Travels Born Out of Fear

Trisha turned her chin to look over her shoulder, finding Caspian as he walked into the living room. Her lips came together to mould into a straight line, telling him from across the room that things weren't quite right. Not at all, actually. Adrienne had never looked so torn. She knew what she had to do to put her mind at ease, but she also clearly knew what it would do to her relationship with Kaiden if she actually went through with it. And now she was part of the way through already.

Wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand, Adrienne offered a weak greeting before ducking her chin in embarrassment. Trisha reached a hand out towards Caspian, sliding her fingers between his and tugging him onto the couch next to her. "Hun, Addie needs to stay with us for a while. She's trying to find her brother and needs Robin to get in touch with one of his friends."

Turning to the brunette on her other side, Trisha gestured to the stairway. "There's a guest room up and to the right. If you want to get settled in, I can fix something for dinner, yeah?"

Adrienne nodded, gathering her bag and standing up, which made Trisha nearly sigh with relief. Even still, she held tighter to Caspian's hand until the older girl was out of sight and the door closed upstairs. When she heard it, her head fell against his shoulder, her hand relaxing. "Kaiden told her to leave..." she mumbled, the confusion and worry evident.

That wouldn't ever happen between her and Caspian would it? Trisha knew she shouldn't have cared, because if had all been forced or whatever, but it would be easier in the end if she and Caspian ended things on good terms. The last thing she would be able to deal with was his casting her aside after she had come to rely on him. Releasing his hand entirely, Trisha burrowed into his side, ducking under his arm and wrapping one of her own around his back.

"Cass," she started, her spare hand lifting to his chin so she could ensure he was looking at her. "This world is so messed up, you know? I need you to understand that I- I love you. I'm right awful at showing it, but I do. And if those two are any example, it's near impossible to keep things going well these days, but I'm determined to keep you. That actually sounds kind of strange," she admitted, sitting up a bit straighter as her cheeks flushed, "but I need you. I've needed you since we sat under that tree and I was so sure I'd be the worst at relationships ever. And I might still be, really, but so long as it doesn't mean you're unhappy I guess I'll just keep working on that bit.

"So, can we please not fight like that? The last thing I want is to hurt you," Trisha promised, her gaze dropping as she hesitated, but returning once she had steeled herself. "I mean it, Cass. I love you."

Caspian looked at the girls, from one to the other, waiting for one of them to speak before Trisha said Adrienne would be staying with them. He didn't respond at first, thinking it was strange that she would need to stay at someone else's house to look for her brother. Surely Kaiden didn't have anything against her doing that, or maybe he did? Caspian blinked, before nodding to show he was okay with her staying.

"That's no problem." he added words to support his nod and watched as the older girl grabbed her bag and went upstairs to one of the spare rooms their house had. His gaze followed her up the stairs until she was out of site and his attention turned to Trisha when he heard the door shut. He looked at her expectantly, knowing she would probably say something else now that Adrienne was out of earshot.

"Oh.. So I was right." he blurted. His suspicions were right about Kaiden and Adrienne having a fight of sorts. Caspian sighed, wondering if Trisha knew why they fought. "Is there a specific reason he asked her to leave?" he asked. "Was it because she wants to look for her brother? I can't imagine Kaiden not being okay with that. I mean, I know he can be an arse sometimes but I still don't think he would have a problem with Addie wanting to find her brother. It's a family thing after all."

Her words kind of took him by surprise, though he knew they shouldn't have. Of course she would be a little concerned about what could happen between them when this was happening between Adrienne and her husband, but she had no reason to worry. At least, that was what Caspian kept saying in his head. She had no reason to worry and neither did he, they wouldn't fight.. Not like that.

"I love you too Tris. I always will, we won't fight like that. I hope we won't ever fight at all." he said softly, wrapping his arms around her and planting a kiss on her forehead. "I need you as much as you say you need me, and I'm not going to let you go or leave you alone." he promised.

Just then the fireplace roared, startling Caspian slightly and he watched as a dark haired male figure stumbled out of it. "Kaiden?" The Ravenclaw asked, straightening a bit, his body accidentally tensing at the sight of the older boy. "What are you doing here?" he added, watching him carefully.

"What do you think I'm doing here, I'm looking for my wife." he almost snapped. Kaiden was nasty sometimes, but this was weird for him. Caspian didn't falter though and he stood up, carefully taking his arms from around Trisha. "I thought you told her to leave. And she did, so why are you looking for her?" he asked in an assertive voice. "I made a mistake, I didn't want her to leave." Kaiden responded, his eyes narrowing at the Ravenclaw. "Well, I don't know if she'll want to talk to you." Caspian said.

"Well then I'll wait until she does. I'm not moving until we talk at least." Kaiden said and crossed his arms.

"Well... She's pregnant and he didn't want her to go alone," Trisha explained, not letting herself focus on the fact that Adrienne had gotten to that point she couldn't even comprehend. "Her brother got in bad with Death Eaters, so he's in hiding and all. Addie doesn't want him getting into trouble either. It's a mess," she admitted, shaking her head in dismay.

Her attitude was due for a change, though, when he returned her sentiments easily. Trisha could feel the genuine emotion within him, and a brilliant smile came up regardless of the situation that made her finally say the words. A tiny twinge of disappointment hit her as his kiss met her forehead instead of where she had expected it, but it hardly mattered in light of his words.

"Good," she whispered as he pulled away, barely getting the word out before the fireplace shot into life. Trisha jumped, hair whipping around as she moved, and scooted even closer to Caspian. Her eyes were wide even as Caspian questioned the newcomer, and her gaze jumped between the boys anxiously.

"Look!" Trisha interjected finally, standing and moving between the two of them. "I'll go talk to her, okay? Just shut up and sit on different ends of the couch." Pointing a threatening finger at the pair of them, she edged away and up the stairs.

Moving to the spare room, Trisha let her eyes lift to the ceiling in exasperation before knocking. Adrienne opened the door after a moment, her expression one of anger as worry. "I heard," she admitted, jaw tightening.

"Do you want to see him...?" Trisha asked slowly, lifting an eyebrow.

"I guess I should," Adrienne decided, wrapping her arms around her stomach and stepping into the hall. Trisha nodded, proud of the brunette for her bravery, even if it was just talking to Kaiden. Adrienne's eyes weren't as red as they had been, nearly back to normal actually, and she took a breath before leading the way down the stairs.

Trisha practically ran into the older girl when she stopped at the bottom, eyes on Kaiden where he was on the other side of the room. Instead, she stepped around Adrienne and returned to Caspian's side. The brunette, however, fidgeted and seemed unable to focus on Kaiden. At least, until she finally opened her mouth to speak. "Did you need something, Kaiden?"