Aurora's P.O.V
After Red's outburst John dismissed everyone and sent me to the nurse, which was my first time going, I didn't even know we head one. If I did I would not have attended to all my wounds. My hands were a little cut up from grabbing those mirrors, I had some bruises from the rubber bullets we use when training and a couple of more wounds, luckily they weren't bad so Tilly, our nurse, managed to help me out.
"Thanks Tilly." I offer her a small smile then hop off the bed. Handing me my jacket she gives me a look of sympathy.
"Aurora, are you sure whatever you're doing this for is worth all of this?" I have to save Cy from her, I just have to.
"Yes." I say without hesitation. Sighing she nods.
"Okay well, come back in a couple of days so I can change your bandages and re-attend to your wounds.
"Alright, thanks." Walking out I bump into a hard chest and take a step back.
"Are you alright?" He asks and when I look up it's Red.
"Yeah I'm alright." I say walking away.
"How are your hands?" Stopping, I turn to him with my eyebrows furrowed. Why does he care?
"They're fine." I say leaving, getting to our room I notice that no one is there, if I hadn't taken a shower in Tilly's room I'd take this opportunity to take one. I lay on the bed for a while and stare at the ceiling. I'm tired.
"10." I hear someone faintly call me. "10." He says more firmly, lightly shaking me and I wake up.
"Mm?" It's Andy.
"Captain wants to see you." Oh shit, it's probably about what happened. Getting up I put on my jacket and head to his office. On my way there I notice a couple of people staring at me, what's going on?
"Sir, you wanted to see me?" I say after knocking on his door.
"Come in 10." I come in and he gestures for me to take a seat, weird, I do. As he writes down whatever he's writing he doesn't make eye contact with me. "My second in command has never raised his voice at me the way he did back there, which means that I must have done something he doesn't like. He was right." He says then sighs. "You're free to go 10."
"Yes sir." I say nodding then leaving. What was that all about? Walking back I bump into Andy again. Ugh! I am not in the mood.
"Hey 10."
"I'm not in the mood Andy." When I see his hand reach for me I step back, putting my fists up and when he sees me doing this he puts up his hands.
"It's not like that, I just wanted to say what you did back there was really cool and that captain should not have burned you like that, you saved our asses." I search his eyes. "That's it I swear." He says with his hands still up and I slowly put mine down. I mumble a 'Thanks' and walk away, getting to the room I change and head to the gym. I find myself here most of the time, this is the only way I burn off steam and clear my head. I go at it for a while, boxing and doing cardio, and while punching the punching bag I hear the door open and close.
"You're here too." Stopping I wipe the sweat off my forehead and look at him, it's Red.
"Yeah, training?"
"More like blowing off some steam. Spar with me." I can tell he's not asking but then again I don't feel like I mind, making my way to him I take off the boxing gloves and tighten the bandages around my hands, getting in the ring. "Ready?"
"Mhm." I say getting into position. Coming at me I dodge a couple of his punches but catch a few too, I manage to hit him a couple of times as well.
"Your defence is weak and you strike better with your right than your left."
"You have a strong defence I'll admit but you don't protect your rib cage as much as you protect your face, your left hook's weak too." He chuckles. We keep going at it for a while, tumbling here and there but in the end he wins. I don't know why but that irritates me.
"Not bad 10." He says unstrapping his bandages.
"You too Red." He turns to me and furrows his eyebrows.
"Red? Is that what you guys call me?" I shake my head taking a gulp of water.
"Not really everyone, just me."
"Why?"
"Because your hair's red." I gesture to it. He laughs shaking his head then extends his hand, I hesitate for a second but hold it.
"Cyan." Cyan?
"C-Cyan? So in short your name is-"
"Cy but only my brother and friends call me that." For the first time ever, I see Red smile, well not fully smile but he did smirk and I don't know why but there's something about his smile that makes me feel ... warm? Him softly pulling my hand makes me remember that I'm still holding his as well.
"Aurora." I eventually tell him my name.
"A pleasure to finally meet you Aurora." He says my name just like-
"10! You have a phone call." One of the guys screams from outside the gym window and I quickly let go of his hand.
"Excuse me." He nods and I leave, before putting the phone to my ear I take a breath. "Hello?"
"How are they treating you in there?" Dad.
"Like a girl."
"I figured, keep your answers short and simple, those walls have ears." They're listening to our calls? Why? "How's your body, any lasting damage?"
"No, just a few cuts and bruises but I'm okay."
"We have twenty seconds left so listen up, keep your head down and work smart, not hard. Don't let your guard down for even a second do you hear me?"
"Yes sir."
"Good." Just then the call ends, I leave it on my ear for a little while longer and let the beeping sound, telling me the call is over, comfort me. I haven't spoken to my father since I left, hearing his voice makes me miss home, it makes me miss Cy.
"Time's up 10." The same guy who came to get me at the gym says, banging on the glass, getting up I head back to my room and take a shower. There's something my father said that keeps bothering me, what did he mean by "those walls have ears"? Does that mean that someone is watching me? And if yes then why? What's actually going on here?
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