ELECTRIFY ME• aaron warner

19|AARON

There are two guards outside of Warner's cell. The room he's in is totally blocked off from the rest of Omega Point. There are no windows and I can't see where he's at.

"Be careful," one of them tells me. "He's been going crazy all day and destroying everything in his room."

"Call if you need us."

I nod, but I'm not scared of him. He might hurt all of the people around me, but he's never tried to hurt me. I hate him, but he saved my life. If he wanted me dead, he would have let Anderson kill me. He wouldn't try anything.

I open the door, and I don't see him right away. The guards shut it for me, and I'm looking around. I'm thrown against the wall before I can do anything.

Warner's body is against mine and he's holding a single finger above his lips so I don't scream. He looks messy and disheveled for once in the time I've known him.

He still manages to look insanely attractive. His shirt is so thin that you can see the outline of his muscles. Warner's golden hair looks less neat, but still suits him perfectly.

"I knew you'd come and see me, love."

"Warner."

I try and get past him, but he's not letting me move. "No. You know that I want to be Aaron to you."

I take a deep breath. "Fine. Aaron."

He smiles and I see those lovely dimples again. He lets me go. He sits down on his bed and gestures for me to follow.

And I do.

"You know, you're going to be held here until you tell us information."

"I don't mind. This is like a vacation for me, love."

I didn't expect that. I expected Aaron to be furious that he is being held here, but instead he is enjoying it. This isn't meant to amuse him but to make him regret the things he has done.

I lean against the wall, furrowing my brows. "Aaron, this isn't a vacation. This is serious."

He chuckles. "When did you get so boring?"

"Maybe when your father tried to kill me."

Aaron stands up and takes my face in his hands so gently. His eyes soften just a bit as he tries to read my surprised expression.

"I really don't want you to hate me, Lia. I don't want you to hate me for my father's unforgivable actions or for what I've done to you. I wouldn't have kissed you if I didn't think you wanted to be kissed. I'm sorry."

This isn't what I expected him to say. I never expected a sincere apology from Aaron. If anything, I expected him to apologize for kidnapping me, not for kissing me.

Throughout this conversation, the worst thing has been the feeling in my stomach that I've tried to avoid. When he mentioned the kiss, I felt it.

I don't want to admit it, but I wasn't disgusted when Aaron kissed me. I felt something I've never felt before.

His kiss was different.

I've kissed Carven, and I've kissed other guys. This kiss was so electric that it made me feel so desperate for more even though I don't like him.

My heart begins to race as we are left just staring into each other's eyes. The tension fills the room. His hands on my face are so delicately placed that I don't feel alarmed in the slightest.

He's never tried to hurt me.

How can Aaron be a monster like everyone says he is if he has never ever hurt me?

I take a deep breath. Everything I've ever told myself I hate about Aaron is fading away in this moment. I don't know what to feel about the beautiful monster standing in front of me.

"Aaron, it's ok," I whisper.

He seems surprised. "It is?"

I'm so nervous now and I don't know why. Aaron easily picks up on it. "Love? Are you alright?"

I look around before pulling away and heading towards the door. "I... I should go-"

He grabs my wrist, but gently. "I knew you felt something when we kissed. I can see it in your eyes. Please tell me, Lia."

He can't know and I can't admit it to myself. I can't see myself with someone like him. He's killed so many people as a sector leader, and I am a girl who doesn't even understand her own powers.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You're not a very good liar."

"Aaron, I can't do this," I sigh. "Goodbye."

"Bye, love."

There's a sadness in his eyes as I leave and I feel bad immediately. Warner always seems stone cold and unreadable, but I can see the emotion in his face. He does feel just like the rest of us.

He seems so broken, and I'm sure I know the cause.

Anderson.

If he was that cruel to me, I can't imagine what Aaron had to grow up with his whole life. He was raised this way, but it's still so hard to justify his actions. I saw him kill Fletcher and then act completely unbothered.

One thing I've learned is that people aren't who they seem to be. Aaron seems cold on the outside, but at times he is so caring. Carven seemed like my best friend, but he was really the devil in disguise. Adam has always seemed like he wants the best for me, but now he doesn't want me to make any of my own decisions.

I'm in such a storm of emotions when I head back to the room Kenji told me I'll be staying in. Thankfully him and Adam are right across from me.

But I don't know how to face Adam after what he did earlier. I don't know how to keep our friendship and reject his feelings at the same time.

There is so much going on at once that I've only just began to process how much my life has changed recently.

I see a girl sitting on the bed across from mine.

Juliette Ferrars is staring back at me. She is inhumanely beautiful, yet so intriguingly mysterious.

Long locks of dark hair fall down her back and down to her waist. She seems nervous to talk to me, but eases when she realizes who it is.

"Juliette."

"Emilia. You saved me and risked your own life."

"In all truth, I knew Warner wouldn't hurt me. But I know he was holding you prisoner too, what did he want with you?"

Juliette sighs, sinking into her pillow. "He wanted my powers. Only I had the luxury of staying in asylum before I was brought into Sector 45."

Kenji mentioned this to me briefly. I can't imagine what she has had to gone through. Juliette doesn't look insane, but she looks completely normal and stunning.

"I'm so sorry. It's just that lately I've begin to trust Warner more, and I don't know why."

"I wouldn't, Emilia. He's dangerous."

I nod, snuffling deeper into my blanket. "Goodnight, Juliette."

"Goodnight."

*a/n- starting to work on a kenji fanfic 🤭