surviving apocalypse

chapter 7

Plot: Venable stops by and Michael shares a special connection with Scarlet.

Songs/bands that inspired me while writing chapter 7 or used in the chapter:

Skeletons and Disgust Me by New Years Day

Warning: smut, sexual language, sexual content, fingering, fluff.

Chapter 7

"I want something real"

After much contemplation, Scarlet decided she needs to see Michael and show him her true self. She wants him to know who she really is, part of her struggle, and to find a deeper connection with him. She's prepared to do what it takes to secure her place in the sanctuary. Little does she know, Michael is more like her than she knows yet. Scarlet goes to find Ms. Mead to hopefully get an appointment with Michael. Mead is easy to find and she takes this opportunity to talk to her.

"I need to see Michael. Would that be possible?"

"I'm not sure. I'll see if I can find him for you."

And with that Mead leaves the room and goes to find Michael. He has just left his room and sees Mead.

"Mead, it's nice to see you." They hug.

"Michael, Scarlet says she needs to see you and that it's urgent."

Michael smiles and he peers into the next room and makes eye contact with Scarlet.

"I'll take care of this, thank you. Remind Venable of our appointment tonight," he reminds her as he goes to greet Scarlet.

"Hello, Michael. I don't want to bother you except I wanted to talk to you privately," she asks hopefully.

"Let's go to the library I'll make sure it's just the two of us," he assures her as he starts walking there.

Scarlet follows and sure enough, they are the only two souls in the library. Michael locks the doors behind them. They sit down and get comfortable.

"Tell me what troubles you, I'm all ears," he says as he looks deep into her eyes.

Scarlet sighs and takes a deep breath. In order to free herself of her burdens, she needs to be honest with people she truly cares about and also hopes she can relate to Michael on a deeper level.

"I used to cut myself especially my arms. It was after my dad passed. I loved him but we had a complicated relationship," she says sounding distressed.

He knows the feeling of betrayal and hurt. He has even had ups and downs with his father but recently he has come to know the true abandonment and loss of not having a good connection with a parent.

"I'm sorry," he says, and for one of the first times in his life, he actually means these words. "I want to see your scars if you'll let me," Michael tells her concerned as he reaches for her hand.

She lets him takes her hand and move the sleeve of her dress on her left arm up. He runs his fingers gently over the indentations left from the scars old and new. She finds her scars to be part of her dark past and wishes she didn't have to live with these burdens. Michael finds her scars to be a part of her that has made her stronger. They make intense eye contact as Michael touches her cuts.

"I wish I could take away the pain. I would heal your scars if I could," he says as he starts kissing her scars ever so softly. She seems to like this and lets him control her completely.

"Thank you. My father and I were close most of my life but one day it ended. He abandoned my mother and I. I later found out he had gotten cancer and passed away," she confides in him.