partners in crime [Kevin]

[Kevin Cook]

Kevin make sure to hold Tabitha tight as he felt his shirt get wet. He didn't mind. His sister needed him more than anything at the moment. He couldn't imagine what she was going through. He never lost anyone like that. Thinking they were dead and coming back completely alive and unharmed. He made soft hushing sounds as he continued to stroke her hair in comfort.

"No, Tabs," he said softly as he leaned down to kiss the top of her head. "You didn't eff up. He did. None of it is your fault. You have every right to be mad." He held his sister tighter as he felt her shake, worried that she might collapse on him.

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Tabitha shook her head a bit but was unable to say anything, she was only able to sob and cry. Even her ability to stand by herself seemed to fade away completly when she dropped against her better brother. She held onto him, dugging her fingers into the fabric of his shirt frantically because she didn't want to break down entirely. She tried to believe what he was telling her and a part of her knew that he was right, but she was convinced anyway.

"W-why did he even... even come back?", she asked, her sobs interrupting her words and making her voice tremble. "Can we... let's just g-go back to the cabin" Even though she said that, she didn't dare to let go of Kev's shirt because she knew that she would break down when she did.

[Kevin Cook]

Kevin held his sister tighter as she all but collapsed on him. He stopped stroking her hair and just held her closer, knowing she probably needed the comfort and support he was providing than anything. He honestly couldn't believe it. What her brother did was something that he would put in a story, not anything he thought could be possibly pulled in real life. "I don't know, Tabs," he muttered to her question as he glared at anyone who happened to judge the situation. They didn't go through the heartbreak Tabs was experience. Kevin didn't even go through anything similar himself.

At her request, Keven silently nodded his head before he moved his arms around her so he could pick her up. He cradled her close to his chest as he carried her back to the Hermes cabin.