No, I'm not going to chop your head off. Stop acting like I will (CHERRIE)

"I'm fine. You should be worried about yourself." he said, brushing away a few strands of her hair from her face. He smiled lightly at her, trying to make her feel better. It seemed really quiet, and serene at this hour, but the faint sounds of the sirens were still ringing in his ears. It gave him a headache, and he flinched slightly. He needed some Aprin, but he didn't know where to get some...

Sadie noticed Alex flinched. She looked at him with worried eyes.

"What's wrong?" Sadie asked Alex, leaning closer. She had to know what was wrong with him. Yet, she couldnt help but notice Akex's eyes. He had really nice eyes. And his hair seemed to fall the right way. Plus, he had a cute nose. Sadie blinked a few times, nit blueveing what she had just thought.

He shook his head. "It's nothing, just a slight headache." he told her. He leaned in and pecked her lightly on the lips, lingering there and staring right into her green eyes. They seemed so hurt, so distressed. He couldn't help but wonder what she had been through. He loved the way that her hair always feel in in front of her eyes, he loved the way she laugh, he most certainly loved her accent. It made her, well... her. Not some air-headed creation of society. She was who she wanted to be, and he adored that.

Sadie was surprised that Alex kissed her. She wanted another kiss though. And maybe another one after that. And maybe another one after another kiss. Sadie smiled and shook her head slightly. Alex was starting to make her go crazy. No one made her feel that way though. Well, a long time since a boy had made her felt that way.

Smiling lightly, Sadie leaned forward and pressed her soft lips to Alex's. Except she DISNT pull away. Sadie didn't want to pull away though. After some time, Sadie pulled away, grinning lightly.

Sadie was surprised that Alex kissed her again. She kissed back as she felt his arm wrap around her small wist. Sadie smiled. Her arms found there way around Alex's neck, pulling him closer. As Sadie moved her lips with his, she realized that he smelled really good. Well, he smelled like boy. No other way to describe it really. But, Alex's lips seemed to have the faint taste of liquor on them. Sadie smiled lightly again. She just hoped she didnt shock him in the process of making out.

Alex smiled as she smiled and licked her bottom lip, asking for entry. He felt his world spinning. He went numb. Except for his lips. He felt a tinging sensation on his lips. Even though he felt numb, it was a good feeling. Everything around him didn't matter at the moment. It only mattered that she was safe. Granted, he would never be able to forgive himself if she had any permanent injuries. He fel guilty enough. But he let all those feelings wash away as he kissed her back. He felt so close to her, as if nothing could take her away from him. He wouldn't leave either.

Sadie woke up a few hours later, her eyes blinking a few times. She felt so sore. Sadie moved a bit and realized that someone was on her. Turning, she saw that Alex had fallen asleep on her. Sadie smiled lightly and kissed his nose. She slipped away from him, grabbing her clothes and going to the bathroom to get dressed.

Alex looked at the clock. It was 7 am. The doctors would show up at 8 ish. He stretched and quickly got dressed. He sat on the couch, playing Temple Run on his iPod, waiting for Sadie to come out. He was wearing beige khaki shorts and a DC t-shirt. It was, like many of his 'outfits', something that he just threw together last minute. He couldn't care any less about how he looked, though. He shaved and washed his face occasionally, but that was it.

Sadie walked out of the bathroom, wearing her shirt and jeans. Sadie saw that Alex was awake. Well, that was good. Sadie limped slowly towards him, the pain from her injures suddenly coming back. She sat down next to him, her head on his shoulder.

"Hey," Sadie said softly, not knowing what to say.

Alex looked at her with concern. "How're you feeling?" he asked her, putting down his iPod. He hoped that she hadn't hurt herself really badly. It was a miracle that she hadn't broken a single bone in her body. It was a freaking bus after all. Though he heard something from the doctors about headaches and flashbacks possibly occurring. He sighed, not really knowing what to do.

Sadie nodded. It was a miracle Sadie hadn't died. Maybe the gods liked her. Sadie rubbed her eyes, her blond hair falling in her face. Sighing, Sadie pulled her wavy blond hair into a high messy bun. Sadie's green eyes seemed to stand out as they changed to gray to blue and then back to green.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just-t-t," Sadie said studdering as she had a flashback. A horrible one too. Sadie's eyes looked liked she was somewhere else and her eyes were unfocused, glassy almost.

Sadie watched her mother come home, a bottle of beer in her hand. "Sadie!" Her mom roared. Sadie hid in the closet, knowing her mother was home. She could hear her mother walk down the hall, looking for her. A bead of sweat trickled down Sadie's forehead. "Thank gods," Sadie muttered. Suddenly, the closet door seemed to come off and her mom was there. Sadie screamed as her mother dragged her out of the closet.

Alex looked at her in alarm. "Sadie? Sadie!" he said. A few doctors came rushing in, helping her back onto the bed. They gave her something to drink, and the two nurses mumbled a conversation under their breath. He could make out only "Poor girl..." and "The boy must care for her alot..." and "he's rather cute, no?" he felt annoyed that they were making such comments while she was having a flashback that seemed to hurt her so much. Then again, they were just standing there. There wasn't really anything for them to do.

Sadie screamed as her mother dragged her out. Sadie's mom growled and threw the beer bottle across the room. Raising her hand, Sadie's mom backhanded her across the face. Sadie fell back, tears streaming down her face. "Useless mutt," Sadie's mom mumbled as she went back outside, probably to go drinking.

Sadie blinked her eyes a few times. Nurses and a doctor were looking at her. One nurse was looking at Alex. Sadie sat up, trying to prevent tears spilling from her eyes.

"What?" Sadie asked rather rudely. She didnt mean it; Sadie hated to be seen weak. Slowly the nurses went away after the doctor checked Sadie before leaving as well. It was just Alex and her. Sadie took a shaky breath, drawing her knees to her chest. She looked over at Alex, the tears now spilling from her eyes.

"Please don't ask me what it was about," Sadie whispered to Alex, almost desperatly as her body started to shake slightly as she cried.

Sadie nodded, crying Ito Alex's chest. Yet, she knew she would feel batter if she told him. It was bad to keep things inside. Bad. Sadie took a deep breath. She wiped away the tears before resting get head on Alex's chest again.

"My mom came home drunk. I was hiding in the closet. She found me and hit me across the face," Sadie muttered to Alwx before crying again. She sounded so broken. She hated to be seen like this though. But, this was Akex. She could trust him.

He hugged her, "It's alright now. I won't leave you. I promise. Your mother isn't here anymore." he said. He tried to calm her. He didn't know if he had said the wrong thing or not, He hoped not. He didn't want her to feel worse than she already did. All he could do was hug her and tell her it was alright now. It wasn't enough for him, though. He felt guilty, still.

Sadie nodded, feeling Alex wrap his arms around her. It felt nice. Sadie knew she really liked Alex though. She hoped he felt the same way though. She wiped away the tears, tired of crying when something happened. She looked up at Alex and saw that he looked...guilty. She blinked her green eyes a few times.

"What's wrong?" Sadie asked Alex softly as she reached up and played with his hair.

Alex smiled lightly at her. "It's nothing." he said. He didn't really know what to tell her. That it was his fault that she ran out? His depressing past in an attempt to make her feel better? Would she leave her if she found out what had happened to him? He hoped not. He liked her very, an he could only hope that the feeling was mutual. Though he wasn't sure. He rested his head on top of hers. He suddenly had a craving for ice cream. Maybe they should get ice cream some time after she gets out of this place. Though he would have some explaining to do when his step father sees the money charged on his credit card for the hospital room. Then again, he ha saved up quite a bit of money for... Purposes. He could pay with that.

Sadie raised an eyebrow at Alex. He didnt seem okay really. Sadie was curious though. She leaned back on him, taking a deep breath.

"You sure Alex? You can tell me anything," Sadie said to Alex softly, not known if he was going to snap at her or something. Eli always snapped at Sadie when she asked about his past. She knew it was a big deal for some people to share.

Alex sighed, He wasn't sure what to say, but he knew that she would find out sooner or later. "Around eight months ago, I made the worst mistake in my life. I got drunk, and well, I knocked a girl up. She was a demi-god. And I saw her at camp. She told me she was pregnant, and well, we tried to work it out. She was five months along when she was killed in battle." he paused, not wanting to go any further. "It was a stupid mistake, and if I hadn't drunk so much, then she wouldn't have died." he finished. He was ready for her to slap him in the face or something. "I don't want anything to happen to you because of me." he whispered.

Sadie blinked a few times. She didn't know that. She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it. Sadie realized that could have happened to Sadie last night. That would have been bad. A small pounding in her head started. Ugh, a flashback and now a headache.

Sadie drew her arms around Alex. She knew what it was like. Kinda...sorta. Not really.

"I'm sorry," Sadie mumbled to Alex, pulling away and looking up at him with her green eyes.

He looked at her, confused. "Y-You aren't mad?" he asked. He was expecting a slap and to be kicked out of the room. Most girls would probably hate him because he knocked a girl up while drunk. Most would probably pretend to not know him. Maybe he had it all wrong, or maybe she was pissed and just hiding it. Either way, he was surprised. He hoped that she didn't see him as a jerk, though. He didn't mean to do anything. He regretted it. He really, truly regretted it.

Sadie looked at Alex confused. Why would she be mad? The past was the past. Plus he was a guy. What else would guys do when they were drunk? Alex was a guy after all. Sadie leaned up and kissed him on the lips quickly.

"Why would I be mad? The past is the past. Besides, it's not your fault," Sadie told him softly, putting a hand in his shoulder.

Alex smiled lightly at her, happy that she understood. At least tolerated him. She was different than most other girls who bothered talking to him. He was glad he had met her. He leaned back on the chair, not really knowing what to do now. He had told her pretty much everything there was to it. Except how he was able to pay for the room. How he drove a BMW after he had crashed his last car, and who his stepfather was. He didn't mind if she knew or not. At least she was okay, and he felt better for that. At least the gods had the sensibility to see that she had people who cared about her. Or that she was just lucky. Either way, she was greatful. And he couldn't ask for more at the moment.

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