"Momma, I can't find her."
"I haven't seen her all day either." Bradly sighed.
"You were a little tangled up with Bryan." Darguni snorted.
Bradly blushed. "Yeah, it's... a little weird, but I'm liking it more than I thought I would." He sighed. "It doesn't mean I'm not worried about her."
"Should we search for her?" Darguni bit his thumbnail. "I mean, she's not Tina... she can take care of herself."
Elunara sighed. "We can't force that girl to do a damned thing. If she doesn't show up by tomorrow..."
Lydia jolted. Bleary eyed, she looked around and belatedly remembered she was still back stage. She stood up and stretched out the kinks in her body. Peeking out of the curtain, she realized how ridiculously dark it was. Quiet as a mouse, she made her way through the city.
An arm shot out of the darkness and wrapped around her neck. With a growl, she slammed the back of her head into her assailant's nose. He stumbled back and she grabbed him by the throat, slamming him into the wall. "Fucking asshole." She slammed him back repeatedly; until she was satisfied he was out. Grabbing him by an arm, she dragged him down the alley way until she found a guard. "Dispose of this asshole."
The guard blinked down at the mangled mess. "Uh?"
"He attacked me. Worthless bastard." She turned and continued on. With painful slowness, she opened the front door, tiptoed up the stairs and made her way into the top floor where her room was. Slipping out of her clothes, she climbed in bed and passed out.
Elunara sighed and went back to sleep.
The next morning, Lydia paced her room and considered her options. Looking out the window, she considered the distance. When she heard the sound of footsteps up the staircase, she didn't hesitate to jump.
Elunara looked out of the window and sighed at the figure running away from the house. This was not how you dealt with problems.
"Momma, I haven't seen her in over a week and I'm starting to lose my marbles." Darguni sat down and raked his fingers through his hair.
She tapped her pencil on her board. "I find it fascinating, how Bradly is "oh, Lydia is just being a pain" and you're worried out of your mind."
"And you're sure she comes home at night?"
"She sleeps here, and then sneaks back out."
"But, WHY?"
"Because she's avoiding the truth. Every adult in this house agrees that she needs to train again. She doesn't want to face us."
He fiddled with his ponytail. "Not even me?" He whimpered.
"Especially you. You agreed with her, and now you don't. That has to hurt."
Lydia lightly pounded the back of her head against the wall. She hated hiding in the dark. Desperately, she wanted to be on the hill. She couldn't do it. She just couldn't do it.
"Lydia?" Darguni called.
Slipping through the back entrance, she bolted. She wandered through the back alleys, careful to not be spotted by anyone she knew.
"Oh, look who it is."
She froze. With a sigh, Lydia looked back. "Hello, Tara... Ember... Jyca and Louise..."
"You know, we're getting really sick of you."
"I don't think you understand the situation." Lydia shook her head.
"Oh, we understand it plenty." Tara put her hands on her hips. "It's complete bullshit that you've taken the best dick in the whole city for yourself."
"You DO realize there's a person attached to that dick, right?"
"Unimportant." Jyca waved a hand. "He's OURS."
"Wow, you guys are dumb as shit." Lydia snorted.
"Whatever you've done," Tara interrupted. "We're here to fix it."
"Yeah!" Ember growled.
"You guys are worthless." Lydia shook her head.
"No, you're worthless." Tara crossed her arms. "Everyone knows the only person in this stupid city who gives a shit about you is Bradly, and he's spent all of his time with a GUY. How pathetic is it that you weren't even replaced by the same gender? So of course you had to blackmail Darguni. "
Lydia's breathing quickened and she balled her fist. "You take that back." She growled.
"Ooo, hit a nerve!" Tara sneered. "Just like the little deformed shit you used to be, before you came back from Draenor. But we all know that you've spent your whole life with that Elunara bitch. There's no telling how dirty THAT pussy is."
Something inside Lydia snapped, and she dove.
Hearing a scream, Darguni raced to find it. He was desperate to make sure Lydia was ok. The first woman ran out and he blinked. She just pointed, and he went into the alley way. Lydia had a pair of women by the hair and was pounding their heads into a wall. He didn't stop to think, he just dove on Lydia. She began to hiss and claw, her fist hitting him in the mouth and her nails raking down his cheek.
He pulled her away.
"SHE'S COMPLETELY CRAZY!" Tara screeched.
"Lydia!" He yelled in her ear. "I know you're in there!" She struggled against him, even as he clamped his arms over hers. "Baby, I know you're in there! Come back to me!" Her eyes rolled up in her head and she went still. He grabbed the sides of her head. "Baby?" He whimpered.
"Ugh. My head." Sometime later, Lydia groaned and put a hand to her forehead. She jolted up in her bed. "Darguni! What happened to your face?" She held her hands up to him.
"You did."
Lydia frowned at Elunara. "What?"
"THIS is exactly why I said you need to go back to training." She gestured to Darguni's face. "I haven't healed him yet, because I needed you to see exactly what you are capable of."
Lydia shrank back. "No."
"Lydia... why? Why did you go nuts on them?"
Tears streamed down her face. "They said such mean things about you and Elunara." She sniffled. "They're just so pissed off that I "took your dick" from them. They..." She curled up and cried.
"Oh, Baby..." He tugged her into his lap. "You don't have to defend me."
"I couldn't help it. Then when Tara said that about Elunara..." She shook her head. "I lost it."
"Said what about me?" Elunara cocked her head to the side.
"That..." She swallowed. "Well, I don't remember exact wording, but the indication is that... you and I... well,"
"Blurt it and go."
