Ragnoās Family: WIP pt2
As Vel caught up to Ragno, they didnāt say anything. Instead they opted for walking alongside him, simply a comforting presence.
Ragno resisted the urge to lean into her side, as they walked towards a small lake, with a few koi fish circling each other.
The blond looked around, the sparks of his tama illuminating area, so covered by trees. The dark light didnāt do much to help, but a strong light began to glow from behind.
The golden-blue hue of Velās tama sparks helped, and as the 15-year-old gathered small pebbles, Vel remained silent, a smile on their face and followed his lead.
While he wasnāt particularly mad about something, there was this simmering rage, and jealousy he felt for almost everyone in his life. No matter how much he tried not to think about it, the hatred it caused weighed down on him.
As he sat down on a stone, Vel once again remained by his side, simply dropping the stones by Ragnoās feet, and sitting by their little brotherās feet.
āI donāt think Iām a good person,ā Ragno said eventually, the unintentional sparks of his tama finally dying out.
Vel didnāt respond just yet, but they matched the glow of Ragnoās tama, ignoring the sudden changes within their own body. After a beat of silence, Vel finally spoke up.
āRagno, you definitely arenāt,ā they said simply, handing him one of the smoother stones. The boy flinched, but Vel did nothing to acknowledge it, but simply continued speaking. āBut youāre not a bad one either.ā
The silence persisted and Ragno stared ahead, refusing to look at Vel.
āIf one bad thing makes you bad. Then one fish feature makes me a fish?ā They asked jokingly, a chuckle escaping their lips at the idea of being a fish. Ragno on the other hand, didnāt seem to find it nearly as funny.
āItās not the same and you know it,ā he bit out, clearly not finding the situation funny.
Vel brought a knee to their chest, resting their head atop it as they looked towards their younger brother. His face was set in that expression of despairing anger theyāve only seen a handful of times before. His jaw was clenching, eyebrows furrowed as the gorotama player looked forward, and just threw small stones at the lake in front of them.
Vel continued to watch, waiting for their younger brotherās expression to falter. For as long as theyāve known him, heās always been proud. Yet heās never quite as proud as he seems. They watched, with the sounds of nature and the rhythmic plopping of the stones to guide their thoughts.
āYouāre not a bad kid, just a stupid one.ā
A scoff came from Ragno, but Vel didnāt stop, nor hesitate with their reply. Without looking to the side, they continued.
āCouldnāt miss that dig kid, itās in my nature,ā they shrugged harmlessly, not allowing the boy a chance to derail the conversation. āJust like itās in yours to be a little malicious. Youāre nowhere near perfect, you get angry too quickly, you donāt show compassion for others nor any sympathy. You take joy in hurting others and you seem to never acknowledge anyone.ā
With every flaw pointed out, Ragno seemed to want to hide from the verbal barrage he was experiencing. But instead of shy away, he simply continued to throw stones, the force increasing with each shot.
āBut you donāt tend to hurt them irreparably, your anger fades just as quickly as it comes, you donāt usually lash out at people for all that youāre angry.ā
A splash of water, and a faint spark from the corner of his eye.
āYou called a kid a peasant.ā
The spark got brighter, the stone thrown faster.
āYou bullied him the day he got into that school.ā
An arm reared to the side, throwing the stone in a curve, knocking the stone wall in the center of the lake.
āYou took that kid onto the eyrie, used your tama unfairly on him, threw him off, and left him there with no assurance the kid would survive. Those were bad actions, thereās no excusing that or you.ā
At this point even the still arm Vel was resting on began flexing beneath him, his tama began sparking on both arms, but Vel continued, undeterred by the looming danger.
āBut youāre sitting here, upset because you think youāre a bad person. Upset at yourself for doing those things. You couldāve picked any target for your anger. You couldāve picked me.ā Vel said softly, their pace losing steam, voice losing passion, but not their compassion.
It was dim once again, the light of Ragnoās tama gone, the sounds of pebbles crashing gone with it. Vel finally turned towards their brother and saw his quivering brow, the confused expression on his face.
āYouāve done bad things, but you can do better.ā
They pushed themselves off Ragnoās arms, and off the boulder behind them. The blue haired teen grabbed his hand, and sparked their own tama illuminating both of their faces in a golden-blue hue.
āYouāre amazing Ragno, and only you can prove that. Warriors or weapons, if thatās what you truly believe, then thatās fine. Just donāt hurt them.ā
They let their words hang in the air as they stood up. And dusted themselves off, heading towards the edge of the forest area they had followed Ragno into.
āDonāt kid yourself by pretending you canāt become better. Isnāt that your whole thing? Train till you're the best Bunny man?ā They said with a light chuckle. They let go of Ragnoās palm, standing up with their carefree smile in place once again.
āDonāt call me that.ā He said, but there was a small smile on the boy's face, and his voice was fond, as he stared at his older brotherās back.
āYeah, yeah, letās get to the feasting hall before they stop serving us food.ā Vel replied, voice still as gentle as it was earlier.
āRace ya,ā was the only thing they heard in reply, as Ragno jumped off the end of the island.
Vel paused for a second, stunned silent by the bold actions, oh so familiar, before cackling and jumping right after him.
āOh youāre on!ā They screamed into the wind, as they dived head first after their brother.
Just to clarify Ragno is not about to make some magical 180 shift, but this is a turning point no matter how minor it starts off.
Lemme cook I prommie Iāll do well š