The Fallen | Risen Book II

Chapter Ninety Three

Rivals
Ace Baillieu

I sat on the floor of Natasha's office, back up against her desk, drinking basically all of her liquor.

Was I making the right decision?

I loved Natasha, but was it wrong of me to move on so quickly, I know Dante and Cassi did the same and Dante was married, Cassi was engaged!

Michelle was still special to me, If Michelle dies, I didn't want her death to be on me. Why the fuck would she just charge into Major Skeletons office?

So many thoughts were running through my head.

As I continued to drink, I felt myself slowly drift back to what I was before, a alcoholic, a pathetic waste of space.

"You know, you don't have to do this" is something that my father would tell me if he saw me now.

I know how'd I answer too, probably a smug look, followed by another sip from my drink.

That's when the door opened. It was Natasha.

She walked over to me and sat down, gently taking the bottle from my hand.

"Are you alright?" She asked running her hands through my hair. I rested my head on her shoulder.

"No" I puffed.

"Well, frankly get over it" Natasha spoke.

I raised my head back up and looked at her. She was utterly beautiful, I was speechless.

"I love you Ace, don't worry about Karma. I understand that you still care for her but she made her decision" Natasha explained.

I nodded, it was true. I wish I could go back to the last time I spoke to Karma, to tell her to come back. But she left, I let her leave.

I was dead to her, we all were clearly dead to her.

"I need to know" Natasha spoke looking down at her hands on her lap.

I put my arm around her and kissed her on the head.

"What's that?" I asked.

"If you had to choose-" Natasha started but I stopped her with a kiss. I already knew what she was going to ask.

"I choose you, I choose Natasha Moon" I spoke breaking from the kiss.

She smiled, blushed and opened her mouth to say something else. Before she spoke however a loud horn siren went off in the distance.

"What does that mean?" I asked her, I knew that was some kind of signal.

Natasha's face turned white.

"We're under attack" Natahsa spoke.

I rose to my feet, and started to the front door of the office grabbing a pistol and my crowbar.

"Grab some potions, we'll need them" I spoke charging out of the room.

...

I stood on top of the Arena of the Fight Pits. There was a large group of soldiers marching towards the front doors. They weren't fighting, but they were pushing around the Clanless to make way for there leader Major Skeleton.

He stood below me, looking up at me.

"Your Natasha's little toy right?" Major Skeleton grumbled up to me.

"What's your business Skeleton!" I shouted down to him.

He looked around, as if I was trying to hide someone. Which I kinda was, Major Skeleton doesn't know that we are apart of the Rebellion. Although he isn't stupid, and could probably guess that we are working with them.