Chapter 17

Siúil A Rún Arís Go my Love Again

Hey guys! So I really liked writing in Nuala's POV last chapter so I thought I'd give Aoife a go! Emador and BabyMist, this chapter is for you!

The morning came and I awoke to light streaming through the window. I had stayed up late last night, later than I usually do and had slept in late. I sat up in bed and realized that Liam had never come in last night. He must have been up all night planning for the fight today.

The fight.

I had promised I wouldn't go, and even if I tried Tiger was guarding the door. There was nothing left to do now, nothing but pray. I dragged myself out of bed and got dresses, putting a brown skirt on and tucked it into my white shirt. I put on my stockings, laced up my boots, and made my way downstairs where the boys were. Most of them seem excited. Excited for what I don't know. There is nothing exciting about going to a fight where nobody knows what's going to happen. For all they know, Queens could be here with any allied forces they might have gotten. Somebody could het majorly hurt, or even killed, and they were acting as if this was just one big game! Looking around the room for Liam, I spotted Ryder and decided to go talk to him to see if I could find out anything that was going on.

"Heya Aoif." He said to me.

"Hey Ryder. What's going on?"

"We'se is just waitin for Spot ta give us orders."

I glanced around the room once more in attempt to find Liam, but he was nowhere in sight.

"Ryder, do you know where he is?" I asked.

"Last time I checked he was on da roof. You'se can start lookin dere." He suggested.

I thanked him and hurried up the stairs to the third floor. From there I went into the small hallway that led to the roof. I pushed open the door and sure enough Liam was there, sitting on the edge shooting pebbles with his sling shot. He was sitting on the ledge, his shirt was untucked and his red suspenders were dangling on his hips. His grey hat was pulled down to his brow, shading his eyes from the setting sun. I did not speak, but merely walked closer to him.

"Aoife, cad é atá tú suas anseo" Aoife, what are you doing up here? He asked me. I must say I stopped dead in my tracks. His back was still turned and he loaded his slingshot and let a pebble fly. In the distance I heard the faint shatter as a glass bottle broke.

"Cén chaoi a raibh a fhios agat?" How did you know?

That is when he turned to face me, a smirk plastered onto his lips. He removed his hat and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Cad é atá tú?" What are you doing, I asked him.

"Getting ready." He answered me shortly.

"What's going to happen, Liam?"

"I don't knows." He licked his lips and loaded his slingshot once again. He stretched the elastic back, released and once again I heard the shattering of a bottle hat he hit on the neighboring building.

"Lig dom." Let me.

"You'se want ta shoot?" he asked his eyebrows raised as if he thought it was the funniest thing in the world. I nodded my head and walked to him propping my elbows on the ledge leaning my head on my knuckles. I looked at him my own eyebrow raised as if to say I'm serious.

He narrowed his eyes and with a smirk handed me his slingshot and a pebble.

"Hit dat bottle." He said pointing to a bottle on the ledge on the building across the warehouse.

I stood tall and took my position, stretching the elastic back with the pebble in it and took aim. I knew I wasn't going to get it, I wasn't even going to be close. But I wanted to amuse Liam. I took aim again and let the pebble fly, completely missing the bottle. With a knowing smile on my own lips, I turned to face a chuckling Liam.

"You'se wasn't even close." He said taking his slingshot back, loading it, aimed and let the pebble fly shattering the bottle I had missed.

"How do you do that?"

"Come ere."

I did as I was told and stood in front of him he loaded the slingshot yet again and put it in my hand, his hand over my own. He repeated the gesture with my right only this hand held the elastic taught. He leaned closer to me, our bodies were practically touching.

"Now." He whispered to me. "Bring your elbow down." He gently moved his right hand from mine to lower my elbow so it was parallel. "An open both eyes." I turned my head a look of confusion on my face. "You'll see twice as good." I turned back, this time with both eyes open, and stretched back the elastic tight. "Good." He whispered in my ear sending chills all over. "Now focus, breathe. Think about what you'se gotta do." He instructed as he maneuvered my hands to aim at a bottle. "Inhale, and release."

At his command I let go of the elastic and was satisfied as I was rewarded with the sound of breaking glass.

"Perfect." He said. I cranked my neck and looked at him, lowering my hands, his still over them.

"Liam." I whispered to him bringing my face closer to his.

The sun was setting, indicating it was early in the evening. I had no idea I had slept in so late! The sky was painted with hues of gold, orange, pink and purple, the setting suns glow cast shadows on the roof. Liam turned his face to look at mine, but as soon as our eyes me, I cast mine down, suddenly feeling shy being so close to him. He saw this and gently tucked his pointer finger under my chin and lifted my head up to once again meet his eyes.

"Aoife-"he began. I knew where he was going. He was going to tell me that no matter what happened he would always love me. But I could not bear to hear those words of "if I don't make it, know I will always love you." So I did the best think I could think of to silence him. Firmly I pressed my lips against his and out of shock he started to pull away. But that was not what I wanted so I brought my hand up to his cheek and held his head in place as I kissed him. After a moment he started to participate moving his hands around my waist and bringing me in closer to him. I felt his tongue glide on my lips and I parted them to allow his entrance. We stood there, shamelessly kissing passionately on the roof for a few moments before we heard someone behind us clearing their thought to get out attention. Liam and I pulled away from each other to find Ryder standing there, his hands in his back pockets a cheeky smile on his face.

"Uh- sorry ta interrupt- but ah- da boys are waitin' for you'se Spot. Oh an Manhattans boid came an told us Jack an his boys are waitin' too. Yeah." He said as he turned and walked down off the roof.

Liam turned back to me and took my hands in his.

'Aoife, I'se loves you. And I'se will come back ta you'se. And we'se will get married."

I allowed the corners of my mouth to perk up and I cast my gaze from my shoe to his beautiful grey stormy eyes. I leaned in and kissed him once again. He paused for a moment before briefly breaking away, grabbing his slingshot. Putting his hat on his head and walking down the stairs off the roof.

I took a few deep breaths figuring he left so quickly so he wouldn't have to say those dreaded words. I turned back to the ledge and looked out. The sun was slowly setting behind the tall buildings and I knew that the fight was going to happen soon.

The sound of the stair door opening caused me to turn to see if it was Liam. But when I looked I was Nuala walking towards me. Tears were in her eyes and her lips were parted in a frown. I figured she and Ryder had just said their goodbyes. She walked over and stood next to me on the edge of the roof looking out as I was.

Soon we heard the sound of 30 cheering Brooklynites. Our gazes cast down to the doors of the warehouse and saw the boys running down the streets, some occasionally flipping in the air. But I could only focus on one. Liam, who was leading the boys into battle and serious look plastered on his face as he held his gold, tipped cane in a death grip.

"We can't let then go alone." Nuala suddenly solemnly said still looking out as the boys made their way down the road.

As much as I didn't want to, I agreed with her. The boys needed us, they needed every man that they could get.

"What are we going to do?"

She turned towards me, a glint in her eyes and a smirk matching her brother's plying in her lips.

"I have a plan."

A/N so yeah, I felt fluff. I think this filler was important if you care about Spot and Aoife's relationship, plus it was fun to write fluff. I do have a special announcement! Oh and virtual cookies to anyone who got the Disney Pocahontas reference! This is the last chapter I'm going to be uploading for about 2 weeks. I'm leaving for Florida on Wednesday and am staying there for a week, then there's Easter and I would need to catch up on schoolwork. So this chapter was a filler so I wouldn't leave you off on a really bad cliffy. So yeah, you guys in a couple weeks!