Toby had been thinking about it non-stop but had finally come to a decision.
He had to tell Caleb.
After he had come back with Marcel it was meant to be a fun and happy time explaining to the others what they had done. It was supposed to be something good he could have fun with. It wasn't meant to be a time where he could hardly talk to anyone because of how guilty he felt.
Samuel was still treating him like a fragile child around the Leo situation and it killed him to know that Sam was doing that for his sake when he couldn't even settle Sam's mind. It was a mess- he was a mess.
So here he was, knocking on Caleb's door at about 11pm at night.
"Toby?" C
The room was tense. No one dared to say anything or make a move. Toby knew that Caleb had begun to feel guilty on how it all went down but it was too late to change the past now."I'm sorry" Caleb was the first to speak up. It didn't help ease any of the tension in fact it almost made it worse and Toby couldn't help but cringe back into his chair and as he watched Leo's nostrils flare, a clear sign he was angry- no pissed off."What the fuck is wrong with you all! I stayed away to try and protect you!" Leo yelled out and Toby watched as Rowan leant forward, grabbing his arm to hold him back but also to calm him down at the same time. It worked and Toby wished he was the one there instead."I know you thought what you did was right and you may have had some...outside persuasion- but you
"Rowan!" A frantic Leo yelled while running into the room she was staying in. He was quick to wake her up. He was out of breath and his eyes darted around the room signalling he was nervous."What happened?" she went into instant protector mode. Her eyes scanned his body, making sure he wasn't injured in any way. By the look of him, externally he seemed completely fine. The next thought in her head was Miles but as she glanced over to the bed he had been staying in she was happy to see him groggily sat up. Probably after just waking up."Jon's here" Was all Leo said before grabbing her arm and dragging her all the way to the front gate. Rowan had to make sure Miles was followed, she didn't really want either of them anywhere near Jon but she didn't want to leave them alone and vulnerable either. A double edged sword. Even though she did
“I’m sorry Ro! I didn’t mean too!” Leo apologised once again as Rowan just turned away from him. Giving him the silent treatment. She wasn’t actually annoyed at him for interrupting her and Sky, she just found it funny annoying him like this. “What happened?” Marcel asked, coming up from behind them. Both Rowan and Leo immediately straightened up and exchanged a glance. “Nothing” they simultaneously said before walking further into the town hall. They had all agreed to meet there last night after Leo and Rowan had come back from the beach. Leo wanted to talk about Miles, something Toby had brought up to him about Miles being a bit childish. Rowan was a little harsh and told Leo that Toby needed to mind his own business but luckily it didn’t seem to affect Leo too much as he just carried on feeling bad for interrupting her and Sky. She was glad that was
A small disclaimer before anyone reads: This story will involve wlw relationships, questioning of gender identity, questioning of sexuality, mental health concerns and a male character will allude to a past of sexual abuse (it's never actually mentioned but enough hints are dropped by the character and others). If any of this is triggering please do not read any further. If not then feel free to read if you would like :) --- A war was coming. Rowan could tell with the way everyone around her began to act. She had a feeling this was going to happen for a while now, but now that it was actually happening it seemed unreal. She watched from her position up on the trees a
Toby shot out of bed as a loud scream echoed throughout the air. He immediately jumped to alert, his brain pumping wildly with adrenaline. He quickly rushed outside, making sure to grab his sword on the way out. Rushing out his house he noticed Eliza staring horrified at something over the walls that surrounded their nation. It took Toby a second to spot it but his face grew pale once he did. There was a plume of smoke coming from the forest. It was little to begin with but grew bigger and darker every minute, it was turning into a deathly black cloud. Leo and another citizen Samuel went running towards the gate to go see what was happening. Toby hadn't even noticed they were out here, but he soon followed after them. It did
Toby was once again startled awake, this time luckily it wasn't because someone screamed. Instead it was a pillow smacking him in the head a few times. He groaned as he finally built up the energy to look up at whoever decided to annoy him. Once he saw who it was he rolled his eyes and pushed his head back into his pillow. Of course he should've known it would be Leo, who else would it be? "Come on Toby! Get up!" Leo yelled enthusiastically and Toby grimaced and how he was such a morning person. Reluctantly sighing and giving in, Toby sat up knowing that Leo wouldn't go away anytime soon. "What do you want?" He mumbled glaring at his best friend."I don't know, I'm just bored" Leo replied, flopping down next to where Toby was sitting. As he looked down at his friend who was n
Rowan was on edge the whole day, the letter last night completely threw her off. She'd prepared more for Miles' arrival later though as right now she needed to check on the nations, she wanted to see if anything else had happened. Or if it looked like anything was about to happen. Rika was always her first option to go too, it was the furthest away from her home so she could stop at Lamarie on her way back. The forest was eerily quiet today, usually being filled with the sounds of animals and nature buzzing around her, it was odd that it was so silent. It didn't even look as pretty and vibrant as usual, the bright green grass and leaves looked muted and like they were dying. What was going on? She had no idea. It felt unsettling so she sped her pace up until she ar
Everything hit the ceiling as soon as the sun came up. Toby found himself rudely awakened for the third day in a row, this time by hearing people yelling. He acted quickly once again, getting up and grabbing his sword before running outside. Outside the air felt off. Instead of the nice, calming atmosphere of his nation it was replaced with a hostile and tense one."You!" Daniel seethed pointing at Toby as he walked up to Caleb's side.Caleb, Toby and Maya were standing opposite Daniel, Ethan and Wyatt. All three of the enemies looked pissed off and their attention was solely on Toby who began to fidget nervously. Caleb must've noticed his distress as he protectively took a step in front of him. It calmed Toby down slightly but he was still on edge."You better hand that little p