"Arthur! Arthur! Damn it Arthur answer me!" Ariadne shouted as she struggled to get out of Cobb's grasp. Finally he relaxed and she ran over to what was left of the building. Eames grabbed her before she could get all the way there. "No let me go! I have to find him! Let me go!"

"Darlin we have to go. Now." he said and picked her up bridal style. She continued to pound on his chest all the way back to the car. Cobb got in the passenger seat and Eames held Ariadne in the back while Yusuf drove. Ariadne stopped trying to get away and just laid in Eames' arms all the way back to the warehouse. Everyone was silent. Yusuf could barely focus on the road. He was exhausted from lack of sleep and he was down right sad he couldn't believe Arthur was dead. Out of all of them he honestly expected Arthur to live through anything. If anyone was gonna die he thought it would be himself or even Cobb but never Arthur.

Cobb looked out the window at all the people walking happily through the streets of Paris. He felt the tears come down. Arthur was his best friend there for him through thick and thin. No matter how many times Cobb risked his life he always came back. Arthur was not the one who was supposed to die. To him Arthur was like superman he could anything. And well superman didn't die.

Ariadne hurried her head into Eames chest. She was exhausted all she wanted to do was sleep and wake up next to Arthur having had it all be a dream. Only she new the wasn't possible because of her totem. She had flicked it over at least 30 times before she realized everything was real. The dog tags were making her chest heavy all she wanted was Arthur but that wasn't possible. The more she tried to tell herself it wasn't true that he was still out there, the more she realized how true it was.

Eames sat back holding Ariadne. He knew that this day would come, when one of them died. He just didn't expect it to be when they were still a team. He expected to grow old with them go have beers at the pub when there in there late forties and wanna watch the game. He knew everyone else was think that ' they never expected it to be him' but honestly Eames did. Whether it was old age or the job in the back of his mind he new Arthur was going to be the first. He was just that guy the one who was serious,kind,sweet,annoying and well an all around amazing guy. But Eames never expected it to feel like this. He never expected to cry as much as he was to be in as much pain as he was and want to kill as much as he did. He never realized how good a friend Arthur was until now and he knew he took it for granted.

They finally reached the warehouse. Once inside they just sat staring at different things not knowing what to do until Cobb spoke up.

" I need to call his parents and sister."

" don't bother." Ariadne said softly.

" what?"

" he doesn't have any. Everything he told you was a lie. He grew up in foster care his real name is Arthur Reece he faked his death when he was 18. Therefore he no longer exist so you have no one to call." she deadpanned. They all stared at her in shock.

" your lying." Cobb yelled and began to shake her. Eames had to pry him off of her. " your lying..."

" no its the truth. He never told you because it wasn't a life he liked. He hated it there's more to it but I can't... I just can't. Arthur Williams doesn't exist just a life never lived." she explained while staring at the floor.

Cobb stood up and walked over to her and hugged her. It took a few minutes before she moved but they stayed that way for what seemed like hours. Finally when Ariadne stood up he saw her face. She looked dead to be honest. Tear stained face tired eyes and she was as pale as ever.

" I'm going to go. I really need to be alone right now." she said and walked out the door. Cobb turned to Eames and they both just stared at each other. Yusuf just sat there with his head in his hands. They didn't know what to do.

Ariadne walked into her apartment and dropped her things and ran to her bed. She sat cross legged in the middle and stared at the door willing it to open and for Arthur to come through it. She grabbed her totem and stared at it. She couldn't test reality because it was to realistic. She chucked it at the wall and screamed.

"stupid piece of shit!"

She rolled over onto the bed and laid there. She stared at the ceiling for so long she began to see Arthurs face. When she finally looked away it was to the clock on her bedside table. It was 3am it had been 3 hours since Arthur was blown to bits. She couldn't really handle the image that came with that saying so she began to think about all the good times the had together. She was think about the day Arthur came back for her. She smiled at it. He came to her door and the minute she opened it he kissed her. The minute it broke he told her that those two weeks away from her were the hardest days of his life. Then she kissed him and told him how much she missed him. It was like a fairytale only the ending sucked. She was shaken out of her thoughts when her front door creeped open. She grabbed the gun Arthur had hidden in the bedside table and walked out. She looked at the person in front of her.

" I love you." were the first words out of his mouth. " I love you so damn much."

" Arthur." she took in his sight. He was covered in blood and dust. She walked over to him and he collapsed in her arms. They fell to the floor crying. " I love you too. Don't ever ever leave me again. Even to go to the damn grocery store."

They both giggled lightly she brought his face to hers and she just stared. He was a mess. Tears blood dust covered his face. She kissed him with everything she had. He pulled when she ran her hands down his back. He let out a groan in pain.

"Sorry! Come on let's get you cleaned up." she helped him up but soon was basically carrying him. He could barely move. They got to the bathroom and she set him down on the edge of the bathtub. "I know it's gonna hurt but we gotta get this shirt off."

She began to undo the buttons as he groans in more pain. Once off she took in his sight. He was covered in bruises all around his ribs. His tattoo she had grown to love (yes he has a damn tattoo!) was covered by the bruises. She could barely see the script writing he had over his ribs.

" my backs worse." he said bluntly. She hoped in the tub and looked at his back. Covered with open cuts from what looked to be a whip. They weren't deep but she knew it hurt. She got out at grabbed a wash cloth.

"bit down while I check to make sure you don't have any broken ribs." she said handing it to him.

"you know how?" he said in a nervous voice. She nodded. He trusted her so he stuck the washcloth in his mouth and put his head in his hands. His screams were muffled by the cloth as she slowly felt around.

"nothing is broken. Don't you dare take that cloth out yet I have to clean you up. And well it's gonna sting." he slowly nodded as she grabbed another cloth water and disinfectant and hopped back into the tub to clean the cuts on his back. She was thankful they weren't deep and that they were the only ones aside from the gash on his head. She felt him tense as she cleaned the cuts. Which in turn made her tense for a few seconds. She cleaned slowly and soon he became relaxed. Once she was done she moved back to the front of his body. She wiped all the dust and grime of his chest before tackling his face. She removed the cloth from his mouth and he sighed in relief.

"I'm not done yet. You still have a huge cut on your head and I need to wrap you up. Your lucky I took EMT classes or else you would be in the hospital answering to cops" she explained. He looked at her with tired eyes and she frowned. He was exhausted and in pain and probably hungry as hell. "I will finish up then I will make you something to eat and we can sleep."

"Okay." his answer made he want to die. She had never seen Arthur so vulnerable. She hated it. She cleaned his face off and patched up his head then went to work on his back.

"I'm going to have to wrap you all the way around your gashes are to long and plus it will help hold your ribs in place." he nodded. He could barely keep his arms up as she wrapped him up. Finally when she was done she cried. She had been doing ally of that lately. He pulled her close to him, he held her till she stopped crying. When she pulled away she looked up at him and smiled. He cracked a small smirk and she grabbed his hands.

"come on let's eat something." they walked into the kitchen and she pulled out two spoons and a tub of chocolate ice cream.

" now that's what I call a feast." he said dryly. They devowered the tub within minutes. "I've never loved chocolate ice cream more then I do now"

"bed?" she asked softly and he nodded. They hadn't really spoken much so she didn't really know what to say. Once they reached the bed he laid down in as comfortable a position he could get. She sat up next to him. " I though you were dead. We got tithe building and I was on my way in to get you and it just exploded. I thought you were dead."

" I would never leave you like that. Plus the bomb was triggered so that no one could get in or without the building going up. "

"how did you get out?"

"I didn't. They only triggered on side of the building so I figured I could stay at one end and then as soon as that end began to fall I would make a run for the other end. Only problem was that I wasn't exactly fast enough so when it happened I got caught in the middle under some wood and bricks. But I had made it just far enough across that the majority of that side was on the ground. I heard you. Calling me. I tired to answer but I guess you didn't hear me." he explained

"I'm sorry. For all of this." she said softly. He grabbed her hand.

"it's not your fault. I could never blame you. I should be thanking you for getting all the info in time. Ari I love you so much. You gotta know that." he said with a worried tone.

" I love you too." she leaned over and gave him a kiss. It was soft and gentle but lasted quite a while. " go to sleep you need it. And don't worry I'm not going anywhere"

He nodded and rested his head on his pillow. He was out instantly. She grabbed her cell and dialed Cobb's number.

"Ariadne? What's wrong? Everything okay?" he said quickly with worry.

"he's alive."

Sorry for any spelling errors! I did this on my ipod! Anyways…PLEASE REVIEW!