AHeartlessNobody

Stay with Me (Summer and Heartless)

It was nerve wrecking enough to be around the Prince, but even more so she was very nervous to be around the knights that had accompanied him. The prince was well behaved and didn't seem like he could ever harness any ill intentions. But the knights with their suspicious gazes and untrusting eyes seemed as though if the prince weren't there they might have given her a very hard time. Maybe they would have even accused her of something. Little did they know they would have been right if thy had gone to access her, but that was beside the point. If she hadn't been a witch and just happened to be living in the woods they would have accused her anyway. That was the way humans were. They were suspicious of anyone and anything and didn't care if they got someone hurt in doing so.

She stayed cautiously behind the prince as he approached the group of knights, her nervous gaze moving from person to person as she clutched her cat close to her chest. The prince spoke, introducing her before any of them could ask why she was there and she was grateful for that. Even more so when none of them said anything against her coming along with them to castle in order to see the king. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad as she thought? If no one really questioned the prince and she didn't have to speak to anyone much then maybe she could really pass for just a peasant girl who happened to have a talent in singing.

Approaching the prince's horse, looking up curiously at the large animal. She hadn't seen a horse up close in years and this one seemed very tamed. Smiling softly at the horse, she gently went to pet it a moment, scratching under it's chin, "Hello there." She said sweetly before allowing the knight to help her onto the horse. It took her a moment to get adjusted, unused to riding such a creature. She shifted her weight and held slightly onto the saddle, Grounii sitting just in front of her. Her first thought had been to hold the cat in her arms that way it wouldn't bother the horse, but the horse didn't seem to mind at all the small creature on its back. Grounii even moved to sit on the to of its head and still the horse stayed calm and didn't mind at all.

This made Mira smile slightly and she looked down at the prince who walked beside the horse as they went along, "Your horse is very calm. You must have trained him very well." She stated in attempt to start a conversation for the ride back. She hated that the prince was having to walk. She honestly wouldn't have minded walking herself, but from the way he had been so persistent with the knights, she had a feeling she wouldn't have had much luck either.

He was right that the kingdom hadn't been far though. Soon the walls and the castle came into sight and Mira took in it all. it had been years since she had seen the castle and it seemed surprisingly much like it had all those years ago. Still, that didn't stop her from marveling slightly in how grand it was and taking in its beautiful scenery. Soon it was time to dismount their horses and Mira turned slightly, having full intentions for getting off of the animal on her own, but found that she was, much to her surprise, afraid of the small height she was up on the tall beast. She laughed nervously and moved her gaze to the prince, "This...is a little higher than I thought. it must have take a lot of practice for you all to get on and off of horses so easily."

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“I want her to come with me.”

“No, you don’t."

This really stuck out to Cassie the way that Conner put that and she didn't like it one bit. She didn't want to be there when they were going to interrogate Serix? Why not? What exactly were they going to do to him that she didn't want to see or that Serix wouldn't want her seeing? A shiver came up her spine at the thought. Were they going to hurt him? She wouldn't put it past them, but how badly would they do so? Or, were they even going to interrogate him at all? Was this 'interrogation' really just them going to kill him and they weren't planning on telling her about it until after they were done?

After hearing their short conversation, Cassie frowned, falling deep into her thoughts as they sat there. What if when they dragged him away it would be her last time seeing him? What if that passionate kiss they had shared before she was thrown into this lonely and isolated cell would be their last? What if they never got to have a family together? What if she was already pregnant from them trying and she would have to take care of the child all on her own? What if Serix never got to see his child? What ifs were everywhere in her mind and they had her being a nervous wreck.

The day went by so slow, yet so fast. She wasn't sure what to make of it. Conner left after a while and Gunner came in to guard the two of them. After Gunner it was Wes. Then finally it was Monty. After Monty's shift, she noticed that instead of one man coming to relieve him, it was all of them and she sat up a little bit more, moving to the edge of her cell, gripping the bars. None of them dared or had the heart to look her way as the threw open Serix's cell, walking in to jerk him to his feet. The only thing she could do was look on and frown deeply,meeting Serix's gaze, worry in her own expression as she spoke, "I'll be here when you get back. I love you, Serix." That was kind of her way of reassuring them both he was going to come back, whether she was unsure of it or not. She just had to say it anyway in hope that maybe all of this would turn out okay.

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Sleep was not well for Cassie. If she had been in the same cell as Serix, maybe she would have gotten more sleep. If she had been curled up against Serix's side she was sure that this night wouldn't have been so bad. But because she was on her own and not in his arms, her sleep had been nothing but her tossing and turning, trying to get comfertable there without him, something that was very difficult for her to do. She also had the habit where every time she would wake up, she would sit up and look over to the cell Serix was in, checking to make sure he was safe and still there. When she was sure he was, she would curl back up and the cycle of trying to sleep and watching out for him would begin again.

She didn't fully sleep that night, but nor was she fully awake either. It wasn't until she heard the padding of heavy footsteps that she did wake up completely, jerking out of her hazy state to sit up and look at the door when Conner walked in, a tray of food in his hands. This confused her though because he walked right passed Serix and went to hand the food to her. They weren't going to let him eat? Why not? They couldn't let him starve in here. Even if it was for just the day it was still angering her that they would pull something as low as that.

She listened to the short conversation between the two males and when Serix looked to her and told her to go ahead and eat, she looked at him a moment before shaking her head and pushing the tray away from herself, speaking, "No. If you're not allowed to eat, then theres no way I can just sit here and eat in front of you. That wouldn't be right or fair to you." She stated and looked to Conner, "And you can tell Ryan I said just that. The moment Serix gets to eat, then I'll eat."

She leaned back against the cell wall in thought for a moment and after a few seconds had passed she looked to Conner once more, "This interogation......am I allowed to be there when you all are questioning him?"

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In the dark of the caves, Cassie couldn't exactly make out the spot Serix had been looking at when he lifted up his shirt, but she knew from how hard Ryan had kicked him that there was sure to be a rather large bruise, if not even a broken rib, from the strike. She felt horrible about it, knowing if she hadn't of come down there that he wouldn't have been hurt like that. Or would he have? Would he have been hurt by Ryan a lot worse if she hadn't come down here to be with him? She guessed she would never know, but when she did know is that she wanted and had to be down here. For the both of them. It was what was best. And so, when he spoke to her, telling her that when some of the others came back again she should ask to be let out, she shook her head, looking over to him, "No. Serix our vows were clear. We're with each other through thick and thin. If the roles were reversed you would do the same thing."

Sitting up, she put her hands on the bars of her cell, her eyes trying to meet his gaze, "I'm not leaving you. And you shouldn't blame yourself. For any of this. This is their fault, not yours." Which was true. Serix had done everything right (well aside from getting into a few scuffles) and had been trying to his very best to get the others to see he was no threat. They were the ones causing troubles and getting Serix hurt. mainly Hunter that is. She wanted to throttle that man and if he didn't have a kid she might have honestly wanted to kill him for all he had done. Serix might be killed for goodness sake! Oh, that was something that she didn't want to think about.

She turned slightly, her back against the cell bars so that Serix couldn't see the worry that had crossed her face now, "Serix....promise me we'll get out of this? I don't care if its true or not, I just....I need to hear that you and I both will be alright. That we'll be able to get out of this mess, start a family, and get to live at least a partially normal life? Please?"

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Cassie hated seeing Serix like this. And when he snapped at her, she flinched ever so slightly. She hadn't heard hi do that in a long while. Not since they had been enemies and she his captive. But even back then it had never been so bad and that made her frown slightly and was glad that in the dark he couldn't see the slightly hurt look on her face. Despite not seeing it though, he seemed to have sensed it because his voice got softer. Cassie didn't blame him for being like this. She was like this as well. Tense. Fearful. Unsure of what was going to become of him. Of the two of them. One thing was for sure though. If anything happened to him, Cassie was sure she wouldn't be able to live without him. She just couldn't do it.

Soon Serix had wrapped his arms around her and she was pulled up close to him, a passionate kiss ensuing that seemed to be fueled by both of their anger toward the humans that lived in this cave. His hand went to the back of her neck and her own hands went to tangle in and grasp his soft dark curls. This was really all they could do. Just take in their time together while it lasted because at any moment someone would be sure to come along and try to mess it up.

And sure enough, after a few moments of their kiss, footsteps echoed in the halls, coming closer and closer until they entered the room and she and Serix pulled apart, looking toward the entrance way.

Ryan was obviously not happy with seeing the two of them so intimate with each other and that might have went on to surge his anger toward Serix as he went to speak to her, glaring down at the both of them all the while, “Cassie, you can’t stay in here with that thing. It’s dangerous, and I can’t have you getting hurt. Look,” She went to cut him off, but he held up his hand to stop her from interrupting him, “If you’re adamant about staying down here with it, then fine. I just can’t let you share a cell with that alien. If it did anything to you, I couldn’t live with myself.” He looked to Jake, “Get the key.” Once that order was given he looked back at her, “I’m getting you out of there.”

"No You're not." Cassie stated coldly, crossing her arms as she once against sat cross-legged and stubbornly on the floor, "I'm staying in this cell with Serix."

"No, you're not." With the cell unlocked, Ryan moved to come in and then, much to Cassie's surprise, went to hoist her up over his shoulder, "Hey! You-you! Put me down!" She tried last minute to grab for Serix, but this merely cause him to kick Serix to the side and force Cassie out of his cell. With that done, Serix's cell was closed and Cassie was set gently onto the floor of the cell beside it, "When you want out of this place with that thing, you let us know."

"I won't you--"

"Don't call me names Cass." He cut her off, standing up straight and moving to the door fo the cell and closing it, "This is for your own safety. You'll thank me later." With that, the three males left, taking all the keys with them. Frowning deeply and feeling utterly hopeless, she moved to the side of the cell closest to Serix's, "I should have known he would do something like this." She tried to reach her hand through the cell bars, but each cell had enough space between them that as much as she stretched she could just barely though the bars of his, "Did he hurt you?"

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"Fuck off Monty." Cassie stated right off the bat which was sure to surprise all three of them. Cassie never used that kind of language, but she wasn't about to let him or anyone else for that matter talk down to Serix. It was really starting to irritate her how roughly they were treating him, "He's not guilty and he is not staying down here by himself. Where ever he goes, I go." She glanced over to Serix before looking to them, "He and I are a packaged deal." Walking over to where they stood at the cell door, she glared with icy eyes up at Monty, linking her arm with Serix's arm, "I'm staying."

Monty glanced over at Jake, to which Jake looked at Cassie, "We can't let you do that. If he hurt you and Ryan got word of it, he'd--"

"I don't care what he does! I'm staying and that's final." She stated and to put more emphasis she herself walked into the cell and sat down cross-legged in the middle of it, crossing her arms in a defiant manner.

Seeing this, Monty rolled his eyes and essentially tossed Serix into the cell as well, "Whatever, let's just let her stay, Jake. If she wants to get killed by the thing than its no ones fault but her own."

"Let's just go talk to Ryan about it. See what he thinks."

He moved to shut the cell door, locking it, then guestured for Monty to follow him, the two males tracking off to find their leader. Once they were gone, Cassie's tense body seemed to relax, but just a little bit. Looking over at her husband, she frowned slightly and crawled over to where he sat, curling up against his side as they sat in the cold and dark cavern, silence taking over as their footsteps faded. It was silent for a long while before she finally spoke up, her voice soft and quiet, "Serix....what are we going to do? They don't believe us. How can we possibly prove that you didn't lead the pilot here?"

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Cassie couldn't believe what was happening. Things were just starting to go so well. People had just started to trust Serix. And now Hunter had pulled some elaborate plot to get rid of him. And of course they were falling right into the trap. She should have never thought Hunter would leave them be. She should have seen this coming. She should have kept Serix by her side at all times. Then they wouldn't be thinking he would do such a thing. She knew he wouldn't do such a thing, but the others didn't know him like she did. She should have been smarter and more careful. And now they both were paying the price.

"Let him go!" Cassie yelled when both Conner and Jake, who had went to seize Serix's arms in their grasps, going to drag him off. She went to move toward them but she herself was grabbed by Ryan in his attempt to keep her from going after them, "You all know he wouldn't do this! He went up that hill to help Charlie! I saw him go up there with Serix! How is it Serix's fault that he was asked to help?! If Serix was still in league with the Lunairans then I would have been killed long before you all found us! He was with me for over a month before we came here!"

"Cass, we can't trust him. He brought the alien here. He--"

Cassie didn't listen to him though. Instead she jerked from his grasp and turned, smacking him across the face. This made everyone go quiet as she glared him down, huffing fro her outburst, "You know he didn't do anything." She hissed angrily at him before looking to all the others, "You all do. And yet you let someone, who is known to cause more trouble than Serix has since we got here win your trust? Pathetic."

She started walking down the tunnels and when Ryan saw this he started following quickly after her, "Where are you going?"

"To Serix." She stated angrily, not looking back at him as she walked, "If he goes to the hold, then so do I. I told you that when we first came here."

"Cass, "He began, trying to reason with her, "Don't go so overboard about this. There's no reason for you to have to go down there."

She spun on him, "And there's no reason for Serix to be either, but he is. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to join the man I love." She snapped at him. Okay, maybe that was harsh, but she was beyond furious at all of the other hybrids in the caves for being o blind. With that, she turned heading toward the hold.

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Cassie was so comfortable laying there. That was, until Quincy strolled in and told them it was time to get up. She groaned as well at the rude interruption of their quiet time, curling up against Serix a little more as her husband talked to his new friend. Soon Quincy had left, leaving them alone for at least a little while longer. Yawning, she blinked open her eyes and looked up at Serix as he sat up, "Yeah...I guess we should." Still, she found herself curling up for another moment, "Its so comfy. I might come back during break and take a nap."

Sighing she moved to sit up as well and Serix helped her get up as she stretched. Smiling, she hugged him a moment and kissed his lips, thinking a moment as she looked up at him, "You know, I think you're actually starting to kind of fit in here Serix. I hope things keep going the way they are. Who knows, maybe soon you'll be just like any other person here. An honorary human. " She joked slightly, nuzzling her forehead against his before she took his hand and started to head out of their bedroom together toward the dining hall, hoping the others hadn't eaten all the food by then.

The day went by once again fairly normal. It was getting easier to work the farm she noticed. They were starting to fall into the rhythm of things and getting work done much faster than they had the past two days. Lunch was really good as well. They had some blueberries with that meal and she happy ate them, telling Serix what they were and letting him try some as well. She also had a good time talking to both Emily and Sarah, as well as including the silent Tori when she could. She was coming to think of herself and the three women as friends, which was nice for her. It made her feel kind of normal in a way.

After lunch, it was right back to work. More planting and harvesting as always. That went on for a few hours and then, when they were let off, Cassie went to their room to take a nap as she had mentioned to him that morning. It was a nice nap that left her feeling refreshed when it came time for the two of them to wake up and head back to the dining hall for dinner. She smiled at him, holding his hand in hers as they walked, making their way tot he dining hall.

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Cassie smiled as Serix layed next to him and she laughed softly, kissing him back when he gave her that quick kiss, "Win me over? If I remember correctly, I believe it was me with my unusual trust and tolerance that won you over, Mr. Why Are You Being So Nice." She teased, thinking back to how her kindness had confused her so much when she had first started to get to know him. She moved closer to him and cuddled up against his side, smiling softly, "But you do have kind of a charm over you. You would have to in order to win me over. So, sure, you could probably use that to win people over."

She sighed quietly, "But I am glad that they are starting to tolerate you. Even if it is just a little bit. Who knows, maybe in a week or two we can actually walk around this place without worry of one of us getting hurt by some of the others here." She said wishfully. Yawning slightly, she rested her head against the front of his shoulder, hugging herself close to him, "Let's just keep doing our best to make them see 'more to you than just you being Lunairan. Shouldn't be too hard though. After all, you are a really amazing man, Serix."

With that, she stayed curled up against him there, letting her mind drift to all that had happened today. It was really great to see that he was starting to fit in, and even seemed to have some friends. But, the thought of those that hadn't accepted him yet still worried her. Would they ever accept him? Or would he be forever hated by those few people? She supposed only time could really tell for that. Giving another soft sigh, she closed her eyes, slowly drifting off there as she layed against Serix.

...

The next morning, Cassie was once again the first to wake up, but this time, she didn't want to get up. She was tired from the night before and all the work they had been doing the past two days that they weren't used to. She was going to lay there as long as she could, whether it was Serix going to wake her up or some of the others in the colony coming there to wake them up. Smiling softly, she snuggled closer to her husband, enjoying how comfortable she was for the time being while she could before they really would have to get up to start the day.

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Cassie laughed slightly when Serix took a bite out of the marshmallow and was surprised. Apparently he wasn't expecting it to be so sweet, but then again, maybe she should have warned him about that. Then he said something that made her laugh all the more, “It’s… different from anything I’ve ever eaten before. We never had anything nearly this sweet back on my people’s ship. Plants on Earth must produce much more sugar than the ones we saved from Lunair to produce a taste like this.” He thought the marshmallows were some kind of strange fruit. But then again, who could blame him? After all, he probably never had artificial foods as far as she knew, where as before the invasion, a vast majority of the food on Earth had some sort of artificial substance in it. She was sure at least some of the food in the caves was artificially flavoured things gotten by raiding old stores so he would probably have to get used to the sweet taste of some things.

She was about to correct him when some fo the others began to come over and speak to them. She smiled at Sarah and nodded, "Um, thanks. I figured I would try it out and see how I like it. So far I think it looks good too." Then the two siblings went to biking and she stood there quietly, watching as Quincy approached Serix. At first she tensed, unsure of what to take from him being so close to Serix, but hen began to relax as the male spoke normally to her husband and not at all in a threatening way. She smiled slightly at this and though she was quiet, listened to the two of them during their time chatting.

Soon though, it got later and it was about time for everyone to head to bed really. She looked at Serix with a smile when he stood up and asked about going off back to their room. She nodded and side, walking close to him against his side as they said good night to everyone and back their way back into the caves, going back down into the caverns to their room and as they did she smiled, "Oh, yeah, I meant to tell you earlier before the others showed up, marshmallows aren't plants. They're just....food. They're artificially made. Not exactly 'good' for you, but it usually tastes pretty darn good."

Walking in, she flopped down onto the bed and sighed, a smile on her face, "Tonight was really fun."