The L.o.n.e.l.y. ~Angel~ (Yours)

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

she walked into the living room and picked up the two empty cartons of mac n' cheese

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"You're dying," Phoenix whispered from behind her. "How are you so calm all the time?"

[Етеяиiту]

She took them into the kitchen and threw the paper cartons away "because I have to be" she said

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"For who?" Phoenix asked. "For me? I don't care if you throw a fit. You deserve to."

[Етеяиiту]

"for him" she said "and myself"she mumbled then leaned against the table

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix grew quiet at those words. "I understand," he said finally. About the boy, and about the 'for myself' part. He had every right to fall apart, too, but he didn't. He couldn't. Why? He wasn't sure he could really tell you. He wouldn't let himself, though.

[Етеяиiту]

"I cant because if I let myself fall apart id never be able to regain what id lose" she said. she knew that if she fell apart she wouldn't care what would happen and she'd use her power she would use it till she died and then she would never be able to regain that time.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"But you're going to die anyway," Phoenix said. He wasn't trying to get her to lose herself; he just wanted to understand her reasoning. "What is there to lose?"

[Етеяиiту]

she shook her head "I have a reason and it is possible for me to stay alive but it would involve going back to those dreadful labs." she said "my life and everyone elses would be at stake if I were to lose myself"

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix nodded. He could certainly understand THAT. If he lost it... everyone would be in danger. He could be a dangerous man. "I'm glad you haven't lost yourself," he said. "You deserve better than this."

[Етеяиiту]

"how can you say that though you don't know what I've done" she said making sure not to let anything on

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"You don't know what I've done either," Phoenix responded. "Trust me, somehow I doubt you could have done worse than me."

[Етеяиiту]

she didn't want to reveal anything but if he did she would "try me" she challenged him

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix studied her for a second. "I'm over 300 years old," he said. "I've done a lot of bad in my days."

[Етеяиiту]

she nodded "but exactly how did you get out of the labs" she asked thinking of how that was the time when she drained most of her life

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix took a long time in answering. "I killed half the people that worked there," he answer finally. "Your turn."

[Етеяиiту]

"I killed the other half" she said "the laboratory where I was doesn't exist anymore because of me" she admitted

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix couldn't help but laugh. "I blew up the place. I'm pretty sure half of them survived."

[Етеяиiту]

she chuckled "I just killedem all I was tired of their sh*t" she said

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Phoenix's smile faded when he remembered why he had to kill all those people. He wasn't proud of it. It wasn't even their fault he was the way he was. It was all his fault. They'd helped, maybe, but it was his idea.

[Етеяиiту]

Her smile faded because his did "whats wrong?" she asked