SALVATION [Vanitas x Noe x Reader]

Chapter 9 "I Will Wait"

A middle of the night 

Church's catacombs

She was laying in Noe's arms with half-closed eyes. Vanitas was sitting on his knees next to her. Vanitas put his hands on her shirt and squeezed it, pulling her away from Noe's hands and taking her weak body close to his face. Even with the blurred vision, she could see this broken part of Vanitas in his eyes. This fit of fear and anger.

- Why did you try to save me? - said Vanitas through his teeth, looking at her, - Who asked you, [y/n]? Who asked you to even be here? Why are you always trying to save everyone? Who will save you? 

Noe was looking at Vanitas' furious face. Noe freeze. He could not understand Vanitas. The way he yelled at her. It was almost like it was breaking him, but why? Noe's tears were falling down his face, falling on the ground. She was looking at Vanitas' face trying to stay conscious. The vampire of the blue moon put a hand on his cheek, leaving a blood sign on it from the cut on her hand. 

- I just want to save both of you. I don't want to lose anyone anymore, I'd better die than live the life of a miserable creature who can't protect others, - her voice was cracking from her cough and weakness. She took Vanitas' hands off her shirt and slowly got up, holding by the wall. Noe stood up and came to her, helping her to keep standing.

- Never say that or I promise that I will punch you, [y/n], - said Vanitas, getting up from the ground, - Agh, why are standing, sit down, you stupid.

Noe looked at her tired face and put his hand on her arm, forcing her to sit on the ground. He wiped a blood line from her mouth and stroked her head, sitting next to her.

- Please, don't move that much, - Noe's voice was warm but worried. She could hear how he barely was keeping himself under that pressure. She put her head on Noe's shoulder and closed her eyes, - Don't fall asleep, please. You need to stay conscious.

She barely opened her eyes, trying to keep herself from fainting. Vanitas angrily exhaled and sat down on the ground, crossing his arms on his chest.

- How are you, Noe? - asked the vampire of the blue moon quietly.

- You shouldn't ask this question, I am the one who will ask you this question, - Noe's voice was filled with despair and guilt, - You saved me, again. I..I..I should be doing this myself. I don't want to lose you.

- Stop it, you are not going to lose me, I am not going to die today, not today, I will keep fighting with you until I would not be able at all, - her words made him speechless. Noe was looking at the top of her head, wiping his tears. Noe hugged her shoulder with one hand, making her comfortable next to him.

- Vanitas, where are you? - three of them flinch hearing Roland's voice that was all around catacombs. Vanitas started shaking.

- Uh, what's wrong with this Roland, he is creepy, - said Vanitas, hugging his arms and looking at the hall. 

- Huh, so even you have people that you are scared of Vanitas, - said Noe with a weak smile. The vampire of the blue moon smiled, feeling how slowly but her power inside stopped burning her. Now she only had one problem - the wound that was stopping her to fight in full power, - I started rather liking him.

- You can fight him, right? - Vanitas looked at Noe with hope in his eyes.

- We can fight him, even I am injured, I still can fight, - she said it, trying to put some power of conviction. Noe and Vanitas looked at her with straight faces.

- Shut up, [y/n]. You have done enough, now it is our turn to save you, so watch us fighting, - Vanitas' voice was cold but inside he was deeply worried as well as Noe. Vanitas got up, - We need to go. Can you run?