Authors Notes: After going to see a fireworks display I decided that the story needed fireworks... I'm suddenly addicted to fireworks, its some crazy ass crap.
Not Without A Fight
Maddy
Dinner was pretty fast, everyone came and everyone ate and everyone left. Except for Rhydian. He stayed, whilst my mam and dad went out for a walk together. Dad claims its their routine, but I think its just so me and Rhydian can talk... again. I sit on the other edge of the couch awkwardly as we watch a random film on T.V. I know Rhydian heard me and Toms conversation, but he seems to be keeping that fact to himself. Either that or he is actually watching this film. Its silent and awkward for a moment and then Rhydian speaks, "Why didn't you tell me?" he asks, I turn to look at him, I'm suprised slightly when I see him looking directly at me from across the couch.
"What? Why I don't want to move in with you? I don't know Rhydian. It just... it seemed silly to me, I thought you'd think the same if I told you." I reply. He shakes his head like he's trying to register what I told him. Like even that sounded odd to him.
"What? No Maddy, we're not kids anymore, you should've told me sooner, then we wouldn't keep having this conversation." He says, I'm starting to see his point, he opens his arms out for me and I shuffle closer towards him on the couch, he wraps his arms around my shoulders and I rest my head on his chest. I listen to his heartbeat, and it soothes me.
"Why do we fight so much, Rhydian?" I ask in a mumble, but I know he heard me, because he laughs slightly and rubs my arm before kissing the top of my head.
"Because your stubborn and I'm used to it." He tells me, I laugh slightly, then act as though I'm hurt by his comment. We begin to play fight on the couch for a while, with laughs and smiles and sweet little kisses every now and again as we tackle each other. Our fun is destroyed however when I hear a God damn firework outside and both me and Rhydian jump out of our skin and begin to growl at nothing. Then mam and dad burst in through the door, out of breath with their eyes gold.
"Mam? Dad? What's wrong?" I ask concerned, I stop growling when my parents come in. Mam looks from me, to Rhydian and back to dad, she then whispers something to my dad and they walk into another room and talk. I turn back to Rhydian, "That was strange." I tell him in a whisper, he nods.
"Maybe they were just frightened of the firework as well." He comments, I nod, but mam and dad have never been frightened of fireworks, they've always been calm about them, so I doubt it was the firework. Then they both walk back in, mam looks directly at Rhydian with a worried look, "Mrs S?" Rhydian asks, his own concern showing.
Mam looks at me with a pained expression, she seems very upset about something, then my dad steps in, "Maddy, love, could you go up to your room for a moment, me and your mum just need to tell Rhydian something." I frown in confusion and protest, but my mams distress makes me see the urgency of their little talk with Rhydian, I look from my dad to Rhydian who nods and smiles at me, motioning for me to go, and that he'll be with me soon.
I walk slowly up the stairs seeing if they'll begin to 'talk to Rhydian' and if I will be able to hear the conversation, they don't of course, mam waits until she knows I am upstairs and in my room and then she begins, but I can't hear their conversation.
Do I want to? Maybe, it could be about anything. Maybe mam and dad have decided that me and Rhydian can no longer be together. But that wouldn't be the reason for why mam looked so worried.
She was worried about something? Wasn't she? Whatever it was, mam and dad need Rhydian for it and they don't want me to know, which only makes me more and more curious. Why do they need Rhydian? Why can't I know about it? For goodness sakes! This is ridiculous. At least I haven't heard any growling or shouting yet, its all very quiet. Too quiet. Then another firework goes off and I begin to growl again. I hate November, yes the fireworks are pretty, but they are loud and hurt my ears. I hear more growling from downstairs. I suppose Rhydians also being effected by the loud noises.
Unless he's fighting with mam and dad.
I can't take this no more. I rush towards my door and swing it open, to be greeted by Rhydian who, unsurprisingly, is angry and his eyes are gold. As he see's me though his golden eyes fade back to the normal blue and he pulls me into a deep hug, stroking my hair slightly and without even looking at him I can sense the same pain as what my mam had in her eyes, only in his.
"Rhydian? What's wrong?" I ask, he looks at me and drags me over to my bed where we lie together on our sides and look at one another with broken, worried smiles. I stroke his face slightly, he flinches when my finger tips meet his cheek but places his hand over mine.
He takes a deep breath, "I'm not losing you again, ok?" he asks, I laugh slightly and nod, he takes my hand off of his cheek and intertwines our fingers, "So I need to keep you safe, ok?" he asks again, I look at our intertwined fingers and frown, "Maddy, we need to leave. Leave Stoneybridge, go to the wild pack, where you are away from him." He tells me, I am shocked, I know its hard for him to say, but why does he want us to leave. My expression obviously shows the shock as he sighs, "I know its a lot to take in without knowin anything, but I can't lose you, not to him." He says.
"Who is 'him'? Who is he? Rhydian, what are you talking about?" I ask.
But Rhydian says nothing, just plants a light little kiss on my lips.
Authors Notes: Ok, so Rhydian got a little too emotional about the news, but I needed to make it seem dramatic. I didn't know if they'd be scared of fireworks, but I thought they would, so I apologise if they shouldn't be scared of fireworks. I just apologise for this chapter.