Through It All... (Agent 8 x Agent 3) [FINAL BOOK]

Chapter 24 ~ Trust Me

*A Couple Seconds After Mike Witnessing the Octoshower Going Through The Hotel*

Agent 3's (Sarah's) P.O.V:

Sprinting and jumping side to side, I sprayed and shot down another Octarian who failed to splat me back. The splatling fell to the floor with a loud clang and sank in its puddle of ink. Behind me, I could hear Mike quickly taking care of another one that attempted to sneak up behind us after coming out of hiding. I took a moment to take cover and glanced over at him. He stood there, staring at the splatter of ink with heavy breaths, his shoulders rising up and down as he breathed. Mike then wiped whatever sweat he had off of his face. "Even when I'm upset with you, you still look *ahem* hot." However, I quickly shook my head, "Not the time."

"We need to head over there quickly," He stated, looking back over at me. "It's making me worried as to whether or not they're safe."

"Me too." I responded back, "So why don't we super jump over there?"

Before he could comment anything, I was already submerged into my puddle of ink, getting ready to super jump over to the hotel he had mentioned previously. Though as I was getting ready to launch, a sudden wave of pain shocked my body, immediately making me turn back into my inkling form. The pain seemed to travel between both of my legs, it almost felt like an intense cramp. "Agh!" I exclaimed harshly over the gunfire of the other inklings also taking cover nearby. "Whoa, hey are you okay?" Mike exclaimed, immediately running over to check up on me. I took a moment to catch my breath in order to calm the pain down a bit, he attempted to help me up from my knees, but I shrugged his hands off me, "Please...get your..hands off of me.."

Mike complied reluctantly, an upset look resting on his face as his hands moved away. I sat up still on my knees just like Mike. I picked up my Splattershot Pro and glanced back at him.

"Y-You must be tired from the previous super jump. It covered a lot of ground in a short amount of time plus the time we spent fighting before coming here to the west must've pushed you."

"I'm not tired."

"Sarah, please."

"It's fine, I'm fine really. Let's just keep moving."

Agent 8's (Mike's) P.O.V:

I frowned at her and gripped my roller a little tighter.

"Are you still upset about before..?" I asked, looking into her emerald eyes. A frown appeared on her face as her Splattershot fell to the ground, the heart design with our initials facing me, "It's not about that Mike!" She shut her eyes and her breaths once again got heavier.

"Is it only that?"

"Mike, the lives of our friends are possibly gone right now! Can we get moving?!"

A moment of silence fell between us. I could hear my heartbeat in my head. After some debating, my right hand gently reached over and cupped her left hand, my thumb gently massaging the side of her hand. "Talk to me. What's going on? We've always trusted each other and talked to each other, so tell me."

"I just.." She let out a heavy sigh, staring at my hand yet not shoving it away. "..why am I treating you like this..." I noticed her voice shaking a bit.

"..I was so happy when we were cuddling that day at my parent's house before any of this happened...Now we're in a war, witnessing people actually lose their lives before our eyes. My body feels sore and tired despite the nights we've rested, my injuries are still bothering me. The whole Callie situation..." She sniffled a bit and wiped her eyes, "..I was running up worried to check up on you and hear you out just to find Callie feeling your chest up with the two of you blushing, so now I've been dealing with this anger inside this entire time and the stress is now getting to me..." Soon after saying this, her tears began to flow down her cheeks.

I gave her hand a loving gentle squeeze and wiped her tears the best I could, "That whole situation was stupid..I had a minor injury on my chest and she tried to check it before I could protest. I tried to get her away but in the process, you came in and saw the whole situation. I know it's hard to believe, but please trust me, Sarah."

"P-Promise that that's all that happened?" She sniffled a bit, looking into my eyes with her water-filled ones, also making me choke up a bit.

Agent 3's (Sarah's) P.O.V:

He smiled at me with what looked like tearing-up eyes and nodded. Seeing that overwhelmed me and made me bury my face in his chest, feeling his hand gently caress my hair as my hands wrapped around his torso. "I'm sorry..I didn't hear you out..sooner.."

"Don't worry, it is okay...I completely understand everything you feel, I never meant to upset you and make you cry." Mike's arms wrapped around me, holding me closer and embracing me tighter. "I don't like arguing or fighting with each other..and I am sorry as well."

Without even thinking the words just somehow managed to slip out of my mouth, "I..I love you Mike.."

"I do more..Sarah.." He whispered into my ear. A warm feeling crept up my back, making my body stiffen less. We've been in a fight for what I believe a couple of hours, but its felt like forever since the last time I've been embraced tightly like this. Too bad we've been in this situation right now, however my tears are having trouble stopping. Mike lifted my chin up gently and wiped the tears once again with a grin, his thumb then caressing my cheek again, "C'mon, we have to get moving Agent 3, heh."

"R-Right.." I laughed softly, before catching myself staring into his eyes again. Quickly, I cupped his face with my hands and pulled him in for a brief kiss. Mike stayed there, dumbfounded by the kiss to which I giggled. "What happened? I thought we had to go Agent 8?"

We both got up and began heading over in the direction Jake had told us Isabel and he were located.

Agent 8's (Mike's) P.O.V:

Us solving the issue seemed to have lifted a bit of weight off of my shoulders and helped me breathe a little easier.

As I watched Sarah sprint ahead of me with her Splattershot Pro in front of me, I thought about both of her sides, the serious one and the loving one.

Though I find her perfect, out of both sides I've seen, the loving one is definitely my favorite.

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A.N. I missed writing some cute moments with Sarah and Mike..Goodnight everyone (or morning)! :)

Word Count: 1133