Bored (Arden Patricks)

[Riyann Servansikk]

I was about to walk away and saw Arden get up after me. "What are you doing?" I asked after wipping my eyes better.

[Arden Patricks]

I shrug, looking around. "Just standing here. Making sure you're okay." I shrug again.

[Riyann Servansikk]

I nodded slowly. "I'm fine as I'll ever be." I said slowly and started walking away. "I just have to find somebody, forgot about it earlier in this whole ordeal and I'm running late." I said and turned my back to her and walking away.

[Arden Patricks]

I walk after her, not about to be fooled in case she does something stupid.
"Can I ask who you're planning to see?" I ask.

[Riyann Servansikk]

"I'm not sure yet." I said, getting even more irate and wipping away the last of my tears, knowing I looked like crap and not minding. "No one does." I said truthfully. "Deatheaters maybe, whoever was after her and her family." I said and started off again.

[Arden Patricks]

I heave a sigh. "And you're planning to find them how?" I ask, wondering if I should grab her wrist to stop her or if that'll just make her run away or something.

[Riyann Servansikk]

"Very carefully." I said and stopped short, "Sort of." I added, looking up in confusion.

[Arden Patricks]

I frown, then shake my head. "Riyann, as far as I know the only people who have a clue who killed her are deatheaters. And in that case there's no careful way to find information."

[Riyann Servansikk]

"Except to be a spy and be one yourself." I muttered quietly, turning back to Arden. "It doesn't matter to me. I plan to figure it out."

[Arden Patricks]

I open my mouth to protest again, then stop. And why aren't you the same? Shouldn't you be doing the same thing? She was one of your best friends and you just toss aside the question of who killed her like it's really no big deal?
"You can't go... get yourself killed, or get in over your head because of this," I say quietly. "Whoever it is..." What? Someone will get him eventually? It'll be okay when the war is over? But if everybody says that then it never will be, will it?
I shake my head at the voice, knowing it's right but not wanting to admit it.

[Riyann Servansikk]

I sighed, wondering if I should say how far I was already in. "I won't be over my head, Arden. I already am." I finshed and walked away again, hoping she'd leave it alone but doubting it.

[Arden Patricks]

I frown slightly, standing in place for a moment as I try to work that out. On the surface it seems simple and fairly obvious... but perhaps I just don't want to admit it to myself.
Doesn't mean what you think it means, Arden.
Don't be thick; what else could it be?
I shake my head. "You can't be," I say, not even sure she can properly hear me anymore. The idea just won't fit together in my head, not even enough to put words to it.

[Riyann Servansikk]

I turned back, hating that she spoke again and that I wanted to explain. "You really are smart Arden." I said with a small smile, feeling guilty that I was just going to walk away, not explaining, and then did that.

[Arden Patricks]

I shake my head again but just stand there now, not walking after her any more.
Hate this stupid fucking war, I mutter to myself, leaning back against a tree and crossing my arms.
And it's about damn time I did something about it.