MercyKill Origins

Break

It had been almost an entire week since the battle with the group of omnic and Angela's showcase of her abilities. Ever since, she been hurled around, healing even more soldiers. She practically never got a break. Even now, as she was sitting at her comfortable desk, she was hunched over the surface, scribbling down words on paper. Her hair was out of her signature ponytail and falling next to her face.

That's when she heard a knock on her door. Her head jerked up and she sighed. "Come in," she greeted exasperately. The door opened and in came the green haired ninja Genji. "Oh dear," Angela whispered to herself.

"Angela!" Genji greeted with a big smile and open arms. The bandage around his waist was still there. He had taken an awful blow to his stomach and Angela rushed to his side, helping him with his wound. Gabriel had been at her side as well, protecting her.

Angela's hands had reached into her pack to get bandages out. Shots had kept firing all around her. Some were the enemies, some were Gabriel's. Genji was coughing as Angela examined the wound. It was deep. She took her staff and aimed it towards his wound. The healing beam engaged and the wound stopped bleeding and became more shallow. She then took the bandages and wrapped them around his waist. She looked to Gabriel.

"Help me, please," she had asked. Gabriel had nodded and put one of Genji's arms around his neck. They had rushed off the battlefield and back to safety to where Angela commanded Genji to rest.

For some reason after that moment, Genji thought she had helped him because she loved him. Even now, he was smiling. "How are you, my dear?" Genji asked with that large grin. Angela just rubbed her temple.

"Genji, what do you want?"

"Well! Since you asked, you've been tired and so I decided to bring you some food!" Angela raised an eyebrow. That's when a brown bag landed on her desk. She looked inside and pulled out the contents.

Sushi.

Angela wanted to gag, but she was polite. "Thanks, Genji," she lied. He bowed.

"My pleasure Angela. If you're free this Friday, would you like to go out for dinner?" he asked hope in his eyes.

"I'll probably be busy," she didn't lie about that. He shrugged.

"I understand. Well, do consider if you've the time." And with that, he left. Angela groaned in disgust at the sushi. Before she could throw it away, another knock came at the door.

"Yes?" she asked, slightly annoyed and gritting her teeth together.

"Angela? It's me Gabriel. Do you have time?"

"Gabriel?!" she stood up and realized how much of a mess her office and herself looked like. "Uh... H-hang on please," she begged as she rushed around trying to fix things quickly. She gave up and just decided to put her hair up in a messy bun, then sat back down. "You can come in now." The door opened, and the tall, dark man stepped through. He was chuckling at the tired Angela.

"You know, I could've helped," he mentioned, motioning around her office. Angela sighed and put her head in her hands.

"Thanks for the offer... A little late." Gabriel just chuckled more before closing the door.

"So, how have you been, doc?" he asked, sitting on the edge of her desk. She looked up at him and smiled weakly.

"Wonderful, Gabriel. Just wonderful." She looked back at her desk and the sushi. "Even more wonderful now that my office smells like ass," she groaned in disgust.

"Don't like Shimada sushi?" Gabriel joked.

"Ha ha. Funny," she laughed mockingly. Angela took the sushi and threw it in the trash. "I hate sushi. If Genji wants to woo me, he'll have to stop giving me gross foods." She leaned back in her chair with her legs and arms crossed. Gabriel laughed.

"Well, what type of foods DO you like?" he questioned.

"Normal food? I dunno, like pizza and burgers." Gabriel looked shocked. "What? Do I not look like a woman who eats pizza every Sunday?" That didn't help Gabriel's laughing fit.

"Do you really?"

"Yes. I have a diet on the weekdays and then I eat whatever on the weekends and on Sunday, it's pizza." Gabriel just continued to laugh. Angela just rolled her eyes. She leaned forward on her desk and tilted her head. "So what'd you want?"

"Just wanted to talk. You seemed stressed and a little more after Genji walked out. What's going on?" he asked, concern glazing his voice. She sighed and plopped backwards in her chair.

"After I saved Genji, he thinks I did it because I love him." Angela groaned. "Idiot." Gabriel chuckled some more before getting off the desk.

"Well, would you like to go for a walk?" he asked. Angela looked around her office. She really did not feel like messing with this mess at the moment. She smiled at Gabriel.

"I'd love to."

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"And so, he swooped in and just punched the bear in the face!" Angela finished her story. Gabriel broke out laughing once more.

"How the hell did he do that?" Gabriel wheeze between laughs. Angela just shrugged.

"I have no idea," she chuckled. "But that's Russia for ya." Gabriel and Angela were currently wandering the woods, sunlight barely piercing through the tough forested roof. They stumbled into a clearing and Angela went to the center. "I love forests. So peaceful and so quiet." She took a deep breath of the nature air. Gabriel stood at the edge of the clearing, watching as the woman had a peaceful moment. He leaned against a tree and smiled.

Such a sweet angel who deserves a rest whenever she gets.

Angela back towards Gabriel. Her hand reached up to her hair as it had been in a messy bun. She took it down and turned from Gabriel trying to fix it. Gabriel just chuckled at her failed attempts and then walked up behind her. "You are terrible at doing your own hair," he commented, reachung his hand up to her hair. Angela stiffened and lowered her hand as Gabriel took her hair into his hand. A blush creeped along her face.

"Th-thanks," she stuttered. After a few seconds he groaned.

"Here, sit down. This will make it easier," he suggested and so Angela sat down and Gabriel kneeled behind her. He took all the hair in front of her face and combined it with the hair in the back. Then he separated it into three parts, braiding the hair. After a few minutes, Angela had a braided ponytail. She looked over her shoulder at Gabriel who smiled. "You look beautiful," he complimented. She blushed some more. He stood up and gave her a hand before lifting her up off the ground.

"Thank you, Gabe," she said as she squeezed his hand. She let go, not wanting to, but did anyways and sighed. "I should get back to work." She smiled again. "Thanks for the break." Gabriel nodded and the Reaper and Angel went back to work.