JUNE POV

Beep, beep, beep! That has been the constant noise that has been slowly bringing me out of my sanity for the last 15 minutes. Yes, I've been awake for 15 minutes little by little plotting my plan underneath my eyelids. Yet I've come only to two plans of action in that time: should I casually 'wake up' and face a certain blond-haired beauty while ignoring the stabbing pain protruding from my stomach, or should I buy myself some time recovering from my injury and finding out who the shooter could be?

But as soon as I hear a key being turned and the creaking sound of a door opening I try make myself reveal a stone, a breathing one.

I hear my intruder sign and say 'June what did you do to yourself this time?' I immediately recognize his voice as Anden, the Elector Primo.

'I know you are going to get out of this and when you do we have to finish this once and for all, before it becomes a major threat. I know you have a ruff past with the Snake but maybe this time you will help us destroy him. Get well Agent Iparis you know where to find me.'

It takes all my effort not to scream. The Snake is back, but I can't dwell on it because as Anden's footsteps retreat out of the room he pauses and seems to rush out. Not a minute later, a second set of footsteps approaches my bedside.

I don't have to open my eyes to know it is Day. I sense his gaze on me making me desperately want to meet it if only to see his beautiful eyes that I have been deprived of for 10 years.

Breaking the moment, a second pair of footsteps enter my room. I hear day say in a pained, confused voice 'How do I know her?'

I mentally cross my fingers praying to god Eden won't utter a word about our past connection. My breath catches due to the suspension subtle enough that no one would notice unless they were looking carefully.

Eden says hesitantly 'It's not my story to tell.'

Then the doctor comes in and explains that their time is up and no visitors are allowed.

Now alone with my thoughts, I think back to the person who is the reason I'm on this hospital bed, the Snake.

Flashback:

'Attention!' I yell as I survey my cadre of rookies that Anden instructed me to mold into proper soldiers, salute. I walk the line of saluting rookies but stop when I reach Jason Elliot.

When I first met Jason he stood out from the others. He had piercing green eyes and messy brown hair down to his ears. He was smaller than the rest of his cadre but more cunning and swift where his cadre were strong and obedient.

Now he's looking at me with an attentive look as I stop in front of him, hands behind my back and ask 'What's the first thing you do if your trying to shoot someone?' He responds without blinking, just looking intently at me and saying 'First you would isolate the victim, Commander.'

I frown and walk back up the line of the cadre and bellow 'Wrong. First you would make sure you're hidden because it wouldn't matter if you're alone because if you miss, or the victim recovers he will know who did it if you're not hidden.'

I walk look each of the cadre in the eye and say 'Is that clear?' And all at once a symphony of 'Yes, Commander!' ricochets of the walls of barrack #3. As I said nodded to the cadre, as I passed Jason I saw that in his eyes he stored that information very well.

End Flashback

Looking back on that day, I now know how well he truly stored that information.

If this is the Snake, he has made my plan for me, I have to escape; or risk him finding out about me and Day if he hasn't already.

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Fly on,

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