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Bang bang bang bang bang!
"Huh?" Samus groaned and looked around her dark room. Her eyes had not adjusted as she sat up.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Who would... it is 1:44 in the morning. She thought as she looked over at the clock. She quickly got out of bed and headed to the door.
Bang bang bang-
She turned the knob and opened the door to find a bloody tired looking Miles.
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Samus carefully placed the ice bag on Miles head.
"Now, explain yourself."
"I don't really want to talk about it."
"You come to my door at practically two in the morning and you, just, don't want to talk about it?" Samus looked at him frustrated and pressed slightly harder on the bag that was numbing his skull.
"Ow! That hurts."
"Sorry."
"I just-" She glared at him again. "Okay fine. After what happened with you-" He blushed. "After you left, I wanted to take a walk. Just to clear my head you know? And it was a nice night so I headed out. I walked around the grounds and the building. And then they jumped me."
"Who?"
"I recognized one of their voices……… they are all in Division B. I know that much. I could have taken them but they caught me by surprise."
"Whose voice did you recognize?"
"That doesn't matter."
"Yes it does, you need to report this…."
"No. I don't. I would rather get a chance to kick the crap out of Division B then have them kicked out of the tournament." Miles glared and then cringed in pain as he tried to get up.
"What hurts?"
"My back…" Samus lifted up his shirt to find red marks all over and bruises already started.
"Oh my-" She gasped. "Oh Miles, this looks horrible."
"I'll be fine. I'm sorry I came to you….. they stole me keys, I didn't really have anywhere else to go."
"It's fine. You can stay here tonight until you can get another key from the Masterhand."
He can stay here tonight? What are you doing?
"Thank you."
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They lay next to each other in Samus' bed talking. He was going to sleep on the couch but it was uncomfortable, they were having a really good conversation and she wanted him to be close. So they decided to share a bed.
"Any family back home?" She asked.
"Yeah. My mother and father passed away a few years ago. And I have a brother." He shifted closer to her. Cuddling comfortable.
"Oh."
Research Samus.
"He was killed though. A few months ago actually." He turned away from her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you-"
"No Sam, it's okay. I miss him that's all. He was a great guy. I always looked up to him when we were growing up. He was my best friend."
Great guy. Research Samus.
"What was his name?"
"Douglas."
Miles cuddled closer putting his arm around her waist.
"Listen, about earlier tonight-" Miles started.
"Wait. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry." Samus looked into his eyes, again looking into his soul, but this time she wasn't digging. "I was too hard on you. And, I do have feelings for you. I'm just scared."
Why am I being so open? How come I feel so comfortable telling him this?
"I haven't really had a good relationship before, and we are moving so fast. Please understand that I'm just scared."
"I do understand. I'm scared too." He leaned in and kissed the top of her head and then realized something. "Sam….. What about The Rules?"
"I don't know." She said as she sighed comfortable laying her head on his chest.
Miles fell asleep happily; while Samus couldn't help but think she knew the name Douglas all too well.
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