Tristian chuckled, shaking his head as the older man left the room. Taking the last couple of bites from his apple, he threw the core away and grabbed his water bottle, heading outside.
The backyard was just as empty. The kids all inside taking their classes. He took a drink from the bottle and glanced at the pool. It was full now, water glistening as the sun surfed upon it. Just yesterday the bottom was splashed with blood and his friend lay unconscious while his other two stood hysterical.
He shut his eyes against the memories that played in his head. Even though everything turned out okay it could have been worse. Bobby could have been too far-gone to save. It had happened before with Bonnie…
"Tristian!" a voice called from behind him.
He didn't bother turning around, the accent gave her away and he wasn't sure he could face them at the moment.
"Hey Tristian," Rogue said breathless, standing next to him in the shade. "Didn't you hear me callin' to ya?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
"Oh," she slanted her hips, brushing a loose strand that managed to slip from her ponytail behind her ear. He could hear John and Bobby hurrying to catch up with her. "So what ya been up to?"
"Nothing," he shrugged, watching the water still.
She caught on sooner than he hoped, "Tristian," she spoke low key. "It was yesterday…everything is fine now. Just let it go. See Bobby's okay."
Bobby caught up to her, bending over to catch his breath and smiling triumphantly at John. "Beat you."
"Only cause you got a head start," he replied breathless.
"Sore loser," he chuckled.
"Cheater," John argued back.
"See, he's fine," Rogue rolled her eyes.
Bobby straightened up, running a hand through his sandy blonde hair. "Listen, Tristian. I just wanted to say thank you…it's all I can say and even that's not enough…so thank you."
Tristian smiled slowly, "You're welcome…but don't thank me…I just did what I had to to make everything right."
"Still," he shrugged. "Thanks."
"You wanna come get something to eat with us?" Rogue asked.
"Sure," he nodded with a smile. Tristian had been afraid they'd be afraid of him after yesterday, that everything he grew so accustomed to would be ripped away, but nothing changed.
Half way to the door he heard a voice in his head that wasn't his own and glanced up at the mansion, he was being summoned. He glanced at the three others. "I'll have to take a rain check. I got a call."
The three looked confused then nodded, getting exactly what he was saying.
"Yeah, been there," John said, nodding his head.
"Plenty of time," Bobby added causing John to elbow him in the side.
"See you guys later," Tristian said, disappearing into shadow and heading upstairs, wondering what this was going to be about.
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More to come soon R&R in the meantime. Thanxs!!!
~*~Beezer~*~
The backyard was just as empty. The kids all inside taking their classes. He took a drink from the bottle and glanced at the pool. It was full now, water glistening as the sun surfed upon it. Just yesterday the bottom was splashed with blood and his friend lay unconscious while his other two stood hysterical.
He shut his eyes against the memories that played in his head. Even though everything turned out okay it could have been worse. Bobby could have been too far-gone to save. It had happened before with Bonnie…
"Tristian!" a voice called from behind him.
He didn't bother turning around, the accent gave her away and he wasn't sure he could face them at the moment.
"Hey Tristian," Rogue said breathless, standing next to him in the shade. "Didn't you hear me callin' to ya?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
"Oh," she slanted her hips, brushing a loose strand that managed to slip from her ponytail behind her ear. He could hear John and Bobby hurrying to catch up with her. "So what ya been up to?"
"Nothing," he shrugged, watching the water still.
She caught on sooner than he hoped, "Tristian," she spoke low key. "It was yesterday…everything is fine now. Just let it go. See Bobby's okay."
Bobby caught up to her, bending over to catch his breath and smiling triumphantly at John. "Beat you."
"Only cause you got a head start," he replied breathless.
"Sore loser," he chuckled.
"Cheater," John argued back.
"See, he's fine," Rogue rolled her eyes.
Bobby straightened up, running a hand through his sandy blonde hair. "Listen, Tristian. I just wanted to say thank you…it's all I can say and even that's not enough…so thank you."
Tristian smiled slowly, "You're welcome…but don't thank me…I just did what I had to to make everything right."
"Still," he shrugged. "Thanks."
"You wanna come get something to eat with us?" Rogue asked.
"Sure," he nodded with a smile. Tristian had been afraid they'd be afraid of him after yesterday, that everything he grew so accustomed to would be ripped away, but nothing changed.
Half way to the door he heard a voice in his head that wasn't his own and glanced up at the mansion, he was being summoned. He glanced at the three others. "I'll have to take a rain check. I got a call."
The three looked confused then nodded, getting exactly what he was saying.
"Yeah, been there," John said, nodding his head.
"Plenty of time," Bobby added causing John to elbow him in the side.
"See you guys later," Tristian said, disappearing into shadow and heading upstairs, wondering what this was going to be about.
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More to come soon R&R in the meantime. Thanxs!!!
~*~Beezer~*~