Ben furrows his brow in confusion, closing his eyes and reopening them, trying to see if there was a person on the balcony. But there wasn’t.
“Ах, я уже схожу с ума.” He mumbles under his breath, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
Silver glanced between Ben and the 'empty' balcony, clearing her throat. "Ah, Gabriel? Maybe you should come down and meet Ben."
Gabriel glares down on Ben.
He’s not much. I can take him.
But I don’t think that’s what she meant.
Ben turns to Sil, glaring.
“Gabriel? You brought someone else here? Do you even kn-“
Gabriel suddenly materializes beside him and he reflexively draws his knife and holds it to Gabriel’s neck, his eyes wide.
Gabriel close his eyes tightly.
ack. Quick reflexes.
Silver flinched. "Yes I–BEN NO!" she shrieked as Ben's knife materialized from who knew where. She instinctively wrapped her energy around Ben's arms and froze him, leaping up to Gabe and shoving him away, standing between him and Ben's knife. "Ben, calm down!"
“Wha- he just- he just APPEARED there! I’m supposed to be okay with that?” He steps back but keeps his knife out, ready to slice the boy in half if needed.
Violet bites her lip, trying not to giggle from the corner.
Gabriel brushes himself off and rubs his neck.
I’m fine, really. This isn’t the first time there’s been a knife to my neck.
Silver held her hands up, flinching into her wings. "I'm sorry! I didn't know he was gonna do that. Also, how am I supposed to be okay with you just knifing people randomly??" She glared over her shoulder at Gabe. "That is NOT how you introduce yourself to people! Especially when you're able to be invisible!" She turned back to Ben, wings still flared to keep him and Gabe apart. "I'm sorry, Ben. I didn't know how to tell you. But I was going to tell you, I promise. I didn't know he was gonna appear like that. He's air, like I am. He can fly and can turn invisible. Yes, I knew it was stupid to bring him here without your permission but I did it anyway and I take full responsibility for him. So if you're gonna knife someone, knife me."
Ben huffs, “where did you find him? Upstairs??? Where were you?!?”
Silver took a slow, deep breath. One of us needs to stay calm. "No. I left. I was just gonna go take a nap but then I decided to take a fly. Yeah, also stupid. I know. But it was dark and no one saw me. No one but Gabriel. I flew away from the city and he found me and I almost fell out of the sky but then I didn't. We sat by a lake for a while and he helped me unlock more of my powers. I knew I needed to come back here but I couldn't leave him alone so I brought him back here. I'm sorry."
Ben’s eyes go wide, “you. Did. WHAT?!?!? Are you kidding me??!? You fly out that window and everyone is going to see you! If some freak in the sky can see you then so can the rest of Bwien! Do I have to keep you on a leash?!? lOCK THE WINDOWS?!?” He runs his hands through his hair and starts to pace, looking wide eyed at the ground.
“Это оно. Я задолбался.” He mumbles almost inaudibly.
Tears stung Silver's eyes and she sniffed violently, trying to keep them at bay. "I'm sorry!" She wiped her face as the tears spilled onto her cheeks. "I know it was stupid, I'm sorry! I just… I've been locked up for so long and now we're all stuck together. The rest of you can have jobs and lives but I've been LIVING IN A SHED AND BASEMENTS FOR EIGHT MONTHS! At least I know and admit it was stupid okay?" Her shoulders shook as the sobs overtook her and she gave up fighting them. "I'm sorry."
Violet strides over to Sil’s side, taking her hand, “it’s alright.” She whispers.
Ben bites his lip. It’s not alright.
Gabriel slowly turns invisible again, backing away.
Geez, these kids give off a looot of stress.
Silver felt Gabriel's presence leaving and she turned to glare at him. When she saw he wasn't there at all, she glared harder. "Don't you dare scare anyone else." She wiped her face, shoulders still shaking, and turned to face Ben. "I'm sorry," she choked through her tears. "I really am, Ben. I don't want us to be found any more than you do. I told you I take full responsibility for whatever happens."
Shadow murmured to himself “we shouldn’t trust him”
Ben looks up to her, “‘full responsibility’? Tell the bad guys that! Look, if anyone here makes a big mistake, it’s not just on you. It’s on all of us. You understand?” He looks the people in the room over, then realizes Gabriel’s gone. His eyes stay fixed on where Gabriel should be and he glares.
Violet squeezes Silvers hand.
“It’s ok Ben. We get it.”
"I know!" Silver cried. "You think I don't know that? You think I WANT all of you to get caught??" She gasped for breath, her tears streaming down her face and off her chin. She desperately fought with her energy to keep it close and not let it touch anything in Ben's kitchen or any of the others. She knew she would break something or hurt someone if it accidentally made contact with anything.
“I just- you weren’t thinking. Think before you go off and do something reckless. Please.” With that he turns around and walks back to the garage.
Cage bites his lip. He walks over to Sil slowly and hugs her. “It’s okay. I understand feeling trapped, though I’ve never had it as bad as you.” He squeezes her.
Violet smiles. “Well, now that that subject is out of the way I’ll go help Ben cool off. Why don’t you guys go over what you’d like your group to do first while I’m away?”
She pulls her coat down from the rack, along with Ben’s, grabs her wallet and heads into the garage.
Silver flinched when Cage hugged her, afraid her energy should lash out at him. When she managed to keep a hold of it she threw her arms around him and sobbed onto his shoulder, trying to press all her energy inside herself so it wouldn't hurt him.
He squeezes her again and struggles to breathe okay, but still manages to get a few breaths in and out. After a few moment he steps back and smiles.
“Better?”
Silver tried to smile at him, and nodded, even though she was very much not better. But she could see the strain on Cage's face.
I'm not controlling it well enough.
After a trembling breath that did nothing to help her, she glanced around, suddenly remembering how Gabe had helped her when her powers exploded before.
"Gabriel?" she asked, looking around wildly, her voice unsteady as her panic rose.
Gabriel takes her hand, though still invisible, and leads her up the stairs to the library.
“You need peace.” He quietly says.
He reappears and takes her other hand, absorbing all of the energy and leaving her basically empty and tired.
“To control your energy, don’t try to hold it back. Rather, distribute it equally and nothing will be hurt.”
She nearly collapsed, both from the suddenly calm atmosphere and from him siphoning away all her energy. It was still here; she could feel the power she controlled, but the energy wasn't overwhelming her, threatening to destroy whatever was closest. The quiet, still air of the library was almost as oppressive in it's calm as her energy had been in it's chaos. She sank into the nearest chair, clutching both his hands. "It's so hard. I feel like I can't have emotions without all my powers trying to take over."
Shadow walked over to violet “when will we split up in our groups?”
She nearly collapsed, both from the suddenly calm atmosphere and from him siphoning away all her energy. It was still here; she could feel the power she controlled, but the energy wasn't overwhelming her, threatening to destroy whatever was closest. The quiet, still air of the library was almost as oppressive in it's calm as her energy had been in it's chaos. She sank into the nearest chair, clutching both his hands. "It's so hard. I feel like I can't have emotions without all my powers trying to take over."
He squeezes her hands and kneels in front of the chair slowly.
“Silver, I’m here. Go ahead and get out what you need to. I’ll make sure you don’t hurt anything, alright?”
I miss Kissa.
Shadow walked over to violet “when will we split up in our groups?”
(Violet and Ben left)(before she left she said they [with their groups] should figure out what they’d like to do first)
Silver leaned her head down on his shoulder and let out the sobs still inside of her. The pressure was gone, thanks to Gabriel's contact, but the energy that was left, and that rose from her crying, she let loose around him.
He was right. Once she let it out it was easier to control, instead of bottling it up inside. She could feel it pulsing out of her, but keeping it concentrated on Gabe wasn't as hard as she had imagined.
"Self-segregation and drama wins again," Hush says to no one as Ben, Violet, Gabriel and Silver split away. Dash returns to the security camera screen, glancing around stonily.
Duskan sighs and pulls down his hood despite the rain. He approaches his motorcycle and drives it back to the center of the rat cage, just for the sake of letting some fresh air infiltrate his lungs.
He keeps hold of her hands and stays still, playing the part of a comforting pillow rather than a nagging friend.
”Let it out and be okay. The more you build up the more they can control you.”
He shuts his eyes tightly.
Shes not Kissa. She’s fine.
(Hush XD)(sometimes getting away for a moment really helps)(and is extremely important to a story lol)( Hush makes me laugh)
"Self-segregation and drama wins again," Hush says to no one as Ben, Violet, Gabriel and Silver split away. Dash returns to the security camera screen, glancing around stonily.
Duskan sighs and pulls down his hood despite the rain. He approaches his motorcycle and drives it back to the center of the rat cage, just for the sake of letting some fresh air infiltrate his lungs.
(Duskan can totally find Ben and Vi if ya want)
(but if only real life worked like that)
(I'm just waiting until they go off into the city) (alone) (in an empty alleyway)