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It was dark and cold. Quiet and faint. Not unlikely for the time it was at the skeld..People were supposed to be sleep, well, the only few people that were alive. That being, Blue, Lime, Cyan and Black. Lime had made it clear since their first day that they were going to be alone, and this alien imposter thing, told them they made the right exact call.
If, they stayed true to it.
The doctor..
Oh, the doctor.
Has put them under a spell, like they have every other crewmate. They often found themselves passing by medbay vents a lot, stopping by, thinking about Blue. What could they be up to? What were they thinking? Did they need or want anything? Lime would be ... Happy to be of assistance. Because they trusted the doctor. Deeply. The bond they have infused with them ever since the first death, white, was unbreakable! Surely, nothing could come in-between them. Not even MIRA. Not even the government. Not even the gremlins. Not even the imposter.
Not even if that imposter was-
Lime sat up straight, panting. A bead of sweat ran down their forehead. A tiny little nightmare? No..it has to be Black or Cyan. They were together, as were Blue and Lime. So if anyone died with their duo.. they knew who it was. They remember strictly telling Blue to sleep together in the medbay tonight, with the doors locked, and a heavy box over the vent. It was the only way to protect themselves. They patted themselves, no injuries, still had all organs intact. They sighed, cracking a tiny smile with their visor. They looked at their surroundings finally, Blue wasn't in the medbay bed with them. It was dark. They jumped out the bed with their makeshift salt gun, to which they had ended imposter Red with. What a fiasco that was, their own captain. Lime frowned, that horrible moment.. Purple would never come out of security, said it was for the crews safety, and needed to be in here at all times. Lime would occasionally bring them food, from the vents to which the other appreciated greatly, They felt they had made a little bond with purple, since they would sometimes talk about what had happened, and what else to do. They were always short convos though, nothing to really talk about. Lime felt queazy again. The state they found purple in on that one day. It was to no one's else's surprise. Well, nothing good comes from reminiscing on the past!
We've got to find Blue!
Quickly Lime splashed a cup of water on their visor, and woke up completely, slapping their face a couple of times, 'They could be in danger!' They thought. they've got to quicken their pace. They slipped on their backpack, their overalls, can't forget their bandana. Grabbed the gun and ran out. The cold floor had them shiver with every step. Why was it so cold? Those gremlins.. must've mutated to get freaky ice powers to mess with the weather up here! Or maybe space was just cold. No, definitely gremlins. Anyways, at least a few lights should be on around here. Maybe the powers out again. They'll just go to electrical later.
Just then, a wave of Blue crowded their mind. They remember why they're out here, and their pace quickens. Gotta make sure the Doc's not... Deceased. They remember the moments they've had with Blue up until now. How when they got the tiniest cut, but Blue still dropped everything they were doing, just to aid them.
How Blue talked to them, listened, and understood them every time they went on and just yapped about whatever they could at the moment. Listening to Limes theories, giving their own back, not treating him like he was another crazy luni up under the sun. It was.. nice.
Or, that time, when Blue overworked themselves too hard, and fell asleep on Limes vent! Lime wasn't using them for once in a millennia, and just walked past medbay to see Blue out cold! Lime rushed to pick Blue up and put them on a bed, sighing of relief when they found Blue still breathing. They Just looked.. Very tired. Color a little dull.. Slightly wrinkly? Lime covered them up with medbays softest blankets. They were going to leave now, till they felt another hand on theirs, holding it. Lime looked at Blue. Still out cold. Sleep walking? It wasn't unusual, but Blue never did that before. Even in slumber, they still looked ethereal. Agh, Lime, cut it out!
They stayed for a little while.
All those nights with Blue, supposedly protecting them from the imposter.
"Take all my holy water, doc. I've got enough down here!"
"Ah.. Lime. Really, I think your doings have been working on me, thank you so much, for your concern and protecting me all the time." Blue smiled at them, as they always did with that warm and welcoming smile.
"..Yeah. It's nothin. Night."
"Goodnight, Lime."
And they waved them off.
Another time.
"Lime, are you okay?"
"Yeah big dog. I'm okay, it's just a little scratch. It's.. fine."
"Lime. Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? It doesn't look good, but it doesn't necessarily look bad either. You could've gotten a really bad infection or worse." Blue took limes hand into theirs. That wasn't a 'little scratch.' lime slightly jumped at the touch, pulling their hand back.
"Please, Lime, Let me treat you. At least if not ever again, just this once. I am not going to do anything without your supervision, or consent. I do not condone behavior like that. If I have to wait..forever. Then, I will. But for now, I need you to trust me, so you can get treated. Okay?"
Lime blinked.
"Fine .! Swoon.. swoon.." He waved, trying to clear their face of the very visible blush they had going on, but Blue saw, smiling again. "But I'm watching you do everything!"
"That's fine with me, Lime."
They chuckled, remembering all the acute and wonderful moments they had. They never starved a day with Blue always bringing them breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wether they forgot about it, or was too busy on the reactor to care. Blue was the one that gifted them those tough leather gloves so their hands would get hurt less while working. Lime thought it was mind controlling at first, till Blue put them on themselves. They seemed more kept and put together.. as the crew would put it. They'd all have to thank Blue someday. If they can get a word in without swooning. Blue was so caring, so kind, so different. They would never.. never harm a crewmate.
Like they are now.
Lime froze in place. Blacks dead body on the floor. A hole and already dried blood on their visor. Blue standing over it. Pink tentacles slithered, going from a big size to small, behind blues backpack. Lime was facing that direction, and Blue turned slightly.
"Hm, So you've finally found out, haven't you Lime?"
Lime stayed silent. Their guard going down completely. What were they supposed to do? Supposed to say? It feels like they've been stabbed with a knife made of fiberglass. They couldn't move.
"You.."
"Lime." Blue turned fully to him. Looking just a tad worried, they could see how all of Limes lights broke inside, how everything came crashing down, in just a span of few seconds.
Their gun dropped to the floor.
"Blue..."
"Why..?"
Is all, they could get out.
"You weren't, you aren't- that whole time.. you were-"
"An alien imposter, yes. I'm sorry lime. I.. had lied to you, and everyone else. I've shattered your trust completely.. and there isn't any.. going back. I tried to stop.. it. To resist."
"No no! You just had to. You couldn't.. ya just needed bloodshed, was just, bloodthirsty, like ALL alien imposters." Lime shook his head and raised their gun. "It isn't exactly easy." Blue replied. "I didn't want to hurt any of the crew.. truly.. I just.."
"Didn't wanna hurt? Tried to resist?? 7 of us are DEAD Blue! Because of YOU and red!!" 'Because of you.' Crewmates dead, because of Blue. If you had told Lime a sentence like this before, they'd think your crazier than they have ever been in their entire life. A finger was on the trigger. Perfectly. Blue was exactly where they needed to be. So why haven't they shot yet? Still, Lime was full of everything. All of these emotions at once. Betrayal, Sadness, Anger, Fear, conflicting, it was. If they were at their senses, they'd go to blue. They'd know what to say.. but. It isn't Blue.
"Lime.." They reached out to Lime, but retracted their hand.
"It.. doesn't even matter."
"What?"
"None of it matters. At the end of the day, your still an alien, blood sucking imposter." Their gun lowered again, Blue walked towards them, tendrils visible. But lime didn't move. "Don't.." Lime weakly whispered out.
"And that is true, and what I've done, is irreversible and unforgivable. And.. I can't bring myself to harm you. Not before, not even after all this time. So you know what happens next.. Lime." They took one of limes hands.
Silence filled the room.
"Lime?"
Then a sniff.
"But I just can't!" They slightly pushed Blue, dropping the gun. A few droplets of water came out, to which Blue winced as they stepped on them, getting closer to the crewmate.
"You-"
"I can't kill you!" They cried out. "I trusted ya, with my life, but you didn't do anything, ya killed everyone else...but. I still.."
"GAH!! I'm just a coward." Lime fell to their knees and their vision blurred up more as tears fell. "Oh lime.. No, you aren't."
"I am! I can't even do the one thing I've been preaching about since I've got on this god forsaken ship. I-" Blue crouched down, and hugged Lime. Still, not making any move to painfully end them.
"Why? WHY AREN'T YOU KILLING ME?? BLUE!!" Lime started to hit them with their balled fists, on their back, Blue stayed silent, closing their visor and taking all of the hits, still holding onto them. "WHY ARE YOU LETTING ME LIVE?" They sniffed again, more tears.
"You- you- darn Alien! Why- why..? Just why .. did it have to be you?"
"Let it all out, my dear." Blue slowly opened their visor.
"I don't understand.." Lime cried in an imposters arms, they felt truly destroyed.
"You know I couldn't possibly hurt you-"
"And what makes you think I can to you?!!" Lime shouted, looking up straight at Blue. Blue, for whatever reason, looked shocked. "Lime, i-"
"I really did.. trust ya blue, with everything..every day.. all those nights.. all those talks.. every damn visit.. every.. I.. I loved you. Dear god. I fucking loved you, so, so much. I loved... An alien. Why.. did ya have to do it." Their grip on Blues clothes tightened, as they felt another wave of tears wash over them.
"Lime.." Blue caressed their face, wiping the tears.
"I love you too. With all my heart, it is exactly why I left you alone, and convinced Red to do the same. I loved every moment we spent together in this ship. Truly. I knew it wouldn't work from the start.. Knew I shouldn't have gotten close to a co worker. A crewmate, nonetheless."
Blue laughed a little at that last part, shaking their head. seems like a few tears of their own were startling to drop.
"I hate.. this.. so much. So damn much." Lime dove their head onto Blues chest and teared up more, dampening Blues clothes, but they could care less.
"I know, my dear. I wish we could've had it any other way. It makes me wish drastically that we never got on this ship."
"But, you never would've went down to go get my pen that fell in the vent, and you would've never gotten hurt, hid your pain and finally come to visit me days later. We would've never.." Blue held up Limes face, wiping more tears.
"Met. So, a part of me, is still glad we met this way, because, oh jeez, Lime. You were truly an experience. You've made my life so much more interesting in a span of a few months.. Made me so happy as a crewmate, or, imposter. I've never met anyone like you, your so special to me. And I truly love you for that. I never.. want you to change." Sparkles in their visor, they looked lovingly at lime, who couldn't help but put a hand over blues which was on the side of Limes face cheek.
"Blue..ya really are still so sappy.. in a moment like this?" Lime unexpectedly laughed, Like golden waves of music to Blue it was, they couldn't help but smile along with Lime. It was.. infectious.
"What can I expect of you? You're Blue, for crying out loud." Blue laughed. "Really now .." putting the back of their free hand over their mouth while they did so.
Blue sighed, taking both hands and cupping limes face, slowly raising it closer and closer-
Until Lime moved forwards first, clinking their visors together initiating their first ever kiss.
(Not counting one where they accidentally did whereas Lime was coming out of a vent when blue was about to open it and call for them.)
The moment lasted for a long time, it felt like time stopped, and they were the only ones in space. The humming whirr of the ship shifted Lime back to reality. That kiss was as magical as they imagined it eons ago. They departed, slowly.
"I love you, lime. So much.. more than anything."
"But."
Blues hand went down, to the tip of Limes makeshift gun. And they raised it straight to their chest. Limes visor went wide immediately.
"We can't be together."
"Blue, what're you even-"
"We cannot, Lime. It would never work. I can't live like this knowing what I've done. The consequences if we get caught.. I don't want to put such a burden on you, and I don't want us to live in secret forever. I still have the.. 'Urges.' I'm afraid, I wouldn't last. I really do want to live with you, make life with you, continue.. with you. I do." Blues body shook, a shivering feeling.
..
...
"I won't."
" You have to."
"God fucking-" They have to. And Lime knows they have to. The gun started to shake again. Lime, started to shake again.
"Lime, lime. My dear, precious lime.. it's okay. It'll all be okay." Blue hugged Lime once more. "No.. it won't be okay. Doc.. I can't. Not without ya..Please." They pleaded once more, knowing the exact outcome anyway.
"You can." Blue looked at them again, clinking their visors again.
"I know you'll do great things in life Lime, live on, in everyone's memory. Avenge them. And.. 'me.' Haha, ..I love you, okay? Never forget it, my love." Blue raised the gun again, rubbed against Limes finger which was on the trigger.
One last clink.
and after a few seconds..
Pushed the trigger for them.
"I love ya too, doc."