Which Direction? [Axel & Sarella]

Panama heard his name being called and immediately his heart rate quickened. The only one who would call his name would be Alice, and if she was calling his name she was in trouble. He veered off in the direction of her voice hoping he would be able to reach her before anything happened. His back was killing him from the impact with the tree, but Alice was top priority right now. This time he wouldn't fail to protect the person he cared about, he would protect her no matter the cost.

He reached an area of the forest where it was a straight path, his vision unhindered. Thank goodness to because he spotted Alice trying to conceal herself from a Peacekeeper. He slowed down and made as little noise as possible, sometimes to do something right you had to fool friend and foe. The Peacekeeper obviously wasn't fooled by Alice's attempt to hide, he was just toying with her. He walked forward and as he did Paanama tucked the trident under his arm ready to charge. Just a few more paces and the Peacekeeper was toast. Panama broke into a run, unfortunately he made to much noise and the Peacekeeper saw him coming. Easily avoiding the blow the Peacekeeper hit Panama in the back with the butt of his gun. Pain seared through his body at the blow and he knelt on the ground in pain.

The Peacekeeper approached and pointed his gun at Panama. This was it huh, this was how freedom died, with a gunshot in a forest. Visions of lost friends appeared before his eyes, soon he would be reunited with them. They were shaking their heads though and Jesse stepped from the people and whispered in his ear. "Panama, it's not time yet, you can't let Alice die. You have to help her, she needs you." Once she was finished speaking she and the others disappeared, and Panama was back in the forest with the Peacekeeper. With a yell Panama rose and grabbed the gun, the shot whizzing by just passed his ear. The Peacekeeper was caught by surprise and backed up, but Panama brought his trident around and stabbed him clean through the side. With a shocked expression the Peacekeeper slumped to the ground, and Panama followed suit, his adrenaline gone. "It's okay Alice, you can come out now, your safe."

Panama just fell to the ground his energy spent. He didn't feel like moving anywhere at the moment so he brought his arms behind his head and sighed. "I'm fine Alice, a little beat up, maybe a couple of bruises, but okay. Although, my back feels like it was hit by a train. Back farther in the woods I got thrown into a tree, I think it may have knocked something important." He sat up and properly returned her hug after hehad regained some of his energy. Than he took her hands and looked her over making sure she hadn't been hurt. She had minor scratches possibly from being whipped by the foliage while she ran, but overall still good.

"If it's okay with you Alice, I just wanna rest here for the night. I'll take first watch and wake you up when I get to tired." He half dragged half slid into a cluster of bushes and padded the ground beside him. "Here is as good a place as any to rest for the night. It's got cover and I can keep an eye on the area pretty well from here."

Panama let out a sigh of relief when Alice fell asleep beside him. He groaned in pain as he adjusted his sitting position, his back was obviously more beat up than even he had thought. While he sat there the darkness seemed to close in on the two of them. It was terrible, it encircled them and everything he ever feared was hiding in the shadows. He tried to look away but the darkness was so inviting, and yet so horrifying. It held everything he ever feared, it seemed to show him what his life would be like without people like granny or Alice.

Suddenly a scream pierced his own form of a nightmare. He leaped up and gripped his trident ready for an attack, but seeing nothing he was momentarily disoriented. Than he realized that the scream had been close, it was Alice. He fell back to the ground and squinted through the darkness. Seeing Alice's hand he took it and lay beside her speaking softly. "It's okay Alice, I'm here now, I won't let anyone hurt you, your safe now." He squinted to focus on her face, and brought his hand up to her face stroking her cheek gently. "It was all just a dream Alice, whatever it was it was just a dream."

To be honest he really needed sleep. It may help with his back, or at least he would be oblivious to the pain. Nodding he handed her the trident, pressing her hand around it. "I don't ever want you to have to use this, but I want you to hold it just in case. Best case scenario you wake me up and give it to me, and if you get tired I'lltake your place. He neglected to mention anything about her previous words feeling it was best not to bring it up. Curling up on the ground where she had layed he closed his eyes. It was almost instantaneous, sleep hit him like a brick wall.

His dreams revolved around his past like they normally did, but this time it was Alice he watched die over and over. He couldn't say a word, his mouth was sealed shut. All he could do was watch silently as she was killed over and over. Every time he thought he would get the strength to save her he failed, and pain seared through his body. Just when he thought he would die himself his eyes snapped open. Quickly he tried to find Alice just to make sure she was still there. Sliding up he moved beside her. "I don't think sleep is something we will be getting alot of tonight. Perhaps we should just keep eachother company on watch.'

Panama smiled at Alice's words. "I couldn't think of anyone I would rather spend time with Alice. My dreams, even though still filled with nightmares were a little less ferocious than usual. One thing I learned from my freams though, you mean alot to me. Only people I care about make it into my nightmares." He brought his arm around her and pulled her closer to him. She was a comforting presence to have beside him, it made him feel secure, that she was still with him.

Glancing around he tried to take note of their surroundings. Than referring back to his geography studies he tried to figure out where they were. Eventually he gave up, perhaps the night wasn't the best time to try and figure that out. One thing was certain, they needed to put as much distance between them and District 4 as possible. Dangers were around every corner, but this time he would not fail to protect the one person he cared about.

OOC: I will not be broken lol.

Panama was taken aback by her words, but it seemed to explain how he felt. It would explain why she had now entered his dreams, and why he felt so concerned for her. Taking her hand he held on as if the world would end if he let go. Without turning his head he began to speak to her. "Alice, I love you to, it's the only explanation I can think of after everything that has happened. Hearing you tell me that you loved me gave me the courage to admit it to you. You are the only person that I care about now. You are my best friend and I guess we're eachothers lover now to."

He was unsure how to properly react at this time. A blush came to his cheeks as he thought of what most people did after admitting they loved eachother. Naturally lovers kissed eachother, but it seemed like a funny thing to do. Without thinking he leaned over to her and kissed her gently on the lips. Thank goodness it was dark because his face was probably as deep a shade of red as possible.