Eclipse [ ENGLISH VERSION ]

-5- ALLIANCE

- TOM'S POV-

My gaze darkens. My eyes never leaving his.

Tom
- She's already told you she doesn't want to see you.

Philippe
- I'll find a way to get her back to me.

Tom
- You're out of your mind.

Philippe grabs me by the collar of my T-shirt, slamming my back against the wall.
- Remember who saved your life.

I take a deep breath.
Tom
- I still don't understand why you did it.

He chuckles, taking a seat in front of me on a mini wooden stool.

Philippe
- The potential you have. I like it. Very much.

Tom
- My potential?

Philippe
- You're fearless, ready to do anything to defend and protect those you love.

Tom
- What the hell are you getting at?!

Philippe
- Let's make an alliance, Tom.

Tom
- Alliance?!

He smiles, rising from his stool, catching his empty glass in his right hand.

Philippe
- You'd be my perfect ally.

I try to stand up, but the chain around my hands stops me in my tracks.

Tom
- I'll never make an alliance with you.

A smile tugs at the corner of his lips, a laugh escaping from between them.

Philippe
- You're going to rot here, Kaulitz.

He heads for the stairs, taking small steps towards them because he knows I'll change my mind in the next second.

Tom
- Philippe.

He stops short, I know he's smiling with pride.

Philippe
- Tom?

He turns, now facing me. I look up at him.

Tom
- I'll be your ally... But on one condition.

He frowns, taking a few steps towards me.

Philippe
- What condition?

I sigh.
- I want to see Blaire again.

Philippe
- She doesn't want to see you either.

Tom
- That's not true.

Philippe
- She hates you for what you did.

Tom
- I want to see her again to explain what really happened that night.

He sighs, moving a little closer to me.

Philippe
- All right, then. But if you betray me.
He brings his mouth close to my ear.
- I'll kill you. And know that I really will.

I swallow, shaking my head. He grabs the key from the back of his trouser pocket, inserting it into the opening of the chains.

I rub my wrists before straightening up, my heart throbbing with emotion at the mere thought of seeing Blaire again.

She'll probably slap me, yell at me or push me away, but seeing her just once will only make me feel better. Try to explain past mistakes to her.

- BLAIRE'S POV -