Prelude to Chapter Seven

"We need to talk."

"What's up?"

"I'm going to tell you something, okay? You can't say anything, though, until I'm done."

"That's sounds really sketchy, but okay, what is it?"

"Jared...he made me a deal. He told me that if I died in your place, he'd let you go. Moose, I'm considering it."

"What-"

"I said wait until I was done. This whole thing is my fault, so I might as well take on all the consequences. You get to go free, Moose, isn't that what you want?"

"No, that's not what I want. No one is going to take the fall for me. And I'm not about to let someone die for me. Okay? If Jared wants one of us, he wants both of us. Besides, how do you know if we can even trust him? He might kill you and then walk into The Vault the next day and take me out too."

"I've already considered that..."

"And? If you're dead, Gabe, what could you possibly do about it? The way I see it, we've got to fight back. Jared probably has the whole Ball thinking we're running scared. You're their King, you can't just sit around and wait for it all to be over."

"I never asked to be a king, you know. I wish I could give it all up, but who would take after me? If I die, I'm free. You asked me why I hate the Grand Ball so much. It's because I feel like a prisoner, trapped in that very cage where so many dreams are crushed. And I'm so tired Moose, I'm exhausted from it all."

"I can't believe you."

"Moose..."

"You don't have to die, Gabe! You don't! God, why do you want to die? How could anyone want to die when they have so much to live for?"

"That's just it, I have nothing. I have nothing that makes me want to live another day."

"That's it, I'm leaving."

"What? Moose, if you leave and Jared catches you, he'll kill you. Moose, listen to me."

"Why should I? There's nothing that makes me want to listen to you. Not our friendship, or what I thought was a friendship, nothing."

"Moose, I didn't mean it like that."

"Whatever."

"Moose!"

So I'm aware that this isn't really a chapter but it's really important to the plot. And don't worry, chapter seven will be coming up right after it. Just bear with me. Anyways, thank you to all my reviewers. You guys make me so happy!

~As the Rush Comes~

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