Broken

[Nox]

Nox was a bit nervous calling a girl for the first time. It wasn't that he'd never called a girl before that made him nervous, it was that he'd never called a girl back when he said he would and everything just felt wrong about it - the whole serious relationship thing scared the hell out of him, but he was never one to let his fears keep him from something. So Nox called Elyse and as the phone rang and he waited for her to pick up the phone Nox paced in what was now his room.

"Hello,"
Elyse answered cheefully.

"Hey Elyse. So you missed me?"


"Of course I did."


Nox grinned. "I missed you too. Next time I'll have to show you around here. Not my house, but hey as long as I play bodyguard to a grown up rich kid I get to stay here free of charge."


"New job, huh?"


"Yeah kinda needed since I'm pretty sure Aria just turned against the Atharim and took me along for the ride."


"Is everything okay?"
. She sounded concerned. It made Nox's heart fall.

"I don't know. She's currently holed up in the most elite hospital unconscious, but that's all the information I got right now. Thanks to the help of Aurora's hacker friend. She was admitted with the Ascendancy's Sigma so I don't think she's under arrest."


"I see,"
she paused. "You think they'll suspect you because you were partners?"


"I think that any friend of Aria's is going to be taken down with her. But there are other reasons to know I need to get out of Dodge. My current employer is also Atharim. He did something he shouldn't, and I'm here to protect his son from the Atharim and teach him how not to blow himself up. It might not be safe to know me at all."


"I see,"
she paused, sniffling slightly. "I don't want to end this, Nox."
Nox didn't like to hear the sound of crying. It wrenched his heart and it made Nox frown. This was not how he wanted this to go.

"Elyse It might not be safe for you to know me. But it's probably not safe in the Atharim right now either. I can't make promises, but I won't let anyone hurt you if you stick with me."
Nox was surprised by his own words. He just asked her to stay without a moments of hesitation. It had been out of his mouth before he knew it.

"Thanks,"
she said, her voice sounding relieved. "I thought you were going to push me away. This is all very scary."
He thought he was going to to if he was honest. But he didn't say so. But then he kept saying he wasn't a hero and yet everything he did seemed to counter that - and this was one of those moments.

"Elyse if you stay. You can't go back there. You abandon everything you know."
Nox paused only a moment before he added, "Everything we know."


There was silence on the other end, punctuated with a few tears. "I have to fight for what I believe in. I want to stay. Where do I go?"


Nox pulled the wallet from his ear and sent Elyse the coordinates to Dorian's place. "I've sent you the information. Tell the man who answers the door you want to see me. They are under strict orders not to let anyone in. So don't get mad if they don't let you in right away."


"Okay."
There was a pause as she checked the coordinates. "I prepped a bug out bag when...when I found out. It won't take me long. Nox, I'm going to need you to hold me tonight...I knew this day would come, but not this soon."


"I'm here, Elyse. Just come here and it'll be okay."


"Okay. I trust you. I'll see you soon."


"See you soon. I'll be waiting."


"Bye"


"Bye, babe."
Nox hung up the call and left his room - so much for resting after whatever the fuck had happened before. Elyse was coming. Aria was hurt - his brain was on overdrive.

Nox went down stairs to find Christian and Cruz - maybe Dorian too, but those two definitely. He had to show them the finial product and test it out. But most of all he wanted to wait for Elyse. Nox took a few seconds to check the app on his phone connected to Sage. He tapped another message to him. "Point me in the direction of wallets that will work with what I do. I need at least three but a supply of them in reserve might be good too."

Nox went in search of the Vegas and Christian.

(( with Elyse ))


Edited by Nox, Sep 19 2016, 12:26 PM.