MIKITA IN A DIFFERENT STORY

(Disclaimer: I do not own the show Nikita or its characters.)

Letting the wounds heal

Early in the morning Michael cook breakfast for his two patients. He prepared two sets of breakfast in a tray, scrambled egg, bacon and coffee. He gave the first set of breakfast to Birkoff.

Michael: Breakfast in bed. (he put the tray on the bed)

Birkoff: Wow. Are you courting me or are you my boyfriend? (Birkoff jokes)

Michael: Nope. I'm your friend as I remember.

Birkoff: Ah okey. You don't have to do that.

Michael: Please let me for me to cope up on what I have missed.

Birkoff: It's not your fault.

Michael: I'm sort of, you know. Well I gotta keep going. My hun bun was on the other room.

Birkoff: Thanks.

Michael left Birkoff 's room and get the other tray for Nikita. Nikita was still asleep. Michael's heart beats faster seeing her sleeping like an angel. God, how much she missed her. How much she missed being with her. Nikita woke up while Michael was staring at her.

Michael: You're awake. It's time for you to eat you breakfast. (Michael walk towards Nikita's bed and sit right next to her)

Nikita: Thank you. But I'm not hungry.

Michael: Why? Oh sorry I forgot that you're a vegetarian. (Michael slam his forehead)

Nikita: It's not that Michael.

Michael: Please eat. This will help you to recover.

Nikita: I don't need that. (Nikita turn her back on him)

Michael: Niki, I'm sorry. Please. You need to recover.

Nikita: I will eat if I want to. And you don't have to bring breakfast or food in our room. I can manage it. I'm not that totally bedridden. (A tear started to fall from her eyes)

Michael: Niki, I know how much pain this has caused you. (Michael put his hand on Niki's shoulder)

Nikita: No, Michael. You don't know it. What if I was not given the chance to escape? What if they killed me? All I was thinking at that moment was you returning to me. That made me strong and at the same time being insensitive in every strike of horsewhip on my back. (Nikit faced Michael and let go of her tears)

Michael: I won't let that happen.

Nikita: Well I guess that brought me wounded. You were not here.

Michael: You left me no choice.

Nikita: That's what I want you to realize and for me to realize. It was not meant that you will always be there when I need you. You have someone to care about more than how much you care about me and Birkoff.

Michael: That was not true. I got the first flight but I was too late. (Michael stand and thinking)

Nikita: This is the reality we have to face. You don't own you life anymore. You have Max and he needs you. (Nikita get up and still she feels the pain)

Michael: What do you mean?

Nikita: I'm not gonna let you choose. If you want to stay, you can stay. But I'm not gonna rely my whole life on you, not anymore.

Michael: Please don't do this. (Michael sits beside her and held her hands)

Nikita: I'm not breaking up with you. I just want to preserve some part of me.

Michael: I'll make it up to you. I will never leave you again. I'm going to earn your trust again. (He touches Niki's face and wipes her tears)

Nikita: I will try to feel okey with what was happening to us.

Michael: Niki, you mean so much to me. And if you die there, my heart dies too. (He gave her a kiss)

Nikita: I want to sleep again. I will eat when I am hungry.

Days go by. Birkoff went to his therapist every day. Niki still feel some doubts on how she will accept what happened between her and Michael. They were still together but there's a small distance. They were not the same as before. Michael did not fail his words of getting Niki's trust again. He still treated Niki as a baby while she was recovering. He prepared everything from the medicines up to preparing her clothes after taking a bath. Nikita loves Michael so much. But it was not easy to pretend that nothing was wrong on their relationship.

At night, while Michael was massaging the back of Niki, her mobile rang. It was Owen. He told her that he found another block box. Nikita got excited. It is way for her to take revenge against Division.

Nikita: I will find Owen tomorrow. (She faced Michael while they were sitting in the floor)

Michael: You're still wounded.

Nikita: I can manage myself.

Michael: You know that I don't trust him. Please let me go with you.

Nikita: No. You stay. Birkoff needs you. And you need to track Alex. She's in danger.

Michael: I told you that I won't leave you again.

Nikita: No, you're not gonna leave me. I'm the one who is leaving you.

Michael: Is this a sort of escape from me.

Nikita: Sort of. We needed this. I needed this.

Michael: Okey. But I will track every move you will make.

Nikita: Smells like you're... (Michael sealed it with a kiss. He carried Niki and laid her on bed. Then, they start to make out.)

Nikita: I miss you.

Michael: I miss you more.

After a night of fixing and making out, Niki went on her own to find Owen. Michael was left babysitting Birkoff and tracking Alex in Russia.