Warning: Seamus uses some words that might be potentially triggering.

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Ten teenagers ambled threw the streets of Arcadia. For once, they could just relax. There was no baby siblings to babysit; no training to be at; no groundings to fulfill; and no threats to their isolated little town. They could just be teenagers..

They were on thier way to lunch before they would explore the forest lake. The Young Trollhunters had discovered it by accident while checking on some river trolls in the mountains around Arcadia.

Jim had one arm around Claire's shoulders; Darcy had one around Toby's. Eli and Krel were walking with their fingers laced together, as did Aja and Steve. Seamus crept up behind Mary andd tossed her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes for a moment before setting her back down. They linked arms.

More often then not, these antics earned them good natured eye rolls and headshakes. Sometimes they were asked to make room for other walkers or to quiet down. But there was one person who truly despised the teens.

He glared from his table across the street. A snarl crept from his throat as Seamus picked up Mary. Hatred burned in his heart. As he watched the kids play together, Richard Johnson knew, he would have to have a talk with his son.

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"Hey, TB," Mary looked down the table, "Did you bring the sun block?"

"No, I thought you had it!"

"I have it, guys," Eli rolled his eyes.

"Why do you want to block the sun?" Asked Krel, utterly confused.

"Because pale skin burn," Jim explained, "Not as bad as trolls do but it still hurts if we're not careful."

"Scalps too," Claire tapped her sunhat, "Especialy yours, Aja."

"You should put a bit on too, Krel," Darcy turned, "Darker skin does burn. Just not as easily."

The intergalactic twins exchanged a look and shrugged. They silently agreed that it was better to trust thier Earth friends' judgment. There was a *ping* as Seamus' phone went off. He pulled it out and furrowed his brows.

"Who is it?" Mary asked.

"Him...My f-father..."

The group went quiet.

"He...wants to get coffee some time..." Seamus wrinkled his nose.

"I don't think that's a great idea, mate," Jim winced.

"I know," Seamus agreed, "He says he wants to know how I'm doing... To mend fences."

"Yeah," Steve stared at the table, "My father used to do the same thing. I used to go, too. Before Mom married Coach when we were ten...Trust me, Seamus, don't go. It wont end well."

Seamus nodded and put his phone away. His stomach churned and his hone sat like a weight in his pocket.

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Anxiety knawed at his stomach as he headed for the door.

"Where are you heading, Seamus?" Blinky asked from the table. He was feeding Cordelia with two arms and reading a book with the other two.

"J-Just out to get some coffee at the diner," Seamus felt queezy.

"Alright," Blinky looked up, "Arrrghh and I are going to take Cordi for a walk this evening. Would you like us to pass by there so you can join us?"

The thought calmed some of Seamus' nerves, "Yeah. I'd like that."

Blinky smiled, "Alright. We'll see you in a few hours."

Seamus smiled and nodded, "Alright. See you then."

He left feeling a little better about where he was going. When he got to the diner, Mr. Johnson was waiting for him at a table.

"Thank you for meeting me, Seamus," Richard said, "Sit! How have you been?"

"Good. I'v been good," Seamus began to feel unease again, "G-Great, actually. How have you been?"

"I'v been good," Richard shrugged, "Could be better. Where have you been living?"

"The Giladrigals took me in," Seamus admited, "They live in Trollmarket. It's nice there. We live in a library and I get to call their daughter Cordelia myy baby sister. She's the best baby sister a guy could ask for."

Richard nodded, "You always did like to read. It sounds like a good fit for you," a teasing smirk spread over his face and he winked, "and why about your relationship with Ms. Scaarbach? Hm?"

Seamus didn't know why the question made him blush, "New. It's new. We only started dating a few weeks ago. She's amazing."

"Arn't you worried?"

Seamus' smile slid off his face, "Worried? About what?"

"Her cheating on you. You were always talking about how much of a 'player' she is."

"That was before I knew her," he wa becoming angry, "She's had lot of boyfriends, a few girlfriends, too. But she's never cheated on anyone."

"Are you sure of that?"

"You didn't ask me here to reconnect, did you?" Seamus bristled, "What do you want me to say? I live with a couple of fags and their abomination of a daughter? I'm dating the biggest whore in the school and spend my days surrounded by Eldridge horrors?"

A violent smile painted over Richard's face. Fear gripped Seamus' heart.

"What did you do?"

"No, Seamus. What did you do?"

Seamus whipped around. Running from the diner entryway was Mary, her brothers and cousin right behind her. Blinky and Arrrgh stood wide eyed in the doorway.

"You...I...I can explain..." Seamus stumbled over his words.

He saw Mary sobbing as she ran past the window. Blinky hoisted Cordelia up to his shoulder and led Arrrgh away. Seamus scrambled from his seat and ran to follow them.

"I'm sorry! Please! I didn't-"

The three trolls vanished into the sewers. Seamus dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

"You see, Seamus. They didn't really care for you did they? If they would abandon you over something so small as name calling," Richard put a hand on his head.

"They loved me!" Seamus lept to his feet and snarled, "It wasn't just name calling! Those are awful things to call anyone! I promised myself I would never use those words again! They left because of what I did! They loved me and...and...now they're all gone...and it's all my fault..."

"Seamus, listen to yourself! They can't have loved you. Not like I can. You're not like them. Let's go home."

Seamus' eyes glowed a brilliant amber, "But I am like them. If they're 'Eldridge horrors', then so am I!"

Suddenly, where Seamus had been onlyy moments before, stood a massive grey wolf. It howled once andd dashed off into the woods and the setting sun.

He ran as far as he could, as hard as he could. Until night had fallen and the mountain woods were pitch black. He crashed into a large clearing. The animals that littered it scattered and dived into thier dens. Seamus backed up to a large boulder, tail tucked between his legs and ears folded back. Then he lay down and tucked his muzzle between his paws.

"Seamus?" Angor knelt in front of him, "What are you doing in my grotto? It's late. Your family is probably worried."

Seamus whined and shook his head. Angor sighed. He stood up and finished taking care of his animals, feeding them and coaxing the hidden ones back out. Only once they were taken care of did he scoop tthe wearwolf pup into his arms and head home. He took a special entrence into Trollmarket.

"Morgana, Tronos, somebody get Blunkus. I found his pup in my grotto. He scared the crap out of my animals."

"Seamus?" Morgana entered from the lab, "How'd he get out there? It's twelve miles into the mountains. Not even hikers go there."

"I don't know. He isn't talking."

"Not talking? What happened, Kiddo?" She glanced down at her watch, "It's 11:30 at night! Tronos, go get Blinky! He must be worried sick!"

Seamus shook his head and lept from Angor's arms. His tail drooped low and his paws dragged.

Morgana sat beside him and put a hand on his head, rubbing his ears, "What happened, Sweetie?"

"I did. I messed up. Steve tried to warn me but I didn't listen. I went to see him and now I'v messed up so bad."

"See who?"

"My...My...I don't even know what to call him..."

"Your sire?" Angor suggested, "Is that what started all of this?"

Seamus nodded, "He tricked me...I-I said- I called everyone such horrible things. I didn't mean any of it! I didn't! I just...just...I don't know...it made more sense in my head."

Morgana and Angor sat in silence waiting for him to continue. It quickly became clear that he wouldn't without prompting.

"Well, if he tricked you then it's not really your fault," Morgana assured him.

"But it is! He didn't force me to say those things. He just made me so angry. I tried to throw his words back at him and...and that was all they heard me say..."Seamus transformed and hung his head, "Now they wont even let the explain...and they're right. Even with the explanation, it's no excuse for calling everyone what I did..."

"Can you tell me what it was?" Morgana wrapped a blanket around his shoulders, covering his torn clothes.

Seamus trembled for a moment before turning and whispering into her ear. The words left a bad taste in his mouth.

The enchantress winced, "Ok. That's pretty bad...But I'm sure they'll forgive you. Bular, Angor, Arrrgh, and I all used to be super villains. We've killed people and they forgave all of us."

"Mr. Blinky and Mr. Arrrgh wouldn't even look at me," Seamus said, "It's probably best if I get out of town. I...I doubt anyone here ever wants to see me again. I've heard that there's a wearwolf pack up state. I'm going to see if they'll accept me."

Morgana and Angor exchanged a look. Morgana tilted her head. Angor nodded.

"How about this," Morgana spoke, "You stay here for the night and, if you still feel like that in the morning, we'll help you find the wearwolf pack. For tonight, just think about it."

"Sleep on it," Angor insisted, "Trust me, you'll feel better if you sleep."

Seamus nodded, "O-Ok... Are...Are you sure?"

"Positive," Morgana smiled down at him, "There are some clothes in my top drawer that might fit you. Angor uses them when he wears the glamour mask. You can sleep in my room for tonight."

"But...where will you sleep? I can just-"

"Sleep in my room," Morgana insisted, "It's the only one with a real bed. I'll probably be in the lab all night and, if I do get tired, I'll just sleep in Angor's nest."

Seamus looked at his knees and nodded. Morgana helped him to his feet and pointed him in the right direction.

"It's the door on the left," She explained, "We'll come and check on you in a little bit. Ok?"

"Ok...th-thank you, Ms. Morgana."

As soon as the door shut, Angor turned to Morgana.

"Now what? We can't let him skip town. He's a pup. It would create a missing persons case."

"I knnow. But at least it bought us some time. Tronos is bringing Blinky. So, hopefully, he can help us clear this all up. I highly doubt they never want to see him again."

"I agree. But how are we goingg to convince the boy that?"

"My hope is that Blinky or Otto or someone will be able to talk some sense into him."

"Well, I doubt Otto will be willing to do it. Not after what he called Mary. That son of yours is so protective of his whelps it's not even funny!"

"Oh, please. Otto will bend like melted rubber if Mary forgives Seamus. He's a pushover. It's Lenora he has to look out for."

Angor rolled his eyes, "Probably her brothers that will be the worst of it, thought."

Morgana sighed andd nodded, "True. But I'm still convinced that Blinky and Arrrgh are worried sick about him. If he never came home after an incident like that..."

She crept down the hall and knocked quietly on the door, "Seamus?"

There was no reply. She eased the door open and found the now human boy asleep in her bed. With a quiet sigh, she closed the door and went back into the main room of the keep. Before she could get a word out, Blinky flew threw the door.

"Tronos said Seamus is here!"

One look at his terrified face told Morgana she had been right, "Yes. He's asleep right now."

"I found him in my grotto."

"What was he doing out there? Why didn't he come home? Arrrgh and I were about ready to tear the town apart when no one had seen him!"

"He was running away," Morgana wasn't going to sugar coat it, "He's convinced that none of you want to see him again."

"What!? But-but why would he think that? Didn't he understand that we all just needed to calm down and talk about it? We thought he was going to follow us home so we could talk. But when we got there, he was gone. And then... ugh!" The four armed troll sat heavily on a stool and rubbed his eyes, "I've compleatly botched this up..."

"You're a first time parent of a teenage boy and an infant in one month," Morgana chuckled and sat beside Angor on the sopha, "Hell, Mordred was six when I found Walt and I bet you've heard the stories about how well that all turned out."

"Merlin interfered with all of you," Blinky countered, "And you had fewer resources to help you."

"True," Angor nodded, "But someone was interfering with you all today. The pup's sire."

"I'm willing to bet that he planed all of this to try and get Seamus back under his thumb," Morgana nodded.

Blinky's eyes went wide, "You see, this is what I meant by talking to Seamus."

"You can talk to him first thing tomorrow," Morgana said, "Maybe you can convince him not to go join the California pack upstate."

Blinky nodded and rubbed his eyes once more, "Yes. Yes. Oh...Thank you for finding him. And for looking after him tonight..."

"He was no trouble. We'll see you in the morning."

Blinky waved one more time and walked off. Morgana rubbed her eyes and headed for the other bedroom.

"Going to bed?" Angor asked.

Morgana nodded and yawned, "Tired. You coming?"

"Sure."

Tronos tilted his head and shrugged. Ambled over to his nest in the corner. It would only be there until they finished carving the new room into the keep.

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Seamus didn't say a word as he stepped out of the bedroom. Morgana, Angor, and Tronos were in the main room eating breakfast.

"Did you sleep well?" Morgana handed him a egg and potato borito.

"Yeah. Thanks."

"Have you decided what you're going to do?"

Seamus swallowed his bite of borito, "I-I'm going to try apologizing again and...if they don't throw things at me or try to shoot me or something, I'll stay. Maybe I can get an apartment somewhere in town."

"That sounds like a good idea," Morgana smiled, "Where are you going to start."

Seamus hung his head, "I'm already in Trollmarket so I'll probably start with Mr. Blinky and Mr. Arrrgh. Then I'll go apologize to Mary and the guys."

He finished eating and made his way to the door. The Giladrigals were standing on the other side, Blinky had one hand raised to knock on the door. Seamus' heart stopped. They stared at eachother for a moment.

"I'm sorry."

Blinky's shoulders shook for a moment before he chuckled. Seamus' heart pounded and his eyes burned. He felt like he couldn't breath. He tried to force back the tears.

'I want them to forgive me because they know I mean it, not because I started crying.'

"I-I really am sorry," his voice cracked, "I didn't mean it. I didn't mean it!"

Hot tears poured down his cheeks. Blinky handed Cordelia to Arrrgh and pulled Seamus to his chest. The pup sobbed, feeling like his chest would explode with each breath.

"I didn't mean it. I-I-I-I was just t-trying to-to-to throws his words b-back at h-h-him. I swear."

"Sh...It's ok, Seamus. It's ok," Blinky stroked his hair, "We were mad and none of us were thinking clearly," His hold tightened, "We were so worried when you didn't come home. We thought you were right behind us and you weren't and we tried calling everyone and no one had seen you and we could barely get a word out of Otto when we called them and...and...Seamus, we weren't so mad that we didn't want you to come home!"

Arrrgh moved over and gathered them both into a tight hug of his own, Cordelia clinging to Seamus' arm.

"You-you didn't say anything and Mary was crying and he was still talking and-and-and...I didn't know what to do," Seamus pressed his cheek against Blinky's chest, "I panicked."

"'Angry' don't mean 'hate'," Arrrgh whispered, "Seamus our son. We love Seamus."

Seamus started crying again.

"We messed up yesterday, too," Blinky continued, "If we had made sure you were with us on the way home with us we could have talked then and we wouldn't be here right now. Though, you may have gotten your mouth washed out with soap."

Seamus chuckled threw his tears, "I would deserve it. I love you, too."

They stayed there for a moment longer before Blinky looked around, "We should get out of Lady Morgana and Angor's doorway."

Seamus nodded and backed away, "Yeah. And I should get changed into some proper clothes before I go apologize to everyone eles. Thank you, Ms. Morgana, Mr. Angor, and Mr. Tronos for letting me stay here last night."

"You're welcome, Seamus. Good luck with rest of today's endeavors."

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Seamus swallowed thickly as he looked at the last two houses in the cul-de-sac. He just couuldn't seem to make his feet move. He finaly made his way to the door of the Scaarbach house and knocked. Otto answered and glared down at him.

"Hallo, Herr Scaarbach. Is Mary home?"

Otto glared for a moment longer before he sighed and stepped to the side. He didn't say anything but Seamus counted himself lucky that he was being let in the house at all. Lenora looked up from her book.

"Seamus."

"Hallo, Fau Scaarbach. I've come to apologize. I know that why I said what I did yesterday is no excuse for what I said. I just want you to know that I didn't mean it and I am sorry."

"It's not us you should be apologizing to," Otto hissed.

Seamus winced, "I know. I just didn't think she'd want to talk to me right now. I-I was just trying to throw his words back at him. I would rather die then hurt Mary. But I did hurt her yesterday. I just want to try and make it right."

Otto and Lenora exchanged a look.

"She's in her room. I don't know if she'll open the door or say anything but...you can try," Lenora said.

"Danke," Seamus bowed his head and made his way up the steps.

There was a thunk as a door shut. Seamus stopped outside Mary's door and knocked quietly.

"Mary? You don't have open up. I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry. I really didn't mean what said. Except...I did. Your are amazing. You're so smart you know five languages. (1)You're so talented you can sing and you dance four different dance styles. You're beautiful, too. I never should have called you what I did, no matter why I did. You didn't deserve that. I'll see you at training...I love you..."

He stood back up and made his way back to the stairs. Suddenly, something, or rather someone, slammed into his back.

"You're an idiot," Mary whispered.

"I know."

"You're my idiot."

"I know."

Mary pulled him to the floor and they sat on the top step.

"So, how much trouble are you in with everyone else?" She leaned against the wall away from Seamus.

Seamus leaned against his wall, "I'm grounded for two weeks. Which involves me not being allowed to leave Trollmarket except for work, babysitting Cordi without complaint, no outings with the friends I still have a the end of today, and having minimal phone and TV usage. As for everyone else...I should probably not spar with your brothers. And I think your dad want's me dead."

"Probably," Mary chuckled, "And, you're on 'romantic probation', Buster."

"'Romantic probation'? What does that mean?"

"No kissing, no cuddling, no brushing hair over my ear," Mary waved her hand nonchalantly, "Hand holding only."

Seamus rolled his eyes, "I deserve that. How long does this last?"

"Until the end of your grounding at least," a teasing smile was painted over her face.

Seamus chuckled. He carefully reached forward and took her hand. They stayed there for a while longer before Seamus realized he had to get going so he could finish apologizing to everyone. Otto stopped him at the door, one hand on his shoulder.

"Hurt my Princessin again und I vvill make training hell for you," He whispered, "Auf Wiedersehen!"

Seamus stumbled forward as Otto pushed him out the door. He took a deap breath and continued to the next house to talk to Jim, Toby, and Eli.

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Bonus Unnecessary Scaarbach Scene:

Otto dusted off his hands as he closed the door. He rejoined his wife on the sopha and pulled her close.

"Is your 'Dad Ego' restored?" Lenora didn't look up from her book.

"Ja."

"Please tell me you didn't just threaten to kill my boyfriend," Mary rolled her eyes and plopped down next to he father.

Otto pulled her close and laughed, "No, I didn't zreaten to kill him. Just make training hell. Und only if he hurts you again."

Mary chuckled and curled into his side, "You're ridiculous, Papa. You know that, right?"

"I know," he kissed the top of her head, "I know, Meine Princessin."

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1) I actually counted...English, German, Greek, Trollish, and learning Spanish...