You keep your eyes on the ground, trying to process what just happened.

Your father just died, and you couldn't do anything about it. This will always hunt you down and you will never outlive it. That is for sure.

"What shall I do with this now ?" Marco asks, shocked and clueless what to say. He holds up the canteen, full with water.

You stomp in front of him, grab it and haul it over your shoulder, so it's opening is on your waist.

"I'll take it. In case there won't be any water around for emergancy situations." You try to say as calmly as you could manage it right now. And as objectively as you could say it. If Marco would have come just a few seconds earlier, your dad could still be alive. But condemn him because of that wouldn't get you anywhere.

So you decide to save your rage as long as it takes to find the man who brought you here in the first place. And then no one can hold you back.

Chris, who is standing next to Marco, looks at you with compassion and understanding. But you somehow don't believe that he really understands. To loose your father right in front of you.

"Ok...Let's go on." The said man orders and you follow suit.

By now, you don't even think anymore. You body moves on it's own, just following the desire to revenge your father.

But you are cut off in your thoughts as a warm hand grabs your, now ice cold, hand.

"(y/n)...I'm so sorry." Piers whispers to you. He walks patiently next to you, even though he should be in the front with Chris.

"Thank you....I just..feel so..useless. I always felt that way and that just proved it again." You say frowning.

He stands in front of you and takes both of your hands in his larger ones.

"Listen to me (y/n). You are such a selfless person. You help whenever and wherever you can. Even though you might not be the most qualified person for the task. You totally compensate this with the passion you lay in everything you do. And everytime you do it better than anyone else in the end. So please, (y/n). Please don't even think that you are useless. This was a life changing event for you. But we are here. Alpha, Chris and especially me.

I love you, (y/n).

And when you say, you tired, I'll be there to watch over you while you sleep. When you say, you are sad, I'll be there to comfort you. Or better, I don't even let it get so far that you are sad.

So please, don't say you are useless." Piers ends his speech.

You are breathless. No man, besides your dad, ever said something near that to you. No, not even your dad was that good.

You tear up. You wrap your arms around his neck and he pulls you into a tight hug. It lets you feel his words, and that he truly meant them the way he said them.

"I love you too, Piers." You mumble against his shoulder. You cry silently into his shoulder for a while.

After a few minutes you pull away. Your eyes are a bit red, along with your nose. Your boyfriend wipes the remaining tears away.

Once you catch your breath you say "I think my dad was right. You are the man I always wanted."

You want to kiss him so badly, but your mind reminds you, that you are still infected and you still don't know if you are infectious or not. And you don't want the man you love to be infected as you are, just because of you again.

So you slowly walk after the rest of the team, fingers intertwined. You feel ultimately relaxed. This effect is something that just Piers can do to you. This had always been so, even the times where you weren't a couple. Just remembering the nightmare you had a few weeks ago and how sweetly he comforted you, lets your heart swell instandly.

But soon enough your soap bubble pops and you are back in reality. You must have walked for a pretty long time, since you are in a completely new building section and you didn't notice that before.

Piers hand is still holding yours tightly. He didn't let go the whole time. Because if he did, you would have noticed that and the bubble would have popped earlier.

But anyways, you are standing in front of a huge metal door. There is no way that even your water can break it. So Finn and Marco walk to the front and do their thing.

After minutes of standing and preparing your guns, Piers lets go of your hand with a final squeeze and you both switch into battle mode. You will watch his back and he will return the favor. Your boyfriend is like the guardian angel of Alpha. He protects everyone, even if it means he gets himself in danger. But then you will be there.

The door explodes and you all storm the room. You look through your scope. You don't see anything. Then you switch on the thermal image and you see something behind a wall.

"Welcome." A voice says. It echos from the walls of the big hall that lays in front of you.

Your whole body freezes. Every muscle is quivering. That voice.

"Where are you, you son of a bitch !?" You scream through the hall.

"Ohhhh...Miss (l/n). How lovely to see you. I see you made it in one piece." You can clearly her the smirk in his voice and you could throw up just thinking about it.

"Yeah, but you won't make it out of here in one piece !" You scream. Your tender hands clutch to your rifle like steel.

"Aww...don't be like that. You have to admit that we had...pleasant...encounters..." He says in his oh-so-cocky voice.

"Pleasant ?! It'll be a pleasure for me to shut you up !" You scream, rage gathering in you.

"And it'll be my pleasure to capture you once again."

The light flashes on and blinds you. Then the gate on the other side of the hall opens.

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Yaaaay ! Second of like thousand exams done ! \(-.-)/

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I also hope I didn't made Piers speech too cheesy...*Laughs awkwardly and escapes the room quickly*

*Peeks head through door*

See ya \(^o^)/ *disappears again*