Finding Aurora

[Nox]

Aria asked him to let it go. And Nox did. She needed him as much as he needed her. They were both cast into despair with lost loved ones. Aria being lost was dangerous and he couldn't be that person. He couldn't pull her back, couldn't kill her if she went to far. His heart sank, he'd promised. He'd kept his distance because of it and of Lucas and now he might actually have to do it.

Ayden calmly demanded answers and the look on Aria's face said she was not going to answer them nicely. But Ayden had asked, and there was no better way to understand than to feel the pain of it. Aria grabbed the woman's chin. It could have been romantic if the look in Aria's eyes hadn't been pure darkness. She was going to enjoy hurting her. It was a whispered comment, a moment of darkness before Nox was putting his hand on Aria's shoulder. He could stop her. He knew that. He could and would fight her if she didn't let go.

But Aria's control was still there. Nox let out a sigh of relief. Aria told Ayden of her ability and Nox really couldn't care whether or not the red head believed her - she'd felt the pain and the power of Aria's claims. Manipulation of emotions was far harder to grasp than reading her feelings.

He needed to talk to Aria. But he wasn't going to detail their arrangements with a pair of near strangers. He just wanted to go home and hit something. "Now is not the time."


The next train arrived and they waited for the cars to empty before Nox stepped inside the nearest one and took a seat. The weight of the world seemed to push even harder now that he was sitting down. The urge to hit things was growing. It was better than crying.