Sanity: The Saw Chronicles [C]

Chapter 43 | Love's a Loaded Gun

I rushed back to the lab as soon as we got back to the base. After what happened last night, I was terrified of what could happen to Kuza if he was left alone again. I also promised him I wouldn't leave again. Hopefully Ryan explained to him where I went. Regardless, I still missed him like crazy and just wanted to be back in that bed with him. Today beat me up emotionally and psychically.

Impatiently, I waited for Ryan to unlock the inner door. My key card was working for the outer one again but no one got through that second door without his consent. He pulled back the door, delivering me a less than happy look.

"How is he?" I softly asked.

"Well, he didn't have any catastrophes like last time, but he misses you a lot. He's been pretty upset all day." He replied.

"Fucking Ricky," I scoffed, "He could've done that mission without me. The others had it handled."

"It must've not been too bad because you weren't gone that long."

"There was a lot of damage done though. The city's prison got destroyed. They're bringing all the dead and injured here. You're about to get pretty damn busy." I told him.

Ryan groaned as he locked the door, "I suggest you go spend as much time with Kuza as you can before they bring me those bodies. Reese isn't coming around here anytime soon, so you get to be my new assistant."

I shrugged, "It'll give me something to do other than read and watch cat videos."

"At least you're thinking positively." He sighed, "I'm going to go get some rest. I trust we won't have any repeats of last night?"

"I promise, I'm not leaving Mike's side." I reassured him.

Ryan stepped out of my way, gesturing to the back of the lab. Kuza was in his same dark little corner on his bed. There was a table that ran along the left side of the bed and it was covered in Satanic worship items. Red candles burned around a white pentagram painted on the black surface. There was plenty more other small things like a bowl of salt and one of water. It seemed to help him feel more relaxed.

When I got close to that area, I felt my aura reset. I was balanced again. All that I could not change did not matter. Maybe it was the altar, or maybe it was the strength of his love. He seemed so tired and depressed through. The second he saw me, he lit up with a smile. I could still see it in his eyes that he was exhausted.

"Hi, Baby." I mused.

"Hi." He spoke just above a whisper. Kuza wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into a kiss. "I missed you."

"I missed you, too. I'm sorry I left but I wasn't really given a choice. Did Ryan tell you where I went?" I asked.

"Mmhm. I'm kind of glad I didn't have to go." He muttered.

That shocked me. He's always down for ripping apart people, even demons. Then again, he's got to be worn out on demons and the supernatural. My poor baby looked so tired. Kuza had never been this way before. He's always been the tough one but now, he's almost like a child. Eventually all that evil had to catch up with him and now he's crashing and burning. I hope this never happens to me.

"I'm going to go wash my makeup off. Then we can go to sleep." I said as I began to step towards the bathroom.

Kuza grabbed my arm with both his hands, "Please don't go."

"Honey, it's okay. I'm just going to the bathroom for a few minutes." I sighed, "Why don't you walk with me?"

"Ryan said he doesn't want me leaving this area." He replied.