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Eritria's POV

"What the heck happened to the four of you?" Emma can't help to ask since the boys looked like they went through a battlefield. The once clean and well styled hair of them is now vaguely resembled a bird's nest.

Wait, let me rephrase it. Their hairs totally resembles a jungle, period.

"Why are you all sweaty? Did you just made up in your mind to participate in a marathon?" Cascade asks with a hint of confusion in her voice.

"Umm, you see we decided to just work out here to build our stamina for the upcoming festival," Elijah said that made the other boys sigh in relief.

"Lucas, what happened here? Why does the room filled with this white stuff? Clementine fired Lucas with questions.

Somethings wrong...

"Norman accidentally slipped the mayonnaise awhile ago," Lucas said that made us arch our eyebrows. While scanning the whole room that is sprinkled with mayonnaise. I just can't imagine how that accident made the whole room covered in mayonnaise.

"Right, let's eat pizza," Elijah said that made the three girls follow him in delight.

I was about to go when I saw something weird in my peripheral vision. "What's under the bed?" I can't help to ask since Thunder, Lucas and even Norman are looking something under the bed.

"We just can't reach the lego piece," Norman stated as they rose up and head towards the kitchen like nothing happened. I just shrug it off since Norman is the most trustworthy in their group.

As I pulled out the chair to seat, Emma started ranting since Elijah lied that they have pizza.

"Wait, Now I remember I ate the last piece awhile ago," he announced that made the three girls frown.

I wanna sleep, I said to myself while leaving the kitchen that is about to be filled with chaos when suddenly Thunder grab my arm.

"Let me clean the room first if you would want to take a nap," he stated while giving the messy room a glance.

"Its fine," I said that made him gulp the lump in his throat. I shrug off his hand so I can finally have a peaceful sleep.

While my eyes landed in the bed that has no covers in it, I quickly headed to the drawers.

If my memory serves me right the extra covers and sheets are in here...

While searching in the drawers, my eye caught lacy cloth stucked in the cabinet.

As my curiousity slowly killing me, I opened the cabinet...

And behold a tsunami of lingeries started falling of my feet.

I even step back because of this huge pile of junk.

I can't process everything that os right infront of me when I shifted my gaze to the white head.

"We are innocent," he said while sitting helplessly in the floor while his hands are clasp together like he was praying for the war that they will face any minute from now. Despair was like concrete in his veins right at this moment.

"Girls, you need to see this," I stated while glancing to the four boys that are now kneeling while muttering words.

"Hail Mary, Full of Grace..." they mumble as I share the fantastic scenery they made.

Face stuck in an incredulous expression, unblinking stare, shaking head in disbelief, sent reeling backwards, brain desperately scrambling to make sense of it all, is all written in their faces.

And as soon as they analyze the situation, Emma with her white knuckles formed from clenching her fist too hard, Cascade's face was red with suppressed rage and last but not the least Clementine. Gritted teeth from effort to remain silent, you won't want an anger made of silence.

"We are framed!! Believe us!!" They said in unison with despair in their voices knowing they are in a big trouble.

"Hummington follow me, I don't want to make a scene," Emma said while cracking her knuckles as she head towards the door.

"Mr. Lincoln you might want to follow me before I search up ways to kill someone in google," Cascade stated while rolling up her sleeves as if she's ready to go boxing.

"We are innocent right? I should keep that in mind," Elijah mumbles while making the sign of the cross.

"Outside. Now," Clementine stated. There was no anger, no sadness, no joy or resentment. Clementine became emotionless as she walk out with Lucas that can't help to tremble.

As the sound of the close door echoed in the room, I didn't even give a glance at him as I pass by to him as I'm planning to head towards the kitchen.

"I'll explain, because your getting the wrong idea--"

"Oh the wrong idea..." I said that cutted him off.

"Explain," I said while I'm checking out how sharp the knife is, in my hands.

In my peripheral vision I can see him step back with fear as cold sweat trickle down in his face.

"We didn't do anything like that, We never had any girls in this room!" He said with his pleading eyes.

"And do you expect me to believe in that when awhile ago you just lied to us?" I said as I narrowed my eyes to him.

"Come let's pack your bags," I said while dropping the knife and walk pass through him again in search of the big suitcase.

"No!! I'm innocent Eri!" He said as I felt his arms in my legs like he doesn't want me to move an inch.

"What the- Are you a frickin' monkey? Don't be so childish!" I said while trying to get him off to me.

But even if he act like a monkey the whole day IT WON'T STOP ME.

"Oooh I never knew you like lacy lingeries like this," I said while emphasizing the word 'Lingeries'.

"No, I don't! We are framed Eri!" He said while he still hasn't let go of being a monkey.

"Come give her this clothes, oh wait let me pack her some of your chocolate drinks, I bet she loves drinking it with you," I said while snatching the packs of chocolate drinks in mini fridge in our room and included it in the suitcase.

"I object!! I only share my chocolate drinks to you, and only you!" He yells while holding tightly that makes my movements even harder.

"As if I'll believe you! And c'mon I give my blessing to the two of you I bet you want to stick with her all around but I'm a barrier to the two of you, so come meet her now," I said while glancing at the white head that keeps on shaking his head in disapproval.

"I only want to be with you 24/7 believe me," he said while giving me those puppy eyes.

"Don't give me that look, reserve it for her. And I think this is a lovely day to surprise her in the rooftop, don't worry I'm already shipping you with her," I said while zipping up the suitcase.

"No!! You're the only one I surprise, the only girl I put so much effort! So please don't push me to that imaginary girl," he said with his pleading voice.

"Why deny it Kingslay? I bet you like her more since I'm not that ideal girl you want. Girls that are affectionate, sweet, clingy, girls that aren't grumpy so just drop the act," I said while letting out a deep sigh.

I was bewildered since he stood up, hugged me tightly while burying his face in my neck.

His manly scent lingers in the air so that when I cross the threshold it's like a shot of adrenaline right to my heart. And to be specific it has this fragrance like aquatic, woody, and aromatic. A mix of spices and citrus notes gives way to subtle tones of geranium, sage, and rosemary, pulsing with recognizable whiffs of patchouli and incense.

"Even though your always bullying me, with arched eyebrow, even if you hate me hugging you even if your stone cold, I still love you... your brave persona is always intimidating it always felt like your already good without me by your side..." he confessed that made me stop struggling.

"But I know deep down your a little girl in an unforgiving winter wanting, longing for the love you deserve, its always you that I will choose, only my Eri," he said while locking his grey eyes like slate grey, like polished gun metal, grey as the graphite in my pencil, like silvery moons, like wisps of cloud at twilight, as grey as the shackles. His eyes are so pure and sincere. And I always get lost to its mystical beauty.

"I didn't do it, Believe me baby," he said that completely made my heart melt.

I know I shouldn't make things or say words that could make him hope that this would last that can make him hanging in the end with pain.

But...

As I'm encircled with his tight embrace I can't help to say it.

"I trust you," I said as the corners of my mouth lift up into a smile. A genuine smile for this lovely boy. But I can't help to think that the end is already near.

Happiness flared in his eyes and for the first time in a while it began in mine too. Even if the world around me started collapsing, my heart would not get crushed as long as I was looking at you, I said to myself.

To be continued--

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This past few days my updates aren't really that good:')
Because I'm having a thought to stop the story here in chapter 22...
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