“ And what could be making you stressed? I mean there has to be something. Is it Tabby’s pregnancy? Worry? Something else? ” Looking up to him, Skylar smiled softly. At least he had admitted something to her. Honestly, she just wanted to help him, even if that meant being rather irritating and intrusive. “ You can have these back after we talk about this all, ‘Kay? ”
“..I don’t know.” He turns his head away from her, avoiding eye contact. Maybe it was about her pregnancy, at first he was shocked by the news. Then after some time, he was delighted to have a child with the one he loved. Even the strongest of people had insecurities, Leo’s was being disliked. “..What if she doesn’t like me?”
“ Oh Lance; You know that it’s not bullshit. I wont hesitate to throw them out, and you’re well aware of that. ” Skylar rocked on her heels slightly, Holding the packet behind her back before she backed up slightly towards the nearest window. “ Talking is good for you, you know. If I’m going to be your sister, then you need to be able to talk to me about stuff. ”
Fuck -- he should of kept them more well hidden. There was no actual reason for his sudden stress, or it was just a reason Lance wasn’t fully aware of yet. Shoving his hands into jacket pockets, the lion scowls. “Fine, I’m smoking because i’m stressed, now give them back!”
“ Then you have nothing to use against me, right? I could just tell her, now. ” Reaching out, Skylar instinctively shoved her hand into Lance’s jacket pocket seeing a slight ‘box shape’, and pulled out the box of cigarettes, looking at him. “ Talk to me, or these are going out the window. ”
“Oh come on, that’s bullshit!” The fire sign hissed at the other. Of course, that was his only pack as well. Heavily irritated, the stubborn expression on his face refused to fade away, but he knew she was dead serious on throwing them away. “..I don’t want to talk about it! Now give them back!”
“ And what are you going to tell her, hm? Come on, tell me~. ” A mischievous smile made it’s way onto the archers face as she looked over to Lance, laughing quietly. “ … You can talk to me about it you know. Stress, Anxiety, Boredom- Just talk. ”
“Well, I can’t think of something on the spot.” The zodiac replied, gaze locked onto the ground below him. Talking proved to be a good stress reliever, it lifted a ton of weight off your shoulders as well. But, Leo never speaks much about his own ordeals. He shakes his head. “I know, but its nothing.”
“ Have you forgotten that you’re talking to her sister right now? I could easily tell her if I wanted to. ” It didn’t seem right to her, that Lance was willing to hide such a thing from his love, but really it wasn’t her place to tell Tabby. “ … Why are you smoking anyway? It’s not good for you. ”
“Yeah, but you won’t. I could easily come up with something worse to tell her about you.” Actually, he had no dirt on her. But hopefully that was enough to convince the archer not to tattle to his fiance. Sighing, he takes a quick puff of the cigarette. “Reasons.. that’s why.”
“ You do realize that Tabitha’s going to kill you if she catches you with that thing? ” There wasn’t anything to stop her from sneaking up on the boy and placing a hand on his shoulder, so why not do it, she thought to herself.
“She doesn’t have to find out.” Despite not being the best of stress relievers, it was one that seemed to work the most. Hiding the old habit again was difficult, but he didn’t want Tabitha to worry about him. She had enough on her plate, having the baby and all.
Despite the archer’s words, Leo failed to believe them. It was all his fault for giving her that burn mark. A scar, a constant remainder of the atrocious act of violence he committed against her. Even if fear fueled those flames, it was still unforgivable. They were both fire signs, however she wasn’t cursed with anything to do with flames. Instead, he hurt her with his power, even if it was accidental.
His ashamed gaze focuses on the palm of his hand, so much power within it. Over the centuries he thought he had a grip on his fire control, guess not. Seriously, when was there ever a time his fire was used for good? The list was small.
The lion’s gaze never met hers, it felt difficult just to look her in the eyes before this happened between them. However, Lance didn’t want her to figure out something was wrong. That would only cause more problems to unfold, and hes done enough damage.
Turning his back to her, a fake smile forms. With his forced smile, an obvious lie slips past his lips. “Yeah, that’s good. I’m going to go, I.. I forgot I had something to do.”
