Drowning in dejection
Homicidal of your talents
It's mental suicide
Downfall
One by one they all drown
Down the path I can't hear
To feel this pain with you
To feel this pain with you
To feel this pain I'm falling to grey *
The sun had come back to warm up the earth when Han and Alia finally went home. It was only now that they felt safe. Safe as in riding through the streets of Tokyo. They felt safe around each other all the time, so that's wasn't the issue. As soon as they reached the outskirts of downtown, Alia tried her communications. And she did reach Scud. Somehow. The system seemed to be compromised but at least she could tell him she was ok and that she was on the way back. Sharing a look with Han, she knew what he was thinking. But she didn't know what to do.
Scud hadn't slept a single second. Even after all the mess that happened, Alia was a part of his life and he wanted to tear his own guts out all over again for being so stupid. Han would keep her safe, he was sure of it. Hopefully that was all he did. But after the pain he had caused her, it would only be fair if she did the same to him. No. No, if she did something like that it wouldn't be revenge. It would be...worse...Scud flinched and waited on, another smoke going between his lips. At least he had now heard from them. The signal was filled with statics but at least she had gotten through. Leaning over the messes-up Evo's engine again, he was happy that she hadn't been hurt. At least not bad. Could have gone differently. His badass was only human after all. And much fragile then she wanted to admit.
Finally the gates opened and the other Evo drove in. It looked almost as bad as the other on. Better that Travis was gone, he'd be crying over the damage done to his paintjob. Han and Alia got out and both looked tired but, well, ok. "Hey, man, quite some drivin', gotta admit" Scud really meant it and clapped hands with Han. "At least nothing exploded this time" Han joked, grabbing a pack of some sweets. Alia joined them in a little cycle. "Stat?" "The data we got was worth it. Addresses, phonen umbers, account info. All the good stuff. Already gave it to Dom. He and the crew gonna come up with somethin'. We're to sit tight" Waving to the cars, he snorted "Not like we ain't got nothin' to do" "Something tells me Shaw will not let this go. We embarrassed him infront of whole Tokyo" Han interjected. "True that" Scud blew out some smoke. "But after that stunt, which was all over the fuckin' news, by the way, you two should lay low"
Alias face was a mix of 'im so motherfucking proud' and 'oh shit no'. Hanging her head, she leaned against the work bench behind her, stealing the smoke from Scuds mouth. "We'll have to go underground. Again" With a sigh, she rubbed the bridge of her nose. "That's news" Scud mused, giving her his best 'I have a plan' expression. "Scud, what have you done now?" Please no! "Gonna tell ya later" Grabbing some his jacket, he walked towards the door "Gonna get some stuff. Wanna be ready" And he strutted off.
"You gonna tell him?" munching away his sweets, he looked up to Alia from under his hair. "Eventually. Look, Han..." "I know. Don't worry. Whatever this was, I doubt we'll be able to make something of it" Rubbing his dirty fingers on his pants, he came over and lifted her chin. "But just make sure it's being said: I won't regret it. You're special" He placed a soft kiss on her cheek and left to bunk down. Long minutes passed, Alia was frozen in time. And then, the storm caught up to her, invading through her every pore, smashing her core and she broke apart. Her legs gave in and she curled up into a ball on the floor. Her sobs told the story of a heart lost.
Back in his room, Han could forget the precious minutes he had spend with Alia. He felt good. Alive. Finally. After all this time, he felt alive again. The part of him he thought had died with Gisele now roared in him again. With that thought and feeling inside him, he went to a peaceful sleep.
Scud walked through the rain, gathering the tools he'd need for his back-up plan. Dom would need an ass in the hole. It was so easy getting all this stuff around here, he really liked it. In the back of his mind, the doubts he had ever since he had seen Alia stepping out of the car gnawed on him like a vulture on its dead prey. He had to get thinks straight. There had to be a way. First step, tho, was finding out what really was wrong between them. The scam they pulled with Blade to bring down the Overlord of Vampires had been dangerous and draining. The inside of his lower lip itched, a remnant of those days and another reminder to how close he had been to death again. Something told him that things would never change. This was the world they lived in and there was no way out. Not with the knowledge that was there.
rivium – falling to grey