A/N- ACK! *almost gave herself a heart attack when the file wouldn't open* Four chapters would be down the drain! Ack... ack... *breathes* I don't expect you all to love it, but it's something, and I'm proud of it, so...
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Chapter 2-
He stepped towards us, a particularly evil look on his face. "So the puppies escaped, huh?" Puppy? Oh please, if you're going to go insane/crazy/mental/power hungry/whatever, you can think up something better than puppy. I stayed quiet, looking for some way out of this mess. I saw a vent above us, and right as he pulled a knife from his pocket and was advancing on Neil with it, I shot him in the stomach. If Gray and Aki weren't who "they were", then there might be a chance of getting them back, so no sense in harming them too much, right?
I broke the vent and pushed myself up, helping Neil up quickly. He shed his watch and threw it in the opposite direction so they would go that way. It obviously worked because Gray yelled at someone behind him to go find them. We hurried out, and didn't stop running until we Neil couldn't run anymore. We still had some money (enough to support us for a small amount of time, anyway), so Neil checked into a motel for us, and I collapsed on the couch.
"What is going on?" He panted, tossing me one of the room keys. I caught it, though we were probably not going out for awhile.
"If I knew… I would tell you. But right now we do the running and laying low part."
"For how long?"
"I don't know, Neil."
"We have to go back for him."
"We will." I stood, though my legs protested, and after a second caused me to fall back on the couch. I rubbed my face, trying to think. Ryan was imprisoned, Gray and Aki were psycho… Dr. Sid had been dead for a year and a half. I scoffed. Neil looked up.
"What?"
"Just wondering if they killed off Dr. Sid too." Neil looked down for a second, then joined me on the couch. I closed my eyes, and for the first time since I had lost Neil, I nearly cried. He touched my arm, and I opened my eyes, blinking back any tears, and looking up at him.
"We'll figure it out." He said, squeezing my hand.
"I know we will, I'm just wondering when. And I'm wondering what the hell is going on and why…" My eyes moved to the smudged, water stained coffee table before us.
"If we get Ryan out of there, we'll know." Even though he didn't mean to, it felt like it was all on me to get Ryan back safe.
"Listen, Neil, I'm doing my best to think of ways to get our asses in and out of there to save Ryan." I snapped, and though I regretted what I said, I wasn't one to apologize.
"Don't do that." His voice softened, and I kept my gaze down.
"Do what?"
"Act like it's all depending on you." …Read my mind much?
"It is."
"No it isn't, Jane. I'm here too, you know." I shrugged.
"Everything is upside down."
"I know." He wrapped one arm around my shoulders, holding me close as we sat there. Any other time I would push him off, but I was too tired and besides, it felt good …though I probably wouldn't admit it to anyone. He fell asleep after awhile, but I couldn't. A million thoughts were running through my head. Like, How will we get Ryan? Is Dr. Sid in jail too? What happened to Aki and Gray? And the question of the moment was, Should I let Neil go? Would he be out of danger or in more if I kept him with me? He was only a year younger but I couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him. If we were caught we would be imprisoned, beaten, possibly killed. If I let him go and he was caught, the same thing would happen. Would he be better off with me suffering with him? I slipped from his arms carefully and stood, but the shift of the couch woke him up and he blinked back sleep, looking up at me.
"What's wrong?" I smiled slightly, and tossed one of the small pillows at him.
"Nothing, sleep." He yawned as I stretched, pacing around the room. He watched me, closing his eyes once more and giving me a chance to look at him. I stared for a moment, but as soon as he opened his eyes I pried my own away to stare at a crack on the wall, just thinking. I could lose Neil doing this. But I wasn't going to give up. I wasn't going to stay locked in a falling-apart motel room while innocent people were put into jail and hurt. The thought came back to me, harsher this time as the younger man rubbed his eyes. I could lose Neil. I could lose him without him ever knowing…it had once… and here I am, still unable to say the words. I shook my head clear of the thoughts, focusing on getting Ryan out of there.
"Got any ideas for breaking into jail?" I asked, looking over at him.
"Ser-Ryan said lay low for awhile." He stated. I could tell he was tired from the running (who knows how far we went exactly, but even I was feeling weary), and I felt bad for stressing him out more, sure, but it's…
"Better to start early." I stated. "Then we could at least prepare ourselves for what we're headed into." He grinned at me.
"How come you weren't the captain?" I managed a weak grin.
"Too pushy."
"Captains are pushy."
"I scare people." I smirked. "Good enough?"
"Yes ma'am." I almost rolled my eyes. That was Neil. His only defense mechanism was humor, but somehow it worked. The burden got lighter, if only for a few moments. Yeah, that was Neil. And between my strength and his ability to lighten a mood, we were going to do this. I had no idea how, or when, but we were going to do this. Or die trying.
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Chapter 2-
He stepped towards us, a particularly evil look on his face. "So the puppies escaped, huh?" Puppy? Oh please, if you're going to go insane/crazy/mental/power hungry/whatever, you can think up something better than puppy. I stayed quiet, looking for some way out of this mess. I saw a vent above us, and right as he pulled a knife from his pocket and was advancing on Neil with it, I shot him in the stomach. If Gray and Aki weren't who "they were", then there might be a chance of getting them back, so no sense in harming them too much, right?
I broke the vent and pushed myself up, helping Neil up quickly. He shed his watch and threw it in the opposite direction so they would go that way. It obviously worked because Gray yelled at someone behind him to go find them. We hurried out, and didn't stop running until we Neil couldn't run anymore. We still had some money (enough to support us for a small amount of time, anyway), so Neil checked into a motel for us, and I collapsed on the couch.
"What is going on?" He panted, tossing me one of the room keys. I caught it, though we were probably not going out for awhile.
"If I knew… I would tell you. But right now we do the running and laying low part."
"For how long?"
"I don't know, Neil."
"We have to go back for him."
"We will." I stood, though my legs protested, and after a second caused me to fall back on the couch. I rubbed my face, trying to think. Ryan was imprisoned, Gray and Aki were psycho… Dr. Sid had been dead for a year and a half. I scoffed. Neil looked up.
"What?"
"Just wondering if they killed off Dr. Sid too." Neil looked down for a second, then joined me on the couch. I closed my eyes, and for the first time since I had lost Neil, I nearly cried. He touched my arm, and I opened my eyes, blinking back any tears, and looking up at him.
"We'll figure it out." He said, squeezing my hand.
"I know we will, I'm just wondering when. And I'm wondering what the hell is going on and why…" My eyes moved to the smudged, water stained coffee table before us.
"If we get Ryan out of there, we'll know." Even though he didn't mean to, it felt like it was all on me to get Ryan back safe.
"Listen, Neil, I'm doing my best to think of ways to get our asses in and out of there to save Ryan." I snapped, and though I regretted what I said, I wasn't one to apologize.
"Don't do that." His voice softened, and I kept my gaze down.
"Do what?"
"Act like it's all depending on you." …Read my mind much?
"It is."
"No it isn't, Jane. I'm here too, you know." I shrugged.
"Everything is upside down."
"I know." He wrapped one arm around my shoulders, holding me close as we sat there. Any other time I would push him off, but I was too tired and besides, it felt good …though I probably wouldn't admit it to anyone. He fell asleep after awhile, but I couldn't. A million thoughts were running through my head. Like, How will we get Ryan? Is Dr. Sid in jail too? What happened to Aki and Gray? And the question of the moment was, Should I let Neil go? Would he be out of danger or in more if I kept him with me? He was only a year younger but I couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to him. If we were caught we would be imprisoned, beaten, possibly killed. If I let him go and he was caught, the same thing would happen. Would he be better off with me suffering with him? I slipped from his arms carefully and stood, but the shift of the couch woke him up and he blinked back sleep, looking up at me.
"What's wrong?" I smiled slightly, and tossed one of the small pillows at him.
"Nothing, sleep." He yawned as I stretched, pacing around the room. He watched me, closing his eyes once more and giving me a chance to look at him. I stared for a moment, but as soon as he opened his eyes I pried my own away to stare at a crack on the wall, just thinking. I could lose Neil doing this. But I wasn't going to give up. I wasn't going to stay locked in a falling-apart motel room while innocent people were put into jail and hurt. The thought came back to me, harsher this time as the younger man rubbed his eyes. I could lose Neil. I could lose him without him ever knowing…it had once… and here I am, still unable to say the words. I shook my head clear of the thoughts, focusing on getting Ryan out of there.
"Got any ideas for breaking into jail?" I asked, looking over at him.
"Ser-Ryan said lay low for awhile." He stated. I could tell he was tired from the running (who knows how far we went exactly, but even I was feeling weary), and I felt bad for stressing him out more, sure, but it's…
"Better to start early." I stated. "Then we could at least prepare ourselves for what we're headed into." He grinned at me.
"How come you weren't the captain?" I managed a weak grin.
"Too pushy."
"Captains are pushy."
"I scare people." I smirked. "Good enough?"
"Yes ma'am." I almost rolled my eyes. That was Neil. His only defense mechanism was humor, but somehow it worked. The burden got lighter, if only for a few moments. Yeah, that was Neil. And between my strength and his ability to lighten a mood, we were going to do this. I had no idea how, or when, but we were going to do this. Or die trying.
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