#andromeda-six

the worst part wasn’t even reliving the explosion or picturing her family, nerissa, everyone she knew, being murdered and consumed by flames.

no, the worst part was seeing june’s face – twisted in anger and hurt – after he found out she was a peg’asi.

it was worse than knowing her foolishness betrayed her family.

she rubbed her tired eyes, no longer paying attention to where she was walking. if she bumped into a wall or something, so be it.

maybe she could hit something hard enough that it would knock her unconscious.

then, maybe, she’d finally get some rest.

and of course, since tempting fate seemed to be her lifeblood, she ran into a very solid, but soft body.

“oof,” she let out, her hands immediately moving from her eyes to the soft fabric of june’s shirt.

she felt a warm flush creep up her neck as she realized she could feel his firm chest underneath her palms.

“sorry i wasn’t watching where i was going,” she said softly, taking a step back.

june grabbed her elbows to hold her in place. “i shouldn’t have turned the corner so fast. are you alright?”

“i’m okay,” raynie said, pulling her arms out of his grasp and meeting his gaze.

she attempted a half-smile before turning to walk away.

“stop pretending you’re okay, ‘cause i know you’re not,” june called after her.

raynie clenched her fists and turned around, tears prickling the corner of her eyes. “why are you still being nice to me? after everything my family’s done to you?”

june’s grey eyes darkened briefly, his mouth settling into a small frown as he looked away. he smoothed down the front of his shirt absent-mindedly before looking back at raynie. her hair was matted and the shirt she was wearing was far too big on her, but what caught his eye were the dark circles and signs of fatigue.

raynie watched his hands, distracted by the thought of what was underneath his shirt that she didn’t notice him move closer to her. he lifted her chin with his hand until she met his gaze, eyes warm and soft with no sign of the darkness from before.

“we’ve talked about this. it was unfair of me to blame you for that. you are not your family,” he gently reminded her. she nodded robotically. it was still difficult for her to ignore the role she played.

“why don’t i take you back to bed?” he said, motioning past her, one hand hovering near her arm.

her eyes widened and his mirrored the movement once he realized the insinuation of what he just said.

“i mean, i’ll take you back to your room so you can go to bed,” he said, a pink blush tinging his cheeks.

raynie chuckled as they started walking back toward her room. “i have to say i wouldn’t mind you taking me to bed.”

she watched the blush deepen on june’s cheeks out of the corner of her eye, feeling her mood lift and she had to suppress the grin that wanted to take over her face. he glanced at her and smirked suggestively, catching her off guard and immediately sending heat to her cheeks by the time they made it to her door. she took a deep breath, hoping it would help cool the heat building in her stomach.

“will you stay with me until i fall asleep?”

june’s eyes softened. “of course.”

she smiled brightly and climbed under the covers, shifting onto her side as june settled on top of the covers with as much distance as he could possibly put between them on the very narrow cot.

the warmth of his body washed over hers and she finally relaxed, sinking further into the thin mattress. she took this rare chance to really observe june, while doing her best to ignore the fact that he was doing the same to her.

she noted how the corner of his eyes crinkled when he smiled and how the grey of his eyes were so clear and vibrant, she swore the color was swirling around his pupils. his gentle smile and how it always set her at ease, even now, when it was quirked up into a teasing smirk.

“normally i wouldn’t mind you staring at me, but it’s late and you should try to get some rest,” he murmured, pulling the covers up around her shoulders.

he kept his hand on top of her arm, the extra warmth seeping through the thin blanket and across her chest. he had a way of making her worries seem more manageable, like she didn’t have to bear them alone.

and no matter what happened next, she knew she was safe. as long as he was near.

a soft melody vibrated in the air between them and she strained to stay awake to listen but the sound was too soothing.

“what song is that?” she asked sleepily, her eyes drooping closed.

“a lullaby my brother made up to sing to me,” june’s voice was beginning to sound distant. “i hope it brings you comfort like it did me, raynie. i couldn’t bear it if something happened to you because you weren’t rested enough.”

the twinge in her stomach was back, only this time it was more of a twisting knot. the feeling was not unwelcome, but it was new and she was uncertain if june would ever feel the same. if the teasing smiles and passing glances were just that – fleeting and shallow.

normally, she would bite her lip and try to suppress her feelings. but june’s proximity, with his soft breaths caressing her face sent a pleasant buzzing sensation down her spine, loosening the tension along the way. his scent enveloped her body in a familiar warmth and filled her lungs. and finally, she felt the lullaby he was humming gently fluttering against her skin.

“i think i’m in love with you, and that scares the crap out of me,” she whispered, finally drifting off to sleep.

she didn’t see how june’s eyes softened, as though he expected as much. nor how his fingers hovered near her cheek, itching to touch but not wanting to wake her.

and she certainly missed how he whispered, “me too,” as he continued to watch her sleep.

I love seeing all the different reactions and responses to Damon,Cal,and June and how everyone wanted and Would be reacted.

on a better note who was surprised by Cal?,Should have known that if he was cool that someone we thought would be cool would be angry.

I hope y'all have fun and enjoy the visual novel like myself tell me about your oc\mc\travelers!

 "So how long are you gonna try to ignore me?" Damon asked as she entered her room.She ignored him as she went around his seated position and tried to get sleep she hasn't been getting lately. "Gah!!,did you just stab me?!" She jolted back up as she swirled to glare at the smirking man. "Your not dead so no I just poked you" He countered ,making the twenty-five years old shout with the pointy end. "Uh yeah your talking to me now,so it worked"He commented making her give him a blank stare.

"What do you want a apology cause-"Damon began but was cut off by the woman sneering as she spoke." Oh,you really think a man who was willing to wait for the perfect opportunity to kill an entire family going to let a group of people openly against him walk away or better yet did you think you were gonna frolic through a field of flowers together then sit around singing love songs around a campfire? "She asked him sarcastically as she looked over at his surprised then smirking face.

"Did me saying that bother you that much?,are you surprised?" He asked and was once again surprised when she snorted at his words. "Me shocked no it was expected of you ,I'm more annoyed that you said it after I offered to give up the only thing I have left of the only person that apparently gave a Damn about me,now since your dying for my attention,what is it that you want?" She asked with stoic look on her face,that made the male frown as his eyes narrowed.

"What happened yesterday ,before we found you and between you and June?" He asked making her scoff and say ask him as she went to lay back down but he yanked her back up and tightened his grip when she tried to yank away. "What happened before we found you,who was the guard?" He growled as he tightened his grip on her arm. "Don't want to talk about it"She commented looking from his face,as her jaw tightened.