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Chapter 5: Awkward, Heartfelt

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Chapter 5: Awkward, Heartfelt moments


~I can feel your heartbeat through my shirt~


You wake up, your eyes still closed, your face resting against a pale, blue button up shirt, groggily you try to fall back asleep, your head aching. Stretching out, you press into the warmth of your bed, your back against the wall (or so you thought), it being much softer than you remember, perhaps there was a pillow between you and the wall? Then you notice soft snoring.

“Oh.. it’s just Allistor in the next room..” you think to comfort yourself.
You feel an arm wrapped around your waist, as you decide to get up to make coffee. You pale as you open your eyes to see Allistor shirtless, laying beside you. You try to get out from under his arm without waking him, prior experiences teaching you about his grumpy attitude when you wake him early in the morning.

The arm wraps back around your waist, “Where do you think you’re going lass?”

‘Oh crap...’ you think to yourself. “I-I’m going to make coffee....”
“No.. stay here..” He mumbles, half asleep, pulling you closer with his iron-like grip.

You just lay beside him, feeling his strong heartbeat beat against his chest, against your back. You took this moment to truly look at him, his auburn red hair draping = across his brow, light freckles barely visible along his high cheekbones, his thick eyebrows matching his eyelashes.

Your hand gently touches his chest, it is pale and smooth to the touch, his auburn chest hair nearly as soft as silk. Embarrassed, you pull your hand away, not before looking up to Allistors face, your ____(e/c)____ eyes meeting his deep green eyes.  

Looking away, you start to feel guilty about touching him so intimately. Especially after just learning about your fiance’s “death”.

“___________?”

You pull out of his grasp and storm off to the kitchen, angry with yourself.
‘how could I even think that would be ok? Iggy just-’ tears started to well up in your eyes. Grief hitting you with full force.

“_________...” Allistor had followed you into the kitchen, still limping slightly because of his bandaged knee, hugs you, rubs your back soothingly, “...Are ye ok lass?”

“No.” you sniffle.

He sighs, “I thought not...________, you need to read something....”

He hands you Arthur’s letter to him, Arthur telling him to take care of you and to love you if anything should happen.

“Arthur.. he... he gave you this?” you look at the floor, unwilling to meet Allistor’s questioning gaze.

“Yes. Before his platoon left.”

“.....” you stood in your kitchen, unmoving, speechless.

“______, Lass..?”

He touches your shoulder, only to notice your tears. He decided to help you stop crying the only way he knew how, and presses his lips to yours.

‘Time will heal all wounds’ he thought. ‘All I have now is time....’

You couldn’t help but kiss him back, your mind screaming a million thoughts at you.

‘Is it wrong I’m starting to feel something for him? He’s Arthur’s brother for god sake!’
‘No...He’s here for you.. He’s the only family you have left...’

You sigh in defeat and confusion, ‘What am I going to do..?’

-------------time skip--------------

Months passed and you mourned and cried yourself to sleep less and less, Allistor helping you alleviate the once constant loneliness and depression, into a happy life. Your affections growing less awkward and more sincere, more...heartfelt. You could talk to him about anything, like old friends. Every now and then you both would share a moment that would cause you both to start blushing, your hearts growing fonder of the time you’d spend with each other. Your favorite moments were when Allistor would take you to the wild scottish countryside and watch the sun set, making today just another beautiful memory.

“Allistor..?”

“Aye, hen?”

You blush at his scottish word for darling,“Is it wrong that despite everything that’s happened I’m glad Arthur sent you to me?”

“No.. We’re family, lass... We love each other.... Crazy or not.. Why do you ask, hen?”

“...What would you say if I started having feelings for someone close to me?”

“I’d say to be honest with yer feelings, you’ve been through enough hell.. you deserve to have a shot at  true happiness-”

You lean over to Allistor and kiss his lips, interrupting him, a blush crossing both of your faces as he  kisses back.

“Oi, lass... about that someone close to you..It’s me isn’t it?”

“Shut up, Al...” you giggle and kiss him again.
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Where is chapter 6