My Inner Code (Rewrite)

|Chapter 20| Explaining

What if he didn't destroy it? What if he absorbed it instead? Plague Steve might have been the source of the sickness. Sick and Plague are similar in a way.

I felt panicked and confused. Is this true or not? Am I overthinking? I look over at Lucas and Illusion who are both talking again. I have to ask Sabre about it later, for now, let's just see where Lucas's house is.

"There it is," Lucas says getting me out of my thoughts. I look ahead to see a two-story house.

It was small but blended well into the forest. I could see a small garden in the back as well as a well. There was also a stable for Fake Lucas. The windows glowed a warm light from inside. Giving me a small sense of security.

This place was closer than the town and with Cyan- Plague Steve in the town, this place will be safer.

"Why was Sabre with you?" I decided to ask Lucas. He gets off of Fake Lucas and gets Sabre off carrying him. I reached my hand slightly to Lucas to help, but quickly backed my hand away. That's just weird.

"Time can you take Sabre for a second. I need to get Fake Lucas the Third in the stables." He probably noticed I was offering to help so he took the chance. I nod a little and take Sabre in my arms as Lucas leads his horse into his stables.

I looked down at Sabre to see him sleeping peacefully in my arms. I tried my best not to move. I didn't want to wake him. He looked tired and was sick as Lucas said. I felt my heart pound in my chest.

Come on relax. Why are you acting so weird now? I looked at Illusion to see if it would help me calm down. He sees me looking at him and grins at me. That just makes me more panicked. I think that's what I feel right now.

"Time? Are you okay?" Lucas asked, when did he get there. How long have I been holding Sabre? What's wrong with me?!

"Yeah, I'm okay... I just wanted to know why you let Sabre come with you if you knew he was sick." Illusion stops smiling at me. He was wondering the same thing by the looks of it.

"He wanted his Necklace back. I thought he dropped it at where he was attacked by Plague Steve."

"He was attacked?!" I say. Why am I so worried? Just calm down. He is okay, well not injured from the attack at least.

"Yes, but he is okay. We went there to look for his necklace, but we found you guys. We didn't find his Necklace thought." Lucas said sadly.

"I have it." Illusion says as he takes out a red and green necklace. The green was a crake diagonally cut curled and by the looks of it a plus sign coming out of it. Or was it the wrong plus sign digging into what used to be the green circle? I can't tell.

"Good. He will be happy to have it back." Sabre was starting to feel heavy in my arms, but I kept holding him.

"I'll give it to him when he wakes up." Illusion says as he puts it away. Lucas offers us inside and we go inside. It immediately leads to a living room with a fireplace that was out at the moment. There was a staircase leading upstairs, a door leading to an unknown room, and a door leading outside.

"So I only have two beds. One in the guest room and my room. I also have the couch, but it won't be enough room for everyone. So either someone is going to have to sleep on the bed with someone else or sleep on the floor." Lucas said. He felt a little bad. I was about to offer to sleep on the floor, but Illusion spoke before I could.

"Sabre and Time and sleep with each other. They are close friends so it won't be a problem. I can sleep on the couch." I glare at him. I was going to oppose it.

"Okay, That's settled then. I'll show you the guest room Time." Lucas says and goes up the stairs. Without much of a choice, I follow.

He leads me up the stairs and into a hallway with five doors. The first door on the left was the one Lucas went into and I followed. Inside was a very simple guest room with a queen-sized bed. Not like the twin-sized beds Almost all the Steve have in the village.

"Well, this is it. If you need anything I'm the first door on the right. Goodnight." Lucas says and leaves the room before I can say anything else again.

I put Sabre gently on the left side of the bed happy the weight on my arms was gone. I go over to the wall to see a torch. The only light in the room and blow it out. It takes me a second for my eyes to adjust to the darkness.

I looked back over to see Sabre was still asleep in the same position I put him in. My heart was still pounding and I felt my face heat up. I sigh and try to ignore this weird feeling that won't go away.

I take off my clock mask and cloak. I fold my cloak nicely and put it on the nightstand that was on the right side of the bed. Putting my makeup on top of my cloak. I lay down on the bed having my back turned away from Sabre.

I looked outside the window waiting for my mind to drift off into sleep from this chaotic day. I heard Sabre shift next to me, I looked over to see if he was asleep and it looked like he was.

He seems tense and upset. I can't tell if it's from a dream he might be having or because he was sick. Whatever it was I wanted to help a little.

Without really thinking I turn myself to face him. I move closer to him and put an arm around him. I waited to see if he was bothered by it, but it looked like he wasn't. I slowly pulled him close to me. Sabre seemed to react by shifting himself to fit better with how I was laying.

I stiffen up but quickly relax. I gently pulled him a little closer to me to where his head was now against my chest. Sabre seems to feel better now. I try not to focus on how I feel and use my free hand to pet his head.

I was too tired to think about what was going on. All I could think about was his much I wanted to stay. Stay in the unfamiliar moment. I felt my eyes close and then fell asleep.

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(Words 1781) Why did I get so descriptive for this chapter?   Well anyway here is an extra-long chapter then. Have a good day or Night.