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Ethan didn’t quite know how he was feeling at that moment, his thoughts were occupied by the lie that he had believed for years, by the memories of the hostility that the pair shared after their break up. There was nothing either of them could do to take that back, to take back the words that had been said and the actions done. Perhaps if everything had been different, if they had chosen to ignore Sophia then everything would be as it should have been between them - he only wished that it could have been that way. An aching pain in his chest brought him to a stop as Natalia spoke, her words resonating deep within his stomach. She was right.. He had managed to moved on - not very easily but.. He had. But, that was all over now yet - he still felt an obligation to remain faithful to Faye.. Even though they hadn’t been together very long he cared for the deceased woman deeply, he still mourned her. “I do too..” He agreed, brows furrowing in sadness as he peered toward the young woman who formerly held his heart - the one he thought would have held it for the rest of his life. Yet now, all he felt when looking at her was an aching pain in his chest, a longing pain. “I’m sorry, Lia..” He sighed as his hand moved to his brow, thumb and forefinger smoothing over the area.

It was clear to see they had been screwed over, and neither of them truly knew where to go from here. It was a predicament without a way of resolution, for now the only thing they could do was attempt to repair the damage that had already been done.  Though, Natalia did not know how to do that, things were damaged, they were both hurt. It would take time for them to heal. However, this felt like a weight off of her chest, knowing that neither of them truly hurt one another. It gave them a chance, a small one but one at leas. “You have nothing to be sorry for.” She replied, reaching out for his hand, gently squeezing it. She wanted to see a way around this, she truly did, but it felt impossible. “Things aren’t bad, if anything, they got better. We finally know the truth, we know we were both faithful, we can finally have what we had....just as friends.” She smiled weakly, wishing it was more than that, but things weren’t the same, not completely. “I miss us.” She voiced honestly, heaving a sigh.

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Ethan watched as his former girlfriend processed the new found information and he immediately noticed her eyes beginning to glaze over. Reaching out slowly, he gently took her hand in his over the table. “Lia..” He spoke the nickname gently as the pad of his thumb swiped over her knuckles. As she questioned him, his brows knitted together and he lowered his gaze, a slight sigh passing his lips. “I-” He shook his head. “She told me that you cheated on me..” Ethan sighed, shaking his head once again. “I was stupid to believe her- I know you better than that-” He cut himself off and broke the contact between their hands as he stood up from the table and began to pace across the room, hands swiping up and back through his hair. “I can’t believe I trusted her word..” He muttered to himself.

After everything, the heartache they had both endured, the attempts to move on and the sour gazes she gave her former boyfriend, it had all been a lie. They had listened to the words of a prior friend, one who was never truly a friend at all. She felt like a fool, for listening to Sophia and not even asking Ethan himself. If they’d communicated better, none of this would have lasted so long. She felt idiotic, and lost for words. Feeling his hand reach for hers, she did not protest, allowing him to slip his fingers with hers. She looked up, locking her gaze with his, heaving a sigh. “We both believed her, this is a mess we both made.” She shrugged, biting her lip in thought. Where did they go from here? So much time had past, was it really time to rekindle something that had been gone so long? Besides, Ethan had moved on, he had been in relationships since, nothing would return to how it was before. “What is there to say? She screwed us over....but...you’v---we’ve moved on...” She tried to hide her feelings, sighing deeply. “I wish things were different.”

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A slight smile crossed Marcus’ face in response to his sister’s comment - after losing his parents the young male hadn’t thought for a second that he would be able to have another family, and Natalia along with her parents had given him that. Not a day went by that he wasn’t grateful. As she questioned him, a sigh fell through his lips and he shook his head, brows furrowing in sadness as he lifted a hand to scratch the back of his head awkwardly. “Andrew…” The name of his ex-boyfriend passed his lips with ease as he peered back toward his sister. “I still care about him, Nats.. It’s not like I could just sit there and watch them take him away-” He cut himself off, shaking his head once again. 

It was truly hard to hear, knowing her brother still felt something for someone who did not deserve his time. Natalia did not agree, as she saw Andrew had not taken responsibility, but, this did not mean she did not support her brother, she wanted him to be happy. She sighed, rubbing her forehead lightly with her hand. “You deserve better, Marcus.” She sighed, moving her hand to gently rub his shoulder. “You need to remember that you’re a very good person, and you saved him and were selfless about it.” She smiled reassuringly. “But you also need to remember you need to focus on yourself, move forward and forget about him.”

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“I need an escape route. I don’t want to interrupt them.” She whispered as she nodded her head in the direction of the couple.

Natalia looked at the couple, grimacing slightly. “Looks to me like they need interrupting anyway.”

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Wordlessly, Ethan began to tuck into his food - surely that would keep him distracted from spilling the news to the woman. His thoughts ran wild, wondering what exactly could come from telling her - perhaps it would change her outlook on him for the better, or maybe for the worse. He barely heard the question over his own thoughts but quickly snapped back to reality as he peered across the table at the blonde, a smile crossing his face as he connected their gaze. “Yeah, everything is great I just-” He stopped himself and shook his head, biting down on his bottom lip for a moment. “I bumped into Sophia a few days ago - she’s quite the delight now..” Ethan sighed with a roll of his eyes, shoulders shrugging as he tried to form a stable sentence before opening his mouth once again. “She told me something that I haven’t really been able to stop thinking about but.. Chances are it will change a lot of aspects of.. This.” He exhaled heavily as his brows knitted together. Shaking his head once again, Ethan just decided to raise his hands, palms facing her as a smile crossed his face. “Lia.. I didn’t cheat on you - she made it all up.” It felt like a huge weight was lifted from his shoulders as soon as the words left his lips.

His words shocked her, her mouth opening slightly, almost like she wanted to speak up about her feelings, or voice her bliss from knowing it had all been a lie. However, she was unsure of how to approach such a confession. It was overwhelming, to see so many years had been a lie to them both, and that she lost the most important person to her because of the lies of Sophia. She wanted to speak up but no words left her lips, just mere gasps. She was unsure, now she just wanted to crawl and hide, he was not the man she perceived after all. “---- She lied?” She spoke up, disbelief in her eyes. “After everything---- it was all a lie?” She felt tears coming to her eyes, but instantly pushed them away. “We spent years apart, all for a damn lie.” She shouted, but mostly at herself, for being so stupid to believe someone over him. “Why didn’t you say anything?” She asked, wondering how Sophia had kept him quiet.

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Ethan was almost about to burst, after his conversation with Sophia Nesson, his former best friend, in which he had found out that the reason he and Natalia had broken up was fiction, and that she had thought the same of him. He sat at the table in the young woman’s home, foot tapping restlessly as he urged himself to refrain from telling her. He thought it selfish to tell her, he didn’t know if she had even begun to move on from him but if she had.. Telling her would only open each of her wounds once again and ruin any progress that she could have made. Which, probably, wouldn’t have been a bad thing for Ethan, considering the way his thoughts were rumbling around in his mind. Merlin, did he want to tell her - to promise her that he had never cheated on her, that he had never wanted to or dreamed of doing so. As the plate was placed down in front of him, the young man’s lips parted for a moment before he peered up at the young woman, a large smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “You’re the best, Lia.” He told her as his lips stretched into a wide grin. 

She wondered if she was trying too hard, or if he appreciated what she was doing to mend their broken friendship. Perhaps it was something that was not ought to be fixed, but she would to continue to try despite her endless failed attempts. /She missed what they had, even if it was a long time ago now. It was time for her mind to find anew, and begin to move on like she planned to. However, this did not dismiss a friendship with him, even if every part of her ached for him. She chose not to fixate too much on the past, pushing the thoughts from her mind and continued to tuck into her food. She looked upwards after a mouthful, seeing his expression. She noticed concern on his features, or perhaps she was being too paranoid. “Everything alright?” Natalia asked, head tilting slightly with a weak smile raising to her features. 

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A light groan passed the young man’s lips as his adoptive sister leaned in to hug him. Hugging her back, he laughed lightly then shrugged his shoulders. “I’m sorry Nat, I’m really okay though - you didn’t need to be worried.” That was a lie, he wasn’t okay in the slightest. “Careful is usually my style but.. Not when it comes to protecting people I care about..” He explained, catching his bottom lip between his teeth lightly.

Time had shown Natalia that Marcus often struggled with remaining cautious, and today had proven only so. “I will always worry about you, you’re my brother.” She told him, a weak smile crossing her lips as she placed her hand on his shoulder. Despite not being blood related, Natalia did not consider him anything less than family, he had been everything she had needed as a brother. “Who were you protecting?” Natalia asked, brows furrowing as her arms folded across her chest.

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She was feeling more optimistic these days, more so than she had in a very long time. She had finally come to terms with it all, being strong and working for the order was showing the good in her. Not only that, but her friendship with Ethan was growing, and she had finally begun to put her head in a place where it could begin to move on. She felt positive, as if she could finally begin her life again. Natalia had made something for herself, and Ethan to eat. She wanted to surprise him. Lasagne, tt had always been their favourite. She placed the plate down in front of him, before sitting down at the place beside him. “Surprise, I thought it’d make the day a little better.” She beamed, too eager to stop herself from eating a small amount from her plate.

Shae didn’t know whether the two arguing, actually knew that she was there as she sunk lower into her chair in hopes of not being noticed. She was hoping that they would walk away or there would be some kind of way that she could get out of this. 

“Are you alright there?” Natalia asked with a tilt of her head, noticing the girl was slowly lowering herself into her chair. It would not be long until she hit the floor.

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Hearing the sound of the door click open, Marcus’ dark eyes quickly moved over to settle on the face of his sister, the sight bringing a smile to his face. “Hey sis..” He spoke softly as he shuffled up the bed ever-so-slightly, trying his best to avoid causing himself from any unnecessary pain. “I uh- Myself and Andrew, we ran into two death eaters who apparently enjoy torturing innocents a whole lot.” Marcus said with a light laugh before shrugging his shoulder and diverting his gaze to his lap with a shrug.

Her eyes lit up with worry, Natalia moved to sit beside her brother on the bed, instantly moving in for a hug. She had been incredibly worried, and she felt a sting of guilt for not finding him sooner. She knew she needed to pay more attention, and she hoped it was something she would get better at doing. She sighed, pulling back from the embrace to look at him softly, a hint of concern on her expression. “I was so worried---” She pressed her lips together, leaning in to hug him once again. “You need to be more careful.” She gently slapped his arm, but held him tighter as she did.

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Ethan exhaled heavily then ran a hand back through his hair, shrugging his shoulders as Natalia spoke. He didn’t know what he was expecting, after the way he had treated her once he found out about her cheating it was likely that she would never want to speak to him again. Yet, he still felt as though he couldn’t really trust her.. Trust was a big thing for Ethan, Natalia knew that and she still chose to break his. “Perhaps they don’t have to be the same as they were.. Maybe they could be different. I just, miss having you as my friend, Lia.” He admitted with a light sigh. 

Although what he said was heartbreaking, there was some truth to it. They were not going to be how they used to be, the contemplation of such things would only end in disappointment. However, did this really stop them being friends? Natalia had spent a long time wondering why he had done what he did, but now it was time to move past it. There was no reason for her to continue to linger after him--- those days needed to end. She smiled weakly towards him, hand moving to rub his shoulder. “Friends it is then...” It hurt to say, it was not what she wanted. She missed them.

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Ethan searched the eyes of the woman opposite him, his own gaze softening as she spoke. He didn’t believe what she was saying, he didn’t really believe that he would be able to remain strong through this.. Though he was glad to know that he could have Natalia there for him, even if it wasn’t in the best of circumstances. As the woman continued to speak, Ethan exhaled heavily and nodded his head, lowering his gaze to the ground he shifted from foot to foot. “I know.. I’m sorry it’s just hard to.. Get back to a good place after everything that happened that’s all. But, I do still care about you.. Very much so.” He offered a gentle smile as his gaze moved back to connect with hers.

It was all too good to be true, surely after everything they could not return to how they were. There had been too much deceit on his part, she no longer trusted him the way she used to. They had dealt with far too much, and she needed to truly move on from him. Apart of her still longed for him, that was the cruel part. “I still care for you also, but things are hard. I don’t know if we can truly return to how things were.” She sighed, lowering her glance from him. She hoped they could, even if it did still hurt. “Maybe one day we’ll get there--- I hope.” She smiled weakly, “And things will be happier for us both, no longer will we deal with this war, one day it’ll be over.”

    As she entered the room, she feared the worst. She had heard things, and she only hoped it was only a rumour, for the truth was far more devastating. Her heart sunk, the sight of her brother laying broken and knowing she had not been there nearly enough to support him. She felt guilty and ashamed, and she felt it in the pit of her stomach. Why did she fail at being a good sister? It appeared he was always there for her, but the other way around, it appeared nul. She sighed, moving to sit beside him on the bed as she leaned over to look at him. “Marcus?” She spoke out, eyes full of worry. “What on earth happened?”

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Riley rolled his eyes at the woman’s comment and sighed. “This is the better thing I could be doing with my time.” He said simply.

She was amused by his disbelief, and it appeared he was not entirely sure of his role in the camp. “Maybe be of some use to the town, or go and socialise with friends.”

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“I’m not worried.” Riley shrugged, clearing his throat, his gaze settling on the brunette. “I just didn’t expect anyone at this time. But hey, you could have been the cops, how was I supposed to know?” He joked. 

She was unsure of what to take of him, knowing that it was lies leaving his lips. “I think cops are the least off your worries at the moment.” She responded with a shrug of her shoulders, eyes fixing on him. “Surely you can think of better things to do with your time.”

Half way through inhaling the smoke he heard the sound of footsteps coming up behind him. Quickly stopping, he ended up coughing hard on the smoke that hadn’t been properly inhaled. “Fuck. Don’t scare me like that.” Riley managed to get the words out as his coughing stopped. He wasn’t usually so jumpy but he may have been a little on edge.

“Maybe you shouldn’t be doing that if you’re worried about getting caught.” Natalia voiced, shrugging her shoulders as she leaned against the door frame.