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Crises and Chocolate - Rowan & Maya (OCs)

A/N I’m not sure if you can tell, but I’m really getting into creating some OCs!

Tagging: @honestlyitsjustkenna, @nekob00, @nerdy-sam, @3dchocolate, @i-am-parsec, @lifeofthesepticeye, @inked-septic, @misstakebunny, @eternally-internaly-screaming, @iwritesinsnotqualityposts, @maybalator. Let me know if you want to be tagged/untagged.

Summary: Jackie has to face his one weakness, upset girls. Rowan and Maya have a heartfelt conversation.

Trigger warnings: implied abuse, implied suicidal thoughts, depression

Maya was laying face down on the floor when Jackie entered. "Wow, dude, that bad?"

"Mmmhmmm." Her arm twitched slightly as he approached, but still, her face was smooshed into the carpet.

"What is it, cramps or head?" Jackie knew the drill by now, there were only two reasons Maya would be found on the floor; the floor was her place of refuge when period cramps struck and when her mental health took a plummet.

"Mmmmmmhhhhm." She lifted her head slightly, bouncing it on the carpet to signal the answer.

"Shit, that bad, huh?" Despite having dealt with Chase for many years, Jackie was unusually inept at dealing with Maya's crises. After inspecting the scene one final time, he spoke again. "Is there anything you want?"

She shook her head to the side.

"Should I get Rowan? Or Chase?" His normal confidence gone, Jackie stumbled to find something to do which might help the young addition to the family get off the floor.

And she nodded, at least a little. "Okay, I'll go and get Rowan. Let me know if there's anything else you want, kay?"

Halfway up the stairs, he met Rowan. "Hey Row," he stopped and pointed at them, "Maya, floor," he pointed behind him, down the stairs, "Help?" Rowan chuckled at the helpless hero.

"Sure thing, Jayboy, I need to pee, but I'll be down in a sec."

"A: tmi, B: thank you so so so so much, I owe you one dude!" He moved to the wall, letting Rowan past.

"No probs, Jay. But yeah, get me chocolate. I'll need chocolate." They continued descending the stairs, turning into the toilet on the left as Jackie followed.

"May, I'm going to the shop, do you want anything?" After a few seconds with no reply or movement, he continued. "Rowan'll be through in a sec, I'll be back soon." He grabbed his coat from the hook and glanced back at Maya before he shut the door.

Rowan entered the living room to find Maya laying on the floor in front of the sofa. "Hey May," they sat down on the floor next to her, leaning on the sofa. "You wanna talk?"

At first, there was no reply, which wasn't unusual. There had been other times when Maya had only wanted reassurance when she couldn't talk. But she moved her head, looking at Rowan. Slowly she sat up, crossing her legs underneath her once she was sat next to Rowan.

"So, mum and dad?" It was a sore subject, but Rowan approached it without caution, as usual.

"Yeah, a bit. No, a bit, I don't know, it's just, everything feels like it's just got on top of me. You know?"

"Maybe, I can't say I had it as hard as you have. At least I got to finish school before... You, you've had to move to the other end of the city, start a new school, all while making a new family. I never had to worry about any of that. But you've handled it so well, you've just got on with it. I am so proud of you, May, you know that? I am so, unbelievably proud of you, and honestly, you are so amazing."

"No, I'm not. I've gone through the last five years of school without making a single friend, getting detention every day, screaming at teachers. I've acted like a brat, I've made your life a living hell, and now I annoy everyone in the house by acting like a stroppy teenager."

Hearing their sister talk so belittlingly of herself made Rowan realize how much their parents had fucked her up.

"I don't know how you tolerate me, any of you. Hell, half the time, I can barely tolerate myself, so props to you, I guess." Rowan didn't know how to respond, so silence sat in the air once again.

"I think about them a lot, mum and dad. I think about what they would do if I just went home. Sometimes I wonder if they would open their arms and let me back into the family; whether we would be happier if we tried again. But sometimes I think they would just kill me straight up." She wiped a few tears from her cheeks with the sleeve of her hoodie. "Sometimes I think I should just take my chances and- and find out. Just go home and see, cos, I mean, nothing could be any worse than what's already going on in my head, so I might as well just take my chances."

Maya was sobbing, and tears were welling in Rowan's eyes. They wrapped their arm around Maya's shoulder, pulling them into a tight hug. "I'm sorry, May. You're my little sister, it's killing me to see you like this. I want to help you, please, tell me something, anything that I can do to make this go away, to make you happy again. I love you May, if you go, I don't know what I'd do, you're my rock."

The door opened, and Jackie walked in. Walking in to see two kids crying in the living room was not something he was used to, and he was even more lost than before. "Hi, I'm home. You guys okay?"

Rowan looked at Maya, they couldn't respond for her. In the end, she did it herself, "Yeah, I think we are — we will be. I think."

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Talking - Maya and Rowan (OCs)

Okay, so this is a thing involving @honestlyitsjustkenna, @goldenoceanaart, @ashphoenix06, @samariah-keeper and @thelunarmasquerade

also tagging my main @normallyemma so you know it’s me if you couldn’t guess

I had fun with this one, and it’s pretty important for Maya...

“Maya, it’s Rowan. I’m a bit worried, you’ve been gone all day, and it’s getting dark. Please, just send me a text or something when you get this.”

“Maya, it’s me again, I’m really starting to worry now, please just give me ring to let me know you’re okay? Love you.”

“Maya, where the hell are you? It’s nearly two a.m. and you’re not home. I’m out of my mind, just please let me know you’re safe, call me, text me, anything.”

The first three voicemails weren’t too bad, but as Maya clicked through them, a knot of dread began in her stomach. How could she have forgotten to tell Rowan where she was going? She was such a bad sister, Rowan was going to be so angry. They must be out of their mind with worry, especially after mum and dad and everything that had been happening with Anti recently.

Her phone vibrated in her hand, and the screen changed to Rowan’s profile picture. “Shit. What do I tell her?” She looked at Oceana, Willow and Sammie who were stood either side of her. They both shrugged, and Oce looked worried. She knew a little about Rowan, Maya had told her bits since they first met.

“No time like the present kiddo,” Sammie forced a smile at Maya, before walking towards the door. Oce followed, mouthing a good luck and giving her two thumbs up. With no way left to avoid it, Maya’s thumb slid to the right. “Hey, Ro,” even though Rowan couldn’t see her, she still looked sheepishly to the floor.

“Where the hell were you? Where the hell are you? You’ve been gone for over twenty-four hours, I’ve been out of my mind!” Maya heard a faint sob from over the line. “But you’re okay? Are you okay? God you’re not are you, do you need me to come and get you?”

“Ro, calm down, please, you’re gonna hurt yourself. I’m fine, not a scratch on me.” She heard the breathing calm down a little as she grimaced at her scratched-up arms. “I promise you I am fine. I’m staying with a friend tonight, they needed some help with something.”

“Okay, but you could’ve at least let me know you weren’t coming home. I’ve been up all night worried sick.”

“I know, I’m sorry. I was working for too long and I must’ve passed out from exhaustion. I’m sorry, I just got really... involved in what was happening.”

“Okay. Will you want me to come and pick you up later?” Maya had been asked this question before. It wasn’t a question.

“Yeah, later. I’m at Oceana’s house.”

“You know I know you really well, right?”

“Yeah? So?” Brow crumpled, Maya looked at the doorframe where Oce had just appeared.

“So, I know when you’re mad at me.”

“Huh?” She stared at Oce who was mouthing something at her.

“Look, I get it, I was young once too. If you don’t want to go, I’ll come pick you up, take you home where you can pack a bag, get changed and come back. As long as you let me know when you’re coming home after that.” Maya, though still slightly confused as to what had prompted this, was thankful. She didn’t want to leave Kenna, even if she thought she was imposing on the family.

“Okie, thanks Ro, love you.” She hung up the phone and turned to Oce, who was still in the doorway.

“So, how did it go?” She grinned smugly, the first time Maya had seen her smile in any form for a while.

“A: fuck you, B: fuck you, C: —”

“Yeah, I get the picture, fuck you too. Anyways, what did they say?”

“They said they would come pick me up so I can go home and get some stuff and get changed. They said I could come back though after if I wanted. If it’s okay with you and your mum?” Maya feigned nonchalance to hide her hope. She really didn’t want to impose.

“I’ll check, but I would like you to come back.”

“Okay, I’ll text Ro, let her know to come get me.”

“Chill, I’ll check with mum.”

***

“Hey May, can I come in?” After Maya hummed a yes, Rowan’s head appeared around the door, before the rest of them followed. “You nearly ready to go?”

“Yeah, just finishing up.” She walked to her wardrobe and pulled out a yellow button down. “Yes or no?”

“Yes, but wear it tied over a vest or something.” Rowan always gave such good fashion advice.

“Cool, thanks Ro. Blue or black jeans?”

“Black, always black. Otherwise you’ll look like a primary school paint palette.” They smiled and Maya threw the shirt at them.

“Dude, really? Just ‘cos you didn’t get the red hair doesn’t mean you have to bully me about it.”

“I know,” Maya started to close the zip on her bag. “You got pyjamas?”

“Yep, I’m not completely useless you know!”

“Totally, What about toothbrush?”

“Yep.”

“Clean underwear? Spare shirt?”

“Yes and yes. Come on, I’ve got everything I need, I’ll only be half an hour away anyways.”

“I know, deodorant?”

“Ooh, no. Aw fuck, okay you right. I guess.”

“Told you I knew you better than you do.”

“Told you I knew you better than you do myeah myerrm. I’m Rowan and I know everything, myerrm!” Rowan threw a pillow from her bed, hitting her in the stomach. Maya laughed, crumpling over and collapsing onto the floor. Soon Rowan caught the bug, and they were both laughing hysterically.

Once they stopped, they sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes.

“May?”

“Yeah Ro?”

“What’s wrong, you seemed agitated before, and you’re never upset when you’re with Kenna and Oce?”

“Okay, well, you see,” she took a deep breath, she had to tell them, she couldn’t lie, “Kenna was taken by Anti. She made a deal, and we were rescuing her. We only managed to last night.”

“Shit. Well, okay then, do you want to talk about it?” Maya nodded.

“Well, yesterday, when I was in my room all day, I wasn’t doing homework or coursework, I was trying to crack a cipher that Anti set us. He said that if we could crack the cipher we could have Kenna back, but we only had forty-eight hours to do it. Then, I left in such a hurry because I cracked the cipher and I needed to go tell Oce so we could go and find her. I never even thought to leave a note because I was so worried about Kenna. It was pretty late by the time we found her, and it was so hard calming her down and comforting her. Eventually, she started to trust me enough to let me call Marvin to bring us back home, and according to Oce, I passed out pretty much as soon as we landed.”

“And you want to check on her. I’m sorry kiddo, how is she?” Rowan threw an arm round Maya’s shoulders, pulling her close.

“She’s alive. Marvin healed all her physical wounds, but she has pretty bad amnesia, and can’t remember any of us. I managed to get her to drink something last night, and when I spoke to her this morning, she said she ate something and slept a little. But she still looks pale. I’m worried about her, she is so jumpy and she keeps thinking we’re going to hurt her.” Tears were welling in Maya’s eyes, but she refused to let them fall. Kenna was okay, and Anti would never hurt her again.

“Okay. How are you feeling about everything? This must be tough for you too, you’ve known her for years.” Rowan stroked Maya’s hair as they spoke.

“I... I guess I’m scared.” She blinked the tears away, letting them roll silently down her cheeks. “What if she never remembers who we are? I mean, mum never did, did she? She came home, and we thought it was over, but it wasn’t. We thought it would get better, but it never did, and eventually he came, and he killed mum, and when dad tried to fight, he killed him too.

“Anti is so powerful, he plays by his own rules. How can any of us ever be safe again when he knows who we are? When he knows where we are? And now he knows Kenna, so she’ll never be safe again. And what if she wants to go back, what if he stays inside her head forever?”

“I know, kid, I know. You just have to trust Kenna, trust that she is fighting her way out.” Rowan rubbed her shoulder and stood up before extending a hand to Maya.

“Now then, you. Sort your face out and go back to your friends.” They hugged Maya tightly, and left the room.

 ***

“You sure you’ll be alright on your own Ro? You know Marv right, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind you coming over as well.”

“No, no, I’ll be fine, there’s a few shows I fancy binging with song wine and a takeaway. Now go, and be careful when you’re walking.” They planted a kiss on her forehead, before pushing her out the door.”

On the walk to Kenna’s house, Maya was thinking about how powerful Anti was, how little he valued people, how truly evil he was. And all of the grief and hurt and fear from the past week that had been churning around inside her head slowly started solidifying into anger and hatred, which in turn, bred a plan.

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Farewells and Fears - Maya (OC)

Once again, tagging @honestlyitsjustkenna, @thelunarmasquerade, @goldenoceanaart, @ashphoenix06, @samariah-keeper, @nekob00 and my main @normallyemma

Yeah, this one’s a fun one...

It wasn’t long after Oce and Maya returned from walking Darka when Maya had to start walking home. It was hard leaving Kenna, Oce, Willow and Sammie, they had grown so much closer since Kenna... Well they had grown closer that week.

Saying goodbye was tough, especially when it came to Kenna. Human as she still was, Maya was unsure if she truly understood what was happening. Eventually though, there was no one left to bid farewell to, so she had to leave.

Outside, it was starting to get dark, and the air was crisp but not cold. It would frost later, maybe even as she walked the hour long walk home. Something still felt off though. They had noticed it with Darka, hell even Darka had noticed something, but nothing ever came of it.

Now though, when Maya was alone and without a hellhound to protect her, she was much more unsettled. A slight breeze rustled the new leaves on the trees, and even in the half-light, the street lights didn’t generate nearly enough light to make the situation feel okay.

The breeze became much stronger as she got further and further away from the protection of the others. Not letting the stupid wind upset her, Maya was determined she wasn’t going to walk an extra thirty minutes just to avoid a few shortcuts. The first shortcut was through a housing estate, and nothing happened. In fact, the uneasiness seemed to ease up slightly. However, the second shortcut was much more sinister in nature; it was a back alley with no lighting.

“Nothing is going to happen, it’s just the wind. It’s just in my head.” She headed towards the alleyway, determined nothing would happen. Even so, she glanced behind her before she entered, and threaded quickly between the piles of rubbish strewn along the walls. When a white cat jumped out from behind one, she half thought it was Marvin, but she knew that he would be with Ash and Jamie.  

When the cat jumped started hissing at something, she half thought it was at something behind her. When she walked past the cat, she half expected it to follow her. Instead it continued hissing behind her. She turned to look, still backing out of the alley.

She couldn’t see anything, but she did feel the hard chest that her back hit, and the vibration of glitches tickling her skin.

“H̸̹͆é̷̢̤l̵̤̩̆͂l̷̩͗͜͝o̶̧̘͒̏,̶͙̞͒ ̴͉̓M̷̘̜͊a̶̟̠͑͘ÿ̴̺́̀ä̷͜.̶̡̇”

She turned to face the glitch, terror on her face. “N-n-n-n-n-no, not, not you.”

“Y̶͔̎e̶͈͘s̶̨̓ ̵̬̐m̸̘͝ẹ̷̇,̴̡́” he grabbed her wrist, stopping her from running back down the alley, “A̶͙̍n̶̠̂d̶͍̈́ ̵̣̄Ȋ̸̺ ̵̻̀h̷͉̀ė̶̡à̵͍r̶̼͋ ̶̈́͜y̷̰͌o̴̲͗ú̶͇'̶̰̒v̶̥͛e̵̜͋ ̵̺̂b̵̥͛e̸̬̔e̴͘ͅn̷̖̆ ̶̜͊ẉ̷͝ã̸̭ǹ̷̝ť̷̮i̷̺̓n̴̪͠g̶̦̉ ̶͍͑t̶̖̒ỏ̵͇ ̵̳̎f̴̡̀i̸͎̅g̵̻͌h̶̙́ṱ̸̂ ̶̡͝m̵͇̾ĕ̴̯?̷̬̌" A psychotic grin glitched over his face, his eyes glowing with anger.

“No, no, I was just angry, I d-d-don’t want to f-fight you. Please, wh-what are you going t-to d-d-d-do?” She pulled away from him, despite his firm grip on her wrist, she didn’t want to be close to him.

“I̷ ̶w̵a̸s̵ ̷t̴h̷i̶n̴k̸i̴n̷g̵ ̸w̶e̴ ̷c̶o̷u̶l̶d̸ ̸t̷a̵k̵e̵ ̷a̶ ̴v̸i̷s̵i̵t̵ ̸t̴o̶ ̵R̶o̸w̴a̴n̷,̶ ̸o̷r̸ ̵m̴a̷y̷b̸e̸ ̴t̸o̴ ̸K̴e̴n̸n̴a̶?̸” He paused and his grin grew. “I̵t̵'̵s̴ ̴y̷o̴u̸r̸ ̵c̸h̵o̷i̵c̶e̸ ̵r̷e̷a̶l̵l̶y̵.̶”

“No, no you can’t make me choose! Take me, but leave them alone! Please!” She pulled away from him harder, but he continued to grip tightly. Eventually she couldn’t pull anymore, and she let him pull her towards him as she collapsed into sobs. “Please, don’t make me choose between them. Take me, just leave them alone, they’ve been hurt enough.” Though she still couldn’t be near him, she didn’t see the point in fighting him anymore.

“O̷k̸a̵y̸,̵ ̸a̴s̴ ̶y̵o̸u̵ ̵w̸i̸s̶h̶.̷” And they disappeared.