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Xavier's POV
The sound of someone knocking on the door brought me out of my thoughts. I quickly made it towards the door, opening it for him to come in.
"Took you long enough." I spoke out in anger after he closed the door behind him.
"Hey, you can't be upset with me when you had me running an errand for you." He shot back.
Ignoring him I motioned him towards the bedroom where Axarii was resting. When we made it in the room I couldn't help but hear him snickering about something.
"What's fucking funny about this?" I asked him.
He continued to ignore me, walking towards the bed. He picked up the wet cloth from her forehead before flipping it on the other side.
"Why are there several bags on her Xavier?" He asked me slowly.
"She was burning hot everywhere... I didn't know what to do." I told him, looking at the few bags that were filled with ice I laid on parts of her bare flesh, the majority of them were now melted.
He shook his head in response before stacking all of the Ziploc bags on the counter next to him. Mason then placed his bag on the bed, taking out a couple of things. I watched silently as he began the simple procedures, checking things like her heart rate, temperature and things like that.
"Well? How is she-"
He handed me the cloth that was on her head, "Give me another wet cloth." Was all he said.
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After a few more moments her temperature had gone down, but she was still hot. Mason had given her some kind of medicine to help.
Mason then sighed out as he pilled everything back into his medical bag. He then turned towards me before speaking.
"From the looks of it she's going to be fine, she just needs rest." He stated. I felt a huge wave of relief rush over me.
"Whoever did this knew what they were doing, this was no accident Xavier." He added.
"Yeah, I know... Henry's here. It was one of his henchmen that did this." I informed him.
Mason looked at me in surprise. "What is he doing here? How could he have even known she'd be here? We didn't even know until yesterday." I shrugged in response.
He sighed out, "Well, she still has a high fever. I would say she should be awake some time in the morning or later tonight, it all depends. The liquid they mixed with her drink was intended to knock her out for good... luckily you contacted me in time." He spoke out.
I balled my fist in anger at the thought of those people. I'll kill him. I swear.
I then felt a hand on my shoulder. "Hey, don't beat yourself up about this. If you want to be mad at anyone it should be Grayson for bringing her in the first place."
"Axarii told me the other day that he said it was mandatory for the assistant to come." I told him, watching as she stirred in her sleep a little.
"What? Sure they suggested it but they never said it was mandatory." I nodded in response.
"Yeah... I doubt he would be working with Henry, but keep an eye on those two." I told him before sitting on the other side of the bed, kicking my shoes off.
"Alright, I'll lock the door on my way out and I'll have someone keep watch outside the room." He replied back before leaving.
After taking off my shoes and jacket I laid next to Axarii. My hands ached to touch her, to feel how warm she was but I know I shouldn't. She doesn't want me. She looked so calm while she rested... but when she's awake she's either fussing about something or hitting me. I don't blame her for it though.
"Arii... don't leave me." I muttered out before allowing myself to be consumed by the darkness.
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Axarii's POV
"... don't leave me." I heard a voice whisper out.
Who was that?
Why can't I move?
The person's voice kept repeating in my head. I would try asking them why would I leave or what their name was but I never got a response. It's dark... quiet. The only thing I could see was someone sitting in a wooden chair.
As I neared them I noticed how familiar she looked.
"Who... who are you?" I asked, my voice coming off as a soft whisper.
The girl then looked up at me. When I saw her cold chills ran all throughout my body. I tried backing away but instead I tripped and fell on the ground. The ground was cold and wet.
I watched as the girl stood from the chair, a light above us suddenly turning on. She walked closer to me, softly laughing. I couldn't move... my body wouldn't budge. She stopped when she was in front of me.
I was looking at myself... only I was covered in blood. A lot of blood, but I didn't seem to be in any pain. Her hair was cut short. It stopped mid-way past her shoulders. The look of hatred was in her eyes. But why?
"What the-" I began but stopped when she roughly grabbed onto my face.
Pain.
"Look at you!" She laughed out.
"You're so pitiful. You see all this blood? Look at what your own best friend and husband did to us! Look at it!" She yelled out in anger.
"You're wrong! Xavier wouldn't hurt me." I yelled back, the grip she had on my face now tighter.
"We'll see about that... didn't he hurt you years ago when he wanted to get a divorce?" She mentioned.
"Just look at us. We're miserable. Lonely. No one really cares about us and you know it. I mean can you really blame them though? We did kill mom-"
"I didn't kill mom!" I shouted out, my eyes now blurry with tears.
A sigh came from her before she turned around. There were scars on her back... they looked new. The skin around them were still red and bruised. "Whether you want to admit it or not... you did kill mom. Because of you she died. Because of you she can't grow old with dad. Because of you she couldn't even watch Byrant and Yumi grow up!" She exclaimed.
Before I could say anything I heard someone calling my name, but it was very faint.
"Axarii..."
....
"Axarii!" A scream erupted from me as I quickly sat up. I was out of breath, covered in sweat and my eyes were blurred with my tears. A sob escaped from me as I held my hands up towards my face.
"I... I killed mom." I cried out.
"Axarii please listen to me... you're having a panic attack." Someone next to me spoke out. I could hear the worry in their voice.
"She's dead and it's all my fault." I muttered out before balling up my fist, grabbing onto a few strands of hair.
"Axarii. Your mom's death is not your fault and you know it. We've been through this countless of times. You can't keep beating yourself up about this love." Another voice stated. I found this voice more soothing than the one before.
They then placed their hands on the sides of my face, wiping the tears away. After blinking away the tears I looked to see Xavier sitting in front of me, sadness expressed on his face.
"Didn't he hurt you years ago when he wanted to get a divorce?" A voice echoed in my head. I looked at him before placing both of my own hands on the sides of his face.
"Don't leave me again." I whispered out. He looked shocked by my words. Why did those words seem familiar?
He then leaned towards me, our foreheads touching. A small smile made its way on his face before he spoke out.
"Axarii I promise you..."
"Arii... don't leave me."
"I'm not going anywhere."
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