Author Notes: Sorry this is so short. I wanted to give Marti a solo chapter. Next time we will find out where Savannah ran off to.

Enjoy!

Fly… - Chapter 12 - Now What?

Marti Perkins had never felt so empty in her life.

She didn't even know how she got to this point but now that she was here. It felt like an old friend. This feeling was something she could actually understand. What she didn't understand was how she got here. Just this morning, she was in bed with a beautiful girl who loved her.

Now, she was wondering around campus with a sore jaw and no beautiful girl to tell her everything was going to be ok. She didn't even want to think about Savannah at this point. She just walked out and left her to face Alice all alone. Not that she couldn't handle Alice but Savannah had spent the better part of yesterday saying that she would always protect her.

And she didn't.

People had let her down before. It was common occurrence in her life before she met Savannah. Savannah had made her start seeing things differently. But now she had let her down as well and it felt like her faith in the former captain had been destroyed. There were a lot of things that Marti could forgive but being abandoned was not one of them.

How could she do that? How could she just walk away and leave her there to fend for herself?

The blonde walked over to the nearby bench and sat down. She just couldn't walk anymore. Marti leaned back and sighed. It felt like the weight she had been feeling since yesterday had tripled now. And she didn't have anyone to share this burden with. She thought about going to see Dan but she knew that wouldn't help. He had already made his stance on Savannah clear. Plus if she told him what happened, he would give her his standard 'I told you so' speech.

Everything inside of her was saying she should just walk away from this. From the team, Lancer, and Savannah. Just chuck it all away. It wasn't worth the constant struggle anymore. She could just go away. Far away to a new place where nobody knew her; she could just start all over again. Her mom wouldn't care. Hell her mom probably wouldn't even notice she had left.

At this point, she wasn't sure that even Savannah would notice if she left.

Where did she go?

How could she just leave her alone?

Marti took another deep calming breath but it wasn't working. Every one of her instincts was telling her to bail. And in the past, her gut never steered her wrong. But could she really do it?

Could she really leave Savannah?

"Hey."

Marti looked up and saw that Lewis had followed her out of the gym. He sat down on the bench next to her.

"Hey."

"So that was pretty intense back there? You wanna let me what's going on with you three?" Lewis asked.

"Three? What are you talking about?" Marti asked.

"I saw the way you were looking at Savannah. And the way she bolted when you started to pop off. So if you want to tell me, I am here to listen." Lewis answered and put his hand on her shoulder.

And that little gesture was all it took. Marti started crying almost instantly. Lewis scooted closer and held Marti close. He had never seen Marti like this. She seemed like this bad ass chick who could handle any and every thing that came her way. But she was just as human as anyone else.

To be continued…