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Theo couldn’t believe what he was seeing. The very same woman that had caused him so much pain, making a living in the community he now considered his own, pretending she was someone else. Syd had been close by Theo’s side growling since the moment she saw her. Even Syd recognized her. “Bullshit she can’t!” Theo responded, insistently. He realized how much of an asshole he seemed like now, but he wouldn’t stand for someone so dangerous in their community. It wasn’t safe with her in it. “How did she know I was talking to her if she couldn’t hear me? How did she know what I said?  I know her, she heard me just fine when she was cutting me up last time I saw her. You’re a fucking monster, how dare you come here.”

as ivan heard what the other said he couldn’t help but chuckle, “staring at her ass? oh no..no.. i- i don’t do that.. she’s not– not something i’d look at.” he kinda let out before looking over at the younger male as he continued to speak, pulling a slight face at the realization that he was probably right.. “well– i guess you might have a point there.. can’t say i thought about it like that though.. ”

he shook his head, “i don’t even know. it’s just been me and cora since… since the very beginning.” he admitted with a frown etched into his face.

ivan peered up and over at the other as the woman he’d been talking to left, chuckling lightly before he smiled and shook his head.. turning his head to see her walk away quite happy if anything before he to look back at the person hearing the question they gave him, wondering why the woman had looked so– happy.. “nothing special really..” he muttered before leaning back on some crates.. “ she just came asking if we had some re-chargeable batteries.. we had some to spare and i don’t know.. figured she could have’em until we need more.. not like we’re running dry on them at the moment either way..”

Hugging the younger female tightly, she grinned widely. “I can’t believe we’re all here, we all made it.” She said softly pulling back and looking at her with a wide smile. “God you have grown up so much, you look so beautiful and ready to kick ass as well.” She said with a smirk. “That’s my girl!” Cora said with a teasing grin.

“right, maggie.” abel nodded. the fire itself was what had her concerned. rightfully so, given the other stories she’d heard whispered about the congeria as of late combined with what else she had seen. “i saw a small group leave, but they haven’t returned to confirm if it was hilltop or not yet. at least, i don’t think so. i’d feel awful, i think, if it was hilltop.”

abel had debated on whether or not she wanted to remain within the confines of the kingdom long before she’d had this conversation with her brother. there were reasons to stay and reasons to leave, a weighted list of ‘pros’ and ‘cons’ remained on her mind. “you always have the kindest words.” she replied, as she thought it over. her brother, always the romantic. “it’s just frightening. with that group, they’ve set an entire community on fire. they’ve hurt a lot of people, too. i just don’t want to wake one morning to that happening to you.” she clarified. where he might be a bit of a hopeless romantic in her eyes, she was logical. 

.. cain.. his name is cain.. aj smiled as the other kinda just suddenly introduced himself, then finally reminding him that they hadn’t done so earlier.. “oh uhm it’s a pleasure, im alejandro.. or aj.. either works really..” he kinda blurred out himself, not really sure how to introduce himself or he knew how to, but if anything, he was a bit nervous.. “– you’re a really stubborn one..” he said as a chuckle passed through his lips, smiling the same way he had since they started talking. but never ever had he expected to hear the words that left the other next.. how he invited him to change rooms and stay with him and his sister– and see stars every night… his heart fluttered a bit, "really?” he mumbled at first as he tried just getting his head back where it should’ve been.. “but uhm, yeah no that sounds great.. i-i’d love that..” he let out all excited.. forgetting every thing that could also make sharing rooms with someone that alejandro had a growing interest in, when it came to him needing to take his t-shots now and again and his medication.. but again, right then and there he was just a man talking to another man, while the rest of his body felt a lot of things.

alejandro had always wished he’d taken up some other language in school then to add onto the spanish he already knew he could fluently.. especially in times like right now.. where he stumbled upon hot foreign boys and he wasn’t able to pick up on those french words he threw his way. then again it could’ve also been an insult, so maybe he didn’t want to know.. “i’m still gonna be grateful though..” he said, the corners of his lips tugging upwards as deep dimples came to surface on his cheeks. as the two talked the fact that he didn’t know the others name had totally slipped his mind since as they just kept talking, they just talked as if they actually did, like they knew each other.. like they just weirdly clicked.. and it didn’t hurt that he was really nice to look at.. aj felt his cheeks heat up a bit at the mention of finally being able to see the stars better again, and he nodded. “yeah.. should probably start doing that more too..”

milo nodded, “it’s okay,” he didn’t know what to say. he’d figured their grandparents were dead. as awful as it sounded, he didn’t think older people really stood all that much of a chance. and he didn’t think that those people were, regardless. “you found me. we don’t have to look anymore.”

aj felt himself almost moving towards the other as he chuckled, letting a word he didn’t understand but loved the sound of pass through light pink lips as they turned up into a smile. kinda like that the  boy caught himself in what he was doing and quickly leaned back against the counter he’d been working besides just before cain had showed up.. instead he felt himself smile, while trying not to ramble too much “thank you– really.. means a lot..“ he said as he kinda felt as if the other wasn’t going to be pursued into not doing it even how hard aj tried  to not make himself more of an effort for others, but this one was persistent and stubborn and aj kinda liked that..  “– then here we are.. rooms barely lit up with singular candles..”

the longer the other stood there, smiling his way, the more difficult it became for aj to keep his head on straight and think clearly, so when he did start to talk he kinda just felt himself go on into a huge ramble, “it’s a big deal to me though.. don’t think i see a lot of people doing things like that without demanding the princess and half the kingdom in in return for doing or getting something for someone.  if that makes any sense..” he started, though his voice kinda just faded out into a mutter as he kinda felt himself starting to make no sense, while the other male chuckled, and sporting such a wide smile which again left him feeling giddy as a small chuckle of his own left him, looking down at his feet moments later, about to introduce himself as he spoke again.. “.. never really thought about it like that.. now i just wish there was just a little bit more light at night.. If anything i miss that too..”

she glided over towards the other, sitting down next to them as she did. “people are saying hilltop colony. i think its, ah, maggie’s community, yes?” she queried as she glanced towards her friend. “that’s what i’m thinking.”

“cora’s alive,” he answered, still holding on to his sister. he didn’t know how to explain how he’d found her. at first, he’d just tried to make his way as close to where he thought she might be as possible. since, he’d been scanning the general area, asking anyone he could if they’d seen her. “luck and determination,” he said quietly.

Running to the girl, Cora couldn’t wipe the smile from her face as she met the girl. Hugging her tightly, she pulled back and looked at her. She’d grown so much, she couldn’t believe how much older she looked now. “It’s so good to see you.” She said softly grinning at her.