Bringing Out The Good Side

Chapter 19- The End of An Era

Ronan had stuck to his word that Mackenzie would be safe away from Loki. He gently roused Mackenzie from her dream-filled sleep in Ronan's personal quarters with a gentle approach.

"Hello." Ronan's voice rumbled soothingly as he saw Mackenzie's eyes opening to his touch and voice, she smiled as she saw her lover sitting on the bedside. She placed her hand upon his bright blue hand with her fingers rubbing the top of his hand. Mackenzie knew that Ronan liked his hands being rubbed by her, it made him feel that he was definitely being loved by the person that saw past his facade and saw the real Ronan. 

"Hello." Mackenzie said softly, she still gave him a warm smile. She was in love with Ronan and he was in love with a human who stuck with him regardless of him trying to kill her in the past when she found herself on her ship. However, the ordeal with Loki had made Mackenzie consider her future with the feared leader of the Kree. 

Mackenzie pulled herself up to a sitting position where she still remained her eye contact with Ronan who was still sitting at the end of the bed. She let out a deep sigh which her smiling face dropped but still held Ronan's hand. 

"Ronan, my love." She said quietly but she did not want to do this. While Loki had her captive, she started thinking about her future with Ronan, the feared leader of the Kree. 

"Yes?"

"I have been thinking. About us."

"What do you mean, you're thinking about us?" Ronan's voice deepened as he wondered what Mackenzie was about to tell him.

"Well.." Mackenzie went quiet, she was going to do it. Her emotions were struggling to be kept in check as she was going to tell him. 

"It is for the best that I have to let you go. I am sorry Ronan but I need to do this for the sake of us since Loki will not give up looking for me." Mackenzie's heart was breaking, she placed her face in her hands. After she quietly sobbed for a short moment, Mackenzie calmed down before she looked up to Ronan who had a vacant expression on his face. It was unreadable which Mackenzie had no idea on how he was feeling about her decision to break up with him. 

The whole room went quiet for a long but uncomfortable moment. Ronan was still quiet as Mackenzie cried softly with her hands covering her mouth. She even pulled her hand away from his as she continued to cry. Mackenzie had come from hating the Kree leader to seeing the real Ronan behind the terrifying facade that he had for the whole galaxy. Everyone was not perfect, Ronan was not perfect but he deeply cared about the ones that he loved and cared for. Mackenzie knew that her declaration had broken his heart since she knew that he was capable of having feelings unlike the whole galaxy had made him out to be an unfeeling person. 

"Mackenzie." Ronan finally spoke but he reached for Mackenzie's hand and placed it near his face. He was softly grazing his face against the palm of her hand. 

"You have made the right decision for us. Mackenzie, I cannot have you hurt no more in this world. The galaxy is a dangerous place and people like Loki have not helped it." Ronan said but his face read that he was heartbroken but relieved by Mackenzie's revelation. He loved Mackenzie from the galaxy and back but he was growing tired of hearing his loved one getting hurt by the likes of Loki. He knew that the mortal world was the only world that his love would ever be safe from Loki and other dangerous people.

Mackenzie sobbed again but this time, she broke down which Ronan quickly wrapped his arms around her in a tight but firm hug. He knew that Mackenzie could calm down when he gave these type of hugs. Mackenzie had calmed down but made no effort to break away from Ronan, she was trying to make her last moments with him count. 

"My love, you do not have to lose me. Just look up at the stars and you will find me there. I will be a bright blue cosmo in the sky." Ronan whispered as he released a sleeping draught that made Mackenzie to fall asleep on his chest.

After he checked that Mackenzie was definitely asleep, Ronan signalled for his men to take her away. Ronan followed his men to the flying craft room where there was a specially-made craft for the mortal world. 

"Lay her down." Ronan said which his men gently placed the sleeping Mackenzie inside of the pod. Satisfied that Mackenzie was safe and secure inside of the pod, Ronan gestured his men to leave the room so that he could say goodbye to Mackenzie.

"Goodbye, Mackenzie." He said softly as he kissed her hand before he closed the capsule's lid. He released the capsule out of the Dark Aster and it was now bound for mortal world that is known as Earth. 

The next morning, Mackenzie found herself back on mortal ground in her bed. She was finally back at home but realised that Ronan was the one who truly had brought her home where she truly belonged. 

Remembering what Ronan said to her before he had released the sleeping draught upon her, Mackenzie went out of her house in the backyard and looked upwards to the sky which was still dark but she saw a blue cosmo in the sky. It made her smile.

"Goodbye, Ronan." Mackenzie smiled as she still looked upwards to the blue cosmo that remained in the sky and then it disappeared. 

Now, all was well.