06-05-2015, 09:32 AM
Lucas' stomach churned. He looked at the door and back at the man. Living on the streets, he had seen a gun before. Faced them. Course he was high then. Most of the time, anyway. The other times he'd been jonesing bad. Being calm had been hard, then. As it was now, for very different reasons.
This guy was like Aria...only he used his abilities to manipulate. More than that, he seemed to relish causing pain. Lucas' remembered the fear and hopelessness that had inexplicably came over him, the sense of emptiness and loneliness that seemed to overwhelm him.
He mentioned Aria and Lucas felt something he hadn't felt before. Protectiveness. This guy was after Aria. He wanted to hurt her. The fear began to change. For the first time in days, Lucas was glad that Aria was with Ascendancy. A part of him had hope that she would be alright. He believed in Aria. And Ascendancy was almost a god. She was safe.
But this man was here, waiting, stalking her. His own daughter. There was no sense of love. In this man Lucas saw his own father. His anger continued to grow, fanned by recognition of how similar he and Aria were in so many ways.
And Aria was his. She was stronger and tougher than him. But that didn't mean Lucas wouldn't do his part. Determination resolved into steel in his heart. He would not let this man hurt Aria. Course he wasn't stupid. The weight of his phone in his back pocket was there. If he could get a call off to Nox he would. Now more than ever, he knew Nox would be there for her.
The man told him to close up shop? He had a "No."
Whatever the man wanted, no. Anger filled him. Whatever it took. The guy was old. Lucas wasn't stupid. But he was younger and faster. Whatever it took. For Aria.
This guy was like Aria...only he used his abilities to manipulate. More than that, he seemed to relish causing pain. Lucas' remembered the fear and hopelessness that had inexplicably came over him, the sense of emptiness and loneliness that seemed to overwhelm him.
He mentioned Aria and Lucas felt something he hadn't felt before. Protectiveness. This guy was after Aria. He wanted to hurt her. The fear began to change. For the first time in days, Lucas was glad that Aria was with Ascendancy. A part of him had hope that she would be alright. He believed in Aria. And Ascendancy was almost a god. She was safe.
But this man was here, waiting, stalking her. His own daughter. There was no sense of love. In this man Lucas saw his own father. His anger continued to grow, fanned by recognition of how similar he and Aria were in so many ways.
And Aria was his. She was stronger and tougher than him. But that didn't mean Lucas wouldn't do his part. Determination resolved into steel in his heart. He would not let this man hurt Aria. Course he wasn't stupid. The weight of his phone in his back pocket was there. If he could get a call off to Nox he would. Now more than ever, he knew Nox would be there for her.
The man told him to close up shop? He had a "No."
Whatever the man wanted, no. Anger filled him. Whatever it took. The guy was old. Lucas wasn't stupid. But he was younger and faster. Whatever it took. For Aria.