Truculent [girlxgirl]

Renee

I came home once again after a long day at work. The days seem to draw out forever without her.

I went into my fridge and pulled out a tv dinner that I purchased. Cass used to cook for me, I thought as I placed it in the oven and headed to my room.

Once in my room I undressed and got into the shower. I rested my forehead on the wall of the shower and let the water cascade down my back.

Cass used to hold me in the shower. Her body against mine was hot. I turned up the heat which served as a comfort. It seemed like I was always cold too. I felt my stomach. It hasn't begun to protrude yet. Will I have to get rid of it? I don't want to. I'll kill myself before I kill my child and live on as if I had done nothing. This child is all I have left of Cass. The process of getting pregnant is too complicated to be able to falsify how it happened. The only way to handle this is to run away. There's no way I'd make it though. I could always get married, leave the academy, and then run. I touched my lips. But then I'd have to kiss someone else, I thought. No way. I sighed knowing that I was just being stubborn and would have to come up with something soon.

"Not today.", I decided shutting off the shower water and climbing out. I put on my towel and headed to the kitchen.

I patted my face dry using the towel when I realized that I was in the shower for way longer than I had anticipated. I ran to the kitchen and opened the oven.

"What the...?", I said in confusion when I saw that the oven was empty. Not only that but the oven was cool. "...fuck?"

I touched my head. I could have swore I put my food in here, I thought, I can't be that I tired. I shut the oven and shut the oven and was about to go to the fridge when I saw my prepared food on the counter. I looked at the entrance of the kitchen and there she was.

"C-Cass?", I choked out.

"Hey."

"You bitch!", I ran into her and shoved her. "You told me we'd go together. You left me!!" I raised my hand above my head to strike her when she pulled me into a hug.

"Let go of me!", I struggled against her body. I never realized how much stronger than me she was. "Let go I said! LET GO!! I HATE YOU!! I HATE YOU CASS! I HATE YOU!!", I cried hard as I surrendered to her unwavering grip.

"I love you.", Cass spoke,"I only did what I thought was best. I couldn't drag you down with me. I wanted to keep you safe. You're innocent in all this. They are literally trying to kill me. They say that they'll hold a trial but the SF don't give a fuck about that. They want me dead and if you got caught in the crossfire and died because of me, I don't think even my death could silence my guilt. I was hoping you'd move on. I know that it was selfish of me to even think that possible for you when I could never do it. Now you're involved so I have to take you away."

"She told you."

"...I thought I was infertile.", I tensed.

"Do you want me to abort it?", If that's the case then she really wants nothing to do with me. She's bullshitting me. She could happily move on if only her ex weren't pregnant. She just doesn't want me to come with her. My blood boiled and tears stung my eyes again.

"No. I'm really happy. I wish I were normal so we could get married, and buy a house, and raise this child together without fear.", she squeezed me even tighter and I relaxed as all my fears slipped away. I hugged her back.

"I lied."

"Hmm?"

"I don't hate you. I love you. I missed you so much that it hurt."

"I know. I'm sorry."

"This time, you'll take me with you right?"

"That's the reason why I'm here."

"How...how did you even get here?"

"I have my ways.", she smiled.

I punched her shoulder, "Seriously! How are we getting out of here?"

"Pack what really matters and lightly. Whatever you need that's extra I probably have at my current base.", she totally did not answer my question.

"Pads?", I looked at her skeptically.

"Well no but I can get them."

"Where are we going to go? Are we just going to keep running until they get tired of running after us?"

"We'll settle down. Eventually."

"All I really need is this.", I held up my HDS.

"Oh let me see that.", Cass took it. She tapped away quickly for a while before turning it around, opening it and basically pulling it apart.

"What the hell, Cass?!"

"Don't worry. I've stored your stuff in a database that is so deep in the internet and well guarded that only I can access it. Only social engineering through me can cause the loss or exposure of any of the files.", she spoke gibberish.

"Um... I'm going to assume that you just saved my stuff to somewhere else."

"Ready to go?", she held out her hand.

"Definitely.", I grabbed her hand and we left.

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