PeteWay - KentaKim: Restart (PitBabe)

Chapter 6

Just saying those words was enough for Charlie to experience those moments again. He explained everything in such little details that Babe, despite still asking questions, could easily imagine the scene exactly as it went.

"So, you're telling me that you want to fake your death? Why are you telling me this?" Charlie asked Way, who couldn't help but look around constantly, fearing that someone could find them. Charlie eventually got impatient and put his hands on Way's shoulders to force him to look at him.

"Yes... I need the drug you used to fake your death. Tony won't go down without fighting, so when it will happen, I will shield Babe and use the drug to pretend to be dead" Way said in a hurry.

"Well, I think you're forgetting the difference between my scenario and yours. How are you going to survive a bullet?" Charlie asked.

"Tony doesn't have a good aim. If I do it correctly, Tony will hit me without damaging any vital organ. I'll hide the drug in a capsule in my mouth, then I'll bite it when the time comes. After that, you have to take everyone out. Kenta will take care of the rest, he owes me a favor" the healing process wasn't going to be that difficult, given that alphas like Babe had faster healing capabilities, it could only be easier for an enigma.

"What if you don't do it correctly? What if you..." Charlie said, feeling ashamed that the idea of Way dying for real wasn't sounding so difficult to accept.

"It is a risk I'm willing to take, and you should agree on that. If I do it correctly, I will get out of Babe's life forever, otherwise I will just die... maybe it will be enough to redeem myself after what I did to him..." those words made Charlie even more irritated, the thought of Babe's face when he rescued him still appeared in front of him, so he couldn't be anything but happy at the idea that Way would have disappeared forever.

"Charlie? Charlie do you accept?"

"Yes... I can accept it. Make sure no one except for me and Kenta knows about this. If you really care about Babe, your death will be the perfect mean to help him move on. I can easily imagine what would happen on the long run if Pete knows that you're still alive"

"I know, that's why..." Way started, but as the sense of satisfaction grew more intense, Charlie couldn't hold back, so he interrupted him:

"I mean that's the least you could do"

"What does it mean?" Way asked confused.

"After what you did, your duty is to sacrifice your happiness for the sake of the people you hurt"

"Yes... I... I agree... I'm sure that Pete will find someone more suitable to be by his side just like Babe did when he found you..." Way responded. That sentence really hurt him.

When Charlie began his explanation, Babe believed that his boyfriend was making up an unrealistic story only to make him feel better, but the more Charlie spoke, the easier it was to Babe to connect the dots and get a view of the whole scene. Everything went exactly as he remembered: right after Way seemed to say his last words, everyone got out of the building. He could even remember when Charlie convinced them not to open the coffin during the funeral.

The only question in Babe's mind at that moment was "Am I really happy that he's still alive, or deep down I thought he deserved that fate?"