A/N: HIYA guyyyyss! I'mma back and IN PAIN! It was fun. LOL. Actually I've been practicing archery because of my fav character in the walking Dead series *cough cough DARYL!* and the bow string hit my arm so I have a HUGE bruise there, it's so cool, I keep poking it like a dumbass but it's really smooth? weird I know. Ok this just got awkward LOL. ANYWAYS! I also went four wheeling today with my neighbor and his REALLY old jeep, IT WAS AMAZING! Ok enough about me. Onto the book of amazing amazingness.

I OWN NOTHING! YOu HEAR SLAVES! NOTHITBGO ID:aetrinRJ OI /That means...nothing...in crazy...

TOooo ooooo ooooooooooOOoooooooooooooooO: Psycochickennnn: Brutal fights are always fun to watch...and participate in LOL. Sky probably just went a LITTLe too far with that fight...but she went off the deep end so ya know. LOL. And remember...Vex is a man with many talents, some you will never know about (Eye brow raise a couple times IDK what da hell that's called LOL) Threw a tad bit of tabbys past in this chappie too just for ! I just wanna hug the little blood suckin monkay! I love him so LOL. Ok you get the wolf eagle thingy mabobber. HOWEVER! My tiger shall be...PRETTY! IDFK LOL. I'm glad you liked you chocolatey easter eggs of AMAZINGNESS! I'll email you back tomorrow ~

TO Isabelle Frost munchies of amazingness~~~ LOL. Mia is a sad little Irken right now BUT NO MATTER! She SHALL...maybe survive!8D. I'm sorry to hear about you bro bro! THat must've HUUUUUUURT! So where do you think Tabitha comes from! TELLL ME CHILD! But probably through PM if you don't mind, I have a few ideas but I want to see what you're thinking. LOL. Chocolate eggs =3 hurr hurr LOL.

FRITTA TO DA CRIRIRIRIRTTTAAA! I'm glad you won this match against the EEVILness that is known as school. That hell hole...LOL. Things are going ot get REALLY interesting here soon. However Mia is still more of a background character and will have her down fall...MAYBE! We'll see what happens X3 Jesus I'm so evil. EVERYONE GETS EGGS THANKS TO FRITTA CRITTA! Shower her with thank you fools~

Last two responded at the bottom...FOOLS lOL. LOVE MEEEEEE Deathwish IN DA MOFOING HOUSE LOL.

Tabitha's POV.

I relaxed against the bed frame while staring at the constantly beeping heart monitor next to me. I'd hardly taken my eyes off of it since Jax fell asleep. He kept reassuring me that he'd be fine and everything was going to be ok but I didn't believe that. He was shot straight through the heart for Irk's sake and he expects me to believe he'll be fine?! Preposterous, he's just trying to cause me less worry…if that was even possible.

My antenna perked upon feeling Jax shift in the bed…again. He was a rather restless sleeper, but he wasn't very easily woken up.

I glanced back at his face. He looked peaceful almost tranquil and just calm…I guess those are all better words for peaceful but he was just relaxed almost. Most Irkens, even when asleep, are very tense and their bodies are very alert but Jax was different, he was like a human in the way he slept. Sometimes restless and harder to wake up than a hibernating bear and sometimes a soundless sleeper that wakes up at the tiniest of movements.

I watched him for a minute as he tossed and turned before finally ending up with his arm flopping down on my stomach. I looked at his arm and back at him with a questioning look for a moment before seeing he was still asleep. However this is also when I noticed something shiny glinting off his wrist.

My eyes snapped over to the object in a heartbeat. What I saw confused me; it was some kind of small chain wrapped twice around his wrist and whatever was hanging off of it was clutched in Jax's clenched fist. Now I was curious.

Slowly I grabbed his hand and opened it slightly to see two thin pieces of metal slip out of his palm. I grabbed them and turned them over to see that they were the dog tags he gave me last Irksmas. 'Why do you still have these? I shoved them into your hands that day…you…died.'

My mind screeched to a halt and my heart dropped down into my stomach. He kept these, even when he was killed, he kept them. "Do I really mean that much to you?" I asked quietly while running one of my claws over the carved writing.

My attention was caught off guard when his heart rate spiked. I swung my head over to look at the heart monitor only to see his heart was beating normally, just faster. That means that-

"How long have you been awake?" He's awake…

I looked back over at his droopy eyes and thought for a moment, "Just a little while."

"It doesn't look like just a little while," He said noticing the bags under my eyes and the cold covers where I was sitting on top of them. Jax gave me a concerned look before sighing tiredly, "I told you I'd be fine, Tabitha. You didn't have to stay up all night watching my condition."

"You think you'll be alright but you don't know. Besides, you pushed your body to the limit yesterday and I was worried your fever would spike back up from all the pain," I argued while crossing my arms and giving him a stubborn look.

"Tab…"

"Jax," I said interrupting him, "I'm worried about you. So no matter how much you want to argue with me about this, it's not going to change anything. What's done is done."

"Ok, ok. I'm sorry but really, I'm ok. I promised you I'd be ok last night, remember?"

"Yes but you can't keep every promise you make," I grumbled as my antenna lowered on my head. He was so…innocent like a puppy almost. A puppy with a tough outer shell and a gooey soft inner core.

"I can keep that promise," Jax state and grabbed my chin so I'd look him in the eye, "I didn't like being away from you either, I understand how you're feeling but I intend to keep my promise." I went silent while staring into his blue and black eyes. I had no idea how to respond to that. Anything I'd say would just lead to further arguing, "Ok?" Jax asked while giving me a sincere look.

Once again I did not answer. If I just said ok and blew it off then I could possibly lose Jax all over again but if I said no then he'd continue arguing with me, "Tabitha," He said catching my attention again, "Ok?"

"Jax, I really don't th-,"

"It's a yes or no question, Tab. Will you please trust that I'll be ok, please?"

I paused and held my breath; I hated being put on the spot like this. With a long sigh I looked away from him and mumbled, "Ok." He didn't say anything back for a minute or so, so I looked back at him to see he was still giving me that concerned look, "I said ok," I said calmly while staring right back at him.

"I know you did," He whispered before leaning forwards and pecking my lips a couple times, "But I don't believe you."

"I don't really think I believe myself," I said with a small smile, "But I trust you so I want to believe you'll be ok."

"I know you do, and I will be ok. I lost you once and I don't plan on having it happen again, especially since it was for a whole six months and I thought I'd only been dead for a few weeks, a couple months at most."

"How do you think when you're dead?" I asked and let out a small laugh. Jax rolled his eyes at me and dropped my chin before scooting closer and wrapping his arms around me.

"That's a secret that you'll find out one day a long time from now."

"Why is it a secret?!" I protested and shot him a glare.

"Because, there are rules to being dead. Something's have to stay on a down low and others you just have to find out when it's your time," Jax shrugged while grabbing my hand in one of his. There was a moment of silence between us while he leaned his face against my shoulder and neck, "You know I love you right?"

"Yes, you said it multiple times yesterday," I answered while turning my head to press my forehead against his, "And I love you too, that's why I'm so worried."

"Ok enough of this depressing 'I'm gonna die stuff.' I KNOW! How about we watch a movie, since I can't really leave this room and walk around we might as well. Besides we never got to finish our movie the last time we tried to watch it…we were…interrupted."

I laughed before realizing he was serious, "Wait you're serious about this? You want to watch some random movie and do nothing all day?"

"Well…we don't have to do nothing all day. We can just watch our movie then decide what we can do in bed," He shrugged again as a small blush stained his face, "Ok that came out so wrong."

I laughed loudly while he covered his face in embarrassment, "I know what you meant, besides you're gonna have to at least buy me dinner first!" I joked while pulling away and standing up.

Jax laughed for a moment before his face went blank, "Wait, what?!"

"I'll go find a better movie, probably check on, Zim and get you a couple aspirin pills then we can watch the movie again."

"Wait…what?" Jax asked still confused about our previous conversation. He was funny when he was utterly lost or really embarrassed; in this case he was both so it was not just funny but HILARIOUS.

"I'll be right back, Jax. Just lay back down and rest before you get a headache from thinking so much."

"But what if I'm thinking about you!?" Jax called as I started walking out of the room. I thought for a moment or two before pushing my head back around the corner.

"Then you're going to have a serious migraine. Now rest before I knock you unconscious!"

I didn't give him the chance to argue before I bolted down the hall and down the stairs getting ready to go see Zim. He didn't know Jax was even alive so this was going to be an exciting talk.

Vex's POV.

I sat up on the couch in Cari's room just contemplating what had happened. Sky had gotten so violent apparently very quickly. It was unusual. Of course there could be other reasons to explain Sky's hormonal break down but I doubted that was happening to Sky. Not yet anyways.

I thought about other things too, things I really didn't want to think about. Like when I was banished to being a guard for the rest of my life. Fat chance that turned out to be. Also the day I was introduced to my apprentice, Tabitha.

She was just a little thing; very shy and timid too. I remember Tallest Blue walking through the doors to my new room with Tabitha in his arms. He explained to me where she came from, his grim face when he walked in told me enough as it was.

She didn't talk much, never made eye contact, kept her antenna in a submissive posture and clung onto Tallest Blue like a life line. I couldn't blame her after finding out what she'd already been through. By this time she'd been with Cari for a few years, visiting her in an out but not staying with her full time.

It took me forever for her to even say a sentence that consisted of the words other than, 'yes sir,' or 'yes Mr. Vex.' Those were always the worst times. Just because her dad was…never mind, I shouldn't even be thinking of this. The past is the past and what's done is done. I doubt she even remembered what that sick man called her father did to her and her family.

I should think of the happier things like when I taught her how to use a ball rope that wraps around your targets ankles. The first try, the ball rope went over the cliff. I told her to grab another one while I went and fetched the first one.

When I got back up to the top of the cliff I was met with a nice surprise of a rope winding around my wrists and another one wrapping around my legs. The best part was when I fell backwards screaming, 'Tabitha! I said the tree is yer target, not me!' She got in so much trouble for that and I suffered a sprained arm and a trip to the infirmary to get burrs pulled off my body. That was a great day, probably the first time I'd ever seen her laugh and give me an actual genuine smile. Even though she was laughing at my pain and suffering it still felt like one of the proudest moments of my life. I had gotten through the shell of an enclosed girl. From that day on she was more open to me, not open all the way yet, but she was at least able to say a paragraph of words to me, smile and laugh all during one training session.

My antenna rose upon hearing someone walking outside the door. I looked over at the clock to see it was nearly three AM. When said person knocked on the door I knew it couldn't have been Cari. She'd just walk in.

"Uhh…come in?" I called back feeling a little awkward about saying that since this wasn't even my own room. I was surprised to see purple eyes poking her head in. I believe her name was Rae. I didn't not like her because she was the purple eyed snake's daughter but I wasn't as fond of her as I was the other kids.

"Hey, Vex. Um is, Cari around here by any chance?" She asked quietly.

"No, she's down in the medical room. Whatcha need 'er fer?" I responded and readjusted my hat so it looked a little more normal on my head.

"Well…I'm not supposed to tell you but we only have one week left of Oxygen. That means we have to leave within four days tops before we all start having a struggles to breathe." My jaw dropped as I stared at the young girl.

"I'll go talk ta Car car bout this right now. Thanks kiddo," I said as my eyes sat wide open and narrowed in shock.

"I wasn't exactly supposed to tell you soooo maybe I should just do it?"

"No, Mia is in no condition to be havin' other kids come down and see 'er yet. Only Cari an' I are allowed down there at the moment. I will tell her but thank you fer trustin' me with this news. I'll make sure yer pop thinks ya told, Cari an' no one else."

There was a moment of silence as Rae contemplated my trust. Finally after what felt like hours she sighed and mumbled and ok. I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding in and stood up; letting the covers slip off my body and back down onto the couch, "Promise not to tell my dad?"

"Cross my heart an' hope ta die," I responded with a slight smirk. Rae even cracked a small smile at me before nodding and backing away from the room. I heard her walking back down the hall and into her own room before I started my descent downstairs to where Cari was watching over Mia for the night.

Zim's POV.

I woke up when I felt something rather heavy slamming down on my rib cage. It not only startled me awake but also knocked the air from my lungs leaving me gasping and coughing for air.

I growled when I realized who it was whom disturbed my beauty sleep, "Tabitha, I'm going to kill you. That's probably the first time I've slept fully through the night," I hissed with narrowed eyes. I was still angry at her for strapping my wrists down which by the way were still tethered to the hospital bed.

"Shut it, Zim because boy do I have news for you," She responded back excitedly. I started quirking an eye brow at her before shrugging and trying to motion for her to continue on with her excited rant.

"Continue," I eventually grumbled out.

"Ok…Ok," She took in a deep breath and smiled at me for a moment, "It's about, Jax."

Now I was really curious. Why would she be excited over something like Jax? Usually she's depressed and secluded when talking about Jax but now she was like a jumping bean with an adrenaline shot, "Is there something new?" I asked calmly, even though my heart did beat a little faster thinking of some good possibilities.

"He's alive, Zim! Oniumare was hiding him from you and I but last night he somehow made it up to your room to get some clothes on and I walked in and saw him and then-!"

"Slow down there crazy lady! You're talking like a squirrel after drinking coffee. So you just said, Jax is alive!?"

"YES! And I found him in your room last night! But that's not all, guess what happened!?" She chattered excitedly.

A grin worked its way onto my face when I knew what the answer was going to be, "No more regrets huh?" I asked.

"Yes, he kissed me like five times last night, I didn't know what the hell to do but somehow I managed to keep the conversation going without making it awkward!"

"Well, Tabitha I'm really happy to hear that. It's been a while since I've seen you this happy. So tell me everything, how was it?" I said with a wide smile. That's the only girly trait I had, I loved hearing the gossip my other lady friends had to share. Half of it was more interesting than whatever men had to say.

"Zim that's awkward! I don't want to talk about that!"

"Yes you do, I can see it in your eyes," I teased making her whole face flush a dark green.

"Ok it's was amazing! Happy now? He was warm and soft and comforting, I felt like I was safe and that things were going to be ok again. OH! He also told me he loved me while being consciously aware of what he had said this time!"

"Sounds like you had a nice second timer then huh?"

"Hell yes! Much better than my first time!"

"Ok, I don't know whether to take that as an insult or blow it off because you are just my best friend and it was really awkward during that game of spin the bottle," I said while glaring at her. I knew she was just messing with me but I really didn't care. As long as Cari enjoyed my ways of showing affection then it didn't matter to me.

"Oh no, you should take it as an insult, you're a really awkward kisser."

"I had my GIRLFRIEND in the room and you're my BEST FRIEND! Why shouldn't it have been awkward!?" I argued and glared at her again.

"That's understandable," Tabitha said as her large smile wormed its way back onto her face, "Now I've got to go, I promised, Jax I'd watch a movie with him."

"Alright, don't do anything I wouldn't do on a daily basis!" I called after her as she sprang away from me and started hurrying out of the small makeshift room.

"So pretty much I can do anything!" She called back making me laugh and roll my eyes. She was utterly insane but she was my utterly insane best friend so I could deal with her. Besides whom else is she going to go to for relationship advice? Oniumare probably hasn't had a boyfriend since the day she was born. And if she did I feel for the poor soul who had to live with that nightmare.

After a few minutes of just resting my eyes and thinking, none other than Oniumare herself walked through the door. She looked at me for a second before raising an eyebrow at my tethered wrists. It was as if she was asking me a silent question, "Don't ask, it's a long story."

Jax's POV.

I waited for a few minutes…and a few minutes more…and a few MORE minutes until Tabitha finally skidded through her bedroom door with a bottle of pills in her hand and a water bottle. My stomach dropped. I swear to Irk if she tried to force feed me pills…I wasn't going to hug her tonight or something like that.

"Sorry it took so long," She said through heavy panting, "It took forever to find your stupid aspirin. I ran around the whole house nearly twice!"

I cracked a small crooked smile, "Well, I don't wanna take no aspirin. So Irk hid it for me."

Tabitha laughed and held up the bottle, "He didn't hide it well enough," I frowned and started giving her puppy eyes, "That's not going to work, Jax. I've dealt with many puppy eyes before, it doesn't affect me anymore."

"But…But…But."

"No buts, you're taking your pills one way or the other," Tabitha said stubbornly while walking over to the side of the bed I was laying on.

"What's the other way?" I asked with my puppy eyes and pout still going. Maybe if I was lucky I could distract her long enough to toss the pill bottle out the window or something. I will forever have nightmares about pills now, ever since I was force fed some…

"Well it's not anything you're going to like," she said after taking a moment to think of something brutal most likely, "I'll handcuff you to the bed and force them down your throat."

"AHHHG fine! I'll take the stupid pills," I grumbled while crossing my arms over my chest, "Don't want my arms handcuffed to the bed dammit," I hissed under my breath.

"What was that? Did you want me to force the pills down your throat?" Tabitha said with a serious look in her eyes. I disliked that look very much. The look of knowing I've once again lost another argument.

"No," I pouted with low antenna. Tabitha smirked and handed me the pills that I grudgingly accepted from her.

"Do you need water to get them down?"

"Can I have enough water to drown myself instead?"

"No, now if you take the pills like a good boy then maybe I'll let the next pill taking session slide," Tab bargained with a smirk. That could only mean trouble coming out of this woman.

"Fine," I complained, "I'll take the pills without complaints."

"It's a little late for that, don't you think?"

"Quiet you," I growled and gave her a pricy look, "I'm taking pills." This of course made her laugh hysterically making me laugh because she wouldn't STOP laughing, "Stop making me laugh; can't swallow no pill like dat."

"Can't speak no Irken like dat either dumbass," She said in between giggles.

"Well NOW I'm hurt, but that's ok, I'll just live alone. Me and my pills, we'll go far together."

"Now you're just insane, now take the damn pill before I shove it down your throat!"

"Taking the pill now!" I said in a hurry as I dry swallowed the pills. I so did not want to piss Tabitha off, not when I wasn't strong enough to wrestle properly anyways. Soon enough though, she's just asking for it!

"Stop thinking evil thoughts about me," She scorned while wrapping her arms around my shoulders and hugging me.

"You were asking for them," I mumbled under my breath. I tilted my head back to look at her to see she was just randomly staring off into the distance with almost sad eyes, "You ok?"

"You're really here right? I'm not stuck in some messed up dream?" She asked while hugging me tighter.

"If I'm not here then we're sharing the same dream and I'm still alive somewhere else. But I'm pretty sure I'm here and I have no desires to leave again."

"Promise?"

"We went through this last night, Tabs, I promise that I will not leave you again," I said seriously while turning my head to look her straight in the eyes, "I promise."

"Good," She mumbled and kissed me softly, "Let's keep it that way."

"Yes, yes that's very interesting NOW the movie! We're wasting our lives here come on now!"

"Ok, ok Mr. Bossy, what movie?"

"Well how the hell am I supposed to know what movies you guys have?"

"Ok than it's settled, we're going to watch the guardian. It's a human movie I still have; it's about the coast guard." I gave her a questioning look not fully understanding half of what she just said, "Rescue divers, Jax. Humans call them the coast guards."

"Oh… ok," I said with a small smile, "I should call you half human Irken."

"Funny, Jax. That was funny, now be quiet so I can find this movie!" Tabitha growled while springing off the bed and shooting out of the room again. I just smiled and slowly shook my head back and forth while hearing her tear around the house.

Damn did I get myself in deep falling in love with this one.

A/N: I really liked this chapter. Especially the part: You at least have to buy me dinner first!" You have no idea how many times I've said that line and people are just like WHAATTTTTT!? Also Tabitha spraining Vex's arm! What an adventure that must've been LOL. OK enough me, MORE YOU!

IFFFF iN DA MO HOSUE! I'm zealously glad you enjoyed the last chapter my friend! I hope you enjoyed this one too! Lot's of secret hints hidden within the text that'll make sense...LATER ON! LOl. Mia is sad irken NO? YESS. well no matter, it is not yet her time to die...yet...so for now she's safe LOL. HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT EASTER!

And finally my broby Book Casanova: Jax is a smexy child isn't he lOL. I would love to just hug him without a shirt on, he's so damn innocnet he wouldn't even understand my pain! lol. Sky...went off the deep end...so...YEAH LOl. Jax laughed when you said his easter eggs he gave to you were the best you've eaten in your life...it was humorous. XDD I'm not going to adress your next sentence. we'll talk about that through PM LO FrEAKING L. SKILLET IS AMAZING! So is this girl the same girl you be PMING me bout? Should I come down there and kick some bitchy little whiny ass? Or should I sick Jax and Vex on her? That'd be funneh LOL. Hope you had a great easter!

Hey guys quick question I'm debating over. I think for the first time I'm going to put an actual picture of me as my profile picture...but I don't know. What do you guys think about it? Do you want to see what I look like? Or is it more fun NOT knowing? Just wondering. TELL ME!

~ME