Hey Guys! I had time and I updated again! Yay! So I hope you like this chapter. It continues right where the last one left off. We're nearing the end now. Happy Reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Tomb Raider.

Warning: Lesbian themes and themes of PTSD ahead.

As Sam saved the video, her hand hovered over the delete button. It would be nothing. She would just have to select it and press delete. But she didn't. She decided that she would continue doing this. She would continue documenting her return to normalcy. She would make sure that she had evidence that she wasn't insane, that they weren't insane.

Making up her mind she shut down her computer and as she removed her headphones, the sound of Lara's voice reached the filmmakers ears. She strained to hear what Lara was saying through the closed door, but she was surprised to hear something in her voice that hadn't been there for a long time.

Happiness.

Something about the archaeologists voice screamed happiness. A slow smile appeared on the filmmakers face but as she saw the time her smile turned into a frown. Who was Lara talking to at two am?

Rubbing her eyes slowly the filmmaker made for the door of her room, straining to hear what Lara was saying. Standing at the door she took a deep breath and opened the door, expecting to see Lara sleepwalking.

The sight which greeted the filmmaker surprised her.

Lara was sitting on the table, a glass of milk in her hands, and she was talking to …. no one. She was moving her hands animatedly, her eyes wide with excitement.

"… so, my guess is that the runes from the Incan marker can be roughly traced back to the time when pyramids were built. There are documented which remain from that part of the Egyptian era but most of them haven't been translated. My guess is that there is a connection between…" The archaeologist went on, speaking animatedly to an empty chair on the other side of the table.

A small shiver ran through Sam. She had only heard Lara talk this animatedly about archaeology to two people. One was herself and the other was Roth. A tear made its way down Sam's cheek.

Lara Croft had broken.

"Lara…" Sam whispered tentatively, raising her hand to the girl she loved. The survivor turned her head, and on seeing Sam she beamed wider. Standing up she rushed to the stunned filmmaker and pulled her into a fierce hug.

"Sam, you're awake. Finally" she said quietly into her ears. Hearing Lara's voice just like it was before Yamatai, brimming with innocence and curiosity, twisted Sam's stomach into knots. Lara was losing herself, the filmmaker thought.

When the archaeologist pulled back, she looked into her eyes, and they were full of happiness, and curiosity. All the anger and fear were nowhere to be seen. Sam couldn't bear it, she looked away first.

The Croft stepped back, and motioned excitedly to the empty chair.

"Look who's here, Sam." She said beaming.

"Who is it Lara?" The filmmaker asked not taking her gaze off the archaeologist.

"You're not even looking, it's Roth?" Lara deadpanned, her voice still smiling.

Same hated herself for making the decision. She hated what she was going to do with every fiber in the body. She couldn't even dream of hurting the girl in front of her, and yet she stepped forward and placed a hand on her cheek. The archaeologist appeared too stunned to react.

"Lara… Sweetie, look at me. Roth is... Roth is dead, remember. We lost Roth on the island."

A look of confusion crossed the archaeologist's face.

"What are you saying Sam, he is rig-"

"Listen to me Lara. Roth is dead. You have to remember. Please." The filmmaker cut of Lara, her eyes never leaving the archaeologists hazel ones.

A look of anger replaced the confusion, as the Croft stared at the filmmaker.

"What the hell is wrong with you Sam? Roth is sitting right here and you are saying he is dead… what is wrong with you?" the archaeologist said her voice dropping an octave.

"Lara, Please. Look me in the eyes. Tell me what you remember Nothing about the island. Tell me that you believe whole heartedly that we didn't lose out friends there. Look me in the eye and tell me you believe it. Tell me Roth is sitting here with us." Sam said her pleading eyes unblinking and red, a result of holding back tears.

Lara looked like she wanted to scream and curl up into a ball at the same time. She stared at chair and Sam, back and forth. Her hands pulled at her t-shirt, as the Croft hugged herself. She slowly stepped back from Sam.

"Sam, Roth is sitting right here with us. You are sick. What are you thinking?" she said, but all the conviction in her voice was gone. The archaeologist's words hurt Sam, but she knew that only she could help the Croft. She stepped closer and placed her hand on Lara's fore arm. The reaction was instantaneous.

"Get away." Lara shouted, a primal fear clouding her eyes, as she broke the glass she was holding against Sam's outstretched hands. The pain from the glass shard sinking into the filmmakers arm made her shout and pull her arm back. The sight of the filmmaker in pain shifted the whole atmosphere.

Realization flashed across Lara's eyes and all the happiness was gone. It was as if she was walking from a trance. Her eyes darted from her shaking hands to the blood dripping from Sam's forearms. Sam, watched, nursing her arm. She knew Lara had broken out of her trance. She knew Lara remembered.

The Croft dropped the remaining bits of the glass in her hands and rushed over to the filmmaker, wrapping her hands around the shorter girl.

"I'm so sorry Sam; I don't know what came over me… I saw Roth and…you …. Yamatai …. I hurt you and….? The archaeologist stopped. She looked at Sam, and stepped back.

"I'm sorry." She whispered, as she ran out of the apartment. The filmmaker let her tears fall as she stood and ran after the Croft.

Her Croft.

And I'm just going to go into hiding now. Fun-fact: This chapter is exactly thousand words long. How awesome is that.

-You can Skip this bit, its just my thoughts on the lack of Sam in ROTTR, and the game in general-

Another awesome thing is Rise of the Tomb Raider. It is probably the greatest Tomb Raider game ever. I loved every moment of it. The action and all the set pieces were great. And my god did I love Lara's growth in this game. And Jonah too. The story was great. The villain was awesome. The only thing though… this was me after the end of the story:"Where is my SAM?" Rihanna Prachett, why is there no Sam in this game? Where is SAM? Lara be like "I want my Sam." So please give her back her Sam, at least next time. Oh, and to those who are shipping Lara and Sofia…Just stop. I have a specific set of skills. I will find you, and I will kill you. SALARA Forever!

Peace!