Survived Me: a Shatter Me fan-fiction (Warnette)

Chapter 117 - They Don't Know

TW
Talk of kidnapping
Talk of hostage situation
———

AARON'S POV:

All we have to go off of is a handful of information that Theo overheard his sister say. I, though, still do not know if I can fully trust Theo, being as he did kidnap me and was holding me captive a few hours ago.

"The only place that they'd keep her is back at the RARE's base." Says Theo, his voice sounding certain and completely confident. "I mean, Annie hasn't left that place in a long time, well, that was before coming here, and while we were here, I made sure is was with her a great deal of the time, so I knew she wouldn't harm Juliette." He says. "I do not know this Sebastian fellow, and I, quite frankly, do not want to, but it is possible that he has another remote location where they could have her held." All the confidence from when he started speaking, has flattered.

"So what now?" Ask Kishimoto.

I stand up, "we go to the RARE's old base, if it's the only lead, then we must check. Plus, they both lived there for a long amount of time, there could be some information that can help us find Juliette somewhere there."

"That may be so." Says Castle, "but is it worth gathering us troops and filling in all the roles while we are away, just for a slight chance of them leavening something behind in a base that is, probably, completely abandoned?"

Though, his point is valid, I want to punch him. How could he say that? Of course it's worth it if it means we might get a step closer to finding Juliette.
Castle is a nice man, I know he is, but when it comes to Juliette, he is... I don't know, weird. I think it might be because he is so used to being the leader, he ruled Omega Point for years, so, now with all the power going to Juliette, he might be slight jealous and resentful towards her.

"Castle, man," says Kishimoto, "of course it's fucking worth it!" He looks at Castle, the man who is like a father to him, with a look of surprise, disgust and disappointment. "To leave her in the hands of someone like Annie, knowing how poorly she is most likely being treated, is just completely unjustified."

This is one of the many few times, and I must put an emphasis on the word few times, that I have wholeheartedly agreed with something Kishimoto has said. "Kishimoto is right," I say, shocking everyone in the room, but mostly, shocking Kishimoto himself. "Not trying to find her isn't an option here!" I shake my head, rushing a stressed hand through my blond locks. "I thought that much would have been obvious."

Castle takes a sharp inhale of air, breathing in a calm pattern. "But Mr Warner," he says, "you have to agree that going in, full force, to a place that we only 'think' might contain Miss Ferras, leaving the whole of the sector without any supervision, and, or, soldiers - you have to agree that doing that is a foolish move."

"To be honest, right now, Castle, I really don't care about what is right and wrong, I care about my fiancée being back with me, safe and unharmed." I angrily tell him.

"Agreed," spoke Theo pipes up. "Having a petty argument isn't helping anything right now."

"You can't let your own emotions and attachments get in the way of your duty that you have to uphold, no matter what." Castle stands up, slamming his hands against the meeting room table. "Your duty is to your sector!"

I shake my head, again. "No, my duty is to my love, my, soon to be, wife."

Castle still seems to be against this idea, and, for many reasons, I become unable to control my words. "Castle, while I respect you and what you do, I will not have you disregard my, soon to be, wife, like that. You can do many things to harm me, hurt me, physically, mentally and verbally, but don't you dare disrespect my wife."

Castle face twists into a sour look. "Come on Mr Warner, you must understand that I am using logic and not emotional attachment, like you are."

I want to rip his face off. How could he say that?! Castle can be many things, manipulative, selfish, dissatisfactory and, in some cases, in the way - but I didn't think he'd ever stoop this low.

"I'm going to pretend I didn't just hear you say that, or there will be blood spilt on this table, your blood, Castle." I warn him. "Stop talking before you regret it later down the line."

After that, carnage erupts in the room.

———
ANNIE'S POV:

They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.
They don't know.

...

Or do they?

———
??? POV:

I haven't got anything stopping me, the plan remains in notion, I don't know how exactly they think that this plan is going to work, but I assume #?#?#? knows what to do. I am not one to complain about a mission, but this one seems to be taking a long ass time. It will be worth it though, for the money, the massive amount of money that I will get paid once this is all over. When I was given the job, I thought it'd be like any other, like the missions that I have done over and over again. I was ever so wrong. This is much more than just a one off mission.

I just hope that they don't know.
———
Word count: 1299

(A\N): (Short chapter, I know, I am sorry!)