Kendra looked back and fourth between Gavin and Bracken. "I-I-I" Kendra started saying.
Gavin walked closer to her "Aw" he said "now you are starting to stutter like me." Kendra let out a halfhearted laugh.
Kendra regained her composure. "Look Gavin, you lied to me, but I am grateful that you apologized. I can accept your apology. As a matter of fact, I may forgive you because I remember saying to myself when I got one of your letters that there was nothing you could do that would make me hate you." Gavin smiled "But" Kendra said "You killed people, Gavin. So if I do forgive you, things will never be the same as they were before. You…are…a…demon. That can not be forgivin. will always be reminded of the lies you told whenever you speak, and I don't hear a stutter." It was Brackens turn to smile.
"I c-c-could start s-stuttering again" Gavin tried with a smirk "If it w-would make you f-f-feel better."
Kendra didn't laugh "You can stay at the house, we have some extra rooms" she said, as she turned to Bracken to go home. He held both of her hands in his, and leaned down to rub their noses together. Letting go of one of her hands, they walked back to the house.
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Gavin was sitting on the ground, throwing rocks violently in the swamp. Kendra and Bracken left about an hour ago, he thought about going to the house with them. Except, he doesn't want to be around Kendra if all she is doing is rubbing noses with her new boyfriend. Disappointed, he continued to sit alone. Why doesn't she love me again? Half his brain wondered Shut up, stupid. She hates you. You are a freaking demon and you freaking kill people. The other half of his brain argued. I said I was sorry. The first side noted. You can't just apologize for murdering people. Navarog, it is in your nature to kill, no one expects you to be good now. You are pure flipping evil, and you know it. The bad side kept arguing. You are hard to kill. A dragon ate you, but you are a dragon and a demon, the stomach acid can't kill you. The good side spoke up. I want to change, I really do. It's hard to change my natural disposition, but I want to… for Kendra. The bad side continued to challenge. You can't change your nature, you were born evil! Gavin got up and wandered around the forest. There was a rusty sword on the side of the path, probably left or lost from a previous battle at Fablehaven. Gavin picked it up and turned it over in his hand. The sword was still in mid condition. Kendra will never love you, murderer, freak, demon, His brain reminded him. "Ugh!" Gavin screamed "I don't even deserve her. I don't deserve life" With a single movement Gavin took the sword and trust it deep into his heart- an attempt at suicide. Gavin crumpled to the ground, the last thing he remembered was crawling to the house, but he couldn't die. He is a demon after all, isn't he?