A/N Hey! Now I've wanted to write a fanfic about Liam and Elektra for AGES now but I always put it off because I'm working on a different one about Vlad and Erin from young dracula (if you ship Vlarin then it's called I will always protect you) any way I couldn't wait that long so I thought i should tell you that i will try to juggle them around but this fanfic is NOT PRIORITY until i finsh my other one then this will have my undivided attention. i may disappear every now and then becuase i'm working in my other fanfic so please don't be angry if i do. I'm trying my best. Anyway enjoy chapter 1!
Elektra's P.O.V.
I closed my bedroom door muffling the noise if shouting and laughter, thinking about what Frank had just said to me. DID I love Liam O'Donovan? Have I fallen for the coolest guy in the house? Do I fancy the jokes and pranks legend of Elm Tree? The oldest resident in the care home. The role model, leader and protector of the kids in this home. The guy who would do anything to protect the kids we live with. The guy who out pranks Tyler with his eyes closed. The guy who out ranks Rick by a mile when it came to good looks. The guy who has more charm than Johnny, who is more cunning than anyone in the house, who tells funnier jokes than Frank, who can easily take down any boy in school.
But Liam has a softer side. A loyal, brave, compassionate side. He'd do anything to help us friends. Including me. He has a way of knowing when I'm worried or upset and somehow talking to him makes everything fine and when he hugs me or puts his arm around my shoulders my heart seems to skip a beat. Everything around us melts away when I'm in his arms, it's like it's just the two of us, no worries or problems. Just us. Pure bliss.
I sat on my bed trying to figure my feelings out.
"Frank was right" I whispered "I am in love with Liam"
But I can't let him know that. I can't let anyone know that. Likely hood is he won't feel the same way and I'll jinx our perfect friendship that we've had for years. Even if he did feel the same way I'm too scared for him. Everyone who have even remotely liked me have been obliterated from my life be it old age, sickness, suicide some people I know have been murdered. If Liam got hurt because of my rotten luck I would never be able to forgive myself. That's why I keep my trust and heart under lock and key. No. My feelings stay hidden where they belong. Where they can't hurt anyone.
Liam's P.O.V.
"Go fish" I told Frank. Frank took a card from the pile. "Do you know where Elektra is? She would never pass up the opportunity to thrash us at go fish"
"She's in her bedroom" Frank replied
I looked at my cards trying to decide what card to ask Frank.
"Why?" I asked not surprised
"She said she needed to think"
"Got any tens?"
"Damn it Liam you must be telepathic" Frank passed me the ten of hearts.
"Do you know what she wanted to think about?"
"Nosey." Frank raised his eye brows "She wanted to think about what I just said to her"
"What did you say Frank?" I said getting slightly angry thinking he said something really hurtful and Elektra was in her bedroom trying to suppress tears. I'm the only person who knows that she has been verbally and physically abused and that she had been neglected by her parents from birth. She had been brought up by her older brother who was already fifteen when she was born. He took care of her, taught her the ways of a civil citizen. If you ask me he did a good job but Elektra hasn't been able to trust anyone properly. Ever. That made me feel a bit protective be of her.
"Liam calm down. I only told her that she had fallen for you. To be honest I can't believe she hasn't figured it out yet."
I ran my fingers through my hair stunned. Does she love me? I don't know but I know that I've fallen in love with her. I was beyond surprised but over the moon.
"Do you really think so?" I said trying to keep my cool but failing.
"It's obvious. I can see it in the way she looks at you and when you hug her she seems to be more relaxed like she feels safe when you're with her. Almost as if she trusts you."
"Wow. I-I can't believe it. I'm the one that Elektra falls for."
"Well it's pretty clear she's in love with you"
"What's this?" Rick said "who's in love with Liam?" He sat down and I dealt him in.
"Elektra" Frank said simply "Got any fours Rick?"
Rick passed over the four of hearts.
"You're pulling my leg. Elektra doesn't do 'love' she barely does 'like'." Rick said "Got any fives Liam?"
I passed him the five of diamonds
"Elektra doesn't give anyone her trust and she keeps her heart well out of reach locked up in a cage of ice." Rick continued very big interrupted every now and then for requests of different cards "The only person in the world she might give her trust to is you Liam but it's still not likely"
"I reckon she has you know" Frank said putting his cards down (we had all discarded the game by now)
"Well even if she has she'll never admit that she's fallen in love" I said
"Do you want her to?" Rick asked
"Yeah I think I do" I replied