Red vs Blue Short Stories/OneShots

Together Through The Cold (Carolina x Freelancer! Reader)

A/N: Sorry for no cover. Wattpad wouldn't let me post the story with it so yeah. Otherwise, enjoy the story!

Set when MOI crashes on Sidewinder and Maine is holding Carolina over the cliff

S/n - State Name

F/A/E- Favorite Armor Enhancement

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"Carolina!" You called out as Maine held her over the cliff's edge. Despite everything that happened to cause the crash, you were surprised to find everyone fighting each other. But you also wanted to find Carolina to make sure she was okay. When you did find her, it was pretty obvious to everyone else what you were going to do.

You started running towards Maine just as he tossed Carolina over the edge like she was nothing. Because you were still running, you quickly jumped up and flipped over Maine to let yourself fall towards Carolina. There were some gasps and some Freelancers even called out your name. "S/n!"

You were falling fast and you managed to catch up with Carolina's falling figure. "S/n? What are you doing?" Carolina asked. "Attempting a shitty rescue by jumping off a god damn cliff." You answered. "I knew you were a daredevil on missions but, I never thought you'd do something as reckless as this." She says.

"That's because I'm not going to stand by and watch you die. And I only do the reckless things for those I care deeply about." You said. You take the chance to grab Carolina's hand and tried to use your F/A/E. Without an A.I. like North and York for example, you could hardly control the enhancement for long. Once you two landed in the snow, you blacked out.

"S/n, wake up. We need to keep moving." Carolina's blurry voice said as you came to. You groaned and took your helmet off to look towards Carolina. "How long was I out?" You asked. "A couple hours. But we need to get you to somewhere warmer. You're starting to get hypothermia." She says. Upon hearing that, you quickly get to your feet and put your helmet back on while getting a head rush in the process.

"I'll collect some sticks. We'll need to start a fire immediately so we can avoid freezing to death." You said. Before you left the cave, you noticed Carolina was holding a lighter. "Where'd you get that?" You asked. "Its York's. He was helping Texas and some others get the Alpha." Carolina said.

"Alpha? I've never heard of them." You said. "That's because you were usually on a mission during the classes. Those who had A.Is and those who would get A.Is were there." She said. "Huh, so every time I had to go do some mission, you were stuck in A.I school? Now I'm actually glad I rejected Counselor's offer of getting an A.I implanted into my head." You said.

"I'll check this cave out while you get those sticks. Standing around and talking will do us no good." Carolina says. You nodded and went out into the snowy cold. Half an hour later, you had gathered and abundance of sticks plus some branches just to help build some kind of barrier between you and the cold. You were just finishing the barrier when Carolina came back.

"Guess I'm lucky you came after me. You know how to survive in the wilderness." She commented. "That's because I used to go camping back home with my family. My dad taught me despite my mom not wanting me to get so used into the great unknown outdoors. I'm just glad I have this knowledge to help us." You said.

"You hardly spoke about your life before Freelancer. All I know is that you were a reliable agent in the field." Carolina says as she helps with the fire setup. "Awe, I never thought I'd hear that from the great Agent Carolina. Number 1 agent in Project Freelancer." You said with random jazz hands.

Carolina chuckled. "Yeah. It is a privilege to hear me compliment you." She says. "Don't sell yourself short. As much as you were the best agent, I still viewed you as a person. One that cares for her teammates during missions. That's the Carolina I know and love." You said. "I- I didn't know you thought of me like that. Everyone knew about York and I but I secretly did feel something with you." Carolina says.

Both of you were blushing in the fire's light, looking at each other without your helmets on. "I love you Carolina. That's why I dove after you. I would've been there for you during the fight before the ship crashed. Its better when we're together." You said. Carolina smiled and scooted closer to you. She leans her head onto your shoulder and you lean yours on her head.

"We'll get through this cold and keep an eye on Freelancer from a distance. We can hide our armor and enlist in the UNSC so we can stay undercover." Carolina says. "I think that will work. I just hope the other Freelancers are going to be okay when Maine is out there on a rampage." You said. "I hope so too. In the meantime, let's just worry about us staying alive." Carolina says. Interlocking each other's fingers, you two made it clear that you were together.