It's the end. Oh god, I almost can't believe it. Anyway here is the final piece of the puzzle!
Rating: T
Pairing: Hotch/Reid
Warning: Mention of blood and gunshot wound.
Zenith
Zenith. n. The point of culmination; the peak. syn. pinnacle
Was it possible for the pinnacle of someone's life to last several years? Was it possible for this peak, this apogee to never go down again?
As Spencer laid, staring at the sun high in the sky as he felt life pouring out of him in the form of blood rivers, he thought of the irony of it. The pain was clouding his mind and the thirty years old man could only think back on the memories he cherished.
The first kiss he and Aaron had exchanged. It hadn't been romantic, hadn't even been great and had been as short as they came, but that's when Spencer knew he wanted more. That had been six years ago.
Nothing in their relationship had been slow. It had been quick, almost too quick, as if they feared that they were going to lose each other.
Hotch had been the one to take the first step further. The first one to say I love you, the first one to talk about moving together. But Spencer hadn't hesitated. He had said yes to everything Aaron wanted, everything he was. He had accepted that he came in a package deal with Jack and over the years Spencer came to think of him as his son too.
He'd been so happy for those six years, so on top of his game that it was impossible for it to last much longer, right? As Garcia would say, karma was supposed to be fair toward everyone and surely his luck had run out by now.
"Spencer!", Aaron voice echoed through his hazed mind.
He looked at his lover and the sun burned the eyes he didn't know he'd closed. Pain seethed through his head and he groaned. He tried to focus and he saw Aaron… Was he laughing? The chuckle was cringeworthy, but undeniably there.
"It's just your shoulder", he assured. "You'll be okay. It went through and through."
The pain in his mind finally subsided and he sighed. The sun in his eyes warmed him and he gave Aaron a small smile.
The zenith wasn't his. It was theirs. Their life was perfect and the pinnacle could go on.
THE END! Hehe, what a rollercoaster of emotion. Honestly, did you really think I could kill Reid, on the last one like that? I'm not that cruel. Thanks to those who stuck with me all along!
SmartBlackRose :)