The Boy Savior - Ekko x Reader - Season 1

Chapter 30

"Ekko, let go of me..." you rather asked than ordered him this time as you lowered your voice. You didn't want to make a scene, especially not in front of Ajuna. Your heart beat inside your throat and your stomach trembled as you faced him from up so close again.

As your eyes met his, you felt yourself getting torn up between your emotions - what your heart wanted was completely different from what your mind had been telling you... Now that he was so close to you again, every single inch of your body longed for his touch and his warmness but your brain reminded you of your pride. You knew anyway what he was going to tell you. You knew that for him, you were nothing more just a spare part; an interim replacement of something that was much more valuable for him...

"Ekko!" Ajuna by your side greeted him gladly and you saw the young firelight blink impatiently because of the interruption. You were only happy because this way, you could pull your wrist out of his clench with one, swift movement.

"Y/N, wait..." Ekko started, but Ajuna also began speaking with such buoyancy, that he didn't notice the little interlude of the two of you.

"I'm almost done with the tail we've talked about," the little boy went on, jumping closer to Ekko, putting Mister Tails onto his shoulder so that he could gesture freely with both of his hands. You looked into Ekko's eyes one last time before turning away and silently starting your way towards your room one more time. You knew that he could follow you there as well, but you hoped for some kind of false shelter from the little, wooden door of yours.

"I only need to fix the wiring because now it's working reversed - but I've tried everything already and it keeps getting worse..." you heard the boy's tiny chuckle as you walked away, unnoticed.

Were you a coward for leaving Ajuna behind without a word? Absolutely... But you still needed time. You weren't ready to hear what you'd been suspecting anyway... You just weren't...

"Not now, Ajuna." Ekko's voice drifted towards you as you deliberately walked towards the rope ladder by the side of the tree. He sounded way harsher than he should have and you silently blamed yourself for that. He was only mad at you ignoring him and not the little boy. Now he would be probably taking Ekko's reaction upon himself.

"It's gonna be quick, I promise! That's all that is left to be fixed for Daisy to have a tail again and you said..." but Ekko cut him off before he could have finished his sentence.

"Ajuna, please... Just... make yourself useful for now... I really don't have the time for this." You heard the words drifting towards you as you started climbing the ladder as fast as possible. When you looked back under you, you couldn't see Ekko anywhere and you let out a relieved sigh, believing that he finally gave upon his idea of talking to you.

You only felt bad for Ajuna... You were definitely going to talk with him and explain that Ekko wasn't actually mad with him but you.

You sighed sadly when you were halfway already but then suddenly, you heard the familiar buzzing of a hoverboard's engine nearing and a second later - you felt an arm around your waist pulling you away from the ladder. You only had time to let out a small scream of surprise before feeling Ekko's body against yours as he hugged you to himself.

"What the hell are you doing?!" you asked angrily as he was nearing the both of you towards his room.

"Making you finally listen to me!" he answered and the light tone of his voice annoyed you. Was he entertained by all this?

"Let go of me!" you insisted when he directed the hoverboard in front of his door.

"As you wish..." he said, gently dropping you before jumping off the device himself as well. You automatically opened up his door when you got in front of it to step inside and turned back to face him, your arms wrapped in front of your chest. Your cheeks were reddening as you thought, you were trapped now. No silly excuses, no last-minute slip-outs could save you anymore of what you'd been trying to avoid for so long.

"What do you want?" you asked tiredly. Maybe it would be better to just get it over with...

"I want you to finally let me talk." he said, stepping so close to you that you felt the air brushing against your face that he brought with himself. "I gave you time, I gave you space and you haven't even let me explain myself yet..." There was something in the way he looked into your eyes. You couldn't really describe what you saw in his gaze, but it definitely made your chest tighten around your heart.

"I already know what you want to tell me..." you looked away. "I don't need you to shove it into my face..."

"The hell, you know!" he burst out and you shut your mouth immediately. "Yes, Jinx is and will always be important for me..." he said and your heart twitched painfully. "And of course, I want to help her... It's like..." he tried to find his words desperately. "Imagine having to fight your brother day by day - knowing that he's still in there..." you held your breath back as you listened to him. Maybe he was right about you not knowing what he wanted to tell to you...

And now you were starting to feel more and more terrible with each passing second...

"But with you it's different. It's completely different..." he changed to a gentler tone as he stepped closer to you and you wondered, what did he mean by that? "I'm sorry for what I said a few days ago... I just... I got so scared when you didn't wake up for days... I can't lose you too..." he lowered his voice when he said the last sentence, almost like he was talking to himself, and stepped closer to you. So close, that he could lean his forehead against yours as you stood there with your eyes as big as a pair of coasters and chest hotter than the sun itself... Did this all mean that he...

"I'm sorry for letting you risk yourselves..." he sighed. "I should've been there..." he went on but you couldn't hold it back anymore. Your heart wanted to beat its way out of your chest as your hands reached for his face and you pulled him into a gentle, longing kiss...

//A/N.: Sorry for taking longer with this one and for the lack of interactions again. Work and overtimes ate me up, as usual :( 

I'm also sorry if I left mistakes in this chapter, I haven't the time to double check it yet! I'll fix it I promise!

And guuys, I have a question. What do you think of another smut chapter?😶😶😶 //