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(also sorry for my japanese, i know i mustve butchered something lol)
also this chapter is very long and dramatic lol.
chapter starts from Genji's perspective
He pretended to sleep, but that night he had way too much on his mind, besides, his new metabolism meant he didnt require as much sleep as regular people, needing around only 3-4 hours per night due to the brain augmentation he actually did have, though he could(and often would) sleep much longer than that. That night he mostly thought of her though, he looked to over to her bed and admired her glowing blonde hair for a bit.
What did she think of him? He wondered endlessly. Did she feel the same as he did? He hoped she did. He had found a spot in his heart for his angel, though he wanted to deny it. He was ceratin love at first sight didnt exist but here she was, in all her beauty. He felt so much concern for her, he felt how light she felt when he picked her up, she was so fragile he was afraid of breaking her. He didnt know what awaited them when they departed on their mission, but he did know one thing
he would keep her safe, even if it cost him his life.
He thought back to how they had met and the events leading up to this moment. A lot had happened in two weeks, they had seen each other cry, they had spoken and revealed their pasts to each other. Those moments where what had already solidified their friendship, and sparked something much deeper, but both of them did not know that yet. He kept thinking until the light of morning started to pour through. He then let himself finally drift off to sleep.
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She awoke in her soft bed, wincing as the light stung her eyes. She looked over to the couch where Genji had slept, he lay there passed out, his visor was off and she could see his sleeping face.
'how did I ever get myself a gaurdian like this?'
she thought with a warm heart, remembering his embrace from yesterday. She decided to make something from them to eat when we woke up, making her way into her small kitchen.
'What time is it?' she wondered as she looked at the clock on her wall. It read 1:32pm
she sighed, they had slept for a long while, then again, they had quite the night yesterday, so much had happened, but she knew one thing, letting go of him now would be next to impossible for her heart. God she was so afraid of him just leaving now, and she only felt like a clingy creep when she thought of how attached she was getting, but she brushed those thoughts aside and thought about what she would do today. She really wanted to have a day with him, but she felt like asking him would be creepy.
She finished making breakfast and decided to wake Genji up, it was pretty late already. She walked over to the sleeping cyborg and nudged his body slightly. God was her arm weak, it hadnt regained its strength from yesterday,and his cybernetic body was very heavy.
"Genji... Genji wake up, it is already late"
the cyborg jumped at the sound, yawning and stretching as he looked around. Pausing when his eyes met her's
"what time is it?" he asked
"it is 1:50pm Genji"
his eyes widened, probably shocked that he had slept so long. Angela giggled at his expression
"lets eat 'breakfast' so we dont waste any more of this day" she motioned towards the table, which had simple meals of eggs and toast sitting on it. The cyborg got up and bowed, thanking her for her courtesy, she led them both to their seats and they began their meals, conversing as they ate sitting apart from each other.
"so, what are you going to do today Angela?"
she looked up toward her roof, what would she do? She had no one to meet up with, and no interest in going out alone, besides. She could always just stay home and... be alone. She couldnt hide the defeated look she had
"i dont really have anything to do Genji"
he smiled, and pointed his fork towards her
"then why dont you show me the things that Gibraltar has to offer?"
her heart jumped, did he really want to spend his day with her? her face lit up, she wouldnt have to be alone today after all. She would deny it later but she actually let out a giggle at his request
"that sounds like an amazing idea!"
and so they headed off to explore the vast island base known as girbraltar, it was quite vast, it was the biggest overwatch base in the world, and they had all sorts of luxuries and gardens. later that day they headed to Angela's favorite food joint at Gibraltar, it was a germanic style bar with every kind of food you could find in europe. They enjoyed the food their and continued the talk about overwatch they where having before. They spent that day walking around and site seeing. At times she would grab his hand a lead him to her favorite spots, that day made her happy. It was a blessing, she hadnt felt this happy in a long while, and the thought of having him there druring their campaign together just made her happier. Finally she wouldnt be alone all the time. Towards then end of the time they had that day, they where sitting at her favorite vantage spot, a small cliff overlooking the ocean there. They where enjoying their talkt ,but they just sat the silently now, simply enjoying each other's company.
She turned to her savior and embraced him again.
"thank you for today Genji"
as she pulled back he looked at her slightly confused, tilting his head in question
"thank me for what Angela?"
she sighed and looked at the floor. She couldnt hpld it in any longer, she just needed to vent.
"genji... can i tell you something?" she asked, in a much quieter voice than before
"of course Angela, you can tell me anything" he replied
she told Genji about how lonely she was, how no one ever invited her out like this, it was a depressing talk but she felt like she needed to let it out. she started choking up as she told him the full extent of her loneliness, how people never even sat with her in the mess hall.
He looked at her with those same piercing eyes and wrapped his arms around her again.
"well, you wont have to worry about that now Angela"
god how he could melt her heart, she felt the worries of loneliness fade and she buried her face into his shoulder.
"thank you so much Genji"
they sat there looking out at the ocean until the time came to go to japan, they where briefed with the info they needed and given their tech. Genji looked at Angela in awe at how elegant she had made her Valkyrie suit look, halo included.
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she really was an angel, he felt safe knowing he would have her at his side during this campaign, and he would make it his first task to keep her safe, there was no way he would let her come to harm.
When they where dropped into japan they made haste to their first objective, Genji made swift work of any and every goon he came across, often times he would leave Angela in a safe spot and quickly wipe the building of people, he didnt want to admit it but he did that because he didnt want her to see the vengeance he had in his eyes, his blood lust often times took him over. though He would always make note of wiping his mind before going back to her.
Those days where a bliss, they went to his all kinds of places (although discretely) and they spent a lot of their time having deep conversations in their hotel rooms, he learned so much about her, and he learned practically everything about him.
They didnt even notice how time flew, soon a month had passed, then two, and three. This process continued up until the 9th month they where in japan. Genji had succesfully wiped most of the shimada clan, the only ones remaining where his grandmaster, and hanzo
hanzo was the only one who troubled him. The grandmaster did not have access to the dragon, he was simply the leader of the shimada, but he only made the financial choices, he had no control over anything but the crime and drugs the shimada where infamous for. It was no surprise when genji defeated him with ease, it ended with the grandmaster simply committing traditional sepuku, but that just made Genji's job easier.
They spent nearly 2 months tracking down Hanzo, though that may have been because of the time they spent together, sight seeing and going to all of Genji's favorite places, or it couldve been his reluctance at seeing his brother again. He liked the time he was spending with Angela, she was happy, she wasnt gaunt anymore, she ate and kept care of herself, he had fallen head over heels for her, he couldnt deny and he felt it an injustice at denying it.
He had even started teaching her Japanese, she knew the basics of it now, and it was adorable when she would mispronounce things. He never wanted this time to end. Alas they eventually got a message from an annoyed jack, the trackers they had let him know that they had been practically wasting 2 months, he told them that they better finish their mission or he would have their necks. Genji felt dissapointed at this but he was still content, he had arguably the best year of his life with her. They had seen and ate everything there was to eat and see. And so they set out for Hanzo.
They already knew how to find him, he went back to the shimada family castle every week to leave offerings and pray, for what Genji did not know yet. They set out a position and waited until the day and time he came to the castle, being extra careful to not be noticed by him.
He came to the place where the swords where traditionally kept, and knelt. Genji felt his heart pound at the site of his brother, the man who had nearly killed him. His heart burned with rage at the thought of the betrayal. once He heard what Hanzo was praying for he felt his heart break. Was he really praying for him? But why? He had been the one who 'killed' him, but yet he seemed so distraught. Genji felt frustrated at this, his brother was foolish, and he would see justice. Genji leapt down off of the perch they had, telling mercy to stay behind, he feared he would focus her to cut off any chance genji had at healing. Genji stood there before his brother, but this time, it was genji who had the upper hand.
"who are you, I demand you tell me your name omnic!"
yelled Hanzo at the cyborg. Genji stayed silent, and looked at him in the eyes through his mask.
"you know who I am, brother"
Hanzo paused for a second, but then his face snarled with anger, he drew his bow and shouted
"you are not my brother! My brother is dead! And he will never come back!"
he let out a barrage of arrows towards the ninja, but he swiftly dodged them and drew his sword
Hanzo was furious, continuing his barrage relentlessly all the way down to his last arrow. He drew his last arrow and his eyes began to glow an all too familiar red.
"You may have bested me in battle you fiend, but no one can stand the power of the dragon!"
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what was happening? She was worried beyond belief for her savior, Hanzo had a strange ominous glow in his eyes. She needed to help out. She leaped from her perch and began her decent towards her cyborg. When she felt her bones shake. Hanzo shouted with a thunderous voice
"ryu ka wa ka te ki ro kuro!"
his arrow and body began to glow. His tattoo started to emit from his body, forming a monumental dragon that followed the arrow. Letting out a gut wrenching roar as it barreled towards the ninja. She found herself in the unluckiest possible place and landed between the dragon and Genji. Panicing she looked at Genji and began to run in terror from the dragon, rushing to her savior, but there was no way she was going to out run the dragon. Her heart felt like it was going to explode.
Was she going to die? Was this it? Is this how her life was going to conclude? For once she had felt happy, she had him, she was finally getting better, but it all seemed hopeless now. She braced for impact, the dragon snarling and biting behind her.
"ANGELA!" she heard from her Genji.
"Ryu ji no kuro ke!"
she anticipated the pain with her eyes closed. But it never came. She opened her eyes and was awe struck at the sight she saw. Genji had dashed in front of her, he was glowing a bright green color and his blade had a small green dragon around it, he was literally cutting the other dragon in half, thrusting his sword through it and planting himself there, diverting the dragon around her, the dragon dissipating after being split, Genji began to slide back, it was obvious he was struggling
"RAAA!"
he shouted as he mustered all of his strength and pushed through the rest of the dragon, his body and sword glowing much more intensely. Was this real? She was baffled, she couldnt even comprehend what was taking place before her, but she knew one thing, she could see him burning. He may be slicing the dragon but his body was slowly being overcome by a red glow, parts of his arm and and knees began to literally disintegrate at the touch of the dragon. She knew he was fighting a battle, but he seemed to be losing.
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he had trained and strengthened his connection to the dragon, but no matter how much he tried his skill was still no match for his brothers, he was the eldest so he held the true power of the dragon. He pushed with all of his force through the dragon, but he couldnt hold out much longer, he prayed the attack would end as he felt his body begin to burn a familiar burn. He thought he heard Angela scream his name, but he couldnt turn his attention away, the dragonstrike was almost over, his body on its last limbs until, at last, the tail of the dragons passed. He took one last look at Hanzo as he collapsed to the floor, his body drained. Hanzo looked dumbfounded. he stood down and looked at Genji.
"only a shimada can control the dragon... are you really?" he shook his head and pulled an arrow from the floor, drawing it and pointing it at genji's head.
"no matter, you have lost to the true power of the dragon, and now you will die"
"GENJI!"
Hanzo quickly turned his head towards the blonde running towards them. With anger in his voice he turned and aimed at her.
"Foolish!"
and he shot her straight through the gut. Genji tensed up, feeling the entirety of his anger unleashing itself. Had he really just shot her? He felt himself panic, he couldnt lose her.
"ANGELA!" he turned his head up to his brother and began to claw at his feet.
"you bastard, I will kill you! Your life is mine!" he was met with a kick to the head, and he blacked out.
Was this it? Was it over? He couldnt feel his body, he felt as if he was dreaming. He saw his recent life flash before him, his memory pausing at the sight of Angela crying into his chest for the first time. A halo was above her head, and feathered wings attached to her back. He felt his heart sink at the thought that this might all be over. The scene quickly flashed to her, on the ground, with an arrow in her gut, crawling towards him. He couldnt believe this, he wouldnt accept it, he had to save her. He wouldnt leave her like this. Then he heard it, her voice, calling his name in despair.
It grew louder and clearer, as he looked at her crawling closer. Was this a dream? Was this reality?
He snapped out of his thoughts as he felt his consciousness come back. With a heavy cough he brought his head off the floor and turned immediately to Angela. He saw the sight he had in his head. He panicked again, he needed to save her.
Little did he know exactly what her suit did. In a panic he tried to pick himself up, but felt his arms give up on him as he began to lift himself off the floor. He turned to look at Angela, and was surprised that she was already on her feet.
"Genji do not worry, my suit heals me constantly, I will be fine, but we need to take care of you"
he looked around in a rush
"Did Hanzo leave? Where did he go?" he pounded the floor and said in a rage
"i will have his life for this!" he said as his body glowed slight green again.
"calm down Genji, he is gone, I saw him leave after he kicked your head, it is okay now genji, im taking care of you"
those familiar words relaxed him as he finally let himself stop panicing, she seemed to be fine and thats all that mattered.
She pulled the arrow out of her stomach and began walking towards her staff, which now lay on the floor. She picked it up and began to unleash a healing stream onto him. He felt his body heal and his strength come back, but he still could not move, the staff could heal flesh but not machine.
"we are not going back for him genji, we are finishing the mission, I have already reported to jack and have requested an air lift, we just hat to wait a bit and we will be out of here in no time"
she said in a panicked tone, he could already see tears in her blue eyes.
He sighed, he couldnt deny her request, he knew he was no match for Hanzo, his dragon powers where simply too strong for him to compete with. And he knew Angela wouldnt come with and save him again.
He felt her put her head on his chest as she began to cry.
"i thought you where dead!.." she let out in between cries.
"please dont be so quick to fight next time genji, please... I do.. I dont know what I would do without you..."
his heart sunk, he knew he had been reckless and battle hungry when he confronted Hanzo, willingly going into a battle he knew he would lose.
"i.. im sorry Angela..this was my fault"
she removed his face mask and embraced him even tighter, crying into his chest. she tightened hed grip as she let out the thing that had been troubling her for so much time.
"i...i fucking love you Genji! and I refuse to lose you! I wont!"
what? Did she just say she loved him? He couldnt believe his ears.
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well, she said it, she let it out. She winced as she awaited for rejection. She knew there was no way he would ever say-
"angela, I... I love you too..."
her heart exploded, did he just say he loved her too? What she dreaming? She saw him bring himself up and lean his back on a wall in front of them. What had just happened? her heart felt an overwhelming sense of warmth as she looked deeply into his dark piecring eyes.
She couldnt help her next action, she felt her heart command her. She pulled his face towards her and closed the gap between their lips. Their lips met and stuck with an attraction that was stronger than any other on this earth, like the strongest magnets attracting each other. She felt his arms wrap around her waist, but he could not grip her with any strength. Everything else in the world faded, she could only feel his breath, she could only tastes his lips. In that moment she felt every worry and concern she had fade away, her heart felt as if it was finally being repaired, even though she had not grasped the situation yet, she did not want it to end, she wanted this to last forever, she swore she could feel the sparks flying.
After a period of time that was too short for her liking. They pulled away from each other, staring into each other's eyes, glowing blue meeting his dark brown. She immediately embraced him.
"dont scare me like that again please, I thought I had lost you..."
he couldnt hug her very tightly but the feeling was there.
"i promise to you Angela, I will keep myself alive, for you"
was this what happiness felt like? She hoped so, her heart felt warm and she felt safe in his arms, she finally had the man of her dreams, they came to this moment in a dramatic way sure, but she didnt care, all that mattered was that they where alive, and she finally felt her fears of loneliness fade away.
They heard the familiar sound of a hoverbird and they parted, again looking into each others eyes.
She smiled and crossed her arms.
"you nearly scared me to death Genji shimada! You owe me for this!"
he smirked
"and what shall the price be my angel?"
she blushed at the name he called her, and put her hand on his chest.
"you owe me dinner, and all the kisses I want, forever."
she said with a playful smile
"i see no problem with that, its a deal."
she ended their little chat by closing the distance between them again. The kiss only ending when and emergency crew asked them if they where okay. She pulled back and hid her face, embarrassed at being caught like this. Genji nodded and the crew began putting them on cots, they where both carried to the hoverbird, and they held each others hand all the way to the base. Their love for each other more solid then ever, completely unbreakable.
