Briar has instinctively thrown a line of his magic towards Tris, to get her attention, he usually did that when he was in any kind of dilemma, because Tris was always there to help him. But this tim he drew it back so quickly, once he realized he didn't know if he did want to see her, because, she was part of what he wanted solved. But because he drew it back that fast, it backlashed against him sending him thudding against the wall. He thanked the Gods that no-one had heard him, but thought a little too soon, because Tris was suddenly peeking through her door.
"Briar..." she started, and then moved towards him, slowly at first, and then rushing to help him up.
He looked up at her, through his dark brown eyelashes, she could see he was confused and scared. He placed his two arms around her elbows, and whispered, in a very strained tone:
"Don't do this Tris. It was my fault. I can't let this happen God DAMMIT!" he said, almost screaming, the fear emitting from his eyes, and lightning from her surrounding his hands. "I love Sandry, don't you see? It was stupid of me to do what i did, I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN TRIS! PLEASE!" he pleaded, shaking her.
"Is this what I get from opening up to someone?!" she whispered looking into his eyes.
"I know i started it...and Tris, i just, i can't do this, just..." he said trailing off, trembling.
Tris clumsily jerked her arms away from him. "I NEVER DID ANYTHING BRIAR! YOU SAID IT YOURSELF THAT YOU STARTED IT!" She was shaking as much, and if not more, than him, the most embarrased she had ever been in her life, and also the most angry. "Go to Sandry! See if I care!!" she said, sobbing, and standing up to leave.
Briar started to stand up, to go to her, to comfort her, because as much as he appeared to be angry at her, deep inside he wasn't, and all he really wanted to do was wrap her in his arms, and rock her gently until all her tears were gone.
But before he could run after her, or return to his room with Sandry, an explosion sounded outside, louder than anything he had ever heard, and the light made night turn to day for an instant, and the sounds of babies' cries and mothers' pleas filled the air...
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"Briar..." she started, and then moved towards him, slowly at first, and then rushing to help him up.
He looked up at her, through his dark brown eyelashes, she could see he was confused and scared. He placed his two arms around her elbows, and whispered, in a very strained tone:
"Don't do this Tris. It was my fault. I can't let this happen God DAMMIT!" he said, almost screaming, the fear emitting from his eyes, and lightning from her surrounding his hands. "I love Sandry, don't you see? It was stupid of me to do what i did, I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN TRIS! PLEASE!" he pleaded, shaking her.
"Is this what I get from opening up to someone?!" she whispered looking into his eyes.
"I know i started it...and Tris, i just, i can't do this, just..." he said trailing off, trembling.
Tris clumsily jerked her arms away from him. "I NEVER DID ANYTHING BRIAR! YOU SAID IT YOURSELF THAT YOU STARTED IT!" She was shaking as much, and if not more, than him, the most embarrased she had ever been in her life, and also the most angry. "Go to Sandry! See if I care!!" she said, sobbing, and standing up to leave.
Briar started to stand up, to go to her, to comfort her, because as much as he appeared to be angry at her, deep inside he wasn't, and all he really wanted to do was wrap her in his arms, and rock her gently until all her tears were gone.
But before he could run after her, or return to his room with Sandry, an explosion sounded outside, louder than anything he had ever heard, and the light made night turn to day for an instant, and the sounds of babies' cries and mothers' pleas filled the air...
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TO BE CONTINUED...
