Jaime Reyes One Shots

Nightmare

Every time I pulled, the ropes seemed to get tighter around my wrists. I huffed and tried pulling again, but the ropes dug into my already raw flesh. I groaned, and raised my head upon hearing laughter. I looked up, it was him, the one who had caused me all this pain, this torture! He had killed my family, my friends, everyone I cared about! I glared at him as he walked in, I was defiant, I couldn't show weakness. I stared him in the eye as he stalked over to me. He smirked at my broken body.
"Still won't give in, meat?" He circled me as he taunted me, I kept my glare trained on him. I waited until he was in front of me before I spat in his face. He glared at me before punching me in the gut, hard. I groaned, before coughing up some blood. I glared at him as he smirked at my pain. "Just tell me where your little speedster friend is, and all this will end." I glared at him, remaining silent. Blue Beetle grew tired of my silence and formed a scythe around his left hand, he brought it down and cut deep into my right arm. I cried out in pain, I felt the warm blood trail down my body and drip onto the cold cement below me. I glared at him, still not giving up the location of Bart Allen. Blue Beetle growled before he turned and stalked away from me, I waited until he was out of sight before I weakly raised myself up, I shifted slightly and managed to get the ropes looser, I kept loosening them, my wrists and arm cried out in pain, begging me to stop, but I couldn't, not if I wanted to get out. I finally freed myself from the ropes, landing on my feet weakly, but silently. I barely stayed up as I started to drag myself out of the room, I looked both ways before I took off down the corridor. I needed to escape, or at the very least, keep the Reach busy until Bart had finished his time machine. I kept running, I heard an alarm sound. Well, that didn't last as long as I thought it would. I huffed before pushing myself harder, I knew I wouldn't last long, especially given the fact that I was nowhere near the exit. I looked around for a quick escape, I spotted a window, it was high up, but it would have to do. I pushed myself even harder and jumped up, angling myself so that my feet would hit the glass first. I was lucky and it worked, I sailed out of the building and towards the ocean. The moment my body hit the water I wanted to pass out, but I couldn't. I relished in my strength returning to me as the water entered my gills, I turned in the water and kicked hard, I started to heal my wounds, there would be scars, but at least I would be alive. I kept swimming until I was near the ruins of Mount Justice. I swam to the surface and the moment my feet touched the shore I took off running. I didn't stop running until I saw Bart and Nathaniel, the moment I saw them I pushed harder and threw myself into Bart.
"You're alive!!! Oh thank Neptune!" I cried as I buried my face into my best friends shoulder. He hugged me tight and stroked my blonde hair.
"I'm ok Teanah. We're both ok. Did he hurt you??" He pushed me back a bit and started looking me over for injuries, I was littered in scars, my black spiraling tattoos covering my arms were disrupted by cuts. Luckily my suit was in tact for the most part, the blue shorts reached my knees and my teal midriff shirt wasn't tattered. I smiled at my friends concern, before shaking my head slightly. He let out a breath he was holding before looking over his shoulder at the time machine.
"It's almost finished, we'll be able to go back and stop all of this in about a week or so."
"Cute, the meat thought they could outsmart us." I whirled around, standing before us was a group of Reach soldiers, and in the front, was Blue Beetle. I started shaking, Bart stepped in front of me, pushing me behind him to keep me safe.
"-nah. -eanah! Teanah!!!" I shot up panting hard, I looked over and saw Jaime beside me, his hand on my shoulder. I was still shaking and I could feel tears streaming down my face. I latched onto Jaime, I clung to him as I sobbed, his arms wrapped around me quickly and he held me tight. He stroked my hair, and whispered soothingly that everything was ok. I started to relax and finally I was calm enough to talk. I pulled away and wiped at my eyes, I shakily took a breath before looking my boyfriend in the eyes. I smiled weakly before starting to tell him what my nightmare was about. He immediately drew me back into a hug, holding me tight and rubbing circles in my back. I hugged him tight as he calmed me down and reassured me that both Bart and I were safe, we were free from the Reach, we were in the past, and Jaime wasn't going on mode anytime soon. He held me tightly and stroked my hair, gently rubbing circles in my back. I started to relax and eventually started to fall asleep again, the final thing I remember before sleep took over, was Jaime whispering.
"Te amo, hermosa. I promise you, no harm will come to you or Bart."

I woke up after a while, if I were to take a guess, I'd say it's around 8 in the morning. I slowly sat up and rubbed at my eyes, I looked over and noticed Jaime's side of the bed was empty. He must already be up. I sat up and slowly got out of bed, I started making my way out of my room and down the hall. I could hear quiet chatter and I could smell bacon and omelettes being made. I smiled when I realized that Jaime was making breakfast for me. I walked towards the kitchen and heard Jaime talking to his scarab.
"I'm making her breakfast so that she doesn't have to do anything this morning besides rest and relax.... She's my girlfriend Khaji, I'm not going to poison her!!! Por favor! Can you not go one day without suggesting murder???" I snorted at my boyfriend's comment to his scarab as I leaned against the doorframe. Jaime spun around and smiled upon seeing me, he walked over and pulled me into a hug.
"Good morning mi amor, did you sleep well?" I nodded and hugged him tightly, relishing in the safety and comfort he provided. This was Jaime Reyes, a sweet, slightly crazy, Hispanic boy who got stuck with an alien AI attached to his spine, he wasn't the murderous Reach puppet from my past, he was my loving azul bug boyfriend, and I wouldn't want him any other way.