Don't Leave // One-On-One // CLOSED

"As long as you're safe," he said with a smile.

"I wouldn't live without you."

"I neither could I without you," he retorted, pulling her into his arms.

Raven breathed in his scent, feeling safe in his arms.

He kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly. "Are you feeling alright?"

"Yeah," Raven said. "Why does everything bad have to happened to me?"

"I don't know," he replied. "But I would do anything to stop it."

"Even though you can't always do everything."

"I can do what I can, and if it protects you, it's everything for me."

"It isn't always enough," Raven whispered.

"I'll give everything for you," he told her meaningfully.

"Even your life?"

"Yes," he said quietly, brushing her hair behind her ear.

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"That's already happened a few times."

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He smiled weakly. "Admittedly… yes."

"And I've died before too, so we're even."

"I guess you could say that."

"It's a terrifying feeling, isn't it?"

"Not really. At least, not when I know I'm dying for you."

"It was scary for me. I hated it."

"I don't want to scare you either… you're giving me no options, babe…"

"What are you talking about?"

"I would die for you without question but I don't want to make you scared."

"You don't scare me, Connor. I scare me."

He held her hands in his. "Why?"

"You don't know what I can do, but I do. And what I can do…it scares me."

He smoothed her hair and gave her a smile. "I trust you, okay?"

"And I trust you," Raven whispered, but she couldn't smile.

"Babe, smile for me, please?"

The corner of Raven's mouth lifted for a few seconds, then fell again.