Rainimator Random Stories and One-Shots

Fear, Anxiety, and Hope

Patrick sighed, walking through the quiet hall of the medical wing. He should have come to see her sooner instead of sending Hilda to check on her, but with everything going on he hadn't had time to. Nostra had said her room was the last one on the left, he noticed a clipboard hanging on the door. Patrick grabbed the clipboard and looked it over.

Patient:Azura Skyler

Age:24

Height:5'9

Injuries:Lightning injury

Condition:She was struck by lightning magic, but fortunately this person was a complete amateur with lighting. Her arm has spasms that have caused her mild pain but it seems she just needs some time and it will stop.

Patrick Clenched his jaw. He remembered the feeling of Azura's body tensing for a moment then slump on his back the moment her caught her. Several medics had told him if he hadn't caught her and she had hit the ground she would have dead on impact.

Patrick put the clipboard back on the door and grabbed the door handle, entering the room. It was dark, which made sense since it was midnight. Curtains covered the only window preventing the moonlight to enter the room, and the bed was pressed against the opposite wall to the window.

Patrick approach the bed, it took his eyes a moment to adjust but once they did he could see Azura was asleep and had her back towards him. But what he could also see was Azura was shifting uncomfortably, slightly shaking, and was mumbling some incoherent. Patrick gentling laid his hand on her shoulder, at the touch Azura seemed to calm slightly.

Patrick sighed, he pulled a chair next to her bed and kept his hand in place. Azura's shivering stopped but she was still mumbling. Patrick now could hear a few words but not enough to piece together what she was dreaming about.

"I'm so sorry..." Patrick whispered, he knew no one could hear him but he didn't care. "I should have listened... I shouldn't have lead the charge..." Patrick didn't notice that Azura had stopped shifting and mumbling and was very still.

"I was so scared when I saw you get hit, I was worried I won't be able to tell you, or I would loss you Azura..." Patrick took his hand off of her arm, folding his arms. At this point he was just talking in hopes someone would listen to his trouble, and maybe someone was.

"I won't be able to tell you how much I love you..." Patrick whispered.

"You're the most loyal Adviser I have ever seen and your never afraid to speak up when you feel it is right and it doesn't matter who your up against you never back down until you make your point" Patrick let out a pitiful chuckle. "Notch when Theo first fell I had planned stepping down and giving the position to someone else, Theo was like a brother to me... seeing the stress and pain being Grandmaster gave him, I never understood at the time why he never stepped down until we had returned" Patrick looked up at the ceiling. "The way you had immediately grabbed me and pull me off to the side and promised to stay by my side and help me with every decision I was given, to make sure I knew I wasn't in this alone and how proud Theo would be if he could see me. I couldn't... the way you looked at me... you looked so determined and... proud... I realize why he never stepped down because I would look at him the same way you looked at me, the thought of letting you down hurt too much that I couldn't bare to think about it."

Patrick closed his eyes and sighed, he let his head down and almost fallen asleep but he force himself to open his eyes. Patrick almost jumped when he saw Azura, sitting up and staring at him.

Patrick didn't get time to react as Azura grabbed his shoulders and pulled him into a kiss. A kiss fueled with fear, anxiety, and hope.

Patrick felt himself being pulled onto the bed with her, he allowed himself to be pulled onto the bed. Patrick had broke the heated kiss to catch their breaths before pulling Azura back into a kiss.

Soon Patrick found himself laying on they bed while Azura was sitting on top of him. Azura's hands were on either side of his head on the pillow while he had both his hands holding her waist. Azura broke their heated make out this time, slowly sliding her hands off the pillow, onto his shoulders and down to his chest close to wear she sat. Azura was sitting right on his stomach.

Both Azura and Patrick took deep breaths, trying to catch their breath. Patrick notice how he could she both his own and Azura's breath in the air. Azura stared at Patrick who stared right back. Azura hadn't spoken a word during this confession, yet she had already answered all of his questions.

"I love you too Sire."