Not Your Hero

Another Rude Awakening

Chapter 15
Another Rude Awakening

Blinding light was the first physical sensation that welcomed Aseria to consciousness, the second being the pain in her leg. Panic shot through her system faster than the pain could once she remembered the events before she passed out.

With the safehouse in view and her mother in the doorway, she let out a relieved huff of breath.

"Thank the gods, just the woman I needed to see."

With her vision fading out, she found herself panicking a little more, unsure if she could make it to the door in time. She wasn't sure why her mother wasn't coming to help her, especially after watching her get wounded. But before she could register the features, she heard the voice of the woman she just escaped from.

"Welcome home, Aseria."

Marisol, the woman she loathed more than words could say, peaked her head into the doorway.

"Ah, you are awake."

Aseria moved to the corner of the broken down bed as she tried to shrink herself to the smallest she could be. She took a moment to find her voice, but let the venom sink into her words the very second she found them.

"Get the fuck away from me."

Marisol leaned against the doorway and crossed her arms after letting out a tiny huff.

"That's no way to talk to your fiance"

Aseria rolled her eyes so hard she believed she could read her mind like the pages of a book if she tried.

"Ex fiance. Don't act like you care now."

"I do care."

"You seemed so quick to make a run for it earlier. Why come back now?"

Marisol took a step inside the room and looked around. The walls were a chipped pink, reminding her of the flowers she first proposed with. The furniture still had tiny M and A's carved into the wood, reminding both women that they were just reckless teenagers that were painfully in love, willing to spend forever together and show it off more proud than anyone had ever seen if that is what the world despised the most.

"That's not how I wanted our reunion to go and I really needed to apologize for it ." 

Marisol angrily forced her face into her hands and sighed as Aseria shook her head.

"Don't try to lie and tell me you wanted a reunion. I've had enough of your games."

"I've wanted more than anything to see your smile again Aseria." 

Said woman let out a bitter laugh as she tried to stand, carefully leaning back on her heels, wincing at the pain in her leg.

"There is no way you wanted to see me again. There is no way in hell."

She walked on her injured leg to jab her finger to Marisol's chest. Marisol grabbed her hand and glared at the taller woman.

"How could you be so sure that it didn't tear me apart to leave?"

Aseria stumbled and felt the fire shoot through her injury, she let out a gasp.

"Maybe the way you left me? The way you traded me for power, or maybe it was all in the way you made sure to tell my mom exactly how you felt about the whole situation just hours ago. "

But as soon as their eyes met, Marisol felt the love that she suppressed forcing itself back up to its original power.

"Please. Let me explain."

"You had your chance to."

"I had to look stronger than I was in front of them. There are other forces at play here that you don't know of. If I showed just how much I cared and how much I love you, they would've killed you on the spot."

"Maybe you should've just let them."

"Please, Ase... please let me explain."

"You have five minutes."