[ON HIATUS] We're Not Dreaming (Mercury x OC)

The Third Night

Blanche's POV

I stirred in my hammock, snuggling closer to the warm mass next to me. Wait. Warm mass?! I shot up before getting pulled back down by arms around my waist. "Stop moving, I'm cold," Mercury's voice piped up next to me, his voice muffled by my back. "Mercury?" I twisted around to face him and he pulled me closer. I slipped my arm underneath his head and gently stroked his arm. Damn, he's supposed to be my enemy. I should be kicking his ass right now!.....But I don't want to move.

I stiffened as Mercury's breath ghosted across my neck, and I felt him smirk before pressing a kiss into my skin. I took a breath and bit my lip as he did it again, pressing soft kisses against my neck. I let out a gasp as he found a sensitive spot, and he took it as a cue to start attacking that area, nibbling and sucking at it while I strained to stay quiet. I grabbed his shoulder and pushed him away slowly, gingerly poking at the abused spot on my neck.

"You are making it extremely difficult to hate you right now," I mumbled to him. "Why do you want to hate me?" he looked at me sadly. I bit my lip, knowing I couldn't give away the fact that I had seen him earlier. I looked at him,"You're a criminal....You're basically the complete opposite of everything I value..." "So are you," he countered,"I'm not letting that get in the way of this though. We're in a dream. Why should we hold back?" 

"Because life is fucking complicated," I huffed, dropping my head back on to his chest. He groaned at the weight, shifting around before settling into a more comfortable position. "Yeah, life is complicated," he grumbled,"If you're real, I don't want to lose you." I picked my head up and looked at him again,"We've already established that we both exist in real life. But chances are high that we'll have to face each other in a fight eventually," I sighed. "I don't want to fight you," he wrapped his arms around me.

"What if you don't have to?" I leaned against him. "How would that happen? I'm a criminal. And I like being bad...." his voice trailed off as he stared at the ceiling. "No one is inherently evil," I replied,"It's experiences that shape us into who we are. You were basically raised to be a criminal. Having an assassin as a dad doesn't really do you any favors in becoming a decent human being. No offense Mercury." "None taken," he shifted his weight,"So you know about my dad. What about your parents? Judging by how you turned out, they seemed to be good people."

"Both my parents were Hunters," I sighed,"They were the most amazing people and parents I could ask for.....They died protecting me from a pack of Beowolves after I wandered off into Forever Fall." I felt Mercury's thumb gently swiping across my cheek. I rubbed at my face and wiped away the remaining tears. "I'm sorry that happened to you Blanche," Mercury hugged me sweetly,"So what was that about me not having to be a criminal? It's not like I can walk off scot-free after all the shit I've done." I laughed dryly,"Believe me Mercury, when I say that the amount of shit you've done doesn't add up to the atrocities I've committed. What I meant about you not having to be a criminal is that you could go to Ozpin and ask for help."

Mercury flinched away from me, his gaze hardening,"Ozpin would have me killed." "No he wouldn't!" I argued,"He helped me get away from my old life and start new at Beacon." "That's because you're a Faunus! He did it out of pity!" he roared back. I shot out of the hammock, the words piercing through my chest as I stared at him wide-eyed in shock. Mercury's eyes widened as well and he reached out towards me,"Blanche I didn't mean that...." I shook my head, backing away from him towards the window. As he hopped down from my hammock, I jumped out of the window and flew away.