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Artemis nodded, not wanting to tell Issac, but knowing she would have to. She moved away from Jace, taking her mug and his and walking to the kitchen.
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Jace followed Artemis to the kitchen, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and laying his head on her shoulder. "Is everything alright?" He asked her.
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Artemis looked turned her head and looked at Jace. "Nothing," she told him, though it wasn't entirely true. She set the mugs down on the counter and closed her eyes, feeling safe and warm in Jace's grasp.
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Jace kissed her neck and brought his lips to her ear, brushing her ear with his lips as he whispered, "I don't quite believe you." That being said, he turned his head and coninued planting little kisses on her neck.
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Artemis laughed a bit as his comment, but didn't say anything.
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Jace squeezed Artemis closer to him, wishing she would tell him what was wrong, but he wouldn't push her. Jace backed up until he was leaning against the counter, then he turned her around so she was facing him, then he pulled her against him, her face ending up in his chest as he rubbed her back, hoping to at least make her feel better if he couldn't get her to tell him.
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Artemis smiled, turning her face to the side so as not to be suffocated by Jace's chest. She instantly felt relaxed. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him. If she were a cat, she would be purring right now. She still wasn't going to tell him what was wrong though, that she was still terrified of what could happen.
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Jace heard movement outside the kitchen down the hall, and he sighed. "Here we go..." he said, and reluctantly let go of Artemis, but not before kissing her on the forehead. He then turned and went to the sink, busying himself with the dishes.
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Issac yawned a bit, despite being up for only an hour or so. It was then that he heard a loud crash and a scream coming from the kitchen. Thinking the worst, he grabbed Thea's hand and ran to the kitchen. He opened the door. He briefly caught a glimpse of Art getting off of the floor looked directly at Jace. "What did you do?!" he yelled.
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Thea heard the crash as well, and was shocked by Isaac grabbing her hand and running. He nearly pulled her arm out of the socket. She had to run to keep up with him. When they reached the kitchen, she saw Jace, Artemis, blood, and a knife. She had to admit, it didn't look good for Jace. But, Isaac was the first to accuse him. That got him angry, and made Jace call Isaac some mean names. Thea didn't like any of this. She whimpered a bit to herself. She couldn't stand the sight of blood. Suddenly, Jace picked Artemis up and carried her out of the room. Thea didn't know what to do, her eyes were fixed on the blood that had stained the floor as her stomach did little flips.
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Issac wasn't sure why, but he found himself stepping aside for the guy who might have just hurt his sister. It might have been because he knew a fight wouldn't solve anything and that he would probably lose. But it was most likely that he had seen the beautiful bits of red on the floor, even in the dimmed light. There was nothing to keep him from seeing it. His eyes widened and he let go of Thea's hand, taking a step towards the blood. No, don't. You'll hurt Thea, and Artemis, and maybe Jace... Go for it! There's nothing to stop you. Thoughts raced through his head as his weird mania/obsession with the red body liquid began to clog his every thoughts. It didn't help that he had forgotten to take his medication last night.
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Thea got scared when she noticed the look in Isaac's eyes. She stepped toward him, putting a hand on his arm. "Isaac? Are-are you alright?" She asked in a rather small, frightened voice. How could the man that had felt so safe moments ago feel so terrifying now? She wanted to run away, every fiber of her being was telling her to. But she stayed, because this was Isaac, and she would do anything for him.
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Issac started breathing faster, focused entirely on the blood. Where there was some, there was more. He spotted teh knife on the ground and walked over to it, picking it up.
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Thea started to get more nervous when Isaac picked up the knife, his eyes growing more and more deranged. "Y-yeah, good idea. We should put it away before someone else gets hurt from it..." She said, hoping that was why he had picked it up. She hoped that the things running through her mind were as impossible as she thought they were. Isaac would never hurt her, would he?
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Issac closed his eyes and bit his tongue, trying to think of something else. Puppies and flowers and roses... are red... Crap, his therapist really hadn't helped very much.
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That one stung Jace more than a little bit. He let her go immediately, as if she had burned him. He had heard that line before. Delivered by different lips. Different person. Yet, the meaning was all the same. He didn't even look at Artemis as he walked away. He didn't want to hear that this was the end already. Well, really, he didn't want to be around Artemis when the memory hit him fully, devoured him. He was making his way to the darkest palace he could think of: the sauna.
Thea was looking at Isaac nervously, wondering if she should tell him how scared she was. Instead, she had a flash of bravery and walked to him, a confident set to her face. She grabbed the hand that was holding the knife, but knew there was no way she could wrestle it out of his grip. So, instead, she stepped into his arms and embraced him, letting of of his hand to hold around his waist. Maybe this would help. Maybe.
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Issac opened his eyes as soon as Thea touched him. He looked down at their hands and paused. He couldn't hurt her, not for this... He looked down her, almost taken away from his trance. Then Artemis came. He turned slowly and looked at her. "Art..." he whispered. "Art..."
She rushed towards him and saw the knife. She took it away and threw it into the corner. She unwrapped the towel from around her hand and started cleaning up the blood on the floor. "Thea, you need to let go of him and go to your room," she said hurriedly.
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Thea was glad to feel that Isaac was losening up. But then she heard Artemis come in. She took her Isaac away from her. It was the closest Thea had felt to Isaac, and Artemis was taking him away. When Thea was told to go to her room, she tried to stand tall and look stubborn. But then her bottom lip began to quiver and tears filled her eyes. If she was being truthful, she had been terrified. And she felt hurt that Isaac hadn't responded to her, not really. So, tears in her eyes, she gave up on looking tough and ran from the room in random directions. She ended up in the rec room, and climbed behind one of the game machines and curled up. Maybe she would just sleep here and never be found.
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"Why did you hit me?!" Issac asked, infuriated. Sure, she was his sister, but that didn't give her permission to just slap him whenever she felt like it. Artemis turned and looked at him. "To make sure you didn't kill anybody," she told him bluntly. Issac sighed heavily, then turned and stormed out. "Thea!" he called out. "Thea! I'm sorry!"
Once Issac was gone, Artemis sat down on the floor and hugged her knees to her chest. She slowly wrapped the towel around her hand, not caring if she got an infection or not. Jace was going to be pissed at her and she wouldn't be able to even tell him why. She found herself crying, her body heaving despite her trying to control it.
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Thea heard Isaac call her name, but she satyed there. In fact, she slid her eyes closed. Maybe if she fell asleep, she could pretend she hadn't been scared, hadn't been hurt. All the affection that she had thought he had for her, it was all in her head. He didn't care for her. He didn't respond to her. He was just a stranger to him after all. He had just been polite.
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"Thea?!" Issac yelled again, not sure why she wasn't around. He vaguely remembered what had happened, but he didn't think he'd done anything to hurt her. "Thea! Please?" He heard his sister leave the kitchen. He walked into the lobby, looking around for somebody, even if it was Jace.
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Thea whimpered when he heard Isaac call for her. She wanted so badnto run to him, but she also wanted to stay here forever. She decided to compromise. She came out from behind the game and sat on the couch. Well, she laid down. And she wasn't trying to be quiet. Her footsteps were kind of loud.
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Issac heard noise coming from the rec room. He was kind of surprised that somebody so small could make so much noise. He walked towards the rec room, trying tot think of what to say. But nobody ever prepared you for situations like this. He entered the room and saw Thea on one of the couches. He sat down on a chair and looked at his feet. He didn't say anything, only bit his bottom lip.
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Thea saw Isaac come in, but he didn't say a word. The silence was making her squirm, literally. But she had absolutely no idea what to say. What could she sa? Sorry I was attracted to you, thought you were too? What if he somehow didn't know? She was at a loss.
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Issac glanced over at Thea, who was obviously just as uncomfortable as he was right now. He had no idea what was going through her head right now. "I'm not really sure of what to say," he told her with a nervous chuckle.