Always

Chapter Nine

(All Pic credits to iiMakaykayii

John's POV

3 days later

I wake up on the middle of the night to screams. Not horrific screams, but threatening screams that contain words I can't quite make out.

Even though all is silent now, I rush into the room where the screams originate. Where Six is.

I throw the door open to see Six sitting up, she shows no signs of anything, she looks like she has no emotions whatsoever. She jumps when the door opens, sending a harsh force of telekinesis at me. I'm thrown backwards into the wall and hit my head hard. I shake it off before standing by the now closed door. Marina and Ella rush into the hallway.

"Six?" I say gently.

Suddenly the door opens, revealing Six, her eyes filled with hate.

"Six? What happened?" I ask.

She shakes her head, and squeezes her eyes shut, like she's trying to rid herself of an image in her head. When she looks at me again, she no longer looks hateful, she looks annoyed.

"I had this really sucky dream," she says. 

"About Setrakus Ra?" I ask.

"In a way."

"I've had those after the war  too," I say.

"This is my third one," she says simply. But her voice sounds distant, like she's trying to figure something out.

I decide to speak telepathically to her.

"Six, talk to me."

"I'm ok, John."

"You don't look ok."

"I know, but really I'm fine."

"What happened in the dream?"

"I killed Setrakus Ra, just like real life, but what was different was you died too. First you, that was the worst, then everyone else."

"Oh."

I leave Six's mind as soon as I see it, I can't bear to see the images that I telepathically saw when she explained the nightmare. We all looked dead beyond death. We were all bloody and horrific looking. And the worst, Six was is complete horror, if that's even possible. The whole scene that was presented to me was terrible.

Marina walks over to Six and envelops her in a warm hug. Six just relaxes into her arms, it must be somewhat comforting to feel the person you just dreamed was dead of a torturous death hug you in real life. Ella looks shocked, she probably just saw that image too.

Six never takes her eyes off me, her look pleads with me. I look back at her, I soften my eyes and walk towards her. I sit beside her on the bed and take her hand. Tracing circles with my thumb on the back of her hand and warming her with my Lumen. Marina releases Six and gives me a look that almost speaks words. I feel like she's telling me to stay with Six.

"Don't worry, Mar, I'll stay with her." I speak into Marina's mind.

Marina nods and walks out with Ella in hand.

Six leans onto me, just gently squeezing my hand.

"I'm glad you're not dead," Six says softly.