What do you say to the girl who just saved your life?
Ethan doesn't know what to do.
And, yeah okay, he often finds himself not knowing what to do when it comes to girls. (Because he's him and he's awkward and he hasn't yet reached that stage of puberty where his brain is able to properly function when he's in the presence of members of the opposite sex.)
But this is different. Way different. Because he's willing to hypothesize that this situation would be pretty perplexing for even the suavest of guys at White Chapel High.
To be fair, it's not exactly like there's protocol for a situation like this.
There's no How to Talk to the Girl You Like Who Ruined Her Life to Save Yours For Dummies, as far as he's aware.
Usually, in the movies, (upon which he relies for all his romantic advice, because Benny isn't as much help as he likes to pretend he is) whenever the hero spares his life for the damsel in distress there's no need for an awkward 'thank you' afterward.
Because, well, the hero's dead and all, isn't he? He isn't coming back. (Well, unless you count Zombie Apocalypse 4. Which Ethan doesn't because he'd really prefer it if Sarah didn't eat his face off after all was said and done.)
So what's he supposed to say to her?
It's not like he can avoid her. She's his (Jane's!) babysitter.
But how can he talk to her when he knows that she threw away any chance at a normal life in order to save his?
He tries to imagine the situation.
But each scenario ends either in her crying or in him throwing up the moment he tries to open his mouth. (And yeah, in the second situation she actually ends up crying too because new dresses and regurgitated pizza don't exactly mix.)
He actually thinks he might throw up here and now as he lays alone in his dark room. The guilt is gnawing so painfully at his stomach, he can't stand it. (And the swift blow to his ego that resulted from just realizing he was the damsel in distress in this situation isn't helping anything.) But, no, it's mostly the guilt thing.
It's his fault, after all.
He should've done something.
Tried harder to stop her.
Not let Jesse bite him in the first place.
Perhaps even tell her that he had the world's biggest crush on her and asked her to the dance before everything happened (because like hell if he's going to do either now.)
But he didn't.
He just layed there and let it happen.
Layed there and let Sarah suck out the poison.
Layed there and let her throw herself into a life of being forever undead.
Layed there and (save for the world's weakest "no!") said nothing.
So what is he supposed to say now?
Written at 3 am because a plot bunny appeared in my brain after watching the new season premiere. Sorry if this sucks. xx