Juliette looked from the window of Warner's room to the steady stream of people below in the city. After Anderson and the Reestablishment had been overthrown, things had not been so easy to repair. Fear still lingered in the hearts of the people, and many had trouble coping with the sudden freedom they were given. It was as if the people were just released from the iron grip of a tyrannical dictator. No. That was exactly what it was. Juliette was now a symbol of hope and light for them. It had been such a long time since they had someone like that. At one point they hated her, then they feared her, but now they cherished her. Day and night, she now worked tirelessly with the remnants of Omega Point to reestablish the sense of safety in people so that they could live normally again. Warner was a natural leader, getting his men to help the citizens. Castle, with his charisma had already helped Juliette institute policies and other laws for the people to abide in this time of recovery. Kenji was the natural comedian to lighten the mood of the people; he would regularly appear on TV to bring people joy, along with his usual job of helping Juliette. The rest of the members worked on rebuilding, and used their talents and abilities to speed things along. Every single person at Sector 45 was at wits end from the burden of work. Along with the responsibility of leader, Juliette had to make sure everyone worked together. Adam had never been thrilled with the fact that they broke up, but after she had left his house that day, they had never solved their issues. Every time Juliette kissed Warner, held hands with Warner, or even talked with Warner, he would get a feeling in his chest. It was somewhere between the feeling of anger, jealousy, and frustration.
"Aaron, I need you to deploy some of your men to the city. There has been a couple of cases of violence in the past few days.I need them to investigate." Juliette announced.
"Of course, love." Warner replied with a small smile. "You seem to have slipped into the role of being a leader very easily."
"Don't flatter me." Juliette sniffed. She gave him a small smile. "You know I'd be helpless without the help of all of you. The nation is at such a loss without the Reestablishment to tower over their heads and dictate their every movement."
"Hmmm? Are you actually praising the Reestablishment for their ability to govern?" Warner asked jokingly.
Juliette rolled her eyes. "Gosh. I was just saying how they have left everything in ruins." She butted him in the chest playfully. "Seriously though, we don't even have a police system. Don't get me started on the fire department, or the hospitals, or even better, the FOOD SYSTEM! This is so messed up!"
"Well now you know why I was always up so early before the rebellion. Leading things is not easy. But, don't worry Juliette. I will always be here to help you. So will Kenji and everyone else from Omega Point." Warner soothed. He gave Juliette a small peck on the lips. "I'll get back to work soon, but since its 3oclock already, I have to go meet up with Kent. As you know, it's our bit of "brother time"."
"You and your half-brother are another one of my problems." Juliette sighed. Warner gave her a questioning look. Juliette huffed. "You do realized that ever since that day I left in the tank with you, I haven't solved my little issue with Adam. I still can't walk past him without a bit of regret. We could've stayed friends, but he refused to make peace when he first arrived. He still hasn't moved on, and it's becoming a problem. Kenji says that every time Adam sees me, his mood just gets worse by this much. Once, Adam threw the rest of his food at Kenji and angrily stormed off after Kenji had made a small joke about how we used to be before we broke up."
Warner chuckled humorlessly. "I know what you mean. He always seems moody when we talk after having spoke to you earlier in the day. It's rather funny, but despite the anger it causes him, he always brings up the topic about the relationship between you and I."
Juliette sighed for what seemed to be the millionth time that day. She closed her eyes and rested her head on Warners chest, the gears in her head turning. Finally, she opened her eyes and decided, "Aaron, when you speak to Adam today, I need you to discreetly slip this message in your conversations without mentioning me. I want you to get Adam to understand that he needs to give it up already. This behavior will only hinder our ability to work and govern this new nation. If we are to get things back on track in this country, we cannot have such petty internal conflicts. I'm tired if getting pushed around by his moodiness. If he doesn't man up soon, I'll have to take actions upon him. And depending on how he will react, I will have to prepare for the worst."
"What do you mean by 'actions'?" Warner questioned.
Juliette grimaced. "I'd prefer not get into greater details about that. But just to make it clear, it won't be pretty. No one can function well with Adam like this."
"What about James?"
"God, why does life have to be so complicated!" Juliette shouted in frustration.
Warner shook his head, smiling slightly. "Everything will turn out fine, love." At least I hope.
