An Assassination For Love Chpt. 12: Tears
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mindcrackloveSometimes crying is the only thing you can do
Beef had seen Etho's tear stained face. He'd seen him walk up the stairs slowly, not evening acknowledging his presence. Beef knew something was wrong. Something was very, very wrong.
Etho doesn't cry, he doesn't show his true emotions in public. He doesn't look depressed. Beef was worried. Really worried.
He hurried up the stairs, rushing to check on his friend. Once he got to the top floor, he found Etho's door locked, which was unusual.
He quickly dug for his keys, unlocking the door as fast as possible and rushing in.
Etho was sitting on the bed, a small throwing knife in hand, putting cuts along his wrists. Etho had tears running down his cheeks. His eyes were puffy and red.
Beef rushed over, taking the knife from Etho's grasp, setting it off to the side.
"Why, Etho?" Beef asks, taking Etho's pale, thin wrists in his hands, seeing how bad the cuts really were.
"I... I hurt him...."
"Who?"
"Ne...Nebris" Etho sobs
"As in....?" Beef asked, already knowing the answer.
"I... I killed Seth."
Beef looked at Etho confused "Who?"
"The... the last person I killed from the other town. The one that caused me to leave."
"How does that hurt Nebris?"
"He... he loved Seth"
"Oh....." Beef muttered as realization hit him.
Etho had killed someone Nebris had held close, someone he loved. No wonder he was mad at Etho, anyone logically would be.
"What are you going to do?" Beef asks, gently
"I... I don't know"
Beef takes off the apron he'd been wearing and wipes at Etho's wrist, causing Etho to gasp and whimper as the pain hit him.
After Beef was satisfied that Etho would be ok, at least momentarily, he got up and found some gauze, which he used to bandage up his wrists.
Etho had broken down, and Beef knew why. He didn't want it to be true, but he knew it was. Etho had fallen hard for Nebris.
"Don't leave...." Etho whispers, tears still falling.
"Never" Beef replies, sitting on a chair, awaiting Etho to fall asleep.
~~~<3~~~
Nebris sat in a dark corner of his room, hugging his knees, his heart broken into a million little pieces.
He felt so broken. Etho had killed Seth. He had loved Seth so much. He was sure that they were gonna get married someday.
Seth had known about Nebris' past and his current career choice. But, Nebris had also known about Seth's past, which might have brought them closer.
Nebris started crying again as the memory off that whole conversation played in his head.
".... Nebris... my love, there's something I'd like to tell you." Seth said, casting his irresistible brown eyes on Nebris.
"What is it?" Nebris asked confused.
"My mom died when I was born..." Seth began, tears already forming.
"Seth, you don't have too." Nebris said, interrupting him, taking his hands in his own.
"You... you told me about yours... I just need too."
Nebris nods, gently squeezing Seth's hands, understanding what must be done.
"My dad killed himself not long after. I never knew either of them. I was put into an adoption agency, not having any other family. All the kids there picked on me. I wasn't liked by anyone, not even the adults..... eventually though, I was adopted. A gentleman by the name of Joseph adopted me. He had seemed nice, but he was actually abusive. He... he beat me... and burned me.... and... and he... he.... he... raped me" Seth sobs, his voice cracking.
Nebris brings Seth closer, hugging him tightly, stroking his short brown hair. "shhh. you don't need to tell me anymore."
"No... no... I..... I told the police about it... and... and no one believed me.... then he... he did it again.... and... I.... I stabbed him.... and... that's when some woman came in and saved me. She.... took me away from that horrible place. She left me with a kind family here.... I never learned her name, though I knew she had orange hair and blue eyes....." Seth pushed on, fighting through the tears, his voice continuing to crack.
Nebris just brought him closer, murmuring in his ear, telling him it was going to be ok.
Nebris blinked away tears, trying not to get caught up on Seth again. He'd thought he'd gotten over it. He'd left that whole part of his life behind. He cut his hair, he tried to forget everything and anything.
But, when Etho came into his life, that all changed. Nebris felt happy again. It was almost as if Seth were still around. It didn't really affect him until things got intimate. It was like Seth all over again. Etho was sweet, charming, and oh so passionate. Nebris quickly fell for that. He truly did love Etho.
But, when Etho told Nebris that he'd killed Seth, it literally broke his heart. He was furious and hurt, but mostly he felt betrayed. He felt like his heart broke in two. The one part that had actually had hope, and the one that had doubts.
Nebris wiped at his eyes, willing the tears to stop.
Seth and himself and gone through some difficult times and fights, Nebris realized.
Maybe he should talk to Etho about it.... maybe he should let the past be the past, because that half of his heart that still believed and stilled loved Etho, wanted him to. So maybe he should.
Beef had seen Etho's tear stained face. He'd seen him walk up the stairs slowly, not evening acknowledging his presence. Beef knew something was wrong. Something was very, very wrong.
Etho doesn't cry, he doesn't show his true emotions in public. He doesn't look depressed. Beef was worried. Really worried.
He hurried up the stairs, rushing to check on his friend. Once he got to the top floor, he found Etho's door locked, which was unusual.
He quickly dug for his keys, unlocking the door as fast as possible and rushing in.
Etho was sitting on the bed, a small throwing knife in hand, putting cuts along his wrists. Etho had tears running down his cheeks. His eyes were puffy and red.
Beef rushed over, taking the knife from Etho's grasp, setting it off to the side.
"Why, Etho?" Beef asks, taking Etho's pale, thin wrists in his hands, seeing how bad the cuts really were.
"I... I hurt him...."
"Who?"
"Ne...Nebris" Etho sobs
"As in....?" Beef asked, already knowing the answer.
"I... I killed Seth."
Beef looked at Etho confused "Who?"
"The... the last person I killed from the other town. The one that caused me to leave."
"How does that hurt Nebris?"
"He... he loved Seth"
"Oh....." Beef muttered as realization hit him.
Etho had killed someone Nebris had held close, someone he loved. No wonder he was mad at Etho, anyone logically would be.
"What are you going to do?" Beef asks, gently
"I... I don't know"
Beef takes off the apron he'd been wearing and wipes at Etho's wrist, causing Etho to gasp and whimper as the pain hit him.
After Beef was satisfied that Etho would be ok, at least momentarily, he got up and found some gauze, which he used to bandage up his wrists.
Etho had broken down, and Beef knew why. He didn't want it to be true, but he knew it was. Etho had fallen hard for Nebris.
"Don't leave...." Etho whispers, tears still falling.
"Never" Beef replies, sitting on a chair, awaiting Etho to fall asleep.
~~~<3~~~
Nebris sat in a dark corner of his room, hugging his knees, his heart broken into a million little pieces.
He felt so broken. Etho had killed Seth. He had loved Seth so much. He was sure that they were gonna get married someday.
Seth had known about Nebris' past and his current career choice. But, Nebris had also known about Seth's past, which might have brought them closer.
Nebris started crying again as the memory off that whole conversation played in his head.
".... Nebris... my love, there's something I'd like to tell you." Seth said, casting his irresistible brown eyes on Nebris.
"What is it?" Nebris asked confused.
"My mom died when I was born..." Seth began, tears already forming.
"Seth, you don't have too." Nebris said, interrupting him, taking his hands in his own.
"You... you told me about yours... I just need too."
Nebris nods, gently squeezing Seth's hands, understanding what must be done.
"My dad killed himself not long after. I never knew either of them. I was put into an adoption agency, not having any other family. All the kids there picked on me. I wasn't liked by anyone, not even the adults..... eventually though, I was adopted. A gentleman by the name of Joseph adopted me. He had seemed nice, but he was actually abusive. He... he beat me... and burned me.... and... and he... he.... he... raped me" Seth sobs, his voice cracking.
Nebris brings Seth closer, hugging him tightly, stroking his short brown hair. "shhh. you don't need to tell me anymore."
"No... no... I..... I told the police about it... and... and no one believed me.... then he... he did it again.... and... I.... I stabbed him.... and... that's when some woman came in and saved me. She.... took me away from that horrible place. She left me with a kind family here.... I never learned her name, though I knew she had orange hair and blue eyes....." Seth pushed on, fighting through the tears, his voice continuing to crack.
Nebris just brought him closer, murmuring in his ear, telling him it was going to be ok.
Nebris blinked away tears, trying not to get caught up on Seth again. He'd thought he'd gotten over it. He'd left that whole part of his life behind. He cut his hair, he tried to forget everything and anything.
But, when Etho came into his life, that all changed. Nebris felt happy again. It was almost as if Seth were still around. It didn't really affect him until things got intimate. It was like Seth all over again. Etho was sweet, charming, and oh so passionate. Nebris quickly fell for that. He truly did love Etho.
But, when Etho told Nebris that he'd killed Seth, it literally broke his heart. He was furious and hurt, but mostly he felt betrayed. He felt like his heart broke in two. The one part that had actually had hope, and the one that had doubts.
Nebris wiped at his eyes, willing the tears to stop.
Seth and himself and gone through some difficult times and fights, Nebris realized.
Maybe he should talk to Etho about it.... maybe he should let the past be the past, because that half of his heart that still believed and stilled loved Etho, wanted him to. So maybe he should.
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