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Mia

He's crazy.

At least that's one thing he hasn't lost.

I've been forcing myself to find that little things in Archer that I can cling onto. Things that haven't changed about him. His courage. His witty attitude. The blueness of his eyes. His toughness. But there is one thing I forgot he had.

He's insane.

Going back to the mayors? He's out of his mind. Why would he want to go back to who had caused him so much pain, so much horror?

I guess I also forgot how kind hearted he was.

He had caused these bombs, I think that part is clear. He injured a lot of people, but was it all his fault? No. How could he have known? There is something in him that's triggering these bombs.

"You're not really going to go, are you?" I ask, mostly because my mind just can't wrap around the fact that he would choose to go back to Evelyn.

"I'm going to go," he begins, "I think she wants me to come back."

"What?" I say, and we both stop and stare at each other. Something takes over my mind. I want to kiss him again. Last night, when he finally allowed me to kiss him, I started having hope again. That he would return back to the old Archer. That maybe, just maybe, we could love each other all over again.

"She knows killing innocent people will make me want to run. I think she'll be waiting where she took me in the first place."

"You mean in the woods?" I ask, not adding the 'you mean where I pushed you down the hill?' part.

He nods. "I think that was her plan all along. To bring me back here to kill Alliance members, then go right back to her."

"I mean, it makes sense," I say, "but-"

"I know what you're going to say."

"What?" I ask.

"That we should tell Dave. That we need to let everyone know, so you all can try to project me."

Did I mention that he hasn't lost his smarts either?

"Exactly." I say, but he's not amused.

"I'm not the one who needs to be protected no more," Archer sighs, "you have to know that."

"But you also have to know that I still care for you, meaning I want to come with you."

"You would go back to Evelyn?" He asks, and I nod. "I can't lose you again."

"You've lose me what, about two, maybe even three times? I've always come back."

Oh no, you come back alright. Just not as the real Archer.

"Well, I'm sick of waiting." I smile, and all of a sudden, he comes in quick and presses his lips on mine. It's short, just a quick peck, but my face reddens. He steps back and we give each other a long stare.

"I like doing that," he finally says, and I look at him strangely. "What, kissing?"

"Kissing you."

***

"Oh my gosh Mia, are you okay?!"

"Um, yeah? Why?" I ask Lydia while in line for food. It's hard carrying two trays, one for Archer because he can't come near anyone, but Lydia doesn't seem to care that I'm struggling.

"You spent the night with him? Alone? Mia, he tried to kill you-"

"He did not try to kill me," I spit out, upset. "He's getting better-"

"And that's where he'll get you," Lydia begins, "he'll act nice, pretend he's okay with you until you get comfortable around him. Then he'll strike."

I can't help but laugh at her. "Didn't you like-have a thing for Archer?"

"Looks are one thing. Obviously I still have a thing for him. Until his blue eyes fade and his hair goes bald and his young tan skin wrinkles, I will still take him if you don't want to."

She's ridiculous. "Well, good luck with that. Everyone grows old."

"Ugh, I know. It's horrible," she says, "but all jokes aside, watch your back. Sure, he's cute and whatnot, but he's psycho. Bet he would kill you with his bare hands-"

"I'm going to kill you with my bare hands if you ever call Archer a psycho again." I hiss, and with that Casper comes and takes one of my trays.

"Lydia, there's a gluten free bar just over there." Casper says, and immediately Lydia leaves the line.

"Thanks," I smile, and Casper just nods. "There's no gluten free bar. This for Archer?"

"Yeah, I can't remember if he likes eggs or-"

"He can't go a day without eggs." Casper grabs the sausage from the tray, "but he can't stand these. Threw up once when he was fifteen and never ate a sausage ever again."

I forgot how Casper and Archer had pretty much lived their whole lives together. Hell, Casper knows more about Archer than me, than Archer himself.

"He's getting better," I say, "I kissed him. Well, twice last night and this morning he kissed me-"

"What, are you pulling some psychology shit on him?"

"No, it was his choice. He also has a pretty big plan-"

"I want to hear it."

"I don't think he, well, likes you right now," I say, "he still has bruises from the punches."

"You tell me, then."

I bite my lip. No, Casper wouldn't tell David. "He wants to go back to Evelyn-"

"Hell no," Casper hisses, "if that bitch takes him one more time-"

"He thinks she'll be waiting for him, where she first captured him." I say, and Casper looks at me in deep thought.

"Why would he?"

"He hates himself for injuring all these people. He still cares for everyone, he can't deal with Evelyn making him do this."

"So he's going to go right back into her hands. It doesn't make sense-"

"He didn't tell me his whole plan yet," I say, "I thought if I got him some breakfast we could talk it out."

Casper nods. It's sad, I know he wants to be a part of this, but Archer probably doesn't want him to be around. "Well, give him the crispiest bacon they have. That makes him pretty darn happy," he says, and I smile. "Thank you, Casper. Truly, thank you."

"Anything to get my friend back," he says, and hands me back the tray.

***

"How did you know I couldn't go a day without eggs."

I smile as Archer eats the eggs like candy. He's thin, he should fill up quick, especially if he plans to go back to Evelyn.

"An old friend of yours told me."

"Oh, Casper, yeah." He says. He doesn't seem angry saying his name, just confused.

"So what is the plan? You never really told me everything."

He swallows his food and sets it aside, looking at the ground then back up at me. "There's probably more bombs somewhere here, don't you think?"

"I'm guessing there is," I say, "I heard people were going to try and find them-"

"I want to lure Evelyn in her own trap."

"You mean, you want to bring her to the Alliance?" I ask, confused, but I heard him right.

"Somehow, yes. Not sure how but if Alliance members are getting hurt because of it, she deserves the same."

"I could lure her in," I start, "she would probably chase me. She wants me too."

"But you have to get the hell out of there."

"Yes, I will. And what about you?"

"I'll stand where we think a bomb is. And when she comes, I'll get closer until it goes off."

I shake my head no. "That's too dangerous. What if you're too close?"

"Then at least Evelyn will go down with me."

"No," I say, "this isn't well planned. What if-"

"If I get captured? I was thinking of another plan. You find a bomb, figure out a way to disable it. I take it with me, and I turn it on when I'm close to Evelyn."

"Archer, that's stupid. You aren't going to kill yourself-"

"She already killed me," Archer says, and I fall silent.

"She killed me. Wrecked me, tore my humanity away until I didn't know who I was anymore. Hell, I still don't know who I am anymore. It's my turn. It's my turn to kill her until she is no more."

"Archer-"

"I want to do this. I want to make sure that if she killed me, I can do it right back. We're both going down, I know that. And that is something I am okay with."

We both pause. I want to scream at him, tell him that this cannot be the only way to solve things. There is another way.

But sadly, both Archer and I have come to a realization that this may be the only way. And Evelyn had it planned all along.

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