{BOOK 2} I Thought It Would Be Over - Paulkins/TGWDLM fanfic

Chapter 11 - Memories

"Paul, can you wake her up?" Leighton asked. "I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back." He left the room.

Paul shook Emma slightly. "Emma? Wake up," he whispered. She groaned, opening her eyes. "How are you feeling?"

"I feel like shit."

Paul chuckled. "I missed you."

"I missed you too- wait no I literally can't remember anything so I can't say that... but I love you."

Henry cleared his throat. "Alright, lovebirds, we still have to make sure it's safe."

Emma nodded and Paul grabbed her hand. "You'll be okay."

"I know."

Emma screamed as soon as her eyes fell on the syringe Henry was holding. "No! I'm not letting you near me with that thing!"

"Emma, dear, I'm sorry for what I did in the past, but you have to understand that-"

"No!"

She tried to pull her arm away from Paul, but he held her hand tightly. "Emma, listen to me. You've been infected. It's very important that we know you're human again."

"I'm sorry, dear, but Paul doesn't know how to draw blood and Leighton is gone, I'll have to do it."

"I don't want to!" Emma cried.

"I know, Em," Paul said. "You'll be okay."

Emma stayed still as Henry slowly came closer. Paul could see that she didn't know what to do. She trusted him, but not the professor.

"Fine. But if anything happens I will kill you."

The professor laughed. "I'll take that risk," he said, kneeling in front of her. Emma closed her eyes as he pushed the needle into her vein and took some blood.

"That wasn't too bad, was it?" Paul asked, stroking her hair.

Emma didn't respond, just squeezing his hand. The door opened and Leighton came back. Hidgens handed the blood sample to him and they went to work.

"Good news," Leighton said after a few minutes. "There aren't any spores in your blood. That means we have a cure!"

"That's amazing!" Paul said. "Let's make more."

Leighton nodded. "I already made a few while you were looking for Emma. I think we should start by curing you."

"Curing Paul? Why?" Emma asked.

"Oh, I'm infected, just not infected enough to sing and dance. Let's do it."

Leighton injected the cure into Paul's arm and Paul smiled, until his entire body started burning. "Wow, Em, you were right. This hurts!"

Emma chuckled. "I know!"

The burning feeling disappeared a few minutes later and Paul stood up. "Wait. Emma? Can you walk? I mean, the Hive heals injuries, right? How's your leg?"

Emma grabbed Paul's arms for support as she stood up. Her leg was shaking slightly, but she was standing. "It doesn't hurt."

Paul helped her sit back down and unwrapped the bandages. Of the wound was nothing left except two huge scars on both sides of her thigh. He carefully touched it. "Does this hurt?"

Emma smiled. "Nope!"

Paul bent over to give her a hug and then turned around to Leighton and Henry. "Let's cure some more aliens."