les sequelles - Eric Coulter 1

158. Capture The Flag

request: Okay :) Could you please write something where Eric has to save the Reader during capture the war because she fell down or something and he is very worried? <3 

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There were holes everywhere around the place, normally it would be too dangerous to even walk here at a normal pace. Yet you rushed around, your feet hitting the ground as fast as possible. Running wasn't a good idea by far but you couldn't risk too lose either. Eric had send you out to get the other teams flag and if there was one thing you should absolutely never do, it was disappointing him. He'd have your ass if you didn't reach your goal or the other team was quicker, so you ran as fast as you could without stumbling over your feet.

The last initiate who had gotten on Eric's bad side had never been seen again afterwards. Well, he had been in an especially bad mood that day, still most times people got away at least a bit easier. Not that hanging over the chasm or being forced to train till you practically collapsed of exhaustion was that much better. Whatever it would be, you didn't want to push your luck.

"There it is..." The flag was shinning brightly on top of a little hill, surrounded by some trees that made a good hideout for others. You had to approach carefully. 

You slowed down your steps and started to look around. As far as you could tell there weren't any people around yet. 

Just as you were about to make your way over, the ground beneath you gave in and you could feel your feet slipping into nothingness. Both of your hands grabbed the edges of the hole in the last second. Under normal circumstances you would have been able to pull yourself off but right now your whole body felt heavy. The running had taken a toll on you. Your fingers began to slowly slip off, one after another until you were hanging with only one hand that kept you from almost certain death. 

Finally, the last two of your fingers slip off and you close your eyes, dreading the painful crash at the bottom. You only fall for a short moment, someone catches your wrist in a painfully tight grip and pulls you back off.

"The flag's up there not down here, in case you haven't noticed." "E-eric?" Your voice is shaky, still shocked from your almost fall and the fact that Eric won't be happy about all of this one bit. "The hell were you thinking running around like that? I told you idiots to stay on your guard didn't I?" 

His words were harsh but there was something unusual in his voice, something that wasn't normally there. Had he been worried about you? He shouldn't even be here now that you thought about it. "What are you doing here?" You ask, once you calmed down a bit. Tilting your head to the side, you look up at him. A mixture of emotions written on your face. You could hardly believe he only came to help you, yet here he were. 

"Get up, we're not done yet." "Right..." Taking the hand that he's offering you, you get back to your feet. "Thanks." You add with a small smile, which he only regards with a roll of his eyes before storming off ahead.

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