Room 217, Monday Morning

[walks_two_paths]

Savannah woke up sitting against the same wall where she had collapsed the night before. It took her a few moments for the events of the night came crashing down on her.

"Oh god. OH GOD!"

She managed to get to her feet even though she thought she was going collapse. She made it as far as the bed before she felt the desire to throw up. She was violently ill in the trashcan for a few moments. Straightening, she started to head to the door, knowing she had to turn herself in for what she had done.

Not that dealing with the police was going to be as bad as the fact that she had murdered the guy she loved more than anything.


[[OOC: For the not-dead boyfriend]]

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny, laying in bed, groaned awake, disoriented and... naked.

"S'vannah? Babe?"

He reached up to rub his eyes.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah froze with her hand on the door knob and turned to the bed with confused eyes.

"J-Johnny?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Uh..." he sat up, splayed his hands over his chest. "Yeah.. I think so?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah stared at him and then she was sitting on the bed, checking him over carefully.

"You're alive! Oh thank god, you're alive."

She was careful not to touch him.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Did you..." he didn't want to say it but couldn't help himself, "... shoot me?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah's face fell and she nodded, getting up to move away from the bed. "It was an accident. I would never want to hurt you... ever."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"What happened this weekend? It's like, confusing and crap. And god, you didn't cheat on me, did you?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Mutely, Savannah shook her head.

She swallowed "No, I didn't. I don't believe I ever could." She looked at the floor. "I don't know what was going on this weekend and I don't even own a gun."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I didn't think you did," he told her.

"Come here?" he asked, patting the bed by him. He was careful to keep the sheet over his lower half.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah moved back over to the bed and sat down on the edge. She was trying not to cry.

"I'm sorry, Johnny," she whispered. "I'm so sorry."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"For what? As far as I can tell this was another weekend of random Fandom whacky crap," he told her, trying to keep his voice soft.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"But I killed you..."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"No you didn't. Not for real. Look at me," he said, reaching a hand out to touch her arm. "I'm here, alive. This weekend was just a dream. A fucking real live dream, but dream nevertheless."

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah felt him touch her and then she ran her hand over his chest, relieved to see that there was no blood, no bullet hole.

"It... it was so real..."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I know," he said low, taking her hand from his chest and raising it to his mouth so he could kiss it. "None of it was real, you know that. I'm right here alive and healthy, no bullet hole." He did wonder about her stomach, the bruises.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She hadn't even thought about her bruises because she had been so focused on the fact that she had hurt him -- even if it wasn't real. When he took her hand and kissed it, she let out a breath of relief.

"I was going to the police station," she said softly, meeting his eyes.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"What? There is no need now, you know that," he said, smiling at her.

"Lift up your shirt for me?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"I didn't know that until I heard you say my name," she pointed out. "All I wanted was to die."

Nodding, she lifted up her shirt. There were no bruises there any longer.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny reached over, traced the flatness of her stomach, the softness, pleased that it was perfectly normal. "You scared me, you know," he whispered.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She looked into his eyes, hers full of sadness and regret.

"Because I pulled a gun on you?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Because you couldn't remember anything. Because you were hurt; there were bruises all over..." he ran his fingers across her stomach again. "I didn't understand any of it."

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"I was scared, too," she said softly. "Nothing made sense and I was so confused... and sad."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

He put his arm around her and drew her in against his side. "It's over. Stupid Fandom shit, you know?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She curled into him, holding onto him. She was trying to control the shaking.

"I'm glad it's over because... Johnny... it scared me so much. When I thought that you were dead and I had killed you..."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Shh," he warmed her, and kissed the top of her head. "You wouldn't have. It was crazy, all right. Both of us. Nothing like that would ever happen," he assured her, trying to believe it himself.