THIS I PROMISE YOU
CHAPTER THIRTY
❝I'VE LOVED YOU FOREVER IN LIFETIMES BEFORE, AND I PROMISE YOU NEVER, WILL YOU HURT ANYMORE, I GIVE YOU MY WORD, I GIVE YOU MY HEART, THIS IS A BATTLE WE'VE WON, AND WITH THIS VOW FOREVER HAS NOW BEGUN.❞

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      Noah and Rosé were happily eating their lunch with Scarlett, Lizzie, Chris, Sebastian, and Anthony near the trailers. The teenagers engaged in various conversations, the five adults giving them advice for college, their experiences, and how not to get shit faced at a college party. It was honestly terrible advice, but it made Rosé laugh until her stomach ached with pain.

      "Don't drink on an empty stomach," Lizzie advised Rosé who looked up from her salad bowl. The actress arched her eyebrows as she pointed her fork at the younger twin's direction. "I'm serious, if you do you're going to get shit faced so quickly."

      Rosé's cheeks flushed with heat as she stuffed her face with lettuce. Noah choked on his water as he laughed at Lizzie's comment. "Are you kidding me?" he asked in disbelief as he pointed at his sister. "She can drink wine for dinner and be okay. Don't worry about her, I'm the lightweight. She says she's a lightweight but she can drink for a few hours and still remain sober."

      Chris threw his head back and groaned, "No Rose, no! You're supposed to remain pure and happy and the poster child of No Smoking. How could you do this? What happened to the girl who used to beg for bottles of lemonade and eat her weight in Hot Cheetos?"

      "That girl traded those bottles of lemonade for bottles of Pinot Noir wine," Rosé teased as she flicked a piece of cheese at his direction. She shook her head as she finished her salad. "I've grown up and honestly it sucks. Man, I should've been an actress or something."

      Sebastian shrugged and pointed his water bottle her way, "I mean it's not too late."

      "Nah, I'm too much of a bitch to be an actress," Rosé informed as she placed her empty bowl on the table. 

      The artist tied her hair up and quickly checked herself through her camera to make sure how stray hairs were sticking out. Rosé was always nit picky when it came to her hair, she refuses to let any bumps or stray hairs appear. She scrunched her nose in disgust before she placed her phone down, "I need to get my roots done or something."

      Anthony rolled his eyes as he jokingly pretended to flick his hair behind his shoulders before sticking his hand out towards Rosé. "Me too," he mockingly agreed, "Let's get them together! My treat honey."

      Before Rosé could open her mouth and respond back to his joke, everyone stopped as Robert graced their presence. The actor high fived Noah before he stood behind Rosé and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Twins, fellow cast mates, how do you do?" he greeted happily.

      "Well I was hoping I'd get invited to your village, but guess not," Noah sarcastically grumbled as he took a large bite out of his burrito. He frowned at the actor's sudden appearance and mentioned it almost immediately, "Wait, why are you here and not in your village?"

      Robert clapped his hands together before he rubbed them as if he had come up with some sort of master plan. He then told the twins to get up and placed his arms around both of their shoulders. "You twins know how you guys are my favorite pair of twins, right?" Robert asked. Rosé and Noah glanced at one another before they hesitantly nodded simultaneously. "Great! So, I have a surprise for you. Courtesy of your mother, but hey, I did the convincing."

      Rosé gasped, "Is my dog here?"

      Noah rolled his eyes, "No one cares about your rat of a dog, Rosie. But did Mom ship my cat here? Please tell me she did, I'm having withdrawals."

      Robert pulled his arms away from the twins and clapped his hands twice, almost as if he was summoning a magical being. But it was no magical being that arrived. No, it was an old face, someone they haven't seen in awhile. The twins gaped at the sight as Lizzie, Anthony, and Seb stared in confusion, not understanding what the big deal was.

      But they didn't realize that this is the past staring right back at them.

      "May I present to you, the best present ever, Clarissa Cha!"

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      Clarissa Cha, or otherwise known as Clara, was the oldest of the Cha siblings. She was the first child of Annie Shin and David Cha, the first child, the first daughter. When the divorce was finalized the twins had followed their father to Australia whilst Clarissa remained with their mum back in London.

      There weren't many occasions where the three could reunite or catch up with one another. The only time being the holidays or visits to the other parent where they'd get to meet up with the other sibling as well. But as far as the twins know Clarissa has been living in Paris, studying to become a doctor at one of the finest medical schools.

      She was exceptionally bright, but nothing like the rest of her brother and sisters. Whilst Noah, Rosé, and Rohee were loud and outgoing, she was the opposite with her quiet and reclusive personality. Clarissa wasn't the type to seek the comfort of others, usually finding the presence of herself good enough. 

      But there was no doubt that like the rest of her siblings she was attractive. With her hair as dark as the feathers of crows, her skin pale like fallen snow, and her eyes resembling pieces of bittersweet dark chocolate. She wasn't as short as Rosé, but fell right in the middle between the twins. Her body fell what was wanted in Asia, slim, tall, and pale.

      The first thing the twins had done when they saw their older sister was to run up and tackle her in a hug. Clarissa, who already knew the reaction of the beagle like twins, ran away immediately, earning the laughter of the cast who could only beam smiles of happiness at the mere sight. The oldest child was smothered with cheek kisses from her only brother and tight hugs and whines from her sister.

      Rosé was happy to see her sister, but even as the two were getting their hair done, she couldn't help but let her mind wander back to Tom like it has the whole day. Her fingers picked at the dead skin surrounding her finger nails and her legs bounced against the floor, a habit she had picked up whenever she was nervous.

      She still thought back as to what Theo had told her. But it was much bigger than he thought. I mean, he's telling her to confess to Tom, a boy she's had a crush on since they were kids. But this was her best friend, someone she couldn't lose no matter what. And it terrified her how much she depended on him, how much she needed him in her life.

      Clarissa frowned at the sight before she comfortingly placed her hand over Rosé's, catching her attention immediately. "Hey," Clarissa's soft voice began soothingly, "Everything alright? You look like you have a lot going on in that head of yours. You're not usually quiet so something must be wrong."

      Rosé smiled sadly as she nodded. Clarissa stood behind her and hugged her from behind, allowing her chin to rest on Rosé shoulder. "Sorry, I've been thinking about a lot of things. Boy problems," she admitted as Clarissa began to play with her dyed hair. Rosé chuckled at the memories of Clarissa scolding both she, Noah, and Tom when they played around at the park, especially when they left without her supervision. "Remember Tom?"

      "How could I forget? You swore that that's the only boy you'd ever marry," she teased as she began to braid Clarissa's hair. "You still in love with him?"

      "I do."

      "Why don't you tell him bubs?"

      Rosé sighed as she turned around and looked at her sister with saddened eyes. The eyes that once held so much enthusiasm, so much love, were now filled with too much pain, too much sadness, and too much disappointment. "Because I don't want to love him, not anymore. He has a girlfriend, he has a promising career that I would only be bringing down if I distract him with my so called feelings. I can't do that to him, Clara."

      "You girls ready?" the hair dresser asked with his thick German accent. He was dressed in his smock, a bowl ready to be filled with hair dye in one hand, and a hair brush in the other.

      Clarissa nodded for both of them as she looked at her sister's mirror. The two never looked anything alike. They were always told that they couldn't possibly be sisters with their differences standing out like night and day. But unlike Rosé, Clarissa could handle pain far better than she ever could.

      The older sister hummed as she picked up a lock of her sister's hair, "Maybe the first start is to change your mindset on things. What do you say Roseanne?"

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      Reyna stared at Theo with disbelief swirling those beautiful, dark eyes of hers. Eyes that have seen more pain, more deaths than anyone else. But it was still a mystery for him as to how those eyes remained so pure, looking like they are still untouched from the evil hands of others.

      "You don't know how I feel," she started off slowly, her hand gripping its hold on the hilt of her sword that was held by the belt around her waist. She shook her head as she chuckled bitterly, "You don't get what this means to me, do you?"

      Theo groaned out of irritation as he ran his hand through his hair, something he only does when he's too frustrated to even shout. "Rey, stop, we need to plan our next attack. I swear I will talk to you all about this afterwards, but let's focus on this okay and — "

      "No! No! I can't do this!" Reyna exclaimed. She motioned her hand towards the map laid flat on the table, the weapons hung on the wall for protection. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she hastily wiped them away, almost to hide their existence. "None of this makes sense, it'll never make sense to me! Why us? Why is it our job to protect this shitty world?"

      Theo slowly approached her as he reached for her hands. Before she could pull away he latched onto her wrists and pulled her against him, until there chests were touching, until she could feel his warm breath hit her upper lip.

      "You don't mean that," he whispered gently towards her. "Reyna, calm down, okay? I get it, you're stressed. I know how you feel, I do."

      "But why don't they see what you see? Why can't they understand?"

      "You can't expect everyone to understand your feels, to understand what you're going through. And you can't expect them to react the same way you would, because that's not human of us. We can't all feel the same no matter how hard we try. But I do, I understand. And I'm here with you for every step of the way. You're not alone, Reyna, you never were."

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      Tom's eyes widened as he immediately deleted his text before he even sent it without thinking. "Shit, shit, shit!" he cursed as he backspaced everything he had typed. He quickly typed the same sentence, only replacing the 'r' with Camille's nickname instead. 

      A cold sweat ran through his back as endless thoughts ran through his mind. Why did he type R? Camille's name doesn't even have a R in it, not to mention there is no reason for him to accidentally type R, he'd understand if it was a F, but R? No way.

      He began slapping his cheeks as he repeated his girlfriend's name over and over again. The pain didn't do anything except raise the panic in his throat as he wildly stared at his reflection in the mirror of his trailer. The soft, sun kissed skin now red from the hitting he has done. But the pain was nothing, nonexistent as the thought lingered in his mind.

      "Holy shit, I love Reyna."

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A/N;

A bit of an anti climatic ending. Nothing special. Just angst. I'm sorry if y'all expected this main course of angst, but it's more of an appetizer? I'm sorry. It's like midnight and I have my first day of school in literally eight hours and I'm freaking out.

But yeah that's the end of Side A! Now let's move onto Side B where shit hits the fan!

Dedicated to wendigos for being a babe and snapchatting me even when I know she doesn't want to. But I love you bagel!

Much Love Guys.

( written: august 21, 2017 )
( published: august 21, 2017 )