She's not broken, She's just a baby. (M&S&G)

[GUILLERMO SALAS-ORTIZ]

Seth's anger was tangible. Guillermo felt extremely uneasy as he left with him.
Once they were a distance away, Seth grabbed Guillermo by the front of his shirt, and all but dragged him into the nearest bathroom. A male nurse stared in shock and confusion, then got the hell out of there.
Seth bobbed on his feet, apparently searching for what he wanted to say. Suddenly, Guillermo felt his head fly back and seconds later her felt a prickling hot pain in his nose. Something warm trickled from it, as Seth pinned him to the wall.
"You fuck!" He growled, and Guillermo winced at the sound of his voice, straining to keep from yelling.
"Let me make myself clear, Guillermo. Hiro fucking told me what happened, and had it not been for you, she would have been safe."
Guillermo couldn't look Seth in the eyes. His hair fell into his face as he hung his head slightly, his eyes filling with tears and spilling over.
"Fuck you, standing there next to her like nothing happened! Like she didn't almost die? Fuck you! If you ever lead up to her getting hurt again... I swear... I'll-"
Seth threw another punch, though this time he hit the wall behind Guillermo's head.
"I'll kill you-" His voice was dangerous and dark.
Guillermo didn't doubt him for a second.
"I don't mean I'll fucking kick your ass, or mangle you. I will stab you in your fucking throat, bury a hole, and throw dirt on your fucking worthless body while you take your last breathe."
"And I'll come and ask you to," he said softly through gasps of air as he cried, "If something happens to her again because of me, I'll be begging you to kill me. Come on, man. Punch the shit out of me."
His eyes were hurt and full of sadness and anger at himself.
He reached out and shook Seth by his shoulders.
"Now! I deserve it! Kick my ass to hell!" He yelled, but it didn't come out loudly because of the muffling sobs. He broke right there in front of Seth, sinking to his knees on the tile floor.
Seth had a few tear tracks running down the sides of his face.
"What did she say? When you told her you..."
Guillermo's voice was constricted, "She thinks I'm just worked up over my dad. And that I'm lying, more or less."
Worthless.
Bastard.
Unloved.
Alone.
His life was summed up in only a few words.

[MALLORY TORRES]

Mallory shifted slightly as Rose called herself a villain from batman. "You know most of the girls look pretty hot under all the makeup and shit." Mallory stated with a smile. Her mind was on the guys that had left because no 'Roommate Stuff' took this long to discuss. Then Rose spoke about Seth, the new guy, must had been updated with what happened. Yet, Mallory still couldn't shake the nasty pit in her stomach. "Ro.." Mallory started, but then Rose spoke up again. So both the guys were feeling for her.

Mallory brought her hand to Rose's cheek and smiled as Rose got comfy. "Told you." Mallory stated with a flat tone while Rose fiddled with Mallory's hair. "Dammit Guil." Mallory breathed. However, when Rose started to speak about Guil's problems, Mallory's eyes grew wide. "Rose," Mallory slightly shrugged Rose off her shoulder, "listen to me. I am going to repeat this when you are 'sober,' but Guil NEEDS you. Especially now."

Rose readjusted her head on Mallory's shoulder when Rose spoke of her car. "C'mon. Seriously, No." Mallory grabbed Rose's head and laid it on the pillow before standing up. "I am going to check on them. Stay put." Mallory said with a smile and wink to cover up the horrid feeling in her stomach. Walking out the door, Mallory looked for the boys, but they had disappear. As Mallory looked a bit confused a male nurse rounded a corner and almost ran into Mallory. She requested if he had seen to guys, and gave a description of each, the nurse nodded then told her to check the bathroom.

Mallory walked quickly to the bathroom and laid her head on the door and listened. "...I'm lying, more or less." Guil's voice was held a slight saddness to it, but Mallory was going to confront them. Pushing open the door, Mallory nearly screamed at the sight. "Holy Shit!" She said as she closed the door behind her. "Seth, get away from him. Guil clean up your face! Stop fighting, Dammit!" Mallory yelled as she ran between the two and shoved her hardest. "Get over whatever the fuck y'all are fighting over and get back in that room and show Rose all the love y'all can spare. I got plenty, so how about y'all grow a pair and just wait. For now. Chill out." Mallory finally took in a breath and looked between the two.

[SETH FOXWORTH]

"And I'll come and ask you to," he said softly through gasps of air as he cried, "If something happens to her again because of me, I'll be begging you to kill me. Come on, man. Punch the shit out of me." Seth looked at him, trying to keep cold and callous, but relenting a little as he saw the sadness in Guillermo. He sighed, drying his hands. "Now! I deserve it! Kick my ass to hell!" Guillermo yelled, desperate. He wanted someone to make him look as bad as he felt.

"I ain't gonna punch you, Man. Just... for future reference or whatever." Seth muttered, watching his rival-friend-person-roommate thing.

Guillermo spoke in a slightly bitter voice, and Seth felt a bit guilty for his relief. "She thinks I'm just worked up over my dad. And that I'm lying, more or less." Seth sighed, hoisting Guillermo up on his feet.

Rose was stubborn. Seth wasn't so heartless as to think that this was completely a good thing. If he were in Guillermo's shoes, he'd be having a fit. Giving him a gentle push to the sink, Seth gave him a look of truce as his cavalry burst through the door. "Holy Shit! Seth, get away from him. Guil clean up your face! Stop fighting, Dammit! Get over whatever the fuck y'all are fighting over and get back in that room and show Rose all the love y'all can spare. I got plenty, so how about y'all grow a pair and just wait. For now. Chill out."

Seth blinked at the pretty girl, and her shrill demanding tone, looking a little surprised by her outrage. "We're not fighting. Well, anymore." Seth shrugged a little, shoving his hands in his pockets, feeling a little bad. Perhaps punching the guy wasn't the best first move. Seth walked past them, patting Guillermo's back tiredly, avoiding Mallory's eyes like scolded child would their Mother, and headed to Rose's room.

This thing with him, Rose, and Guillermo was getting fucking complicated.

[ROSE MERCER]

"Told you." Mallory said, though her voice had no indication of victory. She muttered something else as Rose went on, but the drugs made her ears heavy, and she didn't quite get it. "Rose, listen to me. I am going to repeat this when you are 'sober,' but Guil NEEDS you. Especially now." Rose frowned as she got shrugged away, having had been quite comfortable.

"I am literally the worst person in the world to help him Mally." Rose muttered, sadly. "I'm no good with feelings and stuff, and if we start getting into it, he'll want me to say it back, and I'm not going to do that. And then he's going to get that hurt look, and I'll feel bad, and probably do something bitchy, and we'll fight... and I dunno." Rose pulled her blanket over her head, tired. She knew that Mallory would take his side. Not that his side was wrong... well it was. He didn't love her. He was confused. But she couldn't be mad at him for being confused.

Mallory's voice was suddenly really worried about something. "I am going to check on them. Stay put." Rose poked her eyes out, looking around the room as Mallory stepped out, feeling oddly alone. But she liked loneliness. It suited her.

"You're getting use to these people..." Said a voice next to her, making Rose jump a little. The green woman from her weird death hallucination! Rose stared closely, waiting for her to disappear.

"You're not real..." Rose muttered, wondering if she had fallen asleep.

The woman sniffed, but otherwise ignored the comment. "I don't like that girl. Something very familiar... or that Guillermo of yours-"

"Not mine." Rose said, in her sleepy stubbornness.

"Shut up... I rather like the other boy though. Something very dark about him..." The green woman mused allowed.

Rose stared at the hallucination, "There is nothing dark about Seth! Go away..." Rose covered her ears and shut her eyes, like she would do as a child when she had nightmares. "Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!" She repeated, rocking back and forth. Sighing the green woman complied, though with her eyes closed, Rose did not see, and kept her soft little mantra going.

[GUILLERMO SALAS-ORTIZ]

Seth watched him closely for a moment or so before murmuring,
"I ain't gonna punch you, Man. Just... for future reference or whatever."
He then sighed and dragged Guillermo into a standing position.
"Holy Shit! Seth, get away from him. Guil clean up your face! Stop fighting, Dammit! Get over whatever the fuck y'all are fighting over and get back in that room and show Rose all the love y'all can spare. I got plenty, so how about y'all grow a pair and just wait. For now. Chill out."
Mallory's outburst surprised Guillermo. He frowned a little, wanting to tell her that he was fine with it.
Seth beat him to it.
"We're not fighting. Well, anymore."
He followed Seth back to Rose's room, wiping some blood from his face.
When they reached her room, he saw Rose sitting on her bed, her legs drawn up to her chest and her hands over her ears. Her eyes were shut tightly as she rocked back and forth.
"Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!" Rose said, her voice shaky.
Immediately filled with concern, Guillermo sat beside her on the bed, holding her automatically, the same as he did when she had nightmares.
"Rose! What's wrong? Who do you want to go away?"

[MALLORY TORRES]

Mallory looked between the boys and shook her head. She walked to the sink, gripped the edges of the cold surface, closed her eyes and let her head hang. Her hair cascaded around her face while she just stood there thinking about life when she felt Dorothy's presence. the pigtailed, blue-dressed, ruby red shoed girl leaned against the wall casually with a little smile on her face.

*I am proud of you Mallory. I don't think I've ever said that...well, thought... you know, but lately you have...grown up.* Dorothy spoke sweetly as she lifted Mallory's chin and tucked the random strands behind Mallory's ears.

Mallory smiled and nodded, signaled that she agreed.

^I don't...feel... victorious.^ She thought as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.

*Enjoy this feeling. Make it last.* Dorothy stated with another smile as she walked to the door and waited for Mallory to join her.

Mallory nodded at Dorothy's words, fixed her hair and make-up, and then made her way back to the room. Mallory grabbed the handle and immediately felt a cold chill run up her spine, and apparently Dorothy felt it, too. As quickly Dorothy appeared, she disappeared and locked herself inside Mallory's mind. Mallory felt like her stomach would do knots as she stood with her hand on the handle. She brushed the feeling off and opened the door to Rose panicking.

Was this the sudden realization of almost losing your life? Some form of a panic attack after stressful traumatic events? Mallory just stood as she watched, feeling guilt hit her again, but tears didn't fall. She was upset, but not sad which was weird. Mallory walked to the edge of the bed and stood with her arms crossed. She wanted to panic, but she stood with her face indifferent. What was wrong with her...where were the tears?!

[SETH FOXWORTH]

"Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!" Seth watched her closely, his eyes round with horror.

"Rose! What's wrong? Who do you want to go away?" Guillermo got to her first, holding her tightly. The look of horror changed to one of slight jealousy, though he busied himself with checking her restroom for an intruder. No one.

Mallory's face looked like stone, as if expecting something. Seth looked out the window, wondering if a pigeon had frightened her. "Did you fall asleep, Chicken?" Seth asked gently. "Maybe you had a nightmare?" Rose had always been prone to nightmares. It had something to do with being raised by a Monster, Seth figured. His Mother was no walk in the park, but at least she had a mental defect to blame it on.

He wanted to touch her, but Guillermo had it covered. Quick, lucky, bastard. Seth tried to keep his head down, letting Guillermo have the moment. After all, he did kind of almost kill her. But wait! Why was he being fair? What happened to alls fair in love in war? This was both! Still, it wasn't like he could hall off and punch Guillermo... again... and steal Rose from him. Something told Seth Rose would dislike that.

[ROSE MERCER]

Rose was no longer able to rock, as Guillermo's arms wrapped around her. "Rose! What's wrong? Who do you want to go away?" She snuggled her head in the crook of his neck, trying to get her thoughts together.

"La bruja verde ... Hice un trato con ella, pero yo no había pensado que era real ... " Rose muttered, her eyes frightened but dry. She looked at Mallory's peculiar expression. Was she doing something wrong?

Seth looked around, searching for the Green Witch. His eyes were skeptical, or something. Rose couldn't detect it. She wanted to sleep, but then her friends would leave. She didn't want to be alone! The Witch would come. "Did you fall asleep, Chicken? Maybe you had a nightmare?" Rose pushed herself away from Guillermo, nodding suddenly.

"Oh.. yes. That's it. I just... fell asleep." Rose looked at Seth carefully, trying to figure out what the Witch had meant when she said that there was something dark about him. "I feel so stupid... dreaming about witches..." Rose laughed, not aware enough of herself from the drugs to put up a performance up to the par she usually did. Her face was wrought with worry, wondering if that whole thing had been more than a dream.

She looked at Guillermo, touching his face where some blood had not been wiped off. "Is that blood?" Rose demanded, her blue eyes turning wide. She looked around, wanting to know what she had missed. "What happened?"

[GUILLERMO SALAS-ORTIZ]

"La bruja verde ... Hice un trato con ella, pero yo no había pensado que era real ... " Rose muttered, her blue eyes looking around quickly, frightened.
"Did you fall asleep, Chicken? Maybe you had a nightmare?" Seth asked and Rose nodding vigorously.
"Oh.. yes. That's it. I just... fell asleep. I feel so stupid... dreaming about witches..." Rose laughed, but still looked worried.
"Está bien, estás a salvo ahora." Guillermo whispered to her, stroking her hair lightly.
"Me quedaré esta noche. Voy a estar aquí, no te preocupes."
She looked at Guillermo, touching his face.
"Is that blood?"
Her eyes widened and his did as well, glancing at Seth and Mallory for help.
"What happened?"
"Um.. I just.." he tried, not wanting to upset her or get Seth into trouble.
"I tripped in the hall. Hit my face on one of the railings by the wall."
Lame? Yes. But at least it was something to stall with.

[MALLORY TORRES]

Mallory just continued to stare as Guil held Rose and Seth stood off to the side. Everything wasn't making sense. Why had she not panicked? Why did she just stand there and watch her friend freak out? Maybe it was because Mallory's body was too exhausted to actually register when emotions were needed. That was it. Mallory's was just too tired to register at this point. She only needed sleep, but she didn't want to leave Rose. Tonight Mallory would squeeze next to Rose and sleep comfortably.

Mallory looked over at Seth and watched the kid for a minute. So THIS was the best friend from Rose's past, he was the one that ended up in jail or something. She then looked to Guil. Both were reassuring Rose that it was a nightmare, but Mallory just felt off. "Takes a Bitch...i mean, witch, to know one right?" Mallory teased a bit as she walked to the chair behind Seth. She was going to just rest her eyes for a moment.

She just needed to...Light snores came from Mallory a few moments after she fell asleep. She dreamed of white. Nothingness.