Sorry I haven't updated this in a while, got a lot of personal stuff going on right now, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter it took a lot out of me haha. I wanted to make this chapter super feelsy because yeah. I'm tired so here you go.

They took him. Strapping him to a table, examining him like a rat in a cage.

"You are the answer to all of our problems Ruvik." Jimenez smiled wickedly looking down at him.

"You'll pay for this you bastard. Remember that." Ruvik whispered up to him with a smile.

Jimenez raised the ice pick high in the air, running towards him I tried to grab his arm to make him stop, but my hand went right through it as if he was a ghostly apparition.

"NOOOO!" I screamed tears running down my face.

He stabbed the ice pick through Ruvik's eye. Forcing his body to go limp and his eyes were starting to glaze over as if he didn't know what was happening to him. I was staring in horror, my knees gave out on me and I began to sob on the cold floor. Why would he do this to him? Why would anyone right in the fucking head do this?

There were men in the black suits whispering among themselves looking in disgust at the man on the table that just lost everything. I sat on the floor, unable to move, unable to speak.

"It's time to take his brain and make it the center of the STEM." Jimenez turned and said to them.

All they did was nod to him.

Standing and walking over to Ruvik lying on the table asleep, crimson blood pooling out of his eye I knelt down next to him.

"I-I'm sorry…they did this to you…" I whispered down to him.

The table started to move away from me, Jimenez and his men were wheeling Ruvik somewhere. I silently followed them down a hallway to a set of double doors that said 'surgery room' above it. My eyes widened in horror, I don't want to see anymore, I couldn't. I was useless, unable to do anything for Ruvik.

Unable to save his life.

They wheeled him in and the doors started to shut in my face, trying to stop them they slammed shut. I started to pound on the door, clawing at it trying to make it budge.

"NO! PLEASE! LET HIM GO, DON'T DO THIS! PLEASSEE!" I pleaded.

A piercing sound flooded my head again hearing a man's scream.

"YOU DID THIS TO US!" the man's voice pierced through my skull.

I covered my ears falling to the floor curling up into a ball.

"MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP! NO!" I screamed rocking back and forth on the floor still covering my ears.

I jumped, opening my eyes from the nightmare. I was met with Ruvik's sleeping face across from mine. We were on a bed and he was sleeping next to me. I just wanted to hug him and tell him it would all be okay. Seeing what they did to him made me realize even more that he had every right to do what he does to people. I started to whisper to him:

"I saw what they did to you…I'm so sorry. I wish I could have helped you..Ruvik…"

He didn't respond to my voice, he was in a deep sleep. I slowly inched towards his face and placed my lips onto his softly. I stroked his face with my hand and broke the kiss, tears falling down my face.

"You didn't deserve any of this, you poor soul." I sobbed.

I felt a hand touch my face and I opened my eyes. He was awake looking at me. He touched me like I was so fragile I could break at any moment. He smirked and brought his lips back to mine. I exhaled roughly through my nose loving the feel of his lips a little too much. Breaking the kiss again he wrapped his arms around me and I did the same to him. I didn't wrap my arms around his cloak but his skin. I felt every burn he suffered and cringed as to what is must have felt like.

"There is one final test left Anastasia. I need to link myself to you.." he whispered softly in my ear.

I sat up on the bed and he did the same.

"What does that mean?" asking confused.

"I need to feel what you feel, see what you see, I need to know the rest of my research that I am missing." He lightly explained.

Sighing I nodded. "Do whatever you need to do Ruvik, as I said before I have nothing to lose…except you." Cringing at the memory of seeing what Jimenez did to him.

His eyes widened at my comment, I tilted my head to the side wondering what It was that I said to offend him.

"No one in my life has ever said that to me you know." He whispered getting up from the bed.

I sat up on the edge, dangling my legs off the side watching him.

"So how does this even work?" I asked curiously.

He gestured for me to get up and follow him with the wave of his hand.

I got up, starting to follow him. We exited the office, walking down a hallway when everything changed. I looked up to see a machine that had bed like things on it. There was a pool of water surrounding it. It looked terrifying, taking a deep breath I looked at Ruvik.

"What do I need to do?" asking quietly I waited for an answer.

He pointed to one of the beds

"Lay down in one of those and I'll talk you through it." He said simply.

Slowly walking over to one I lied down on my back putting my hands at my sides looking at the ceiling. I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of my head. Cringing I started to ask Ruvik

"What was th-"

Ruvik's P.O.V

When the anesthesia kicked in she started to ask a question but was put sound asleep.

"You are what I have been looking for all this time Anastasia." Whispering over to her I pulled the lever to the machine and her body jerked in pain.

Quickly going over to one of the beds myself I lied down in it letting it take me.

The emotions I felt….Love, compassion, pain, happiness. All in one, my face came into view. She felt all these things..for a man like me. It was confusing, someone as pure hearted as her...could feel all these things for me. It made my brain hurt.

"I hope you understand Ruvik. I hope you now understand what I feel, my feelings are unwavering and I said I would be by your side and do whatever you want me to. You deserved the world but were given nothing. All your life you have been in pain and I wish I could do something to help you. Maybe I will, I hope I will." Anastasia spoke.

"You are the only one who accepts my power…" she came into view now.

"This is weird you know, being in each other's minds, I just wish I could see what was in yours." She whispered to me. She was floating above me now.

"Someone wants to see you Ruvik." She smiled down at me and kissed my forehead. She disappeared and….

"Laura…?"

"Hello my little brother." Laura pulled me up from the bed and hugged me.

I hugged her back tightly. Pulling away she looked at me and spoke

"Don't blame yourself Ruben, for what happened to me. It wasn't your fault nor mine. It was Mother and Fathers fault. They were greedy and we suffered the price for it. I miss you so much. I watch over your everyday but I can't talk to you and you can't see me. But remember I will always be by your side. But as for Anastasia, she's an amazing woman. She will take care of you. She is your light in the darkness Ruben. I think you already felt the love she feels for you. I hope you take care of yourself…" a tear escaped from her eye and she started to disappear.

"Don't go Laura.." I whispered reaching for her hand.

Anastasia P.O.V

Gasping sitting up from the bed, I felt the stem still connected to the back of my head. I put my hand on the back of my skull feeling it, gripping it and tearing it out of me I screamed bloody murder. It hurt so much. My body going limp I rolled out of the bed and onto the ground which was covered in water. I crawled my way away from the water and laid on the tile floor.

Arms wrapped around me and I began to move away from the floor. Looking up I saw it was Ruvik. I wrapped my arms around his neck and burrowed my face on his scarred chest.

"Where are we going?" I asked my voice muffled by his skin, I sounded funny.

He chuckled a little, "Well you need to get rest, we have a big day tomorrow."

"Doing…?" asking tiredly I started to nod out.

"Killing Jimenez." He whispered down to me.

Looking up at him I saw that Cheshire cat like smile again and I grinned myself. I can't wait till I see that bastard get what he deserves. A slow, painful death.