The Bad Batch - Mini Stories

It's Not Murder When They Deserved It (Crosshair x Echo)

(Warnings: Swearing + Mentions of: Rape, Abuse, Sexual Assault, Words of Abuse, Physically and Mental Abuse, Miscarriages - child deaths (brief) - nothing too detailed. Don't read if triggered by any - I will say most is very brief - not fully detailed)

"Get to the Hospital now!" 

"Hunter I'm busy" 

"I don't give an absolute shit what you are doing, just get to the hospital" 

"Why?" 

"Omega was attacked" 

"Shit, I will be there soon" 

Crosshair grumbled hanging up on his brother, he looked around his room grabbing a top, a smirk landed on his face thinking about the night before. He had actually slept which wasn't normal, probably because his arsehole of a partner had been at work or so he thought. 

Arms wrapped around his waist, "Where are you going?" .The cold tone had him freezing slightly. 

"Need to pop to the hospital" 

"Don't tell me your bloody pregnant again" 

Crosshair tried his hardest not to flinch at the cold harsh tone as the arms tightened on his hips almost leaving bruises.

"No, Echo is just…argh!" 

Crosshair was cut off by a hand gripping his throat and shoving his body into the wall. He felt like he couldn't breathe as he was shoved harshly into the wall, "How many times must I tell you, Echo is not important! None of your family are! Do not mention them around me, otherwise I will make sure you forget them forever! Now tell me the truth, why are you going to the hospital!" 

Crosshair gasped in pain as he was almost choked again, he knew that he was stuck in an abusive relationship but his brothers didn't need to know nevermind Echo, who he had a crush on. The man had saved his life and the two worked together, sadly Echo had just lost his husband six months ago so Crosshair was just helping him. They did occasionally sleep together because Echo was the only one who could see Crosshair was trapped. 

"Fine, it's a scare! I thought I was pregnant but…" 

"But it's a miscarriage and it better be! I'm not having another little shithead! Not after Damian, may he rest in peace! Now because of that lie, I want you home by 17:00, no later and if you are, god help you! Now get out of my sight!" 

Crosshair only winced as he was violently thrown to the floor, he flinched when he was slapped and then punched in the face. He gasped in pain but silently made his way out of the house, grabbing his jacket, keys, phone and wallet. He ignored the guards around the outside, a few looked at him with sympathy but others ignored him. Some cared more about the pay than who they were protecting even if they did a terrible job at it. 

He was only the husband to a man called Pong Krell because Hunter was originally set up with him when Hunter got a girl pregnant and the next thing everyone knew they were being threatened. So, Crosshair made sure to get Krells attention by betraying his brothers but secretly saving their lives because now he had been stuck in an abusive relationship for the past four years and he never split with the man due to fear and because Crosshair was a royal, he was 99s youngest. 99 believed Pong Krell was a good man and he certainly acted like it in public, especially around Crosshairs family, the same family who didn't see the danger of what Crosshair had to put up with on a daily basis. 

The main reason Crosshair denied going to family parties was because he wanted to protect his family as well as stop the abuse from Pong Krell who had to sit through his family discussions, Krell always made it to be Crosshairs fault but the younger man never spoke about it, instead he continued living his life only to get away from Krell. Originally Crosshair was an elite marksman, had been trained by the best and he still did assassin work for an old colleague who had been trying to help him take down those with power. Including Krell, who didn't have a clue who he was married to, he just thought he was a naive young man.