Why did he do this to her?
It's all thanks to him,
And everything he did.
Now her heart is broken,
And it can't soon be fixed.

-Lenzie Kilgo

What had he done. He didn't have the right to change her like this. Well maybe he did, but it was just a heat of the moment thing you know. And it didn't matter in the end because her so called "Friends" would have left her to die in an explosive fire on that damn metal table if it weren't for him, so yea maybe he did have the right. But it was also slowly eating away at him. Why did he feel guilt for this? Why did he suddenly have a sense of responsibility over her, like it's his job to keep her safe. After the bomb she had found him. She was all mangled up and broken, (and in a serious need of new clothes) and he provided for her. And it's not that he didn't enjoy her company, or that he didn't want her around. But she followed him everywhere. He just thought it was because he seemed to now have control over her. Able to make her say and do whatever he wanted. But he never really needed to do this, she never tried to run from him or resist his power, the only real thing he used this power for was his own amusement, which does sound a little mean but like he said she never resisted nor cared what he did with her. But how can he define what he did to her? Well he made her more like him. That's the simplest explanation for this all. He called this new species he created blends. He got the idea to bite Cassandra, because of what happened at sketchy and skeezy's fire gun show thingy, when he bit a guy and he lived and didn't turned when he died. But like he said he did it in the heat of the moment. He didn't want Cassandra to die, so he bit her. He wasn't even sure it was going to work when he did it.

He took a moment to look up at her. He had told her to leave him alone and give him some time to himself, so she decided to sit crouched on a rock a few feet from him to watch and protect him. He knew what she was doing. She always did this when he told her to leave him be. She would stay away from him but growl at anyone who came close to him. But this time it was different he watched as 10k slowly came up to her and started to talk to her. He noticed that his group, no captures (technically) always seemed to do this when she was away from him. He always assumed they were trying to get through to her, or maybe try too see what she remember and how much of her was still Cassandra. He knew all these answers by the way.

He was never surprised when his group did this. 10k did it the most but sometimes the others did it to. He even saw Warren do it once. 10k started as he always did, he first told her who he was and if she remembered him. The second he did Cassandra glanced at Murphy. Probably wondering if 10k was a person to be trusted, when Murphy said nothing she did her own evaluation. She began sniffing him staring deeply into his eyes as she did. Murphy noticed that 10k almost reached for his gun but then pulled his hand away. Cassandra sniffed up his arm then licked him. She then backed up onto her rock and continued staring at him. And that's when 10k messed up, he reached for her and almost touched her. But before he did she growled at him and grabbed his arm digging her nails into his skin not showing any mercy. 10k winced in pain as he tried to free himself from his grasp. Murphy didn't intervene he wanted 10k to suffer. He only did however when 10k grabbed his gun and slowly started pulling it from the holster. Murphy then whistled at Cassandra and she instantly let go of 10k's arm and stared at him.

"Cassandra..." he called "Here girl."

As he said this Cassandra instantly came over to him and sat down next to him. 10k frowned as Cassandra placed her head gently on Murphy's chest listening to his heartbeat. Protecting him. 10k didn't like how Cassandra touched Murphy and how Murphy let her. Murphy rested himself down using his jacket as a pillow as Cassandra moved to accompany to his new position. He looked up at the sky it was getting late. Doc and Addy had fallen asleep an hour ago. While Warren sat more away from the group cleaning her blade, but still keeping an eye on them. Murphy then closed his eyes hoping to get some sleep. Cassandra however didn't she kept her eyes wide open nuzzled in his chest keeping watch for any danger that dare threaten her master.

Go to sleep Cassandra. rest. close your eyes.

As soon as he commanded her Cassandra did as she was told. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep even though it was obvious she wasn't doing a good job due to the fact that her muscles still tensed up against him. He could feel the agitation in her position. Upset with herself for not being able to do as she was told. He watched her for a while often staring at the stars as the sunset came and gone and it started getting dark. 10K had started falling asleep. He fell asleep away from Cassandra. Murphy didn't thinEven though Murphy never had to take night guard he was pretty sure it was Warren's turn to start first watch tonight. Mainly because she was still awake. Murphy looked down at Cassandra, she was more relaxed now, and her breathing evened out.

Goodnight Cassandra. Sleep well.

As he said this he could tell that she had completely drifted off to sleep. She had completely relaxed. She looked beautiful laying there. and that's when he knew he hadn't made the wrong decision. He was glad he saved Cassandra. because this right now was all he needed. Her.

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