Fickle

[Leo]

Leo didn't hear the sarcasm and lightened up.
"Thanks!" I know it's not an ideal place, but I sort of like it. I er..." He was about to say why he had moved here from the start. But it wasn't something he wished to talk about. Leo was quiet for a while, just clearing his mind from thoughts and memories of that confused night when he rushed over here and ran away from everything. He had sort of lost track of how long he had been here.
"Though...I...ehm...I guess I gotta find something to do during the...wake time. A job maybe...If I'm going to stay here I mean" He said, mostly to fill the conversation some how.
"What do you do these days?" Leo had his eyes directed at a wall when he spoke, still cleansing his mind and unwilling to look at any of the two.

[Balthazar]

Balthazar sat listening to the two of them talking, not wanting to interrupt. He could see that this place had been some kind of safe place, when he wanted to get away from everything. But now Balthazar was ruining that for him, he guessed.

[Isola]

"Yeah.. So why did you leave?"
Isola couldn't believe what she just had said, it just popped up in her head och out through her mouth, but it felt good to get it said.
She took a deep breath, feeling her cheeks blush as she looked at Leo and waited for an explanation.

[Leo]

He had just felt like he was calming down when Isola broke the ice, giving him a cold shower, though he felt more like he was drowning. Leo looked at her, seemingly hurt. Though he had no reason to be angry at her, she wasn't the one that had hurt him. His nails pierced the armrest. When he noticed it he stopped, and tried to relax.
"I just felt like it" he said with a cool voice, trying to keep his calm and standing up from the sofa to walk somewhere...he didn't really know...just needed to get away...

[Balthazar]

Balthazar smiled as Isola asked Leo why he had left. Perhaps he wasn't needed anyway.
He then looked at Leo that clenched the armrest and when he stood up Balthazar sighed silently. Would he really run again? He had to be joking.

[Isola]

Isola too got up from the couch after Leo had replied so cold and walked over to him and slapped him in the face.
"I just felt like it."
She was pissed off, how dared he talk to her like that?
Isola stood there with her fists clenched, staring at him and ready to throw another punch.

[Leo]

The slap didn't make him mad, he hardly felt it, but it was enough to push him, perhaps a little too far. Leo grabbed Isola's shoulders and pushed her up against a wall, for a moment ready to kill her. Eliminate the thing that was causing him to feel pain. He stared into her eyes, at first angry. So angry and confused about everything that had happened, the people around him that he felt like he didn't know anymore. She wasn't one of them however, she didn't deserve this. His eyes filled up with tears...or rather..blood. He closed his eyes and turned his face downwards to hide from her eyes, but was unable to move away. His whole body was shaking.

[Balthazar]

Balthazar had not seen that coming, his jaw almost dropped as Isola slapped Leo, and as Leo grabbed and pushed Isola, he stood up, ready to stop him if he went too far, he could see that Leo hesitated.
Balthazar went over to the shaking Leo and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on Leo, let her go."
He said calmly.

[Isola]

Isolas body hit the wall hard and her eyes to filled up with tears from the pain but she didn't move a muscle nor did she make an expression to show how much it really hurt, staring back at him with a fire in her eyes.
But when she saw Leos tearfilled eyes her anger was replaced by guilt.
Isola was lost and confused, she just felt like comforting him, but did not know how she would do it.
She put her arms around him and said with a quiet, regretful voice.
"I'm sorry."

[Leo]

Leo tried to calm down as Bazz hand rested on his shoulder. Though it sort of made him even more confused. He was still mad at Bazz, couldn't trust him. And the fact that Isola was drawn into this mess...it was all too much. He let go of her shoulders and placed his hands on the wall, in need of some sort of support. He could feel her arms around him, her voice...
"It's not your fault..."
He let a hand be still on the wall while the other one hugged Isola for a short while. There were still things beneath the surface, struggling to get out. He wanted to show her how much he cared, but he couldn't let the emotions out. It was too complicated. Leo let out a deep sigh. Poor Isola, she deserved somebody better. He looked up at Bazz, looking for some sort of help.

[Balthazar]

Balthazar removed his hand as Leo calmed down a bit. When he looked at him, he saw the blood, that he had been crying. It seemed like he was waiting for Balthazar to do or say something, but did not know what that would be. Perhaps he should just leave them, but evidently, Leo couldn't handle this on his own. But was really Baz the best person to help him? The only one perhaps.
He had nothing to say. He was one of the faults in Leo's life, and he didn't really know what he could possible say that could help Leo. He just hoped that making these two talk could help somewhat.

[Isola]

Isola released Leo from her arms and wiped away a red teardrop from his cheek.
"I shouldn't have hit you like that.. I, ehm.."
Her voice trembled and she longed to tell him how much she really cared about him, but the question about why he had left still remained. She looked at Balthazar and then back at Leo, waiting for somone to say something. Isola chewed on her lip, she could'nt hold it in much longer.

[Leo]

Leo kept his eyes on Bazz for some time, just wondering what to do. But when no answer was there to be found he sighed. How stupid wasn't this? Putting his problems on Bazz, askin for help like he was Leo's protector or something. Silly really.
"It's okay" He said, looked at Isola and felt sad for her. It was a shame that she had fallen for him, because this would never work out. Leo drew a deep breath and let his shoulders down, shifting his gaze to the sofa. He felt tired, needed some rest, this stupid emotional display was just a waste of energy, it seemed.

[Balthazar]

Balthazar just wanted to shake Leo, wanted to make him say what he actually felt for once. But no, he did not do that. He took a step back.
"So why did you feel like leaving?"
He probably already knew the answer, but he wanted to hear him say it.

[Isola]

Isola sat down in the couch again, she had done enough damage already.
She folded her hands and just sat there biting her lip, staring down at the floor and feeling like shit.. Perhaps she should just leave, nobody seemed to want her here anyway, nobody seemed to care if she was dead or alive except for Alan, but he was probably far, far away.. or worse, dead!
Then she heard Balthazar ask the question she wanted to ask and Isola bit her lip so hard it began to bleed, she really didn't want to hear the answer, she was almost certain that the reason why Leo had left was because of her, it was all her fault.
God, she could really need a whiskey and the numbing feeling that a bottle of whiskey gave her.