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"Sometimes we need the ones around us to lead us out of our darkness instead of doing it ourselves."
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Statilia walked into Sky's office, he was throwing out burnt stuff. She stood in the doorway.

"You shouldn't be up." She said. Sky tensed up and looked behind him. He smiled a little.

"Hey, Statilia. Now, what did you say again?" Sky asks. She walks over to him. She moves his shirt seeing bandages on him.

"You shouldn't be walking, you should be resting." She said. Sky sets the papers in his hand down.

"Let me guess, Ty told you?" Sky asks. She nods. "I'm fine. Only a few burns—"

"And you inhaled too much smoke too. Adam, go rest, right now." Statilia said. Adam leans against the desk, looking at her

"You aren't the boss of me. And my burns are minor. They are gonna go away in a few days—"

"Adam—"

"Statilia, are you only being like this because I'm not some immortal being like you?" Adam asks. Statilia stared at him, he looked away. He shook his head. "I knew it, just cause I can't live forever doesn't mean I'm weak."

"I never said that. I'm just worried about you is all." Statilia said. Adam looks at her.

"Why? Why are you worried about me? You have better things to do than worry about me." Adam said. Her cheeks redden slightly, she looked away, sighing.

"You are a great guy, Adam. You really are, but...you're just—"

"Broken? Damaged? Difficult? I've heard them all, so—"

"Stuck," Statilia said. Adam held back his comment, not really sure how to react. "You're stuck in the past. My guess being it has something to do with an old childhood friend. Or...an x-girlfriend—" Adam tuned her out, staring at her. 'X-girlfriend? Childhood friend?' Adam thought. Images flew through his head and the more he stared at Statilia, the more he realized something. 'She's...She's just like her. Like Alesa..and Dawn...Statilia is just like them. They were so nice and sweet to me at first, like Statilia, and then they broke me.' Adam thought. A picture of Alesa goes into his mind, his heart hurting and he stood, making Statilia back up. Adam stared at her. She could see that hurt look in his eyes making her eyes soften. "What's wrong?" He walked past her.

"N-Nothing," Adam said. She grabbed his arm.

"Adam—" He yanked his arm out of her grip

"I'm f-fine!" He shouted at her. She flinched slightly at his loud voice.

"Sky..." She said. He grabbed the door handle.

"Just...Just stupid false hopes l-like usually..." He mumbled to her before he left her there. He puts his hand on his arm, staring at the floor as he walked. 'Idiot. Dumbass. Moron. Stupid.' He thought to himself. His eyes water. He wipes them clean instantly. 'No. Don't you dare start crying, people will hate you if you do. I'm fine. Nothing's wrong. If I keep telling myself that, I'll eventually start feeling it.' Sky thought.

"Hey, Sky." Someone said. Adam forced a smile on his face before he turned around.

"Hey, Ian. How it go?" He asks. Ian hands him some papers.

"Pretty well, you okay? I heard about the attack and you and a bunch of recruits got hurt." Ian said.

"I'm fine. Only a few minor burns. Jason got cut and a few recruits did get hurt, but they'll be fine in a few days." Sky said. Ian smiled.

"Good, Max wants to talk to you," Ian said. Sky hesitated, he looked at Ian.

"About what? Why does he need to see me?" Sky asks. He shrugs his shoulders.

"I don't know. But it sounded urgent." Ian said. Sky nodded, he sees Statilia leave his office, and look at him. He looks away.

"I'll leave now," Adam mumbled. Ian loses his smile.

"Something wrong?" Ian asks. He looks behind him, and then at Sky only to find him gone. "Adam?" Statilia goes beside Ian.

"Ian, is something wrong with Adam?" She asks. Ian looks at her.

"Is he acting weird or something?" Ian asks. She looks away from him.

"Nevermind." She said before she walked away.

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Seto woke up feeling nauseous and dizzy, he coughed several times, a pressing weight is taken off his shoulder and her face appears in view.

"Shhh...shhhh..." Rosani said touching his shoulders and arms. "Calm down. Calm down. You'll hurt yourself." Seto coughed again and closed his eyes, panting.

"R-Rosie.." Seto mumbled.

"Yeah?" Rosani asks. Seto didn't respond. Her hands moved down his arms and into his hands. Seto panted, she looked down at his hands. She blushed, but she squeezed his hand. "I'm right here. Right beside you..." Seto coughed more, each one sounding painful.

"R-Rosie..." Seto mumbled. His fingers touch her arm. She looks at his hand and then at him.

"Yeah? What is it?" She asks him. His eyes cracked open  and then open all the way. He looked at her. He shivers.

"It's cold.." He mumbled again. Her eyes soften.

"Sorry. Here." She said as she laid down beside him, putting her arms around him. She held him close, Seto blushed, he closed his eyes. She blushed.

"T-Thank...you." Seto stuttered. She smiling.

"It's nothing, just go to sleep, you'll feel better soon," Rosani mumbled to him. She felt him fall asleep after a few minutes, she wanted to sleep, but she also wanted to savor this since she might never get the chance again. After a while, the door opened. She looked over her shoulder seeing Ty come in. She smiled a little. He walked over to them.

"Rosani," Ty whispered not wanting to wake Seto. She held Seto tighter.

"Just let me have this." She mumbled.

"Tobias! Something's wrong." Statilia said as she entered the room. Ty turned around. Rosani sighed, she felt Seto move. Rosani looks over at Statilia.

"Talk out in the hall! Harvey needs to rest." Rosani said. Statilia glances at Seto and then looks back at Ty.

"Adam's acting weird." She said.

"Weird how?" Ty asks.

"I tried to ask him what was bothering him, but he left," Statilia said.

"Sky is not what I would call an open person. There are a lot of things about him that I don't know because he changes the subject." Ty said.

"Well, he got mad at me—"

"Mad? Sky's pretty chill about things. If he got upset with you....wait...what were you two talking about." Ty asks. Rosani sighs annoyed. She lets go of Seto and gets up. She pushes Ty and Statilia out.

"Harvey is sick, he needs to rest, so stay out." She said before she slammed the door shut making them both flinch. Statilia crosses her arms.

"And she thinks she doesn't have a crush on him," Statilia said.

"Give Adam time," Ty said. Statilia looks at Ty. "He is going through a difficult time right now. His trusting issues aren't the best, especially with girls he likes."

"We are just friends," Statilia said seeing Ty smirk. He looks at Statilia.

"I know. I would honestly be surprised if he was willing to date right now after what happened with Alesa..and Dawn." Ty said looking away.

"What happened with those two?" Statilia asks.

"Um..." Ty started looking away uncomfortably. "Statilia it is best if you just give Sky space. If he got upset with you, you may remind him of them."

"What did they do that was so horrible?" Statilia asks. Ty looked at her.

"They used, abused, and manipulated him. Dawn used him for the fame and fortune which there barely is any, to begin with since Sky has to pay the bills for the Sky Army with his own money sometimes. Alesa used him for the fame and fortune too. But she abused him too. And I couldn't believe none of us could see he was suffering. He very good at hiding his emotions, Statilia. She and him were together for two years, she broke his heart a lot, multiple times actually and hooked up with his own friends who are no longer in at the base but he still loves her even after Jerome, Mitch, Ian and I forced her away from him after we found out what was really going on in their relationship." Ty said. Statilia looked away from him. "If you could lift his spirits in any way, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. He is still struggling to move on from Alesa."

"She abused him, why does he still love her?" Statilia asks. Ty shrugs his shoulders.

"I don't know. Like I said, Adam isn't an open person." Ty said.

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*TimeSkip*
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Seto woke up hearing something open. His eyes opened, Rosani was gone, but he could see a figure come in. He didn't move. Not like he really could with his weak he felt. His eyes closed, he tried to stay awake, but his body wanted to rest more. He felt a hand touch his wrist. He tensed up.

"So, you are awake." They said. Seto's eyes opened instantly and he couldn't pull his wrist away in time before the hand grabbed his wrist. They covered his mouth With a white towel and pressed against his face with it. Seto smelled something that made him exhausted and really tired. His vision blurred.

"Nighty night Harvey." They said. 'Tristan..' Seto thought right before he passed out.