I'll Be Your Hero (Nathan Sykes)

Epilogue

Each night, I go back there, to that dark hallway where my world became a blur. Each time, I hear the gun-shot and I see Nathan fall to the cold floor before me. I see the blood pooling around him from his wound. Falling to my knees, I feel tears cascade down my cheeks.

I try to reach out to him, to tell him I'm there, but I can't. A force holds me back. Though he seems so close, I can't reach him. I can't do anything to help him.

It feels like the world is closing in on me. I feel like I'm drowning. The more I try to reach Nathan, the further he seems and the more I feel like I'm drowning. Soon, my lungs feel like the oxygen has been cut off. I try to scream, but no sound comes out. I feel like I'm constantly drowning in darkness and I can't get away from it.

Then I feel something touch my shoulders, it's Shane, he's come to finish me off. I thrash around trying to get him off but soon the darkness is filled with light. I open my eyes to see Nathan's green ones filled with concern.

"It's ok, I'm here," Nathan says as he holds me close to him. I sob into his chest, my breathing jagged. "Shhh...it's ok," he says petting my hair. "It was just a dream," he says as I begin to quiet down.

"It wasn't just a dream," I say a little harshly as I pull away from his grasp. He stares at me a little scared at my sudden outburst. "It actually happened, Nath," I continue more softly. "I sat there and watched you dying right in front of my eyes, and you know what I felt like?" I paused, but continued before he could say anything. "I felt like I couldn't do anything, I felt helpless. I couldn't save you on my own. Without the guys' help, you would've died," my voice cracked as tears started to prick my eyes. "You would have died," I went on, ignoring how shaky my voice had become. "You would've bled out, right there in front of me and I wouldn't be able to do a single thing to save you."

"But you did save me, I wouldn't have been able to walk all that way to get help. Without you there, I would've died," he said trying to comfort me.

"But without me being there, you wouldn't have had to be there in the first place," I mumbled, hating myself because it was my fault he was shot.

"Please don't tear yourself up because of this. You couldn't have known. It was my fault for not telling you sooner," he said.

"Well, now that I do know, I never want to feel that way again. I want to be able to help you if you are in trouble and be able to defend myself. I don't want to be helpless anymore." He stared at me, taking in what I was saying. "What I'm saying Nathan is, I want to be a spy. Will you teach me?"

"Maybe, someday," he said looking down at me with his tired eyes, "but for now, lets get back to sleep." He gave me a kiss on my forehead whispering a small 'I love you' and we laid back against the pillows, me snuggling into his warm chest. With no more nightmares interrupting, I drifted to sleep, finally safe and happy in Nathan's protective arms.

A/N - And that's the end! I'm sorry it took me so long to finish it up. Wow, i can't believe IBYH is complete. Back in Febuary of this year when I started this fanfic, i could've never guessed it would end up here and with such positive feedback! Thank you all for reading it! I am so proud of this fanfic and the hard work that went into it. Thank you for all the votes, reads, and comments, it really means so much! I dont know of there will be a sequel, but you guys will be first to know. ;)

So what did you all think of the whole story all together? Could you see the end coming from the begining? For the last time for this story, leave me comments with your feeback, i'd love to hear it! Comment and vote!

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- Cass ❤️

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