ELENAS POV
I wake up to the sound of the guys shouting from downstairs. I look around the room for Maximus, but I'm sure he's also downstairs. I walk down into the living room to see Brandon and Lock arguing.
"Fucking Lock at least feel a little sympathy?!" Brandon growls.
This reminds me of the first time I started my training here.
flashback
"Fucking leave me alone!" Lock snaps.
"S-sorry" I stutter and he looks me in the eye.
"Don't apologize for shit. That's the thing around here. Don't give a fuck to even say sorry, thank you, please, any of that! We don't have time for that and neither do you. We get straight to the point and leave things as they are, like now for example, leave it at me yelling at you. Don't be nice around here. You're too soft" Lock rolls his eyes at the last statement.
"You don't know me" I build up the confidence to say. Why the fuck did I say that?! He walks up to me slowly so we're forehead to forehead.
"I don't?" Lock tilts his head and I nod nervously. "I know how you bite and pick at your nails when you're uncomfortable. You crinkle your nose when you're sleeping and when you smile big, you stand on your tippy toes to get something from the cabinets, you bite your lip when you're nervous, you forgive me and the guys too easily, you watch stupid movies before you go to sleep, and other things you do. You think I don't pay attention to you Butterfly?" he smirks "I do" with that he walks off leaving me speechless.
end of flashback
"Guys what's going on?" I bounce off the last step and stand next to Lock.
"Nothing" Lock scoffs and I hit his shoulder.
"Talk" I look at him and Brandon.
"Lock tripped me" Brandon huffs.
"Oh bite me, you were running down the stairs, anyone would've done it" Lock rolls his eyes "Plus you got me back by bending my pinky back"
"Hey! Stop fighting like four year olds over candy! Brandon you know Lock trips everyone who runs down the stairs, and Lock it's not really cool to trip people" I say like a controlling mother.
"He fractured my ankle once doing that" Brandon looks at Lock.
"He broke my toe" Aaron jumps in.
"My arm as a kid, he pushed me out of a tree" Justin raises his arm.
"He-" Lock cuts Colin off.
"Fuck off, remember the time you guys ganged up on me and made me shatter my leg?" Lock growls.
"Boys!" I shout and they look at me "Don't you have an uncle to invite?" I look at Lock.
"Already did, he's on his way" Lock looks at Brandon.
"Haha bending your finger back does hurt" Justin bursts out laughing.
"I'll bend yours back" Lock chuckles and attacks him.
"OWWW!!" Justin shouts and everyone laughs. As long as Locks happy, I am too. "Ok ok get off" Justin holds his finger as Lock gets off him.
"You coming to take a shower?" I ask and Lock nods.
"Ok I knew you guys took showers together but no need to express it" Colin says in disgust and Lock and I look at him with confused faces.
"Uncle Keth's coming soon so you guys better take one too" Lock says and they nod.
After showering I get dressed into a cozy long sleeved shirt with light blue jeans and white converse. Lock throws on a grey v neck, jeans, black combat boots, and of course his signature red hoodie. We brush our teeth and do our hair. I leave my hair down with its natural curls and we go downstairs.
"So how's it gonna feel to see you uncle after months?" Aaron says.
"Guys, he's practically your uncle too" Lock nervously plays with the strings on his hoodie. That's one thing Lock does, he plays with his hoodie strings and avoids eye contact when he's nervous. It's a rare thing, but it's a thing he does. I grab his hand and move my thumb in circles on the back of his palm.
"It's gonna be okay" I smile and he looks down at me.
"I know he was there for us during our prison time, but he only had a five minute limit to talk to us for safety reasons... but he has the whole day to ask us shit... I don't feel ashamed of what we did, no. I just don't want him to pity us. I guess I'm just ashamed of how he sees us, killers." Lock looks at the guys and they nod in agreement.
"But Lock he really deserves to know shit, you were there when his sister died" Aaron looks at him.
"Yea, I know... I just haven't been open to share our story yet... last time I did was to Butterfly" Lock rubs the back of his neck.
flashback
"Lock you made his nose bleed!" I shout as I run over to Aaron.
"He's fine" Lock puts his hands behind his neck as he turns his back from us.
"You always do that when you're mad! You think you can walk off your problems" I stand up. Aaron stands up and holds his nose. Lock turns around to me and walks up to me.
"You fucking know nothing about me so back the fuck off" he snaps and turns around.
"You do that when you're pissed" I say and he turns around. "You play with the strings on your hoodie and avoid eye contact when you're nervous, you put your hands behind your neck when you're stressed and mad, you rub the back of your neck when you're uneasy, you hate having a shirt on so you always walk around the house without one, you snore when you sleep, you hate being in the house alone because it gets boring but you love silence, you tilt your head in confusion and your damn fangs show, I know many more things about you Lock. I pay attention too" I say and he closes his eyes and breathes.
end of flashback
Knock knock.
"He's here" the guys say and I sense Locks uncomfortableness. I look him into the eyes then passionately kiss him and he kisses back.
"Everything will be okay hoodie" I smile.
LOCKS POV
I rub Butterfly's shoulder then walk to the door. I slowly open it to see the man who treated me more like a father than my actual one.
"Lock" he runs up and hugs me. I stand there motionless but eventually hug back.
"UNCLE KETH!" the guys shout and join in on our hug.
"Boys!" Uncle Keth says and hugs us tightly. I step out of the hug because they aren't really my thing. I feel a little hand wrap around my hand, I turn around to see my Butterfly send me an encouraging smile.
"It's been forever!!" the guys pull back.
"I know!! How are you guys?!?" Uncle Keth gives his famous heartfelt smile.
"Fights here and there, but we're surprisingly great!" Colin smiles.
"I'm glad kiddos! Let's catch up" Keth smiles.
"Yea of course!!" the guys lead him to the living room and sit down. I sit down on a couch with just Butterfly, she knows how to ease me when I'm nervous, and just cause I wanna sit with her.
"Who's this?" Keth looks at Butterfly.
"My girlfriend" I say possessively.
"Really?! What's your name?" Keth says like his old happy self.
"Elena" Butterfly smiles "but Lock always calls me Butterfly"
"Holy shit Lock, score" Keth laughs "I'm his uncle, Keth Archer"
"So I've heard" Elena chuckles.
"Haha so boys, I seen Lock was captured a few months back" Keth looks at me.
"Yea... escaped again... wooo" I say low.
"Lock stop being afraid of how I think of you, you're always going to be my little cool nephew. I don't see you differently, in fact I see you and the guys stronger than ever" Keth reassures me.
"I'm gonna put on the Times Square countdown" Brandon gets up and turns the tv on.
"Thanks uncle Keth. I know you'll be asking about everything... it just hurts" I clench my jaw.
"I understand Lock, I would've done the same" Keth frowns and the guys and I look at him.
"What do you mean?" Justin asks
"Guys I-" Keth gets cut off by the countdown starting.
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We all stand up and continue to look at Keth confused.
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We snap out of our glare and look at the tv. I hold Butterfly's hand and look eye to eye. She's smiling and I can't hold back smiling too.
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"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" the guys shout and I put my arm around Butterfly's waist and my hand on the side of her face as I passionately kiss her. She kisses me back and once again I feel her smile.
"Happy New Year Butterfly" I kiss her cheek.
"Happy New Year Hoodie" she smiles and my phone goes off. I look at my phone and see a message from an unknown number.
Happy New Year kid. Also as a gift for you and your friends, Red Hooders, for killing the gang WE were trying to kill... expect a little visit from us, The FireBreathing Lions Gang. Guns up Archer.
"We have a problem" I look at the guys.