Nyx's Starlight

More gifts

Raya woke up the next morning to her phone, buzzing.

Crowe: I hate me this morning

Raya: I don't hate you. My head hurts too much to hate you

Crowe: I'm going to kill Libertus if he doesn't shut up

Raya: I don't know where Nyx is

Hero: Starlight, you awake?

Raya: Yes, why are you texting me?

Hero: Because I'm not dumb enough to walk in there. You're armed and hungover.

Raya: Is the hero afraid of a woman?

Hero: Hell yeah, I'm. starlight you can be scary at times

Raya smiled as she got up and went downstairs. "Now look here, hero. I'm not that bad." Raya ran into the wall. "Ouch." Nyx came around to see her rubbing her arm. "Hey babe, there's a wall there." Raya looked at him, summoning her weapon. Nyx took a step back. Nyx's mom handed her a cup of strong coffee. Selena came into the room, laughing at a video she was watching.

Nyx walked over, "whatcha watching shorty?" Selena glared at her brother. "Libertus sent me a video of Raya and Crowe trying to warp last night. It's funny." Raya spit out her coffee on Nyx. "sorry," Was all she could say. Raya pulled out her phone.

Raya: Remind me to kill you

Libertus: What did I do?

Raya: You know what you did. Because of it I just spit out coffee on Nyx

Libertus: Holy shit that's great LMAO

Raya: I hate you right now

Raya: Crowe beat the hell out of Libertus for me

Crowe: np

Libertus: Hey no fair calling in Crowe

Raya: Later

Raya goes and sits outside, enjoying the sun and warmth. "How you are feeling, babe?" she looked up at a now shirtless Nyx and smiled. "Do you like what you see starlight?" Raya runs a finger down his side. When she feels a shiver run down his body, she smiles. "That I do hero." Nyx picks her up in his arms. "Nyx, what are you doing?"

Nyx smiles as he walks closer to the water. "Nyx Ulric, don't you dare. I will kill you. Nyx, I mean, it don't." Nyx sat her down when he heard the fear in her voice. "Babe, what is it? You were in the water last night." Raya looked horrified and slowly backed away from him.

Raya felt her body start to panic as she turned and ran. Raya kept running; she didn't care where. She was not paying any mind to where she was going till two arms came around her waist."Let me go." Raya couldn't think clearly.

Nyx held on to her. "Baby, stop. Listen to me. Listen to my voice. That's it. Starlight, you were about to run off a cliff. Talk to me." Nyx was now standing in front of her. He ran his hand down the side of her face. Nyx saw how scared she was, and it tore at him. "I can't swim. My father tossed me in the water when I was young, and I almost drowned. Luckily a couple saw me and helped me. My brother was so mad that he.." Nyx held her close. "Shh, It's okay. I got you. Oh my poor starlight, the life you have lived."

Nyx walked back with her when she stopped and looked up at him. "Nyx, can you... Teach me how to swim?" Nyx smiled at her. "Anything for you, my starlight." So for the next few hours, Nyx helped her learn how to swim. He never left her side and kept a hand on her always.

They were sitting on the sand when Raya played her head down for a bit. "Nyx, come play with me," Selena yelled. Nyx kissed Raya. "Have fun, hero." Raya fell asleep watching the two playing in the water.

Nyx walked over to see Raya had fallen asleep. "Starlight you ready. Baby, your burning up...Raya, wake up." When she did, he looked at her. " How long have you been feeling like this?" She looked confused. Nyx picked her up, but she made him put her back down just in time to throw up.

Nyx got her back to there room and helped her change. "Lay down. I will get you some meds and water." Raya reached out for him. "No, please don't leave me." Nyx looked at her. Nyx grabbed his phone and texted his mom.

Nyx: Mom Raya's sick and won't let me leave can you run up some meds and water please?

Mom: Of course. Do you know what she has?

Nyx: My guess too much Galahad whiskey

Mom: Okay, I know, just the cure. Be right up

Nyx pulled Raya into his arms. "Lay on, my babe." Raya curled up next to him when his mom came in. "Raya sweetheart, can you sit up for a minute?" Nyx helped her sit up as his mom handed her some meds and a glass of water. "There, you will start feeling better in no time." Raya nods and lays back down on Nyx's chest.

When Raya next woke up, she was still in Nyx's arms. "How are you doing?" Raya slowly moved. "Better, what did your mom give me?" Nyx laughed. "I found it best not to ask that question." Raya laughed. "Nyx, your so lucky to have such a caring family." Nyx tilted her chin to look at him. "Starlight, they are your family too. My mom adores you. My sister talks about you all the time. Hell, her friends don't care that her brother is a Glaive, but his girlfriend that's a Glaive is so cool, and they all wanna meet you." Raya laughed.

Raya stayed there for a while."Nyx?" she said, moving to where she was now laying on top of him, her head propped up on his chest. Nyx opened his eyes to look at her. "There was one other person that lived the night my parents were killed. My brother, I have not talked to him since I came to Insomnia. I found out later that he was the one that killed them."

Nyx was rubbing her back. "Is he the one that did that to your back?" Raya nods. "yea, it's why I snapped when I saw how the Imperials had your sister." Nyx brings her closer to him and kisses her. "Then he better hope I never meet him. My starlight, I will always protect you. I have one other gift for you." Raya watched him get up and go to his bag. When he comes back, he gets back in bed with her.

Nyx puts her back on top of him. "Raya, I was gonna wait till later, but I think now is perfect." Nyx pulls out two purple beads and places one on the end of her braid and the other on his. "Raya will be you merry this crazy man that will love you till his dying breath. Even that would not stop me from waiting for you in the beyond?" Raya felt her tears fall as she kissed him. "yes, Nyx, yes."

When the two finally came downstairs, Crowe and Libertus wherein the living room. Crowe ran over and hugged her. "Raya, I'm so sorry I almost killed you." Raya couldn't help but laugh at that. "It's fine, Crowe. I'm betting this won't be the last time you get me drunk and doing dumb shit."

Libertus looked at them both then Nyx's mom. "Did you know he was gonna do this?" she shook her head as tears came to her eyes."Ma don't cry" Crowe looked confused as she looked at everyone then back at Raya. "Nyx asked me to marry him, and I said yes." Crowe's jaw dropped. "Holy shit, sweet."

Raya was sitting outside on there last night in Galahad. Nyx's mom came out and sat next to her. "We are all proud to have you in this family, Raya. You saved my daughter when you didn't even know us. Shown my son a happiness I never thought he would find with how reckless he is. You have wisdom and strength. This is your home now, too, so come visit whenever you want to." Raya smiled as the older woman hugged her.