A Happily Ever After

Prompt: #008 Happily Ever After

Notes: Written for 7rainbowprompts. Spoilers for The Siege Parts 1, 2 & 3.

"John!" Elizabeth called out desperately, biting her lower lip and racing after her friend as he headed out onto the balcony. "You couldn't – you couldn't have known he would do that!" She reached out and grabbed his arm, her eyes automatically searching his as he spun around to meet her gaze.

"I should have known," John insisted, shaking his head. He looked about ready to punch something – his eyes were alight with emotion, dark and intense and burning. "He was looking straight at the dart and I had plenty of time to figure it all out. I should have known."

He pulled away from her and moved to the railing, gripping it tightly with both hands. Elizabeth followed and stood by his side, placing her hands in similar positions on the railing next to him, though not as forcefully. "John – " she started.

"No," he replied angrily. "It's my fault. Don't tell me it isn't!" He sighed heavily and looked down at the railing, noticing for the first time that his knuckles were going white. Next to the paleness of his skin, the orange-red glow of the afternoon sun appeared less intense than it actually was.

"I was going to say that we'll find him," Elizabeth said in a quiet voice, after several moments of silence. She stared out at the ocean as she spoke, watching the casual crashing of the waves and the shafts of sunlight reflecting off its surface.

John turned to look at her. "We will," he agreed. "And we won't give up til we have a 'happily ever after' to this, either." He set his jaw and the look of determination on his face spoke volumes.

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow at his choice of words and his expression, and then nodded. "We'll find him. We'll bring him home."