Chapter 10 (A/N: A whole chapter of spilling guts! That took work!)
Stanton crossed his arms and waited. After a few minutes Chris appeared again. "Alright, what's taking so long?" Stanton glanced at Chris. 'I think my ex-pupils are about to explain why they betrayed me.' Chris grinned. Since Tymmie and Karyl were distracted by Stanton they didn't notice when Chris shook his head.
'Better be good. Just make sure that you show up at the beach in about fifteen minutes.' Stanton nodded him off, and with that, Chris disappeared again. He turned his gaze back to them. They each seemed to be fixating their gaze to their shoes. His patience began to waver. "Well?" He demanded.
Tymmie looked up first. "Listen, Stanton. I know that I betrayed you, but," Tymmie sighed, and then let his feelings release. "Well you betrayed me first! Because of Lambert you already know how it feels when your idol let's you down! I was just hoping that joining the infidi would help me get some trust back. How can you even be loyal to the Atrox after seeing a Daughter?"
Amazingly, Tymmie's eyes seemed to shine with tears at that point. Stanton said nothing at first, but then he turned to Karyl, who was still staring at his shoe. "What's your excuse?" He said, not demandingly, just curiously. Karyl looked up, he swallowed hard, but then he broke the tether of his opinion too.
"I honestly didn't mean to betray you! I really didn't! It's just, a place in the inner circle sounded like I would finally be able to gain immortality. I didn't realize until it was too late that it was really a plot to overthrow you. I just...didn't think about it because the offer and the plan were too captivating to resist." They both sighed. Their tucked away feelings finally off their chests.
Stanton addressed Karyl first. "I know you didn't mean to. And I also know how captivating the prize of the inner circle and immortality can be. I was there remember?" He raised his eyebrows as a sign of forgiveness. Then he turned to Tymmie.
"As for you, yes, I do know what it's like to have a fallen idol. And I realized I betrayed you first, but don't even try to tell me that after you became a follower, you didn't want to have peace in your heart again. What makes it even more desirable is when your in love. Perhaps then you'll understand. And how can I not be loyal to the Atrox? Don't you remember what I am?"
He waited patiently for their replies. Karyl spoke first this time, "I do remember, but I wasn't around yet." Tymmie quickly inserted, "It's just, how long since you've crossed someone over?" Stanton shook his head. "Even when I try, I always get interrupted these days. It's not like I don't know how." At the last statement, he smiled.
"How can love change someone so much?" Karyl asked wistfully. Stanton looked at him with pity. He knew that on Karyl's exterior, he always tried to intimidate girls by staring at them with bone chilling desire. But his actions were triggered by the fact that he never ever had a true girlfriend. A couple flings at the most. "You'll see." They finally smiled at each other, at they disappeared into shadow. (A/N: Ok, that took a lot of personality research to do, and yes I'm very off, but I miss the bad guys team. R/R)
Stanton crossed his arms and waited. After a few minutes Chris appeared again. "Alright, what's taking so long?" Stanton glanced at Chris. 'I think my ex-pupils are about to explain why they betrayed me.' Chris grinned. Since Tymmie and Karyl were distracted by Stanton they didn't notice when Chris shook his head.
'Better be good. Just make sure that you show up at the beach in about fifteen minutes.' Stanton nodded him off, and with that, Chris disappeared again. He turned his gaze back to them. They each seemed to be fixating their gaze to their shoes. His patience began to waver. "Well?" He demanded.
Tymmie looked up first. "Listen, Stanton. I know that I betrayed you, but," Tymmie sighed, and then let his feelings release. "Well you betrayed me first! Because of Lambert you already know how it feels when your idol let's you down! I was just hoping that joining the infidi would help me get some trust back. How can you even be loyal to the Atrox after seeing a Daughter?"
Amazingly, Tymmie's eyes seemed to shine with tears at that point. Stanton said nothing at first, but then he turned to Karyl, who was still staring at his shoe. "What's your excuse?" He said, not demandingly, just curiously. Karyl looked up, he swallowed hard, but then he broke the tether of his opinion too.
"I honestly didn't mean to betray you! I really didn't! It's just, a place in the inner circle sounded like I would finally be able to gain immortality. I didn't realize until it was too late that it was really a plot to overthrow you. I just...didn't think about it because the offer and the plan were too captivating to resist." They both sighed. Their tucked away feelings finally off their chests.
Stanton addressed Karyl first. "I know you didn't mean to. And I also know how captivating the prize of the inner circle and immortality can be. I was there remember?" He raised his eyebrows as a sign of forgiveness. Then he turned to Tymmie.
"As for you, yes, I do know what it's like to have a fallen idol. And I realized I betrayed you first, but don't even try to tell me that after you became a follower, you didn't want to have peace in your heart again. What makes it even more desirable is when your in love. Perhaps then you'll understand. And how can I not be loyal to the Atrox? Don't you remember what I am?"
He waited patiently for their replies. Karyl spoke first this time, "I do remember, but I wasn't around yet." Tymmie quickly inserted, "It's just, how long since you've crossed someone over?" Stanton shook his head. "Even when I try, I always get interrupted these days. It's not like I don't know how." At the last statement, he smiled.
"How can love change someone so much?" Karyl asked wistfully. Stanton looked at him with pity. He knew that on Karyl's exterior, he always tried to intimidate girls by staring at them with bone chilling desire. But his actions were triggered by the fact that he never ever had a true girlfriend. A couple flings at the most. "You'll see." They finally smiled at each other, at they disappeared into shadow. (A/N: Ok, that took a lot of personality research to do, and yes I'm very off, but I miss the bad guys team. R/R)