Into oblivion

Love

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"Where the fuck is she- No where is she!" Nicholas's voice yelling through the house is the first thing I hear as I step inside. I turn to Max but he's just as lost as I am, we both practically jump out of our bodies as we run towards whatever is happening.

"I'll kill every last one of you I swe-" he stops mid sentence as his tired eyes meet mine, he's standing up with a gun pointed at everyone who is trying to get close.

One of his men goes for him but Nicholas shoots him down without looking away from me.

"Mia" my name rolls out of his mouth. I forgot how good it sounded when he's the one saying it. I begin to walk to him, my eyes trail over the white bandage that's covering his whole left side only reminding me of what I did. I nearly got him killed.

"I-" I begin to say, but what do I even say to a man I let get shot. I'm standing in front of him now, his eyes slowly softened as he scans over my face.

"I thought something happened to you" he lowers the gun as he standing over me.

"I'm here" I say but it's more of a whisper.

"Mia this isn't you-"

"Yes it fucking is" I finally break "if my dumb ass just ducked when you said s-" he grabs my face fast, even with the state he's in the force of his power hasn't dimmed even an inch.

"And I would do it again"

I look up at him not sure if I heard that right.

"I would do it again" he repeats for me "I would because I love you Mia" he says it so confidently I almost believe it.

Those three little words hit like bullets of their own. He says them with such ease as if they don't weigh a thing, I stand there staring like an idiot.

"You don't have to say it back but I just had to-"

"I love you too" I manage to say as I hold back my tears "I do"

"Say it again" he's smiling now. Of course he is.

I laugh at his reaction "I love you with every part of me Nicholas Bane"

His smile is something you rarely get to witness and right now he's basically gleaming. I think I might be melting away both from hurt and happiness.

"You need to sit down baby, please" I ask gently taking the gun out of his hand and putting it behind my back where someone else takes it. I take his hand, slowing pulling him back to his bed. As I pull the cover over him a nurse comes up behind me putting something into my hand.

"I tried giving this to him when he first woke up but it was practically impossible. You need to give it to him so he can rest" I look down to my hand seeing a needle with a liquid floating inside.

"Don't go anywhere okay?" he asks looking up through his thick eyelashes making me hurt even more. I want to cry all over again but not now, not in front of him.

"I'll be here" I lean in kissing him gently on his pale lips, I take the needle injecting it as I linger our kiss for a second longer. Luckily he didn't seem to notice and went to sleep shortly after allowing me to finally break down. I've cried more than I ever had in six years and it's all for him, one man, who I do truly love.

"Mia his body has been put through a lot of stress. I need you to know that what he said may not be real and-" the doctor begins.

"I know" I lean into his bed pushing his curls away from his face "I know"

Everyone leaves the little room we're in leaving me alone with my thoughts once again, not that it's a bad thing. On the contrary I actually love being alone but right now my head is saying so much that I just wish he could say something to silence the little voices even if what he says are lies. I would take that over the silence right now.

Next morning-

I've been awake for hours. I'm pretty sure everyone else is still asleep which would make sense seeing as it's six in the morning but I just cant sleep. There's a lot to think about, it's funny how a person can think so much for it to mean nothing in the end, I mean seriously why can't my brain just shut the fuck up for once in it's life.

A knock on my door wakes me up from my thoughts, it opens and Max's head pops in.

"Mia" he see's im awake so he steps in a little more "he's awake"

Those two little words throws whatever I was just feeling out the window in less than a second. I jolt awake rushing past max, I'm pretty sure I sprinted faster down these steps than it would take a person to blink once. I don't stop until I'm in front of him, my heart beats fast against my chest but that doesn't stop it from speeding up twice as fast when I see him.

He stops moving when he see's me, he looks like the Nicholas I know. No pale skin, lips pink and his eyes, his eyes are back to being alive.

I don't say a single word, I just walk over and lay beside him. He pulls me even closer against his warm chest, wrapping an arm under me so that half my body is basically on him. I feel so.... So safe.

"I meant what I said" his chest vibrates against his voice "I love you Mia"

I only hug onto him tighter. I was terrified of the thought of losing him and that's when I truly knew that I loved this man with every atom in my body. I think I knew a while ago but I just couldn't admit it, maybe it was fear or just my ego but all I know is life without him isn't a life at all.

I love him.