I don't know who you are but I'm with you

[darkersideofyou]

It was so weird. How everything you've ever known, everything that's made up who you are for almost as long as you can remember, how it all can just get stripped away so quickly. I used to know who I was and what I needed to do to survive. Little pieces of it kept chipping away though. First when Helena died and then when my foster parents did and

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[chosenpotential]

Next thing I knew, I caught a hard punch to the jaw. Okay, not expecting that. I put my hand to my face, rubbing where she'd hit me. I didn't have a chance to respond considering she started going the hell off on me. What the hell was I thinking? What the hell was she even talking ab--

Oh. Helena.

Guess the big secret isn't so secret anymore. I mean, okay, I knew Molly knew, we'd already had words over it. But how the fuck did her boyfriend know? Oh...right. I think Molly did mention him being at my place during the blizzard too. Great.

When she finally stopped going off, I started to say something back. What? I have no clue. I was pissed she punched me, pissed that Ryan ran his mouth, pissed that she wouldn't shut the fuck up and give me a chance to explain. And I was also feeling kinda guilty about all of it too I guess.

"That wasn't the lesson I was trying to teach you." I finally said, letting my hand fall away from my face. It was still throbbing and I had no doubt it would bruise. Thanks Lucy. At least I taught her something right? "Look, I wasn't trying to..." I took a breath. "You're pissed, I get that. Kinda hard to miss with the right hook and all." I smirked, which only got me a meaner look from her. "I was just trying to help. You might not get it, but that's all I was trying to do. So if hitting me makes you feel better? Then here.." I held my arms out. "Take your best shot. Again."

[darkersideofyou]

I narrowed my eyes at her as she offered to let me hit her again. It was all that simple to her, wasn't it? It was all just fists and fury to Kennedy Bradford. The rest of the world didn't operate that way but the rest of the world be damned. I might not say much to her but I think I knew what made her tick more than the other girls.

"I'm not gonna hit you again, Kennedy." I said to her calmly, at least a lot more calmly than I had a moment ago. "I'd heard that you were like the Queen of the Slayers when I moved out here, that you were the one to look for, to learn from. It never occurred to me that I've been a slayer just as long as you have been. You might be a couple years older than me but you are so far behind me."

I stared a hard line into her for a minute. "I came here to learn but I've already learned everything I can from you. I'm done with you."

With that I picked the sandwiches up from the table and headed back up the stairs.