Eyes Off Me | Chamber x Reader

{4} Guns

Where, is this? The place you were at was pure darkness, nothing but a small gold light up ahead. Trying to walk towards it was pointless as when you did, it never grew in size. You flopped back before falling through the floor. Opening your mouth to scream but nothing came out, before landing on the hard ground of Italy. Your home. People were walking and going about their normal lives, it's like you weren't even there. Walking around for a while before you heard a loud noise and looked up, only to see the sky. You were confused... before you looked down, right off the edge of the floating land that was a part of Italy. That day changed you, Brim had contacted you that day to ask if you'd join the protocol to stop things like this from ever happening again. Your homeland was wrecked by those mirror's and thus you had agreed to join.
You looked down again, the water spilling down into the ocean below. Your heart sank, people were screaming. You couldn't do anything. You were stuck. Your breathing picked up, panicked and alone you began to sob.

Sobbing as you sat up quickly, back in your room, in your bed. You glanced at your decorated room before grabbing onto your axolotl plushie, holding it against your chest.

Whenever that happens, focus on your breathing A/N.

Sage's voice rung in your head from when she had first seen you waking up in such a panic. You listened to those words ever since, they always seemed to help. You focused on every breath. In and out. Slowly your breathing began to even out. It was just a nightmare, nothing else... it won't happen again. You wouldn't let it.

You left your room after getting into some comfortable clothes for the day. Yawning as you walked through the building. You were headed to the cafeteria when you heard someone huff in annoyance and complain about something in a room nearby. The door was shut so you assumed they were doing something, but you couldn't resist the urge to open the door. Peaking inside you saw a frustrated Chamber, leaning on a table with a gun on it... or well multiple.
"How did those imbéciles manage to scratch my guns.." He huffed in frustration, combing a hand through his slightly unkempt hair. The always perfect man was slightly out of it just because of some guns... was this normal? Or did he hide this to seem perfect? 

You walked into the room and tapped his shoulder, immediately he stood up straight and turned to look at you. Quickly he had fixed his tie and then his hair. "Apologies, I didn't hear you enter" He cleared his throat, glancing awkwardly down at you.
"I just, heard noises.. are you alright? You seem upset about your guns" You blinked. He gave in with a small sigh.
"Yes, they've been scratched somehow. I let Jett and Phoenix look at it for what, 5 minutes? And it's already scratched!" He huffed again.
You understood that, as you literally hid a vandal because it was your favorite, and you were working on making it look better. "I understand the frustration, I literally HIDE a vandal because it's.. mine" You felt a bit awkward admitting that outright to someone, especially the fine French gentleman in front of you. You cleared your throat and looked at him, he seemed relieved that you weren't judging him for something so small and chuckled lightly at you.
"Would you like to work together on our guns, mon amour?" He leaned down a bit, smirking at you... god that face was beautiful. So beautiful. So.. delicate and enticing. Yet so worn and magnificent. 
"Mon amour?" You were snapped out of your staring.
"Sorry! Sorry! Yes, I'd love to" Your red face glanced away.
"Alright, may I see this vandal of yours?" You nodded and quickly went to the hiding spot, digging it out of the messy place and placing it on the table. It was slightly scratched in multiple areas, the paint already starting to peel off.
"It's... not that great. It's not my specialty."
"Quite good for a beginner, though it definitely needs many modifications." He hummed, looking it over. "Hmm..." He was lost in thought... if he helped you maybe you'd grow closer to him? No. No, you would. He knew you would. He smirked to himself before looking up. "Why don't I help you make a fully new gun to your liking?" 
The way your eyes lit up surprised him.
"R-really?! Oh, thank you thank you!" You jumped on him into a hug, the French man's eyes widened a bit, a bit of red dusting his cheeks. He cleared his throat and hugged back before you pulled away. "Do we have anything specific we have to do?"
"For one, we are not doing it in the protocol. It's... not the right place to create such art. We need somewhere more magnifique where we can work." He pondered for a moment. "We'll head to France in two days' time. I have a workshop there where I've made every gun." He smiled proudly at your gasping face.
"Really?!" You hopped up and down excitedly, you always wanted to travel the world. But once you joined the protocol you only journeyed for missions and then that was all focus and then back to base. You could use the nice break, maybe he'd show you around.
"Yes, yes of course. I know I'm parfait" He chuckled at you. "For now, let us sketch out a design. It will help us when we get there. We'll have to tell monsieur Brimstone before we go though" He sighed at the thought, rubbing his temples.
"I can tell him! He'll probably have us running about till then though, since it's kind of like a vacation."
"Yes, you can do that later, mon amour. For now, we have a gun to sketch, no?" You nodded in response, pulling up a chair to the table. Chamber sat on one of the chairs next to you, setting down a paper and pencil. He was quite close to you, it flustered you a bit. "Guns tell me who people are. Whatever someone chooses it just tells me their character." He chuckled, boasting a bit about how easy it was to read people for him.
"Really? So, this gun will be able to tell what I'm like?"
"Quite a bit, it will be custom made. We'll also have to think about colors and designs, even the material. What type of gun. Maybe semi-automatic, a rifle, shotgun, pistol, who knows... I'm curious what you're interested in mon amour."
"That's such a hard choice! I've always loved my vandal though, it's comfortable to use and it's like my best weapon" You chuckled awkwardly.
"Hmm, so something like that... alright. Mon cher. You seem a bit distracted, are you alright?" He leaned his head towards yours. Watching as your face flushed red in embarrassment from the closeness.
"Y-yes, I'm sure!" You fumbled over your words, he chuckled a bit before leaning towards your ear, his hot breath fanning it.
"Are you sure?" The tone of voice he used, it made you feel all sorts of complicated ways. It was deep and sultry. So, enticing and like it was enveloping you in this comforting mist that was also causing your stomach to do flips. You almost fell back in your chair when you were about to push out your chair to quickly stand up. Instead, you felt the strong hand of Chamber on your arm keeping you up. "Mon amour, please be careful. Ce serait dommage si vous étiez blessé." He tutted, helping you stabilize back on the chair.
"Sorry! I just- you- and the- gah!" You were fumbling over every word you could say, hiding your red face in your hands. You could hear his chuckle before his calloused hands grabbed yours and pulled them away from your face.
"Stop hiding your visage mignon" He cupped one of your cheeks with his hand. You melted into his hand; it was so comforting. He smiled at the sight; this was perfect for him.
"You're doing this on purpose, stoooop!" You drew out the o.
"I have no idea what you mean, mon amour" He pulled away his hand and picked up the pencil on the table.
"You're so distracting and annoying"
"But you love it" He teased. You were getting closer to the male in such short time, and you couldn't say you hated it. Honestly, he was like a breath of fresh air just like Killjoy. He hung around and talked with you quite a bit. Sure, everyone was friendly in the protocol, but he was putting in more effort and you appreciated it. 
"Fiiiine, maybe I do. But we're getting sidetracked Mr. French Man." 
"Oui, let's continue this part-" He lifted your hand and kissed the back of it while he stared into your eyes. "-Next time then." He smiled as he let go, you squeaked. You had never been kissed. Never. To be honest, not even your parents which is quite sad.
"I-I'll go tell Brim now then!" You quickly stood up, Chamber chuckling.
"Alright, stay safe, mon amour" He hummed, you leaving with a red face. 
Once out the door you tried to even your breathing to help steady your heartbeat. How can someone do something that easily without even turning slightly red?! Gah, you better calm down on your way to see Brim.
Walking down the halls you tried to block the French man from your mind. That didn't work as all you could think about was all the times he was so close to you. Like when you had bumped into his chest, and even just earlier! Distracted, you hadn't even noticed you had walked up to Brim's office door already.
You looked up and a bead of sweat dripped down your face. You took in a sharp inhale before knocking.
"Come in." The gruff voice from the other side of the door could be heard. With permission to enter, you opened the door and walked in. "A/N? What do you need, kiddo?"
"I... well I was thinking about going on a small vacation in two days with Chamber. If that's alright?" Brim seemed a bit stressed at the idea, Chamber alone with you? The man was a threat, they only kept him around because he was an asset and though he was very good with a gun, he also could get them what they needed. He wasn't trusted among the members besides a few of the younger ones. He rubbed his temples, seeing you nervously glance to the side.
"Sure-" He was cut off by your happy expression and loud voice.
"Thank you so much, dad!" You bounced up and down.
"Settle down, you still have a mission before you go." You nodded to his words. "You and Chamber are going to scout a suspicious location where there's been possible activity of mirrors trying to steal radianite." He huffed before continuing. "Though you'll be going this as a pair, I'll have Breach and Phoenix nearby just in case anything goes wrong or if there are mirrors. So do not engage if there are and call for backup."
"Alright, where are we heading to for this mission though?"
He pulled out a paper and slid it across his desk. "Russia. So, you better bundle up tomorrow. I'll tell Chamber shortly, you're dismissed."
"Alright, see you later Dad!" You skipped over to his side, hugged him and then left the room, closing the door behind you.

"A good kid... I don't know what you're up to Chamber but if you do anything to hurt them, I'll murder you, you bastard." Brim grumbled to himself, pulling out the small file on Chamber. The file was practically empty except for little information that Chamber gave, the fact that this man could keep himself hidden from even Cypher was impressive but also meant this man was dangerous. He shoved it away before calling up Cypher. "Anything else yet?" "Dammit, still nothing... alright. Keep looking." He hung up and just sighed in annoyance. He'd catch this man if he did anything.

Walking through the halls you stretched on your way to the cafeteria. Russia, man that would be interesting. You'd never been, but Brim did say it was cold, so you'd need to wear warmer clothes for once. You peeked your head into the cafeteria seeing Breach, Astra and Phoenix talking. Yoru was sitting all alone like the 'lone wolf' he was, giggling at the thought. You walked into the room and waved at your friends before heading to the kitchen. You hummed to yourself as you made zuppa toscana, smiling at the delicious scent. 
Walking out of the kitchen, Phoenix waved you over. "So, what's happening here?" You sat down, placing your food in front of you. You listened to them talk as you ate.
"We were talking about crushes before Astra started laughing at me for flaunting about how I can get any lady. Which I can!" Phoenix playfully glared at Astra who just laughed and waved her hand at him. "Breach brought up the Russia mission tomorrow, so we're talking about what we think it'll be like."
"I think you guys are gonna find a lot of ice" Astra teased.
"I hope not, it wouldn't be fun if my arms froze up, I'd be quite useless then. I bet I could still beat them all up even if they were frozen though" Breach chuckled at himself. You smiled as your friends continued their banter. You felt lucky to have met them all.

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WOO another chapter. I hope you enjoyed~ We're going to be going to Russia with Chamber! How exciting :) Hopefully you'll be warm enough in this cold environment, or else you'll need more than just clothes to keep you warm!

~Snowy <3

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