[ALIK] you fucking make me sick.

[alik marai romonov]

The words didn't help with Alik's guilt and he reached for Zakk's hand, kissing where he had bitten down on it before shrinking away fearfully from the approaching guards. Kira rolled his eyes, scowling, but gave Zakk'ri a hug anyway. "I'll keep him safe," He insisted. At least as much as he could. He handed Alik his clothes and he pulled them on, staring sullenly at the ground as Kira led him out the door.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

"As long as you don't do a better job than me." Zakk'ri told him in a teasing tone, even if he was completely serious. He didn't like ever coming second, especially to Alik.

"Come on, Romonov." One of the guards told him, cuffing him behind his back. He watched another grab his clothes, gritting his teeth as he was pulled out the door. He wanted so badly to head butt the idiot dragging him. But he very well couldn't, not the way he was being pulled outisde.

[alik marai romonov]

Alik looked back sullenly as they dragged Zakk'ri off, halfheartedly following Kira towards the coffee shop. His brother bought him a doughnut and Alik couldn't help wondering if he had stolen the credits from some poor victim. He ate it slowly, then wandered back to the dorms with his brother to play video games in the lounge of the physical ward for awhile before they had somebody get Alik to take him for more testing.

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Zakk'ri let them lock him back into his cell, looking around at the other empty cells. He was the only one down here, most of the time. But only because no one else was crazy enough to kill people. And they had padded rooms for the self harming. So Zakk ended up in a cold six-by-eight with what he thought was the hardest bed on the planet. "I wanna get OUT NOW!" He screamed, listening to it echo back at him. But he doubted anyone would come to let him out. They never did.

[alik marai romonov]

Alik followed them obediently to the hospital so they could inject him with things and put several cuts into his arms, each one deeper the higher they went so they could see what healed and what didn't. Tears glittered in his eyes as they did so, then threw on a piece of loose gauze and led him towards the cells to sit for a few hours so they could watch the process. Blood dripped slowly down his arm, tears falling down his cheeks silently. He raised his head as he heard the familiar voice of his brother.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri glared as a nurse walked over with a vial in her hand. She'd told him many times he was 'special because they couldn't even trust him enough to let him out for testing'. So she was forced to test him in his cell. "Arm please, Zakk'ri." She told him gently, and he held out his arm, looking away as she stuck him with the needle. She walked away, then came back with the doctor so he could be watched. "Where's your brother?" He asked Zakk'ri.

"Kira? Hell if I know. Probably playing spider man somewhere." He said, walking over to the bed to sit down.

"Not that one. The other one." The doctor said, gesturing for the nurse to come back. He showed Zakk'ri a red ball, then handed it to the nurse. She walked off with it, and he laid back.

"Bring him to me and I can tell you."

"You know that's not how we work, Zakk'ri."

[alik marai romonov]

Alik sat down on the floor of the cell as the door clanged shut and was locked. He watched a nurse walk by with a ball and frowned, then pulled the bloodied gauze from his arm, wincing. The shallowest of cuts had healed to nothing but a faint line. He let out a shaky breath, drawing his knees to his chest.

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

"You won't bring him to me because you're hurting him. That's why." Zakk'ri told the doctor, folding his arms behind his head. "It's at the nurse's desk, behind the filing cabinet." He yawned, drawing one of his knees up. "Why won't you let my brother come see me? I'm not going to hurt him."

"Because you don't deserve visitors."

"Even prisoners get visitors. Isn't that what I am?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as the doctor walked off.

[alik marai romonov]

"Please heal..." Alik whispered to himself brokenly, staring at his throbbing, bloodied arm. He reached up to wipe tears from his face.
'No need for tears, Alik. Your brother hates when you cry.'
He swallowed, sniffling, and looked up as a doctor walked by. He looked familiar. "Lemme see Zakk'ri...please.. I'll be good I promise..."

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

The doctor looked over at him. "It's not you we have to worry about being good. It's that brother of your's. We can't let him see you like this." He said. "Besides. We can't observe you in his cell." He walked off again.

Zakk'ri tapped his foot slowly, then got agitated again. He walked to the bars of the cell, tugging on them. "I. Want. Alik." He shook the bars with each word, almost wishing he really was the hulk so he could break the bars.

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"Please..." Alik whispered brokenly. "I need him.. I need Zakk.." He swallowed, looking down at his bleeding arm again, the top cut having not slowed at all. Fresh tears rushed down his face.
'Where is begging going to get you? They don't care.' He began to cry harder, silently. "Please..."

[zakk'ri jon romonov]

Zakk'ri rested his forehead against the bars, closing his eyes. He could feel his brother close, but didn't know exactly where he was. "Alik?" He called, walking to the corner that would be closest to the door. "You have my brother down here, don't you?" He was close to screaming, irate knowing someone was hurting his brother again. A nurse came back down the hall, handing him a change of clothes. He grabbed her wrist, yanking her arm through the bars. "Give. Me. Alik." He spat.

[alik marai romonov]

Alik stood up unsteadily, shaking from being scared. He paced closer to the cell door, begging to anyone that might be around to hear. He wanted his brother so bad right now... It wasn't fair. "Zakk'ri," He sobbed, peering at the majority of empty cells around him.

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Zakk'ri finally let the nurse go when she said she would go talk to the doctor. He pulled on his jeans, knowing he would get reprimanded for threatening and hurting nurses again. At least she was alive, though. He heard a door open, the doctor walking down with his brother. "You've seriously got to stop hurting nurses, Zakk'ri." He said. Zakk looked over his brother, holding out his hand.

"You okay?" He asked quietly. He doubted they would let him in the same cell with Alik.

[alik marai romonov]

Alike reached through the bars with his uninjured hand, taking Zakk's tightly. "I'm sorry I bit you.." Was all he maaged to choke. He felt guiltly, and his arm was still bleeding. The second cut had started to close up around the edges, the third wasn't bleeding near as much, but the others still were. Especially the one that probably needed stitches. He trembled, wiping at his face.