Sorry everyone for taking so long to update, my computer became demon-possessed and I just got it back today... no I'm serious... Lucifer himself climbed out of Hell and camped out in my PC, it was frightening to say the least. K, enough of that, time for this show to get back on the road.
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Chapter 11: Confessions and Sacrifices
Zoe and Kaori both squeezed tightly on the wound, trying to stop the bleeding as much as possible.
"Zoe." a too familiar voice whispered, making her jump.
"Stark?" she said, feeling uneasy but still applying the pressure. Kaori now backed up but kept her hands also applying pressure.
"Yeah... it's me." Zoe looked angrily at Psymon.
"Where's my brother, Stark? What have you done?"
"You're brother's dying, Zoe. I can feel him weakening." Zoe shook her head and tried not to cry. She tightened her lips to fight back any sound that may have come out. "Zoe... everything will be okay, I'm here now... I'll take care of you."
"No Stark!" Zoe shouted. No one but them and Kaori were in the room. The others were all still upstairs, or on the roof waiting to flag down a helicopter. "For God's sake Stark, you kept my brother from me before, I won't let you do it again."
"And what can YOU do, Zoe? How are you going to stop me? I can feel him, Zoe. I can feel him dying. Can you stop him from dying, Zoe? I don't think so." Stark glared up at her with a cocky smirk. "I'm back, sweetheart." Zoe clenched her teeth and released Psymon's arm. Kaori looked around in confusion, still applying the pressure to Psymon's arm.
"You don't get it, do you Stark?" Zoe said with a raging anger in her voice. "If Simon dies, you die to. My brother is a real human being Stark, you're nothing more than a manifestation of emotions he never let out... you're not real... Like it or not you rely on him, you need him. You can not exist without him." Stark paused and looked worried, it appeared he had not taken that into consideration. "Stark, it hurt me to lose you as a friend, it honestly did. But now I'm going to lose a friend AND a brother, please... if he's going to die, let me talk to my brother one last time." Stark's lip quivered, he looked confused and shocked. He then turned serious, he did not twitch, he did not quiver, he just looked up at her seriously.
"You love him that much?" Stark asked quietly, Zoe nodded.
"Stark, you may have been my best friend, but he's my brother. I love him."
"But... but I love you, Zoe." Zoe looked uncomfortable.
"Stark we went through this, you may not be my brother, but you are still in his body... I can never love you in that way." Stark nodded sadly, a small tear formed in the corner of his eye.
"Alright, Zoe, you win. Just... years from now when you're married, maybe have a child... please remember the man whose heart you stole." Zoe tried to fight the tears as Psymon laid down motionless. He closed his eyes and smirked, then went limp. Kaori shook his arm and shook his chest. Zoe quickly got next to Psymon and also shook him.
"Psymon..." she trailed off as her anxiety climaxed. Psymon weakly opened his eyes and met Zoe's.
"Stark..." Psymon said weakly. "He told me... he told me to never leave you." Psymon smiled and lifted an open hand to her cheek. He gently touched her cheek and slid his fingertips along the back of her ear. He felt a sensation of release flow through him like he had been freed from a giant clenched fist. Zoe noticed his eyes suddenly grew brighter and his breathing grew a little stronger. "He's gone, Zoe." Zoe took his hand in hers and held his warm palm against her cheek. "He gave up. He stopped fighting." Psymon looked confused as he spoke. Kaori tried to remain calm but was clearly shaken by what just happened. Zoe looked at her and smiled. She knew Stark had terrorized Kaori in the past.
"He won't bother you anymore, Kaori, you don't have to be afraid. Our Psymon is back to stay." Kaori smiled and seemed relieved. Soon a loud thumping of a helicopter resonated over the chalet. Zoe smiled and looked up at the ceiling. "Good work Griff." She said loudly as they heard Nate on the roof screaming up to the helicopter pilot.
Stark is gone? I KNOW I'm going to get a lot of angry letters about that. But I felt I did him justice, agreeing to lay down his life so that the woman he loved would still be protected and happily with her brother... you're not buying this are you? Crap. Anyways, the finale is next, keep reading.
