The Aurian Chronicles: Chapter 10- More than one kind of recovery

 Silver sped into the Hospital parking lot and parked crooked as she ran into the lobby, screaming in panic until she finally found Derek waiting outside Lisa's hospital room. "There you are! how is Lyte is she-?" But Derek put his hand up to stop her... "Lisa is fine... and after tonight..... I don't think either of us wants to use Code names right now Silver." He said as he hugged her. Silver sighed in relief, learning they were both okay, "And yet you still call me Silver?" She asked in a teasing, yet sad voice. Derek just kissed her. "Well you DID Legally change it my love... but I'll call you Sera anytime you like." He promised as she hugged him close. "You can call me slut or whore for all I care, as long as the love of my life and sister-in-law are still living.... and there's an extensive amount of foreplay involved."

"Silver for the love of GOD! Not now!" Whined Derek as his currently Black hair flashed purple, Silver just giggled and lifted him. "Only teasing dear.... Now... tell me what happened before my healing power needs to fix my heart attack"." She begged in a pleading voice. Derek just sighed and explained how he went to pick her up like always, his fight with Blood Angel, Lisa being attacked, and his transformation into a void monster. Silver cupped her mouth. "My god... I knew there would always be a target on your head... but Lisa? This is a new low... so why are you out here? Shouldn't you be with her?" She asked softly. Derek just sighed and shrugged. "I Don't even know what to say to her... This is MY fault, I know Blood Angel only attacked at Zach Farley's request, I killed his son after all...and I know Lisa hates me... I did abandon her for all those-" But he was pushed to a wall and held in place by Silver. "Now you listen to ME DARKNESS! That little girl has not stopped thinking about you since you left! even when she was at that little mall Pizzeria she told all the little mascots how much she loved and admired her big brother! Do you think she cares that you're a killer?! FUCK NO! She just knows that YOU know it's not what you want in life! Now get your fucking ass in that goddamn hospital room before I kick your ass to the heavens above and spike you all the way down to hell!" She told him as she let him go. There was a brief moment of silence before Derek laughed as his undamaged skin turned its normal shade of white, and his Black limp hair glowed Purple. "God I fucking love how you think! now THAT'S why I married you." He said as he smiled at her, but now she glared hard at him. "EXCUSE ME?!" She demanded. Darkness just sighed and rolled his eyes. "I Also married you for your smoking hot body..." He added with a smack to her behind for good measure. She kissed him passionately and nodded. "Goddamn right you did! Now get the hell in there you Lovable gothic bastard!" She said with a proud grin.

The door opened and Darkness sighed as he walked in on Lisa Glaring at the ceiling. "Heya uh... Lyte! Are you feeling any better?" He asked as he scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Lisa just slowly turned her head to him. "I saw what you looked like... before you turned into that monster... you were stabbed FAR more times than I was... AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK ME THAT?!" She demanded angrily. Darkness just looked down. "Yeah... I know... but I'm feeling better, and you're not so-"

"Do you even care how hurt you were? Did you even think about it?" She asked him with tears slowly starting to form in her eyes. "Did you ever stop and think about how I would have felt if I lost my brother again?" She asked while looking into her eyes, her heart rate slowly increasing. Darkness just sighed. "Lisa...I love you more than anything... you are some of the only family I have left... It's just... things changed after the war... I didn't even know who I was...then that therapy session, and that drug... it fucked with my head... This job took my mind off of it all you know?" He asked as he sat by her. "Look, if it makes you feel better... I've been slowly thinking about how I want to do something else anyway... a passion project... even if it's not music." He said with a sigh. Lyte just sat up gently and looked at him with a raised brow, "I'm listening... Darkness." She encouraged. Darkness sighed and looked her back in the eyes. "I want to help people... I want to make a place where people don't have to feel like I do... for soldiers who want to give more than what they felt they gave... I want to build opportunities for the misfits in our country... I have to do more jobs in the meantime... But I want to move on soon." He said as he looked back down.

Lyte just took in everything Darkness said and breathed a puff of air. "I gotta say... I still want you to be the musician I know you can, but this... I never expected any of this." She said as she couldn't help but smile. She then began to giggle a bit, before lightly laughing. "My brother... I thought I'd never see Derek... even with purple hair and black tendrils, you are still my brother Derek... no more talks about how trying to blow your brains out killed you, and I'll forgive you... Deal big brother?" She asked as she held out a hand. Darkness just smiled back and shook it. "Deal little sister," he said before she hugged him close. 

After a tender moment, Lyte let him sit back down. "Derek... I think enough time has passed since then... Do you think you can finally talk about how you got discharged?" She asked sweetly. Darkness just Sighed "Lyte... do you really want to-?" But he saw her staring intently at him. He just sighed and invited Silver in, who looked at them both curiously. "If I'm going to talk about my time in the Military. I want BOTH of the people I love most in the world to hear it... sit down, Silver." He said as she lifted her dress and sat the bare skin of her behind down in his lap to get comfy. Causing both Darkness and Lyte to roll their eyes.

"So you want to hear about my time in the Army? Fine... let me tell you about what it was like over there."