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

Awake and Alive

Roman-- (A/N: Surprise! )

I wasn't sure what I expected to see when I kicked her mother's door down but nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. Everything was soaked in blood and weapons were strewn about. Her mother was iin the floor bleeding heavily and one arm and hand were both obviously broken. I could tell she was still breathing though. My eyes immediately went to Reza who looked just as bloody and broken as she fell to her knees. I caught her before she could fall and faintly heard her whisper to me not to kill her. I'm not sure why she left her alive since that was her goal, but I carried her out of the room and called for Obi and the princes to capture the Family Head. Once she was in custody, we sent Obi and Zen back to the castle with The Head while Izana insisted we took Reza back to the herbalist lady. I would've normally declined but I knew that even with my medical skills, her injuries were too much for me.

Under Izana and Zen's orders, the lady- Garak as I'd learned- stabilized and treated Reza's injuries for us while the rest of the herbalists were barred from her room and forced to sign a document stating if they spoke of me or Reza outside of their group, Obi, and the princes, they would be imprisoned. It was a favor granted to us from the kingdom in exchange for taking down the largest, most elusive crime organization between Clarines and Tanbarun. Everyone was able to hold their own with minor injuries, the worst of all of us being Kirini getting slashed from her hip to shoulder. It was shallow enough that Obi was able to treat her right there. I had gotten an update from one of the herbalists who was sent to treat her mother that she was stable and imprisoned, but Reza had done a number on her as well. Reza left her with a tracheal bruise, black eyes, lacerations to her hands, several bruised and broken ribs, fractured sternum, both bones broken in her forearm, a shattered hand with no bones intact, and a severe concussion. Reza was always a force to be reckoned with so I didn't expect for her mother to survive.

I sigh and run a hand through my hair as I stare at Reza's sleeping form. It's been a week and a half since we raided the compound and took on Reza's mother and overthrew the family order and she still hasn't woken up. Garak said that with the extent of her injuries and how long she'd been forcing herself to move and fight while already injured, she's exhausted herself. Her mind is helping her to heal by making her sleep it off. She is hopeful she will wake up any day now but has been saying this for five days now. While I've been with Reza, Kirini has been back at the compound with Obi and Izana. I'm not sure what we are going to do now but I saw some of Reza's plan sheets and they mentioned returning to control the compound so I asked them to field the incoming family members and see who will stay under Reza's ruling or who will be a problem. Those who oppose her are cast out and subtly captured by the castle's waiting forces. Once Reza is awake we can discuss options.

I wake up to a slight movement on my hand. It's early morning judging by the slight glow through the curtains so everyone else should be asleep or just starting to wake. I don't know if I dreamt the movement or what because I don't hear anyone around. I hear a very light, quiet whistle and immediately look over at Reza. She's awake but her eyes are barely open. Her fingers twitch in mine in what I think is an attempt at squeezing.

"You're awake. Are you in pain?"

She's able to slightly nod and the tiny movement makes her gasp.

"Stay still and try not to talk. Let me get that herbalist lady."

I leave my chair, wincing at my protesting body, and move down the hall. I don't know which room is hers but Garak left a small bell on a table near the corridor of their private quarters if I needed anything. I ring it and a few seconds later a disgruntled Garak stumbles out of her room.

"Obi I swear if you're here to get drunk the- oh, it's you. What's wrong?"

"She's awake."

I stay in the chair by the bed as Garak checks her over and runs a few tests to check how her eyes move and her motor skills. It seems to go well I guess because I'm shooed out of the curtained area so she can change the bandages and give her medicines. I find myself pacing outside of the curtain to fight the urge to rush back to her side and hold her. I was terrified that she was dying or dead when I found her and when she didn't wake up... I'm glad she's awake now but I don't know how she is doing or if she's really okay. Garak steps out from behind the curtain and offers me a small smile.

"Alright Lover Boy, she's all yours again."

"Is she okay?"

"Her vocal chords are still healing so she doesn't need to talk yet so you can give her a notebook and pencil from the desk over there to use for now. Beyond that everything seems to be healing properly, just don't let her try to get up or move around too much."

"Thank you."

Garak leaves and I take a notebook and pencil from the desk before returning to Reza's bedside. I give her the notepad and settle in the chair beside her. Before I can ask her anything, she starts to write. I read along with her writing to find her asking what happened. I tell her what I came in to and what happened since then. She writes 'Mother?' afterward and I inform her that she's being held until Reza can meet with the princes to decide what to do with her. She nods slowly then asks if I'm okay.

"Only you can ask me that when you're the one who literally just came out of a coma." I chuckle. "I'm fine as always, I've just been worrying over you."

'I'm sorry.'

"It's alright, I'm just glad you're still here. I would've been so mad at you if you went off and died right after I finally got up the nerve to tell you I loved you after hiding it for fourteen years."

'Shut up.'

"You wound me, Miss." I gasp dramatically and grin as I catch the pencil she halfheartedly tossed at my forehead.