His Light

My safe place

Lilac's Pov

It's been two weeks since our little argument and right now, I'm at the shooting range with a gun in my hand.

I was trembling while trying to hold it.

"Lilac, you have to stop trembling" Alex said, coming closer to me.

I was trying to shoot the target, but I was so scared and nervous to pull the trigger.

"Look Lilac, we will do it together then" Alex added, hugging me from behind, as his arms wrapped around mine. We were holding the gun together now, and my trembling slowly calmed down.

"Okay Lilac, look at the target right in front of you" he said and I just responded with "mhm" as I focused on the target.

"Okay look now you have to decide, a shot to the head or to the middle of its chest means killing the target, and every other part just means that the target is going to be wounded and distracted for a moment."

"What if I decide to wound him" I asked in confusion.

"If someone is attacking you directly, where no one is around to protect you, you kill, with no hesitation. If not, it will mean that the enemy could stand up and wound you this time. Choosing between wounding them and killing them is the hardest, because you have to think everything through and if you don't choose the right thing, you will be the one in danger." Alex explained.

"What is the best thing to do?"

"To kill. As horrible as it sounds, killing is the safest way out. I just wound people, when I want them to suffer or when I warn them by doing so."

"Okay" I answered in a small voice.

"Angel, now concentrate on your target and decide what you want to do. You have just a second to decide."

"Kill" I said aiming at the chest of the target and pulling the trigger.

Afterwards I looked up at Alex to see him yell thrilled "Fuck Lilac, bullseye."

I looked back at the target and saw that I hit the middle of the target's chest perfectly.

And a smile appeared on my face, seeing someone so excited for me.

"Lilac you are a fucking natural at this stuff. The fuck, it was you first shot and you already nailed it."

I just blushed, I wasn't used to have someone around me, who is supporting me.

"Let's try that again, but this time on the head" he said excitedly with his hands on my waist, making sparks appear on my skin.

And I just tried to concentrate again, collecting my thoughts, and shot, this time with more confidence, hitting the head of the target.

"Amazing angel" Alex said pressing a kiss on my cheek.

After 30 minutes, we finally ended the training at the shooting range. Alex took his gun from me, putting it into his waistband and taking my hand. Then we made our way together outside, and walked up to his car, where Zac was waiting for us. We sat together into the backseat, while Zac started the engine and drove off.

A peaceful silence surrounded us, but I decided to break it, to ask Alex something.

"Alex?" I asked in a small voice.

As he calmly answered, "Yes angel?"

"Would you mind if we stop by the bookstore?"

"The bookstore? Why?"

"I just need some new books, I finished the ones you had at home" I said, I didn't know if he would agree. He was always so overprotective if I wanted to do something.