still alive but barely breathing. [ p. aelin

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    [fancypost bgcolor=; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; width: 50px; height: 300px; color: white; font-family: moolboran; font-size: 12pt;]humanity is mind-controlled and only slightly more conscious than your average zombie.[/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; width: 330px; height: 300px; color: grey; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 8pt;]timeskip to morning? :3. )




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    [fancypost bgcolor=; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; width: 50px; height: 300px; color: white; font-family: moolboran; font-size: 12pt;]humanity is mind-controlled and only slightly more conscious than your average zombie.[/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=; bordercolor=; borderwidth=0px; overflow: auto; width: 330px; height: 300px; color: grey; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 8pt;]i didn't actually sleep that much. big surprise there, right? well, i didn't sleep much because... well because i was scared. i wanted to be awake if anything happened; i wanted to be conscious enough to defend aelin. i had to make sure she was okay. and as i laid awake, the sun slowly peeking through the blinds of the window, i began to think more and more. i had gotten so angry when jake called aelin 'baby'. i knew it was a joke, too. i was trying to think of ways i could possibly understand my sudden anger towards my own brother. aelin and i weren't in love, right? so why did i feel like she had to be near me? like, if she wasn't near me, then i began to panic. and if she was near me, and danger struck, she had to be the first one to safety. not me or my family, but her. i huffed a bit and shut my eyes, turning my head so my face was pressed against the top of her head. i pulled her closer, and moved the blankets further around her so she was warm.




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    I don't know how I managed to fall asleep with the anxiety hanging over me about Aana, I guess it was just the fact I felt safe with Cinder. My sleep was filled with dreams, mostly of me feeling happy, with Cinder and his family. They weren't really vivid dreams, but just flashes of quick things and moments. I remember the happy feeling being there as I started to wake up, feeling someone shifting around, pulling me closer and adjusting the blankets. I took in a deep breath and then yawned, trying to figure out what was going on. My arms were around someone - not someone, Cinder. I peeked an eye open. "You're awake?" I asked quietly, my voice still sleepy as I shifted, stretching my legs out a little before trying to move my head and his so I could look at him. "Morning,"

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    when she had woken up, i had almost drifted off to sleep. when she spoke, i sucked in a large breath, waking up slightly. "sleep is for the weak," i mumbled, obviously tired. i pulled her closer, though, and rolled over, so i was lying on my back and she was practically lying on my chest. "i don't sleep. what're you talking about?" i asked, my eyes closed.
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    I reached up with a free hand to rub the crusty stuff off my eyes. "Sleep is not for the weak. Sleep is for the strong who test to be stronger," I argued and poked his chest. He sounded really tired and now I started to wonder if he even slept at all last night. I let out a tiny gasp and squeak as he rolled over, him on his back. It was an odd position to be in and I didn't know how to handle it, so I just relaxed. I hoped I wasn't crushing his wings or something. "You should sleep," I put one of my arms on the ground beside him to partially lift myself up to look at his face. Well there were some sleepy eye bags under his eye and I used my other hand to run it through his hair. "Go to sleep, Cinder. You need it," I whispered quietly to try to lull him to sleep.

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    i grumbled, opening my eyes and watching her hand move up to my hair. i stared at her for a few seconds, then took in a deep breath through my nose. "sleep is for the weak," i repeated, my words slurred and tired. "and i am weak... sleep is for me. i want a sandwich..." i mumbled, though couldn't help that i had fallen asleep a few seconds after i had asked for a sandwich.
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    I couldn't help but smile as he spoke, slowly, mumbling as he talked himself into a sleep. I moved my hand away from his hair and laughed quietly to myself. Fell asleep asking for a sandwich. I stared at the sleeping Cinder for a while before shaking my head. I gave his forehead a kiss and slowly and carefully pulled myself away from him. I tucked the covers around him and tiptoed to the bathroom where I showered quickly and silently. Then I headed downstairs to the kitchen to make him sandwiches for when he got up, feeding and taking care of Jack. I played with him in the backyard for a bit before I grew lonely and headed back upstairs to return back under the covers and stay next to Cinder.

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    a female sat on aelin's bed, legs crossed delicately over one another. her long, brown hair was curled gently and fell across her shoulders. her moderately tanned hands linked together. she was looking at nothing in particular, but when aelin came in, she focused her dark brown gaze on the blonde and smirked slowly. "hello," she purred, her voice light, airy, and ghastly. "and who might you be?"
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    I hadn't noticed the woman at first, but before I could even get down on the fpoor and crawl under the covers she was speaking and I jumped, making an odd noise. It wasn't exactly a scream but it freaked me out. Immediately I grew hostile and looked for something in my room as a weapon. How did she get in the house? Who even was she? I had a feeling I knew who it was. My eyes narrowed and I clenched my fists. I'd fight her if I had to. "I think I should be the one asking you the question since you're trespassing in my home, sitting on my bed in my room," I said, voice thick with hostility. I'm sure everything ahout how I held myself was hostile.

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    the woman smirked even wider at the noise aelin had made. "oh, i'm sure cinder has told all about me. how i betrayed him, lead him on, left him to be tortured, tore his heart out," the woman stood up, her slender body covered by a flowing, red dress. "however, if you need further explanation, my name is aana."
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    I knew it. I'd known it was her. She had the nerve to show up to my house and rub what she'd done to Cinder in like it was some kind of achievement? "Tore his heart out is the biggest understatement i've ever heard. You ruined the poor guy's life completely," I shook my head, keeping my rage corked up inside. As much as I wanted to kill her, smack the stupid grin off her face, I knew I couldn't bring myself to. "How can that possibly be satisfying? Knowing you've hurt someone so much? Or did someone take out your heart, maybe parts of your brain too?" I asked and then pointed to my bedroom door. "Get out. Before I act out on the hatred I have for you," I was kind of glad Cinder was asleep right now. I don't know how he'd be feeling at this moment and I didn't want to know.

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    aana's face fell. her smirk was gone and there was a flash of pain in her eyes. "i know what i did to cinder," she said gently, looking over at me. i swallowed and kept my eyes closed, shifting as though it was natural and pulling the blankets up and over my head with a small whimper, like i always did when i was asleep. aana sucked in a breath. "i know what i did. am i proud?" she looked at the wall past aelin. "no. not at all. what i did was unforgivable, and the fact that you haven't attacked me yet is astounding. but i was doing it to protect him. the agents had guns pointed at him and his family at all times, and they would have suffered a worse fate than what they got. i know what i did was horrendous, and unforgivable. i know," she looked back at aelin. "but i didn't come here to cause him more pain. nor did i come here to cause you pain. if you'll hear me out, that is."
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    I really wasn't expecting this out of Aana, this regret for what she did. I wasn't sure I wanted to believe her either. I glanced at Cinder as he shifted in his sleep, making whimpering noises. I stared for a while, as if I expected him to get up but he didnt. I crossed my arms to keep my hands busy, and not around her neck strangling her. "There are always other choices to be made. You didn't have to hurt him the way you did," I said, shaking my head. That wasn't me forgiving her, I definitely never would. I fidgeted, her last words in my head. I couldn't trust her, no way. But I did want to know why she would be coming back to this family if she'd done so much wrong in the past. Couldn't she leave them alone? "You have five minutes to explain and then I want you gone," I said, tapping my fingers on my arm.

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    aana suddenly looked very tired. the bags under her eyes were visible and her shoulders slumped. "that's the thing. there was no other choice. the government had ties on every avian in the world. i had two choices. turn cinder and his family in, or don't, and have every single avian pay the price," she said softly. i swallowed, clenching my fists under the blanket. she looked back at aelin. "i know what i did was disgusting. i know i hurt him more than anyone could possibly imagine. i know," her voice cracked and she was nearly in tears. "but i couldn't let my emotions for him get in the way. as much as i loved him and wanted the spend the rest of my life with him, i couldn't let millions of people—including him and his family—die because of me."
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    Now I really didnt like this. I was still suspicious, not wanting to believe her, but she put on a pretty convincing show. There was no way for me to verify any of this story, I'd have to take her word for it. I wasn't going to but I could pretend like I did. I mostly frowned during this whole speech, and only once did I feel an emotion other than anger. That was jealously, at the mention of how she loved Cinder and had wanted to be with him. But at least she'd said it in the past tense, which meant she no longer had those feelings right? "Well I love him too, now, and I don't want anything to happen to him or the rest of his family. You do know most of them are dead anyways right?" I didn't tell her who was alive. I wasn't going to let her betray hI'm again. I also realized that was the first time I admitted to anyone besides maybe myself that I loved him. "So why are you here now?" I asked.

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    aana turned back towards me. "i came to tell him," she said, then poked me in the stomach with her boot. "i know you're not asleep cinder, look at me, please..." i swallowed and slowly pulled the blanket off my face and looked at her for a few seconds, then put my head back in the blanket, avoiding her gaze. she sighed softly and knelt down by me, tugging the blanket. "come on, cinder," she cooed, tugging it. i growled dangerously and she let go, frowning. "i'm sorry, okay?" she whispered, looking at aelin for help, as if she would help.
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    I tensed as she poked Cinder with her shoe, taking a step towards the both of them in case I needed to protect him. I watched carefully as she said she knew he was awake. Briefly I blushed, a millisecond, as I realized what i'd said a moment ago. But then I remembered the situation and I kept an eye on Aana. I almost laughed at the look of help she was giving me, and I shook my head. "Since he's awake, he heard you. You've told him the truth," if it even was the truth. "Just leave him be. A simple apology isn't going to be enough," I told Aana, eyes shifting to Cinder as he growled. I didn't know what to do now, all I knew was that I wanted her away from him.

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    aana swallowed and looked back at me. i growled every time she touched me. "cinder. i know i lied to you abut mostly everything; but i didn't lie about my feelings towards you! i didn't—"


    "well that's the one thing i wish you'd lied about."


    my voice was nothing more than a dangerous, hurt rumble. aana retracted her hands and curled her fingers up, holding her hands near her chest. very slowly, she stood up and linked her fingers together, opened her mouth, then shut it again and closed her eyes. she didn't say anything more and just slunk out of the room, closing the door after her. the front door opened and shut and i could hear the sound of a car starting and driving away. when she was gone, i curled up into a tight ball and emitted a weird sound that sounded like a dying animal in extreme pain.
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    I had no choice really but to stand and stare, watching them talk. I had my hands clasped together in front of me as I stood awkwardly, glad at least Cinder wasn't giving into her. His comment made be both happy and upset the same time. I moved out of the way as she walked out and closed the door behind her. I shifted over to the window to watch her go and I let out a sigh of relief. Cinder had made a noise now and I frowned, walking over and sitting behind him, putting my hand on his arm. "I'm sorry. I was outside with Jack, she probably snuck in then," I apologized, rubbing my thumb along his skin. "I should forced her out," I added as well, staring at the far wall.