There is yet to be a big Caleb bit, but I swear, it's coming tomorrow.. I'm getting Will's main part out of the way first, because my writing is rubbish currently and I figured you'd rather get good fluff and bad context than the other way round.. Plus, there was some pretty nasty ExC going on last chap and it's hard to enjoy writing fluff after you've forced yourself to pair a snake with a teenage girl.. *shudders* :L :L
"We lost the princess." Aketon gaped as the little girl seemed to realize only then what she'd said. Lost.. He thought of the rebellion and suddenly knew exactly why Caleb wasn't here. Why Caleb hadn't come with news. Will's shoulders dropped and she seemed to sink slightly with wide hazel eyes that shone with regret. "Cedric took her."
"Cedric.." Aldarn frowned as Aketon tried to comprehend, but in a shot the boy was on her, shoulders in either hand. "Boreíte afíste Cedric tin párei ! Ilíthioi , den boró na pistépso tha boroúsate na kánete káti tétoio kai Caleb.. Caleb tha échoun to kefáli mou prin ta vímata se aftó to domátio kai páli!"
"Mon Aldarn!" Aketon rushed forward, but Drake was first to pry the young man away from the blankly shocked Will, who was left rubbing away the marks of red where his grip had been. It was a shock for everyone, but Aketon knew how Aldarn's lively-hood depended on the hope of the Light of Meridian. Even Drake - who had pressed Aldarn into the wall, muttering something to calm the boy down - was looking slightly disheveled at the news, and Drake was the acclaimed 'modernists' who liked to believe that it was better that he could now pass his life without a marriage or a real job. "Drake." Aketon stared into brown eyes as she tried to take in the scene without registering her own shock. She swallowed under his gaze and Aketon knew that she wouldn't survive a meeting of the rebellion. Not this one. "Caleb has made a fair misjudgement this time, and I will take care of telling the rebellion."
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"See! I lived here!" Caleb could smell Will as the drop pushed past him from their seats. It was bad enough that this girl had to do that to him, but the fact that it was Will's body made it all the more dangerous for him and he wondered if he'd gain more from telling or not..
"Hey!" Caleb jumped back as the child reached for his hand; his comfort gone as his face began to feel very hot. Brown eyes played with his thought-process as they beconned him to her mirth, not taking no for an answer this time. He was glad too, as it only gave him the more reason to say yes.. "Where are we going then?"
"Everywhere!" He stood and allowed her hand to slide into his, leading him out of the bus and talking far more than his Will ever did. "-we can go to my school, and I wonder if we'll meet anybody.. It's a shame I didn't bring my swimsuit and we could've gon-"
"You like swimming?" Caleb allowed the corners of his mouth to raise as the girl rolled her eyes, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. She was more Will than he'd thought and he found himself grinning from ear to ear as she hammered on about all of the people she wanted him to meet, his hand forgotten as it clutched around hers; his focus entirely on his surroundings and what she was saying.
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"Ha! Caleb has made a mistake that will cost us our lives!" The venom in Drake's voice was crystal clear, but Will knew that they were all blaming him for her mistake.
"I did it." Three sets of eyes were on her in a second and Will pushed her chest forward to stop herself from shrinking under their gazes. "Caleb didn't make the decision to wait.. It was me."
"Kalá mou vída.." Drake's mouth hung open a little and the shock on the others' faces was far greater than she'd expected; closer to the level she thought she'd get from the 'big' news.. Apparently this was bigger. "To akoúsate aftó? Will eínai ypéfthynos!"
"Speak English boy.." Will looked into startled eyes of the eldest man and wished to God she knew what he was thinking as he disobeyed his own command, "Prépei na eínai polý kerátini na válei to korítsi se télos.. Take her home Drake."
Boreíte afíste Cedric tin párei ! Ilíthioi , den boró na pistépso tha boroúsate na kánete káti tétoio kai Caleb.. Caleb tha échoun to kefáli mou prin ta vímata se aftó to domátio kai páli! - You let Cedric take her! Idiots, I cannot believe you could do such a thing and Caleb.. Caleb will have my head before he steps into this room again! (as much as Aldarn is Caleb's friend, I figured he'd be pretty damn upset if he thinks they've just lost the battle)
Kalá mou vída - Well screw me.. (oh my god sorta thing)
To akoúsate aftó? Will eínai ypéfthynos! - did you hear that? Will's in charge! (disbelief)
Prépei na eínai polý kerátini na válei to korítsi se télos - he must be pretty frustrated if he'll put this girl in charge.
