Don’t leave us

"She can't leave us, we need her. You need her. It's been a long time since you have smiled. We know you love her. All you have to do is tell her." Jack said softly. "Don't let them take her away."

"She belongs with them, they are her family," Rye spoke, his eyes never leaving the portal as he watched Garnet walk off with her mother. "If you weren't such a child you would know that. It would be selfish for us to make her stay."

"I am not a child and you're the one acting selfish brother." With those words the young Spring God flew off in a scattering of feathers, leaving his brother behind.

"Don't leave us, please don't leave us. I know they are your family but we need you more. Rye loves you he's just too stubborn to say it. We all love you. We want to be your family too," Jack pleaded as she answered the door, the young God's voice was shaky, his soft eyes filling with tears.

"I'm not leaving. I explained to my mother last night that I wasn't going to leave the forest. It's my home and I could never leave my boys. I love you all too." Garnet wrapped her arms around Jack and let the young man cry.

"Do we get hugs as well, or are they just for our little brother?" A couple of voices called from the trees. Looking up from Jack, Garnet saw a large barn owl and blue jay perched on a branch. Any other place this would have seemed strange but in this forest, it was the most natural thing in the world.

"You have to come down here to get it," She laughed and watched as they glided down, shifting as their feet touched the grass. As she hugged her beloved boys, Garnet noticed one was missing. "Where's Rye?"

"At home, licking his wounds. Jack here gave our deer brother what for before coming to find you. I don't think I have ever seen Rye look angrier in my life." August laughed and upon seeing the worried look on her face, gently smiled, "Only thing Jack hurt was his brother's pride, I am pretty sure had he not walked away when he did, Jack would have clocked him."

"What do you say we go home and make it right," Palom said reaching out for her. "Will you come with us, Garnet?"

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