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I'll be there (Ina x James)

Requested by: lanumoli

Credits to picture is @gothicallura on Tumblr

Bare in mind, I'm so sorry for my writing, if it isn't good enough or the plot is not decent, etc.

Kudos to anyone who'd find this enjoyable, not trashing on the ship, just trashing on my inability to write well

"Ina!", James called out to the girl walking down the path in the park

She turned around to see a panting James, his hands on his knees.

"Quiznack, you didn't...even...hear me?! I've...I've been....calling you for...", he took a deep breath

"Awhile, man. I am out of shape", he chuckled, looking up to her

Ina looked confused yet she still smiled, it was hilarious how dorky James can be, especially since he is now a 'professional pilot', or so he'd say.

"How's the Garrison?", she asked, lending a hand to her friend

"Amazingly! I mean it went amazingly well...", he coughed, acting as stoic as possible, trying to act as if he wasn't a student at one of the top schools in the world

Ina nodded politely, rolling her eyes out of habit. With the eye roll being prominent, James puts a hand on his heart, as if to act offeneded

"I thought you cared!", he acted shocked, like this was the first time his best friend did this

She giggled and pushed him, "Quit it! You're making it sound like we're really close..."

"Aren't we?", he obliviously asked

Ina realized what she said and laughed at her stupidity, yes, they've been friends for years now, she should've known that by now.

"What if they thought that...what if they thought we were, something more", James pondered

"What do you mean?", Ina asked, it was her turn to be oblivious

"Like..."

James took her hand, "This...."

He stared into her eyes, her's only started to look panicked.

She ripped her hand out of James', he now looked disappointed, not in her but to himself.

She realised what she had done, reaching out her hand, slowly.

"James..."

He just got up, and smiled, "I don't know what came over me, sorry, just know you don't have anything to owe me"

And he walked off, Ina pouted but there was really nothing she could do at that point.

Time skip

Days passed, Ina hasn't heard or seen from James.

It has been weeks, and now a month. A full month without him, that's it, she thought, she was going to register herself to get into that school.

She too wanted to be in the Garrison, but thought it'd be best when she got a little bit older, but now was no excuse, her 'bro' is missing from her life. And she can't stand it, now she could tell, if she were a guy, she'd be very gay for James.

After a few weeks, of entrance exams, uniforms, dorms, fees. After all those, she finally got into the school, she realized she'd only see James in a few subjects but that was good enough.

Small time skip

During free period, she went out to the 'recess area' to look for James, it was packed with kids the same age as her, some older. She looked and looked until she had to sit down, everything and everywhere was just so overwhelming, she needed to stop for a minute.

"Ina?", that voice, her saving grace

She whirled around and saw her one and only....loved one, not bro, not friend, not even best friend, her soulmate, the one she cares about (okay, there wasn't much character build up, and that's going to be a tad bit of a problem, so bare with me if you're ticked by this too, I'm so sorry)

"How'd you get here?", James asked, confused yet internally screaming that he's facing his very own crush, and the fact he was the one who made physical contact

"I signed up and got in, you?", her confidence came out of no where, but her stupidity was still the same, she internally slapped herself for saying this

"Um, I signed up too?", he chuckled awkwardly

"Listen, about the thing a month ago..."

"Save it mister, where were you this past month?", she demanded, James shrank almost immediately

"I was...busy"

"Busy? With what?"

"School..."

"You were busy with school these few months in the Garrison, yet you still are able to come and see me", she said, hurt

"Ina....I was trying to recover, and...I thought the best way to get over with...my feelings, for you, was to...completely block you out of my life", he explained, soft-spokenly

"Block me out of your life? James, we've known each other for years, you expect me not to be in love with you AND not to be very hurt by what you did?", she retorted

"I-wait, say that again", he paused

"That I was very hurt by what you did?"

"No, no, before that"

"That I was very in love with you?", she scowled

Then, she stopped, her eyes were wide

"Oh no, you weren't supposed to-oh screw this, I'm tired of hiding quiznacking feelings", she said exhaustedly

"Ina. Language", he said, as if it would matter

She took a deep breathe, "James Griffin, I've probably loved you when we were 9, when I saw you on that football field, playing with me, I felt a sudden attraction, I just didn't know what it was until now..."

"Ina Leifsdottir, gosh we sound like we're making our wedding vows..."

"Maybe we will...", she smiled cheekily

"Quiznack, you're gonna kill me", he muffled under the hand on his face

He took his hand off his face, and took a deep breathe.

"Ina, I've loved you since day 1, you on that football field was literally the one reason that I wanted to talk to you, but the more I opened your shell, the more I saw of you, the one I fell even harder for", he finished

"Aww, little James loves me!", she teased, taking his hand and giving it a light peck

James raised a brow, but rolled his eyes, "Come here, you"

He snuggled her, encasing her with his arms

"Ahh, you have cooties!", she joked, squirming in his arms

"Mwah!", he gave her a big ol' kiss

To which she responded with a slap on his shoulder

"I hate you", she laughed

"Uh huh", he agreed

"Love you", she said, facing her

"Love you too", she said, before laughing again, with James laughing with her.