Rogue

Part Two

Edit 10/26/24

Rouge

Elijah stiffened at the request, Darrel smirked as he took his leave, he had a couple other things he needed to do before they left. He couldn't risk her waking up with no supervision.

Elijah grimace expression remained even after Darrel left, his stone-cold eyes piercing at the sleeping beauty laying on the cot, he despised Darrel for allowing someone to have so much power over them – even if that person isn't aware of it. It was a weakness that could be easily exploited against them. Like now! Just merely waiting for her to wake up so they could leave, he was aware of the 'reason' behind waiting, but the Credence pack had already discovered this location! It was a fucking huge risk coming back here in the first place.

Elijah let out a frustrated sigh as he started to rub both sides of his temples, a headache was just starting to form, he just hoped that she would wake up soon. He wanted to get this done and over with so they could go back to how things used to be.

He unlocked the door, debating only for a second if he should turn back, her hair was twisted, her brows furrowed together, her eyes squeezed tightly shut together. He noticed the blanket was neatly tucked around her body, he snarled, turning around to where Darrel had been standing. He should have figured that he would come in here and try to make her "comfortable".

"C – could you get me some water?" A raspy voice choked out, his head snapping back to face them.

"It's in the same place it was the last time you were here."

She rolled her eyes, slowly pulling herself up into a sitting position, Elijah remained in his spot. His eyes followed her every twitch as she stood up and made her way to the tiny sink in the corner. She grabbed herself a glass of water, hm, even after all these years she remembered. He shouldn't be too surprised though; she probably has everything that happened here permanently scarred into her memory. For a small millisecond he almost, almost felt sympathy for her.

"The nightmares had stopped," She started making her way back to the cot, "and then they came back, after all these years I thought I had finally rid myself of this whole place and yet... here I am, back again," She sighed, "How delightful."

Elijah kept his expression blank as she continued to sip her water. He had already told himself he was not going to get sucked into her like Darrel. Speaking of Darrel, he probably would want to know she is awake, the sooner he is aware of it the faster they can leave.

"We will be leaving soon," Elijah stated, wondering if he should give her any more information than that, deciding against it he left without saying another word.

Darrel must be around here, he started in the most obvious spot, his office. Darrel was perched in his chair, clicking aggressively at who knows what on his computer screen, Elijah wasn't even sure he noticed him come in.

"Darrel," Elijah coughed, hoping to break his trance, "Bree is awake, we need to be moving –" He was caught off guard by Darrel's snarl, his eyes glowing dangerously; his mind must be elsewhere. Elijah kept himself calm, knowing he could feel his energy.

"She's awake?" Darrel asked, his eyes fading back, "Good, I have a duffel bag there that she can use; whenever she is ready, we need to go. I am just finishing a few things here."

Elijah mentally groaned, he was hoping that Darrel would be the one to get her all situated, the faster he does this the faster it will be over with. Well, that's what he kept telling himself as he grabbed the bag and dragged his feet back to her.