The Demon Hunter & His Archer

[ONE SHOT] Staying In

     Everyone saw him as a tough guy, an emotionless demon hunter, he feared no one because he was the one that hunts those fears. He was always known as a cocky man, shaped by a very unfortunate fate and maybe perhaps it's the oppressive monastery of light and the dirty sides of the empire that pushed him to be the man that he was known for today.

But no one told the elf, his very own lover that the demon hunter, the same man that the kids in the empire look up to turns out to be a man baby when his body knows illness.

Alucard caught a cold when he stupidly forgot to bring an umbrella, on the way home after he visited Miya in the Emerald Woodlands. In his defense, the weather was fair- hot even when he went out, and now he went home to his place dripping wet and looking like a drenched puppy.

When he planned to go visit Miya again, he was sweating like hell but his body felt cold. Thinking it will go away later, he pushed his body all throughout the journey only for him to reach her place, pale as a ghost and seems like haven't seen the better days

The moment Miya opened the door, she was immediately greeted by Alucard's body stumbling over. If it wasn't for the elf's fast reflex, he would've hit the ground face first. She immediately grabbed his arms, wrapping them around her and tried her best to pull his muscled body over to her bed.

Her hands immediately went to his sweaty forehead, already had a suspicion after the heavy downpour the other day and she was right. Miya frowned and immediately went to get wet towels, gently wiping off the beads of sweat in his forehead and around his neck.
She tried to remove his signature coat only to be stopped midway by his arms in her wrist. He opened his eyelids, revealing a tired blue eyes but his mischievous grin was saying otherwise

“Woah there baby, already? But I'm not ready yet”

Her face went red from his dirty innuendo. Immediately hitting him in the process

“Idiot. You're bathing in your own sweat. Let me remove it or else I'll have Estes help you instead”she threatened which seems to work when he let her go

To say that her brother and Alucard are enemies is an exaggerated word but she wouldn't say they were friends either. Maybe acquaintances, sure they get along like a civilized being but every time they're in the same room together she felt like her brother was ready to use his healing to withdraw his life instead. Something that he would probably do when she would bring her lover to him.

Miya continued wiping his arms with the towel, before rinsing the towel again and placing them on his forehead to help his body cool down

“Stay there. I'm bringing you food”she was about to stand up when he held her hands

“Don't. I don't want to. Just stay here”

“Alu, you have to eat”

“I'm not hungry. I just want you here”his voice was hoarse and sounded foreign to his ears, perhaps to hers too. But he didn't care if he looked weak, he just needed her there. In which she nodded before sitting back down again, only for Alucard to scoot over to the side inviting her into the bed. Miya could only smile, before laying down beside him, he immediately wrapped his strong arms around her, hugging her tightly while resting his head on her neck, while she wrapped hers around his form

“This is a lot better than any medicine” he sighed in contentment

“Hmm...”she hummed comfortably, as she fixed their blanket, making sure to wrap them both especially him properly. “I didn't know you were such a baby when you're sick”

He didn't respond to her teasing, instead he snuggled his face even deeper on her neck making her ticklish, laughing while he did so. “Did you purposely get sick so I can take care of you?”she teased even more

“I don't know what you are talking about”he denied

“I told you to bring the umbrella I gave you but you refused because you're so sure it'll not rain”

Okay maybe he did pray that he will get sick

“Mhmm.. I don't know what you're talking about ”he denied again, moving his head side to side, laughing at his childish tactics.

Their small banter went on for a few minutes, making the atmosphere comfortable, warm and happy. Something that Alucard hasn't felt since the loss of his parents.

“My big man baby”Miya teased again, while slapping his arms pretending to hit him like a child

“But I am your only baby though right?”She roared in laughter, being unbelievably cringing from her lover for someone who was almost unbeatable in the battlefield and a body built twice her size. Regardless, she answered in between her laughs

“I love it when you're like this”he spoke when her laughter eventually died down. “I love us even more when we are just simply like this”

Miya was quiet but her hands that were drawing mindless circles on his back encouraged him to continue. “I don't know how many dreams I had of us— just simply living off peacefully, no demons nor wars. Just simply a young couple living off their life, maybe get married”Alucard confessed, relieving his secret dream, then chuckled before he continued “Maybe a child or two”

She felt her face hot from the vision he just admitted, knowingy that she was included in his future. He dreams of their future together, the more she thinks  about it the more butterflies blows her stomach and her heart rattles almost unbearable that she only spews those three words she effortlessly confesses to him everyday but only this time that every single breath of those words came from the deepest pit of her desire and love for him;

“I love you Alucard”

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;ngl I'm not really satisfied with this ending, I just really can't find what's a good one lol, might be editing this one later on