Title: Against the rules

Chapter 45: That day

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Widowmaker's POV

That night, Time didn't come back. I figure it was to give us privacy.

However, the next morning, I opened my eyes to see her sat at the desk facing us while reading a book.

I blinked away the sleep before turning my head to check on Lena. Her smaller figure was cuddling my arm like her own personal comfort cushion. She even had her legs pulled up to come closer to my arm.

I smile softly and lean down to give her a gentle kiss on the forehead. Lingering there to smell her. She always smelled great in the morning.

My free hand caressed her shoulder softly, feeling how tense she is. She must be god damned determined to stay by my side.

"She loves you. More than she'll admit And you make her very happy." I hear from across the room and turn my head to see Time still looking invested in her book.

I nod softly. Not sure what to say to receiving that information. I turn my head back to Lena to see her moving closer to my arm.

"She's about to wake up in a couple of minutes." Time says, flipping a page in her book.

"I know. She gets restless when she's about to wake up." I say back to her, moving closer to Lena as I move my free arm around her waist.

I hear a book get put down then a weight lift off the chair.

"I'll go get you two some breakfast." she says as she starts to leave the room. Probably wanting to give us some privacy.

"Time... Thank you. For bringing her back to me." I say, feeling like this was the right time to do so, I was looking at her as she pauses near the door.

She glances back and nods softly. "You deserve happiness. Both of you." She says before carrying on her journey to the food Hall.

I turn back in the bed to look at Lena to find that her eyes were open and staring right at me.

Her hands remove themselves from my arm and I feel like I've done something wrong until her hands move to my face to stroke my cheek.

"I love you too." she whispers before pulling my face forward to press our lips together.

This must be from when I said it last night. I slide my arms around her and kiss harder, trying to show my affections the best I can.

Unfortunately, she pulled away. She presses her nose into my neck and relaxes against me. Letting the silence envelope us.

It wasn't awkward, it was just a content silence. We didn't need words to fill in what we couldn't speak through because we're so adapt to each other that we can sit and say nothing and I'll know what she's thinking.

I looked down at the messy brunette and suddenly remember what's happening today. We're going out to grab Talon and finish it for good.

"We need to shower." I whisper. "Today is the day."

I hear her groan softly. "Better get it done then." she says as she sits up, supporting herself with her arms as she looks down at me.

I'm sure her hair has grown a little. Not so much that you'd notice but enough that I would. I lift my hand and finger through her messy hair, finding that it was almost effortless with no knots through it.

She leans into my hand, closing her eyes as she relaxes again.

I smile. She's so perfect.

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The showers was a big room with several cubicles running down the wall. On the other wall was a line of sinks with mirrors above them. Lena and myself decided to go together but in different cubicles.

We washed in silence, not feeling the need to talk or do anything other than proceed with what we was doing.

Once finished. I turn off the water and rub off the excess water on my limbs before grabbing my purple towel and wrapping it around my figure.

I use a smaller towel for my hair before stepping out of the cubicle to see Lena looking in the mirror at the other side of the room.

I make my way to her, not surprised she finished first. She likes to do things fast.

I tie the end of my towel to the hem above my breasts so the towel won't fall down before wrapping my arms around the Brits waist and holding her from behind, my head resting on her shoulder.

I hear a slight laugh as Lena leans against me, I look at her reflection to see a small smile lie over her lips.

"You look beautiful." I say to her, glancing up to her face and not the reflection, seeing it turn slightly red in embarrassment.

"You don't look too bad yourself." She says back, popping her hips back to nudge me playfully.

I smile and press closer to her, my head finding itself closer to her neck.

"I don't want to lose you again today." I whisper, letting an insecurity out that I was originally going to keep to myself. My eyes avert down to the floor, trying to avoid those hazel eyes even though I know they wouldn't judge me.

"You're not going to. And I'm not going to lose you either." she says confidently, it only wavering slightly at the last bit. Obviously thinking of those images that she got before.

"Time said the future isn't definite." I say, trying to ease her slightly.

"I know… it's just… it's a possibility isn't it?" She says, completely unsure of herself.

"So is everyone else getting hurt. I promise I'll be careful today." I hold her tighter, making sure I am filling her with confidence.

I hear a large sigh come from my counterpart before I feel her nod.

"Good. Now let's get ready and make out as much as we can before we have to leave."

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Turns out, we couldn't make out. We had to leave as soon as possible after filling ourselves with some food that Time brought us.

"You aren't coming?" Lena asks, hurt very evident in her voice.

"I can't. Meddling with big events in time like this can do damage to a lot of things. I have helped you all I can for now. Look after yourself today, and Amélie." Time replies, pushing her hands in her pockets.

"How would you do that much damage?" Lena asks again, trying to get her friend to stay.

"I can see the future. I can't choose sides in things like this. It's against my laws." She tries to sway the Brit, I see where she's coming from with this.

"Promise you'll visit after though." She says stubbornly, her arms crossing comically like a child and her bottom lip plumping up in an attempt to win.

"Of course." Time says without a doubt. Either Lena's pout was really good or Time had already planned this. Oh well, It doesn't really matter anymore anyway.

Before anything else could be said, Time pulls her hand out of her pocket and holds it up for a second as a silent goodbye before walking out of a door. Whatever happened, a blue flash came from the corridor and when someone checked, Time was nowhere to be seen.

It doesn't matter now. All that matters is preparing. We only have a small window to snag him and I won't miss it.

Not again.