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Here's the second part of this dark Coryo story. OMG, hes so dark in this. You've been warned.
Anyways, have fun reading.
Coryo was in his bedroom, perched on his windowsill. He was studiously looking down below at the Corso, waiting for June's return.
June went out with Sejanus over an hour ago for their dinner date. She should be home by now. Why wasn't June back.
Was he corrupting her?
Damnit!
Fuck!
No!
That disgusting district flea-bitten dog better not be corrupting her.
June's an innocent little dove that needs her Coryo to protect her. She can't get corrupted.
At least by anyone that isn't him. If anyone's going to corrupt June, it's him. But it wouldn't actually be corrupting, it'd just be teaching her how to please him.
Coriolanus let out an aggravated sigh as the lone candle lighting up his room dimly flickered. He didn't care if it burnt out or not. He was too worried about June and where she was.
Most importantly who she was with.
Coriolanus knew that he should've snuck out and followed the Plinth boy's car when Junr got into it. But no…he had to stay home and eat watery cabbage soup and congealed potatoes for dinner with Tigris and Grandma'am.
Fucking hell, where was his innocent little dove?
Okay.
That's it.
He's done.
Coriolanus decided that he needed to put on some black clothes (so he wouldn't be seen sneaking around) and go find June. Enough was enough and he had to make sure that she wasn't being tricked into getting on her knees, or worse, for that district 2 scumbag, Sejanus Plinth in some alleyway somewhere.
He has to find June; protect her too.
June's his little dove; he can't have her fluttering away on her own, only to get hurt.
Nope.
So, he's going to find her and make sure that she gets home in one piece.
Coriolanus weaved in and out of the dark alleyways, on a mission to find his liitle dove, June. His dark hoodie and hat paired with his black slacks and shoes shielded him; made him blend into the dark perfectly.
Infact, he became one with the darkness as he used the back alleys of the Capitol as his personal labyrinth. His personal map in getting to where June might be.
He truly had no idea where she could be, but by using the dark alleyways as cover he could look out onto the streets, glowing with the light of oil street lamps, and survey the area as long as needed.
He could look for his little dove without the risk of being caught.
When he finally spotted June, it was across from one of the many alleys that he hid in. June was at a park, sitting on a park bench with that dirty district boy, Sejanus.
June's sitting with him at the park that Coriolanus always took her to. The park that was their special spot. How dare that district dog trick into her bringing him there.
Coriolanus felt his blood boil with rage at how close he was sitting next to his raven-haired girl. June's so innocent, his little dove, that he knows she most likely wasn't aware that Sejanus' shoulder was brushing against hers on purpose.
Sejanus, that District 2 scum, was touching June on purpose. Trying to taint and corrupt her.
June needed him, her Coryo, to protect her. To keep her innocent until he deemed the time for her innocence to be taken away.
And the only one that would be taking June's innocence was him. She's his little dove, after all.
June's been his since she was 5 years old and she'll be his until the day she dies.
Or he dies.
Or whoever dies first.
But the point is, June Halvir belonged to Coriolanus Snow; she's his and the only thing in this world that could part them was the Grim Reaper himself.
Coriolanus slowly lurched in the night, careful not to let the glow from the street lamps cast a light on him, as he made his way over to where June was with her boyfriend. Ugh, how he hated referring to the Plinth boy as that.
June's boyfriend.
It made his skin crawl. Made him want to claw at his face; rip his platinum curls straight from the roots.
Sejanus Plinth was undeserving of that title. Of being June's boyfriend. He was nothing, but the district filth that he, June's Coryo, let come around her. He let that district boy come around only because he needed to make him think that all of them were friends because he needed him to whisper his name, the name of Coriolanus Snow, into his father's ear so that he could win the coveted Plinth prize and give everyone he loves the life they deserve.
Grandma'am deserves to eat chocolates everyday while Tigris deserves to have her very own fashion house, instead of slaving away for a designer that treated her like a damn maid.
And June, his little dove, deserves the world. She deserves all the riches, jewels, finery, and delicacies that the world has to offer.
And Coryo was going to deliver it all to June on a silver platter.
He just needed to win the Plinth prize first. But, if June's being pursued and twisted up by the Plinth boy, then what good would the prize be?
He needed to get rid of that district dog before he took things too far with his little dove.
Coriolanus' ears perked up as he heard June tell Sejanus, "You know, I come here a lot with Coriolanus." He inched closer and closer, all while listening to June sing him praises. "We sneak out at night sometimes on weekends and just sit here, talk and look at the city lights." June smiled, "He says that when he becomes president he's going to let me redecorate the presidential palace; he'll make a big garden for his Grandma'am's roses too."
Coriolanus was hiding by a tree, his tall, lithe body flush against the trunk, as he watched June on the bench with Sejanus. Hearing her words of praise and endearment about him sent pride straight to his dark, obsessive, heart.
Here she was, on a date with Sejanus Plinth and he was on June's mind. June's Coryo was on herr mind, not the District 2 fool by her side.
Oh, if only June knew he was right behind her. Would she abandon her boyfriend and run to his side?
Eh, probably not since June's such a good girl. She'd endure a date with a man while needing another because ditching somebody wasn't proper.
But don't worry, little innocent dove, Coryo plans on getting rid of Sejanus for her.
Forever.
Coriolanus just needs to figure out a way that wouldn't implement him. He couldn't get caught for murdering the Plinth boy. That would ruin everything.
He had to be smart about this, bid his time and come up with a fool proof plan. He couldn't be rash about it, or else he might jeopardize his future with his innocent little dove.
He had to make June his First Lady after all and he couldn't do that from jail or from a penal colony on the outskirts of the districts.
Coriolanus frowned deeply as Sejanus told June, "That's a nice dream that he has, honey, but it'll never come true."
That district bastard! How dare he say that to June; make her shoulders slump in sadness as she asks, "Why not? He's smart and driven."
Sejanus knew more about the inner workings of the Capitol then he let on. It was because his father, Strabo Plinth, was the main munitions manufacturer for the Capitol; was very close to President Ravenstill. And it was that knowledge that made him answer June with, "Because presidential elections are a formality, June. They have to be held, but it's a farce. Felix will automatically become president because his father's president."
"Oh…" June sadly sighed, feeling her heart break for her best friend's shattered dreams. June wanted Coryo to fulfill his dreams and make his family proud, but now she knew it was impossible.
June wasn't going to be the one to break the bad news to him tho. No, she'd be by her best friend's side and support him no matter what. Because that's what Coryo would do for her.
"You know, back in 2, the stars twinkle so brightly in the night sky. The moon also shines brightly, making the mountains and canyons look beautiful." Sejanus said as a way to change the subject to something a bit lighter.
"You remember how it looks in District 2? But you haven't been there since you were little."
Okay, now Coriolanus has to shut down this little date. It was getting too deep for his liking. He couldn't have June feeling sorry for Sejanus because of his misplaced nostalgia for his home district.
Deciding to make the excuse that he was out for a walk to clear his head, Coriolanus pulled his hood back and took off his hat, stuffing it into his pocket, and left his spot camouflaged in the tree.
His large feet in their too small shoes crunched loudly against the sticks and fall leaves, causing the his little dove and her boyfriend to turn around.
June's grey eyes twinkled and a beaming smile, that was reserved only for Coryo, appeared on her face as June saw him. Sejanus on the other hand didn't look too happy to see Coriolanus.
No, he had an apprehensive look in his brown eyes. "Coryo, uh, come to be the third wheel on our date?" Sejanus half joked, his voice a bit flat.
June lightly smacked her boyfriend, only to tell him, "Coriolanus comes here a lot with me. He was probably just out for a walk; taking a break from studying." Looking over at Coryo, she asked, "Right, Coryo?"
Coming right up to June, he nodded, "That's right, my little dove."
Sejanus leerily looked between the raven-haired girl and the curly haired platinum blonde. He was starting to wonder exactly how deep June's friendship with Coriolanus ran. Yes, he likes her and thinks she's cute; wants to be her boyfriend, but he didn't know if he could handle his girlfriend being doted on by his friend.
It was kinda…well…weird?
Yea, weird.
As Coriolanus rounded the bench and took a seat right between June and Sejanus, the brunette man told him, "Well, we're on a date, stargazing, so maybe you should've taken a walk in another direction once you spotted us."
Giving the district boy a hard look, Coriolanus responded with the veiled barb of, "The Capitol isn't a place for stargazing, Sej. It's full of city buildings and street lights, unlike the mountains and prairie canyons of District 2." Looking up at the sky and then to June, he suggested, "It's getting late, June. I should bring you home."
"My car's at the park entrance, I can bring you both home." Sejanus offered before June had the chance of accepting Coriolanus' order that was presented as a suggestion.
"I'll take her home, Sejanus. The walk'll give her the chance to tell me all about your date."
Looking between her new boyfriend and her longtime best friend, June simply said, "I'm going to walk home with Coryo."
The light briefly dulled in Sejanus' eyes, but he didn't let his disappointment show. Instead, he forced a smile and told Jume. "I'll see you tomorrow, June." He stood up, only to press a sweet kiss to your cheek.
June thought it was so cute and blushed a deep pinkish-red.
Coriolanus on the other hand saw red like a raging bull. He wanted to cut Sejanus' lips off for kissing June. He also wanted to scrub June's cheek raw until the brand of those dirty district lips were cleaned from her.
Now Coryo knew, without a doubt, that Sejanus had to die.
Nobody kissed his girl, his innocent little dove, and got to live.
AN:
Hope you guys liked this chapter.
Oh, and I just gotta say... RUN SEJANUS RUN, HE GONNA KILL YOU!
Okay, well, not yet, but yeah...