A Shell For Two | JWCC | Yaz x Fem Oc

25: KASH

A/N: I'll be converting this over to Ao3 in case anyone prefers to read it over there. However, I may change Hecate's name to probably Alex. I'll probably revise and rewrite some stuff as well. Just a heads up in case anyone reads it over there instead.

Hecate holds Yaz's hand as they walk back to the biome Mae is staying in. Her body recovered after a few minutes and she could walk on her own, though that doesn't mean Brooklyn strayed from her side any, not that Hecate noticed.

"You're doing any better?" Hecate asks.

Yaz nods with a small sigh, "I guess. I just...I don't know if I'm ever going to be the same, y'know. If we ever get home, will I ever feel normal again?"

"You're not alone," Sammy says, "I've been having nightmares too." Yaz and Hecate look at her for a moment before turning their attention back to the way they're walking, "Once you've stared down a Dimorphodon, it's hard to forget."

"My nightmares are usually about fire-breathing compies that can also read your mind," Kenji says next. That one got Hecate to smile for a moment before it's gone. Yaz notices, nudging her in the side, a silent question being asked.

Hecate just smiles at her though they both know it's fake. She rubs her thumb against the back of Yaz's hand, leaning towards her to whisper to her, "I'm okay, don't worry." She whispers before leaning back. Yaz just looks at her for a moment, not replying, before nodding.

Brooklyn speaks up next about her personal nightmares, "My worst one is getting stuck with the middle seat on an airplane, and having to share the armrest with a Scorpius Rex." She turns to Hecate, expecting hers next.

Hecate shakes her head, "I don't dream, no weird dreams to tell, sorry."

"Oh," Brooklyn replies simply. Darius doesn't share his, and honestly, Hecate is glad. Hearing his voice would just piss her off again.

...

"The plane left without you?" Mae asks, "I'm so sorry," guilt is plastered over her face. Hecate shakes her head. She doesn't blame Mae.

"It's not your fault, you tried to get us to leave," she replies.

"I don't understand what's happening here but I promise," mae continues, "you have my word that I'll get you off this island somehow."

"No, we're not leaving," all heads whip towards Darius and Hecate immediately groans, "Obviously, this isn't what we wanted, like at all. But we can't quit now, mantah corp doesn't care if they're hurting their dinosaurs." He continues, "And Mae, you can't protect them on your own. We have to stay and fix this, however long it takes."

Hecate wasn't going to say anything, too tired to do so, but the soft, "Sure, whatever you say," that comes from Yasmina makes her snap. She doesn't even try to stop herself as she whirls around, socking Darius in the jaw.

He stumbles back, holding his cheek. Hecate pulls him forward by his shirt, hitting him in the nose next. She kicks him back into the shelf behind him before Mae and the others can pull her away from him.

"Why the fuck are you deciding this!?" She yells, "You are the most idiotic dumbass I've ever met, Darius, I swear, one more stupid word from you and I'm throwing you towards a BRAD." She shrugs off the arms holding her down, "Let go." She huffs, stepping forward before slamming her foot into his stomach, making him groan in pain.

"I'm done, I'm done," she says, raising her hands and stepping away. Hecate scoffs, glaring down at him before storming away towards the kitchen. Yaz immediately follows her.

...

"I won't apologize for it," Hecate mumbles when she feels Yaz's arms wrap around her from behind.