Bitores… I'm worried.

Don't be.

How can you say that?

Simple. I know that everything will turn out all right in the end.

Please don't tell me that you're really that naïve?

It's not naiveté, Ramon.

You… You wanted this to happen didn't you? Your loyalty doesn't lie with you friends… It lies with the Los Illuminados… Doesn't it?

You're smarter than I give you credit for.

But… We're your friends, Bitores… We know what's best for you… And it's certainly not Saddler!

Who the hell ever said you were my friend? You're not. I'll admit it; I've been using you since the beginning. Your damn family took away Las Plagas… And I vowed to get them back… By any means necessary.

How dare you! Don't you get it Mendez? This is no longer just about our little group's welfare, now it's about the fate of the world! Saddler's just using you!

I know.

How can you just lay back and do nothing about this?

Love.

Well… We've all seen how well you know the definition of that term! So I've got to assume that Saddler's plan is doomed to fail.

There is a huge difference between loving to achieve a goal and loving unconditionally. I may die in this mission, but my love for the Los Illuminados will live on.

You just don't understand, do you?

I understand that you're upset. I broke your heart; you poor, poor thing. Salazar, grow up.

You don't understand. This isn't about me any more, Mendez. It's not even about you. It's not about Krauser. Or Luis. Or Ashley. It isn't even about Saddler. This is about the world. Saddler wants to destroy it. I want to save it. Who are you going to follow?

Lord Saddler.

And here I was expecting a different answer… Mendez, I pray to God that you will be the first to fall so that I can show you how much I truly hate you.

I thought you loved me?

So did I.

Salazar closed the book forcefully and walked out of Mendez's cabin shaking his head sadly. Mendez… You could have chosen a different life… But no. You chose this one. And there's nothing I can do to save you anymore.

You looked at the pages. Mendez's words laced with deceit and sarcasm. And Salazar's word laced with pain and gentle urging. Salazar still loves him… You think to yourself. He'd still probably feel the same no matter what Mendez did to him… Salazar could say 'I hate you' but I don't think that's true…

Sorry it's so short, but writer's block is a real pain in the ass… And to be perfectly frank, so is love. Love bites… Don't ever fall in it, you get stuck and won't be able to get out of it… Anyway back to my story… At first I was planning a sappy Disney-esque sort of thing, but, no. I've decided to take this chapter from my life. Ya see, there's these two people that I've got feelings for… But that's not the point. I'm sure I'll figure out what to do eventually… Or else I'll go insane. So, as usual, review…

Peace Out!