A/N: Here's my little one shot of the FemaleProtagonist1/Shaundi that takes place after you save Shaundi and Viola from Kia and the exploding monument. I figure there might've been a little more than that end cutscene between them. here you go. Enjoy your feels.

My protagonist looks like this (Put the dots after my name, then tumblr, and close the space between com and the slash and it should work): lexxxieavelar tumblr com /post/26725990261/the-ideal-visual-i-had-for-detective-alice

Holding Out For a Hero

"Boss? You… you came back?" Shaundi's voice was shaky as she glanced up into the Boss's blue eyes, feeling strong arms lift her to her feet. After Kia had been fart gassed, and shot to the face with several 7.62mm rounds from Alice's Kalashnikov rifle, Shaundi had been dropped to the pavement. Now, the revered Saints' Boss was gathering the other woman in her arms, her lopsided smile filling her features.

"Of course I did," She said softly, noting Viola had already begun to make her way down the stairs of the Steelport Monument.

"You coming, Boss?" Viola called out, lingering by the railing.

"I'll meet you down there." She responded, waving her off as she shouldered her rifle over her back, her dog tags cold against her chest. The red button down 'Disco Fever' shirt had a few tears in its fabric, but it still looked damned fantastic on her. She had set Shaundi to her feet, meeting her brown eyes.

"Why go back for us when you had the chance to get Killbane, and get revenge for everything and the Syndicate?"

"You wanna know why?" Alice teased, her jaw-length straw-blonde hair blowing in the wind as it cut across the highest part of the monument, causing quite the gust that nearly staggered her off her feet. Shaundi stepped in closer to hear the other woman more clearly.

"Would you just fuckin' tell me already? We've gotta get down there and –" Shaundi however was interrupted when Alice put both of her hands on the side of her face, cupping her cheeks. Her thumbs moved slightly across smooth skin, and before Shaundi could utter another word, the Boss had leaned in, pressing her lips to Shaundi's deeply in a kiss that was sure as hell meant to be passionate. In slight shock, Shaundi took a few moments to respond, but slowly, she leaned into the Boss' comforting and revolver tattooed arms, hooking her hands onto the waistband of her dark grey slacks to move in right close. It had only taken them this long, defeating three gang heads, and taking over the entire fucking city to get them to this point, but Shaundi knew after her life was saved, that there was more to her and the Boss's friendship than just being a part of the Saints gang.

When Alice had finally pulled away, lips lingering against the younger woman's, she sighed happily. With the help of her friends and comrades, they had just taken Steelport, and all on her own, she had made the damn right decision to save the woman she knew she loved. Shaundi opened her eyes after, feeling the Boss's taste lingering on her mouth "Boss, I – I had no idea, I mean – "

"Shaundi, lemme tell you something. All those times we've worked together, watching each other's backs… I knew it was more than just camaraderie. Hell, for a while there, I never woulda thought you'd ever wanna go for me, but that right there…"

"Boss,"

"C'mon, you can call me Alice now, I mean, really, after all this?" The blonde motioned to the city below them, the noises of the crowds gathering could be heard as echoes in the wind. She then turned back to the brunette, offering her hand. Thin eyebrows arched slightly, her smirk returning.
"I guess I was just… holding out for a hero," Shaundi admitted in quiet voice, glancing down at Alice's worn and calloused hand.

"Well, now that I've pulled that whole white knight routine, how about it? Am I your hero?" Alice asked, hope in her eyes. Shaundi took a moment to debate with herself before reaching for the Boss's hand, gripping it tightly. Alice returned the squeeze, and chuckled. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Damn right you will." Shaundi responded before using her grip to turn Alice around yet again, tugging her into a tight hug, head buried in the crook of the taller woman's neck. "I fuckin' love you, you know that, right?" Alice then wrapped her free arm around Shaundi's slim waist protectively, hearing a helicopter in the distance.

"Yeah, I fuckin' love you too." Alice planted a soft kiss on the top of Shaundi's head, and then stepped away again, never letting go of her hand once."C'mon, let's go be heroes to everyone else." She began heading for the scaffolding stairs of the monument, Shaundi falling into step beside her, hands interlocked and swinging as they descended down the monument, preparing to face the crowds, the Senator, and Commander Cyprus.

"You, me, and my apartment after we get all this shit sorted out?" Shaundi asked a smirk on her plump lips, and a gleam in her eyes. Alice returned the expression, nodding.

"I'm all yours, babe."