Echoes|| König x Reader x Ghost

75: Hold Your Heart

We were the first to arrive at the checkpoint of Los Vaqueros. It almost took the entire day before the Prices team arrived. Cover in dirt smelling of dust they walked in in high mood, a little agitated. Soap was the only one who looked irritated.

"That little shite!" He sneers as he storms into the safe house. Gaz gives me a curt nod and Graves and Price walk in irritation in their faces.

"Did you guys find anything?" Price asks Ghost.

"No."

"Let's hope Alejandro's group did."

I stared out the window dark clouds were slowly settling in. I felt... weary, ill. I looked around the room, the tension only grew higher. It was suffocating now. I get up and walk over to the other side of the room where there are fewer people, I stare out the window at the storm cloud.

It began to rain.

It was slow at first before turning into a vicious downpour. The mood in the safehouse fell little by little as Alejandro's group didn't arrive that day. Soap and Gaz stayed up with me, sitting around me in silence.

"Charlie will be fine—"

"I'm more worried they all die falling off a sleek cliff in this rain," I said softly. Gaz looks up at me and sighs.

It's been a few weeks about three weeks since we split up, racing through upper Mexico for Makarov. The middle parts of Mexico had less cartel movement, but until we got to the western coast then the cartel numbers rose.

I checked the clock on the wall the time ticked on it's slow and constant. The slow creep of the itch in my chest grew into a web of anxiety. They were supposed to be here today, but it was eleven pm and I knew they wouldn't arrive today.

I sigh and walk back in forth in front of the window letting the cold damp wet air hit my clothes soaking throw my shirt. I know plans can derail and it often does but this was the one time I didn't want the plan to derail. A second moved by fast, but a minute felt like an eternity. An hour was like watching water boil it never came.

"Get some rest, Lass." Soap's sharp voice sliced into my spiraling thoughts.

"Can't."

"Ghost said you didn't fall asleep last night." Soap crosses his arms looking at me, I sigh and look at him.

"I'm not tired."

Gaz and Soap turn to each other before nodding. "Alright but don't beat yourself up for this," I nodded, and they walked away.

As the hum of the safe house died down and soon a new hum of snores and the sound of insects outside. It was a haunting symphony of dread for me. Somewhere out there my soulmate was being rained upon like a wet puppy. The cloud grumbles signifying a calamities in the air. A harsh wind swept in sending a cold shiver down my spine. My teeth chatter as both my sides were damp. I stop pacing and lean against the wall looking out the window.

As the surroundings grew darker my psyche slowly crumbled, I felt doom slowly inching its way into this safehouse past all these special forest men. I looked back at the sleeping men, there was no boogeyman hiding in the shadow. I could not rationalize my fear, I knew it was irrational, Charlie is surrounded by top Mexican special forces he'll be ok if he's aware of his surroundings and he is! But this fear ate at my soul.

The winds howled right outside of the window. The winds whisper cruel things to me fueling my spiraling thoughts in all recesses of my mind. I glance at the door hoping it burst open, the sound of Spanish in the air curses and annoyance as the Mexicans walk through wet and annoyed, but at last nothing. Nobody enters the door. I checked the clock; it was so dark, but I could sense the movement of the second hand on the clock.

My fingers softly tapped against the wood walls of the safe house a low rhythmic pattern of taps. I didn't mind the shit weather outside it made me feel a little better even the world was on my side worrying about Charlie. I felt myself praying, for the first time in forever I decided to pray to whatever god(s) was willing to listen. Give him back.

"Did you sleep?" I turn around quickly to see König standing there, his eyes shown in the lightning of the storm.

"Did I wake you?" I ask, I wonder if my tapping turns into furious knocking. He shook his head no and leaned against the window across from me.

"You're nervous." He said calmly, I nodded and looked away from him.

"... Charlie will be fine," His voice sounded a little bitter.

"I have a bad feeling," I mutter his eyes soften and he looks out of the window.

"Have you found a place you wanted to move to?"

"Austria is very pretty."

König couldn't help but swell at her words, a pride grew in him. He felt himself smiling wide at her words, maybe after this all he could... would she even want him? He was twice her age... He wasn't really good looking average if he's being honest. He looks down at his foot and notices her body slightly trembling.

"Are you scared?" König asks.

"No, just cold." König walked back to his area and picked up his blanket. He rests it on her shoulder.

"Are you going to take a break after this? you are contracted with the US government to be here," König froze for a second before thinking.

"Depends, if I'm injured or not." She nods and looks back out of the window.

"Do you think the rain will stop by morning?" She looks back at him.

Lightning flashes brightly illuminating her face, her (h/e) hair is pulled back and (e/c) eyes brighten in the darkness. She looks like a scared child lost on the mountain. König reaches out and pushes a strain of hair out of her face. "Let's hope, walking in mud is messy." She smiles and looks away.

Morning arrived soon; the rain did cease but the clouds didn't disappear. Everyone gathered around waiting for Alejandro's group to arrive.

I wasn't hungry, but I probably should have eaten, so I did try to pass the time.

Please. 

A/N:

Alright everyone Thank You for sticking this far into this weird fanfic! I wrote this when I was manic and delulu. I thought this would get like 10K views never expect 100K views! Thank You all so much!

Now Route time! If you have ever played a romance game you pick a character and get their route! All the routes have from chapters 1-75 in common but starting from here the path diverges!

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