Her World Almost Ended
A/N: (Worlds 13 AU) Her entire body is shocked, lifeless as she watches the scene play out before her.
-Director Estheim has been shot.-
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Her World Almost Ended
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She can hear screams, the screams of innocent people running for their lives.
She feels a soldier trying to grab unto her wrist. Hears her name called out and the desperate plea from her sister to stay and wait for when it's safe.
She yanks herself free from the soldier's grip moving towards her downed partner. Her movements are erratic, filled with pure instinct and none of the grace she's known for. Gunshots sounds from behind and she hears the rest of her squad yelling "Cover Fire!"
Her bones are on fire, she's exerting everything to try and get to him. She's his guardian, his partner, the woman he promised to stay with forever. As she runs through the crowd, she sees him crashing to the ground, his body thumping as blood splatters everywhere.
She hasn't recharged her Mana-drive, but it should have enough energy for her Anti-grav jump. If she uses it, she'll be able to get to him in no time but that'll make her a target. And she questions if she'll have enough for a basic cure.
She doesn't even know if he's dead or still alive... Banishing the mere thought of him dead she grits her teeth and activates her Mana-drive conjuring up her Anti-grav jump.
She hears a minute curse from behind as she pushes off the ground. She hears more and more gunshots from behind, but she only focuses on the pole on the stage. She flies towards it at incredible speed and grabs unto the pole hissing as it feels like her shoulder's about to dislocate.
She spins around the pole as she kicks off it with grace. She slams into the ground – hard but all in all relatively alive. Infront of her she can see Aida along with guards. Taking in the situation she formulates a plan.
"Aida, Mana-drive, now!"
Aida doesn't question as she throws her own personal drive. She catches it just as she rolls infront of Hope's unconscious body and casts Protect over and over. The spell activates just as a Bullet hits the barrier and falls to the ground.
That's the cue for the other guards to assemble as they all caste Protect as they rush towards herself and Hope's downed form. Holding the Protect she can hear medics and Aida rush towards Hope.
"How is he?!" She yells, closing her eyes.
And for all but a moment her heart stops as she awaits Aida's confirmation. Her heart sinking with every second as a rage settles inside her. And along with that rage comes the feeling of the all too familiar detachment. The same detachment she felt all those years after her Parent's died.
And in a tiny part of her she wishes that she'd never met Hope. That she hates how she let hi-!
"He's alive!" Aida yells as medics rush Hope unto a gurney.
She almost stops breathing from relief as tears are threatening to spill. And when a voice booms over her headsets of the suspects being detained does she release the spell. She falls to her knees, breathing in and out as exhaustion takes over and she faints.
The last thing she hears is the worried cry from her squad and Serah's voice.
-/-
Her barefeet touches the ground as she spies Serah lying on the couch. Relived that Serah's safe she's worried about Hope. She's luckily not that hurt but she's still wearing a medical gown and she clicks her tongue as she realizes that she can't run at full speed. Her uniform is hanging by a chair in the corner, but she wants to see him, wants to see him alive and breathing.
Leaving her uniform, she makes it out in the hallway only for her to run face first in a massive chest. Hearing the person's voice her annoyance surges but some part of her is glad he's okay.
"He was awake just now, but the Doctor said he needed rest."
Her eyes widen as she looks up at him a small smile of understanding painted on his face. hearing Aida said he was alive was relief in and of itself but hearing that he was awake took out all the tension out of her.
Collapsing to her knees her thud awoke Serah as Snow kneeled before her. And then, something happened something neither of them expected. Breaking out into tears she cried followed by her hands as she wiped her face.
He was alive. Her Hope was alive.
She felt Serah hugging her from behind as Snow hesitantly did the same. The giant of a man surprised when she didn't push him off as they stayed in that moment.
-/-
"So, um... are you sure about this?"
She stood outside of Hope's apartment luggage in tow as she scowled at him. They were a couple, but she stayed with Serah and Snow not wanting to leave Serah alone.
"Why wouldn't I be? I'm the one that brought it up in the first place."
"I thought you meant just for the weekend..." Hope muttered, not that he was happy, but he knew how she wanted to stay with Serah.
"I'm your bodyguard and girlfriend and that means I can stay for as long as I like." Light replied, kissing his cheek, "I'll still see Serah every day she's a teacher at the kindergarten near the Academia."
Hearing the word "Girlfriend" and feeling the kiss on his cheek Hope short-circuited. Regaining himself as he stumbled along with her into his living-room and taking her luggage.
"So, are we going to order pizza or noodles?" She asked, smiling sheepishly.
"I-I actually bought steak..." Hope answered, scratching his cheek, "I knew you'd come, and I figured you'd want some."
"Is it Behemoth steak?"
Was that a twinkle of anticipation and delight dancing in her eyes?
"Yeah. I know how much you love it." He said, pulling her close by her waist. The next moment their lips were on each other's as they almost lost themselves to pleasure.
-/-
She was playing with his hair, her leg lying over him as the sheet covered up their naked bodies. His eyes find her own as he kisses her forehead and asks what's been bothering her.
She can still see the memory of that day, hearing the bang and seeing the bullet rip through him. She kisses his shoulder; the very same one the bullet struck.
"Hey, stop that." He says, voice resolute as his eyes harden, "It's not your fault so stop with feeling like you did."
"Me and my squad were in charge of your protection! If We-I was more prepared than none of it would've happ-!"
She's stopped dead in her tracks when he overpowers her and hovers above her. His eyes shining with determination.
"It's. Not. Your. Fault. It wasn't my first assassination attempt, and you know that. It's part of my role as Director of The Academy." Hope explained, kissing her neck preventing her from protesting, "If anything it's my fault."
And before she can protest his hand settles a bit lower playing with her petal. She gasps in pleasure, her fingers wrapping around him as he kisses her.
"So, let's agree to be there for each other. If you start questioning yourself, I'll be there to catch you and you me."
She can only nod as he starts to make love to her all over again. And soon they are lost in each other and the pleasure coiling around them.
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Short One-Shot, enjoy.
-Darcest_Light-