"Fuck off! Sersi is mine!" you yelled, smiling as you ran down the halls.
Ajak's laughter followed you, and you knew the woman was hot on your heels, so you quickened your pace. You knew you were being childish, and the other would probably complain later that you made her lose her straightness, but at that moment you decided to enjoy seeing her so free and happy. Plus, giving Thena a little blackmail material never hurt.
"You already have Makkari and Druig!" she protested but you could hear the amusement in her tone
"And I'm going for Phastos and Kingo!" you yelled back
"We agreed to leave Kingo last!"
"Then I'm going for Ikaris!"
You laughed again as you took a sharp turn down a hallway. You turned your head so you could stick your tongue out at Ajak, not noticing that a door opened, causing you to enter the meeting room and crash directly into Gilgamesh. At least the man didn't seem affected by it.
"Are you alright?" he asked you, helping you to your feet
"Yes" you laughed "thank you"
"She touched him, does that count as having him on our team?"
You looked around to realize that the rest of the Eternals were also in the room, most of them looking at you in confusion as Druig and Makkari smiled knowingly at you. You returned the gesture and hugged one of Gilgamesh's arms just in time for Ajak to enter the room. She tried to look serious and demure as always, but you knew that everyone had heard her laughter in the halls, and the beads of sweat and her heavy breathing gave her away.
"I just took Gil away from you" you told the woman with a grin
The prime eternal simply rolled her eyes fondly and crossed her arms, smiling at you in amusement. You stuck your tongue out at her again and pressed a little closer against Gilgamesh, you could hear Druig giggling and you didn't have to look to know Thena was smiling too.
"Well that leaves Phastos for me then" your girlfriend said
"Over my dead body!" you said, letting go of the man and pressing an accusing finger into the woman's chest.
"Uh, did I miss something?" Kingo said "what's going on here?"
You looked at your family, feeling truly lucky to belong to such a special group and to be seen as an equal by them despite everything. It had been years since you had felt anything like it and you could no longer imagine a life without them.
"Oh, don't you know?" you asked mockingly
"Know what?"
You shared a look with Ajak, almost as if you were silently asking her permission, to which she nodded, her smile never leaving her lips. You turned to the Eternals, ready to drop a bombshell that only Makkari, Druig, and Thena knew about.
"We're getting married" you smiled.
The following seconds were deathly silent, where everyone seemed to try to register your words as if they were foreign to them. Kingo was the first to react and from there it was all screaming and chaos. Warm and familiar chaos.
"What?!"
"FUCKING FINALLY!"
"AND WHY DID I NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?!"
"We found out this morning"
"No, no hold on, why did they know before ME?!"
"Because Ajak loves me more"
"No, no, I get you, Thena, I was talking about Druig"
You and Ajak looked at each other for a moment before sharing a laugh as Druig and Kingo got into a little argument. Sometimes it was hard to remember that these people were in charge of watching over and protecting humanity, especially when they behaved like kindergartners.
