Chapter 148 - 148- Remembering Old Mistakes

During breakfast they had talked about many different things that considered their next move. What made everyone anxious was that unknown source of magic and how were they going to protect themselves from it in the case that the hunter's used it as a weapon and things didn't go as planned. In between of eating croissants and freshly made orange juice many ideas had been heard and their conversations had gone for almost two hours before they had agreed to a final plan that everyone was satisfied with. 

It was actually quite simple but from everyone's point of view it was at the same time, the only option. They were going to seek out the help of a witch that used to cooperate with the wolf pack to get as much magical protection they could, especially for Mark and Alexander and then they would keep traveling to find the clan and if everything went well kidnap Joe before that Hunter's meeting. There were literally two steps in all of this, nothing could go wrong, could it?

As they left the hotel, Mark very displeased that he had to part with such luxury so soon Allias had many thoughts in his head. Even while driving he was quiet causing a very chilling atmosphere in the car, very different from the last time. Theseus felt so tense by watching him grip hard at the steering while, so much that his knuckles turned white, that he couldn't relax in the comfortable seat he had come so much to like. He opened the window letting the sounds of the city flood in. Cars, bicycles, laughter and shouts all came in as if they wanted to wake Allias up. He didn't seem to budge though, he was used to the distracting sounds of the city and easily he remained focused. Deep in his thoughts. 

"So um, I did something good last night." Theseus said, wanting to grab his attention. "Like charity work."

"Really?" Ares asked confused. "I didn't think you were that kindhearted my brother" he teased him and the general scoffed, getting a few hairs away from his eyes. They had been prickling his right eye for a while now and it was really annoying. 

"Allias? Are you with us?" Theseus made another try and the man flinched, as if he had been hypnotized all this time to look ahead and never say anything. 

"Huh? Sorry, what did you say that you did?" he asked him as he took a right turn on the highway, showing some interest for the first time.

"Charity. I did charity" Theseus repeated with a cocky smirk. "I offered love advice to that smelly wolf, Luke. I am great, aren't I?" He asked waiting for Allias to spoil him and tell him how well he did. The brunet though only laughed, the sound instantly lighting up the car as he spoke.

"I don't think you should be offering love advice considering how confused and edgy you were when we first met. I can't be with you Allias, I am just a bastard son. I do not deserve you." He said while mimicking his low and broody voice making Ea and Ares in the back of the car begin laughing. "I mean I am worried about this relationship now" he continued. 

Theseus crossed his chest over his chest and stared at him, his right eyebrow raised up so high that almost reached the top of his forehead. Allias could feel his eyes, almost like a laser beam opening holes in his scalp but he kept smiling. 

"Well I was expecting you to be happy since I didn't kill him right then and there but I should have done it I guess."

"No, no" Allias said. "You did good, my love." He told him and the white haired man scoffed. "Now it's too late" 

"Come on now brother." Ares said. "You shouldn't make the King's life difficult. Do you want to create problems for him?" 

"What? I…"

"Stop teasing him." Ea said even though a faint smile was visible on his strict face. "Your, highness. What has been troubling you?"  Ea asking him, more worried about Allias thinking expression a while ago. 

"It's just that, a while back Mark told him something. While I had run away from the pack with him we sought information from a witch named Clarissa. I didn't really know her well, met her just a few times but she seemed really kind and she was willing to help us. The thing is that when we arrived at her house she was dead and soon after I was kidnapped. Mikael had killed her. He had been threatened by a wolf girl in the pack to do it so Luke wouldn't find out where we were. She had threatened that she would kill Mark so Mikael felt like he had no other choice and killed her. The witch we will visit is Clarissa's older sister. I don't know what she knows or how Mikael will feel. He looked alright when Luke proposed it but Mark, he told me that what he had done, had weighted on him a lot more than we can imagine." As Allias explained, and the way to their destination became shorter and shorter. As they entered the next unfamiliar city and saw many skyscrapers standing tall and human walking on the streets he would get even more worried. He didn't want any more enemies. The more ha approached his goal the more he was scared the moment he would need actual help. And then he would be alone. They had already murdered one council member which meant they should stay as far away as they could since the whole situation didn't seem to be solved. There would be another problem they would have to look into. That meant that help from the trolls, the angels and demons, obviously since they were led by Achlys, were out. The vampires were too untrustworthy and as time passed they seemed to have been making more enemies than allies. "We don't need any more enemies" he mumbled. 

"What happened with Clarissa then?" Ares asked.

"Her death was covered up as a robbery gone wrong. But I don't know how Mikael will react when we see her." 

"We will have to wait and see. You don't need to worry about that for now." Theseus told him and placed his palm on his thigh, hoping that even this slight physical contact would help him. 

At the other car they were talking already about the same thing. Mikael's poker face could never trick Luke and Mark was pretty sure that he wasn't the person who wouldn't care about his mistakes and would be able to face that woman so easily. So they began talking about it. Even if it was difficult for the boy with the blue eyes to open up his heart about it. Mark had watched the video, he had felt the despair and regret in his cries and for a reason he felt responsible. He was responsible because this had happened because of him, he was the one being threatened and he didn't even know it. Mikael desperate to save him he had just obeyed. 

"Don't do anything while we are there. I know it must be hard but she shouldn't know about Clarissa's death. I know I sound too manipulative but we can't put the elves into this. Once this is all over we will return and beg for her forgiveness. You and I both" Luke said as he drove and Mikael rubbed his temples. 

"I know, I know we shouldn't involve them in this but I just can't…I feel like I will throw up." Mikael confessed, feeling the hairs on his body raise. He still had nightmares about that day. He deeply regretted it and wished he could do something about it. But there was nothing to be done. Once you took a life with your hands it was over, you had to live remembering how their blood looked splattered on your hands and face. You had to live with that horrific image. Mikael had killed before, but never an innocent person. It was one of his rules to never kill someone that did not deserve it, that way he wouldn't become like the stereotype of his kind. He would preserve his sanity and feel okay about himself and who he was but he had passed that line. For Mark because he was scared. Scared so much that he would lose him. 

"Mikael." Mark called out to him hastily. He had been cruel when he had heard about what he did ignoring the reason behind it. It didn't make his wrong right but still he couldn't see him like a terrible person, because he knew it. "You are a good person. Never doubt that, we all make mistakes some cost us more than others and some like this can't be fixed but at least try to live with it. It happened and it was bad but I can't scold you about it, no one can when you did it to save someone, to save…me. I am sorry. So sorry that you had to go through this because of me. I didn't know anything and you…"

"Don't be sorry." Mikael said and tried to smile. "I would give my life to save you." You are Scarlet's family after all, he thought and his eyes widened. No, no. That's not the reason. I like you. I really do. He repeated on his mind as Markus' words found a way to sneak in now that his mental state was weak. "I…I like you Mark." He said out loud, making the red head smile and blush. 

I like you…no matter what anyone else says. I don't want to hurt you. I don't need Scarlet. 

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