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ADAM
justice
DARKO☠
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justice
DARKO☠
tagged: jess, drew, kev, han, ky, mars.
feeling: murderous, broken.
where: town streets.
power: touch of death.
bars: four.
crush: jessi(?)
── theBROKENrebel ──
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“You two are a cute couple, asking the same questions.” My eyes narrowed, and teeth ground together, my hands still clenched into painful fists in my pockets. Oh how I wanted to wring his neck, and watch that smug light bleed out of his eyes. I was never any good at political games, I still wasn’t, but I knew enough about Drew to hate him regardless of what his goals and intentions were. “Peace?” I hissed under my breath, “Like you want peace, you just want power.” My tone was lone, inaudible to him, but maybe just loud enough for Jessi although her attention was focused elsewhere. Mostly on threatening Drew, however he simply batted her threat away with a flick of his hands. Yeah, that’s fair. I thought with a scowl on my face. She obviously has no way to defend herself but with weapons, whereas you can throw her into the sky with a mere thought.█
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I remained silent for a time, allowing Jessi and Drew to have it out. I was uncomfortably aware of Marsden scrutinizing me from where he stood beside Scarlett. I had never liked Mars either, but then again I had a tendency to dislike everyone I ever met upon meeting them. He did however toss Jessi’s weapon back to her and the girl holstered her gun, attention still being held by Drew who had Hannah-Nora levitated in the air in front of him. My scowl only deepened at that, but Jessi soon had him put the little girl down and I watched as Kevin dragged the little girl behind himself. Even a few feet away I could hear the electric humming radiating off of him and knew that he was getting ready to have an absolute meltdown, how he managed to touch the little girl without frying her brains was beyond me. “Get them out of here,” I snapped and he nodded shakily, grabbing each child by the hand and walking away from the group.
My attention was snapped away from brother in a matter of seconds. “You’re one of us Adam, don’t pretend you’re not.” Just like that the anger I had been wrestling down broke loose and I started forward, fists free of both my pockets and their gloves. “Don’t you ever-” I started but was cut off by Jessi who was pleading to know what he was talking about, her arms wrapped firmly around my bicep. “I don’t want anything you have to offer me Drew,” I sneered. “Unlike your little cult here I cannot be bought by false promises or even threats.” Jessi was the only thing holding me back from sinking my fist into the telekinetic boy’s face, dragging me back and pleading to leave. “Don’t be so surprised when your own side turns against you Drew. Where there is tyranny there is always rebellion, and just remember that even in the beginning I was the one who started it all by defying your rule the day I came to this school.” With that I turned on my heel and stalked away, leading Jessi around the nearest building so as to avoid us becoming concrete pancakes.
I had peeled my gloves back onto my hands and pulled my arm free of Jessi’s grasp. All of the seething rage drained from my body and I sagged against the wall of the building, trying not to collapse as everything crashed down on me. I could do this, I wasn’t meant for this and if Drew ever, ever found out that Kevin was brother and used him against me then that would be the end of it all. I would cave in a instant and give myself up for the safety of my brother. He didn’t know though, he couldn’t know. No, right now I just had the exhaustion and pressure of being a leader when the only thing I’d ever known how to do was defy everything everyone said and get into scraps over nothing. I was no leader, I was a murdered. “God, I can’t do this,” I whispered, my voice breaking as a choked sob escaped me. I lurched forwards; mind too clouded to think properly and wrapped my arms around Jessi, burying my face in her shoulder. I stood there, shocked at myself and expecting her to fall limply to the pavement but she didn’t she stood firm and another sob racked my body as tears rained down on her skin.
I stood like that for a long time, letting silent sobs shake my body as I let out years worth of bottled anger, fear and pain pour out of me. How long had it been since I’d last cried? Four, five years? I couldn’t even remember anymore. “I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” I didn’t even know what I was apologizing for, maybe it was for gripping her so tightly, maybe it was for the tears that were soaking her clothes and skin, maybe it was because I was weak, I didn’t even know anymore. All I did know was that I hated myself more than anything else in the world right now. I hated myself for not knowing, and most of all for appearing so weak in front of somebody I had wanted to be strong for.
The tears finally slowed and then stopped and for a long time I stood with my head buried in her shoulder, hiding from the world. “I’m sorry,” I whispered again letting go of her and turning away, not wanting her to see the pained look in my eyes. “Maybe, maybe you should go see Cassie. I-I think I should be alone.” I wiped the remaining tears away and started off in the direction of my house, shoulders hunched and hands in my pockets. Maybe now I would be able to sleep.




