[Ezio x Reader Fanfic] May the father of understanding guide us

34} Tired of Fighting

This one is on time, only just though, so yay me! Here ya go!
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(Y/n)'s pov

Strong arms wrap around me and I know who it is even before he speaks.

"(Y/n)... Hey, are you alright?" He runs his hands through my (h/l)(h/c) hair and I feel as if I'm going to fall asleep at any moment. "Hey! Say something. Please talk to me."

"I guess I wasn't ready for that running...and I'm so tired of all this...fighting. I just want to get away from everything." I bury my face into his chest and nearly fall asleep right there, even through the aching pain in my muscles and my head. I feel my body being lifted off the ground by Ezio, his forearms under my neck and the backs of my knees, so I wrap my arms around his neck and nuzzle my head into his chest.

"You're going to be fine, I'm right here." The darkness is dragging me in and I'm not going to fight it. It's so exhausting to keep running and hiding and lying.

"Ezio...?" I mumble, yawning quietly.

"Yes?"

"I never meant anything I said. I didn't want to leave you..." Before I finally slip away I fight out one last sentence:

"I think I might love you."

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Ezio's POV

Did she just...did I hear that right? I search her barely visible face and smile, my heart beating so loud she would definitely hear it, if she is awake that is. But I couldn't care less. She said it.

(Y/n) loves me.

"I've always loved you (y/n)." I whisper in her ear, knowing she's asleep by know.

If she wants to get away then I know just where to take her, since she hasn't seen my mother for years it could be nice for them to catch up. Maybe even Claudia won't be too rude to her as she is to most people these days.

"Ezio, I can't allow you to leave Venice." Antonio interrupts my thoughts with the exact words I don't want to hear. "We have work to do and she's a traitor. Would you really choose her over our plans?"

"We'll be gone a few days- a week a max." I'm not backing down, he can't physically stop me from leaving Venice. "So we will be back for Carnevale. Make sure everything is ready when we return."

"You're making the wrong choice Ezio. I thought you wanted revenge for the murder of the brothers and father? Are you really giving that up for some girl?" He pleas with me despite my hardened resolve.

"I was recently told that revenge would be the reason for her death," I think back to my strange dream "I can't allow that to happen. She will live a long and happy life... And I'll fight till my last breath to make sure it's with me."

~~~~~time skip~~~~~

(Y/n)'s pov

I wake up being bounced up and down slightly, the familiar sounds and motions of riding a horse. I open my eyes and look up to see Ezio, his face being brushed lightly by the morning sun.

"Morning." I yawn and stretch, feeling and hearing the satisfactory popping of my joints.

"Good morning, sleep well?" Ezio asks, chuckling as he pauses to glance down at me.i lightly punch his chest and giggle, sitting up from my previously laid down position across his lap with his arms under my neck and my knees.

"Shut up, where are we?" I can't see any familiar landmarks, I've never been here before. Up ahead are high walls, a small shed for some horses and a travel merchant with a few carriages.