A/N: Hey guys! I'm sorry I have taken so long to update. To make it up to you, I will give you the next few chapters this week. :) I think I am going to finish this story with ten chapters. I have so many other ideas and as much as I love this story, I also want to write others. This includes the prequel to this story, Bree's story. It will take place before this story when the lab rats battle Giselle and Troy. It will be Bree's story of what happened to her when she went to save Chase from Giselle's lab. I hope you will all read that as well. Thank you guys so uch for the nice reviews and for reading this story! I hope you all have a great day! Love you guys! :):)
Bree's P.O.V.
"I did. But I was too late. I found a way to take down the screen and as soon as I did, Adam stopped his crying and got down to work beating Troy to a mess of metal and mush. Leo and Douglas took down the rest of the androids. I went to Bree. I-I can't tell you all the things I felt there in that moment. It was devastating and horrible and crushing and it made me want to punch things. But at the same time, I wanted to figure out a way to make it all better, but I also knew I couldn't and so I wanted to just hold her so she would feel safe and loved and... It was just crazy. I was crazy. And it hurt so much. My heart hurt and I wanted to cry and not stop. And I don't cry often. But I had to think about her. As horrible and sick as I felt, I knew she was worse off. Much worse. So I ran. I think I was going as fast as you do, Bree. It felt like I was flying. We got back to the academy and I took her to the infirmary. It was really bad. I had never seen anything so horrible in my life. I gasped and my eyes were as big as melons, I'm sure. She looked to see what had made me react that way and after that, everything just went downhill. She saw what had happened. I don't think she quite remembered until then. I tried to make her feel better. I just wanted to make it right. She didn't want me to be near her after that. Wouldn't come within ten feet of me. It was hard being apart for so long, but she got better. She is amazing and strong and beautiful and brave and everyday she continues to amaze me with how far she has come since that day." he explains, adding in a few things that I hadn't heard in a long time.
I smile at my brother with shining eyes. I can tell there are tears in his eyes as well. I pull him into a hug and let out a shaky breath. He laughs lightly and squeezes my shoulders. "I couldn't have done it without you." I say, pulling away from him a bit.
"You could have. But I'm glad I was able to be there for you." he replies.
Kaz and Oliver, who have been silent the entire time, look stunned. I don't think they ever suspected any of this. Oliver's face falls into a look of compassion as he says, "I'm sorry, Bree. I didn't know about any of this. I-I'm glad you're better now. I'm just sorry you had to go through this."
Kaz straightens in his chair and looks at me. "I'm sorry too. You didn't deserve that. No one does."
I nod and smile at them. "Thank you. It took awhile, but now I know it doesn't define me. That isn't who I am. I am just me now. It still hurts sometimes. The memories. Especially yesterday. But I know that I am loved. When I remember that I have people in my life who love me more than the world and a whole world of people out there who look up to and rely on me, it makes it feel better. I don't feel so hopeless. I have life again."
They smile at me. I stand up and begin to walk away, but turn back to them and say, "I'm going to make sure Skylar is doing okay. I think I heard her waking up. Don't all come just yet. Too many people crowding her could make her feel closed in and scared." I say.
They all nod and I walk to the living room. Sure enough, Skylar is sitting up on the couch, a thoughtful look on her face. "Hey, how are you feeling?" I ask, sitting beside her on the couch.
She turns to face me and yawns. "Tired." she replies.
I laugh lightly. "Oh, yes. The first night is definitely the worst. It's okay. It will get better, I promise."
"That was quite a story." she says, changing the direction of the conversation.
"What?" I ask, not sure what she is talking about.
"That story about, well, your story. It was worse than I imagined. I didn't expect all of that. But, you understand exactly what I'm dealing with then, don't you." she says.
"I have more to tell you later. Things I didn't tell the guys. Only Chase knows, really. He was there. I didn't know you heard us. We were trying not to wake you." I say.
She shrugs. "I woke up when the boys came down. I just wasn't ready to get up yet."
"When you are, there is a good sized stack of pancakes on the table. That is, if the boys haven't scarfed them all down already." I say with a laugh.
She laughs a little too. "I feel better, Bree. Especially after what Chase said to me last night. He's a really good guy, you know."
"I know. I'm glad he was able to talk to you and help you out." I reply, smiling.
Her stomach growls and she laughs. "I think that's telling me I'm hungry. Let's go eat!" She says, standing up with only a little trouble.
She's doing better already. She is going to be okay. I know it.
