Well, the video is a little trailer thingy that I made really quick. It's kinda crappy, but oh well, the story needed one. So yeah. Also, just ignore the little 'Music provided by' thing at the end. I did not put that there, it's like mandatory or whatever by the video editing people.
I stared at Noah and Ambruh, taking in the whole situation. Did I really need Ambruh around? Would it even matter if I told her to leave right now? Would she really help me take down The Society? This whole thing was really getting confusing. Who thought that taking down the people that took over the world would be so hard?
"Look, I know you may not like having someone you don't know helping you do this, but think of it this way, you don't really know me, do you Avory? So really, letting me help you is just the same as having Ambruh help you. But doing it this way, we've got more help. We've got more of a chance of getting rid of The Society. But you're the leader here. If you want her gone, she's gone." Noah looked into my eyes. I could tell he really thought that she would be able to help. And you know what? It made me jealous. Jealous that he had so much faith in her. Faith that she would be able to make a difference. If he had that much faith in her, then how come he had absolutely no faith in me?
"Fine. If you think she can help, then she can stay. Now, do any of you have a plan as to how we're going to get rid of them?" I asked. Maybe if she doesn't have any good ideas, I'll be able to get rid of her. I mean, if she's not contributing anything to us, then no one can be mad at me for making her leave, right?
"Yeah, I've got one. So they're meeting at the end of this month for the anniversary of when they took over, right? That's when we strike. We go in there at the time they least expect it, which will most likely be when they're eating. So, we watch them. When they start eating, we go in." Ambruh said. Well, so much for her not contributing anything. Of course she would be the one to have a plan.
"And how do you suppose we get in there? Huh? Got an idea for that? It's one of the most heavily guarded buildings in the world. We can't exactly walk in there, guns blazing. They'll kill us before we even get to the door." Maybe that would throw her off? Show her that her plan isn't as good as she thought?
"I've got that covered. You see, the day that they all gather is the day of my seventeenth birthday. I go in there to receive my Other Half, and we go from there. We've got a month, we'll figure it out." Ambruh reassured. At that moment, the moment I realized she was actually going to be a help, I found it very difficult to not like her.
On the way home, I had the feeling again. The feeling that everyone knew that I was up to no good. That I was breaking all the laws; that I was planning on killing The Society. I looked down, hoping to avoid the eyes of everyone that passed. That was not a good idea.
As I walked, I bumped in to someone. But not just any someone. Xavier. I hadn't even talked to him once, and I had known he was my Other Half for a week. In a normal case, you would spend every waking moment with your Other Half. But this is different. I found myself unable speak to Xavier. And not because he gave me butterflies. You know, the kind that you get when you're in love? It was quite the opposite, really.
I couldn't speak to him because I didn’t love him. I knew that the more I spoke to him, the more I would get his hopes up. It would only give him hope that we could be together forever. But that wouldn't happen.
"Uh, hey Xavier." I mumbled, silently cursing to myself. It's just my luck that I would run in to the one person that I've been trying to avoid the most.
"Avory, can I ask you something? Why are you avoiding me? Normally, we'd talk every day, but now, we haven't talked in a week. Not even a hello. Why?" Xavier asked. I looked down. Of course he would ask the one question that I had no intentions of answering. But now he had me cornered. There was no way I could get away without answering it.
"Would you like the honest answer, or a terrible lie that I made up in about thirty seconds?"
"Honest. Please be honest, Avory."
"Okay. It's true, I have been avoiding you. But I have a good reason. Xavier, as much as it pains me to say this, I have to. I don't love you. Well, I do, but as a brother, not a lover. When I found out that you were my Other Half, I wasn't over joyed. I was kind of disappointed. I knew that with you being my Other Half, neither of us would ever be truly happy. We'd both just be living a lie. Eventually you would catch on that I didn't love you. I just thought that if I avoided you, no one would get hurt."
"Avory, you had to know that you can't avoid me forever."
"I know."
"Then why try? Us being together is inevitable. It's going to happen, wether you like it or not."
"But I'll never love you Xavier!" My voice got louder. I couldn't help it, he just made me angry.
"Any why not?" He cried out
"Because I love someone else!" I shouted, way louder than I meant to. Thankfully, the street was deserted, except for us.
"You- You what?"
"I love someone else. Noah. I love Noah." It felt weird admitting it out loud. I had thought about it many times. It's crazy, I know. I'd known the guy for a week and now I was saying I loved him? No one can fall in love with somebody in a week, right? Wrong. I was proof of that. Because I'm definitely in love Noah, no doubt about it.
"That guy you're tutoring? You've known him for a week! A week for god's sake! You've known me for your whole life! How could you love him and not me? Huh? It just doesn't make sense!"
"He just makes me happy. You don't understand. When I'm around him, I'm happy. I could be in the worst mood all day, but then I see him, and my day is suddenly ten times better. It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't, but he just has that effect on me. Even when he says the stupidest things, I still laugh. He just makes me happy in a way that you never have." I didn't mean for it to sound like that. Telling one of your best friends that they can never make you happy is something you don't want to do. Believe me, there is no nice way to do it.
"You know what? That doesn't matter! You're with me and there's nothing you can do about it. I'm your Other Half and you can't change that."
"Xavier, I'm going to end up with Noah. I deserve this. I deserve my fairy tale ending. And I'm going to do whatever in my power I can to make sure I get it. I'm going to get it." And with that, I walked off.
I tried my hardest not to look back, but I couldn't help it. I instantly regretted it. He just stood there, a blank expression on his face. It made my insides churn.
How could I have done that to him? How? I'd known Noah a week and there I was confessing my love for him to my Other Half. What the hell was wrong with me? I didn't even know if Noah loved me back. Actually, I didn't even know if he shared any feelings for me. When did my life become so confusing?
As I walked up to my front door, a feeling of pure guilt washed through me. Why had I done that? What possessed me to tell him that? I don’t even know if Noah feels the same way about me. And even if he does, it surely isn’t love for me. So what do I do if he doesn’t love me? I can’t go back to Xavier. And what if Xavier tells someone? I can’t exactly take down The Society if they kill me first.
I opened my door, only to be greeted by Kendra. I forgot she was coming over. Oops.
“Hey Kendra!”
“Hey. Let’s go up to your room.” She grabbed a hold of my arm and dragged me up the stairs and in to my room. I slammed the door shut and plopped on to my bed.
“So there’s a reason I asked you over. And it’s super secret and you can’t tell anybody. I mean it. No one can know.” I said in a serious voice
“Okay. What is it?”
“Well, it’s two things. The first one kind of leads up to the second one. I’m in love with someone, and it’s not Xavier.” I bowed my head down, not willing to look at her face. I didn’t need to. I already knew there was a look of shock.
“You what?” She muttered after a moment of silence
“I’m in love with Noah. But that’s not even the biggest part. There are people against The Society. People like us. Rebels. And I’m the leader of them.” She made a sound, sort of like a shriek mixed with choking. I don’t know. But I do know that it was not a pretty sound, and it made me jump.
“No way!” She screamed, lunging at me
“Yeah. And that leaves me with my next question. Do you want to join? We need more people, Kendra. But before you answer, I have to tell you. It’s going to be dangerous. We could all die, or we could win and the world would be a better place. It’s your choice.” As soon as I finished my sentence, she started bouncing around and making odd sounds. Is that a yes? A no?
“Is that a yes?” I asked
“Duh! I’ve always wanted something like this to happen, and now I get a chance to be a part of it!”
I smiled. At least I get to go through this with my best friend. If we die, we’ll die together. That seems like a pretty good way to go if you ask me. Fighting to better the world and with my best friend. That’s all a person could ask for if they die I guess.
I'm back!!!! Well, not really. I'm at my grandma's house right now because my computer is broken and this is the only way I could upload. And yeah, I know it's like two weeks late, but hope you liked the chapter. But I don't know how often I'm going to be able to update for the next month or so because, like I said, my computer is broken. I sat on it by accident (long story haha) and I have to send it off to the fixer people to get it fixed and it's gonna be gone for a while :(
But I'll try to update as much as I can, even if it means practically living at my grandma's house for a month or so :D
Well, hope you enjoyed the chapter! Comment, vote, fan, whatever! Do what you do