How early ?! { Oriel }

[Ava Anderton]

it was 3 am and Ava walked into the student lounge she couldnt sleep and she felt awful she was dressed in one of Coles t-shirts and a pair of jogging bottoms while she had her fluffy pink dressing gown she hated it plonking herself down on a couch she curled up hugging a pillow she had been suffering from nightmares ever since she had touched Oriels hand '' Stupid .. power ..stupid hands .. Gah !! '' she shouted throwing the pillow across the room before laying back on the couch.She hated the fact that her powers where controlling and ruling over her life she was going to have to see one of the counsellors soon.

She had mentioned her vision to Cole he was supportive as always yet she couldnt shift the image of the woman in her head she knew that she would have to find Oriel and get some answers from him she glanced at the clock 3:12am '' perfect ... and l have an exam in the morning '' she growled as she stared up at the ceiling '' need you now more than ever mom '' she whispered.

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Oriel supposed this was the consequence of sleeping so much during the daytime. He was usually up late, or early, or during some awkward point of the night. The worst part was, there was usually nothing to do during these hours, everyone else was asleep and he didn't think he could get away with TV watching(not that he really enjoyed such a thing).

Actually, it was usually during these hours that Oriel would work on something. Like, anything. Oriel didn't like doing things, but doing things was the only thing he could do at the moment. If the lounge was clear, Oriel might actually work on that dance that Hay-lin was pestering him about the other day. Master it overnight and surprise her tomorrow. Yep.

That was the plan.

Which was completely ruined the moment he stepped into the room and saw a very familiar head poking out from the side of the couch. Guess he was going to have to do this another time, he decided. He was about to leave when a burst of impulsive desire for tomfoolery overcame him. Oriel sneaked up to the couch as silently as he could, then slowly curled his fingers over the edge, as slasher-movie creepy as he could. Then he slowly arched his head around the edge of the couch, to where his was almost beside her head, and he whispered in a hauntingly feminine voice, "I'm right here, honey."

[Ava Anderton]

Ava saw the hand letting out a choked scream she struggled to move off the couch her legs and arms where scrambling around when she saw Oriels face she growled at him unsure if any of her swings connected with his face knowing that it must be pretty close to him

Wriggling so much she ended up on the floor grabbing the nearest thing to her which was a pillow she through it straight at him '' How dare you ... '' She uttered standing up wrapping her gown around herself '' My mother is dead .. you awful person why would you do that '' she shook her head as she stepped back away from him not able to meet his gaze as she wiped her tears away she hadnt even realised she had started to cry.

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She flailed, startled, which was exactly what he was going for. Unfortunately, one of her flails did connect with his face(not terribly hard though) and he held it while trying to keep his chuckles in check.

Then a pillow hit his face and he looked up at her with a mischievous smile. When he saw her crying face, he instantly felt bad and was about to apologize for being a dick when...

"My mother is dead....you awful person why would you do that?"

Which just irritated the hell out of him. His smile dissolved and he stood, pressing his hand against his face and then checking it to make sure he wasn't bleeding anywhere. "Oh, well boo-hoo for you, then. So sorry infringe on the memory of your mother." A mother who obviously loved her enough to keep her around long enough for her to even have memories of her. "You must have it so hard, sitting in your glorious little castle, your pretty little world of of sunshine and rainbows where you have the luxury of being able to mourn over something like a mother."

He stepped closer, eyes glaring their heavy condescension down upon her, as heavy as the tone in his voice. "There are some people in this world who don't even have someone to care for them, or even a home to go to, much less one whole parent to mourn over. You stuck up, little bitch-slut."

[Ava Anderton]

She glared at him listening to his hurtful words '' Sunshine and rainbows .. what fucking planet are you from ?? my mother died from cancer .. Her body was invaded by a disease and her body started to rot and fail her and nothing could save her ..l saw that woman slowly and painfully died '' she growled at him practially screaming .

She then just started to walk over to him stripping off her gown and walking over to him shaking her head and clenching her fists '' Look here you are just some jumped up little prick .. l get it l have seen part of your memories .. did you loose your mother at an early age ? well did you well lm sorry l get it must hurt my mother left too .. but dont you think she would be damn ashamed of the way you just spoke '' she spat as she pointed a finger at him before she shoved him back this was totally unlike Ava she was the kind caring mothering type.

Finally she took a step back she was struggling to breathe her body was trembling she was so angry at him she then leant against the couch closing her eyes she didnt care if people heard the fighting

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He really should've stopped right there. He really should've just apologized, or walked away or something. Anything other than what he did.

Anything.

Oriel stood there, in a slow steam, his rage wanting to simply boil over and lash out at this little girl who thought her life was so hard and horrible. So tragic.

"So you saw someone you love die? Good for you! In the meantime, there are people, kids on the street, who are simply abandoned without cause or reason, who aren't even given the courtesy of closure, of knowing why they're alone. There're people who are so unwanted with nowhere to turn that they turn to drugs and crime instead, and live in alleyways and condemned buildings. They get sick and rot from the inside out without anyone to miss them or care for them. And what do you do? You hear about that in stories and the newspapers and the radio and you think its sad and terrible and then go back to looking at that photo of your mother, who was allowed to die in a hospital with the people she loved holding her hand, and all the while you enjoy a hot bath and chocolate ice cream and then go to a warm bed where you have a soft pillow to cry into and a TV to watch when sleep just won't come. And then you get up in the morning, and have people around to ask about the circles under your eyes and say, "oh you poor thing you! Tell me what's wrong!"" He was yelling by this point. His hands were gripped into fists. He could feel his nails digging into his palms. "You. Poor. Thing."

Oriel swallowed, not wanting to let the pain of his choking throat and tears get through. No, he wasn't going to cry. He was too angry to cry.

[Ava Anderton]

'' You no what l dont feel sorry for myself l never have ... the person l feel most sorry for is you Oriel your hurting you push everyone away so they dont leave you first ! Well how is that working out for you ? Well guess what l have news for you buddy boy '' she shouted her body straightned as she stood up her full height and stared him right in the eyes

'' She didnt want to leave you .. she never wanted to leave you or your sister but she wantedthe best for you ... l felt her pain that she never wanted to let you go but she had to.. she had to keep you safe '' she yelled before stepping back an falling to her knees and crying '' l felt her pain ..how much she loved you '' she whispered as she slowly looked up at him curling up and hugging at knees slowly. '' lm sorry you are hurting so much ... but there are good people in this world ...''

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Never in his life had Oriel wanted to hit a girl so much.

"Don't hit girls!"

He could hear his sister's voice in his head. It was exactly how he remembered it back when they were just barely toddlers. He could feel her disappointment falling down on him like an invisible blanket, strangling him, keeping him from moving forward.

He needed to get out of there.

"I..." No! No crying! he told himself. Oriel fumed as he looked down at the girl on the ground. The girl who had just told him the feelings of a person he was certain never existed. Of a person who Oriel had long since abandoned himself. "I never asked you to care. I never asked you to feel sorry for me." He pulled away from the crying girl wrapped loosely around his knees and walked steadily towards the exit. He stopped at the door. "Go waste your tears and sympathy on someone who gives a shit."

And then he left.

[Ava Anderton]

Ava looked up at him watching him shaking her head at him she ran her fingers through her hair slowly as she got up and followed after him '' look wait .. wait...Oriel '' she shouted after him not bothering that it was raining outside she just followed after him she understood that he was hurting and she wanted to help after all it was only raining lightly

''lm not giving you my sympathy lm just telling you how she felt.. so you dont blame everyone else and move on with finding out who you are as a person '' she uttered standing in the rain just watching him '' l get it l mean nothing to you and you dont even no who l am but l get why you said those things ... and lm sorry for what l said to you '' she mumbled as she reached out to him

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Logically, if someone apologizes for you, then you should accept it and admit how you were at fault as well. Oriel wasn't stupid. He knew this whole thing was his fault to begin with. He overreacted to her reaction to a dumb joke that he shouldn't have made in the first place. But he was too upset to see acknowledge this face. He was just…he had worked himself up too much to be able to follow much more than where his feelings were taking him. He was just….too self-destructive right now.

He needed to get away.

Oriel was barely hearing what she was saying, but right now just the sound of Ava's voice was making him want to lash out. "Just…leave me alone….." God, why didn't she just go away? Was she looking to get hurt? Then she reached out to grab his arm. Oriel pulled back, swatting her hand away and looking down on her with cold eyes. "Don't touch me!" he snapped. "Just go away!" He was breathing hard, shivering from the rain, from the rage, from the pain he only made for himself. "I SAID, BEAT IT, YOU TWAT! OR I PUMMEL YOU!!" He leaned over Ava, screaming in her face. Oriel backed up, closed his eyes in pure frustration, then spun around, running off top speed into the wet night.