Don't Fear The Reaper *Izana x OC x OC* (COMPLETE)

Sedated

Izana--

I hadn't expected Reza to return, especially with her family here. I thought for sure they'd killed her or were looking for her to kill her. How did she get past everyone unharmed? I can't think of an answer to her question so I just take another drink.

"Where's your heroic sidekick?" I ask, then see a spray of blood splatter against the window on the right wall.

"He's running interference." She smirks.

"So what did I miss that caused this?"

"I was within one minute late so I have been deemed Failure. They're going to try to kill me, but right now their focus is you. They have to tie up loose ends and all."

That is completely ridiculous to be faulted that way, but I have no say over it. Regardless, why go where she knows they are instead of making a run for it? "If you know that to be true, why come back?"

I notice a slight flicker of sadness on her face, something I'd never expected to see given her attitude, but she quickly smothers it.

"It has recently come to my attention that job or not, if you were to die I'd like to be the one to do so, which means I have to keep my family from killing you."

"How big is your family?"

"I'd say from the amount I've seen on the grounds tonight, that's only a quarter of them. We are a very large family but most of these so far are Level Two and Threes, I haven't seen many Fours, so that's concerning..." She sighs and rubs her forehead. "They may be leaving you to the lowers while they hunt for me."

"What's the plan? Thanks to someone, I can't exactly move well and my brother is in danger right now."

Reza opens her mouth to hesitantly reply but we're cut off by what I can only imagine to be a body slamming into the side of the wall outside. I make a comment that Roman must be doing well out there but she only smirks.

"Your brother shouldn't be an issue once you're taken care of or their attention is redirected properly." She shrugs. "We don't exactly have much time to mess around though because it won't be long before Corillina will wake up and the family will find a way to come harass us."

"Well, your task and my desire has always been for me to die. I'm barely alive as it is, so why not kill me here and you and Roman can make your escape?"

As those words leave my lips, the door beside her crashes open and Roman hurries to shut it behind him.

"Hey Reez, so... we have a problem."

Roman is covered in blood spatter and his hair is plastered to his face from a mix of blood and sweat but he doesn't appear injured.

"What?"

"The Twos and Threes around the building are either out cold or dead but the rest of them and some Fours are headed this way."

"How much time do we have?" She asks before swiftly knocking out the little girl again as she starts to stir.

"Maybe three to five minutes since the guard and the archers are moving in to defend finally."

Reza curses under her breath before sighing and meeting my gaze. "Roman, I have an idea and I need cooperation from both of you."

Reza's plan is to sedate or knock me out and have Roman carry me off over the castle walls in one direction while she re-routes her family in the other. We're supposed to meet up with her at a safe location and we will figure it out from there. I don't fully understand why she can't just kill me here but it will draw them away from my brother at least. Perhaps Roman will kill me along the way, but is there really a guarantee that Reza will make it away from her family safely?

"I'm not leaving you on your own to babysit some nitwit prince, Reez. Just stab the guy here and get on with it."

"Roman, do you remember our discussion?" She asks and his expression softens which startles me.

It's rather strange to see either of them holding emotions on their faces.

He sighs and cuts me a harsh glare before nodding. "Just remember what I said too. Alright Nitwit, let's get you sedated."

I wake up with blurry vision and a rather annoying inability to move my limbs. I can hear noises around me, bits and pieces of words, and something moving nearby back and forth in front of a light source. The voice is Roman's, judging by the tone and pitch, but I can only pick up a few words here and there along with Reza's name or his nickname for her. Something something... hurt... something... mother... Meiran, whoever that is... die... blood... Is Reza hurt? It's my fault if she is, so I should help her but I can't get my limbs to react, I can't even get my mouth to open. If Reza dies, Roman will definitely kill me for it. I feel my eyes starting to close against my will and the world around me fades away to darkness.