ERIC'S POV
"He doesn't know." Aries says calmly as I get through screaming at her.
"I know he's hated because he's a bastard but what's the real reason?" I'm frustrated at this whole situation.
"You better sit for this one." I roll my eyes but oblige as she motions to the chair near me. I'm surprised she's still not yelling at me for getting in the records room.
"I'm only telling you all of this because I already told Lauren, not because I care for you. Anyway, Demetri and I were very young. One thing leads to another, as we were both on squads out into the Fringe when it was bigger. David had wanted to send people into Chicago. Demetri and I were close and ended up sleeping together after a really difficult night out on a raid. That was it. He was a bastard then but I saw the good in him. Sound familiar?" She pauses but I don't give her the reaction she wants so she continues, "I ended up having a fight with Demetri and we didn't speak. I was with another man when I found out I was pregnant. David was angry and kept me locked up practically telling me that I wasn't keeping my baby and I better get used to that idea because I was getting sent to Chicago the second she was born." She pauses and I stay quiet.
"I never knew where my baby girl went. I didn't even think they'd place her in Chicago with the other places there is. I had suspicions that it was her when she started to become close with Tori and I. When I escaped Chicago and came back here after all those years it was confirmed to me that Lauren was my daughter. She had talked about how terrible her adoptive parents were and Coulter; I realized how terrible I am. Lauren hates me now. You have to promise me that you won't let her go after Demetri."
"You've told me nothing about him though. How do I know he's such a bastard?"
"He's the one who kills those children's parents in the Fringe he presented that idea to David and it's been in order since. He's David's right hand. You are scum but you aren't as bad as him and don't let that get to your ego. He harasses Nita and any woman here. He still feels he's superior to me even though I am a leader here."
I contemplate what I should do next and then I'm to my feet, pausing before I exit her office.
I don't know what to do.
I head to our living quarters it's time to get this all out in the open. I can't wait this out between Lauren and I anymore.
She stares at me as I enter there must be a look on my face that gives my intentions away.
"What did you do?" It's more of a statement then a question. There's nothing to deny.
"I went to the records room yesterday." I go for the alcohol and drink from the bottle not bothering to pour any into a glass.
"You shouldn't have gotten in there." She says trying to make sense of it all. I stay silent while drinking. "You accessed my records to find out who my father is didn't you?" Her tone worries me. "Eric fucking tell me what you did!" She's snapped.
"I had to know who it was. I'm not a patient man. I knew you needed time and I'm sorry but I couldn't fucking give you it, so I found out for myself." I say it harshly.
"He's scum Eric. He's a murderer."
I sadistically laugh as I approach her, "So the fuck am I Dyer."
She doesn't respond. "That's why you shouldn't love me. I've done nothing but fuck everything up. I'm a murderer. I'm lethal. I could kill you right now with my bare hands." I say looking to her neck hoping to scare her off.
"Stop trying to scare me." I push her against the wall as the glass that she once had in her hand shatters to the floor.
"Your father and I have a lot in common. Is that what has you so bothered?" I say directly into her ear. "You're physically sick from finding out who he is and realizing I'm not much different."
"Stop it!" She says as she pushes at me and I don't budge. She needs to understand how bad I am. I will scream at her until she faces that I'm just like him.
"I've killed hundreds of people. I was a leader of genocide Lauren. Don't you get it? I'm just like Demetri." I stare her directly in the eyes as if to melt the words into them with a deafening stare.
"You care about me though don't you? There's glimpses of you that shows you have a heart buried in all the muscle. He doesn't have one and you do. That's the difference." She's careful with her words but not as careful as I'm about to be with mine.
I shake my head, "Lauren I'm not a good man."
"I love you." She uses those words as a challenge and I roll my eyes still not letting her move. She tries to kiss me and that's when I back away. I contemplate running like I always do, but realize I can't this time because it will only make things worst.
There's a knock on our door and we both look towards it but ignore it.
"I know you're both in there!" Xavier yells from the other side.
I groan as I storm over and swing it open giving him a look that could combust him.
"Okay killer. We have a problem." And he's pushing himself past me into our living room. He looks at her state then mine. "I hate to interrupt but we're overthrowing David in a matter of minutes and I thought you two would want to be in on the action."
Lauren moves towards him, "What? Why now?" She asks with a calmer voice.
"He's trying to kill everyone in Chicago. Four finally convinced Tris to make a move, so he gathered us."
"How does Four know anything?"
"Tris and him had a fight, shocker, David tried to use her to get more investments for this place and the council revealed his true intentions to Tris though she's still stupid. War is breaking. What the fuck are you two in or not?" He's annoyed and I roll my eyes.
Both of us agree as he tells us to meet him in twenty minutes. I stare at Lauren the second he leaves and she's gravitating towards me as I do to her. We both know that something could go very wrong, as our lips meet not caring about the previous discussion. The taste of her lips is just what I needed. I have her as close as possible to me right now as her hands are tightly around my neck with my one at the back of her neck and other around her waist.
She pulls away leaving me confused. "That's incase I don't get to do that again."
"You can't go after him if the opportunity arises, understood?" It comes out as if she's an initiate.
"You can't stop me." She's leaving as I run after her. I catch up enough to grab her arm.
"I mean it Lauren, don't fuck this all up because you want revenge or whatever you want. You have fellow soldiers to watch. Don't make this about you." My words don't meet her. I can see in her eyes that she's out for Demetri's blood.
I couldn't imagine them killing David but Aries had more then half of The Resistance on her side. I felt strange to be adorned in a red uniform versus my usual black. Amar and another man lead us through the secure areas leading us right to David's office area.
We round the corner and David knew we were coming and he had lined up his guards, with Demetri being the head of it.
"David steps down or he dies. He's not doing any of us good." The man up front spoke to Demetri.
The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. My gut is telling me something is going to go terribly wrong with this.
I stood next to Lauren, Tori, George, and Xavier our guns in all our hands ready for battle between our own sides in this place. I especially look to Lauren, worrying about her. This is exactly why emotions are bad.
Demetri's sadistic laugh breaks the silence, "You bastards have to go through us first." That did it as the first shots rang out. I pushed Lauren to the side with me taking cover as the bullets flung everywhere. It was a sight to see the drones on both sides trying to protect their masters.
I hear a familiar cry and see Xavier shot down with a wound to his stomach. I tell Lauren not to move as I run to him.
"Eric. Lauren. Demetri. Go." He spits out as Nita emerges and pulls him to safety. I turn to see Lauren raging at Demetri…of course she took the fucking opportunity, damn it. This isn't the time for this but her emotions have taken over and I sigh at that weakness that I've now found myself. I rush to cover her from getting shot at as she skillfully throws knives at him in a signature Lauren style. She learned to throw them at the weak spots of the shield actually breaking its hold.
"Lauren stop!" I yell when I realize she's close to actually hitting him, his drones weak. She doesn't move as I move towards her to try to physically tear her away from him.
"Aw look how little pathetic Eric is trying to save his girl." He spits before shooting at both of us. "Eric Coulter cares about someone other then his bastard self how cute." He's trying to egg me on and I won't let him. Four comes to my left side now trying to help cover me since we've become targets. This is stupid and how to get killed. Damn it Lauren. Why is the Stiff watching my back?
I look around to realize most of David's guards are dead as this is the last battle left. That's it, I'm handing Demetri his ass.
I rush towards him my shields still working as he shoots at me. Lauren screams as I hear Four disarm her.
"Come on bitch. Kill me." Demetri purrs towards me. If I kill Lauren's father I know she won't forgive me for not letting her do it. Guess I'll have to wound him a little or a lot and see if he survives.
The plus side of this is that it's the distraction other members needed to slip into David's office since we're right in front of it.
I shoot at a weak spot of Demetri's shield and he cries out as the bullet goes through the shield and directly into his left thigh.
I shoot again in the same spot and his shield crumbles around him. He tries to shoot at me but realizes it's no use as my shield won't be as weak and charges at me. I easily put more bullets in him, aimlessly shooting at his body. I use my drones now to protect the front of me knowing that my front needs covered rather then my back.
He can't touch me and I laugh as I go to put a bullet in his head, I'm knocked down by a sudden pain in the left of my back realizing I've been shot. It's enough for him to get an edge as he turns my drones off. He tries to grab my gun when I hear multiple shots at us. I feel more but I can't distinguish where they are in my body as my vision goes black.
LAUREN'S POV
"Four! Let me go! Damn it!" His arms are tightly around me as I struggle to break free to go after both Eric and Demetri.
Eric is going to kill Demetri. There is no doubt in my mind about that as I'm forced to watch. Just when I think Four loosens his grip on me it's held tightly again as I try to break free.
I want to kill Demetri. Eric has enough blood on his hands. No one knows Demetri is my father though but Eric, Aries, Xavier, and myself. It's sick that I want to kill him, but I'm vengeful.
Tori and Nita are running into David's office as the scene of Eric and Demetri has created the perfect distraction. Aries storms in after I see someone take Xavier and others for medical attention. I look at her with wide eyes as she realizes what is happening.
She does the unexpected. She looks at me as she shoots Eric directly in the left of his back, what could be a fatal shot. I can't react fast enough as I thrash against Four as he loosens his grip in disbelief of what Aries has just done as well. I escape until Amar snatches me up and more shots are rung.
"Aries what have you done!" Amar shouts at her as I turn to see a pool of blood lying around both men. This wasn't the plan. There's no stopping me as Amar lets me run to Eric with him and Four following me.
"Eric! Eric!" I say as I kneel down around his head. I check his neck for a pulse, which thankfully he still has. Aries shot him in the back left, right arm, and left shoulder. I don't care about the other man bleeding out before me. He may biologically be my father but I'll take the dead Erudite traitor who raised me instead.
There's so much blood…
I look to Eric's face as his lips turn blue suddenly and a banshee like scream escapes my body, as I can't find a pulse.