Long Goodbye
Author's Note:
Hey guys , so this is my first ever FanFic story so please go eaaaaassssyyy on me . I am a huge fan of GL/HG and was inspired by other Fanfic stories based on the pair . So please rate and review :)))))))Thank you.
Chapter one : Yesterday
Shayera Hol walked down the corridors of the watch tower . Burden again by the heavy stares of fellow league members and crews of the watch tower . They were always judging her ,watching her every step , not to mention spreading dirty rumours about her. Despite having being forgiven by most of the league members , mistrust and disgust still follows her around , especially these days. That thought came into her mind again , and she couldn't help but wrap her arms around herself. Wings shifted and bristled , as warm pools of tears had started to gather in her emerald orbs.
No. She can't cry . Not like this . She was a warrior. Warriors don't cry.
Shayera stopped and turned to look outside . Where millions of stars lighted up the space. Years ago , she would have always wondered how Thanagar was doing . Years later , it doesn't matter anymore . The present time , now she couldn't help but feel torn . Not from her betrayal , it was the event that took place not long before . It was an event that she never expected would happen , nights of hoping and praying accompanied by shear torments of the past and it all lead to this.
It's been 8 years she had stayed on earth, she had been sent here to monitor earth. Gather further Intel so that if the Gordanians ever plan to attack Earth, Thanagar would be able to offer assistance. What she didn't know that she would came to love this planet , Earth and Thanagar was a complete contrast . People here were happy and free. Thanagar was a place where the one sole purpose in life was to win the war against the Gordanians
During those 5 years she gained a family. The one true family which shown her love she never truly understand or deserved in the first place. A type of love Thanagar had failed to show and offer; it was a war like world. Thanagarians and Gordanians locked in an never ending battle. Feelings made soldiers weak , and they were drilled to be merciless and brutal .
Not long after she joined the Justice League ,she fell in love with someone who she never had thought she had feelings for, the Green Lantern. He was a breath of fresh air , he made her vulnerable and weak, something that terrified even herself . Those were one of the reasons they never admitted their love towards one another. Sometimes she saw herself in him , that stubbornness , bravery , courage and a hidden streak of playfulness underneath their tough military exterior . They clash at first but acceptance lead to respect and in no time at all they became romantically involved.
John Stewart showed her what it truly was to love and be loved. When she let her guard down and John finally removed the last mask of her. That's where the beautiful yet tragic love story began. He whispers sweet things into her ears when she stirred in occasional nightmares of war, hold her for no reason at all but only because he felt it was the right thing to do. And that kiss she would never forget , the one where he was just John Stewart and she was Shayera Hol .
A kiss so powerful , she could feel their hearts finally connected , bonded into one. Shayera knew that instant that she would give up anything just to be with him . He was the song she would never get bored of listening to , the missing piece to her incomplete puzzle of life , the reason to live , the reason to love and feel belonged.
But.
She harbored a dark secret . No one in the justice league knew . Not even her other half knew.
She was promised . Promised to another . Promised to spend her entire life with someone she used to thought she love . Only it wasn't love until she met John Stewart .
Hro. Hro Talak . Commander Hro Talak . They made the perfect pair in the eyes of the Elders. The arranged marriage would produce wonderful winged offsprings. To continue their bloodline.
Only , Hro never made her feel what John was able to. Many walls she never truly broken down to be revealed to him. Shayera was always the lieutenant . Never Shayera Hol . She did love him , love him as a friend ,respected him and most probably would give her life for him . But Hro never truly showed what real genuine love was like. He hated the fact love makes him feel vulnerable and weak . He always expected Shayera to be the perfect soldier and that will pleased him to no end.
She knew this twisted romance between her and John Stewart would never last . But how could she tell him she was someone else's when she truly wanted him . Needed him.
She tried . Tried telling the truth but when she looked into those chocolate brown eyes of his. She could never bring It up . Those eyes that tell her he loved her , and nothing would ever break them apart. She did plan to tell him , but time was not on their side.
The day the whole truth was to be revealed was the day her promised one and troops landed on Earth . Truth was brought to light and John's heart was shattered into a million pieces. Her family was betrayed and she was labeled a traitor. Those five long years of fighting by her side , loving her was all a big pool of lie to him.
She used him . Manipulated him . Made him complete but now like a torn book ripped in two.
After the invasion , she spent 2 dreadful months in the wilderness. Got shot at by hunters and accused of murdering families and the lost of relatives. Rabbits and wild nuts were her daily diet. Shayera even attempted suicide but the thought of John Stewart made her go against it.
6 months was spent with the generous Fates. Kent and Inza offered a place of sanctuary which clearly she doesn't deserve but did her very best to repay them. Inza healed her wounds when deadly infections were settling into her system. Gave her a room spacious enough for her to spread her wings and rest without fear of people coming after her.
3 years ago , she returned to her family , but things were never the same as before . Her beacon of hope, John Stewart had moved on . Although she has already half-expected it , it hurt her more than betrayal itself . It hurts when he told her of her replacement-Mari McCabe. A beautiful ,brave model who had captured and partially heal the damage she had done to his broken heart. A person who will make him laugh and spend all his nights with.
Vixen was everything a man could ever want and how could she compete with that. She didn't want to destroy John's new found happiness nor drag him into the same heart shattering scenario again. He will never trust her again for he had given his heart to her , only for it to be stabbed ,wounded deep and trampled on. Unable to heal and reliving every moment of pure pain every night.
She made a point to avoid him. Avoid the cold knifes cutting into her fractured little heart everytime Vixen walks in with him.
It's been 2 and a half years now , his relationship with Mari.
It's been 1 year since he had told her of his trip to the future and the meeting of their future son-Warhawk. The same day which they relived their pasts in ancient Egypt as Bashari and Chay-era Hol.
It's been a year after he had told her his decision of loving her but rejecting her being. Wanting to stray from destiny and stay with Mari.
It was just yesterday ,he had proposed to Mari.