Originally, I wasn't planning on writing a part 2 for the Perfect Attunement oneshot from earlier. But I couldn't help but imagine the aftermath of Crow's big confession. Specifically, I knew right away that Ossy wouldn't be all "I love you too" and that they'd get together. She'd question him and everything and maybe admit her feelings in her own way.
Crow groaned as he tiredly opened his eyes. He brought his hand up to rub his eyes as he awoke and was amazed when he felt how sore the muscles of his arm were. When his eyes were fully opened, he realized he was in the bed in the Frigate's infirmary. He was shirtless and had bandages wrapped around his chest and arms and had a bandage on his cheek.
'What happened?' he thought, 'The last thing I remember was…' Before Crow could finish his next thought, the infirmary door opened and Ossy entered. She didn't have her armor on and had a bandage wrapped around her head. "Ossy, you're ok!" he cried out in relief. Crow immediately regretted sitting up as quickly as he did. He must not have been fully healed yet for his sharp movements caused a quick, but stinging pain to shoot through his side.
"Hey, hey, don't strain yourself," she said, helping him settle back down into a comfortable position.
"Thanks. What happened?" he asked.
"You don't remember?"
"Not really, no."
"Well, we were fighting the Dark Ace and you kept trying to use the Binding. When we beat him… you died," she explain quietly.
"I… what?" he asked in disbelief.
"But before you died, you told me that you were in love with me…since the moment we first met," she added.
"Uh… I did?" he asked, a worried expression suddenly forming on his face. "Wait, if I died, h-how am I still here?" he asked, curious but also desperate to change the subject.
"I kissed you," Ossy answered, "and then we both started glowing. I don't know what happened, but it somehow… revived you or something."
"Perfect Attunement…" Crow whispered.
"What?" Ossy asked. Crow had whispered so quietly that she didn't hear what he had said.
"Perfect Attunement," he repeated, but more loudly this time.
"What is that?" she asked.
"Perfect Attunement is a phenomenon that occurs within the Binding. Normally, the flow of the Binding is one way, from the crystal mage to the recipient, from me to you," he explained, motioning from himself to Ossy. "When both parties fall into perfect synchronization, that flow becomes two way. Energy I send you gets multiplied and sent back and multiplied again and again."
"And is that what revived you?"
"It must be it. I don't think it could be anything else."
"Why didn't you mention this Perfect Attunement earlier?"
"There were so few documented cases on my family's books that I didn't think it possible or even real!"
"So then why did Perfect Attunement happen when it did? Why didn't it happen earlier?" she asked, pressing for more information.
"There must have been some kind of mental block between us, something that prevented us from reaching synchronization."
"But I've never kept anything from you."
"Not you. I-it was me. I was the block."
"So, when you told me you loved me, the block disappeared," she realized.
"Yes," he answered, turning his face away from Ossy's to avoid looking at her.
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Huh?"
"You know what I mean, Crow! How come you never told me how you really felt about me? We've known each other since we were kids, Crow!" she exclaimed, her voice growing louder with each word as she stood up from her seat. She stopped herself for a moment and took a deep breath before sitting back down. "Have you really been in love with me since we first met?" When Crow didn't answer, she pleaded, "Crow, look at me."
"Yes, it's true," he hesitantly answered, as he lifted his head to look at her light green eyes.
"Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"I was afraid."
"Yeah, you said that," she said.
"I did? Uh, what else did I say?" he asked, his cheeks growing redder and redder with every passing second.
"You said that you didn't think you were worthy of me. Is that true?"
"…Yes," he answered plainly.
"How could you think that, Crow?"
"Because you're so beautiful and braver and stronger than me! A guy like me could never get a girl like you! You're Osprey Fenix, Sky Knight, the Blackburn Phoenix! And I'm… I'm just Crow," he explained. "I didn't think I was good enough for someone like you and I didn't want to be a distraction."
"Distraction?"
"You're a Sky Knight, Ossy. You have a duty to the Atmos and an important job to do. I wouldn't want you to get distracted because of me."
"Is that what you really think?" she asked, to which Crow nodded. "Crow," she said, shaking her head in disappointment, "you're such an idiot."
"Huh?" he asked, confused.
"You're not just Crow, to me! You're the most important person in my life, Crow! When I was in Sky Knight Academy, there were times where I was ready to give up and throw in the towel. But you were always there to pick me back up and push me to keep going! When I ride in to battle, I know that you've always got my back. Crow, I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for you."
"But I-" he started.
"No, you listen to me, Crow. Don't you dare think that you're less significant than I am! I know I'm not the best when it comes to talking about my feelings, so here goes: You are an important member of this team and the most important person in my life!" she shouted rather passionately before reaching to take his hand in hers.
"Ossy?" Crow looked at her, confused and uncertain how to process what she was saying. With his hand still in hers, she stood up from her seat and leaned over he bed, inching her face closer and closer to his. "Ossy," he whispered her name more quietly this time as Ossy's eyes slowly closed and her lips descended lightly onto his. When Crow felt her lips touch his, a million feelings and emotions flooded through his head. But he decided to ignore all these feelings and focused on one thing: what was happening here and now. Without another thought, he let his eyes drift shut and relaxed into Ossy's kiss. He gripped the hand that held Ossy's hand while bringing up his other hand to wrap around her neck. He wrested his palm on the back of her neck as his fingers dug into her thick, flaming locks of hair.
Outside of the infirmary, Lily Ray, Basil and Krane all crowded around the side of the door, peeking into the room to watch while being as quiet as possible. "Haha! Pay up boys!" Ray whispered as she grinned widely. Basil and Krane dug into their pockets and Basil in particular reluctantly handed over a handful of coins. Ray happily pocketed the coins before the three of them resumed watching their teammates.
Hope you guys enjoyed that! Crow and Ossy are officially together now :D
