Of Monsters and Music

The Heat - The Score

CHASE

It's been about half an hour since Lena went off to her meeting, Rory went home and Amya went off to find the Fey doctor, and already I'm bored out of my mind.

There's nothing much to do in the infirmary. There are a couple of books (all of which I've read before), no TV and not many people to talk to on a good day. Or rather, a bad day. It's just four blank walls and a clock to stare at. And Gretel said to stay as still as possible, so even if I felt like reading the books for the third time, I wouldn't be able to get them.

I look at the clock for five minutes.

Where's my M3?

I think it's still at the Fey training grounds. Dammit, I have to go get that at some point.

I want to see if Rory's back home. Maybe when Gretel and Lena get back from their meeting, I can ask them to call her.

Actually, I'll get Lena to call her parents because if Rory's NOT at home, she'll lie about it.

I wonder what they're talking about in the meet- duh, you, of course. You and your major screw-up. What else?

Do you think they hate me?

Nah, they'd know that I didn't do it on purpose. I was hit with something IRON, of course they can't blame me for that.

Do you think Rory hates me?

God, I hope not.

I don't think she does, she just sounded angry. Not angry at ME- well, sort of. Angry that I was telling her to go home. But not angry at me for the actual meeting.

Although... from what I can remember, she did seem pretty freaked out when I arrived back at EAS.

Do you reckon it was the cryi- of COURSE it was the crying, idiot, what else would it be?

I should apologise to her. When I get out of this bed, that is. Whenever that will be. Hopefully soon. I miss EAS.

Oh, God, I MISS EAS. Everyone's so much nicer here than in the Fey kingdoms. I don't have to watch my back all the time or think five steps ahead. I don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back by my closest friends because they're RORY and LENA and KYLE and oh, god, I miss them. I haven't had a decent conversation with Kyle or Lena in weeks and Rory...

When was the last time I talked to Rory properly? It would've been at the last date we went on, which was like... probably over a month ago, now. Damn. I really need to be a better boyfriend.

I'll ask her on one when I get out of this bed.

Wait, no, she's gotta stay at home. She can't go out on dates because of your little slip-up, remember?

She can't go out on missions, either. Or anything remotely diplomatic, for that matter. Which is bad, because EAS needs her.

She can't teach either, and she LOVES teaching. It's all she talks about between serious stuff.

That's kinda sad, now that I think about it. She's either talking about something really serious or about work. At least she likes work, right?