Loving Them Both

Radioactive

I'm waking up to ash and dust, I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust. I'm breathing in the chemicals. I'm breaking in, shaping up, then decking out on the prison bus. This is it, the apocalypse. I'm waking up I feel it in my bones enough to make to make my systems blow. Welcome to the new age, to the new age. Welcome to the new age, to the new age. I'm radioactive, radioactive. I'm radioactive, radioactive.

Radioactive- Imagine Dragons

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(Ronnie's POV)

"It's been a week and a half already. How long is this gonna take?" Derek asked.

"It could happen any minute now. Just wait." Jonathan reassured him. I watched as the be an bicker quietly back and forth between each other.

This past week and a half I've been coming up with a plan. Derek has to walk towards the light in order to be revived. If I can beat him to the light then maybe I can be revived instead of him. But what are the chances of that? Maybe a 30-40% chance? He has Jonathan on his side. I have no one. I have to make this count then. I only have this one chance.

"Derek, look." Jonathan said and pointed to a bright light.

Suddenly everything seemed to change. Whatever this place was called, it got darker, but not too dark. The bright light stayed where it was. Derek began to walk to it slowly. My legs seemed to move for me as I ran forward. What surprised me most was the fact that I was faster. He started to chase after me, but it was no use I was faster. Even Jonathan came after me and he was trailing far behind Derek, and I could tell he was using all his vampire strength.

The light was getting closer and closer. I held my hand out for it.

"NO!" Was the last thing I heard before I was sucked into the light.

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All around me there was blackness.

"So I ate something today. It was just cereal. That's two days in a row now,but I know you'd be proud of me."

I felt a tear drop fall on my hand.

"I do this every day, ask this question, and everyday I get no reply. I hate to say this, but I'm starting to lose hope. Ronnie please, if you can hear me, please squeeze my hand."

Yes! I can hear you!

"Come on Ronnie, just a little squeeze." I heard him choke out.

I wanted to say something, anything. With all my might, I was able to move my hand.

"Ronnie?" He said. His voice sounded choked up.

"I have got to be imagining things." He said to himself after a while.

My eyes shot open. My breathing came out heavy. I started to hyperventilate. My breathing cam out short. I could feel my chest rising and falling rapidly. Tears streamed down my face.

"RONNIE OH MY GOD!" Klaus said and rushed over to me.

"Klaus." My breathed out.

"It's OK, Shh, I'm right here." He soothed holding me. I cried into his chest. I was happy to be back, but I thought this was all a dream and any minute now I could wake up. I wanted Klaus to hold me and never let me go.

"Don't let me go back. Don't let me go back." I sobbed as I whispered in his chest.

"I promise, I won't." He said back.

He rubbed circles on my back and rocked me back and forth, and it was very soothing.

"Veronica please tell me what happened, how are you here?"