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Chapter 12

Aiden and Gill carried Maya, who was still passed out, up the stairs, while T.T. had her sword out read to protect them in case Entity 303 came after them. The group had to lay low until Maya could wake up, but luckily, they found a place to hide. They found a cabinet under a staircase that was big enough for all four of them, so Gill threw the door open.

"Get in here! Get in here!" he whispered.

Aiden and T.T. pulled the unconscious Maya inside. Once they were inside, Gill quickly closed the door. He peeked through the crack and saw a faint glow of two red lights down the hallway.

"Oh god! He's outside! Right down the hallway!" Gill whispered.

He quickly but quietly shut the door and locked it. Gill, Aiden, and T.T. stayed quiet as they heard footsteps coming closer to them. The footsteps suddenly became quiet, and the group was afraid that Entity 303 was going to start breaking down the door.

Eventually, they heard footsteps above their heads, which mean that Entity 303 headed up the staircase and went up a floor.

But despite how Entity 303 left the area, they didn't want to leave the closet. They were too frightened to leave.

"Urgh... what?" said a voice.

Gill, Aiden, and T.T. turned to face Maya. She finally woke up. Maya rubbed her head, and she groaned as she touched her eye. After getting punched in the eye by Entity 303, she got a black eye.

"Maya!" Aiden whispered.

He almost immediately hugged her, tearing up as he did. Maya was surprised to see him crying, but she quickly returned the hug. She didn't care about the pain in her eye. She was happy to see him awake and alive.

"Aiden, I'm so happy to see you!" she whispered. She began to tear up, but Aiden gently hugged her back and stroked her hair to calm her down. "Did he hurt you?" she asked him.

"I'm okay... but... your eye!" he said, as they let go.

"Who cares?! We were worried sick about you! I was worried about you! I thought I'd never see you again!" she said.

"I care! This... this is all my fault..." Aiden whispered.

"What? Aiden, you didn't hurt me. Someone else did," said Maya.

"Yeah man. It's not your fault that Entity 303 is after us," said Gill.

"But it is! I had to be the nosy one and stick my nose into the business with the missing tourists! I just had to let it bother me, and now we're all here and we're going to die!" said Aiden.

He began to cry again.

"Guys... I ran away from camp to lead him away from you... I didn't care if he killed me, as long as he left you guys alone..." said Aiden.

"What? Aiden..." said T.T.

"It's true! I'm not worth saving! After what I did to Sky City, I'm not worth saving! I wished Entity 303 killed me rather than let me live so that I could be bait!" Aiden said.

He spoke a little loudly, but Aiden stopped when he heard a noise from somewhere outside the closet. He looked down again and began to cry.

"This is all my fault... this is all my fault..." he whispered.

"Aiden..." Maya whispered.

She quickly gave him a hug. Gill and T.T. joined in almost immediately.

"Aiden, you are worth saving, because we love you!" Maya sobbed. She started to cry.

Gill and T.T. also started to tear up. They couldn't help but cry as Maya started to cry. Aiden felt tears form in his eyes as he returned the group hug.