Almost everyone has cleared out, the only people still here are Castle, Kent, Juliette, a sleeping James, and the healer twins.
I've tried learning as many names as I can here, mostly because there was nothing else to do.
I'm still sitting away from the rest of them when Castle begins talking to the others.
I'm only half-listening, but I believe it's something about Kenji.
I walk over to check his vitals one more time, again, not knowing why.
I mumble something about how they are good, and he should be fine, and I'm walking to the door as Juliette calls after me.
"Warner,"
I stop, turn around.
"Why did you save him? You could've let him die before anyone could help him, but you didn't. Why?"
I pause. "I honestly have no idea."
She hesitates. "Well, thank you."
I nod, and look away, pausing before I walk out of the room.
• • • • • •
I'm wandering the long hallways of Omega Point, trying to watch for Aaron, but at some point I have to sit down.
I don't know how long I'm sitting there before I hear footsteps coming towards me from down the hall.
I don't open my eyes until I feel hands on my shoulders.
My automatic response is to roll underneath the grip, and hold the persons shoulder in a certain way, ready to dislocate it, no matter how tired I am.
But this unknown person knows what I plan to do, and stops me before I can even make a single move.
"Hey, hey, Alex. Calm down. It's me."
Now do I finally focus on the face before me. It's my reflection.
I finally relax, let out a breath of relief.
"Sorry. Didn't know it was you."
"I hope not," Aaron says. "You just tried to attack me-"
"Self-defense," I say.
"Sure," He says, sarcastic.
"Now," he's suddenly serious. "You want to tell me why the hell you saved Kishimotos life?"
I shake my head, "Guilt? Instinct? I don't know. I couldn't give you a straight answer."
I sigh.
He reaches out his hand and pulls me up.
"We have to leave this place. They think we are going to fight in the war tomorrow. We can't. I won't."
"Neither will I. Do you remember the way out? I believe you were more conscious than I was when they brought us in."
"Yes, I do. But I have to do something else first."
I look at him, a question in my eyes.
"What?"
He stares me in the eyes, a look of indecision on his face. "I'm going to ask Juliette to come with us."
"What?" I say, my voice a loud whisper. "Have you lost your mind? She shot you, Aaron!"
"I have my reasons-"
"Yeah, I know your reasons. You love her, and when you told her that, you kissed her! She fucking shot you for it! I thought you could read people's emotions. It's like you were asking for it, if you knew how she felt."
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Damage Me
Fanfiction(Spoilers if you are not caught up on the Shatter Me series) Alexis and Aaron Warner are the Commanders and Chief Regents of Sector 45, and have been for a year. They have only met-or, reunited I should say-recently, thanks to their horrible father...