand stopped on the voice, and his hands lost their grip, slowly letting his neck go. Lethal started to cough hard and he eventually dropped to the ground, coughing blood
Spy turned around and the barrel was facing him
"Stop acting like a damn child, Spy" Knight lifted from his throne pointing a gun at his henchman. The noises seemed to disappear in the room but the music never stopped, its beasts were similar to Spy's heart
"CAN'T YOU SEE WHO'S WRONG HERE?" Spy yelled
"Keep your voice low in front of me Knight loaded the gun but Spy didn't seem to care at the moment
"Darn you, Knight! Darn your Throne of Demon! I am leaving this, I am done with this nonsense!' he screamed, "Good Freaking bye" Spy said and turned around taking his steps in the opposite direction
"I wonder if you need to check something before you go, Spy" Knight's voice lowered, and it stopped his feet. Spy turned back, eyes showcasing drastic emotions
"The girl in the gold mask on your left, Hellish Spy" Lethal explained, still on the ground.
Knight moved a hand in the air, snapped his fingers at the DJ and music cracked and the party continued
The weight of his heart shifted towards his legs. Spy dragged his feet across the floor taking small steps, and he stopped near a girl with auburn hair.
Spy closed his eyes, fingers turned into a tight fist. The girl appeared dazed, head rambling in circles, hands floating aimlessly in the air, her unsteady steps moving with beats of music.
Spy slowly moved his hands toward the gold mask. The girl didn't seem to notice him
Spy removed the mask while anxiety yanked his body, he fell a step back on catching sight of the face
"Arine" he froze, holding the mask in the air, his head shook from side to side in disbelief
"Arine" he called again
"Wow! You look handsome" Her eyes opened a little, peeking at Spy. Arine ran a hand through her hair
"Who are you?" she asked, failing to stand straight, her pupils dilated moving in circles, hallucination hanging all around her
"You think I don't have any control over you?" Knight yelled positioning himself on his Black throne again
"Yahoo!" A maniac yell was heard, 'One more chick to kill"
Lethal cracked up in excitement but neither of them made Spy react to their words.
He stayed motionless, his hands gripped tightly over her mask.