I'm seriously going to be murdered this time.

Hmm.. I promised myself I wouldn't stress him out so much then went and did that....

Idiot.

I was left  hiding from everyone out the back of the house with Caleb. Just casually talking while sitting on the floor with slightly chilly evening wind, normal thing to do. 

A quiet but still noticeable sound of a car door slamming made both of us freeze with wide eyes, and then Caleb started chuckling in amusement. 

"This is not funny, last moments of my life here" I said with an anxious smile. 

"Riley!" I heard a shout from inside and jumped up, hiding behind Caleb when he calmly stood. 

I jumped when one second the door way was empty, then Caleb got in my line of vision, and the next second he was there with his arms crossed glaring at me! 

Terrifying!

"I'm sorry!" I said while cringing and walking around Caleb as Luca approached, seriously not amused. 

"You are so lucky I'm a pacifist Riley" he said in a fed up tone and I snickered.

"You don't seem very pacifist at the moment" I commented and he narrowed his eyes at me. 

"I'm considering not being" he replied and I smiled awkwardly when Caleb stepped out of the way and I was left standing in front of him.

Traitor!

He didn't do anything, just stood there glaring at me, and Caleb just awkwardly side stepped away. 

He was breathing rather heavily though...

"Um....Bubblebath?" I suggested and he snickered in the most pissed off manor I have ever seen before uncrossing his arms and stepping towards me.

Oops, run for it!

He chased after me as I made a break for it into the trees and I wasted no time in sprinting as fast as I could and jumping over logs in my attempt to lose him.

...It...May not have worked...

"Riley!" he called in agitation and I involuntary snickered, leaving me slightly short of breath and causing him to get the chance to tackle me to the ground. 

Ow..

"Ow have you put on weight?" I teased as he glared down at me and he raised a brow.

"Is that the best insult you have?" he asked in the same tone and I stuck my tongue out, causing him to roll his eyes and give a slight smile.

"Riley I'm seriously not impressed, you can't go off and just not come back, you aren't in a hotel this is your home now" he went into lecture mode and I huffed. 

"Sorry, just a bit stressful here" I said then realised that was probably the wrong thing to say.

"Stressful? STRESSFUL!? How do you think I feel!?" he snapped with rage filled eyes, barely half a metre from my face may I add. 

"Sorry, worded it wrong" I explained while cringing at the noise and he sighed. 

His glare seemed to turn into a thoughtful frown and I raised a brow.

"Do you think loud noise is painful?" he asked and I frowned in confusion.

Where the hell did that come from?

"Uh...yeah of course?" I replied with a raised brow and he continued to look like he was contemplating the universe.

"So shouting?" he asked and I seriously doubted his sanity. 

"Yeah, where are you going with this?" I asked and he somehow managed to frown deeper. 

Please stop being weird I prefer being scolded to be honest, worrying me here. 

"Hmm..er..where were we?" he suddenly seemed to snap out of it and I blinked at him.

"Are you okay?" I asked with a incredulous look and he rolled his eyes. 

"Just observing something, don't concern yourself" he said then ruffled my hair, causing me to give him a flat look. 

"If you're done complaining can you get off of me?" I asked and he glared at me again.

"Oh I am so not done 'complaining' , you know how much sleep I've had since you came here?! About two hours a night" he ranted and I rolled my eyes.

"You slept about 6 hours the other night" I informed him and he huffed.

"I meant on average" he stated with a 'I'm talking to an idiot' expression.

"Ugh, you stress me out so much! I mean seriously, you're a danger magnet! I think the whole household has had less accidents then you in the space of a year then you've had in just a few weeks!" he ranted and I just lay there silently and listened.

Best to get it all out, if you know what I mean.

Better if he talked to someone else though....maybe a therapist..just saying.

Okay maybe this is my fault, but still! People ranting to me makes me stressed kay.

"Why did you have to top it off with disappearing, do you even understand how worried I was?!" he finished his rant with a fury filled question and I bit my lip trying to think of an excuse.

"Sorry, I needed a break..from...stuff" I got slightly quiet towards the end of my 'excuse' and that resulted in him glaring at me like he wanted to murder me.

"YOU needed a break!? REALLY?!" he exploded and I pushed at his chest and turned my head away from him in an attempt to escape the noise. 

"Ugh just blame your brothers okay!" I said in exasperation then widened my eyes. 

Shouldn't of said that..

"What have my brothers done?" he asked in a scarily calm tone as he gripped both my arms and leaned down closer to my face. 

Heeaaalp.

"Um, nothing, you know, just general loudness" I said awkwardly while silently wishing to shrink into nothingness. 

"That's not it is it" he said in what was almost a whisper and I jumped when he touched my lip. 

Oh, fuck! That!

"That's not really just a scratch, is it?" he asked with irritation as I refused to look at him.

I would tell him that it is barely any of his business but that probably isn't the best thing to do in this situation. 

I sighed when he just stayed silent, telling me he wasn't going to move until he got his explanation.

"Okay...maybe a few of them are a bit......um....hormonal" I said awkwardly, still fixating my gaze at a tree instead of him.

He exhaled aggressively and lowered his head, remaining silent.

I looked at him when I noticed he was physically shaking.

I think he's getting overly stressed here....

"Luca why are you so effected by this?" I asked in confusion, and he gave what seemed to be a sour snicker. 

"I fucking wonder" he spat in a quiet tone and I tried to get up.

He's swearing! Shit's going to go down.

He briefly tightened his grip before letting go and sitting on the ground with his head in between his knees.

I stayed beside him, staring at him in concern.

I do not understand humans, it's final, I'm a different species surely.

I moved a little closer and gently grasped one of his hands, he froze in response before holding my hand and squeezing tightly. 

"I'll try not get in trouble again, if that makes you feel better?" I suggested after a few minutes and he snickered, lifting his head up and giving me a look. 

What? I could do that.

....Maybe...

"Sorry" I apologised simply, and frowned down at his tense and shaking arm. 

He sighed then suddenly moved towards me, clasping his arms around my torso and holding me to him tightly.

Very tightly.

My vision was made up of mostly his hair as he buried his head into my shoulder, breathing heavily like he was desperately trying to control himself.

Or maybe he is pain? I can't even tell.

We sat on the slightly cold and damp wood floor for a while, and I was starting to get anxious when the night was drawing in.

Dark woods with a stress prone Luca, just no.

"You okay now?" I asked and he scoffed.

"No" he deadpanned while still having his head buried in my shoulder.

"....Okay." 

My necks starting to get sore though. 

"Sorry, as you probably noticed I don't deal with stress well" he eventually said, lifting his head up and looking at me with an ashamed smile.

Bit overwhelmed with his face a few centimetres from mine to be honest. 

Loosen your grip please.

"Really? No I didn't notice at all" I teased and he rolled his eyes. 

I smiled when I took note of his even breathing and relaxed muscles, see, hugging: an underestimated miracle cure. 

"It's cute" I said, then pecked his lips and chuckled as I managed to get out of his grasp and stand up.

He stood up and gave me an unknown look as he brushed himself off. 

"Right. You are the one that is going to be explaining why we spent a few hours in the middle of the woods" I said before setting off that way that I came, only looking back slightly to check if he was still okay.

That man has issues, seriously.