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Jul 13, 2016 8:59:23 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2016 8:59:23 GMT -7
When Grey walked away, she figured it was to get the rest of their books he had dropped. It didn't take him very long and when he came back Addi gave him a sad smile. "I'm sorry, Grey. I should've been paying more attention to the people around me. I know you wanted to get out of here as fast as possible." She did feel really bad, she didn't want to keep him any longer.
Addilyn smiled at her brother. No of course not Grey...I can come with you. I should be okay." Addilyn did feel better and she didn't want to leave him to go through the store on his own. Plus, with a couple bottles of water she should be good to go, and maybe a nap. Addi let go of the bookshelf and grinned at her brother.
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grey xavier slater
HOGWARTS ALUM DAILY PROPHET QUIDDITCH REPORTER
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Jul 17, 2016 0:39:55 GMT -7
Post by grey xavier slater on Jul 17, 2016 0:39:55 GMT -7
The Monsters walk among us “Don’t worry about it.” He said smiling at Addi as she apologized to him. “Accidents happen right?” There was no way any of what happened was her fault. And it wasn’t like it was an inconvenience to him in the slightest. Grey would bend over backwards for his sisters, even though it didn’t seem like it most of the time. He definitely hadn’t shown that side to anyone before, but he was hoping to possibly make amends at some point, for the time that Addi and Claire had spent reaching out to him over the past few years. He owed it to them. Addi would be an easier grab, since it always seemed like she was trying to reach out to him. Claire, on the other hand, seemed to have virtually given up on trying to help him, whether that was a hands off approach on her part or actually not caring was yet to be found out by Grey. Someday he’d dig a little deeper into his problems with Claire, but today he’d test the waters with Addi, especially since he felt it was the right time for it. Before he could start to apologize for how he’d acted towards Addi the last few years, she piped up about helping him get the rest of their books. He was rather hesitant about letting her walk around, especially after losing that much blood, but she seemed eager to help him out. Debating on what to do, Addi let go of the bookshelf she had been leaning on and showed him that she was fine. “Grab on to my arm if you start feeling faint at all, ok?” Walking slowly towards the bookshelves that they had initially headed for when their journey for books had begun, Grey looked down at his sister. He wasn’t exactly sure how to break the ice on the apologizing topic. If it had been easier, he’d just assume that he didn’t really mean it, or that there was never really an issue in the first place. It was kind of hard to admit that he felt in the wrong for treating her poorly. “Listen, Addi,” he started. “Sorry for being distant all the time. I’ve been struggling with things, kind of my own demons I guess, and you and Claire got thrown into the middle of it.” He clutched the books in his hands tighter as he continued. “I just wanted to let you know that the two of you didn’t do anything that hurt me. If anything, I’ve probably been an awful brother, and neither of you deserve that. Again, sorry for the way I’ve acted these past few years.” He definitely hadn’t woken up today thinking this was how the day was going to go. It felt good getting it off of his chest though. Grey had been meaning to talk to both of his sisters for the past year or so, but the timing never seemed right, and now that it was said and done, waiting for Addi’s response was agonizing. MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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Jul 17, 2016 10:16:36 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 10:16:36 GMT -7
Addilyn smiled back at Grey. "Yes, accident's do happen." It wasn't 24/7 that Addi felt completely at peace and close with Grey, but it was turning into a day like that and she quite enjoyed it. Grey seemed different; Addi couldn't quite place what it was, but he was happier. He was smiling, laughing, everything. And her heart swelled in happiness to finally see him this way.
"Yes, Grey, I promise I will grab onto your arm." She giggled. He was being protective and safe and she thought it was sweet. She felt okay, but there was always that chance that she wouldn't be okay. They began walking around, a bit slower than previously, so that was also helpful. And then the thing that Addilyn had been waiting for, for a long time, finally happened. She felt her heart beating, she could hear her breathing as Grey spoke. Her eyes began welling up with tears and she smiled at him. The feeling in the pit of her stomach she couldn't spot as happiness, or anger that someone or something had hurt her brother. "You, you're not a bad brother, Grey...I still love you, I always will. I just always wished we were closer...I thought you just didn't really like me or want to be around me..." Addi didn't really know what else to say; she was happy and overjoyed that Grey finally realized what she wanted, and that he had apologized. But her eyes narrowed at him. "Are you saying someone has hurt you? Is that what you mean by demons?" Addilyn was protective of anyone she loved, and when angered she could be a firecracker, especially about Grey.
Either way, she wrapped her arms around his waist and gave him a hug. A few tears fell but she was still smiling.
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HOGWARTS ALUM DAILY PROPHET QUIDDITCH REPORTER
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Jul 17, 2016 20:20:49 GMT -7
Post by grey xavier slater on Jul 17, 2016 20:20:49 GMT -7
The Monsters walk among us Addi’s reaction to his confession didn’t shock Grey in the slightest. He was more than positive that was how she was going to respond, and had probably mentally prepared for that than he had on what he had just told her. Either way, the past few years of avoiding his sisters, whether or not it was intentional, had let him figure out things on his own. Their parents still compared Grey to Claire, and while that was extremely unfair on his end, he had also learned to let it go. At least most of the time it didn’t bother him. At the same time though, it wasn’t fair the way he had left Addi sitting in the dark about what was going on with him. The two of them should have been closer than they were, and yet Grey had basically walked away from without an explanation. How he had rationally decided that this was a good idea was beyond him at this point in time. Hopefully it wasn’t too late to make up for the last few years. “I know. I do too.” Grey said, agreeing with Addi that they should be closer. “But it’s not because of you. I was so focused on getting my grades up that I forgot about family. That was a mistake.”He was worried that Addi would take the being hurt statement the wrong way. Technically she was right, in some small sense; he had been driven away by their parents, constantly compared to Claire, and then almost shipped off to America. That was a hard concept for a much younger Grey to grasp. From that, he turned everything around. He pulled away from his sisters and parents, and focused on studying more, proving that he could do the same things that Claire could. He still fell short of course, but it was progress. The more Grey thought about it though, this had only caused him to become increasingly unhappy with how his life was going. Constantly worrying about what was going to be said to him pulled him further away, and then he started having issues sleeping. Over this past summer though, he decided none of that was worth it anymore. Although he was still on track to graduate and then enter Auror training, Grey was doing it of his own volition, not to be like Claire. “No. No one hurt me. I hurt myself. Up here.” He said, pointing to his head. “Just some things I’ve dealt with over the last few years on my own. I think I’ve figured it out though.” A little surprised at Addi’s hug, Grey laughed and patted her head. “Don’t worry. I’ll be fine. But first we need to get the rest of our books. I think we’ve been in this store too long.”MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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Jul 18, 2016 11:10:31 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 11:10:31 GMT -7
Addi listened to Grey and she nodded her head. She knew their parents were hard on him, especially when Claire had done so easily at Hogwarts and in life in general. It hurt her to think that her parents just didn't care about how they made Grey feel, and how Grey felt anyways. Addilyn tilted her head. "I'm sorry about mum and dad, Grey...I know they bother you a lot, I wish they didn't." School came easy to Claire and Addi, that's just how it was. And other things came easily to Grey and that was okay, too. She just wished her parents saw that as well.
She squeezed him tighter. "I'm sorry you've been so hurt all this time, Grey...I wish you would've talked to me. You know I would've tried to help with whatever I could, even talking to mum and dad." She felt bad she hadn't tried harder, hadn't dug deeper into his quietness and pain. Addi felt as if she could've been a better sister, maybe now she could make up for it. He laughed at her hug and she gave him a look. "Oh, don't laugh at me, Grey. I'm emotional." She let a slow smile rise onto her face. He patted her head and she laughed, what a weirdo. "Sure, let's go find them."
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Jul 18, 2016 12:22:23 GMT -7
Post by grey xavier slater on Jul 18, 2016 12:22:23 GMT -7
The Monsters walk among us Damn. She figured it out, and so easily too. Maybe it was pretty obvious from the outside. Grey surely hadn’t thought so. He had done his best to conceal what was going on in his head all these years, but it was possible that their parents were pretty open about their lack of effort with him. They’re lucky he stayed on track with school and figured things out on his own. A lot of kids left alone like that, well, not all of them followed in Grey’s footsteps. Lost and wandering children were easily impressionable by power figures. It was probably a good thing he grew up in relatively peaceful times full of rebuilding. “It’s all a part of growing up. Sure, we don’t see eye to eye all the time, but I know they have my back if I really need them.” Grey deflected that one. Honestly, he didn’t know if that was true or not. They had never offered him any real help with anything. He was just…there most of the time. Part of the family, yes, brought along on trips and interacted with, always, but there was never any interest in what he was doing or going to do. He smiled again as she offered help. Grey appreciated it, but he wanted to tough it out on his own. He had already made it this far, and getting Addi into the middle of it wasn’t his intent. The other factor to it was that he didn’t want their parents to treat her any different than they already did. He knew they probably wouldn’t do that, but since they had already done it to one child, what would one more be to them? “Thanks for worrying about me all the time. Now I wish I had gotten that out a long time ago.” Collecting the rest of their books without any hitches, the two siblings finally escaped the bookstore. MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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