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Preston's POV

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'How long does it actually take them to put a sling on, seriously?' Rob said as we sat in the car 'I still don't think I need it though...' I replied,and he looked at me 'you heard what they said Preston, if you went in any later the bone could have shattered!'

I shrugged 'they always say that to make you feel bad' looking out the window, I started tracing shapes on the glass as we drove by a forest 'but you were hurt when you,Lachlan and Vikk were outside, Lachlan squeezed your arm and you said something'

'You were watching?' He nodded 'I saw the fire too, why did you make it that big?' We pulled up infront of the house 'I didn't want to, I was going to make a small one but it became bigger, you know I wouldn't do anything to hurt The Pack on purpose'

'Okay, okay, I believe you' *he doesn't... But he knows I wouldn't,right? I guess...maybe...ugh I don't know!* we got out of the car and I walked into my room, locking the door and sitting against it 'now I know how Mitch feels, this wasn't his fault yet everyone blames him, the fire was an accident and Rob's blaming me, why can't I just get something right for once!'

There was a noise from the other side of the door 'you can get stuff right Preston, I'm sorry for making it sound like it was your fault' *Rob?* 'I wasn't right, and I'm sorry'

'No, you were right. I need to control my powers better'

'You can control them fine, I snapped at you and probably stabbed your focus' *just a little bit Robert* 'can I at least come in and say sorry?'

'You already have'

He sighed 'no, as in properly, face to face, please?' I looked down and closed my eyes 'Preston?' Frost started creeping under the door 'Preston Blaine Arsement, open the door' I shivered 'I'll ask Mitch if he has a spare key then' I heard him walk off and I opened the door, going to hide in one of the other rooms.

I reached for and handle and was tackled to the ground 'I have captured a wild Cactus Jones!' Rob yelled 'uh, Rob? You're kinda squishing me' he got off and pulled me up 'I'm sorry for being such a jag, it wasn't your fault'

'You're not a jag Rob,if anyone, I'm the jag for nearly burning everyone' I apologised 'Lachlan tackled you into the pool before it got too big, so no one got hurt by yours, but hail? That can kill people, it can smash windows, break cars, I'm more dangerous...'

'Shush'

'No, I'm not going to "shush" Preston!' He protested 'no, seriously, just shush' I hissed 'Vikk and Jerome are behind the corner'

'We heard nothing!' Jerome yelled,running into the kitchen 'were you spying on us all the time?' I asked, and Vikk nodded sheepishly 'it was Jerome's idea'

'I'm gonna kill him' Rob said, going after Jerome 'uh, should we stop him?' I pulled a face 'I wouldn't if I were you, sometimes when Rob's angry, he's really angry'

We went after them anyway and walked into a snowstorm 'Rob can't control his powers yet, they're out of control!' Jerome yelled 'I can't stop it!' Rob shouted *what do I do, what do I do?! OHHHH IDEA* I put my hand out and summoned a small flame, melting the flurrying snow around us *please please please don't get any bigger*

'Rob, come over here, it's okay. Happy thoughts, remember?' I tried walking towards him, but he ran outside 'gosh darnit Rob!' Running after him, I slid to a halt at the forest edge 'nice move, going somewhere a Fire Bender can't, I guess it's no fire from here'

'Wait! I can track him' Jerome caught up to me and closed his eyes, pointing straight ahead 'he's sitting on an old cliff, it's only just holding his weight, be careful' I was confused at how he knew that but thanks him anyway, running again.

The forest started getting darker as the leaf canopy thickened, and I groaned 'I can hardly see, but if I use fire I'll end up burning everything!' I stepped forwards and slid on something 'wha...ice?! That means Rob' I followed the trail and hid behind a tree as the familiar blue hoodie came into view, surrounded by snow.

I heard him saying things under his breath,and strained to listen '-hy c--t -e -no- th-- I lo-e -im!' He cried *what the fudge are you saying Robert* I tried to get closer but fell over a tree root, landing face first on the ground.

'I think I got grass stuffed up my tonsils' I muttered, standing up and shaking my head 'Preston? You shouldn't be here' he said shakily 'yes I should, so what if your powers got out of hand? We've all been stressed at one point' I took a step towards him and held my hand out 'come on, let's go home'

He bit his lip 'I can't, I still can't control my powers!' I pulled him from the cliff edge as a few rocks fell, and he landed on top of me 'well this isn't awkward at all' he blushed and rolled off me *why are you such an adorable fudging Canadian!* I mentally squealed,and he looked at me 'wha-what?'

'I said that out loud didn't I' he nodded and fear filled my eyes 'I'm just gonna... go... yeah, bye Rob!' I sprinted into the forest and dodged trees.

At least until I ran straight into one 'oww, mother fudging fudge me on a stick Cactus Jones Darude Sandstorm!' I fell down and winced, feeling blood trickle into my right eye 'Preston, where are you?'

I tried to hide myself in a bush as he ran past, but he saw me anyway 'thank God for that, are you okay? Did you get hurt? TELL ME PRESTON I NEED TO KNOW!' He had tears in his eyes as he separated the leaves 'maybe...' I looked away before he could see my eye 'why did you run off? I love you too' my heart practically burst as he gently pulled me out 'where did you get hurt?'

'...'

'Preston,tell me' he warned,and I looked at him 'I ran into a tree... Yeah' he wiped the blood away with his hoodie sleeve 'it hurts a lot doesn't it' he murmured 'n-no... not really' I lied 'you're a terrible liar, y'know that? And you're accident prone'

'Thanks for pointing out a few of my many flaws' he looked into my eyes 'they're not flaws to me, you're perfect' he kissed me softly, then pulled away 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that an-' I kissed him back 'you're so fudging adorable you wouldn't believe, and I love you so much you also wouldn't believe' the tears came back as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

'I love you more than you do' I rolled my eyes 'that's impossible Robert, don't lie to yourself' he smiled 'it's true... wait, what will the others think?' I bit my lip 'I don't know, but we can't keep it a secret forever'

'As long as we stick together, I'm happy' the snowflakes had disappeared, but I didn't say anything 'Preston, you're burning up' he said worriedly 'I don't feel too good...' I whimpered as I started to get dizzy 'Rob? I'm scared...'

Everything went black.

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-TIME SKIPPING ROPE 2 HOURS XD-

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'Ugh, w...where am I? Rob? Lachlan? Guys?!' I yelled as I woke up in a dark room 'your friends can't save you now' an ominous voice echoed.

'Who are you? Where am I?! Where's Rob?!' The voice chuckled (hate that word,MOTHER FUDGE I hate it) 'you really think he cares about you? He's using you, when he's done he'll toss you aside like the piece of trash you are' I realised why the voice sounded so familiar 'dad?!'

'...no' I sighed and tried to facepalm,but I was chained to a wall,the other three had knives,vials full of liquid and the fourth one had a smashed window (THE FOURTH WALL HAS BEEN BROKEN XD) 'w-what're you gonna do to me?'

He appeared in a flash of white next to me 'I'm going to make you feel pain way worse than you've ever felt' he growled, picking a knife of the wall *wait... IS THAT A FUDGING MACHETE?!*

'No, it's a katana' he slashed my chest with it and I yelped 'aww, is poor little Preston hurt?' I said nothing, just stared at him with pure hatred in my eyes 'this isn't working... time for plan C' he pressed a button and Rob walked in, a grin plastered all over his face.

'Rob?' I asked weakly 'shut it Arsement, you're nothing to me' those words hurt more than any weapon ever could.

'God damnit, he's waking up... we'll see you next time Preston' the room started fading, and I just wanted all of this to...

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Out of teh dreameh thingeh

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'STOP!' I screamed, jolting up 'Preston? What's wrong?!' Rob asked, staring into my eyes.

I looked at him and burst into tears 'Preston, what happened?' He tried to touch me and I flinched away, somehow terrified of him.

His eyes softened 'hey, it's okay, nothing can hurt you, it's me, Rob' tears seeped through my eyelids as I closed my eyes, breathing heavily 'I... it hurt' I whispered, and he gently put his arms around me 'what did?' I said nothing and cried into his shoulder.

'Preston, please, what happened?' Tiny white flakes started raining down, and I put my hand out to catch them 'I don't want to t-talk about it' I heard him sigh 'You can't keep this from me forever, just please tell me' he begged 'I'm fine Rob, really' I whispered, trying to get the dream out of my mind 'I told you earlier, you're a terrible liar'

I sighed and kept my eyes shut, explaining the dream '-so that's what's wrong Rob, happy now?' I pulled my knees to my chest and hugged them tightly 'some dream, huh...' He started playing with my hair softly 'I would never use you, I love you with all my heart, even more than Mitch loves cereal' I smiled at the last one, and realised we weren't in the forest anymore.

'Rob, where are we?' He shrugged 'when you passed out I took you to my house, I wasn't sure when you were going to wake up and didn't want the others worrying' I opened my eyes and locked onto his chocolate-brown orbs 'one of the many, many reasons why I love you, my Flower King'