'Till The End (Agatha x Rio)

Affects

RIO'S POV.

I finally knock out Wanda, that little bugger didn't want to budge. The fight in this woman, I swear, if she wouldn't kill me, that would. I was pretty beaten but it wasn't nearly as bad as Agatha. Wait, Agatha??? I completly forgot, the need to protect her from this crazy bitch overtook me in the moment.

I look over my shoulder and see everyone looking worried. Is she dead? No, no, no, she couldn't be. She's stronger than that. I take another look at Wanda's body, Billy is sitting next to her, holding her hand. As I continue to assess the situation, I turn to go towards Agatha.

"What's wrong with her? Is she dead? Tell me she's not dead." My voice breaking down.

"We... don't know. She is breathing, so that's something. Her heart is beating too. But the magic did some serious damage to her, her body took it in the wrong way." Lillia explains, her hands trembling a bit.

"Jen, how can you not know? Aren't you supposed to be a healer or something?" My voice is harsher than I intended, my eyes watery and body is shaking a bit as I slump down towards Agatha's level.

I take her hand into mine, feeling the life inside her. My worries wash over me harder than a few seconds ago. I should've stepped in, I should've lost my insane side and I should've turned to her. No, this isn't the time to think about this.

"I've never seen anything like this, crazy lady. So back off, we still need to get out of here." Jen's voice is hoarse, as if she is chocking back tears. But I know damn well that that's not the truth. She hates Agatha, for whatever reason.

I hear the coven have a short conversation about finding the door and if this was the real trial but I don't really listen to it, my mind occupied by thoughts. I can see them walk off, searching for either the door or clues. I turn my attention to Agatha, lying there, barely breathing. My heart breaks at the sight. I've never seen her this way and it scares me. Her body is beaten, face white as a ghost.

After a few minutes I hear shouting, people are coming back to the main room. "I found the door. I have to admit, this seems like a trial that went sideways. But at the same time, it is Billy's mom." Alice says, her breathing fast due to running around.

"Do we... take her?" Jen asks, her eyes drifting towards Wanda.

The coven goes into a debate before Billy blurts out.

"We take her, she's my mother. I can show her my memories." His voice is hoarse, probably from all the crying he did today. I don't care much whether she comes or not, so I stay quiet, my eyes fixated on the woman that I love.

"Fine, but you're carrying her, she's tiny. You'll be fine." Jen's voice is laced with hatred. I swear, this woman hates everyone. What a queen bee. I laugh at my own thought, the coven turns their heads to me. I just give them a cold look and go back to fidgeting with Agatha's hands. She looks a bit more lively, the color to her face coming back.

Me and Alice pick up Agatha and go straight through the door, for the first time ever, the walk out of the tri was quite normal, no slides or anything. I take a quick look back and see Billy, Jen and Lillia having a hard time carrying Wanda. I chuckle to myself and earn an amused reaction from Alice, who laughs along with me.

"What is she to you?" Alice questions.

"Who?" I know exactly who she is talking about but I am not falling into this trap.

"Agatha." She says simply, as if it a casual thing to her.

We set down Agatha in a more comfortable looking place, placing some leaves for head support. I take a good look at Agatha, remembering everything from our past relationship.

"She was my everything, but I don't know what she is to me right now." My voice quiet, I try to hold back tears. Damn, I haven't cried so much or even felt so much in years. She makes me feel different.

"Were you married?" Alice's voice careful and kind. Her body language shows me that I can feel safe. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to."

"I- yes. Yes, were married." As I say that, I feel my troath closing off. I can't have a panic attack, not right now and I would prefer it if it never happened.

I used to get a lot of them after Nicholas got taken away and Agatha left me. The lonliness almost killed me but I always reminded myself that if there is any chance of getting my family, that I built from scratch, back, then this pain anf suffering will be worth every second. Along with the panic attacks came nightmares. Nightmares of Nicholas being killed and I am helpless, frozen in time as if I was watching a horror movie. They took a big toll on me and I would even see my boy everywhere, his voice too. I thought that I was going insane so I started acting insane. It soothed my mind, bringing me back to a world I created.

"I'm sorry for everything that happened to you, really. I can see the care you both have, the humanity that exists." Her hand placed on my shoulder. Oddly enough, I don't have the energy to brush it off. "She'll be alright, I'm sure she went through much worse than this."

After that sentence, we stay in a comfortable silence. I can see Billy sitting near his mom in the distance. Lillia and Jen are having a conversation not far from him. The coven seems calmer, more confident now that we passed all the trials. I do have to admit, I believe that Billy's trial was supposed to go differently than it did. But it is what it is. I can only hope that Agatha is going to be okay.

AGATHA'S POV.

I try to open my eyes, but my eyelids seem to weigh a ton. My whole body is aching and I feel something on my hand. I try to open my eyes again, this time successfully. As I open my eyes I see Rio holding my hand and staring at something. As much as I'd love to take my hand away, I don't have the energy for that. So, I slightly squeeze her hand and Rio's eyes immediatly drift to me. All watery, but beautiful as always. I've got to stop thinking that, what is wrong with me.

She stares at me, her gaze intense. Its as if she has seen her most wanted treasure for the first time. Rio lightly squeezes my hand back and smiles, her body language indicating that she wants to be as caring and gentle as possible. I see that she is fidgiting with a flower in her hands, the same one that she appeared with. That dumb fucking flower, she's killing me with her cutness. Wai- no, no she isn't. My mind is killing me, not her.

"Enjoy what you see?" I murmur, words barely getting out of my lips, due to my dry troath. An even bigger smile appears on her face.

"Always." She replies to me. "Sweetheart, you okay?"

"Apart from my whole body failing me, I'm very swell." I say, letting out a small chuckle which bites me in the ass, a rush of pain going through my body.

I look at where Rio was staring at before and see Billy with Wanda. She is starting to awake and I just know that we are screwed.

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Not as long as the other one but I had to leave you all on a cliff hanger.

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