Not Alone (Adrianna)

[Lani Hunter]

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Lani wrapped his arms around her and simply shook his head. They were not going to get into this now, right now Adrianna needed help. He hummed softly in her ear and smoothed her hair. His best friend was so wounded and there was nothing he could do about it. He just wanted to take her back to where she was when they first met, take her back and wash her clean of all of this pain. He had started this, he might not have caused her to fall so far but he had initiated the downward slope. He was holding her so tightly that he wouldn’t have noticed if she picked up her feet and was just hanging there, although it would be good she didn’t because that would probably tip them off balance.

“Come on, let’s get out of the cold.” He said and released her from his vice grip but kept an arm around her holding her close still. He would walk as slow as she wanted or as fast as she wanted, though his legs ached and would much have rather walked at tortoise speed. He was taking her back to his place and he wasn’t going to hear any arguments about it. He didn’t want to leave her along right now and honestly his apartment was loads more comfortable than her dorm room, not matter how expertly she had decorated it. “I’m gonna make you some hot chocolate, and I think I might have some ice cream or oreos or something?” This was what a good best friend did when their best friend was heartbroken right? Lani wasn’t sure, when he’d shut himself in his room after he and Odion broke up he hadn’t eaten a whole lot. He just slept and moped and cried.

When they got back to his apartment he swiped away a clear space on the couch and sat her down and pressed a cup of hot chocolate into her hands. “Do you wanna talk about it?” Lani asked softly as he sat down next to her, the worry etched into his eyes. He was going to murder Venn. Not just trying to scare him, this time Lani was going to kill him.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

He shook his head at her and she knew she wouldn't get anything from him. At least not tonight, not until she was human again. She felt like a ghost, pale like one and sickly. God, she must have looked a mess, but it didn't matter to her. It was just Lani. He'd seen her at her best and at her worst, in a dress at a party and kidnapped with a gun to her head. He'd been there through so much with her and if she was worried about how she looked now, well it'd just be silly. He didn't care what she looked like. That thought hit a little harder than she'd meant for it to, but it was true. He didn't have to think she was pretty, he just had to love her the way a best friend did. And he did that ten times over. Her eyes slid shut when he hummed into her ear. It was always soothing to her, his voice, even through a hum made all of her demons cower and she felt better within moments.

Lani released her, slowly and carefully, keeping her supported still and she was thankful. Adrian didn't think she'd be able to handle standing on her own. She was so shaky, so unstable mentally and physically and emotionally that it was best for him to help her. She wasn't going to let him take all of her weight though. With a little effort, she planted herself firmly and took a deep breath before nodding. She didn't know where he was going to take her, whether it be to her dorm room to face her roommate or maybe to a hospital. The idea of the hospital made her freeze, she couldn't go there. Not to a hospital...not right now. However she knew Lani and she knew he would know exactly what to do. He knew her probably better than anyone else ever would. When he started talking about him making hot chocolate and having ice cream, she felt herself relax further, still walking slowly, shakily. He was taking her to his apartment. He was going to take care of her. The thought would have made her laugh if she wasn't quite so weak. The roles had been reversed and now it was his turn to take care of her.

They reached his apartment and he cleared a space while holding on to her. She sat down on the couch, curling up in a ball before taking the welcomed hot chocolate from him. It smelled incredible and the warmth was soothing. Adrianna inhaled and took a deep breath, settling in and releasing all of the tension that had been pent up in her body. She hadn't realized how rigid she was, how tightly bound she kept herself to keep from relapsing. It felt nice relaxing and when he sat beside her, she positioned herself so that she could steal a bit of warmth from him, huddled against his side. At all costs, she ignored his eyes because she knew what she'd find there and she didn't want to see it. "I don't want to, but I can tell you if you want to know," She said softly before glancing up at him as she took a drink.

[Lani Hunter]

Lani would have carried her if she would have let him. But that wasn’t Adrianna’s way. She was strong and she needed to believe that she was strong. So he stayed right by her side and let her lean on him when she needed him and he had a protective arm around her, half supporting her while she walked, with that determined expression on her face. It was times like this that made him confident that she would be alright. Now all that was needed was for Venn to stop making his appearance and well, either way Lani was going to kill him anyways, so that was that. He almost blasted his apartment away in anger. He hated Venn. He was ready to throttle him. The violent thought gave Lani pause, he wondered if Adrianna felt the same way about Odion. He shook his head dismissing thoughts of the redhead, it wasn’t like he was ever going to come back, no matter how much Lani may or may not want it. If only the telekinetic knew how wrong he was.

He was weary from his run and he didn’t care if he had to walk as slow as a snail back to his apartment so long as he got Adrianna there and she was safe. Admittedly it was a lot shorter of a span as he knew where he was now and didn’t have to snake around the city looking for Adrianna. Sitting with her he didn’t know what to say. His heart was still hammering, but he wasn’t sure now if it was from the physical exertion or if it was from the fear in his heart. He didn’t know what he would do if he lost Adrianna. He’d already lost his love he couldn’t lose his best friend as well. Lani nodded, as much as he wanted to know it wasn’t worth forcing Adrianna to tell him. He bit his lip and debated between asking her to tell him and waiting a little while until she was ready to talk about it. A small smile came on his face. “It’s okay, if you don’t want to you don’t have to,” he patted her leg, “But if and when you wanna talk I’m always here.”

He got to his feet, “Beside’s I wanna know the most appropriate way to kill him. Do you want something to eat?” He asked, but he was already on his way to the kitchen and came back with oreos. Okay, so maybe he wanted some as well. He took his seat again and gave her a sympathetic look. “Boys suck,” he said and with a sigh he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer. “Adrianna, I’m so sorry,” he wasn’t going to ask her if she was alright, he knew the answer to that. He didn’t know what else to do other than hold her and hum. He hardly realized he’d started up the tune when he started humming but it was soft and held a tune that was almost recognizable, but not quite. He turned and kissed her temple and held her, he just needed her to know that he was here for her. Whether she wanted to talk, or just sit here and mope, or if she wanted to rage around his apartment throwing things. Well, he didn’t know how Adam would feel about that, but Lani wouldn’t mind. So long as she didn’t go after herself again.