Pairing: MarcoAceSabo

Prompt: "I wish I was still human. That's my wish, that I was still human." For Anon.

Rating: T for angst, tragedy, and character death

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"I wish I was still human." A strained voice was there from a blonde, arms holding onto a shaking body soaked in blood and ignored the battle going on around them. The sound of a whimper was there from the person within the hold and dark eyes were flickering from the wounded man, showing pain as he tried to desperately grab a hold of the arm around him.

"M-Marco…" The voice was from the injured male in arms and the blonde holding him squeezed eyes shut with teeth gritting. "Don't… Don't let Sabo…" The low whispers were there as foggy dark orbs glimmered out in the battle in the field to the other blonde he held dearly. "Lose… his life…"

"We can't lose you either, Ace… please, just hang on until we can get the antidote so I can change you."

"Yet you were asking to… hah… to be human?"

"Only because I can't imagine without you both." A holler was out in the air making both look to see Sabo grasping a hand to his left pectoral and Marco was moving in slight hesitation.

"Go, Marco!" The strained shout was there from Ace as the blonde holding him soon moved on demand to the other to block any more damage to Sabo.

What they hadn't expected was for the dark figure to appear behind Ace, the dark haired male gasping for air as he could feel the presence behind him. Not having to turn, he let out a shaky breath as green eyes found him along with Sabo shifting in a stumble.

"ACE!" The screech was there as those green orbs watched as a hand stabbed through an already bleeding chest. "N-NO! ACE!" Desperate cries were there as Sabo moved to slash at the grinning terror behind one of his loves. The figure disappeared and he merely dropped to knees as Ace laid to the ground with no movement and Sabo cried out in desperation as hands grabbed to the male–pulling him close.

"That's my wish," Marco commented as he stared on to where his blonde lover cried with tears trailing his cheeks with ragged breaths. "That I was still human…" The mutter was there as he could only sense the sound of one heart beating erratically; only sensing the death looming over him as well from his injuries and not being able to do anything unless they had the antidote for the Vervain in their system.

To be human and not let this hurt consume his already torn humanity.