WAKING UP IN THE TRAINERS ROOM
wasn't exactly the most comfortable position to be put in. but as her eyes slowly fluttered open, the relieved expression on dean's face truly showed how much he was becoming loyal to her.

"she's awake, doc." dean told the trainer on staff, the nails that remained made her whimper slightly as she shifted her weight. "you're okay. you passed out from the blood loss and knocking your face into the steel chairs. they got disqualified so you won your match."

"dean," aurora mumbled, her hand clamping around his, her stomach aching as the trainer took another nail out. "fuck i'm sorry."

"it's okay, i don't mind." he promised, pressing another light peck to her hairline, the other two shield members grimacing as she attempted to sit up. "you should stay still till they pull all of them out."

"i almost became a doctor, i know how to pull foreign items out of my body. can we have the room for a few minutes. i'll let you check me out after." aurora asked the trainer who nodded, handing her the tools she would need before she winced as she pulled one out.

"did any of you know that was going to happen?" the guilt, she saw it the second she spoke to them as the door shut. "are you fucking kidding me?"

"we didn't know exactly what they were going to do, but we knew they were going to pull some sort of stunt-" seth began, the brunette girl instantly raising her hand to silence the half-toned head of hair.

"i need all of you to go," she pointed towards the door, dean hanging back momentarily, sensing that she was still in pain.

"aurora-"

"get out, ambrose. don't go around doing me any favours."

and he let the door shut behind him, meeting the eyes of his teammates.

"we need to leave the authority sooner rather than later."