Others Can Say It Better Than I

by Dreaming-Of-A-Nightmare

Drabbles inspired by quotes from a deck of 'friendship and love' card set. Virgil/Richie friendship and slash. .:. One, Laughter. Two, Stay. Three, Smiles. Four, Better Than One. Five, Mathematical. .:. Rated T for any content that might be written.

4. Four: Better Than One

Four.

"Two are better than one, because they have good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion."
~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10~

It happened all the time. While on patrol, or during a battle, one of the teen heroes of Dakota would get knocked to the ground. They aren't perfect, they're only human, and they're still young and learning. It's only natural that they take a hit every once in a while.

But they good thing about being Dakota's finest duo was one effortless fact: they could back up the other.

If Static crashed from his disc being hit, Gear would swoop in and bring him back to his feet, all the while making sure that he didn't get hurt further.

"Hey Static, mind lending me a hand here?" Gear would say, and the process of watching each other's backs would continue. It would be Static's turn to swoop in, and he'd blast the enemy to protect his partner.

It was simply how they did things. They required the other in order to win, to survive. The other youth's presence was demanded, even outside of battle. And in the end, they will smile at each other, wipe the sweat from their brows, and retreat home with comfort that the other was within reach.