But how do you say goodbye when your heart still wants to hold on?

-♛𝕠𝕒𝕜𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖♛

Hangovers suck ass. I'm never drinking again.

I sit up to the brightly lit room, I look down to see my dress on the floor and me in a robe. I quickly panic. I stand up changing quickly, glancing at my phone. 2 missed calls from Roland, and one from my brother. It was 9:16 meaning I was late for school.

"Morning." I heard someone grunt from another part of the room. Elijah had just came in from another room. He was dressed in his school uniform, a smirk fell onto his lips as he watched me.

I jumped not realizing he was there. "Jesus christ!" I scream in fear. "I didn't know you were in here, god you scared me."

"Sorry." He chuckles. "I'll drive you to your dorms?" He offers.

He was being nice, it was odd. I felt like I was going against the north, Roland, my brother. By just being here. I look down with a small nod.

I walk silently next to him trying to remember most of last night. I could only remember everything before we got to the room, that's what scares me.

The streets seemed empty today, "You ok?" He asks me.

"Yep." I squeak out trying to sound truthful. He shakes his head his grip changing on the steering wheel.

"By the way, nothing happened between us. You just ranted a lot but thats ok." He hums making me breath out in relief.

"God, i'm sorry you had to deal with that." I frown. My headache coming back.

"I actually wanted to talk to you about something but you got drunk so I decided I was going to talk to you about it later."

"Uh ok, what was it?"

"I want to send some people in to take out the south." He says as we pull in front of my building. "It will be a small mission but I need the best of the best. And I know the north has that. I'm not saying we merge our mafias or anything. Just go in take out their leaders and inner circle. Then the next day we push their side, in the end the south will be a abandon town."

"And why should we help you..?" I ask.

"We will split the south, you get half we get half. Land is land."

"I'll have to talk to Roland, I can't make this decision without him." I mumble getting out of the car. "I'll let you know when we can all talk.."

He sends me a quick nod leaving me there, my mind was running on how to tell Roland. I was still upset at him for trying to control me but I see what he means by me being in danger. I guess I just over reacted..

The dorms were empty as everyone was in class so people didn't notice me. Hannah had texted me this morning saying something about a emergence and how to text her when i'm at the dorms, so I send her a quick text.

Hoping in the shower, I felt my body relaxing under the hot water. The heat of the shower making my bullet wound sting but I ignore it. It was healing good and it rarely hurts anymore.

I took a quick shower, getting out and blow drying my hair. Then I put my uniform and little makeup on.

Looking in the mirror, I looked like a human once more. I smile to myself as I grab a apple that was in our kitchen.

I pulled out my phone to call Roland to let him know what's happening.

"Oakley?! Are you ok..?" He says through the phone, his voice laced with worry.

"I'm fine," I sigh as I start to walk out if my room. "Just running late, i'm walking to school now. Tell my brother i'm ok if you see him, please"

"Thank god.." He mumbles. "You had me scared."

"I'm sorry," I whisper feeling guilty. "I went to the party." I quickly say not feeling like holding it in.

"I figured." He says with a forced chuckle.

"Elijah was there, he made sure I was safe. It was odd. But he did tell..., we'll ask me something."

"What was it?"

"He wants to send a team in to take out the south," I say as the school comes into view.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm at the school, i'll tell Elijah to meet us in the Library. He'll explain, hopefully." He goes quiet but I hear a ok as I hang up.

Now what class does Elijah have again? I groan knowing I didn't think this through. Tobias is in my class right, i'll just find him. I sigh walking down the empty hall way.

I find my class pushing the door open. Tobias was arguing with Ares as Hannah watched with a scared face. I sigh making all there heads snap to me. I send a small glare to Tobias making him stand up. I leaned against the door, making sure to smile tightly at the teacher.

When he walks past me, I shut the door as we stand in the hallway.

"Queen." He smirks.

"Idiot." I smile back causing him to roll his eyes.

"What you need..?"

"I need to speak with Elijah."

"Oh a booty call huh, back so soon?" He chuckles deeply pulling out his phone sending a text.

"No!" I cringe at his words.

I few minutes later of just Tobias teasing me about Elijah. He finally shows up looking the same as this morning. I start walking away as he follows.

I stay silent as we walk to the library. Roland was leaning against the wall but he rushed over to me as soon as he saw me.

"God Oakley don't do that!" He mumbles into my shoulder as he pulls me into a hug.

"Sorry." I whisper as we both turn to Elijah. Who is standing there awkwardly.

"What do you suggest?" I hear Roland say harshly.

"I want to send a small team of around 8 in to take out the leaders. I want the North to help. We both don't want a war but the South will start one of we don't put a stop to it." He whispers clearly.

"Ok." Roland says. "But this doesn't mean we are merging or anything."

"Obviously." He shakes his head.

"Ok, meet me at GG's dinner tonight, with your four people you want to bring. I'll bring mine, this will all go down tomorrow. The sooner the better." Elijah says making both of us nod. "See you then." He says as he walks away leaving a silence behind him.

"Who will be the four?" I ask Roland as we walk to my class.

"Me, Reed, Milo, and one of the twins." I loook at him with worry.

"What will happen if this all goes bad? Will I see you and my brother after the mission?!" I say firmly.

"I can't give you that answer now, but your brother will live over me. You need him, he's your family. I give you my word. He will make it out of it's the last thing I do." He says making me smile weekly. He press his lips to my cheeks causing a deep blush to rise to my face.

"Thank you." I whisper as we stop outside my classroom. "Also i'm so sorry I over reacted."

"I get it." He chuckles as I start to go into my class. "I'm driving you home, see you then" Is the last thing I hear before I step inside the quiet room.

-♛

I stared at him as we drove in silence to the dinner we were going to meet the East at. My mind wandered to when he kissed me and how we haven't talked about it since then. I had changed into a plaid skirt and black top and some black boots to get out of my uniform. Roland changed into some formal pants and a white button up shirt.

His muscles pushing through the thin piece of clothing he had on. I sigh resting my head against the head rest. Suddenly I felt a warm and large hand of my thigh. His hand was very close to my hem of my skirt causing me to squeeze my legs together. He laughs at me with a smirk. His other hand on the wheel, I feel butterflys in my stomach as he starts to rub my thigh slowly.

"Angel" I heard him mumble making me look at him and not his hand. "Remember what I said before we are not against each other, we are a team. So if I say something you don't like, tell me and we will come up with something else ok?" He says as he parks in the driveway of a dinner. I guess this is GGs. I nod as he leans over and kisses my cheek slowly.

I grab his cheek before he can pull away. Staring into his gray eyes felt different, I felt safe. I watch as he smiles at me, he starts leaning in pressing his lips to mine once again.

I could feel my face getting hot as he slips his tongue into my mouth roughly. I let him, mirroring his actions. After a couple minutes I pull away out of breath. "Your beautiful." I heard his whisper as he kisses my neck causing a shock to go through my body,

"Thank you." I smile. I notice other cars starting to pull into the empty parking lot. Roland removes his hand sending me a smirk. I fix my hair as he messed it up.

We both get out together seeing the East and my brother and his.

-♛

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