Chapter 125
Strings of Fate
125âBashful and blameless COCK TALES Amber has been added to the group.
Ryann- Hi Amber. In case you donât know, this group chat is dedicated to documenting the tales of my friend Harry flirting with this cute bartender chick who is apparently completely uninterested in him. This is particularly entertaining as he is an Incubus and doesnât usually have to work so hard for a girlâs attention.
Harry- Hi Ryannâs friend. I want it noted that I am in fact incredibly handsome and ridiculously charming. Itâs this girl thatâs the strange one.
Amber- Noted. To avoid confusion, I am an Oracle and sometimes know extra things about the people around me. Donât ask if I know things, if I tell you anything itâs because Iâve chosen to and no amount of whining will change my mind. <3 Harry- No spoilers, no problem. Now back to the current issue. Do I drink the spelled drink this woman has given me?
Amber- I can guarantee it wonât kill you. So I vote yes. And document what happens. Photos and videos are appreciated⦠unless itâs dirty. Then keep it to yourself!
Ryann- Well, I guess Iâll vote yes too. It canât be worse than the intentionally gross drinks she was making you before right?
Harry- True. Well in that case, bottoms up!
Ryann-
Well?
Amber- OMG Harryâ
Amber- This is hilarious! I love this chick!
125- Bashful and blameless Ryann- I know right? Harry wonât let us meet her though -_-
Ryann- What did she give him???
Harry- A silencing spell. I canât talk.
Ryann- LOL That is funny. I guess she was sick of your lines.
Harry- I wasnât even flirting⦠much.
Amber- It wonât last too long. When it wears off tell the bartender chick I owe her a high five when we meet.
Harry- Will do. Since I canât talk I need to free up my hands⦠for communication purposes.
Iâll ttyl ladies. Night!
Ryann- Night Harry Amber- Night dude. Ryann, a reminder. You forgot to tell Bellamy something earlier. My apologies for knowing thatâ¦.
Ryann-
â¦. Itâs all good. Thanks for the reminder.
Ryann- And night Megan, for later when you finish your studying and catch up on your messages <3 With a groan I drop my phone and lay my head back on Bellamyâs shoulder. In my anger with Bellamy earlier, I had forgotten how embarrassed I was. Note to self. Avoid intimate situations. when discussing things that are important to Amber. I know she doesnât intentionally see things and has no control over her visions and I know she would ignore it if she saw something really personal. Still⦠I know Bellamy and I were just k*ssing⦠but I am apparently not keen on the idea of PDA. I think Iâm just going to have to accept that Amber might know things Iâm not super keen on sharing and trust that she will do her best to respect my privacy.
Bellamy notices me dropping my phone and he leans down to k*ss the top of my head.
125- Bashful and blameless âEverything okay?â He asks as he tightens the arm he has around me a little. I canât help but sigh as I snuggle into his side even more. I turn to hide my face against his shoulder.
âYes.â my answer is muffled against him.
âI was just reminded about what an awkward person I am. I remembered that I forgot to tell you why I freaked out earlier, well⦠freaked out before you said stupid things at least.â I correct. Bellamy pulls back a little to examine my face. I think heâs trying to work out if Iâm still angry. I give a reassuring smile and he relaxes a bit.
âIn that case, let me reâwind and do what I should have done earlier when I realised that you were feeling uncomfortable. Ryann sweetheart, whatâs bothering you?â he asks gently and I canât help but snort out a laugh.
âSmooth, a little late though. Okay, so you know how Amber is an Oracle?â I start. Bellamy nods.
âYeah, that was the whole reason you invited her over.â He agrees.
âWhat about it?â he questions.
âWellâ¦she tends to have visions about things related to her but she only knows the things I see with my magic if I say it or write it down or something. Basically she sees things like a movie, she canât read minds. She knows about her red thread to Shaun which means she saw me telling someone and youâre the only person I intend to actually tell since it would be sort of rude to go around sharing their personal stuff, particularly since Shaun doesnât know yet. But I wanted to tell you.â Why am I feeling shy? This makes no sense. Ugh. Bellamy however looks delighted.
âIâm glad you want to tell me.â He grins, then it fades and confusion follows.
âIâm still not quite sure what this has to do with your fre- discomfort earlier.â He admits. I roll my eyes at his self correction.
âAmber knows about her thread, which means she had a vision of my telling you. Which means she had a vision of us⦠and I suddenly felt like we were being watched and got embarrassed. I have no idea how much she actually sees. It would seem that I am not 125- Bashful and blameless particularly comfortable with PDA.â I joke. Bellamy lets out a huge breath and shakes his head. He runs his free hand through his hair.
âOkay, now I feel like even more of a jerk than I did before. I can definitely see how that would make you uncomfortable.â He admits.
âDonât feel bad. You didnât know. You waited until Shaun left, you had no way of knowing that we still had an audience.â I lean back into his side and try to relax. Bellamy sighs and wraps his arms around me again.
âI know. I still feel bad though. I donât really care if people see us together, although I admit that taking that situation any further would have been awkward when I have to eventually see your friend.â He considers a moment.
âI think I might enjoy it a little too much if Shaun were to see us k*ssing though. Just to make our relationship clear.â he comments and I slap his chest lightly.
âDonât act like a caveman. Weâve already been over this.â I lecture. Bellamy laughs.
âI know, I know.â He smooths a hand over my hair soothingly.
âJust please donât get mad again.â He pleads and itâs my turn to laugh.
âI wonât as long as youâre being honest and mostly reasonable.â I promise. I try to ignore the little twinge of guilt in my chest. I know he agreed to it, but keeping our relationship private clearly isnât great for Bellamyâs over protective, jealous side. Itâs definitely making him feel insecure. Itâs strange, he doesnât seem like the kind of person who would be insecure. He has his whole confident alpha thing going on.
But when it comes to me he worries about every little thing. I know itâs because he cares, but that just makes me feel worse. I know exactly what I should do to help him feel secure, but I just canât bring myself to tell everyone and face all the Shifters. I find myself stroking my fingers over his red string bracelet. Bellamy seems to be reading my mind.
âItâs really okay. I promise. I know Iâve been a little on edge, and these psychos threatening you hasnât helped that. None of this has gone quite how I would have planned it. But even so, weâre doing alright.
If we can deal with all this, then things will only get better when everything gets settled.â Finally his self assured tone is back and Iâm relieved. Still, I need to WWW/4/5/6 say something.
âI promised this whole keeping on the down low thing uldnât be forever and I do intend to keep that promise. Iâm working on it. I really am.â I tell him, my voice fading out a little towards the end.
âI know you are. Iâve seen it and youâve been doing so well at adjusting to a lot of changes in a really short amount of time. This whole situation has been a lot harder on you than it has been on me. Iâve dragged you out of your home; away from your work and away from pretty much every familiar thing. I definitely do not want to push you into anything else before. youâre ready. Besides, the bright side of this being a sort of secret is that at least we know us being together probably isnât the reason that someone is after you.â he concludes.
âWait, but I thought you were insisting before that this was all because of you? Itâs not by the way, but why the change of heart?â I question.
oh Iâm 5 pretty sure that all of this is because of our relationship, but not because anyone knows about it. Iâve dragged you into something and somehow thatâs offended someone. I donât know how exactly, but all the trouble youâve had lately is definitely my responsibility.â I roll my eyes.
âYou say that like I didnât agree to anything or make any of my own choices. I could have ignored you or walked away. Iâm just as responsible for my actions as you are for yours. Thank you very much! Besides, Iâve already decided to blame whoever the psychos are. This is totally one hundred percent not on us.â I declare loudly, ending the debate. Bellamy gives in with a laugh and I ask him to read to me some more. I fall asleep to the soothing tone of his voice.
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