1x1 With AnnaCat17 and Echo!

[AnnaCat17]

Magnus smirked and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him as he kissed her forehead. "It isn't my job to have fun. Keeping you safe is a full time job."

Piper glanced at him worried but tried to keep the tone light. "So I hear Liah and Magnus are leaving tomorrow for a vacation. You going to be ok without your best friends around to terrorize you?" She elbowed him gently in the side, making sure not to hit his wound as she gave him a smile.

Dash saw Caia's sour expression and quickly slipped over to her. The girl Caia was dancing with couldn't help but giggle as Dash cut in before quickly scurrying off to the partner he left. Dash gave Caia a wink as he danced with her, making sure to keep all of the moves ones she would be familiar with as he held her close to him. "Why such the long face? Still determined to be antifun? I swear, you and Azuna should form a club."

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"Well, I am safe. And I want to see you having fun." She nuzzled under his chin, holding him close. "Where is Kaytana? Did she not want to dance with you?"

Milah didn't reply, focusing on cutting the fruit. "Remi is in charge. Them leaving will not affect me," he said, his tone and expression the same.

Caia scoffed. "I don't dance, Dash. I'd rather not be here." She stopped dancing, pulling away "Why don't you go dance with someone else? Maybe I will go see Azuna." She didn't want to ruin his time here. She wasn't having fun.

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MAgnus chuckled and rested his chin on top of her head. "I think we have been avoiding eachother. I think she feels betrayed or something."

Piper looked at him sadly, gently reaching over and takign hold of his hands to force him to stop. "Mikah, I am really worried about you. What happened?"

Dash stood still and looked at her sadly, trying not to blow it out of proportion and get hurt by the situation. "Ahh. Ok... Um... Sorry I bothered you." He glanced at the people dancing around him but felt like he needed a break for a minute. It had been a fight to get everyone there and the longer they stayed the more he was reminded of how much his own people didn't like him. He didn't look at Caia as he walked off, shovign his hands deep into his pockets as he stepped off into the forest to get some peace and quiet.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Liah smirked, closing her eyes as she breathed in his scent. "Good. I do not like it when she hangs around you. She cannot have you. You are mine."

Miksh ripped his hands away from her, his mask breaking for a second and he turned away. He sighed, resting his hands on the table. "I am fine," he sighed, his head down.

Caia backed away, feeling awful that she had hurt him. She walked away quickly, going further from the festival. She sat against the wall of one of the huts, sliding down to the ground, her head in her hands.

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Magnus smiled and kissed the side of her head. "Don't worry. I am. You dont have to worry about losing me to someone else."

Piper bit her lip asn continued to watch him. "I am sorry I didn't tell you what I was planning to do. I just didn't want you to gt hurt trying to help me. I see now it didn't matter so I am sorry Mikah."

Azuna sighed annoyed as she saw all of the chaos brewing. She struggled to her feet before going over and standing a short ways from Caia. "What did he do this time?"

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

"Good," she said, smiling. She rested her head on his chest and listened to him heart beat. She loved him, but was too shy to say it out loud.

"You still didn't choose me. After all of that, you didn't want to be with me. Maybe you never did," he whispered, just audible enough for her to hear. "I had given up everything for you. My position in my Clan, my family, my friends, my future as leader of Trishanakru. None of that mattered as much as my desire to be with you. I couldn't bare to think about you having to live the rest of your life with one of the others, especially Ash. I thought you had cared about me, too. I thought you had wanted me to win. But then I found out, or I thought, that you had ended your life, because even if you were to be with me, living your life in Azgeda, being leader even with me to help, it wasn't bare able. It wasn't worth living for." He bit his lip, fighting the tears that wanted to fall. "Then later, all I could think about was how, if I died, I could finally be with you. But I couldn't even get that. You came, alive, and...was disgusted with me that I would end my life. I thought you had ended yours! What was I supposed to do? Forget about you? Pretend everything was fine? I loved you, Piper. I thought I could win the competition. I thought I would spend the rest of my life with you by my side, and then I had that ripped away from me." A tear fell onto the table, but he didn't notice. "You got over me quickly. Next thing I know, you have a boyfriend and you're happy. Maybe I'm just selfish, wanting you back. Wanting to have the life that I can't." He squeezed his eyes shut. "It's too late now," he whispered, his voice cracking. "He loves you, and I know you love him. I will never be able to be with you." He looked up at her, tears silently falling down his face. He gently tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "So that is my last gift to you, my love. I could have let Caius die, but I could never hurt you like that, like you hurt me. I couldn't let them take him away from you. I hope he makes you happy. I never will." He softly kissed her, his hand against her cheek. He pulled away, looking into her eyes. "Had to do that. At least just once." He pulled away, disappearing into the crowd.

Caia didn't answer for a moment. "He didn't do anything. I did. I ruined everything."

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Magnus looked at her happily. "Come on, lets go back to the party before you fall asleep on me." He kept an arm around her as he guided back to the others.

Piper her arms around herself to try tonkeep from crumbling. "Mikah, im sorry. I begged you not to do it. If you had won they would have killed you anyway. I dont know if i love caius but he is what i need just as i know i am not what you need. You need someone stronger than me." She didnt kiss him back, too busy forcing herself to stay standing as she cried to fully register it. "Im sorry" she whispered even thoygh he had already dissapeared.

Azuna rolled her eyes. "Doubtful but let me hear what happened anyway. Maybe i can fix it."

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Liah smiled, leaning her cheek against his before pulling away a bit to walk. She let him lead her back to the others, taking his hand in hers and lacing their fingers together.

Mikah made it back to his hut and crumpled to the ground. He shook as he sobbed, his legs bent and his head in his hands.

Caia shook her head. "I can fix it ," she whispered, hoping that it was true.

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Azuna sighed. "Well good luck with that. I hope it works out." She turned and wandered off into the village, wanting to get away from all of the people. She walked peacefully for a while but stopped as she heard crying in one of the huts. "Hello?"

Piper left the party quickly, not wanting everyone to see her cry.

[EchoOfShatteredIce]

Mikah didn't reply. He clenched his teeth, forcing his sobs to stop. He clenched his fists, his body quivering. He hated this. Feeling like this. Like his heart was ripping apart and not even crying could relieve it but that was all he could do.