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(((Hellow my followers or just readers of my weird fic.I Understand it has been years since i last updated my fic. life had been hectic and my laptop broke so i havent been able o write. thankfully had the story online so i at least was able to see where i was going with this story. I'll try to update again soon. Thank you. please review and let me know what you think. lots of love an stay safe)))

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He knelt over her as metal and walls and whatever fell on him and he used all strength he could to keep her safe. By the time the rumbling and weight remained in silence all he could hear were faint sounds of battle, explosions and blaster fire. He huffed and groaned from the weight above him. His arms shook and his back hurt from the pressure. "Kira" he rasped in attempt to rouse her, to make her wake up, to make sure she was alright. Oh, please be alright. He thought desperately.
He began to sweat from the weight and the heat he was generating from the strain. The objects above him groaned and he gasped at it. He couldn't look at his wrist to see the time but when he opened his eyes he stared at small flecks of white and green and his brow furrowed in confusion and as time, minutes, hours he didn't know but every time he opened his eyes, he'd find himself staring at a strange glowing Kira… why was she glowing, of all things? He could see her, but he wasn't able to tell if she was breathing. "Kira, wake up" he couldn't move, no matter how much he wanted too. He knew that if he moved his locked limbs that the weight above them would crash on them both.
He waited; it was all he could do. He didn't know when the sounds of battle had gone silent; he didn't know how long he had been holding this weight up. His body was straining, his heart beat was painful against his ribcage. His dry throat from gasping and saying her name. His mind blurred, he was becoming dehydrated and he was overheating and his ears were ringing from the silence.

"Gorrath?"

He thought he was hearing things and hallucinating when a very welcoming cool hand touched his face, he leaned into the touch

"Gorrath!?"

he frowned and opened his eyes and he stared at her for a moment before blinking to clear the blurriness and when she patted his cheek he gave a pained grin with a sigh of relief "Good, finally. You're awake" He rasped and she frowned in concern "How long have you been holding all this up?" his eyes shut firmly and he shook his head lightly "uncertain. Are you harmed?" He looked at her and he still didn't know why she was glowing. "Minor aches and pains…Nothing severe." She touched his face with both hands and he closed his eyes at the coolness. Her skin seeming to eat at the heat he was encased in. she pulled her hands away too soon for his liking and he looked as she used… her glowing hands?... to light up what was above him… "How are you glowing?" he whispered confused "I'll explain later" she crawled away and knelt near him, there seemed to be little place to move and she looked at herself "Shit, I really snapped and went insane didn't I?" she asked herself and looked about her. "Can you get out?" he asked "I'm not leaving you here Lord Gorrath" He didn't have energy to argue, he was at his limits. After a moment his ears began ringing again from the silence and his mind swirled in a blur. He heard his blaster go off, though he didn't register it. Until those cool hands touched his face again "Lord Gorrath?" her voice a welcome sound he opened his eyes and she was tugging at his arm, he panicked "No, if I move this entire-" she silenced him with a hand to his lips and she gave him a no nonsense look that left no room for questioning and she tugged on his arm "It's okay, I've secured it long enough for us to get out. Now come" He allowed her to take his arm in the small crawl place and when he discovered that they weren't reduced to minced meat he felt completely relieved and she took his arm over her shoulder as she pulled him towards a hole that he didn't know was there. They crawled for a bit more and his body felt like it was going to give up on him. He was wrong; it was only when Kira forced him to stand did he actually feel like exhaustion was going to knock him out. "Kira" he rasped and she just shushed him "Come we're not out of danger yet. This entire section will go down the moment those beams I put up gives way" He frowned at all she said "Explain later" he mumbled.
A moment later, they both heard the moaning of the metal as it all came crumbling down. Gorrath was thankful that she had forced him to walk because a few feet where he previously stood; a large metal slab crashed down. Kira helped him sit down and with her help removed the metal and his armour that was digging into his back. He used his remaining strength to reactivate his tracking device along with his communications link as she used the unbloodied part of her lab coat to hold against his wound. He shook from the strain "Kira" he whispered and groaned holding himself up was still too much. How long had he been holding that junk up? "It's okay. I'll stop the bleeding" He hadn't cared about the wound, she was just faffing over him. He was just thankful for the cold. It helped but he was still out of it. He was not only thirsty he was starving; he normally ate plenty to deal with his energy consumption. For him to be in such a pitiful state he estimated that he had been like that for a few days at best.
He felt her gentle cold hands go about his neck and lure him to lie against her. He breathed at the welcome embrace as he rested his head against her chest and shoulder. She rested her own next to his and if he had the energy he'd swap this situation around. But he was just pleased to be able to relax and to know that she was alright. He reached up to her weakly and she took hold of his hand and gave him a strong squeeze. "I'm here" she whispered and he closed his eyes at the feel of her breath on his neck and to hear and feel the beat of her heart; soothed him and no later passed out.

Sen and Kaman used a laser beam and cut at the metal. There was a gas leak and they didn't want to ignite it. They worked quickly when the sensors pinged and they both stuck their heads in and shined a light in the pocket and when they both saw them unconscious they went to work to make an opening large enough for them to be carried out. The Commander waited behind with the men as the device he held showed their location "They're out cold Commander" Kaman said gruffly. Sen didn't care about that. Ever since they were attacked Kaman and him had been fighting their way to her only to discover that she had gone red and had taken off with Lord Gorrath in tow. It had been days since the battle was won and the Commander had negotiated a deal with the blue Avian creatures, since the Glorft had defeated their enemy for them. They were currently being escorted (towed) to their planet for repairs and such.

Kira and Gorrath were gone for five days and it had taken a while to find where they had gone in the midst of the chaos through whatever cameras remained active. Thankfully Lord Gorrath's signal returned.

Sen had no patience, he climbed in to check on them, mostly Kira. He touched her face lightly and found that was still breathing, he was thankful and then with a soft snore nodded that Gorrath was still breathing. "Get in here men!" a few men went to laser the rest of the wall away as two others climbed in "Take lord Gorrath" he ordered and he heard Kaman from the opening behind him "yeah you just want to hold her" he ignored him. Mainly because he wasn't lying, he did want to hold her, after so much worrying and having to hear the crazy rumours about how brutal Kira was and how epic a team Gorrath and Kira made. Once the two men were practically dragging their King's feet on the floor; he swooped Kira up carefully and went ahead and order two more to help carry the heavy Glorft King out. Too much muscle he mused. He ignored the stretcher as he rushed off to the med bay and Kaman growled at him and shoved a man with an oxygen tank and mask in his hand towards him "Put that on her now" he nodded and ran off.

Kaman turned his attention to the men putting Gorrath on a stretcher and the Doctor put the mask over him "he's wounded and dehydrated." He spoke stiffly before he and his team rushed him off. The Commander followed alongside Kaman as the remaining men went to find the gas leak. Kaman was beyond ticked off at Sen's behaviour and the Commander ticked off about everything.
The shield being off

The system's malfunction and failure to detect both the attack ship and mine fields
The fact that the blubbering idiots had blown up themselves along with half the ship
He was thankful that the ships systems activated to close the damn holes they made in the breach, disallowing more of them in.
But oh, that didn't stop them from making new ones.
Then Lord Gorrath disappearing …

the only thing he enjoyed was demanding the avian idiots to give them what they demanded and they were eager to agree.
After all these years, he still didn't want to replace Gorrath. He wouldn't be King but he'd be a leader. And he was more than pleased at being his second, filling Gorrath's boots was something he wouldn't be able to do. Taking on issues and idiots and doing things that he wanted was all he could handle. Gorrath could do almost everything and still have time for women. He pinched his nasal bridge and Kaman looked at him "headache?" he nodded "Same here" The Commander released a disgruntled sigh "I don't know how he does it" he said and Kaman looked at him confused "Sir?" The Commander glanced at him "Lord Gorrath, how he can be a king and inspiration and a terror. How he can handle everything that comes he's way and still has enough time for women" Kaman sighed "believe me Sir, I'm just as puzzled by that as you are" they glared forward for a moment "Have you warned her Sir?" The Commander stopped "I have." Kaman glared "Have you actually told her and warned her properly?" the Commander glared at him "And ruin what respect she has for him?" he shook his head and Kaman sighed and looked ahead "She doesn't deserve being turned into that and Gorrath doesn't deserve her." The Commander sighed again, "I agree. I can't be the one to tell her everything… It's best that you do it. Being the only one other than me to know the full truth" Kaman nodded "I plan to. Believe me." The Commander held his face "I seriously hope nothing happened while they were trapped" Kaman nodded "We'll find out with the way they both act when they wake up. Kira is easy to read. I highly doubt Gorrath will act any different than before" The Commander shook his head "Let's go and hear what the doctors have to say" they continued walking "I'm going to hit Sen for just running off with her like that. Damned idiot"

When Gorrath finally woke up with a plastic mask over his face, he frowned and blinked back the blur. He hurt, actually hurt. He couldn't recall the last time his body was in such a pained state that moving even slightly made him gasp in displeasure. Even just shifting his head on what appeared to be a medical cot, hurt. He took in several deep breaths before opening his eyes again. The Commander came into view and he frowned, agitated and confused. "Commander" he rasped and flinched at the pain that flared in his throat. "Rest, war master Gorrath-I have everything in control" Gorrath didn't like hearing that his second had everything under control-what the frag happened that he had to be in control in the first place "Dammit, what happened!" his angered roar was cracked and he coughed in displeasure after it. The Commander handed him a glass and Gorrath could hardly move his arms, why was he so damn sore? The Commander, seeing his struggle-removed the oxygen mask for him, and then made the bed move slowly into a slouching angle at 45 degree.

Gorrath groaned at the movement at being forced into a near upright position and he felt so weak. His own limbs feeling as if they were gravitised as his arms failed to even lift and had to accept the Commander's help at holding the glass for him as he was forced to drink slowly. Speaking wasn't an option and movement was out of the damned question. So he settled to glare at the Commander whilst he took his damn time explaining everything and afterwards. He stared and suddenly finding strength to move his arms and forced himself to sit upright "Where is she? Is she okay?" Voice broken and stretchy and the Commander forced him to lay back down, much to Gorrath's immense displeasure to discover that even his cowardly second who did little hand to hand fighting could even push him back down. "She is alright. Though-" Gorrath glared at his trailed voice as he moved the crabby curtain that separated his view of her and when he saw her laying in much in the same position he woke in he sighed and relaxed. "Her lungs are smaller and the gas had more effect on her than you, being larger" Gorrath frowned then glared at the Commander to get on with it "She will be out longer and you both will need rest. She isn't injured" Gorrath shut his eyes and leant back. Took him that fragging long to explain that she was okay, frigging idiot

The Commander moved to give him another glass of water. Frustrated at this annoying treatment he willed his muscles to move to grab the glass so he could help himself. The process of actually holding the glass only frustrated him more. "The frag happened that I'm so pathetic and weak" he growled out as his second firmed his hold on the glass and helped it to his lips. The Commander shrugged and there was a dark glare behind his eyes when he spoke next "You were gone for five days Lord Gorrath. I do not know why your body is failing you" Gorrath glared and he was no idiot. He could see that there was something specific that the Commander was agitated about "Spit it out already" he spat at him and the Commander glanced at Kira before turning back to his irate Leader "You were with Kira for those five days" And Gorrath stared at him. His mind may be a current blur but he still caught onto what the Commander was so rudely insinuating "I may be currently bed ridden, Commander and my mind a blur. But if I had done anything with Kira, wouldn't you find it curious that we both were fully clothed when we were discovered?" he inquired and the Commander continued to glare at him "Five days" he said again and Gorrath actually found enough agitation to crack the glass he now squeezed at the persistence "We did nothing of the sort" he rubbed his throat before continuing "I wouldn't do such a thing with her in such an obviously inappropriate place anyway" he glared at his Commander and he could see that he still believed his pathetic state to be of something that involved her. He couldn't exactly recall why or how they ended up in that gas pocket but he certainly knew that he wouldn't do such a thing to initiate intimacy in such a horrible place " It takes a lot more than mere sex to put me out Commander" His second merely huffed "You're much older now than what you were then. Who knows?" Gorrath grit his teeth in annoyance at this sudden defiance from his second. He most likely thought he was out of harm's way of getting his jaw-block removed while he was in such a bed ridden position and that he could spit lies to his face and believes them to be truth. The glass broke-thankfully Gorrath had drank all the water- "I did no such thing! And if you continue to spit this crap I will more than gladly remove your jaw-block and replace you with someone more able!" He roared, he didn't care that his voice would be in no way of use after it. The Commander had no right to spell these lies and assume he'd do that to Kira, of all the damned places and times to assume such a thing. "Get out before I kill you!" seeing the Commander slink away and close the door behind him made him weakly flick the glass to the floor and off his bed. Then he looked back at Kira, she was in danger. That's one thing he knew and could recall, she was in danger and he had to help her.

Kaman stood outside and waited for the Commander as he made his way to him and the Commander sighed as he sat down "Did they…?" Kaman asked and the Commander laughed lightly "no, Gorrath wouldn't behave in such an annoyed manner if he did do anything of the sort with her. Thankfully our suspicions can be laid to rest." The Commander ran a hand over his head before looking up "Where's Sen?" Kaman glared off down the corridor "Frag if I know. He suddenly stood up and left." The Commander noticed Kaman's annoyance with Sen as of late "What has Sen done to work you up?" Kaman glanced at the Commander "Nothing to worry about Sir. We'll work together to keep her safe once she is no longer in Gorrath's private infirmary" The Commander stared intently back where Gorrath no doubt was cussing his name about insubordination and worrying about Kira. Now knowing that Gorrath and Kira hadn't done anything intimate he could only wonder why he was so weak and due to the doctor reports, dehydrated so terribly –Glorft could go a week without needing to hydrate- and not to mention the stale stench of sweat. He still stank actually, he was just used to such a manly Oder that it didn't affect him. And he knew that it took a lot to get Gorrath to work up a sweat. None of the men had the desire to give him a bucket bath. It was way to personal and none of them wanted to be that close. And the ones that were inclined to were shoved out. Gorrath detests gayness, if he ever learnt that one lustfully bucket bathed him while he was out cold, he'd murder that poor fool and his second and anyone near him. He shuddered.

Kaman and Sen already explained the position of which Gorrath and Kira were in. And with how Gorrath was sprawled with his head resting on Kira's shoulder. It looked like she dragged him to hold him. His damaged back piece of armour removed and Kira's torn lab coat pressed to an open wound on his back, which bled onto her front. And the position she held him in seemed to be only sort of intimacy that had transpired. "Perhaps once Kira wakes up, she can explain what happened. Gorrath still is dehydrated and his memory appears to be foggy" The Commander spoke up, breaking the momentary silence and Kaman nodded in agreement "Kira is also a horrible liar. So if anything did happen, we'll know" The Commander found it a great comfort that Kira was terrible at lying. "Look who's back" Kaman added shortly and the Commander looked to the right to see Sen walking with clothes in his arms. "That's where you disappeared to? Enjoy digging through her closet?" Kaman added snidely and Sen just offered him a glare before facing the Commander "Kira is covered in blood and I believe that they both would enjoy a change of clothes until the doctors permit them to leave" the Commander eyed the glare Kaman was giving Sen before facing him "She'll change once she wakes up. Gorrath is awake, careful. He may be breaking things" The Commander said and watched as he left for the room before facing Kaman who scoffed "What's with the attitude Kaman, it's not like you" He demanded more than asked "Sen is just a know-it-all. Gets on my nerves"

Sen knocked before entering and he found Gorrath looking at Kira before a glare settled on him. He noticed that Gorrath look extremely fatigued and annoyed. He bowed to not anger him further before he rose and placed Kira's clothes on the table beside her, looking at her for a long while before moving to Gorrath's side "A change of clothes my Lord" he placed the clothes down and Gorrath grunted "clean this up" he muttered and he nodded. Finding the tray and broom to sweep up the glass as Gorrath eyed Kira.

He still couldn't move, and damn it, it pissed him off. He wanted to be near her, to make sure that she was okay for himself. The Commander was being very suspicious and annoying as he dragged on. How well the men fought that there were only a few injured and no deaths. And plenty on their enemies end with their suicide bombers taking down floors and walls and just blew his ship to shit in under 30 minutes. His head hurt but thanks to the details the Commander gave he at least started to remember what happened. Kira going 'red' seemed to be term for whenever she snapped and murdered fools left right and centre. He recalled it now as he watched Sen Dispose of the glass in a waste bin.
One moment he was with a concerned Kira and the next as he helped up a soldier, a complete stranger. Her eyes glowing a brilliant and scary red. Her face expressionless. Body language, fierce and steady and when she moved and murdered men easily and rather efficiently. She was both extremely sexy and scary at the same time.

He shook his head lightly. He was tired still and his body pathetically weak. He felt a hand on his shoulder and when he looked he saw that Sen held out a new glass of water. Thankful that he can move his arms at least-sore and pained but moveable because he refused to be utterly useless. He reached for the glass and drank the water slowly.

Sen watched Gorrath for a moment before his attention went back to Kira. And Gorrath watched her as well. Sen turned to him again "Do you acquire anything else, lord Gorrath?" Gorrath eyed him momentarily as he compared Sen, a mere soldier, to his Second in Command and how their attitudes differed. Sen was obedient whilst his Second appeared to have a growing tendency to question him. "What do you believe happened whilst Kira and I were trapped?" he asked, his brain fog not lifting much but he at least could remember how things started.

Sen didn't hesitate to respond "You protected Lady Kira from harm and in turn got injured, thus having Lady Kira tend to you once you both were in safe area. You couldn't have known of the gas leak. Thankfully you were both had only inhaled the gas for a hour when we found you" He stood waiting while Gorrath took note of how Sen always referred to Kira as 'Lady Kira' in a source of respect and somewhat loyalty. How he thought a head and brought fresh clothes for them both. Because Gorrath hadn't been so injured to this point to be bed ridden. He was so used to waking up after a battle in his own bed, not this uncomfortable surgery cot.(if Kira had not used her tethered lab coat to stop the bleeding, he would have been in a far worse state due to blood loss)

Gorrath removed his studying stare from Sen and went back to look at Kira. It was coming back; he could recall how he was trapped. He started to remember the ringing blur as he held up all that junk. And Kira; how her hands helped him and held him, the sound of her beating heart. After so much worrying and silence, hearing her heart beat and feeling it just under his ear soothed his nerves greatly. He recalled how he had wanted to look at her before he passed out, how her hand caught his and gave him a strong squeeze.

"Move my cot to hers" he said softly. His drip bag was empty and he roughly removed the empty cord from his arm and removed himself from the heart monitor and oxygen tank. Sen had unlocked the wheels and began pushing him to her. He noticed how she had only gone through halfway of her drip bag. Her hearts monitor beeping in slow steady patterns as he neared her. Sen removed the bars that separated them and locked Gorrath's cot in place. And just when he was about to chase Sen off, Sen lowered his bed back down and moved to turn down the lights. He bowed "Rest my Lord" he saw a smile on his face before he left. Good soldier-

he was tired but being able to at least look at her and hold her hand in his, was all he needed. Knowing that all she needed was rest and more oxygen to help her lungs and that she didn't suffer anything grave took a weight off his chest. His thumb lightly traced circles on her hand. A soft smile pulled at his face before his eyes became heavier and his heart slowed before falling back to sleep.

The Commander and Kaman glared at Sen when they walked in with the doctors to discover that Sen had moved him to her and removed the guards between them. "What were you thinking?" Kaman glared at him and Sen felt no guilt over it "Lord Gorrath requested it. I complied" The Commander and Kaman both shook their heads.

Sen didn't know what their problem was, he didn't care. Gorrath looked happy, his hand holding onto hers as he faced her. The Doctors didn't seem bothered by it either and only replaced the drip in his arm with a new on. Giving him much needed nutrients and proteins. They put the oxygen mask back over his mouth and nose and returned his head to face her. Sen was just happy to see them. Sen's own experience of being alone with her in such a dire situation woke him up and made him 'return' to how he used to be, sort of, he was still an uncaring log with everyone else besides her. He wondered how things would change now that Lord Gorrath had been trapped with her, in a far less time than what he had with her, but who knows what would have transpired in those five days. In any event; he knew that because Kira and Gorrath were already close to the point that Kira fiddled -which he found adorable- he wondered how this could bring them closer. Gorrath defiantly wanted to be near her; that was easy to notice. Now it was just for Kira to wake up and he'd be able to tell just how much closer they'd be.

The communications officer walked in with a data pad and handed it to the Commander, Sen and Kaman went around him to see what was on it. And they watched a comprised sort of different angled video footage of Kira and Gorrath throughout the battle. They all mostly stared at Kira because once again they had footage of her going 'red' and killing the enemy easily. Even Gorrath's face in the one video showed his own surprised but as they watched they soon noticed how Gorrath became annoyed with her 'red' state. Shaking her and shouting at her only to get nothing from her. Then they watched as she saved him and the soldier that was following them from being pulled with a batted broken corridor before kicking down a wall, earning her annoyed shout and tugging. The more they watched as Kira removed herself Gorrath easily and dove off the edge to a man that was an impossible distance from her to save the injured Glorft; only made them stare. From there it just went from terrifyingly impressive to impossibly frightening as Gorrath and Kira had jumped from beam to beam and lowered themselves through batted wires of a once functional elevator all the way down to the mech vs mech battle. Narrowly being stomped on in the process to escape

They watched as an enemy mech fell and his weapon blasting near enough to Kira that she went flying and since the idiots blaster kept shooting, Gorrath had to blot to get to her in time before a bunch of what used to be walls, floors and corridors. Fell on top of them.
They watched the days tick by on the top marked in red when it continued to play at a regular pace as a sudden collapse on one end accured and an hour later they saw themselves rushing in.

The Commander turned to him "What was that last bit?" The Communications officer pointed to two separate videos. The first was when Gorrath had just dived over Kira and the last of the section collapsing. He highlighted with a pen the areas. The second that collapsed; was where Kira and Gorrath were previously and then he made a circle as to where they were found. "The reason being for Gorrath strange weak and dehydrated state is due to the fact that he was holding that entire junk heap up. It would explain why they had moved from there to here. And his tracking device being activated only when they are here" He explained to them and they stared in awe. They knew he was strong but holy Cthulhu that was just impossible!

Kaman and the Commander stared and Sen looked between them "Why does this surprise you?" he asked and the Commander narrowed his eyes at him "I can see what you mean now" he spoke to Kaman and Kaman nodded behind him and Sen returned to ignore them seeing as they were being impossible themselves.

Gorrath stirred and woke up to rather loud talking and once he opened his eyes an annoying light was in his eyes. Weak and irritably he whacked the offending arm out his face with an annoyed groan. He blinked away the dots and gave Kira's hand a squeeze and he received a light squeeze in turn. He looked at her and it appeared that she was waking as well. "Lord Gorrath" Gorrath rolled his eyes as the Commander made his way to his side with a plastic cup held out to him. Gorrath eyed him before taking it. Still being thoroughly annoyed by his accusations of him, his throat scratched and itched and before he could even smell what was in the cup as he gulped it down. Only when it passed over down did he have a coughing fit at the horrible taste of the medicine. The Commander, knowing full well that Gorrath wouldn't take meds because of his pride-knew he'd gulp anything down after their little spit from the other day. Gorrath glared at the Commander only to have him smirk back at him cockily "I'll rip your jaw-block ou-" He was unable to finish as his voice broke.

Kira suddenly sat up and looked around after hearing him and Sen was at her side in an instant-thoroughly annoying Kaman due to his eagerness to be near her. "Lady Kira, are you alright?" she looked at Gorrath as he pounded a fist to his chest in a vain attempt to get rid of the cough and she dragged her head to look at Sen "lungs hurt a bit. But thanks to Lord Gorrath, I'm unharmed" he gave her a smile and she returned it before returning to give Gorrath her attention. "Are you alright Lord Gorrath?" He looked at her and gave her a smirk as he squeezed her hand, she squeezed back. "How are you able to move? After holding all that scrap up?" she looked at him stunned and he felt prideful to have been pushing himself to do what little movement he was currently able. Which only hurt and made his vision blur

He was about to speak when the doctor handed him small meatballs of sorts as food. Gorrath, normally inclined for food, glared at the bowl distastefully. "He is unable to speak, and I advise you My lord to not force yourself anymore or you'll be here for more than a week" The doctor than pushed him back down on his elevated cot to lounge back and relax. He glared stiffly at the bowl still as the Doctor shoved it towards him. Kira didn't like the smell of it either as a smaller and similar bowl was shoved towards her. "this stinks" she muttered and Gorrath promptly shoved the trolley away. Kira looked at Sen as she removed her gas mask "hey do you think Ryuuk can make this taste and smell good?" Sen rubbed his jaw in thought before nodding "I believe he can. It's what he is good at" He took both their bowls of medical food before leaving.

Kaman was glad that he left as he went to stand by Gorrath and hand over the data pad the Communications officer had procured. And Both Kira and Gorrath watched. Gorrath didn't like having to watch Kira's malicious attacks all over again but watched to the end either way. Kira's face went from utter disbelief once it was finished. "I knew I was brutal when I snap. But shit I didn't expect to be that efficient" she moved away from it and Kaman took it back. Gorrath didn't care about his voice as he seriously needed his point to get across to her "I never- ever want to see you go 'red' ever again" he held his throat after speaking and Kira nodded "I don't want to go red like that again. I knew I was scary and ate hearts but… geez…" his hand gave hers a firm squeeze and held hers tightly within his grasp as he lay back down. Kaman handed him a glass of warm water and he took it rudely.
Kaman ignored it. "How often do you 'snap' or go 'red'?" He asked and she rubbed her neck with a shrug "I don't know" she murmured and the doctor chose that moment to walk back in, seeing that the food was gone far too quickly, his eyes narrowed "Where's the food" he demanded and Kaman told him and the doc did not seem pleased but moved on "Kira, what happens to you before you go 'red'?" he inquired coldly and she again rubbed the back of her head. "I hear or feel a sort of static and next then, boom. I'm… That" she indicated to the device on the table by Gorrath. The Doc narrowed his eyes "you'll need to go in for a CAT scan" Kira frowned, so did Gorrath "I went for one when I broke my horn and had horrible nose bleeds. I'm sure the doctor at the time would have found anything in my head then" she said and the doctor breathed out "You were a slave and from I've seen from your records you may have an implant that causes these 'snapping red' state you fall into when in danger" Kira, knowing full well of her damned passed could only lower her head, she had missed a few years of her younger life, so he had a point… "The implant would have been found in my previous CAT scan however…" She had been traumatised; she knew she had been, so perhaps instead "Perhaps instead of an Implant then, Kira. You may have a multiple personality disorder" She scrunched up her nose, not what she had in mind "I may have been-" he cut her off, rudely "You were no doubt experimented on in your former years, there's no telling the amount of damage such activities would do to you"

Gorrath grabbed the nearest thing to him-happening to be the data pad from earlier- and threw it as hard as he could in his feeble state. The Doctor dodged it and it collided with the wall where Kaman stood-he didn't flinch-and stared at him and Gorrath snarled. Kaman pulled the doctor out then

"Ignore that imbecilic idiot. He thinks he knows everything by appearance alone" Gorrath muttered holding his aching throat. "He has a point though" she whispered. He looked at her, her eyes casted in shadow "I don't remember my younger years. I'm not even certain how many years I had lost. Only that I was covered in surgical scars." Gorrath had heard enough gloom and pulled her to him as he rested back down. Kira wrapped an arm around his ticker muscular arm and snuggled into it and Gorrath held out his left hand as she cuddled his right. She reached out to his gestured hand and he clasped her hand in his and held it over his chest. "You're safe" he rasped, voice aching "Don't worry about anything about your past" his throat really hurt now.

"Thank you for saving me" he looked at her and her eyes were glossy and admiration and fondness was in them. He offered a smile, knowing that what she really meant was, saving her from her slave life, not the recent of holding who knows how much weight off them both. He again squeezed her hand and she smiled back softly.

Their moments of silence was taken away as the doctor stomped back in and pointedly went to put her oxygen mask back over her face and glared to see that Gorrath's was off as well and forced the mask back over his. "You need to keep those on. Or your lungs will both collapse again" he huffed annoyed and they both just glared at him. Kira's glare was blinked away however as fatigue pulled her eye lids back down. Gorrath's expression was full of concern as she passed out "She just needs more rest, as do you. Now when that chief returns with your food, eat it. Despite the smell or taste, it'll help you both" he said quieter before leaving.

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