*So, this is my first Revolution fanfic based on Charlie/Miles. If ya'll like it enough, I'll publish chapter 2 as well! Please feel free to comment and critique! :)*
Charlie turned back multiple times before she came to a full stop. Her heart racing, adrenaline pumping, piercing blue eyes wildly searching for him. She held her breath. Everything around her became hazy. She heard the others scream her name, but she paid no attention. The only attention she had was right in front of her. Miles came into view and he was running towards her. She immediately exhaled, letting go of the panic within her.
"Let's go idiot!"
She beamed at him and ran along side him until she caught up with the rest of them.
They suddenly slowed down their pace because of the hovering noise behind them. All of them twisted around and looked up at the sky to discover a helicopter had been resurrected.
The machine gun locked itself in place, ready to fire. Miles and Charlie glanced at each other before he yelled,
"Run!"
Miles grabbed Charlie's hand before they started running, while everyone else scattered and bolted towards the woods. The gun began to fire and missed almost everyone. Almost. Aaron was shot in his left calf and cried out in pain. Rachel and Nora were the closest to him, so they ran back and lifted him up while Danny took his mom's place. They continued on towards the woods without looking back.
Charlie looked around her and saw that no one else was in front or behind of her except for Miles who was still holding on to her hand. She suddenly stopped in her track bringing Miles into a stop too.
"Where are they?" her voice filled with panic and worry.
"They'll catch up…don't worry." He said in between breaths.
"Nora knows where to go. We'll meet them there." he looked at her reassuringly.
She nodded and they began running again into oblivion.
Night had fallen and there still wasn't any sign of her family. Family. In the course of finding Danny, that's what they had become to her in this short amount of time.
Miles had found a little cove for them to settle in before they started out again. They had run miles and miles before she asked him to stop. Fog was beginning to creep in and the air was quickly transforming into a chill. Charlie wrapped her arms around her, while trying not to make her teeth chatter. She glimpsed at Miles who looked like he was in deep thought. In the moonlit sky, this is the first time she had gotten a good look at him. The fine lines around his eyes, his dark brows and his dark brown eyes, the stubble across his cheek, and his lips…His lips were a light hue of pink but ashen by the bitter cold air.
She wanted to kiss them.
The thought left as quickly as it came. She must have looked horrified because she caught Mile's attention.
"What?"
"Uh, nothin'."
He must have sensed something was wrong so he turned his body towards her and looked at her intensely, "They're gonna be alright Charlie. Don't worry. You have me after all."
They smiled at each other until he broke eye contact before telling her to get some shuteye. She complied and let her headrest onto the cold stone.
It must have been hours until her eyes opened to hear chattering sounds coming from Mile's direction. She lifted herself up to see that his body was trembling and his face completely pale. She hastily scooted her way to him and looked at him with concerned eyes. She didn't know what to do because they left their packs behind and no resources were available. She hesitated before she touched his face and Miles warmed into them.
Charlie couldn't think of anything else, so she lay down next to him facing him. She shifted her way closer until there were only a couple inches away from their face. She grabbed both his hands and blew hot air while she rubbed on it slowly. She continued doing this until she noticed his chattering stop and his face began to return some color. Without thinking she wove their fingers together and held on tight. Miles smiled into his sleep and Charlie let that be her cue to fall asleep as well.
Miles opened his eyes and let it adjust to his surroundings. He felt some pressure on his chest, only to find golden brown hair strewn across his upper body. His hand felt numb and couldn't lift his right arm up. Charlie! She was peacefully asleep on him and she looked like…she looked like an angel. Without much thought he lifted his left arm and brushed away the hair from her face and let his thumb caress her cheek while it went down to graze her full pink lips. Realizing what he had just done, he startled himself and jerked up, waking Charlie in the process.
"What the-?" Charlie cried out.
"What do you think you're doin'?" Miles huffed.
"You were really cold and I couldn't think of anything else to do" she replied honestly.
Miles just looked into those big azure eyes and let the silence take over.
"We leave right now."
Charlie slowly nodded and stood up to follow Miles.
They walked in silence until they heard voices ahead. Miles grabbed Charlie's arm and hid behind a tree with Charlie pressed against it and Mile's chest with his hand clasped over her mouth. The voices passed by them and Miles let out a sigh. Charlie looked up at him and Miles looked down her to see that his hand was still covering her mouth. He slowly let go while brushing his fingers on her lips. She inhaled sharply, licking her lips and glanced down to his mouth. They were both in a trance. Their bodies magnetized moving closer to each other, inch by inch.
