While you were sleeping... (Sara Quinn)[mature]

[Matrim Gallagher]

WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT SARA CHICK!

STAY AWAY FROM HER, ALPHA!

No... no I am going to get what I want....

I swear to God if you even THINK about cheating on Reira...

It's not CHEATING if she's GONE!

Matrim busted into Sara's apartment, and by busted it was more like quietly entered. He didn't want to wake her up if she was sleeping so he crept along trying to hide himself and keep everything calm. He went to where her room was to see her lying in her bed. He grinned, Alpha was in control, and he wanted to fight with Sara... actually he wanted to take her. He wanted to mark his territory even more by taking her again or marking her again... one or the other.

Well if you insist I don't take her... then perhaps I should burn her face... or maybe burn the symbol of my foot in her back... something.... something a bit more of an impression!

You son of a bitch.....

Or perhaps I will just go ahead and take her while I'm at it....

Matrim dove at Sara, not making any noise with his mouth and attempting to make his breathing controlled. He would land with his knees on either side of her torso, his right hand would shoot down as he landed to strangle her neck.

"WAKEY WAKEY!"

[Sara Quinn]

Sara rolled over in a half sleep. Not quite out completely, but finally on her way to being asleep. The bags under her eyes showed that she still wasn't getting enough sleep. Since the kidnapping she had barely slept at all, and when she did, it was a light sleep, broken by the smallest of noises and full of nightmares. She had thought she might actually sleep well tonight. She had been exhausted, tired beyond her normal restlessness and had crawled into bed early. Now, the small creaks and sounds in her apartment were ignored and incorporated themselves into her dreams. No one had come for her since the kidnapping. And oddly, she had stopped thinking they would. Now, she ignored any sounds that seemed to imply someone in her home.

A small sigh and she rolled onto her back, her left arm across her stomach. And then everything in her mind went crazy. Her body spasmed as something landed on her, a voice calling out that she didn't register, or rather, refused to acknowledge. Her mind went blank as she realized she couldn't breath.

Her right arm moved out in alarm, slamming into someone sitting on her. They were here. In her house. It was just like last time. No. Not like last time, she had a qi this time. She wasn't going to be taken again. A loud bang filled the room as her qi activated. Probably not the smartest thing to do with someones hands around her neck, but she saw no other option at this point. She needed to get away.

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[Matrim Gallagher]

Matrim gripped tightly as he was hit in the chest, her Qi exploded into his torso sending him upward but he kept his grip around her neck, tightening it as his back hit ceiling and then both of them came crashing down on her bed. He landed on her, and his left hand reached down to her shirt to tear it off of her body, "That's not very nice, is it! Here I am trying to get romantic with you and all you can do is give me the cold shoulder....."

Alpha would then throw a fist towards her face, his left hand which had been previously trying to take off her shirt. If the punch connected he would open the fist and bring a back handed smack back for her left cheek, "So how do you like it Sara, sunnyside up or sunnyside down?"

A maniacal laughter filled the room as Alpha began to toy with Sara, he viewed her as his property, he always had since the moment he put his hand against her chest. Sure it was Matrim who did it, but it was all Alpha behind the while of that action, it was pure unadulterated Alpha. Of course, Beta was responsible for the second hookup between the two. Ruining the whole night with talk of 'friendship'. I mean seriously, what the fuck is wrong with Matrim?

"Maybe I should just SURPRISE YOU!" Laughter broke out again, "Let's just hope BETA doesn't come along to ruin my fun!"

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

[Sara Quinn]

Ya... It really hadn't been her best idea to use her qi while he was holding on to her.... He was sent upwards, but he pulled her with him. His grip on her neck tightened, cutting off her air flow further. Her mind went nuts, reeling as they hit her bed again, his weight crushing down on her, his hands now ripping at her shirt. Her hands tried to push him off of her as she twisted her body, trying to get out from under him. She tried to remain calm as his voice spoke out, clear as day through the hectic jumble of thoughts in her mind.

It was him. Matrim. Not the people who had kidnapped her. They weren't here to hurt her. But he was. And while that helped a little, knowing it wasn't them, she couldn't understand why he would be doing this. It wasn't that long ago that he had come here, apologizing and trying to fix things between them. How the hell was this fixing things?! What the hell was going on?! Had she done something to him?

And then her head exploded in pain as he hit her, his fist slamming into her face, and coming back in a slap. The fear in her rose. How long had it been since she had felt fear like this? She couldn't remember feeling fear at all since the kidnapping. She couldn't remember feeling much of anything except hate. Sara started to cry as she heard him speak again, taunting her. She couldn't understand what was happening. Matrim was hurting her. Why though? The sudden reappearance of her emotions wasn't helping in the least as she tried to fight back the tears, or at least be quiet.

"Maybe I should just SURPRISE YOU! Let's just hope BETA doesn't come along to ruin my fun!"

Something in her mind clicked at what he said, but she couldn't focus on it as she tried to talk to him, calm him down. "Matrim, stop! Please Matrim, what are you doing?! Have you gone insane?!"

She tried to think through everything, tried to remember the last time they had talked. They had fixed things, talked, made up. They were supposed to be friends again weren't they? BETA? Who was BETA and why did that click for her... Her mind was moving to fast, unable to focus on a single thought. Instead her mind moved from fighting to what was going on and back again. She began trying to punch at his stomach trying to fight back.

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[Matrim Gallagher]

Alpha threw the girl by her neck pulling her out from under him and throwing the arm away from the bed to send her flying away from it. He knew she had an amount of time where she couldn't use her Qi, and that was the perfect opportunity for him to prepare his Qi. He was going to make sure she was good and beat up, his mind going from sex to anger and frustration. Now he just wanted a fight, and this girl seemed all too willing to fight him, "You know, you made a good temporary substitute while Reira was away.... well, you were almost good enough to make me forget about her. Guess in the end you always go after the one you love more in bed."

Alpha laughed as he focused his Qi energies, "The only real bitch was Travis getting his mitts on Reira in the meantime. Didn't see that one coming... speaking of which, such a shame you had to go and ruin that relationship since he sure as hell wasn't going to end up with Reira. Oh, and if you're looking to place blame on the part of Matrim that called you friends after we last fucked, that was pure unadulterated Beta. If it were me, I would have asked you why the fuck you were still there."

Alpha let out a high pitched cackle of sorts. He was getting out his aggression on Sara even though she had nothing to do with Reira's death, she just happened to be there at the time.

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[Sara Quinn]

Sara was suddenly tossed across the room. She hit the wall hard and landed on the floor. She groaned as she rolled onto her side, her hand rubbing her neck. She would have bruises from that. Great. Just what she needed, more marks on her body. But at least she was away from him. With that out of the way, the anger came on full force. What the hell did he think he was doing?! She pushed herself into a sitting position and leaned against the wall, still catching her breath, gulping in air.

And then he started talking... And everything went black. All she could hear was his voice. She saw nothing, couldn't bring herself to move. She just stared ahead, taking in what he was saying to her. Tears flowed steadily down her cheeks as he spoke.

What he was telling her was... Wait, Travis had slept with Riera...? Well that... That was... It hurt far more then she ever would have thought. He would have asked her why she was still there? He?... And then it clicked. Alpha and Beta. That was what had clicked in her mind. But her mind was so far gone with hurt that it made no difference. This was Alpha. This was the other personality Matrim had told her about? The tears continued to flow. It made no difference that this wasn't Matrim. It was a part of him. Meaning the feelings were true. What he was saying was true. Matrim felt that way about her. And it hurt.

He lies with the truth...

Well it's a damn good lie.

She pushed herself to her feet, eying him from across the room. There was enough light from the window to see him. She tore off what was left of her shirt. It made no difference. Nothing he hadn't seen before. And apparently he hadn't liked it to much anyways. She wasn't shy. She didn't care. The scar between her breasts was still visible, but she did nothing to hide it.

She was going to try to move past this, not let what he said get to her. Ya, it hurt. A lot. But he didn't need to know that. Apparently there was still a part of Matrim that wanted to be friends... That was... No, things between them would never be the same again. He couldn't come back from doing this to her. And she wouldn't be the same after hearing it. Travis slept with Reira... That... Changed everything. "Why the hell are you here Alpha?"

[Matrim Gallagher]

"Why the hell are you here Alpha?"

"BECAUSE SHE'S GONE!" He yelled, "Beta's been crying ever since and I can't stand his constant annoying CRYING! I thought pissing him off might do some good, but in the end I think I just came here for a fight... not a good one given how incredibly weak you've become. But definitely the best fight a weak place such as this has to offer. I swear, Shayne will never grow up to be as weak as the other students around here....."

Matrim's arms and legs came into flames and he took a closer look at her. She was crying.......

Enough..... enough of this.......

"That's... that's enough Alpha... rest.... rest Alpha.... rest....." Beta said, as the Qi would go away as soon as it came. The bed wouldn't be on fire, but it would have some burn marks. He looked up at Sara carefully, his eyes becoming sad, "Don't listen to what he said... usually he's more truthful.... Reira died. She died in childbirth..."

He took a step off the bed but instead of putting his foot down he dropped onto his knee and then forward on all fours, "I'm.... I'm sorry....."

[Sara Quinn]

"BECAUSE SHE'S GONE!"

Sara was taken aback by what happened next. Even she hadn't expected that reaction. Of all the reactions he could have had, it hadn't been that one. She stood there, stunned, the tears stopped by the sudden outburst. She stood there, frozen, as his Qi ignited. The fear inside her rose, threatening to bubble over in a scream. Suffice to say, Sara was afraid of his Qi. Frightened of his power. She couldn't move.

And then as quickly as it had started, it was over. She knew Beta had taken over, but she still couldn't move. She shakily let out a breath, her hands fisting at her sides from the tension in her body. Reira... was dead? From childbirth?

Matrim had a kid...?

She dropped to her knees and leaned back against the wall again. Her eyes fell to... Beta now? This had to be Beta. Her eyes were emotionless. It was like her emotions had just died. And she was thankful for that. She would hurt tomorrow, but... For now she didn't feel anything.

"You're sorry...? You came here... He tried to... And you're sorry?" Her hand covered her chest as she looked away, leaning more heavily against the wall. "I was ok that Travis left... I was ok... And you come here and bring him up... And tell me he slept with Reira? That... It hurts..." She pulled her knees up to her chest, and dropped her head onto her knees. "And a kid? Matrim didn't saying anything about a kid..." She lifted her head to glare at Beta, the tears falling fresh again. "And you're SORRY?! Any other news you feel the need to share? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE!?"

[Matrim Gallagher]

"And you're SORRY?! Any other news you feel the need to share? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE!?"

"Because....." He said, as tears forced their way out. He knew the answer, Alpha knew it and he still didn't say it. He felt horrible she had to find out about Reira and Travis, he felt horrible that she was crying... he felt horrible that she had so many horrible things happen to her. The site of the scar... all of it fueled the guilt. Beta was in full control now, and because of that he was able to say this.

"Because I have no one else..... I have no one else that I truly care about.... you're my only loved one...." He said trying to hold back a lot of the memories of things he had done to her in the past. It was just little stuff recently aside from today, but it all added up and then you add today, the day of the scar, and the events of ditching her for Reira like that. Yes he loved Reira, but maybe he led her along... even if she didn't admit to feeling that way toward him he always suspected that she secretly had.

"Everyone I have ever loved has died... Luke was murdered... I killed my mother in cold blood not knowing who she was... Alex was killed by someone I failed to kill.... Samara died protecting Rei.... and finally Rei... I'm sick of this. I won't stand for it any more. And that's why I'm here, because you are all that I have. I don't want you to feel like a last resort, because there are others I could go to... but you're the last one that I care about."

[Sara Quinn]

"But you're the last one that I care about."

Sara wiped the tears from her eyes as she stared at him, trying to work through what he had just said. She didn't know what to think or feel or do. Her emotions were bouncing from nonexistent to extreme in a matter of seconds, flaring inside her and making it difficult for her to think.

She didn't know what to say to any of that. She looked down at her hands, confused and unwilling to look at him any longer. How was she supposed to react to that? What was she supposed to say to that? He cared about her, and as his last living loved one, he attacked her in her sleep, tried to rape her, then ruined her life further, and was now insulting her with his talk of love. How dare he say he cared? It hurt as much as the friendship comment had, but it a different way.

This was to much for her. Her mind was shutting down. She just wanted to sleep now. To forget this had ever happened, but she couldn't. How the hell had she not known that Matrim had had a kid? That was... pathetic... Sara cared about Matrim. Even after all the things that had happened, she still cared. She couldn't for the life of her understand why, but she did. And even caring about him, she had been so unattached to reality that she had completely missed that tiny aspect of his life. "What's its name...? Matrims baby... What's its name?"

She turned her eyes up to Beta again, a depersonalized expression on her face. She was running on autopilot at this point, her mind having taken to much to function normally.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"What's its name...? Matrims baby... What's its name?" She asked and he slowly moved his body so that he was sitting. He leaned back and his shoulders against her bed for some reason comforted him, and he felt like he could be happy sitting like this. It was a false sense of security, but the moment of hope comforted him. He was happy, not angry but calmed. He was able to speak normally, without being overly sad or overly pissed off.

"His name," He said, letting her know that it was a boy. That way worst case scenario she wouldn't call Shayne 'it', "His name his Shayne Tristan Gallagher. It's the name Rei was thinking about, so I named him that. We got back from the hospital not too long ago... I have a nurse at my house. Big woman, she's taking care of the kid when I'm away, otherwise she just lounges about on the couch eating Cheetos's and watches soap opera's."

He let out a small laugh thinking about Gale. The woman was definitely caring, but damn she was lazy whenever Matrim showed up. Then again, that's what he paid her to do, all the work while he was gone, and absolutely none when he showed up. That way he would always be able to take care of his kid later, and didn't rely on her as a crutch.

[Sara Quinn]

Sara looked up as he started to laugh, trying to put a smile on her face. It was a little hard considering what she had just gone through, and she wasn't exactly feeling much in the way of happiness.

Shane... So that was who Alpha mentioned. In her mind, it just hadn't clicked. Couldn't blame her for not picking up on that small detail with everything else that had happened. "It's a good name... I'm sorry about Reira but... I'm glad he's being taken care of."

And she was glad. Very glad. There was no reason the kid should suffer. But wow... That hurt. Sara couldn't even pinpoint exactly why it hurt so much, or at least refused to admit it, but hearing that Matrim had a kid now... Sucked. But she was happy to hear things were ok. There was no reason the kid should suffer, and she wouldn't wish anything bad on either of them, Matrim or Shayne.

"So... What are you doing tonight then...? Should you be at home, or are you staying here...?" She wasn't kicking him out, nor was she inviting him to stay. It was a simply a question that needed to be asked. She was a little weary of him at the moment, but if he chose to stay, she didn't really care. She had a lot of thinking to do, but she really didn't want to do it. And being left alone meant she would probably do that thinking. So him staying might not be such a bad thing, but it would only add to the pain when it all finally hit her.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"So... What are you doing tonight then...? Should you be at home, or are you staying here...?"

"I...." He was going to answer, he went to say the words but the truth was he didn't know the answer. He hadn't really thought about the possibility that she might want him there, especially considering Alpha had just tried to rape her. The fact was that Alpha was a part of Matrim. Not to say that part of Matrim wanted to rape her, but rather some part of Matrim wanted her to comfort him, and didn't have the other half to suggest exactly was included in that "comforting".

"I can understand... if you want me to leave. But if it's alright with you... I'd like to be around someone. Someone I know. Shayne's in good care with Gale.... and I don't want to leave you, but at the same time I don't want Alpha anywhere near you." Matrim slowly pushed himself up, walking over toward Sara slowly and reached a hand out to lift her up if she wanted to stand, "Do you, do you think it'd be ok if we could just lay down for a bit... I'm pretty exhausted. I can promise you he won't come around..."

A sad smile crept across Matrim's face. Guilt of leaving Shayne with Gale would keep Beta in control. Not to mention Sara's scar was a constant reminder of all he had done to her... this was his fault. She was right all along, everything was his fault. Now it was time for him to try and fix that.

[Sara Quinn]

Sara nodded as he answered her, wincing slightly as he mentioned Alpha. His movement out of the corner of her eye had her head snapping up to watch him approach her. A snake of fear moved through her again. Why the hell was she trusting him!? Maybe it was just Alpha playing an even sicker trick on her. Maybe there was no Beta...

She stared at the hand he offered her, shying away from it. Lay down? With him? After he had just tried to...? Her eyes moved to his face, the sad smile on his face making it feel a little less dangerous, a little less like a trap. Deep inside her though, Sara had to admit, that looking up at him, him being in her room, asking to lay down with her... It made her happy. Sara must be really fucked in the head, but... It was still Matrim... No matter what, it was still Matrim...

Tightening her arm across her chest, she took his hand and pulled herself to her feet. She kept her head down, avoiding his eyes. She slowly moved past him to the dresser without turning away from him, but her gaze remained on his feet, ready in case he tried to attack her again. "You can stay for as long as you need to... You should know that by now... The room isn't very clean, but the bed is comfy, and the sheets are washed..."

She laughed sadly as she motioned for him to go ahead and lay down, the disgust at her home finally setting in. Reaching behind her, she pulled a shirt from the drawer. Quickly, she turned away so she could stop covering herself to pull the shirt over her head.

[Matrim Gallagher]

The weird thing was, during this whole time Beta hadn't even paid attention to the fact she was topless. His eyes remained above the neck at all times and his peripheral wasn't being given much attention. So when she was putting on a shirt after motioning for him to get on the bed, he was already heading to the bed, not paying attention to her change. He got into the bed making sure there was room for Sara to get on, he stayed over the sheets though. She could get under them if she wanted, but he would stay on the outside of them, even if he ended up putting an arm around her or an arm draped on her shoulder, he wouldn't get under the sheets with her or take his clothes off. She had been through enough with him, and he knew she didn't want him and her to get that close.

Matrim's mind wrapped with guilt still craved love, but it would be the strictly cuddling and being there for each other. Not to say there hadn't been something between them once, but to say that he wasn't looking for the naughty parts of the relationship. He just wanted comfort. He wanted comfort, a good nights sleep, to lay in bed with the person he loved and hold on to them for dear life like a lifebuoy.

Once she crawled in whether it was over or under the sheets he would place his hand softly against her shoulder, extremely gentle, and he would gauge her reaction to see if he should put his arm around hers or roll over and give her space. He still wasn't sure how much he might have just freaked her out.