My Way To You 259 Cranky

"b.a.s.t.a.r.d!" Ariana cried out as she punched Icarus in the gut. The attack caught him off guard and the wind was knocked right out of him. "Puah!" Was the only sound that escaped his lips as he fell to the floor. Icarus was on the ground gasping for air as tears started to stream downwards. Ariana squatted down and looked into Icarus's eyes. Ariana could see her menacing grin and cold eyes reflecting in his confused eyes.

She then grabbed his collar and dragged him close to her face, he was only a breath away from her and she could practically taste the fear coming out of him. "If I ever find out that you uttered a single word about what you heard or that anyone else repeats our conversation, if there are rumors that end up flying around because if your inconsiderate behaviour.... I will hunt you down and torture you. I will make you wish that you never see the light of day. Do you understand?" Ariana hissed.

"Swear... Won't repeat." Icarus gasped. "Good." Ariana said as she released his collar. She stood up tall and proud as she dusted off her hands. "Next time let people know you're there or else they will misunderstanding you and you'll have a hard time explain." She said coolly as she narrowed her gaze. Icarus looked up at Ariana with disdained filled eyes.

Ariana let out a small chuckle as she flicked back her hair. "Don't worry this won't affect any prior agreements we have but if you want to pull out be my guest. What happened today is between you and me, no one else. So think about what you want to do." Ariana said before she walked away. Icarus pounded a fist against the floor as he glared after Ariana. 

Ariana caught sight of Edlyn and Xander sitting at a table in the lounging area. Edlyn had a cup of tea and seemed to have calmed down. Ariana walked up to them and called out Edlyn gently. Edlyn looked up and Ariana instantly noticed that Edlyn's eyes were puffy and red. "It's fine. You don't have to worry about anything." Ariana said as she gave Edlyn a gentle smile, hoping that she would be comforted by the news. "You sure?" Edlyn asked as her eyes started to tear up again.

Ariana kept her hands at the side of her body, she slowly clenched her hands into fists, digging her nails into her palms. She was fighting the urge to drag Icarus to her so he could swear his silence to her but she didn't want Edlyn to worry. So she gave Edlyn an even brighter smile. "Ya. Take your time with Xander. I'm gonna go see Cayden and have Lobo help Icarus. He's not feeling too well." Ariana said as she kept up her innocent act. "Okay." Edlyn sniffed. Xander placed a gentle hand over top of Edlyn's. She turned to meet his gaze and caught sight of his slightly flushed face.

From Ariana's perspective she could see that their feelings for each other were mutual but according to society's rules the male should be the first to proclaim their love. Mainly due to the fact that families sell off their females at a young age. Everyone favours a pure, good girl and if their conversation had gone to light Edlyn would have died from embarra.s.sment or worse had Xander's view of her turn sour. She hoped that Xander would confess soon and move the relations.h.i.+p along so Edlyn's fear would disappear.

Ariana looked at the two one last time and with a sweet sigh she walked away. She did not want to disturbe the mood. She looked around and couldn't see Cayden. She decided to leave the bathhouse and see if he was outside. She still couldn't find him. Ariana debated whether to go back inside and ask Xander if Cayden left a message with him but she didn't want to disturbe Edlyn's sweet moment. There was also Icarus, Ariana slumped, there was no way Icarus would help her after what she did. Then it hit her, she looked up and searched. To her disappointment she couldn't find Lobo.

She found it strange that he hadn't rushed up to her yet. She thought he must have felt bad after what had happened with her robe and did what she asked. Giving her some s.p.a.ce but with his personality the s.p.a.ce would be greatly exaggerated. She thought she might as well get breakfast. "Vasu do you want to come out and keep me company?" Ariana called out as she walked. She waited for a response but Vasu stayed silent. A flash of red light appeared before her and Rahul was happily purring. 'It has been too long since me have last met!' Rahul said in a dignified manner.

"Rahul!" Ariana shouted in delight as she caught her chibi kitty and snuggled against his head. "It has been too long! Why didn't you tell me something was wrong?! I could have saved you a lot sooner." Ariana said angrily as she puffed out her cheeks. 'Apologies. We were hoping to solve the problem on our own. Even now you are too weak to help us but we should be fine for the time being.' Rahul explained. "That still doesn't excuse your behaviour. I thought you trusted me enough to at least let me know what was going on. I could have brainstormed with all of you or at least kept a closer watch on you guys. I would have been devastated if I lost all of you because I was distracted with me own problems." Ariana said bitterly.

The rest of the Lumas appeared before Ariana. 'We knew the pressure you were under.' Davita said. 'We were doing everything we could to keep it from you.' Loralei sniffed. "Why? Who cares if I already had my own problems." Ariana snapped. 'Don't get so upset. We didn't even know what the problem was. How could we even tell you if we thought all we needed was some rest?' Duko said as he placed a paw on Ariana's leg. 'It's not like there is a doctor for us. Or do you think all problems can be fixed with your power? Do you have any idea how you have been affection your surroundings? Any more then what you've already done and you will be throwing the balance off. Stop taking your frustrations out on us and go take your nap.' Aroha said sarcastically that it stabbed Ariana's heart.