A/N: Fluff! Well, that's what I was trying to make it, but it just feels depressing...
Maybe I should just write horror and be done with it. :I
Requested by: Haku
Character: Anna + Kratos + Baby Lloyd (Kratos POV)
Prompt: Life
It all began about a year ago. I was travelling near Luin, and that is when I first met her.
Dirty and dressed in rags, her hair hanging limp and lifeless, body littered with cuts, she wasn't much to look at, really.
It was her eyes. Lit ablaze with a fire I'd never seen before, a determination that was rare in this era.
She was running from the Desians, and that is when I made my choice. I would protect that life.
...
And now, a year later, another story began. The birth of our first child. Lloyd. When I first found out she was pregnant, I was afraid. Afraid to bring a new life into this troubled era, scared to curse a new life with my own genes.
After hours of labor, of screaming, sweat, blood, and tears, as I sat by her bedside and held that new life in my hands, I was terrified. Terrified of what the future would hold; would I be able to protect this life? Would this child be raised correctly?
Countless worries went through my mind, but Anna turned to me, such a peaceful and joyful look in her eyes, and touched my arm gently. As I looked in her eyes, I knew.
For these precious moments of life, all is well.