"ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ...

ɪ'ᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ?"

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They wait several moments before Mesmer speaks. "The drawings are, uh, palm trees in front of the moon. It's where she grew up." Frenchie holds the wrinkled piece of paper she gave him as Bellamy glances over his shoulder. "They killed her parents. They kidnapped her and her brother. Forced them to be soldiers. She just wants to go back and get her brother out of there." Mesmer pulls away from her as tears stream down her face. "Her name's Kimiko." He reveals before hastily rising to his feet and hurrying away.

"Kimiko." Frenchie whispers, walking over to her he kneels in front of here. "Bonjour, Kimiko."

Bellamy glances over at Cass who nods her head slowly while M.M. and Butcher glance at each other. M.M. shrugs.

"All right." Butcher sighs. "Take her back to the safe house." He jams his thumb behind him before moving to pick up his jacket.

"Course he's fucking leaving." Bellamy sighs under his breath.

"Where you headed?" M.M. asks.

"I'm gonna go see Raynor. We've got more than enough to get the Fefs on board now." He says before his eyes land upon Mesmer. "You tell anyone what you saw or heard here today, and I'll cut your hands off anf shove 'em so far up your ass, your fingers'll give us a little wave out your throat, yeah?" He threatens, demonstrating as he does. Mesmer holds his hand out to shake. "Fuck off, wanker." Butcher eyes him in disgust before he leaves.

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"Thank you, mon ame." Frenchie says to Bellamy once they're back at the safehouse. "For having my back today. Well, everyday."

"Course." Bellamy nods, inhaling. "I just hope you're right, that we can trust her." He glances over to Kimiko on the couch watching tv.

Frenchie looks over his shoulder for a moment. "I don't think I've been more sure of anything, other than you."

Bellamy swallows, shifting his weight from one leg to the other. "We've been wrong before." His voice comes out strained. "We can't afford to be again."

Frenchie lays his hand on Bellamy's shoulder. "I promise, mon ame." He nods. "I won't."

"I trust you."

"And I don't take that for granted." Frenchie says strongly.

"I know you don't."

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As Frenchie goes to talk to Kimiko, Bellamy finds himself approaching Cass, laid out across the chair watching her play with her rings as she stares at her legs, watching her pants fade in and out with the cushion, wondering what it would take for her to just melt right in.

"How did feel being wrong today?" Bellamy finally voices, wondering if she knew how long he was standing there before he decided to speak. She did.

She lets out a short chuckle, glancing up through her lashes. "Been wrong before." She answers coldly. "Wouldn't be the first time." Bellamy's back teeth grind together. He doesn't know why he came over in the first place, he knew it wasn't going to go over well no matter what he said, or she said. "But now I know not to make the same mistake twice." She says, swinging her legs onto the floor, back turned to him now. She thought for months of what she would do if she ever saw him again, when. She knew she couldn't get that fucking lucky. Her slap was pretty much as far as her imagination would carry her, because she truly didn't think there'd be a need for anything further.

"Will you ever learn from yours, or continue haunt mine?" She stares at the ground before walking out.

Her hatred was all she had left. She held onto it, drank it up like there was a drought. All Bellamy held was defeat, and self-hatred. There wasn't a morning he woke up not angry at the world for what had happened, but he can't fucking change it. He can't. He would never be able to.

Forgiveness was a double-edged blade that sliced into him ever single time, and Cassius twisted it every single time. He didn't deserve forgiveness, he didn't earn it, and he would certainly never receive it. But he would pay for it one day, and every single day until then.

Hands that once roamed the curves of the most beautiful person he'd ever laid eyes on, were now covered in blood he couldn't wash off. Would he ever?

And he knew he shouldn't waste his breath talking to her. It never ends well, hell it never starts off well, and is always an argument or yelling match. But Bellamy couldn't help himself. If it was to be angry at him each time then so be it. He would let her yell at him with every breath if it meant he could hear her voice.

Butcher walks in pausing Cassius in her tracks. She sighs loudly.

"How'd it go with Raynor?" M.M. asks, hanging up the phone. Frenchie quickly hops up. Bellamy sniffs, clearing his throat and rolling his shoulders before joining them.

"No dice."

"What?"

"What the hell does that mean?" Bellamy voices, crossing his arms.

Kimiko rolls over the top of the couch cushion to listen.

"Said she got cold feet." Butcher explains. Cass rolls her eyes. Sure.

"Well, why?" M.M. asks. "Did you tell her everything?"

"Yeah, I laid it all out, even the sample of V. Said she couldn't fucking authorize that kind of action against Vought. Too much of a risk."

Bellamy looks over at M.M., seeming to share the same skepticism.

"Mmm. Did she?" M.M. eyes Butcher.

"Fucking spineless cunt." Butcher mutters. Cass lets out a small scoff, not buying it either.

"Then what are you leaving out?" Bellamy looks at him.

"So we are royally fucked." Frenchie spits out, looking at them worried.

"No, we ain't." Butcher leans towards Frenchie. "Fuck 'em. We don't need 'em." He turns to M.M. and Bellamy before nodding in Cass's pissy direction. "We got everyone and everything we need right here in this room. We'll take down Vought ourselves. Yeah?"

Cass's purses her lips together, looking at Butcher with a wild expression in her eyes. "Like last time, right?" She raises her voice. "Right?"

"I told you, it ain't gonna be like last time." Butcher assures.

"I'm failing to see a fucking difference yet." She clips before shoving through Butcher and Bellamy, storming off.

"Where's Hughie?" Butcher asks after a beat.

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Hello, hellooo... & welcome back to Moronic Morosis!! ;) Episode 6 has officially concluded!!

I was on Spring Break from work last week & on a roll so split this chap up from last weeks... AND I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED TO PUBLISH IT!! Istg I was in SUCH the fcking zone last week writing this chap & absolutely lovedddd the scene between Bellamy & Cass OMGGG!!

Also, as soon as I finished writing this chapter, I went on to TikTok & this song played & I immediately thought of Bell & Cass... oml!! AND THE MANIP JUST FITS IT & AHHH!!  AND THE SCENE BETWEEN FRENCHIE & BELLAMY?! I'M ON THE FLOOR...

I hope y'all enjoyedddd!! Pls don't be afraid to comment your thoughts, questions, & reactionsss!! And until next time, mwah!! <3333