Sebastian was quickly escorted to the awaiting Pelican where he would be heading to where Noble Team was. The Guardian took this downtime to look for Dove in his mind. Now that he doesn't have to protect it, he can let his guard down to find her. Sebastian searched within his mind and looked for that small spark that was Dove. It turns out that he didn't have to look very hard. Dove's spark was almost blinding, he almost confused it for another spark of Light.

Sebastian almost felt overwhelmed and realized that Dove was just fine. He sighed loudly in relief as he let a genuine smile graced his lips. She was safe. While he found Dove's spark, he could feel what Dove felt about Faye. Trust. So, she earned Dove's trust. It must have been quite the situation that would allow her to trust her on the same level as himself. What Sebastian didn't except was Dove's spark to push back. The words were garbled, but Sebastian could understand they were quick words and were filled with relief and excitement.

He let his guard down so Dove could run amuck in his mind. If it was what made her calm, then he let her. The Hunter took his time to sink into the seat and fiddle with his fingers in a consistent rhythm on his thigh. The little clinks and taps were just audible to his ears.

Sebastian soon felt everything over the past few days weigh down on him. All the bruises and pain he suffered came back at full force. Sebastian held onto one of the grips close to him as he felt his body lurch forward. The only thing stopping him from hitting the ground was the bar he managed to grab. His mind was still unguarded, so even if he could, he didn't put it up. This has to be because of the separation, it may have caused adverse effects. Then again, wouldn't it have gotten worse? Sebastian's vision blurred and he felt a migraine coming on. He never got them, but he knew what the symptoms were, blurry vision, dizziness, and exhaustion. He would need a few days to recuperate. Just as the Pelican was setting down, his vision blurred to nothing. This is really getting old, was Sebastian's last thought as he went under.


"Let's start with right after," Carter's voice answered Faye's question. "A lot has happened over these past four days. Ever since the Covenant fleet came to back them up, everyone is getting backed into corners."

Faye nodded, while Dove was lurking about. "Once we made it to the surface, after…" she pulled out Jorge's dog tags. "After this, Sebastian and I got separated. We both fell unconscious upon reentry. I was only awake long enough to see him get captured," Faye looked away as she explained.

Dove appeared, "I promised Sebastian I would stay and deliver a message for him. He didn't want me to get captured while I was with him. As of right now, he's on Reach, so he's escaped."

"We know," Carter said.

Dove couldn't contain her outburst, "You know?! What do you mean, 'we know'?"

"Colonel Holland had found him in a Covenant escape pod, half-delirious. He was murmuring your name, Six," Carter explained. Faye, however, flushed a very deep red. Chuckles from Jun and Emile were heard as they knew what he meant.

"Seems like she is finally realizing it," Emile idly commented.

"More than you know, Four," Faye shot back dryly. "So, what else do you know that I don't?"

"Besides the fact that he's on his way here, nothing else. But continue on with your 'report', Six. What happened at New Alexandria?" Carter's word on 'report' was not a suggestion, it was an order.

Faye sighed but winced when she tried to move her leg. She continued to explain how she went through the city, killing Covenant along the way. She also explained what happened to Dove. However, she omitted telling them about Sebastian's past, as it was not her place. That would be something that he would have to bring up when he got here. Faye had to admit, just the mere prospect of having Sebastian again, safe from the Covenant warmed her heart. Much more than she thought. Is this what having feelings is like?

Dove was giving Faye a curious look. The Ghost could feel the emotion dripping off the Spartan, and Dove emoted a small smile. She was all fine and dandy until a sharp pain made her halt in her tracks. "Aah!"

Faye's immediate attention was on Dove and quickly plucked her out of the air, "What's wrong?" the care unmasked in her voice. It's probably Sebastian. Did his Pelican get shot down?

"T-The pain… it just… all came back. I t-think it was... the separation. We've been... t-too far apart for... t-too long," her voice small compared from before. Why does the world have to be so cruel to the innocent ones?

Faye's eyes narrowed, she was so going to give him a lecture. The rest of Noble was observing their sixth member, noticing the care she was giving the Ghost. Kat was much keener than the others. She was taking notes, something to show her later.

It didn't really matter at this point, but Faye wasn't in a position to move. "Get me to a medical bay, I need to be on my feet ASAP. I can't just sit around. We can continue this conversation at a later junction," her tone was now icy. She was not going to take 'no' for an answer. If Faye did get an answer of 'no' then she would go there herself, no matter what.

Carter gave Emile and Jun a nod of his head and both of them gently picked up Faye under her arms before Faye put Dove back in the pouch. The female Spartan allowed them to get her to her feet and limp. Thankfully, the Marines and troopers were out of sight.

That was when Faye heard a Pelican arrive and stopped. She craned her head to look over her shoulder and even from this distance, she couldn't forget what his armor looked like. All she saw was him slumped on the floor, his hand holding his head. He wasn't moving.

Dove felt that her Guardian was close, and that was what convinced her to leave the pouch and with little to no grace, fly over to him. They cannot be separated any longer than they have too. Dove was already predicting that she wasn't going to be leaving his side at all. If she had to drag her shell on the ground to get to him, then so be it. "N-Need to… see him," Dove croaked aloud, gaining the attention of Kat.

"Dove, you won't be able to fly to him yet, you can barely hold yourself up," Faye's voice fell on the deaf audio receptors of the Ghost. Jun and Emile continued to guide her away, even though her struggling had increased tenfold.

Kat saw the Ghost's line of sight and decided to help with her objective. Carefully, Kat used her normal hand to pick her up from where she was just hovering above the ground. Dove didn't protest, which Kat didn't believe she could right now. The medical team was already on their way out to the now arriving Pelican. Dove's shell began to hum and grew in intensity as Kat moved closer to where Sebastian was. Sebastian's body inside the Pelican began to twitch, but he did not jolt to life, yet. His body laid flat on the ground, back to the floor. His fingers rolled into a fist and then they released, only to do it again moments later.

Kat had reached what was considered 'close enough' and waited. The Spartan cradled the Ghost with the utmost care. Knowing from past actions that Sebastian would kill, or attempt to kill, anyone who harmed her. Kat took one last fleeting glance at Faye as Jun and Emile carried her off to the medical ward. She was protesting, but she insisted on being there, so with a nod from both of them, they picked her up, since she was slightly shorter than them and carried her away. Her protests weren't heard from that point on. Noble Team actually didn't expect the Pelican to arrive that quick, nor did they expect Faye's reaction. Holland must have waited a few minutes to inform Carter. Then again, Faye had known he was on Reach again, but not how close.

However, Dove didn't feel like waiting, she has waited long enough. She abruptly left Kat's hand and immediately went inside the Pelican and Dove's mechanical heart almost broke at the sight. He was murmuring saying 'No' and 'You won't touch her.' Even in this state, Dove felt a small feeling of elation rise within her. Yet, that was crushed with the potential things they did to him.

Dove went closer to him as the medics were checking him over. The medics didn't notice her, granted they were focused on Sebastian, but they should have seen her float over and land on his chest. The medics stopped and were about to gently move Dove, but Sebastian's hand covered her shell.

Sebastian felt it. She's right here. Dove was with him now, but it set his fears to flight. When his eyes closed, he was back in the ship, an actual dream turned nightmare. He watched as they beat him down for hours. He watched as they took her away from him. The phantom pain lingering with every hit. The amount of twitching that Sebastian's body was doing, one might think he was prone to seizures. Yet, his hand never tensed, as he didn't want to hurt Dove. It was the reassurance he needed.

Dove transmatted away from his hand, back into the familiar dimension of her Guardian. She immediately began pouring the excess Light into him, hoping to calm him down.

Suddenly, Sebastian's mind went numb, the dreams stopped, everything just faded away and all he was faced with Dove. Oh, thank the Traveler.

'Sebastian…'

What? How? Sebastian surely thought he lost it this time.

'I'm right here, and next time, I'm not going anywhere Mister.' Dove was laying down the ground rules. 'We can never do that again. It pains us both.' Sebastian agreed.

On the outside, all they saw was Dove was no longer resting in Sebastian's hand on his chest, and in her place, a glowing tattoo that showed through his armor.


Faye was brought into a bland hospital room, courtesy of Jun and Emile who carried her. Since she wasn't going to be able to convince them to put her down, she just stopped talking and let them help her. I have to say it is nice to not be a lone wolf again. The walls of the room were white, the sheets were white, everything was too white in here. The only contrast was the slight light blue colors on the curtains that matched his eyes. Where the hell did that thought come from? Faye honed her attention on the mess of words that she vaguely heard, "Wait, she did what now?" Faye spoke once the medics set her leg right again. She was currently out of armor as they needed access to her leg, once set, they gave her some instructions, even though they know she won't listen, they told her to try and stay off the leg. As much as they didn't want to give her a crutch, they left one close by, just in case. Faye was being given updates from an awe-struck Kat.

"She just… disappeared into his chest. She sunk into his chest, passing through his body like water. The weird part was the glowing tattoo on his chest. It looked like her, but I couldn't possibly tell if it was generic or an exact look of what he calls a 'Ghost'," Kat didn't know how else to describe it. Emile had stopped sharpening his knife, while Jun was looking on with enthused interest. Both of the male Spartans subtly glanced at Faye, then the monitor to her right. It went up a few beats, something to note.

Faye had to keep her heartbeat down and forced herself to be calm. I hate these heart rate monitors when they are hooked up to me. Faye shot an annoyed look towards the offending machine. She pretended not to notice the looks that Jun and Emile were giving her. Carter had checked in on Sebastian, but he remained unresponsive. As for Dove, well, she's not dead… per se… just out of commission at the moment. Faye just laid back down, the bed groaning in protest, but held. She wanted a day to be left alone, to process this. Everything had turned upside down in matter of days. Then, if she was feeling well enough, she would go see him. It was the least she could do. Soon after, guilt pooled in her stomach, she felt as if it was her fault for his condition if she had just told her to go back, then maybe he would have better off.

The other three Spartans in the room made their exit, before leaving the door slightly ajar. Jun was the first to speak once out of range of immediate hearing distance, "They got it bad, huh?"

Emile scoffed, "You're kidding me, right? It's horrible. Kat, you saw her slightly jitter when you mentioned him at all. She's finally coming out of her shell," he laughed to himself as if he just told the funniest joke on Reach.

Kat corrected him, "No, she's come out of that shell much more than you would believe," gaining the inquisitive looks from the males.

"Well, are you going to elaborate?" Jun asked impatiently.

"We may be Spartans, but this 'gossip' stays between the ladies," Kat commented. Just because she's a Spartan doesn't mean she won't keep girl code.

A dissatisfied huff leaves Jun, while Emile, guess what, scoffs again, not that he expected anything less. He has heard all about this 'girl code' as it is similar to guy code. Emile walked off to find Carter, or go to the range, or sharpen his knives… at the range.

Jun just grumbled while walking away and Kat opened the door to see Faye 'sleeping'. "You know I know that you heard that, right? You can't use the excuse of sleeping either. You were the most active and alert of the bunch, my dear Faye." Kat wanted to tease her some more by adding, "What say you in your defense?"

Faye peered out of one eye, then went along with the jury comment, "Guilty, your honor," and both of the female Spartans giggled, just a little bit. It was nice because it broke the tense atmosphere that settled upon the room.

Once Faye took a break to breathe, she asked, "Is it really that noticeable?"

"Faye, anything you do is noticeable. I'm just glad someone managed to make it through the rough exterior you display yourself as. It is not a weakness to express an emotion. From what some Spartan-IIs, way back, had said about emotion, they promptly said that their favorite pastimes that gave them joy… it never went away. They just couldn't get back into whatever they enjoyed prior to the program. As Spartans, we may have suppressed emotions, not nullified emotions, but given enough time and experience, we learn that we are, in fact, human," Kat felt like she was lecturing her, and she was, but it was worth seeing the multiple facial expressions that Faye was making ranging from shock to sad to mild disinterest, and then to curiosity, out of all things.

Faye didn't look at Kat while she asked, "What about… love?" The wince was enough from the former's end.

Kat grinned, "Oh? Does the former Lone Wolf have a little crush?" Kat laughed as Faye's face turned a nice shade of crimson. "Six, it's obvious. You care for him more than anything. I mean, look at the lengths you took to take care of his Ghost. You could've left her behind, but you know what, you didn't. It sounds to me like you are trying to get into his good books."

Faye said nothing, blushed some more, and when she finally got the chance to speak, Kat interrupted, "Don't even try to deny it, sister. The rest of the squad has noticed your interest, and I am advising you to keep it under wraps. I know it might be difficult if he doesn't but if you tell him off, then he may not speak to you."

Faye just wanted her out of the room. Too many thoughts were swirling around in her head and it was causing her unwarranted stress. "I need time, Kat. Keep me updated, please."

Seeing the now serious look on Faye's face, Kat stood up, said her goodbyes, and closed the door. That didn't stop Kat from breaking out in a cheesy smile as she strolled down the hallway.


Sebastian was in a room down the hallway, still out of it, with the recently acquired tattoo still glowing strong. It had not faded one bit as it still flashed, sometimes more than normal. That was because both of the people were talking.

'You're crazy, you know that?' Dove's voice reached his ears. Sebastian chuckled in his mindscape. She was right as she normally was.

I know but, What happened? I felt so weak on that Pelican and I just knew you were close. Sebastian asked his Ghost, who he will never take her presence for granted again. Sebastian severely apologized and was quite nervous at what Dove would say in response.

'My guess is that since we were separated for so long and with all the stress you went through made your body just shut down to prevent any further damage. As for what happened, you just knew I was there and then you snatched me out of the air and put me on your chest. I then teleported myself into your mind, but on the outside, from what I can gather, I sunk into your chest like water. Now you have a nice shiner of me glowing through your armor,' Dove explained smugly

How do you know this? I don't remember doing any of that. The last thing I remember was grabbing you and feeling your Light again. Sebastian must have been too far out of it to not notice these things, or even remember it.

Sebastian could feel Dove bristling through his mind, just outside of his mental reach, 'I was right there when the Pelican brought you in. Faye had put me in a pouch since the pain from you came back, in a much more urgent matter. I was barely floating off the ground when Kat assisted me,' she explained with no visible hints of resentment. Still, that made Sebastian feel guilty that he put Dove through that pain. Dove could sense his guilt and assured him, 'Do not blame yourself. You did what you thought was right at the time. Now, we know not to do it again. I am your Ghost and I will be sticking with you like glue until we die for the final time, do you understand me?'

Sebastian felt the warm Light calm his now racing thoughts, and as Dove spoke, he realized what a foolish move he made when he sent her away. In reality, he needed her as much as she needed him. Dove came into Sebastian's new life with a gift, and Dove knew she wouldn't be able to take on another Guardian if that was even a thing. For most Ghosts, it is one and done, as their individual souls can't take the breaking of their soul-bond with their respective Guardian.

I'm sorry, Dove. What will it take for you to forgive me? Sebastian felt all of his sorrow and grief be put into that one sentence. He truly feels like he has done a disservice to his Ghost.

'Well, she did listen to the message you left, so why don't you tell her how you feel in person?' Dove's tone went to a mischievous one and Sebastian didn't know whether to praise her or make a joke about it. In the end, Sebastian started to let his thoughts drift into sleepy thoughts. He would have to figure out how and when to tell and hopefully, he'll have something figured out before they get left alone again.


In Sebastian's hospital room, his armor was still on, considering that they can't get it off without his permission. He would have to do it himself, but the problem was, he was not conscious enough to do it. His body was laid on a bed and while they couldn't get his armor off, they could hook him up to IVs to get some fluids back in him.

Carter was standing in wait close by, hoping to get some answers, Holland had informed Carter of their conversation and he needed some more specific details. Movement from the corner of his eye, he noticed something emerging from Sebastian's body, the glowing tattoo brightened before it faded. Dove was now resting on his chest and her eye was facing Sebastian's helmet. However, Dove knew someone else was here, and she knew exactly who, "Commander," she said, her voice even and calm compared to before.

"How is he?" Carter asked, wanting to know when he can speak with Sebastian. The sooner the better.

"At peace currently. His body suffered severe lacerations that were healed, but not by me, and that is something I am looking into. If I applied some Light to his body, piece by piece, he could be within a day," she turned to Carter, "and no I can't make it any faster. If you want him to die permanently…" Dove's voice turned thick with visible emotion.

Carter interpreted as leaving her to her own devices. "I understand, Dove, was it; just let me know when he wakes up," and with that, Carter left the room.

When he did, Dove transmatted Sebastian's helmet off and what she saw made her want to go to the Covenant to make their ships self-destruct. His face has bruises all over it, his right eye was half-swollen shut while his left cheek was swollen and purple. No wonder they couldn't get it off, it wouldn't have gone over his head. The fact he got it over his face, means he must have been ignoring the pain. Dove began to apply trace amounts of healing Light to his face, trying to get the swelling to go down, starting with his eye. He might appreciate his vison more than his mouth. Then again, with Sebastian, Dove has to guess more than usual and that's what he does to keep her on her toes.

Questions began to pop up in Dove's mind, what happened up there? What did they do to him? Well, that one is obvious. There was an entire two day lapse in the last time they communicated and has been sitting idle for the past four hours did not sit well with the Ghost. She continued to hover over his face, and apply these trace amounts of Light and much to her relief, his eye swelled down to normal size. Then, as a final bit, she did one trace on his cheek, just to stir his healing process. Her relief increased as his cheek started to go down as well. Dove had one more thing to do. His arm, but she wanted to wait until he was awake to ask him. For now, she made an exact duplicate of his robot arm, but she needs to come clean about it. Ever since she wold Faye that she stored a 'being' of him with his normal arm, the guilt has slowly chipped away at her walls, and she doesn't know how he was going to react when she told him. It should have been easier to just let him know, but why she kept it secret, maybe it was because she failed to help him back when the SIVA virus infected him. The sounds of his screams still give her nightmares.

Dove looked at his face again and saw that it was healing perfectly fine. Her metadata showed his body's recent injuries and saw multiple signs of distress. His ribs were the primary target. While sifting through the data, Dove found anomalies that somehow coincide with the Traveler, but that doesn't make sense. Unless the rumors of the Traveler actually traveling through time and space are true. "That doesn't seem possible, but given how we ended up here, was it possible the Traveler pulled us out of the Vex network and dropped us here?" Considering they entered a Vex portal then ended up here, it wasn't that far of a leap.

A knock on the door startled the thinking Ghost and said, "Who is it?"

"It's me," said the voice.

It sounded like… "Faye… uhm, come in, come in," and the door opened to show the out-of-armored Spartan in her skintight undersuit and a crutch. Eyeing the leg, "Was it that bad?"

A small chuckle escaped the Spartan, "It was indeed, it will take most of the day to set, but add in biofoam and it will stir the process even further ahead. I'll be back on my feet in no time." Her eyes flicked to Sebastian, "How is he?"

"You should have seen him ten minutes ago, his face looked terrible, he must not have felt the pain, but his swelling was massive. His ribs have seen better days, not including when you punched him to make him breathe. The Covenant knew all the places to hit and keep him alive. Oddly enough, I can't seem to find the tattoo you all have mentioned in passing. Could you kindly point it out?" Dove said shifting her shell.

Faye raised an eyebrow in surprise as she pointed to the center of his chest, right above where Dove was. The Ghost looked down in confusion, "I don't see it, have you tried getting an image of it, or do your cameras not pick it up?"

"Your guess is as good as mine, Dove," Faye said while she stared at him, not ashamed in the slightest. While he was gone, she missed his presence and now, her sitting here just inches away from him made her feel calm.

Dove was watching her eyes and even from her position, the tension was rising. "So, what's the plan now? The Covenant aren't going to stop just because we are resting. We have a plan, don't we?"

"Again, I've been in the medical ward for these past few hours, so I have not heard any plans being discussed," Faye smirked at the eager Ghost.

A raspy voice pulled them away from their conversation, "Oh… and here I was trying to plot my revenge." the voice immediately let out a groan, "Why do I feel like four Titans smashed my brain into oblivion?"

Both ladies turned towards Sebastian, whose eyes were squinting in the light. Dove immediately went for his neck and settled there, her shell vibrating softly. "You passed out, remember? I checked and your migraine and it turns out it was because we're finally together again." Faye was set where she could grab his hand. Thankfully, his arm was exposed because of the IV and Faye reached out and grabbed his hand. Once her hand encompassed his, Sebastian flinched, which didn't go unnoticed by either of the females. Dove was worried, what did they do to you? She sent calming waves of Light to him and soon after, his muscles released their tension.

"Glad you're back to the land of the living, you had us worried," Dove said softly.

Sebastian blinked, hoping his eyes would adjust to the light, his hand closed around Faye's and he squeezed as if trying to make sure that she was actually there and not a hallucination. He took one stabilizing breath before looking at her, he was sure that he was alive and that she was still there. Sebastian's eyes eventually adjusted to the lights and he blinked to see Faye smiling softly back at him. "Welcome back," she whispered, her hand still in his.

"You had us worried, well me more than her, but we are never doing that again, do you hear me, Guardian?" Dove wanted to make sure that she starts scolding him. "She had to jump over a railing and catch me because the pain knocked us both out."

That brought Sebastian up to an alerted status, "Wait, you fell?!" then he turned to Faye, "And you jumped over a railing to catch her?" Faye nodded slowly. "Was it badass?" Which that response got both of them to chuckle. "I'm just glad you kept her safe for me. There would be no doubt that if she died, I would have found a way to go with her."

Faye didn't know how to react and from where Sebastian was, he could see it, her fear of losing… him? Well… she did view the message, but it didn't get through to her, right? "Faye, you have to understand that Dove is literally half my soul. Without her, I become a hollow man. Ghost bonds are important to Guardians, but sometimes, that doesn't even stop them. Those are the strong ones," his voice got stronger as he spoke. "That doesn't mean that she has control over my heart."

Faye's breath hitched, he meant it… she realized that he wasn't joking, and upon making eye contact, she saw the seriousness in his eyes."I don't expect you to return them at all, and if it came down to it, I would keep my distance."

Faye's heart rate steadily increased and thankfully, there was no monitor attached to her, because it was beating faster than ever before. "But w-what about my file?"

Dove gave Faye a disapproving look, and Sebastian could sense that these two have had this conversation before. With that being said, he would clear the air, "I don't give a flying fuck about your file, Faye! I care about you! There I said it aloud. Is that what you wanted me to say? I never cared about your file. A file is just a fancy way to say words on paper," he coughed violently.

Once he sucked in a huge breath and exhaled, he continued, "I don't know when I started too, but I don't regret it, and if it was up to me, I would say the Traveler was playing matchmaker."

Dove interrupted, "I have some theories I would share, but I'll just see myself out. This is something between you two, and as much as I want to stay, I have to go inform the Commander that you are awake." In actuality, she could just hijack communications and tell him that way, but she really wants to see what they are going to do. "Seb, are you going to be able to live without your arm for a few more minutes?"

"Yes, mother, now go, please," he said with irritation, not at her, but at Faye. Dove nodded, and she floated out of the room with blazing speed, but she hid an audio recorder to make sure she caught everything, in case one of them steps out of line.

Once Sebastian was sure she left the room, he turned back to the chocolate brown eyes that he missed so much. They showed much more vulnerability than normal, and Sebastian's most likely reflected the same. "Are you insecure?"

Faye sputtered as she tried to come up with a response and Sebastian laughed a little at her expense, "A fully augmented super-soldier, is afraid of admitting she's caught a case of the feels. Faye, I can understand that on so many levels you don't even know. I was like that before. Insecure, didn't know how to go about addressing these newfound feelings, the whole nine yards."

Sebastian let go of her hand to push himself up into a position where his back was against the headboard, so he could look right at her instead of up at her. Faye set her face in a relaxed manner, "I don't really know how to feel. War is all I've ever known, even since I was a child. You know the program, what they did, what I did. War was a constant. I've never experienced this before," she waved her free hand around to emphasize her point, "so it is all new to me."

"I'll understand if you don't want to pursue whatever we have. I've been alive for three hundred years, so I still have time, but eventually, time all blends together and it feels like one giant slog through the mud. And so it comes down to living in the moment," Sebastian said with a far-off look in his eyes, not even looking at Faye.

Faye was debating whether or not to go through with it and she decided that she had nothing else to lose. Her other hand cupped his cheek and she leaned in and kissed him for the first time. Sebastian didn't expect it and at first, there were groans of 'mmphm' but slowly he accepted it. Her lips felt as soft as he imagined, even more so. It was like it was just them there, no Covenant, no war, just the two of them suspended in time. Sebastian had lightly grabbed her wrist to hold himself up because, without it, he would have slumped back in bliss.

Faye never knew how much she was missing out on until she finally gathered the courage needed to do this. She felt and heard his heart rate going up, if the beeping was any indication. She honestly forgot that it was in the room. Faye wasn't the best kisser, but she knew enough and that was what she was using. She was proud of her choice and smiled as she broke the kiss. She sat back while gazing into his eyes, biting her lip, before getting up, "Does that count for 'living in the moment', Seb?" she asked as she left the room, still smiling and much more confident.

...

*Whistles casually*

So, had the Valentine's day special not been in my schedule, this would have been the next thing you would have read. This was how I was expecting their meeting up to go, I just had unfortunate timing.

Don't expect me to go all out when describing the *stuff*, if anything, it'll be heavily implied later down the line.

Also, sorry for the later than usual update, was busy working on a side project, (another story), so that's in my plans.