Watching Over Me

Awakening

[A/N: This is a complete rewrite of a previous fanfic I did back on FanFiction. I was not pleased how rushed it was in my eyes after rereading it recently. I hope you enjoy this revamped one and the much fluff of DimitriXByleth I promised.]

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Darkness.

Just pure abyssal darkness.

The young bluette women frantically looked around, a rare glimpse of her emotions she kept hidden from so many so well. "Dimitri? Sothis? Anyone?"she called, her voice giving way to frantic worry and fear. She needed to calm down, desperately so as she felt her breathing become short and heavy gasp from her rising panic of this endless void of darkness. It wasn't her safety she fear for but that of her students—her friends. But the one the young bluette feared for most?

Dimitri.

That sweet, handsome blonde prince with such a troubled past. The one that understood her ravinious hunger to avenge the only family she had. Fury made her body tremble as she clenched her silver fingerless gauntlet covered hands. "Dammit! Damn it!"she yelled, tears threatening to flow.

"You fool!"

Byleth swiftly bolted to look behind her to spot a very familiar sight from the harsh, sharp female voice that was all too familiar to her ears. A slight bit of relief appeared as she hurried to the base of the steps of the stone throne. "Sothis! Oh thank goodness you're alright."panted the young professor after shielding her eyes from the light.

"Alright? Do I look alright to you!? You are a reckless idiot!!! What were you thinking charging into an enemy trap like that?"snapped Sothis, making Byleth flinch. Yeah she'd really, really screwed up this time. "Are you just a boulder that rolls down whatever hill it's been pushed on? You know, actually I take that back. A BOULDER HAS MORE SENSE THEN YOU!!!!"growled the goddess.

"I know, I know I screwed up, ok!"Byleth snapped right back. "Yell, hit, me, smite me! I don't give a damn! I'm more concerned for my students then me! I'm sorry.."

"Apologizing ain't going to fix this! This darkness is damn well terrifying!"hissed Sothis, clearly scared and furious with the mortal. The elfin eared greenette deity sighed as her gaze softened into one of worry. "But consider this, Byleth...you and I are one, so, I too am trapped here in this void. This realm of darkness is seperated from our own."

"Sothis, out with it what are you saying?"Byleth urged in desperation. She was NOT liking what this girl was implying. Did this mean they were trapped? doomed to wander and be driven mad by this void until the bittersweet of death finally did claim them? The thought sent shivers down her spine...something that happened only once days before.

"It will take a deity to leave this foresaken place."

And there it was...the confirmation she dreaded to hear. The true sense of terror gracing the swordswoman's lovely features as she took a step back in her fear. "No...th-this can't be true!"protested Byleth.

"Oh but it is. In time both our hearts and minds will cease to exist...are you prepared to die here?"stated Sothis flatly.

"I refuse! I refuse to die here Sothis, I have too much to do and...too much to protect."Byleth growled, fists clenched as she locked her eyes fearlessly onto Sothis's minty green gaze.

Slowly Sothis looked away seemingly troubled as her mind worked out their options. However only one seem to surface and it was not one the goddess favored and it showed as she spoke, "I-I also do not wish to die...yet there seems to be no choice what must be done."