The Legion of the Killjoys

Walk Away

{Ashley's POV}-3 days later.

       Andy still hasn't woken up. He's been really pale and sweaty, and his pulse has still been a little weaker. Jinxx said he's gone into a sort of less-serious coma in order to let his body and mind heal, but I'm still worried about him. I sat at his bedside, where I had sat for the past couple of days, my hands holding onto Andy's for dear life. Jinxx, when we had woken up, had explained what happened. 

     "Essentially, when Control inhabited Andy before, it was more like Mind Control. However, this time, Control was not inhabiting his own body. My guess is that since we killed him, his spirit remained. I have no idea how he would have restored his old form, since CC turned it to ashes, however if it's the case that he didn't, he could have easily possessed Andy's form or anyone else's, and traveled to this dimension with us. Regardless of how he's here now, what that was was Control's spirit possessing Andy's body. When a spirit possesses someone, it can sort of push the original spirit out, sending it to Purgatory until the body is completely possessed and there essentially isn't a body for the original to return back to, in which case it's then decided if they move on to Heaven or Hell. That's what Jake felt, Andy's spirit, and I reached in and pulled it back from Purgatory, which obviously is extremely dangerous! I'm assuming at first it was a vision. When Andy's visions come in, the rest of his body's senses are dulled to put his sight into focus, meaning his spirit's guard is down. Control could have very easily taken over during the vision, which is why he most likely started screaming. What I did is risky, but the alternative..." 

     None of us wanted to openly mention the alternative.

     I sat at Andy's bedside, hands entwined with his and keeping an eye on the steady rhythm of his chest. "Andy, honey, it's Ashley. Jinxx says you can hear me, and I don't know if it's true or not, but I'm still going to try. If you can hear me, I want you to know how worried I am. Baby, you've been unconscious for three days. It's time to wake up now. I miss your smile, and your laugh, and just...I miss you, Andy, and...I'm so sorry I let this happen to you. I should have been more careful. I should have protected you. I could have woken you up or something! That's my job. I promised you, all these years we've been together, that I would keep you safe, and now..." I pressed my lips to the back of his hand gently. 

     "And now, I don't know what to do. I need to know you're okay, Andy. I don't care if you wake up for just a minute before sleeping for another three days. I just want to hear your voice again, just for a minute. I just want to hear you tell me you're okay."

      He didn't move, and I felt more tears slide down my face. My breath was coming out in short gasps. "I'm so sorry, Angel. I love you, more than you could ever know." I said. I started humming a familiar song, and it clicked that it was one of the songs we made as a band many years ago...

     "Walk Away..." I remembered. I remembered a snippet of lyrics I'd always think about when I thought about Andy, and they came out in between the humming...

     A lonely heart remains until we know the truth

     But if it stays the same, can we make it through?

     A life without the hurt, a life without you

     I smiled sadly, wiping the tears from my cheeks. "I swear to you, I will never Walk Away. I can't have a life without you, Angel. You are my everything, Andrew, and I love you more than anything. Please, just, wake up and let me know you're okay," I begged. Slowly, I pressed my lips to his forehead, holding them there for just a moment. 

     "I...I'm okay, Ash." My angel's voice spoke. I didn't hold the tears back. I looked into his beautiful blue eyes, smiled, and kissed him. He smiled into the kiss, then pulled back, and said, "I love you, too."

I'm not crying, you're crying! *cries in corner*

Well, it's pretty short, but I was planning this as a long chapter, and then I remembered "Walk Away" and it turned into this. Longer chapter will hopefully come sooner bc my computer is up and running again. No idea what happened to it, it just magically started working again. 

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