My Fate: My Twisted Fate

Chapter 12

So. I normally don't write scenes like this, so I hope you...

Enjoy!

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Over the next few days, Morrigan felt like a punching bag. She had been right to think that Anton would become harder with her. 

And she hadn't even told him she was staying yet.

He threw a punch aimed at her head, but she moved, and he caught her in the shoulder. 

She wasn't wearing her jacket, but luckily the straps on the singlet were wide. 

She stumbled back and used her shield to make a platform. 

She jumped up and over, her leg out. 

Morrigan kicked him in the chest, missing his face by inches. 

He grabbed her ankle and threw her against a tree. 

Her back slammed into the trunk and she felt the back of her head crunch. 

She was lucky there was no branches sticking out. 

She fell to the ground. 

She saw him watching her. Probably seeing what she was going to do.

Morrigan stood up, threw her arm up. 

A wall of air raced towards him and he dodged. That was ok. 

She was running up behind it to jump at him. 

She pulled her knees up and got him in the chest. 

She landed on him, pinning his arms with her legs and gripping his wrists on the ground.

Anton grinned. He flipped his legs around and landed on top of her, so he was pinning her.

Morrigan narrowed her eyes at him. "Jerk."

"You need to stop trying to do that."

"Yea, yea. I know. I'm smaller than most people, so I need to practice my strengths, and pinning clearly isn't one of them."

He let her sit up. He sat next to her.

Morrigan looked up at the black sky, dotted with tiny, distant suns. The crescent moon not as bright this particular night. The air was still except for the occasional breeze.

Suddenly, she was sad. This was the last night the Midnight Hotel would be here. The last night she would see Anton. 

At least, the last time for a long time.

She looked at him as he watched the stars. 

Being this close to him without him throwing her around was a different experience. 

It was calming. 

She was grateful she had this moment with him.

He looked around at her and smiled. The smile reached his eyes, but he seemed sad too.

"I know you plan on staying here."

Morrigan moved closer to him. "Did Skulduggery tell you that?"

Anton shook his head. "No. You did. With how determined you are. You're not going to let these vampires beat you. As much as you don't believe so, you have gotten better with training." His smile was gentle. "I believe you are going to beat them and find yourself in the process."

"One can only hope." She closed her eyes, face up towards the night sky. 

She felt his arm around her back, and she smiled softly.

Slowly, she felt his arms tighten around her. 

She let him pull her over towards him. 

Her eyes were still closed when she felt his lips touch hers. 

She felt warmth and happiness spread throughout her entire body. 

Her heart felt like it was going to burst.

Anton slowly pulled back and rested his forehead on Morrigan's. 

He cupped her cheek in his hand.

"I've wanted to do that for a while." He said quietly.

She put her hand on his wrist and grinned. "Since we first met."

He laughed. "Yes, I guess so."

Morrigan become sad again. "And this will be the last time we'll see each other for a long time."

Anton held her tighter. "Maybe." He said, looking up at the sky again. "But I'll be coming back."

Morrigan leaned back on him, feeling tired now. "And I'll still be here."

They were silent for a long time like that.

Morrigan didn't feel it when she fell asleep, neither did she feel when Anton picked her up and carried her inside, and put her into bed.

She didn't feel it when he tucked her in and kissed her again.

She slept soundly with only good dreams.