forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

tune

"I will, Lloyd."

Lloyd waved and sighed softly, closing his eyes to wait.

He waved back, slipping out of the room to find Lily and Nathaniel.

Lily was in Nathaniel's room like Lloyd had said, just chatting idly with him. They looked up when Ellis came in.

Ellis didn't bother trying to hide the bruises. "Uhm…Lloyd said I should get you guys and get his crutches."

"Are you okay?" Nathaniel asked, getting to his feet and examining Ellis. "What happened?"

Ellis looked away. "I…Anton…" he gestured vaguely.

Nathaniel's face fell and he hugged Ellis. "I'm sorry… Lloyd's probably furious with him, isn't he?"

Ellis hugged him back, nodding. "He…talked to your father about kicking Anton out."

Nathaniel nodded a bit. "Y-You don't have to go too, do you?" He asked weakly.

He shook his head. "No."

"I guess Lloyd convinced father to let you stay?" He asked.

He nodded. "Yeah, he did."

"That's good, at least…" Nathaniel sighed softly.

He nodded. "Yeah."

"Should we go get Lloyd's crutches now?"

"Yeah, probably. Come on." He started walking.

Nathaniel took Ellis's hand and followed him into the hall. Lily trailed after them quiet.

Ellis was quiet, holding onto Nathaniel's hand as he walked.

"So… where are they?" Nathaniel asked as he trotted along beside Ellis.

"Over this way." Ellis replied.

Nathaniel nodded, continuing to follow Ellis.

Ellis eventually found the crutches, picking them up.

Nathaniel looked around to make sure Anton wasn't around.

Ellis picked up the crutches.

"Alright, we should head back." Nathaniel started dragging Ellis back to the infirmary.

Ellis blinked, and let Nathaniel lead him along.

"You okay? You're being really quiet."

He nodded a little. "I'm fine…"

"If you say so…" They eventually reached the infirmary and Lloyd looked up.