When We Rise(Completed)

~Waking Up Naked in His Arms~

~Serenity's POV~

I woke up today warm and comfortable, the only thing is I wasn't alone, I looked up to see Chibs fast asleep and holding me to his bare chest. My eyes went wide and it was then that I realized that he and I were naked, I looked up at him before taking my pillow and hitting him with it. He startled awake, shaking his head and looking around before letting out a sigh and his confusion changed to pissed.

"What the fuck was that for?"

"Why the fuck am I naked, did you?"

He looked at me with wide eyes before getting up and pulling on his clothes.

"If you honestly think that I could take advantage of you then you really don't know how I feel."

I sat up taking the covers with me.

"You're right, I don't know how you feel, especially since the last time I saw you, you were wrapped up in a croweater. So forgive me if I'm not absolutely ecstatic to find you and I completely naked, after I was raped and tortured for two weeks."

"Serenity, I never got the chance to explain myself."

"You want to explain, fine, explain, but don't expect forgiveness right off the bat."

"She came to the club looking for Jax, I was at the bar and she tried to talk, I stood up and went to the couch. I sat down and she sat on my lap, one thing led to another and I was pushing her away when you walked in and she leaned into me. I swear, Serenity I would never do that to you, I love you, hell I'm in love with you, since the moment I first saw you. I love the fact that you're fearless, and granted you have a tendency to be reckless, but most of the time it's to save another. You made a choice to wear that patch, and to risk your life for our territory. Please, put the patch back on, and say yes, say you love me back."

I sighed, looking at him with tears in my eyes shaking my head.

"I can't, I love you, but I can't trust you, prove to me that I'm the only one, rise to the challenge, and maybe, I'll give us a chance, as of right now, I can't, I wish I could, but I can't, I'm sorry Chibs."

He sighed nodding his head.

"Alright, I'll do it, but you have to let me stay here with you."

"Alright, I'm going to go shower, and put some clothes on, I'll talk to you when I'm out."

He nodded his head, and I walked away going to the bathroom turning on the shower, I washed my hair, and shaved careful, of the cuts on my body. The soap stung my skin but I hissed through the pain biting my lip till it bled, I rested my hands on the wall letting the water run down my spine. I stood there just watching the blood swirl down the drain, I sighed as tears came to my eyes. I love Chibs, but I can't trust him, and no matter how many times he saves me my trust is hard to earn. When I knew that I was clean and the water stopped being pink and red from blood I sighed, getting out of the shower wrapping a towel around my hair and another around my body. I looked for something to wear and soon found a pair of black leggings, with a black tank top, a cream sweater, and cream socks with an Aztec design, I put my hair up in a messy bun before walking into the bedroom. I saw Chibs pulling on his t-shirt and boxers, while I walked to my last box, I sighed, taking out my guns and putting in a light mint lotus flower belly ring. I looked at Child who was already laying down, I laid down, turning on my TV. We laid there watching M*A*S*H reruns until I fell asleep in his arms.

~Nightmares~

I hung there as I felt the serrated blade trace over my skin, my screams filled the room as I looked into the brown eyes of Alvarez. Only the face changed, it was his VP, and I knew then that I was dead, more and more cuts were made on my body. I screamed and cried begging for death, hoping it would be my sweet relief, until I realized that I couldn't leave Chibs. I fought tooth and nail, he grabbed my face and I tried pulling away from him, he spit in my face before pushing me away, and then the hits came.

~Reality~

I shot up in bed my breaths coming out jagged and rough as my body ached from the pain. I looked around and sighed as I realized it was all just a dream, except it wasn't, it was a nightmare, and it was all real, it all happened. I looked to my side to see Chibs laying there, his eyes opened and he looked at me for a moment before sitting up taking my hands in his.

"What's wrong Darlin, what happened?"

"Nothing, it was, it was just a nightmare, I'm alright."

"Are you sure?"

I nodded my head.

"Yeah, I'm alright."

He laid down and I followed his lead resting my head on his chest, he wrapped his arms around me as he kissed my head. With that he fell asleep, while I laid there thinking, the only reason I survived this is because of Chibs. He's what kept me alive, the thought of getting to see him again is what kept me going, and made me fight for my life. I know that I'll never be able to tell him, he'll never be able to know that he's the one and only person that I'm living for, if it weren't for him, I'd be dead right now. With those final thoughts I fell asleep hoping that he would be there when I wake up, hoping that he'll never let me go again.