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Filler chapter, but an important filler.

zeno berkshire

The four of us strut down the Ravenclaw corridors; Narsa told us that Zenith and Eleanor were in Eleanor's dorm.

Fucking Eleanor.

Ravenclaws left and right were looking at us as we stomped towards the girls' corridors.

Bloody hell, adrenaline was pumping through my veins.

Glancing over at Oliver, he's been clenching his fists for a long time.

A vein has even appeared across his head.

Looking at Mel, she's fucking pissed.

Her jaw is clenched and she's like-. Heavily breathing.

Like she's going to explode.

I, too, feel the same way.

As we arrive Eleanor's front door, I aggressively pound on the door without hesitation.

Standing to my left is Oliver; standing to my right is Mel.

Scarlett is right behind us; she's nervous.

It's okay, Scar. Nothing bad is going to happen to you.

Oliver pounds on the door again.

Just then, Eleanor opens the door half way - she's wearing completely nothing but a blanket wrapped around her like a fucking towel.

"Can I help y-." 

"Move, bitch," Mel spat.

Mel shoves the door open, cutting off Eleanor, as she topples to the ground grasping onto the blanket around her body in hopes that it doesn't slip.

Amelie storms into the room while the three of us follow her.

Zenith is laying on Eleanor's bed with shock in his eyes.

Immediately, he sits up.

"Wha-what's going on?" Zenith blurted as he climbed off the bed, "Is everything alright?"

Immediately, I stomp towards him and swing at his face, with Oliver following behind me.

"Zeno!" Eleanor shouts, "Stop it!"

"Shut the fuck up, you fucking cunt!" Amelie scowls as Eleanor flinches. 

"You think being fucking toxic is fun?" Oliver preened as he punched Zenith once more.

"What the-." 

Mel shoves Oliver and I aside and throws many punches to his face.

Zenith tries to shove Mel off of him, but she's too strong.

"You- think- it's- o-kay- to-hurt-women?!" Mel exclaims through her punches.

"What the fuck!" Zenith growls as he pushes Mel off. "What the fuck did I fucking do!"

Zenith's lip was busted; cheekbone was busted; and he was clueless.

Oliver takes him by the neck by surprise and grips hard.

"If you ever hurt my sister again, or speak to her, I will fuck your life up so fucking bad, Zenith," Oliver spat.

Oliver let go of his neck as he started coughing aggressively.

"I never even touched Scarlett-." Zenith choked.

I punched him straight in the jaw as Eleanor yelped.

"Oh, would you shut the fuck up, Eleanor?" Mel badgered.

"How dd you know we were talking about Scarlett, huh?" I queried as I abruptly held him by the neck once more, "Apologize to her."

"Zeno, that's enou-." Scarlett stammered.

"It'll never be enough, Scar. Shut up," Oliver sneered. He looked back at Zenith. "Apologize to her."

I let go of his neck as he breathed in deep, coughing viciously.

"Are you-. Fucking serious-. Mel?" Zenith stuttered as he shook uncontrollably, "You just let them h-hurt me?"

Mel scoffed. 

"You don't ever disrespect one of our own, Zenith. I mean, who the fuck raised you? Because it certainly wasn't my mum or my dad," Amelie seethed.

"Apologize. To my fucking. Cousin," I said slowly.

"I didn't even do anything!"

Oliver punched him right on the cheek as Eleanor screamed again.

"Bloody hell, Zenith," Oliver snarled, "You and your shit lies-."

"Stop it! You're hurting him!" Eleanor cried out as she stumbled towards us.

I wanted to fucking punch this girl so fucking hard; hard until she bled out her fucking nose.

But I can't do that do a girl.

Eleanor reached out for Oliver's arm in attempt to stop him from hurting Zenith, but Mel shoved her to the ground immediately.

Holy fuck, that was hot, Mel.

"Stay the fuck out of this," Amelie shouted.

I looked over at Scarlett as she was trembling uncontrollably. 

Tears were rolling down her cheeks at such a rate as she watched us hurt Zenith; watched us make him bleed.

She was uncomfortable.

I knew I had to get her out of here.

Oliver wasn't done with Zenith.

So wasn't Mel.

Zenith was begging for them to stop, but they just had at it.

I knew Mel and Oliver had it covered; I knew they'd give him what he deserved.

As much as I wanted to fuck him up as well, I had to take care of Scarlett.

I had to get her out of here.

I stormed towards Scarlett as the screaming and shouting between Amelie, Oliver, and Zenith continued.

She couldn't take her eyes off of what was happening.

"Scarlett," I said softly, "Let's go."

I gently grabbed ahold of her shoulder as she backed away.

"No-. Zenith, he's-. They're hurting him-."

"Scarlett, now's not the time to pity him," I said sternly. I was looking into her eyes in attempt for her to confide and give in, but they were locked onto Zenith. The shouting grew louder. I stood in front of her as her eyes looked up at me. Finally. "I know you have a big heart, Scar. It's time you use it for yourself, okay?"

Scarlett gulped as her sniffling continued.

"Come on," I say, "Let's leave, alright?" 

"We can't leave th-."

"Oliver and Mel will handle it. Let's go," I say once more as I tug onto her forearm.

Scarlett eventually gives in.

She clings her arm around mine as I walk the both of us out the loud dorm; a mixture of Eleanor, Amelie, Oliver, and Zenith's screaming.

I shut the door behind us as I lead us towards a wall  between two columns.

Scarlett lets go of me and presses her back against the wall.

She closes her eyes

And she sighs.

"Scar," I announce softly, "It had to happen, y'know?"

Scarlett gulped.

"I know," she responds lowly, "I under-.stand."

I place both my hands against the sides of her head and place a kiss on her head.

Her hands wrap around my body as she softly weeps.

"Oh, Scarlett," I say as I rub her back in attempt to comfort her.

I'm not the best when it comes to moments like these, but I truly do try.

"He's going to hate me, Zeno," Scarlett muffled onto my chest, "He's never going to forgive me for telling on him-."

"You have every right to tell on him, Scarlett. What Zenith did to you? It's fucking horrible. Fucking horrible-."

Scarlett pulled away and looked up at me.

"Do you still love me?" She asked softly through her sniffles.

"I-. What?"

"Do you still love me? Even after I-. Did stuff with someone. Stuff with Zenith."

I gulped.

To tell you the truth, I just wish it was someone else she 'did stuff' with. Of all people it had to be Zenith? He was like a brother to me - like a brother to Oliver, too.

Now, things will be fucking weird.

But I couldn't really care less; family is way  more important than Zenith.

Though Zenith was our family.

I don't know how I feel about all of it.

I'm just glad Scarlett is safe. That's all that matters to me.

"Of course I still love you, Scar," I assured her as I kissed her head once more, "I could never not love you, Scarlett."

She softly giggled through her faint cries.

"Sorry for asking stupid questions-."

"Don't apologize. You and I are both whores for reassurance."

That made Scarlett chuckle again.

I'm glad she's chuckling.

Even though Zenith's world is probably getting rocked as we speak, I'm just glad that Scarlett is safe and giggling.

I wish I could go back in there and kill Zenith with my bare fucking hands.

But I bloody can't.

Suddenly, Eleanor Farrell's dorm door swung open as Oliver and Mel huffed.

"Fuck you!" Oliver spat into the dorm as he slammed the door closed.

I looked over at the both of them and noticed that Oliver's fists were fucked.

And so was Mel's.

Fucking hell, is Zenith bloody dead?

I let go of Scarlett and sprinted towards Mel, whilst Oliver went towards Scarlett.

"Are you-. Are you alright?" I ask her immediately as I pick up her hand; a few abrasions.

"Yes, I'm alright," Mel huffs, "Are you?"

I look down at her brown eyes as she's looking up back.

"I'm-. doing o...kay," I respond, still in shock at how Amelie is being very calm right now, "Is Zenith alright...? I mean, not that I give a fuck, but is he still breathing?"

"I handled most of it; Oliver asked the questions and I did most of the punchi-."

I cupped her face immediately as I crashed my lips onto hers.

Our tongues moved against one another in unison; buoy in the ocean.

I pulled away as her eyes widened.

"What was that all about, Zeno?" She asked through a faint smirk.

"It's just-. really attractive how you fucked up your own brother," I breathed as I tucked her hair behind her ear.

Mel softly chuckled.

"I don't know who that man is. At all," she responded as she gently flung her hand and back forth in attempt to ease the discomfort on her knuckles.

I grabbed her hand with abrasions and cupped it with my large hand.

"Episkey," I mutter.

Pulling away from her hand, the abrasions are gone.

"Thank you," she says softly.

"Mhm," I respond.

We both turn around to see Oliver and Scarlett talking.

She's crying to him.

Oliver is comforting her relentlessly; head rubbing and kisses on her head; he was so angry, I could see the red hues emitting from his pale complexion.

But he had to keep it all contained for her; for Scarlett.

We all had to keep it contained for her. 

"Are you ever going to talk to Zenith?" I ask Mel.

She scoffs again.

"Don't expect that anytime soon," she remarked, "I'm writing to my parents about all of it. I'm fucking disgusted at his actions, really."

Fuck, Mel is so fucking fiesty. More reasons to love her. More reasons for everything.

"It must've been painful, no? Having to go against your own blood?"

Mel sighed.

"My mum and dad did not raise him to be like that. I'm ashamed more than in pain. I don't know where he got the idea that it was okay to be so-. So fucking disgusting."

"I have no idea where he thought that it's okay to be like that, too," I added.

Silence.

The both of us observed Scarlett and Oliver.

"And Eleanor was fucking annoying through all of it," Mel blurted, "I shoved her again and she cried. Fucking pussy-."

I couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's what she deserves," I respond.

"What did she even do to Lola?" Mel queried.

I could feel her eyes burning right through me.

I gulped.

I ran my fingers through my hair and looked down at her.

"She's just horrible, Mel," I responded. "You don't want anything to do with her. In fact, stay away from that-. That-. Fuck, Mum, excuse my language but that bitch."

Mel's face grew alarmed and confused.

"Well, I'll definitely keep my distance from her," Mel responded.

"Great," I say.

Please stay away from her, Mel.

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This is only the beginning. Secrets will soon unravel. Pieces will soon be added. You will learn more about each character as we go along, Stay tuned. Shit's about to go down.

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