By Your Side

Hello, hope you are having a good day. This chapter is about Max and Leo being by each other's side. These one-shot will be about two characters and their relationship. Leo is my favorite character so I'm going to start with him.

Max had always been there for Leo when Leo needed Max. Their siblings had been missing for two weeks now and Leo struggled to sleep. Max could see how exhausted Leo was.

"Leo, you should rest. I can keep watch." Max suggested.

"No. I'm fine. You should go charge." Leo answered.

"I will. Once you are asleep."

"Fine."

Leo laid down and went to sleep. Max charged himself. A few hours later, Leo had a nightmare that he was all alone without his family. It was so real that he thought it was actually happening. He woke up sweating heavily and panting. He looked around and saw Max charging. He tried to relax but couldn't. Then he felt sick. He got up and puked into a bucket. Then he felt a hand on his back.

"Just let it out, Leo." Max whispered. Leo sobbed as he puked. When it was over, he let Max pull him into a hug. The two hugged each other.

"Please, don't leave me. Please, don't let me go." Leo cried.

"Shh. I won't. I'll be by your side, Leo. Like I always am."

"I'm so scared. I keep having nightmares and all of you are gone. It was so real. I watched all of you die."

"Shh, Leo. I'm here. I want leave you."

Leo sobbed till he couldn't anymore. Max helped Leo back to bed. Leo laid down.

"Get some sleep, Leo." Max suggested.

"I can't, Max. Not with the nightmares." Leo answered.

"At least try. I'll be right here when you wake."

Max squeezed Leo's hand as he watched Leo fall asleep. When Leo was asleep, he smiled.

"I'll be by your side, Leo. I promise." Max whispered.

As Max laid on the table charging, Leo stayed by his side.

"Leo, you should go rest." Mia suggested.

"No. I can't leave him. This is all my fault. I should have made sure that he was charged." Leo answered.

"Leo this is not your fault. Max wouldn't want you to do this."

"I can't leave him. I won't leave. Not till he's awake."

Mia sighed and walked away. When Mia, Max, and Leo were on the run, Max was low on charge.

"Leo, we have to stop. I need to charge." Max said.

"Ok. There's a town a couple minutes away. We'll stop there." Leo sighed.

"Are you sure?"

"You need to charge."

They went to town.

"He's changed. Normally, he would try to hide us." Max said.

"I know but a lot has happened." Mia answered. "When you were charging, he didn't leave your side. He refused to."

"He was always by my side when I needed him."

"Yes, and you were always by his side."

When they got to town, they found someplace to charge.

"Are you alright, Max?" Leo asked.

"I'm fine, Leo." Max answered.

"I know. I just want to make sure that nothing is wrong."

"I know. Mia told me. I'm sorry, Leo."

"For what?"

"For being such a burden to you."

Leo put his hand on Max's shoulder.

"You are never a burden to me. You are my brother. I'd do anything for you." Leo said.

"And I would do anything for you." Max answered. Leo hugged Max.

"I will always be by your side, Max. Always."

Hope you like this chapter.