Hiraeth | God Eater 2

Diece

She grunted after being tossed into her home for the next few days. A plain grey room that had a toilet, sink and a bed. A metal bed that had no sheets or pillows. The metallic door slammed close, causing her to flinch at the sound.

She had been thrown into the brig the moment that they arrived. She was expecting it though, she had no regrets. A small smile played on her face upon remembering what had occured.

She kept them safe. That's what matters most.

She was alone, she thought she was, a few minutes had passed since she was thrown into the cell, when soft footsteps padded down the hallway. They stopped in front of her room. Brynn looked up from where she was currently sprawled and saw a certain silver-haired girl. She gave a gentle smile and stood up, groaning a bit at the hardness of the surface she was lying on.

"How are you?" She asked, making her way towards the door and looked through the metal bars that separated them. She would have laughed at how pitiful her situation was. A punishment like this was useless, she was willing to do every reckless thing just to keep the people that she loved safe.

"Why?" Her eyebrows furrowed upon hearing that word, tilting her head to the side as she waited for the other to continue, "Why would you risk yourself for my sake? Operating a God Arc Soldier requires screening and even so..." The young girl choked out a sob, "You could have died!" Her voice trembled as she gripped the metal bars.

"You could have died..." She repeated, her eyes downcast. "You risked yourself, you risked your life, your career... Just for me..." She rambled on, Brynn only remained silent and listened intently.

Never has she experienced such warmth. No one has ever done something so risky for her and she not once expected that form anyone in the unit. Despite the girl imprisoned being one of her first friends, she never thought that she would do something as insane as that.

She was ready to die, ready to fight till the death. That was what she was taught, even at a young age. But here she was, breathing and alive. She looked up, her silver eyes meeting caramel ones. In those caramel eyes, was warmth that she had never seen before.

"Wouldn't you have done the same?" The words caused her eyes to widen. Brynn no longer waited for a response as she continued, "I'm your friend, remember? My career and my own life will never be more important than your wellbeing." The older one added with a gentle smile, allowing her hand to reach over to her waiting for her to reach out.

Ciel stared at the hand, slowly releasing her grip from the metal bars and slowly reached over to touch the expecting fingers. She sighed upon making contact.

"Thank you, no one has ever risked themselves for me." She paused, "No one until you..." She added, reciprocating the smile. This elicited a chuckle from the imprisoned one.

"I'd be willing to do it again." She playfully winked and pulled her hand away. "You should probably get going, I don't want you to get in trouble." The other refused to budge at first, a concerned look plastered on her features. This earned another chuckle to come from the vice captain. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. I'll sleep through everything."

She wasn't kidding. That way, time would go faster. Ciel smiled in amusement anyways. She thanked her one last time before walking away. Brynn watched in silence at the retreating figure. The moment that she no longer could see her, she slumped down on the metallic bed and a sad smile graced her lips.

She was sad, for the shallowest reason, not once did the Captain look for her during the mission. She wasn't jealous, she was just sad that she didn't even cross his minds. She groaned at the thought and shook her head to dismiss it.