Bullets and Pastries | Granger x Guinevere MLBB ☆COMPLETED☆

Bullet #37: Molto vivace

"GUINI!!"

Granger's heart almost leaped from his rib cage the moment he saw Guinevere's body went limp after getting hit by the first bullet. His blood ran cold as he helped up the fallen fighter-mage. He didn't even notice the tears that trickled down his cheek. For the first time, he felt fear of losing someone else's life. The fear of losing his special someone.

The way Guinevere fell down was exactly what he had dreamed of. No. It wasn't a dream but a nightmare! The last nightmare he had was about Guinevere dying in his arms.He purposely buried all of it in the depths of his mind but it was happening now in the battlefield. It's your fault Grangey! I hate you! Guinevere's voice in the nightmare was still ringing in his head. 

"Urgh!!" The young demon hunter's eyes widened in surprised when the girl pulled him to a tight hug.

"G-Guini, you're alive!" Granger exclaimed.

Guinevere had resurrected! He didn't notice she had an Immortality item on her. Then suddenly, a soft golden glow engulfed the youngest Baroque's body. It seems her Athena's Shield has been activated for additional protection. She could take on two more of Lesley's ultimate shots before succumbing to her in-game death.

"Guini--" Granger was about to hug her slender body back when the girl slapped both of his cheeks and pinched the one with flesh.

"Granger, focus!"

Although inflicting pain towards team mates doesn't work in the battlefield, their sudden skinship brought him back to the reality that they were in the middle of a match. It wasn't just any match, but a Rank one! A Rank Match was one of the most important battles at the Arena in which heroes are placed in a 5-member team in order to prove their skills, wit and teamwork. All these in order to level up the heroes' ranks as each rank holds various privileges' which includes getting life-time insurances and health insurances, salary increase, free meals at the cafeteria and even new battle armors!

The higher the rank, the more prizes one get at the end of the season. And once a hero gets into a certain rank, he or she is qualified to join the end of the season Battle Royale Survival Match. It was a survival game for qualified heroes where they fight each other in a battlefield, that is patterned with the legendary Minos Labyrinth map. The last man standing will be hailed as Grand Champion and will be greatly awarded with a noble title at the Grand Ball by the King of Moniyan Empire himself. 

Granger's pupils dilated when he finally realized their skins had made contact! He hastily stepped away from the girl clad in pink as if he got electrocuted.

Though Guinevere had already anticipated that his reaction to her touch would be like that, it still stung and gravely hurt her poor heart. Guinevere pushed down her feelings, their match was much more important. She finally had the chance to prove her worth to their team!

"Go, Granger. Let me finally be of help to our team!"

Once again, she pushed Granger towards the path to their base. She didn't dare look at the demon hunter's face, because if she did, she was afraid she would no longer control her tears that were already threatening to fall. And if she cried she wouldn't be able to see the target light!

Guinevere swiftly turned around and squinted. Her jade eyes locked on to the red target light.

BANG!

"Go back to our base now. You're our team's only hope!" Guinevere staggered lightly and pleaded with all her might despite the pain from the bloodless gunshot wound on her right shoulder. 

"Run, Granger! NOW!!"

Granger was mortified but when he saw Guinevere's serious face and dauntless countenance, he ran as fast as he could so he could regain his health back at their base. She was right, he was their team's only hope in winning back the game.