Clementine:
"It’s true. We weren’t trying to attack you," Troy explained. "We were just trying to separate the two of you. But then you started attacking us."
"I didn’t even do anything," Yorick replied. "I wasn’t even trying to split you two. I just saw the tap open and reached for it. But then you hit me too."
They had already started complaining. I wasn’t sure how I felt about it, to be honest.
I didn’t pay much attention to the attack itself. I guess that shows how distant we’ve become.
So much had happened that I didn’t think much about them attacking me.
It felt normal, like something they would do.
After falling for Oriana, maybe that’s what I expected of them.
"It doesn’t really matter anymore. I’m at peace," I replied, walking ahead of them while scanning the area for any place an ogre might be hiding.
It was getting frustrating because we still didn’t know where they were.
The thought of them appearing out of nowhere was the frightening part.
When we were first assigned this mission, I thought we’d be stepping into a city full of ogres.
I assumed it would be easy to kill them with their massive size.
Hitting them with a knife or sword seemed simple back then.
But now, we had to find a way to strike the tiny circle on their arm.
The only real chance of killing them was if we caught them sleeping.
I sighed as I kept walking, with the three following behind me.
"Listen, we don’t know what the problem is, okay? The thing is, I can only speak for myself then," Troy said, quickly changing his words from including the others to referring only to himself.
"As for me, I just know I want to focus on everything. I want to focus on my missions, on you, and on finding the truth about the academy like before."
As he paused, I slowed down too, then stopped completely in the middle of the road.
When I turned around, I saw him standing there, looking lost.
Haiden and Yorick stood on either side of him, slightly behind.
"I just can’t seem to focus on all that important stuff when Oriana’s around me," Troy admitted softly, his voice filled with guilt.
"So you’re admitting to having feelings for her?" I asked, staring him down.
He looked away awkwardly.
"I don’t know. I don’t know what these feelings are," he mumbled.
It wasn’t easy for me to confront them and realize they truly loved her.
"The same thing is wrong with me," Haiden admitted quietly. "I don’t know what it is, but ever since she came into our room, all I want to do is focus on her."
He didn’t show his feelings either. He looked away while I clenched my jaw.
I couldn’t blame them for being scum. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
That’s just who they were, falling in love with one and already falling for another.

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