~~~Liam's P.O.V~~~

I saw Ryan at the window... was he here to hurt me too...? 

I shook my head as I opened the window and bit my lip.

"L-Liam, Love... what happened..?!" He asked slowly turning into his human form and stepping towards me.

"N-No..! Stay back...!" I shot back slowly backing away from him.

What if Marnie sent him..? What if she hired him to kiss me so she could have a reason to hurt me... Was he the reason I drowned...? Why did he even... save me..

"Why are you here..." I asked crossing my hands over my chest.

"I sensed something was wrong... And this.." Ryan showed me the page in the paper. I couldn't stand seeing it... h-how could I do this.

I slowly sunk down to my knees letting the tears flow down my cheeks. As I let out chocked sobs. I felt Ryan lean down beside me gently tilting my head up to look at him.

"Liam.... What happened...?" He asked softly.

I couldn't answer... it hurt to much to talk about any of it..

"... I was too late.. wasn't I.." He asked again with a small sigh.

I stayed there coughing out a bit more blood before he wiped it off my lip. 

"Hey, Liam.. I just wanted-...." I turned around and saw Toni standing there holding a few books. Her eyes flickered to Ryan then me. I saw her normal chocolate brown eyes shimmer bright red.

"Is that... Is that who I think it is...!?" She shot out. I knew she had seen the paper. She was probably a little angry about it. Not because I cheated on Marnie, no because I decided to do it in public.

I felt Ryan stand up, he was glowing a dark green.

"Are you the one who hurt Liam..?!" He growled softly.

Oh... Oh no... I quickly tried to speak. My voice was too weak to carry anything.

"Me?! I've been protecting him for the last few years!" Toni said in a tremulous voice. She obviously was a little intimidated, but she wasn't going to admit to it.

"Really? So it's just a random coincidence that Liam is afraid to see you right now..?!" Ryan said slowly stepping towards Toni.

No... He was.. I quickly grabbed Ryan's arm. "T-That's not M-Marnie...." I chocked out.

"... What...? Why are you afraid to see her then, love?" Ryan asked confused.

"She's my sister... A-Antoinette... Toni this is Ryan... Ryan... T-Toni.." I mumbled out as I swiped at my nose wiping away any stray blood.

"... C'est le mec serpent...?" Toni asked nodding her head towards Ryan.

"Ouais, c'est le gars du serpent ..." I answered back. I looked at Ryan and again confusion ran through his face.

"Vous aviez raison ... Ce mec est attirant ... Vous a-t-il blessé Lee ..?" I turned a bit red at her first part but shook my head to answer her question.

"Non ... Il m'a sauvé la vie maintes et maintes fois semble-t-il ... Il ne m'a pas fait de mal ... c'était Marnie ..." I answered.

"Alright... can you two stop talking in whatever language you are..?" Ryan asked as he rubbed his temples.

"Alright, fine.. why are you here..?" Toni asked Ryan.

"... I sensed something was off... but It wasn't just this.." Ryan said as he motioned towards Me. "It has to do with that kid you met the other day... somethings off... I just... don't know what it is yet.."

I stared at Ryan before Toni looked at him. "Alright... we'll talk about that later... could you... help me heal him..?" Toni asked.

He nodded his head. I slowly sat down on the bed sadly. It all hurt.

"Alright, Love... what hurts?" Ryan asked before sitting beside me.

Everything.

My head, my throat, my arms, my back, my sides, my legs, everything.

".... My back... and stomach.." I mumbled. It wasn't a lie... those were the two things that hurt the most.

"Let me see the damage she did.." Ryan asked gently. I bit my lip gently before slowly reaching down taking of my shirt.

~~~Ryan's P.O.V(oh hi-)~~~

As Liam took off his shirt I was scared to see what the girl had done. 

I saw a large bruise on Liam's back and a good deal of blood. Toni came back with a first aid kit and handed it to me. I slowly started to clean off all the blood on his back trying to block out his small helpless whimpers.

This... this was different then what I'd seen before. Liam wasn't the strongest person ever. He was... a lot weaker than he seemed and was silly, and awkward, and well... a Liam... so what could make someone hurt him..

What had he done to deserve it..

"O-Ow... R-Ryan... P-Please... g-gentle..." Liam said in between whimpers. I had just then realized I was pressing down hard on his wound. 

"S-sorry... I didn't mean too.." I mumbled out before gently making a small green orb placing it over her wound. 

His shoulders drooped a little lower. The bruise slowly faded away but it was still there.

"Turn around.." I asked gently. He turned around to face me where I saw another bruise and some blood on his chest. I slowly cleaned it off before gently healing his bruise.

Slowly he limped away to his closet and pulled out a light blue sweater before falling onto his bed.

"Get some rest, Lee.." Toni said before gently kissing his forehead and leaving Liam and I alone. 

He snuggled against his pillows silent tears going down his checks.

"How long.."

"What...?"

"How long has she been hurting you..?"

"... About three years.." Liam mumbled out.

I looked down at his face his eyes were bloodshot. He was paler and his dark hair was covering small bruises on his face. I turned into my snake form and curled up beside his face.

The tiniest smile that his face showed was almost enough for me to believe he was okay.

I don't know why I cared so much. This kid... who could have died if I let him drown... was hurting me when he was hurt. How? I didn't understand. Though I was getting into dangerous territory.

Caring about people only brought down your defenses... It made you weak and it was pitiful... Right...?

I saw his eyes flutter shut as he started snoring softly.

I sighed. Tomorrow I would go, Tomorrow I would leave his life and he would leave mine... Tomorrow... things will be different... I refuse to let this kid break down my barriers even more, so the only way to stop him... is to leave him..

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I AM FAR TO ADDICTED TO 'ADDICT' FROM HAZBIN HOTEL-

I SWEAR I'VE BEEN SINGING ALONG TO IT WHILE I WAS WRITING THIS CHAPTER-

LIKE IT WAS SADDO THE FIRST TIME I WATCH IT, NOW EVERY TIME I SEE ANGEL I GET SADDO-

AND EVERYTIME I HEAR IT I LIKE JAM ALONG TO IT, THEN FEEL BIG SADD-

wHYYYYYYYy-

Anyway... I'm done uploading for today, I need my rest... but soon it will be pizza time-

(i had mc donalds earlier... but we gonna get pizza so y u m -)