RJ (cunningspirit) wrote in parabolical, @ 2008-10-07 13:27:00 |
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Entry tags: | kat manx, r.j. |
Who: RJ and Kat
What: Meeting up with Kat, needing a friend
When: Late Afternoon
Where: RJ's hotel room, then L.A. streets
Rating: PG
Status: Complete
RJ couldn't believe Casey was gone. Just like that, his friend was dead. RJ didn't know what to do now; he was supposed to take care of him, keep him safe. He felt like he'd failed Casey - as a mentor, a fellow Ranger and a friend.
Sitting in the hotel, the room that they'd shared, RJ stared at some of Casey's belongings that were on and around the couch. For a second, RJ believed that this was all a dream and Casey would be walking through that door, any second now. But, he knew it wasn't going to happen. Casey was gone and there was nothing RJ could do about it.
He needed to get out of there. Be anywhere else but there. Trying to keep it together, RJ packed a few things in his backpack and made his way out of the hotel. With no destination in mind, he set to walking the streets. What would he do if Lily or Theo showed up? How could he tell them that he'd failed, that he let Casey die? Deep down, RJ knew it wasn't really his fault. There'd been other deaths, apart from Casey's, because of this damn Apocalypse. Still, RJ just couldn't wrap his head around the fact that he wouldn't see Casey again. Even if he ever got back to Ocean Bluff, Casey would be absent.
Slumping down onto a nearby bench, RJ cradled his head in his hands and finally broke.