Thiam ~ Everything Has Changed

chapter 6

Liam was hurt. And furious... but mostly hurt. He just couldn't believe Theo's words.

There was no way Hayden, his girlfriend, would not tell him that she is moving away.

Or maybe it was just her sister, who would be moving away.

Or maybe they were moving to a smaller house in Beacon Hills.

Hundred scenarios wandered through his head. All these possibilities. But deep down Liam knew the truth, knew that Theo was right. She would move away and again, someone would go and Liam would be left behind.

Theo could sense the sadness Liam was feeling. And on the same hand it hurt him to see the younger boy so heartbroken, even if it was just a little bit. He was inwardly cursing himself for telling Liam, he knew it would have been best if Hayden had told him herself. And now he is the reason why Liam is mad.

"Don't think about it too much. I bet there is a good reason why she is moving and hadn't told you yet." The older boy tried to cheer him up.

"I think I will go to bed. Thanks for the dinner." Liam sounded tired and his voice was low and cold. Without waiting for another word he pushed his stool back and left the room.

He needed time. Time to assimilate the information. He went straight to bed and just starred at the ceiling, tossing and turning in his bed for half of the night, not finding any peace.

He thought about the last couple of weeks. He noticed that Hayden and he grew apart from each other. At one point he even wanted to end their relationship himself but he didn't. Because he couldn't lose a friend. And that's exactly why he is mad at this point, even if he hadn't realized his situation as it was at the time back then. He is not sad about not having a girlfriend anymore but that he will lose one of his best friends.

It wasn't always easy for him to make friends, so now that he had them he doesn't want them to go.

But maybe live is an equivalent exchange. You get something, you lose something. So, it's Theo for Hayden then. 'Is this really a good deal', was Liam asking himself. 'Only time will tell!', was the last thing on his mind until he finally fell asleep.

Theo found Liam asleep in his bed when he went to look if everything's alright with the younger boy. After the couple already had an argument the other day, this new situation wasn't a really good help to ease Liam's nerves. Theo was seriously worried about his new gained friend and the image of him looking so disappointed still bothered him.

He wasn't sure if they were already on the friend level but school would start in less than a week anyway and then they didn't have to spend as much time together as they did now.

The thought of going to school again stayed on Theo's mind. He wasn't sure what to think about it. On one side he just didn't want to hang around a bunch of younger and annoying brats all day long. But on the other side it wouldn't hurt to get a proper graduation if he wanted to do something useful in his future instead of running away and hiding from evil supernatural creatures and hunters, who want to kill him, just because he is a chimaera.

With these thoughts running through his head, Theo also got to bed and immediately fell asleep.

As always the older boy woke up early in the morning. But to his surprise, his housemate was already up and prepared coffee for himself.

"Couldn't sleep?" Theo thought out loud.

"Yes." Was the respond that came from the beta, who was only wearing his sweatpants, without looking at Theo. "You want some too?"

"Yes, please.", answered Theo politely.

Liam took one of the coups from the board and purred Theo a cup of coffee as well as himself. He sat it right in front of the other boy on the kitchen counter while he leaned against it on the opposite side.

"What are your plans for today? Should I drive you to Hayden's so you two can talk?", the older one offered with a slight smile to encourage Liam.

"No, it's fine. You don't have to play my chauffeur all the time. I can walk."

"You sure?", Theo assured himself.

"Yes, really. It's not a problem." Liam ended the argument by changing the subject. "Enough of me. What are you doing today?"

"I thought about cleaning the house a bit. Your parents are going to come back in three days and I...", Theo's voice got quiet. "I think I just want them to like me, so I can stay here. A bed is way more comfortable then my truck." He admitted quietly.

For a moment the werewolf could have sworn he saw Theo blushing but as soon as the boy saw the eyes on him, he turned his head and sat down at the dining to drink his coffee.

"I understand." Liam said quietly but was sure that the other boy had heard him. He paused for a moment. "I'm going to Hayden's now. I have to clear things up with her."

At Hayden's house she already opened Liam the door before he even could have knocked. "Hey. I heard you coming. What brings you here?", she asked surprised but still happy to see him.

"We need to talk! Somewhere private." His voice sounded hard and nothing like the Liam Hayden had fallen in love with.

She nodded, opened the door wider so he could step inside and went after him to her room.

"What it is you need to talk about?", Hayden asked in a confused tone.

"When did you want to tell me that you are moving away?" Liam asked back with a calm voice. He tried not to sound as angry as he actually was but it needed all the strength he had not to shout at her. As a result he clenched his hands into fists and his jaw tightened.

"How..., how do you know?" Hayden was dumbfounded for a second but soon collected her thoughts again.

"Theo saw you packing things in a truck. Out of all people it was Theo. Fucking Theo Raeken!" Now he had reached the moment where he lost his temper. "Do you know how much it hurts to hear something like this from the person you're actually supposed to hate?", Liam's face was red from anger and he was shouting at her.

"I was about to...", she started her sentence but Liam cut her off. "You could have told me months ago!"

"Like I said. I was about to tell you today. That's why I said to you 'we need to talk' yesterday.", Hayden tried to defend herself.

Liam was quiet for a couple of seconds. He didn't really know what to say next. He just glared angry at his soon to be ex-girlfriend.

"Look. I know this must be hard for you but I can't stay here. Not with all the supernatural creatures around. Maybe the town is safe for the moment but how long will this peace stay? I don't want my sister to be in any danger and her being kidnapped by some weirdos on horses is definitely not the life she deserves.", explained Hayden in a gentle tone. She stepped closer to her boyfriend and put a hand on one side of his face the other one grabbing his left hand softly. She forced him to look right into her eyes.

"But what about us?", he said in a pleading voice.

"We grew apart Liam, I know it and you know it too."

"So that's it? You'll just move away and leave me behind?", his voice broke at the end of the sentence. Hurt written clearly all over his face.

Hayden nodded her head.

"When are you leaving?"

"In two days.", came the quiet answer to his question.

The young werewolf stepped forward and slung his arms tightly around the girl's body. They stood there hugging each other for a few moments. Then the pair stepped away from each other but still standing close enough to feel the warmth of the opposite body.

"I love you.", said Liam while looking deeply into Hayden's eyes. It was true. He really loved her but not in that way anymore.

"I love you too, Liam.", spoke Hayden after a moment. He knew it was sincere and also very true.

She would always have a special place in his heart and so would he have one in Hayden's.

They went through a lot together but now their time has come to an end.