Chapter 10

I shook my head, trying to clear my memories, now isn't the time to think about the past. I then looked up and realized that Dr. Halsey was staring at me with those icy cold eyes and her mouth was pulled back in an annoyed grin. I guessed she had asked me something, and I had ignored her, lost in thought and memories of a time that is long gone.

Either way it's best not to think about my old home, my old life. Being a Spartan means this training facility is my home… Dr. Halsey cleared her throat and looked at me with a slightly less hostile expression. "Elizabeth, I asked if you would tell me how you felt about James. Would you kindly do so?"

I thought hard to gather my thoughts on how I felt. "James, is the best friend someone could have, he's loyal and dependent in a pinch. He knows how to make me mad, but also how to cheer me up after something bad, like that funeral some years back." She wrote my words down.

"Alright, that's good. But is there any others feelings about him I should know about?" She inquired with a clam steady voice and had her pencil poised to write what I say.

She wants to know how strongly I feel about him. I realized, I shifted a bit in my seat and thought hard. "James and I have known each other from childhood. He's the only remnant from my past. Don't worry I don't want my old life; far too boring for me now." I said the last part with my arms crossed and eyes rolling.

Dr. Halsey snorted with indifference, saying 'that's not what I meant Elizabeth.' I shrugged and then Dr. Halsey's eyes lit up like she knew how to get me to talk. She stood and started to punch buttons on a panel that lit up like a Christmas tree.

A panel moved back and revealed a screen, I could see James through it and Dr. Halsey left, and another doctor entered. Dr. Halsey appeared in the room with James. He jumped up saluting and saying, "Dr. Halsey."

Dr. Halsey pointed at the chair and started off with, "James, let's talk." She said as she sat down. "It appears that you have strong feelings towards Elizabeth, I mean Liz. Care to elaborate."

James had sat down and looked at the screen. My heart froze, he knows I'm here. He held his breath for a moment, and his eyes met mine through the screen, I walked up to the screen, pressed my nose to the screen, the cold icy like Halsey, screen. "I love Elizabeth Jane Serta."

My heart clenched and I cried out in silent shock. "Elizabeth Jane Serta. That's my full name! I remember it, yes, wait he remembers my full name, but I can't." Then something hit me like a bus. "James… you love me…" I gasped out and fell on the floor, tears streaming from my face. "Even with all this crap? You love me? But Lilith said I broke your heart…" I sobbed out and heard the light sound of writing on a clipboard.

Dr. Halsey was shocked by the confidence in which he spoke. I stood up and wiped my tears thinking to myself. Come on Elizabeth Jane Serta, you're a Spartan none the less. Dr. Halsey wrote that down and asked him, "James can you explain what has been happening?"

"Yeah I can, very easily to." He said plainly. "I caught Liz when John threw her to a wall during a sparring match. I carried her to her room, we kissed, said we think we love each other. But I know that I absolutely love her."

Dr. Halsey wrote this down with a few quick movements of her hand. I watched James with a feeling of longing. My mind was racing with thoughts, what is Dr. Halsey going to do. What else is James going to say? Is she going to ask John questions as well? What might he say? James still loves me, why? What do they find attractive in me?

James continued and I snapped out of my thoughts and paid attention. "Then we kissed in the weight room, we like to mess with the other Spartans, they are pretty stiff ya know. Then we ate lunch, but something was bothering Liz. She wanted to know where the enemy is, and got all ticked off from the funeral for the kid. It still bothers her; she fears what will happen after she dies."

My mind started to buzz. "I haven't told you any of that James, how do you know?" I asked quietly, but the doctor heard and wrote something down. James shifted in his seat and looked back at the screen.

"Then we got into a fight, I got real jealous and protective of her and she doesn't like that. She can fight her own battles and I kind of called John some not so nice names. She slapped me and stormed out with John. That left me feeling betrayed. So I went into the locker room, found John's armor and broke the lock and took his stuff. I don't know why, I just felt so betrayed."

I held back my breath and placed my hand to the screen. "Oh James… I'm sorry… I never meant for you to feel that way…" I whispered, and for a change I didn't hear the sound of writing. But then it came but I ignored it, I watched James with my heart pounding.

James waved across the air. "I went to Lilith after I realized what I had done, and asked her to return it for me. I know John would have killed me or something along those lines. So I didn't want to give it back to him personally. I asked Lilith to and she agreed, I didn't think she was such a… well I didn't think of what she might want…"

Dr. Halsey wrote something down and interjected him with, "How did you meet Lilith?"

James thought for a moment. "Well I was in the training room, the main gym, and she was training to. We started training together and so on, for maybe a month or two now."

Dr. Halsey nodded and wrote that down. Her eyes looked edged, but interested. James continued to sum up the rest, how she tried to sleep with him, and my timely rescue.

I placed my hand to my head and Dr. Halsey nodded and said, "Thank you James, one more thing before you are dismissed."

"What is it?"

"Get a good night sleep; you start training back up at 0600 hours. Dismissed."

James stood saluted and walked out. Dr. Halsey left as well and returned to my room. I kept my hair in my face, shielding my face. I took a deep breath. She looked at me plainly. "I like to actually see the face of disobedient Spartans."

I pushed my hair out of my face, the tears gone and looked at her coldly. "Yes?"

"Now, I'll ask again, is there any others feelings about him I should know about?" She asked with cold indifference. I swallowed and thought hard.

"James is my best friend no matter what. Even if you try to stop that, I'll still think of him in such a manner. Oh and by the way, I believe I love him."