Father

"We need to go now" Mille dragged me out from the place we were in, she rushed to the Admin holding my hands followed by futile pleading by Vii to stay her and cremate him.

"Don't you understand! Jo's dead, and now the friend of yours, I don't want Aura to be next nor any of you" she hissed, only her voice did, but rest of her face revealed the sympathy.

We ran toward the Room of Slicoria and found her unconsciousness, Mille kicked her away from our path and walked towards a wall, she hesitated for a minute and inched towards Slicoria again and pulled out a syringe from her back.

"What is This?" Rose mouthed looking at the yellow liquid inside the syringe. Millie didn't answer, she inserted the syringe in Slicoria's neck and walked back.

"Now her brains will go useless" she mouthed and I started at her, the one who took care of me, the one who was so kind, and who wouldn't dare to hurt an insect.

"Whatcha lookin' at?" she winked and I saw happiness in her eyes which terrified me, she clearly wasn't someone who took care of me.

She walked towards the wall and pressed invisible buttons which beeped in response.

"We need to go, they wouldn't realise Slicoria can't administer them for long, so they'd come looking for us with nasty devices" whatever she told made sense now, why Rick would be dead, I just couldn't believe he was dead, even though I experienced with my own eyes.

A door opened and we walked along the small corridor which was illuminated with every colour I could possibly imagine, it contradicted the fact that this entire building was painted white

This is okay, I muttered to myself as we walked towards the end, we turned to the left and walked a few more, and I couldn't find how long or how much we've walked, everything seemed to be in a haze, just a few hours ago, I was happy with Rick.

I couldn't digest the fact that he was dead only because of me, He cared for me, he wanted to see what was going to happen to me with that drug but he's dead and that wasn't the thing I was expecting.

I wondered what Rose and Vii felt, I know Vii felt more horrible than me, but yet, he seemed so strong, controlling his tears and putting up a bold front which reminded me of Kazuo.

"Aura" Vii called me out and I turned to look at him

"huh?" I responded and he hesitated a while before speaking out.

"I don't know whether it is the right time for me to say this, but the guilt is killing me" he gulped and tears followed his silence.

"Tell me, It's fine," I told him, reassuringly, but it wasn't okay, I felt guilty for not grieving Rick, who had done so much to me.

"He loved you, so much that, he was ready to give his life for you" He sobbed leaning against the neon walls and Mille stopped walking and she pretended to check her bag because she knew that it was insensitive to continue on like this. The risk was worth it.

"He what?" tears gushed down from my face, I couldn't take any more guilt.

"Vii, no" Rose pulled him back sensing it would hurt me.

"He loved you, and I don't want this to remain hidden, it would've been his last wish to tell his love, so I'm telling it to you, I'm sorry, I can't go on with the guilt" he slumped to the floor and started sobbing, Rose rushed to his aid and she was confused between whom to console

I hadn't started crying yet, I couldn't take the shock or belive it, He loved you, the words rang inside my ears as if they were an unending echo.

"It's okay" Mille hugged me. And this was the Mille I knew and I loved. I had no idea why she was hiding all this.

"I'm sorry Aurora, I had to tell you" Vii stood up and stood before me, ready to hug me as soon as Mille pulls away, but I was just numb to anything, my brain didn't receive any signals, I had lost so many people, and Rick's death was because of me and now they tell me he loved me.

"Let's just get the hell out of here" I whispered and Mille pulled back and started walking, I need to grieve, but this wasn't the time, I wasn't ready to put the remaining people I had in danger. Lily needs her daughter.

We walked towards the main entrance and it opened out. It was so beautiful that, you wouldn't think people here are ready to kill anyone looking at this.

"What is this place"Rose mouthed.

"This is a lab, a secret lab to be more precise, Aura's father worked here" Mille looked at me, but all she could see was my expressionless face staring into the oblivion.

"Aura look at me" she called me out and I responded.

"huh?" I opened my mouth just to ensure it was stuck immobile.

"your father gave me the escape route in case you get caught, this place was prepared for you to come, even Slicoria doesn't know a place like this exists, your father made this safe house only for you" She smiled, and I snapped out of my depressing thoughts into the reality.

My father, whom I was scared of, even seconds before he died, made this for me.

"So he knew," I asked, and Vii and Rose started exploring the enormous space and they started walking away from us, leaving us alone, knowing I needed this moment, Alone

"he did, he tried everything to protect you and people who would be affected by this virus, all he needed was someone's blood, but he never thought that his daughter would have it, he only knew the morning the bombing started, he called me, but his line went dead on half of his words," she said

"The roof crashed" Now everything made sense.

"This lab was your father's Temple, all his works are here, hidden and safely tucked away from Slicoria, now that she's no more, It's time to make it public and help people," She said, and I don't know whether I had the capacity to hold more.

"I could save Kaz, he'll be here any moment, I couldn't risk bringing him with me," She said

"What about Lily and Daisy?" I asked, suddenly I wished that nothing had happened to them. I say how terrible the virus was, I wished her to say the Virus wasn't spread outside yet, but I knew it was dumb, It would've been released the moment I was captured.

"I couldn't find them" I knew she was on the verge to breakout, she had so much of her emotions held back, in order to provide a blank outlook, but this wasn't her.

We looked around the beautiful lab which I've ever seen in my entire life, it was covered with lush green plants and small findings hidden behind it, no one would ever think this is even a lab, only when looked below the balcony of the place we entered, there were thousands of different chemicals all lined in a rack, so many types of equipment, which I even wondered whether they were actually real.

I sat down on the pain flat surface and I breathed out an slumped to the chill floor, I knew it was such a weird thing to do, But it felt really good in a different environment, when I did;t have to look at White and Grey ceilings all the time, Instead of that I got an amazing view of the sky from where I was Lying

He loved you, Vii's words echoed in my mind, but I ignored it, there was nothing I could do about it right now, this safe house means that I'm out of that hell hole, but, no matter how much I distract myself with positive aspects, all I got on my mind was his lifeless eyes, his abandoned body, his last words were my name.

"Aura?" I heard a manly voice echo from the place I was lying down, turned around and looked through the glass floor, I was so scared, fearing I might fall down, but that was until I saw Kazuo, looking up at my squished face leaning against the hard glass floor.

"Aura" he shouted and Ran straight, I stood up and looked below, I don't want him to go, I want him to come here, where is he running?

"Kaz!! don't go!!" I screamed, I ran in the same direction as him but I lost him, I couldn't find him.

I slumped and knelt down hard on the glass, and I checked whether it had craked with a jerk, when I realised it didn't, I sobbed my lungs out, I needed him right now, I can't believe I was hallucinating. I realised I was hungry, maybe I was hallucinating because of my hunger.

someone pulled me from behind and turned me, It was Kaz, he hugged me so tight, I hugged him back and I sobbed, we both slumped to the floor and he kissed my forehead, he was sobbing hard too.

"I thought....i..lost you" I was scared of my own voice, I didn't realise I was so vulnerable.

"It's okay, I got you, I thought the same" he whispered tight and hugged me closer, that was the most comfortable thing I've ever got after the blast, I snuggled into his shirt and sobbed whatever I felt

"I killed Rick" I blurted out, I wanted someone to say everything too, My Kaz was here now, To be there for me.

"Aura??" someone shook me from the state I was in and I hated it, I wanted to be In his arms and I hate those people who were pulling me.

Suddenly I opened my eyes, I saw Rose near me and I was confused, I knew I was with Kaz right now.

"Are you okay?"She asked me, looking at my confused face.

"Where is Kaz?!" I screamed, tears flooding out of my eyes