- F O U R T E E N -

The Walking Dead
(season 1-11)

'I never thought I would
ever love someone because
they were incapable to love me
and here i found you.'

by @everm0res
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- C D C -

The group stood there in pure shock.

The shutters opened revealing a blinding light.

Everyone took a second to register before reading their weapons.

"Daryl, Maia, you cover the back." Shane instructed the two and they nodded in return before moving to the back.

Maia waved Luna forward so she wasn't behind and the others entered leaving Daryl and Maia to enter behind.

"Hello?" Rick's voice echoed through the huge building.

"Hello?" He echoed again.

"Watch the back, watch for walkers." Glenn's voice now echoed and they all looked around watching if any walkers would enter the building behind them.

"What do you think we're doing asshole?" Maia piped up sarcastically with her bow and arrow ready.

"Shut up." Anthony glared at Maia who flips him off before Shane shushes them.

They both gave Shane an offended look before giving each other a knowing look and keeping quiet.

Luna, Lara and Rosalyn stood holding hands looking around frantically.

"Hello?" A loud deep voice echoed suddenly.

The men cocked their guns whilst Daryl and Maia aimed towards the source of the voice.

"Anybody infected?" The voice echoed.

"One of our group was. He didn't make it." Rick explained before a man with blonde hair came out from behind a wall.

"Why are you here? What do you want?" The man walked closer slowly and stopped after a few steps.

"A chance." Rick spoke flatly as he pointed his gun at the man, the group following in sync.

"That's asking an awful lot these days." The man walked forward with a gun in his hand.

Rick stayed silent for a second and everyone looked to see where the man was.

"I know." Rick spoke flatly and gazed back at the man.

The blonde haired man gazed around the group, scanning how many people there were before he made a decision.

"You all submit to a blood test. That's the price of admission." The man spoke before Rick nodded.

"We can do that." Rick agreed with a nod and Maia glanced at the kids who looked scared.

The blonde haired man lowered his gun.

"You got stuff to bring in, you do it now." The man instructed and he moved forward towards the group before Maia got defensive and held her bow up high aiming at him.

"Once this door closes, it stays closed." The man spoke before Anthony nudged Maia and they ran towards the door and left outside.

Maia and the others ran outside and picked up all the bags, leaving the kids inside.

Maia ran towards and picked up a bag that held clothes, before she reached the door a sweater fell out onto the ground and before she could notice she was inside and the doors were closed.

"Vi, seal the main entrance." The man spoke to a keypad on the wall. "Kill the power up here."

The shutters closed and Maia held the bag to her side seeing that it fell open.

"Fuck." Maia mutters seeing the bag open and Anthony sees as well.

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The group had squeezed their way into the elevator, it was silent and confined.

"Doctors always go around packing heat like that?" Daryl eyed the Doctor who they now knew as Dr. Jenner.

"Oh, there were plenty left lying around. I familiarised myself. But you look harmless enough." Jenner replied and most of the group avoided eye contact.

"Except you. I'll have to keep my eye on you." Jenner looked at Carl who let a small smile onto his face.

Jenner chuckled and Maia held Luna close.

By the time they reached the bottom, they started walking down a hallway.

"Are we underground?" Carol piped up.

"Are you claustrophobic?" Jenner asked in reply. "A little." Carol replied and he looked back before turning back to the front.

"Try not to think about it." He spoke flatly, his monotone voice threw Maia off guard.

"Vi, Bring up the lights in the big room." Jenner spoke in a loud voice and the lights turned on.

"Welcome to Zone 5." Jenner introduced and walked forward before the others followed behind.

"Where are the other doctors, the staff?" Rick walked forward and everyone followed behind.

Maia leaned towards Anthony and whispered.

"Bet you they blew their brains out." Maia whispered and Izraella shook her head.

"I'll take that action." Anthony whispered and gave Maia a fist bump as a sign that they were betting.

Giselle hit them at the back of the heads.

"Ow." They both muttered softly.

"I'm it." Jenner replied. "It's just me here."

"What about the person you were speaking with?" Lori piped up. "Vi?"

"Vi, say hello to our guests." Jenner raised his voice. "Tell them, "Welcome."

"Hello, guests. Welcome." A computer voice echoed through the room.

"I'm all that's left." Jenner replied. "I'm sorry."

Rick looked disappointed, the rest just stood silently.

"Did they clock it?" Anthony piped up and Maia hit the back of his head. "Shut up." Maia replied and gave Jenner a tight lipped smile.

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Maia sat for her blood test, slightly flinching at the needle going into her arm.

"Mai?" Luna spoke in a near whisper.

"Yes?" Maia looked at Luna who sat on the floor next to Anthony after taking her blood test.

"You sure you don't want Moo Moo? I know you hate needles." Luna looked at Maia with a nervous look.

"I'm okay, don't worry." Maia gave her little sister a small smile in return before looking back at her arm.

"You just gonna take our blood now for an unknown reason?" Maia asked Jenner who sat in front of her.

"It's just to be sure." Jenner replied.

Maia sighed in return and Jenner finished up allowing her to stand up.

She tried to stand up but felt dizzy and stayed seated on the chair.

"What's wrong?" Anthony quickly got up and went towards his twin sister. "I'm fine, just dizzy." Maia replied flatly.

"You okay?" Jenner asked and Maia nodded.

Concern painted the group's faces before Jacqui piped up.

"She hasn't eaten in days. None of us have." Jacqui went to Maia's side and helped her up, before Giselle stood up taking Maia's hand.

"I'm okay guys, I swear." Maia looked at both Giselle and Jacqui before they let go of her and Maia sat down next to Rosalyn.

"You okay?" Rosalyn whispered. "I'm okay." Maia whispered back and put an arm around Rosalyn's shoulder.

"You handled that needle like a champ." Maia looked down at the girl with a smile and Rosalyn smiled up at her.

"What can I say, I'm a champion." Rosalyn shrugged with a smug smile and Maia laughed softly.

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Dr. Jenner decided to treat the group to a meal, after he was told they hadn't eaten in a few days.

They all sat around a table laughing and sharing smiles.

"Fine." Lori replied and the others laughed. "You know, in Italy children have a little bit of wine with dinner." Dale laughed softly.

"Well, and when Carl is In Italy or France, he can have some then." Lori took a glass of wine from Dale.

"What's it gonna hurt? Come on." Rick spoke to Lori and she gave him a wide eyed look before laughing.

Everyone else laughed in return and Dale handed Maia a glass of wine.

"Thank you wise man, I'll drink this like I drank in highschool." Maia lifted her glass and laughed softly before taking a sip.

"Hey, you're still a youngster, you're how old?" Dale laughed at Maia's response.

"21 and did a lot of underage drinking." Maia laughed in return and Izraella laughed too taking a sip of her wine.

"There you are, young lad." Dale handed Carl a glass of wine and Carl hesitantly took a sip.

"Ew!" He made a face and the others laughed.

"Oh come on, it can't be that bad!" Lara laughed before Glenn turned to her with his eyebrows raised. "Okay then, you try it." Glenn laughed and handed his sister his glass.

"Yuck!" Car kept making a face and Giselle handed Rosalyn the glass and she took a sip. "Ew! Why is it so bitter?" Rosalyn had a look of disgust planted on her face.

"That's why I made you have a sip of beer when I babysat you." Maia winked at Rosalyn who shook her head in disgust causing the others to laugh.

"You gave my daughter beer? She was like 9." Giselle's eyes widened and the others laughed before Maia took a sip of her wine.

"9 years old was when Anthony and I had our first drink. Anthony took the shitty stuff I had the hardcore shit." Maia laughed and placed the glass on the table in front of her.

"I remember that you had goddamn Jack Daniels." Anthony laughed, taking a small sip of his wine. "The reason why it's now my favourite drink." Maia looked at her brother who laughed in return.

The others laughed along and ate their food.

"Stick to soda pop, kids." Shane added.

"Not you, Glenn." Daryl added and Glenn looked up from the beer bottle in his hand. "Keep drinking, little man. I want to see how red your face can get."

Everyone laughed at Daryl's response whilst Glenn laughed sarcastically and Maia chuckled softly shaking her head.

"I'd like to see that." Maia added, drinking her wine with a laugh. "It would be a first and probably a last." Izraella cheers hers and Maia's glasses together with a laugh.

"Come on, I can handle my alcohol." Glenn laughed and tilted his head. "Sure you can." Maia downed the rest of her wine with a laugh and Glenn stared at her before shaking his head with a smile.

Anthony and Izraella shared a look before getting back to the conversation.

A glass clinking caught everyone's attention and Rick stood up.

"It seems to me we haven't thanked our host properly." Rick spoke and then T-Dog raised his glass. "He is more than just our host."

"Hear, Hear!" The men exclaimed. "Here's to you, Doc. Booyah!" Daryl exclaimed and the others joined in.

"I'm gonna get myself a beer." Maia stood up and walked past Dr. Jenner getting herself a beer, seeing Glenn sit on a half wall.

She decided to give him some company.

"Now why is one like you sitting up on a wall all by yourself?" Maia jumped and took a seat on the wall.

"Can't I sit here?" Glenn asked with a smile and a confused look as to why she was sitting next to him.

They were slightly apart and Maia opened her beer with a shrug.

"Hey, I never said anything about you can't." Maia shrugged, giving him a small smile and drinking her beer.

Glenn couldn't help but gain a small blush across his cheeks as she gave him a small smile.

Maia only sat next to him, she was conversing with the others as well. She sat next to him just for just.

He stared at Maia with a certain look in his eye and he saw Lara and Luna smirking mischievously at the two whilst Maia conversed with Izraella and Anthony.

"No, screw you. I only smoked a little bit of weed." Maia laughed and Anthony rolled his eyes.

"You had a dealer." Anthony replied and the others laughed. "It was a connection not a dealer, don't do drugs kids." Maia added at the end and everyone laughed.

Shane decided to stop the laughs.

"So, Doc, you gonna tell us what the hell happened here? All the other doctors...that were supposed to be figuring out what happened? Where are they?" Shane spoke and everyone went silent.

"We're celebrating, Shane." Rick deadpanned. "Don't need to do this now."

"Woah, what a second, this is why we're here, right? This was your move." Shane spoke to Rick.

This caused Maia to sigh and get off the wall, walking towards the table where Luna and Anthony sat.

"Supposed to find all the answers. Instead we're uh... We found him." Shane pointed to Jenner with a chuckle.

"Well, when things got bad, a lot of people just...left. Went off to be with their families. And when things got worse, when the military cordon got overrun, the rest bolted." Jenner explained and Shane had a smug smile on his face.

"Every last one?"

"No. Many couldn't face walking out the door. They opted out." Jenner replied and the room somehow got even more silent .

The atmosphere was thick.

"You were right." Anthony whispered to Maia who flicked his forehead as he leaned by her ear.

"There was a rash of suicides. That was a bad time." Jenner kept on explaining. "You didn't leave. Why?" Andrea asked and Maia took a long sip of her beer, she was already tipsy and wasn't in the mood for this conversation.

"I just kept working. Hoping to do some good." Jenner replied and the room went silent again before Glenn came to the table and walked past Maia.

"Dude, you are such a buzzkill, man." Glenn spoke in a disappointing tone before sitting down opposite Maia and next to Lara.

Maia sighed before downing the rest of her beer and turning to Anthony who still had his wine glass full.

"You gonna drink that?" Maia turned to Anthony after putting her empty beer bottle down.

"You know I don't do alcohol." Anthony replied and Maia sighed.

"Gimme." She spoke flatly and Anthony gave her the glass of wine and she sipped on it.

"Aia, you may wanna slow down." Giselle looked at Maia with slight concern. "Hey, I said I was gonna drink like I did in highschool." Maia sighed and sipped on the wine once more.

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They all finished up with their dinner and headed downstairs with their stuff.

Maia was drunk, there was no doubt about it, however she knew when to stay quiet and she had Izraella helping her walk.

"Most of the facility is powered down, including housing, so you'll have to make do here. The couches are comfortable, but there are cots in storage if you like." Jenner explained and Izraella had her arm wrapped around Maia's torso to keep her up.

"I can walk." Maia whispered loudly. "No you can't, we've had this argument too many times in our friendship." Izraella replied in a stern tone before Maia rolled her eyes.

"There's a rec room down the hall that you kids might enjoy. Just don't plug in the video games, okay?" Jenner turned to the five kids who walked behind him in a group.

"Or anything that draws power. The same applies,if you shower, go easy on the hot water." Jenner explains to the others as well.

"Hot water, you say?" Anthony pipes up adjusting the bags on his shoulder.

Glenn turns around and looks at the group with a smile.

"Hot water?"

"That's what the man said." T-Dog smiled widely.

"Oh fuck yeah. I need a nice hot shower." Maia replied and Giselle hit the back of Maia's head.

"Language." Giselle deadpanned. "Sorry." Maia whispered and the others chuckled at Maia's drunken state.

Everyone walked forward, each finding themselves a room.

Luna, Anthony and Maia shared a room.

Anthony laid on the couch making room for Luna.

Luna was allowed to shower first due to Anthony's reasoning and Maia sat on the ground like an upset toddler.

"What?" Anthony glanced at his sister's stance. She had her knees to her chest and her arms crossed over her chest.

"I wanted to shower." Maia pouted and Anthony rolled his eyes. "You will shower, just relax. You're drunk as shit." Anthony replied.

"Am not." Maia's words practically slurred, and Anthony rolled his eyes. "Are to." He states and Maia crossed her arms over her chest a bit tighter.

"Am not." Maia stated with an annoyed look. "I'm not having this argument." Anthony stood up from the couch and knocked softly on the bathroom door.

"Lu? you almost done?" He asked softly and her voice sounded muffled. "Yeah, just changing." Luna's voice came from behind the door.

"Alright." He replied.

"You can shower before me, how's that?" He turned to Maia and she gave him a wide smile.

"Perfect." She tried standing up before sighing in defeat. "A little help would be nice." Maia put her hand out for him to help her and he did.

He helped her up and as if on cue Luna came out of the bathroom.

"That shower was awesome." Luna spoke with a wide smile, her hair was wet and she tried drying it.

Maia noticed and walked forward helping Luna dry her hair with a towel even if she was drunk.

"Mai? Are you drunk?" Luna asked as she allowed Maia to dry her hair.

"I am not drunk." Maia replied and she put the towel on Luna's head.

Anthony scoffed and mouthed something to Luna who laughed in return.

"Fine, maybe I'm just a tad bit drunk but still." Maia finished up with Luna's hair, you could tell she was slowly sobering up.

Luna laughed softly at Maia's response and then walked over to the couch and bounced on it.

"Ooo, these are comfy!" Luna exclaimed excitedly. Maia smiled and made her way over to the bag and took out her hairbrush and a new pair of clothes.

"Do you want me to brush your hair or not?" Maia asked Luna and Luna shook her head. "You do it roughly, can Anthony do it?" Luna looked up at Maia whose jaw dropped.

"I am not rough." Maia replied in slight offence. "You are, it hurts when you look for knots." Luna replied and Anthony snorted before Maia threw the hairbrush at Anthony and it hit his forehead causing Luna to burst out laughing.

"Okay, Ow!" Anthony exclaimed.

"Asshole." Maia walked into the bathroom, closing the door.

She stripped herself of her clothes and hopped into the shower and turned the hot water on and basked in the warmth of the water.

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She had washed her hair and dried herself and got into new clothes.

It was a white t-shirt and a pair of plaid pants.

She dried her hair with a towel or at least tried as much as she could.

She looked in the mirror examining her features, a small scar above her collarbone, she sighed, getting reminded of the unwanted memory that stuck with her her whole life.

A knock at the bathroom door snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Hey, Mai! You done?" Anthony's voice came from the other side.

"Oh, uh, yeah!" She replied in a stutter before taking the doorknob and twisting it to open it.

She opened the door and Anthony handed her a water bottle.

"Here, sober up." Anthony handed her the bottle, he knew how his sister was when she was drunk, it was a miracle she didn't do anything she'd regret in the morning.

She was slightly sober but still tipsy but she agreed to her brother's instructions and took the bottle out of his hand and attempted to twist it open.

It wouldn't budge.

"Mai? Do you need some help?" Anthony asked, watching her struggle to open the bottle. "No I got it." She replied and twisted the cap to open and she absentmindedly squeezed the bottle at the bottom before she got the bottle open.

The water splashed all over her and she gasped, the water on her shirt, sticking to her skin and water dripping down her hair.

Anthony muffled a laugh and she sighed as she froze.

"Well that idea went to shit." She licked her lips and wiped her face, she looked annoyed and wiped her towel on her shirt.

"Where's Luna?" She looked around the room not seeing Luna. "I took her to the rec room with Lara and Rose." Anthony replied before taking his own clothes and walking towards the bathroom.

"Adios, bitches!" He exclaimed and Maia rolled her eyes before sighing.

She was alone with her thoughts for the first time in a few days and she realised something and decided to make a drastic decision.

"Hey Ant, I'll be back!" She yelled for her brother who yelled back muffled. "Alright!" His voice was muffled.

She nodded to herself and went to the door and opened it walking down the hall seeing a few rooms open and then she saw Glenn's door opened a little bit.

She sighed and knocked on the door to the room Glenn had occupied in the CDC.

They had been allowed to stay the night by the man who previously worked here inside the CDC itself.

Three small taps indicated her presence on the other side of the door.

Knock Knock Knock.

Glenn's voice echoed from the other side.

"Come in." His voice was faint but it was loud enough for Maia to hear.

She put her hand on the handle and opened the door peeking her head through the crack she opened it.

"Hey..." She spoke in a softish tone, it sounded almost awkward. However she covered up her inability to create small talk.

"Oh hey, Maia." He greeted her with a small smile and she walked into the room, staying close to the door.

The two adults were a little bit tipsy or at least Glenn.

Maia had drank like there was no tomorrow however she had seemed to sober up just enough to talk and walk without losing balance.

Her shirt was a little bit wet and stained with small patches of blood, a white shirt that was slightly transparent due to the water in an attempt to open a water bottle and she failed miserably.
Glenn's eyes wandered as she walked in.

"What's up?" Glenn asked softly, trying not to allow his eyes to wander. Maia noticed a restraint in his expression but she dismissed it quickly.

"I just wanted to talk to you for a second." Maia sighed out and crossed her arms over her chest, small goosebumps over her arms, her voice slightly slurring however she was slowly becoming sober again.

"Oh, yeah sure." Glenn nodded and noticed the goosebumps on her arms.

"I just wanted to say uh, Thank you." Maia rubbed her hands on her arms.

"For?" Glenn narrowed his eyes confused at the woman in front of him.

"For saving Luna, I never really thanked you for it." Maia sighed softly and gave him a tight lipped smile and his gaze softened.

"No need to thank me, I swear. It's okay, I was happy I could save her." Glenn smiled softly at her and noticed how she continued to rub her arms.

"I'm doing it, thank you, Glenn. I appreciate it." Maia gave him a tight lipped smile.

Glenn noticed the goosebumps outlining her arms and she rubbed them in an attempt to warm herself up.

She remembered how she dropped her sweater outside the CDC doors.

"Do you want a sweater? You seem cold." Glenn gave Maia a slightly concerned look. "No, no, it's okay." Maia gave him a small smile, her arms still crossed and she waved him off.

"You sure? Because I'll get you one." Glenn stood up from the couch he sat on and went to his bag and Maia laughed softly at his action, walking towards him and putting a hand on his arm.

"It's okay." She said with a slight chuckle.

He looked at her hand on his arm and he had a small blush before she took her hand off his arm.

"I'm getting you one, you have goosebumps all over your arms." Glenn pointed out and reached into his bag.
"Glenn- here." He cut her off and gave her his sweater, she hesitated taking it however she still accepted it.

"Thanks really, you didn't have to." She looked at him with a small smile at his generosity.

"Not a problem." He smiled in return and she hesitantly put the sweater over her damp shirt, the damp shirt riding up her stomach revealing the skin underneath.

Glenn couldn't help himself, he didn't mean to stare.

He knew it was bad that he was staring but he just couldn't help himself and no one could blame him.

She was fairly close to him as well after she put her hand on his forearm in order to stop him from getting the sweater in the first place.

She noticed him staring and she cleared her throat.

He looked up with a slight blush.

"You really didn't have to but thank you, anyways." Maia chuckled lightly trying to relieve tension that hung in the air.

"That's the most I've ever heard you thank someone." He tried to lighten the mood and Maia chuckled awkwardly.

"Yeah, I guess." She looked at her feet.

Silence filled the room and Maia licked her lips every few minutes.

"I also wanted to say thank you." Glenn cleared his throat.

"For?" Maia looked at him with a confused look, practically asking him to elaborate.

"The other day, Lara was having a mini panic attack and I just wanted to thank you for helping, I didn't know you knew how to stop a panic attack..." Glenn explained with a nervous smile.

"Oh uh, it's nothing, it's just I used to have them, it's almost second nature." Maia gave him a nervous smile and scratched her head before avoiding eye contact.

Silence filled the room again, Glenn didn't know how to reply and the two just chuckled nervously before Maia piped up.

"I'll leave you to your slumber." She joked trying to hide her awkwardness which he laughed softly in return.

"Goodnight, Glenn. I swear I'll give the sweater back." Maia had a tight lipped smile and Glenn shook his head.

"You can keep it, stay warm." He tried to say without the small hint of nervousness to his tone.

Maia smiled at the gesture.

"Are you sure?" Maia asked and smiled weakly before making her way to the door.

"Yeah, keep it, think of it as a gift from me to you." Glenn smiled and truely it was hardest not to sound nervous.

"Thanks." Maia laughed softly.

"See you Glenn." Maia bit her bottom lip and turned to exit the room.

"Uh, hey Maia." Glenn called for the woman, however he didn't know why he did.

"Yeah?" She turned to him and walked back over to him, scratching the back of his neck trying to come up with something to say in return.

He was nervous, it was clear.

His eyes kept flickering to her lips every few seconds before she noticed.

She stared at him in silence, this unreadable look painted her face, her eyes and even the way her eyebrows knitted together.

"I...Uh." Glenn trailed off and Maia took a step forward, Glenn was at least an inch taller than Maia and they were almost touching.

She stayed silent and just stared at him, it was quite intimidating if you were to ask Glenn.

He didn't know what to do.

Apart of him wanted to grab her by her face and kiss her with all of his feelings, to finally show her how much he'd liked her.

But the other part of him was in doubt, how would she feel? Did she even like him?

"Maia..." Glenn spoke in a soft whisper before she put a finger to his lips. "Stop talking." She instructed in a whisper and he was dumbfounded by what she just did.

Her touch was intoxicating to him, however he stopped talking and Maia took the liberty of taking him by his cheeks and slowly brought him in for a kiss.

His eyes widened as he realised that Maia kissed him. He was caught completely off guard, he didn't know what to do.

He finally let the realisation sink in.

Maia was kissing him and on purpose.

He started kissing back after his short realisation and hesitantly put his hands on her hips, he didn't know what to do with his hands.

The kiss was sloppy, it was clear that they were drunk but it felt like heaven.

The kiss lasted for at least a minute and Maia pulled away with a gasp, realising what she had just done.

Glenn's eyes widened as she pulled away, his jaw practically to the floor in pure shock.

Maia still had her hands on his cheeks and she bit her lip before slowly pulling her hands away.

She had her mouth open to talk but nothing came out, it looked like she was about to stutter.

"I'm so sorry." She said softly and took a step back.

"What?" Glenn stood there for a second trying to register what just happened.

"I'm so so sorry, that was a mistake, I- I've been drinking and- fuck, uh." Maia sounded frantic and walked backwards until she hit her back on the door with a loud bang.

"Ow." She muttered before turning to find the doorknob to leave the room.

"No, Maia. Wait." Glenn tried to follow her but she slammed the door in his face and he was left there in his thoughts.

He was feeling so many emotions at that moment.

He was confused, happy, excited and sad at the same time.

He didn't know how to feel, apart of him was cheering at the fact that she kissed him, the adrenaline rush from the kiss slowly wearing off.

And another part of him was confused, why would she kiss him? What made her, out of all people, kiss him?

He stood by the door of his room that he was bound to sleep in, lost in his thoughts wondering if it was his fault.

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jada speaks!!
oh my fuck so like...
they kissed.
whoops??
Maia was drunk let's just keep that in mind my beautiful readers. also this chapter is hella long it's like 5k words it's unbelievable but yk.
IM SO EXCITEDDDD
I loved writing this chapter so much
hope you enjoyed ;)
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