Reunited
Pit simply laid there on the ground, preparing for the worst, but when the feeling of his necklace being ripped from his neck never came, he slowly raised his head to look up at the male on top of him. Why was he staying there so… motionlessly? Why didn't he do anything? It couldn't possibly be that Pit had managed to convince him not to steal the necklace that was so special to him?
Even though the male asked him to repeat himself, Pit was pretty sure he had heard just what he had shouted just now, so he ignored the request. Instead the angel stared at him intently as he waited for the other's next move.
Much to his surprise, the figure slowly let go of the heart-shaped pendant and instead moved his hand inside of his hoodie, which made Pit frown in confusion. Was that a weapon he was searching for…? Was he going to kill him?! Panic started to race through every inch of his body and he was ready to call out to Palutena for her to extract him. However, his blue eyes then fell onto the object the culprit retreated instead. Something much smaller than a weapon, something much more shiny and… familiar.
Pit studied the object carefully the other now held between his thumb and forefinger, yet closely to his chest as if it was something dear to him. Pit didn't need a second to think about what it could be, because he would recognize it from anywhere. The only reason he was staring at it, was because it needed to let it sink in. The color of the crystal inside the exact same pendant of Pit's necklace, was sapphire blue, identical to his own eyes.
Impossible… Pit's own bruised hand glided over to the pendant with the red crystal in it and held it close to him as well. No… This was a trick. This was a dream. It was anything but reality. It just had to be. There was no way this could be real. He must have stolen it. Or stolen one that looked like it! He could not fall for this now, not after everything he had been through! He couldn't allow anyone to trick him like this when he was this fragile!
Pit harshly bit down on his lip as he kept gazing up at the other, who slowly sent both of his hands up to his hood. And when it was finally removed and Pit's eyes came in contact with the other's, his heart stopped at the spot while his breath hitched in the back of his throat. A pair of crimson eyes were looking back down at him in the exact same way. A pair of eyes he had been looking into every single day years ago, but that he never thought he would ever see again. The person in front of him seemed to be just as much at a loss of words as he was and all they were able to do was just stare at each other, while trying to progress this unexpected turn of events.
After a little while, Pit silently swallowed and hesitantly reached out to the other, gently touching his cheek to see if it was really him. If he was really there. But he was actually able to touch him. This was no dream, this was no trick. This was real.
Pit changed the hesitant touching into cupping his cheek gently, trying his utmost best not to let his voice crack as he choked out the other's nickname, but to no avail.
''Pittoo…?''
The raven seemed to snap out of it once he heard the nickname he had so longed to hear through all these years and it made him mimic Pit's actions by reaching out to him and gently holding his cheek in his hand. He slowly wiped away a tear that rolled down from his eye and then went on to tenderly brush his fingers through his brown locks.
''Pit…''
The loving, soothing voice Pit had missed all these years tore him up completely. No longer able to hold himself back, he allowed the tears he had been bottling up for so long stream down from his eyes and down his cheeks. He instantly sent his trembling hand over on top of Dark Pit's and brought it over to his cheek again, leaning in to his touch this time. He needed his touch, he needed his hold… He needed him.
Pit forced himself to sit up straight before both of them threw their arms around each other, holding each other tighter than ever as if they were trying to make up for the long, lost years. Pit started sobbing uncontrollably in Dark Pit's shoulder, who simply held him close to him while stroking his hair lovingly and rocking him softly.
''It's me, Pit. It's really me.''
That only made the poor angel cry even harder while he hopelessly clung to his darker half. How was this possible? He didn't understand. There were so many questions going through his mind, he just didn't know where to start. Yet all he wanted to do was be with Dark Pit right now. Maybe he shouldn't ask questions right now… No, he shouldn't. Not now, at least.
''I… I-I thought y-you were…'' Pit desperately tried to finish his sentence, but only broke into more sobs at the thought of it. It still felt like he had failed him, like he had abandoned him, even though it wasn't his fault. Palutena extracted him, even though he didn't want to leave Dark Pit alone. But what if Dark Pit saw it differently? What if he was mad at him and held a grudge after all these years? Had he abandoned him in his eyes? Did he want nothing to do with him anymore…?
''N-No, Pittoo…! I-I'm so s-sorry! I didn't want to… I-I didn't want to l-leave you, I swear!'' Pit already started assuming that Dark Pit was outraged and that he felt betrayed, so he instantly started apologizing, almost begging him for forgiveness.
''Ssh…'' Dark Pit held the boy in a reassuring way, continuing to stroke his hair which he hadn't been able to do for so long. ''None of this is your fault. You needed to be brought somewhere safe, Palutena knew that. There was no time to rescue both of us.''
Both of them had missed even the slightest touch of one another. Pit would have given his soul for just one more stroke through his hair, one more caress across his cheek or to simply hold his hand. Palutena may care for him and have raised him, but he felt like Dark Pit was the only one who truly understood him. He had shared everything with him when they were kids and they had similar interests. Every day with him felt like a dream and he really believed he had lost that for good.
A soft, small smile appeared onto the raven's face before he slowly pulled away from him in order to look at his twin's face. ''I told you I would find you'', he told him with a tilt of his head while he gently wiped the other's tears away.
''It sounded more like a goodbye to me…'', Pit admitted quietly, allowing Dark Pit to touch him as he pleased, sniffling softly. ''I didn't think anyone could survive a war that big, especially someone who had nothing to live from or rely on!''
''I did have something, Pit.'' Dark Pit lowered his gaze and slowly got ahold of the pendant that was resting against his chest. Pit followed the other's gaze before he slowly raised his head to look into the other's crimson eyes, that seemed to be filled with hope. ''Remember the promise we made long ago?''
Pit unconsciously sent a hand towards his own pendant as well and felt a small smile creep onto his face through his tears at the memory.
''We'll always be together. And if we would ever be separated, we would always find our way back to each other.'' Dark Pit looked back into the beautiful sapphire eyes with a gentle smile. ''I was determined to get back to you. And of course, if I had known where Palutena's temple was, I wouldn't have hesitated to come visit you and let you know I was okay. I have asked multiple people after the war was over, but everyone was still outraged with her and therefore wouldn't tell me.''
Pit lowered his gaze at Dark Pit's words. Dark Pit had tried so hard to let him know he was okay, that he was still alive. All this time he believed that he had been killed while in truth, he had done anything in his power to find him, just like he promised.
''Palutena sent you down here, didn't she?'' The sudden words, caused Pit to look back up at him with widened eyes. Oh, right, the thief… That was his mission, why he had come down here. And since Dark Pit attacked him and planned to steal his necklace, he guessed it was safe to say that… his mission was accomplished?
The raven gave him a somewhat guilty look, knowing Pit now knew who the culprit was. ''In my defense: the only reason I did it, was because I had no other way to survive. Nothing has changed much since we were kids: no one has cared about me up until now. No one would give me anything, they wouldn't even let me work for it. And I couldn't bail on you, Pit, I couldn't break our promise. I had to do something to see you again.''
Pit could feel his heart race inside his chest at the words, even though he knew it shouldn't. Stealing things was a terrible thing and even though some people had no choice, he couldn't allow them to just get away with it. Those were other people's possessions, whether they did or did not care about it. However… A soft sigh left his lips. If he were to look at it from a different perspective, the people here took Dark Pit away from him first… He would never say that they deserved to be stolen from, but it was their fault that he hadn't been able to see him for so long, so it was only logical that Dark Pit was trying to get back to him in this way.
Pit kept himself silent longer than he intended to, so Dark Pit took it as a bad thing. A small sigh left his lips. ''Your job now is to protect the human realm'', he stated with a small smile before he suddenly laced his fingers in the other's hair and started to ruffle it. ''I knew you could do it. I know you've fought really hard to get yourself in this position, so you shouldn't let anyone take it away from you.''
Then the raven slowly forced himself up from the ground and extended his hand towards the other angel, who was blinking at him in confusion. ''Let's go to Skyworld'', Dark Pit told him, ''No matter what the time is I have to spend behind bars, I will do it without protest. I've only wanted to let you know that I'm safe, and to see for myself if you're still safe. And as long as you're still there when I get out, that's all that matters.''
Pit harshly bit down on his lip, knowing exactly what he wanted, but it was a selfish thought and he could really get in trouble for it if anyone would find out. Lying to a goddess? That could cost him his title as 'captain'. If he couldn't do his job right, then what kind of servant would he be? Palutena would never trust him again. However…
Pit stared at the other a little while before he finally grabbed his hand and pulled himself up, only to instantly pull Dark Pit into another hug, which seemed to catch the other off guard.
''Pit…?''
''I will take you to Skyworld, but not as a prisoner. Please…'' Pit shut his eyes tightly while digging his nails in the back of Dark Pit's hoodie. ''Stay with me.''
Dark Pit was at a loss of words, not knowing what to say. Of course he wanted to come with Pit, but Palutena didn't like him, that was for sure. If she would find out Dark Pit was the thief, she might just add ten more years to his punishment. Besides, if she would find out, Pit would lose everything he had worked so hard for.
''…I don't want you to get in trouble'', the raven replied quietly, earning a small huff from the other.
''And I don't want to lose you again'', Pit commented as he pulled back and furrowed his brows together, giving the other a dead-serious look. ''I haven't seen you in years and had to live with the thought that you were dead. And now I have to personally send you to prison only to miss you again for like, what, another ten years? No, Pittoo, I want to be with you! I'm sure I can get you into the temple without anyone noticing it. Lady Palutena told me that a lot of centurions suffer from an illness, so the temple isn't as highly supervised as it was before. Please… Please stay with me.''
Dark Pit stared into the big, pleading blue orbs, frowning slightly as he did so. Pit was right… He didn't want to waste another minute without the other, he wanted to be with him so badly. He needed Pit as much as Pit needed him. Besides, the thought of spending even more time with him than before excited him a lot. Now he could even sleep near him and have breakfast like any other person. No longer did he have to wait for him to come down and count the minutes until he could see him again.
Without realizing, a bright, happy smile appeared onto his face before he answered Pit's plea with a small squeeze in his shoulder. ''I'd like nothing more.'' This made Pit sigh in relief and return the smile at him before he felt the other get ahold of his hand.
Then the brunet started to frown a bit while he looked up at the sky that was slowly turning darker. ''How do we get up there though without Lady Palutena finding out? I can't just call her to extract me…''
''Well, who says you need her help? You can fly on your own up there, right?''
''Pittoo, that's not funny… Don't try to make me pity myself.''
''What are you talking about? I'm serious.''
With a frown on his face, Pit turned his head to face the other with a questionable look in his eyes. Dark Pit was acting so oblivious about his flying issue… As if he had forgotten about it.
Dark Pit instantly returned the look, surprised to see that Pit was being serious as well. ''Wait, are you actually trying to say that you can't fly?'', he asked him almost in disbelieve, confusing Pit even more.
''Well, yeah…''
''But… you were able to do so in the past…''
Pit blinked at those words. ''I was…?''
The brunet thought back about the times he had spent with Dark Pit, trying hard to remember how that went. He flew down to the human realm every single day to play with him and bring him food, but… It all felt so natural, like he wasn't being controlled by anyone. Like he actually did it all by himself.
''I-I was…'', he then murmured quietly before he looked up at the other, who seemed to be kind of worried about him. Did Pit have some kind of accident after they separated? If he had, it would only be normal that he remembered. It was like a part of his memory had just been wiped away. That was strange, to say the least…
''I'm sorry, Pittoo, I don't remember what happened… I only know that Lady Palutena has been controlling my flightpath for a very long time, so I can't go up there without her help.''
Well, Pit may have lost his ability to fly, but Dark Pit was still able to fly across every part of the world. Once they were up there, Pit could ask Palutena just what had happened to his wings that made him unable to fly.
Suddenly, a devious smirk appeared onto the darker angel's face before he approached his twin and scooped the boy up in his arms without the slightest bit of effort, causing the shocked brunet to gasp and his blue orbs to widen.
''P-Pittoo…? What are you—''
''Who needs Palutena's help to fly when you have me, right? Don't worry, just guide me the way and we'll be in Skyworld before you know it.''
As Dark Pit started to take off, Pit hastily wrapped his arms around his neck and held on tightly while he looked at him as if he had made an insane decision. There was no way he was being serious… He couldn't be. He couldn't hold him, especially not in the air!
''Pittoo, I'm not sure if—''
''Here we go!''
Completely ignoring Pit's attempts to protest, Dark Pit spread his wings darker than night and before Pit could object, they were already off the ground. Pit yelped while he tightened his grip around the other and gazed at the ground as they went higher and higher in the air. Dark Pit didn't seem to be struggling at all with the weight that was added to his wings.
Pit gasped softly and quickly buried his face in the nook of Dark Pit's neck. When he wasn't the one flying, it suddenly seemed to be a whole lot scarier. ''Pittoo! D-Don't let go, okay…?'', the brunet murmured against his skin, causing the darker one to smile softly.
Dark Pit turned his head to look at the boy in his arms, who was clinging to him as if his life depended on it. At last, he had found him. They were together now.
''Would I ever, now?''
No, not anymore, not again. He refused to let anyone or anything take away this beautiful angel from him again.
