bulletproof [riot×tank]

chapter 3 - he's gorgeous

Riot:

Before they could answer my question Tank came to me and kneeled beside me.
"Are you okay?" he whispered softly.
I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm fine..."
That wasn't fully true. My leg and arm hurt. But I could deal with it.
"What about your leg? Can you walk?" He seemed worried and I enjoyed his attention. Probably more than I should.
"I think so" I answered. Then I looked to the guy with the Anonymous Mask.
He had his arms crossed and watched us interested.

"Okay. Seriously. Who are you?" Tank asked.
The guy without the mask walked to the other one and crossed his arms as well. He wore a cap and a black full-face-mask so it looked like he didn't have a face. A black Hoddie and black pants covered his body.
The one with the Anonymous mask took a deep breath and said:"We are anonymous"
I raised an eyebrows.
"No you're not" I had no idea how I knew.
"No we're not but how cool would it be" He laughed and nudged the boy next to him.
"We thought you could need our help" explained the full face mask dude and looked to the cops who were on their way back to us. He sighed and turned towards them. They slowed down but I didn't think they would let us escape so easily.

"Come on, Riot. We've got to get the fuck out of here" Tank helped me to get up. His hand lasted on my back and even tho I couldn't feel anything through my gear the spot tingled.
The boys lead us through the crowd. The tear gas was still present but it didn't hurt so bad.
"They are kids" Tank whispered and looked down at me.
"Fucking kids, oh my-"
"Don't swear, Tank" I said and gently smacked his shoulder.
He sighed.
"Yeah, yeah. But... What are they doing here?"
"I might be wrong but maybe protesting?"
"I'm gonna stop talking to you, seriously." I smiled slightly and started limping cautiously.
"They shouldn't be here fighting with the cops" he mumbled and did his best to help me.
"True. Luckily we are such good role models."
He didn't respond and I think I overdid it.
"I just think they can do whatever they want as long it's for a good thing, you know"
"Yeah I know... But still... They're so young, and they saved us anyway. Almost embarrassing."
I laughed out loud.
"So your ego has suffered?" He looked at me again and replied dead serious "Yes... very much"
I just shook my head and smiled.

My leg hurt but we had to hurry to get away from the police.
" Hey... Guys wait. We've got to get to the kid from the other day. He's hurt." Tank said and looked around to find him. "The diner..."
He pointed in the direction and looked at us expectantly. I sighed and nodded.
"Sure... we should get some water and milk for the gas anyway"
"I have milk in my car" one of the boys explained.
"Okay, who are you now again?"
"Scorpion", he said, holding his hand. I took it briefly and was a little surprised.
"Faceless or Shadow... Well, I like Faceless better" The other boy just raised his hand.
"Riot. It's nice to meet you".
"Yes, as always a feast. Can we hurry now?" Tank asked annoyed.
"He's a sunshine as I see it", Scorpion said sarcastically. Tank looked at him furiously.
"We'll meet at the diner", I said quickly to avoid worse. Faceless saluted.
"All right. See you in a minute"

Tank had already headed for the diner... pretty fast. I caught up with him.
" I feel like you don't like them very much"
"Why shouldn't I like them?" he asked irritatedly, "I don't know them at all"
"Yes... Right... Only you seem... I don't know. It's kind of tense." He gave me a quick look.
"They're making me nervous. I don't want children to get hurt and I may not be able to... protect them.
" Awww... you're a little softie. A little softie and a sunshine" I smiled and gently tapped his shoulder.
" Nothing's going to happen to them. We can take care of them."
"Sure... And don't fucking call me sunshine"
"I can call you whatever I want"
I laughed. "So... Softie is perfectly fine?"
"No it's not you-"
"There he is" I said before Tank could finish. The boy we were looking for sat on the street.

"Hey" he said quietly. "Everything hurts... And my eyes..."
"It's Okay. We got some milk for you. Just hold on for a few more seconds" Tank explained and kneeled infront of him.
Faceless and Scorpion joined and handed the milk and water to Tank. He did his best to make the boy feel better and it worked pretty well after all. As prepared as I was (*cough*) I even brought bandages and treated the wound on the boy's head as best I could. (YouTube is the best teacher)

"Hey Riot..." Tank said and sat next to me. "I... Uhh think you should drink something too... Your eyes...if you need milk-"
"I'm fine"
"But the tear gas..."
"It's okay, Tank. I promise. The helmet stays on... My identity and everything... It's nothing personal"
"Okay... No, I understand" I smiled. "Thanks for asking, sunshine"
Tank sighed.
"Of course, it's all right"
He stood up again to get himself some milk. "This nickname gonna hunt me for ever" he mumbled.
"Hell yeah"

I like the nickname even though it was the most kitschy nickname in the world.
But I love how Tank grumbles every time I call him 'sunshine'. Don't judge me.

When he took off his helmet, I froze for a moment. I wasn't prepared to see his face. Hell, I'd never be prepared to see this face.
His hair was black and sweaty in his forehead. His eyes shone and were so green that I could notice that from my place.
Unfortunately, I could not see anything further, as the rest of his face was covered by a bandana.
I swallowed.
Fuck, he was gorgeous .

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Sorry for the late update :) hope y'all doing good and everything

~anon