Ivara sat in the all too familiar cockpit with her helmet resting one of the brightly lit panels that displayed her ships information. She was holding her left arm with the other and staring at it intently. Her arm was still shaking but not as bad as it had been earlier.
She was confused and worried though her ghost tried its best to soothe her nerves.
I wouldn't worry too much about that. You're probably exhausted from the day you had. We didn't really stop to rest at all. His voice said from inside her head.
Maybe you're right. She replied.
As she stepped into the courtyard the large mass of people gathered before Cayde exploded with shouts when they saw her. Her eyes ran along the crowd searching for John.
A cool metal hand was placed on her shoulder and she quickly spun around to face her Titan companion. John chuckled and smiled at her. He was now out of his armor and in his casual clothes.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." He said with amusement in his voice.
"Sure you didn't." She replied sarcastically.
He chuckled once again before continuing. "That was quick thinking, jumping over the edge."
Ivara smiled though it was hidden by her helmet. "Thank you." Ivara would have taken the helmet off but she feared the reaction she might receive for her eyes. The two stood in a awkward silence for a few moments before both tried to speak at the same time.
"I think I'm going to turn in for the-" Ivara started as John did. "Hey would you maybe want to go get a-" they both paused and stared at each other for a moment before Ivara cleared her throat and chuckled.
"I was going to say I was going to bed but what were you saying?"She asked. John was a bit taller than her and now she finally realized by how much. He stood a full head taller than her which made her have to look up at him.
John shook his head and started fidgeting with his hands. If he were human, a red glow would be showing on his cheeks. Thank the Traveler I'm an exo, he thought to himself.
"Oh, it was nothing." He said quickly.
"Oh, alright." She paused for a moment as she but her lip. "I guess I'm off to bed." She chuckled.
Ivara turned around and started to walk when she stopped and turned around to look back at John.
"Thank you, for saving me today." She said with a small smile that was hidden behind her helmet.
John just smiled and gave her a nod. She turned and began to head to the elevator. She had to maneuver around a few Guardians who were engaged in conversations of their own. John watched for a moment before turning and heading to the noodle shop by Ikora.
As she stepped into the elevator Ivara began to feel her hand quake. She sighed and clasped her other hand over it. Ghost, do you know what that is? She asked through the telepathic link she shared with it. As far as I can tell it's from tiredness. Your dreams have kept you from sleeping again huh? Her ghost asked inquisitively as it materialized and came to rest lightly on her shoulder. The elevator door opened and she stepped out without answering her little companion, he already knew the answer.
She continued down the dimly lit hall to her quarters. As she reached out to enter the key code she heard a whisper. She turned and looked in the direction it came from but only saw a dark corner of the hall. She turned back to the keypad and entered her code.
The door slid open and revealed her quarters. Though small in size she still managed to fit a bed, table, and computer in the room. The kitchen was connected to the bedroom as was the bathroom. She sighed and took off her helmet, setting it upon the tarnished brown table that was cluttered with different weapon parts and tools. Ivara often made her own weapons like she had with the Flow of Battle, her most prized work. On the table now was a stripped Ice Breaker class sniper.
She planned on restoring the weapon to its original condition but her own ideas soon over came the old beast. She'd removed the scope in favor or her own design, a thermal scope that pinged sheild weak points. The barrel was weighted to prevent high recoil and the self replication chamber had been rebuilt to charge faster.
She began to take off her armor and set it next to her bed. She set her hand cannon onto the stand beside her bed and grabbed her pajamas.
Authors Notes: Sorry this chapter was so late. School's been kind of overwhelming me so my schedule might be a bit off. Anyway hope you enjoy.
