Song-- I'll wait// Kygo ft. Sasha Sloan

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One shot.

A lot to gain and nothing to lose.

That's what Ava had at stake. Throwing the bag out of her window, she sat on the sill and swung both her legs outside. With a gentle push, she landed softly on her rucksack. Pushing herself up on her toes, she shut her window from outside. Kneeling to pick up her stuff, she shook her head once, twice to rid it of any second thoughts.

'This is my destiny and I'm not letting it go. Not this time.' she convinced herself.

'Think about your mother. The people will talk..." Another voice popped up in her skull.

'Let them talk. To them, I could be juvenile and reckless but this is not something I will give up on. Especially not if it's a chance to save Xavier.'

The thought of Xavier slightly dazed her. She pictured running into his arms as he ruffled her hair, the way he used to, and a slight smile crept up on her face. An unusual feeling was building up in the pit of her stomach, bubbling up to her chest and washing over her. Joy. It had been a long time since she had felt truly joyful.

Under the dark onyx sky tinged at the corners with the lightest shade of orange, she made her way to the Council Hall, the blanket of darkness cloaking her presence. With each step towards the Hall, she felt a bit more anxious.

"Ava!" A voice yelled at her.

She had to control the urge to shush at that person. She spun around to face Bexley, an expression of hurt and anger on his face.

"Isn't there a bullet somewhere you could be jumping in front of?" Ava joked in a pathetic attempt to lighten his seriousness.

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?!" He asked her, furious.

Ava looked at the Council Hall then back at the brunet. "Bex I'm sorry, i need to leave, now!" She turned around and started to walk, desperate to skip the explanation stage. Bexley caught her firmly by the wrist and pulled her back.

"No way in hell am I letting you go." He growled.

"Bex... Please..."

"So this was the great escape plan, huh? Leave when nobody's up? I think I know you all to well to have figured that you would try to do something as stupid as this. I'm not surprised I saw you leave. I'm hurt that you never told me about this. Never came to say goodbye. What if you don't make it out there?! Our last conversation would be a bloody argument!"

Ava looked taken aback at his statement. She opened her mouth to form words, but nothing came out. Bexley proceeded.

"Do you have any goddamn idea what you mean to me?" Bexley's voice broke as his eyes glistened with tears. "I can't lose my best friend."

Ava burrowed her fingernails in her palm to put on a stronger, more convincing front, while her heart had gone dead at his words.

"Xavier was an Assassin. He-- there's a chance he is still out there." Ava choked out.

Bexley opened his mouth to retaliate but closed it again. He ran a hand through his hair. " I'm not stupid enough to think there is a chance of talking you out of this. But you--just--just don't die on me, Irvine. Please..."

Ava nodded her head, eyes filling up. Bexley bit his lip and shrugged, tears threatening to spill. She gave her friend a sad, half-smile.

"I'll be waiting for you. Always."

Ava turned around, not wanting to let her emotions get the best of her.

"Ava?"

"Hmm?"

Bexley walked closer to her and pulled her into a warm embrace, burying his face in the crook of her neck.

"P-promise me you won't die. Promise me!" He said, choking in sobs. Once Bexley broke down, Ava couldn't hold it in anymore and she let her pain show itself. She held him tightly as she whispered back.

"I promise..."

By the time they pulled away, the sun had revealed an eighth of itself. The shafts of light fell softly on a part of Bexley's face, his eyelashes casting long shadows on his cheekbones, his eyes rimmed red. He gave Ava a half-hearted smile.

"Take care, Avyanna."

"Goodbye, Aillard."

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"Okay, so all the Assassin's are present? Good. We shall now proceed to-"

"You missed one." Ava walked in, confidence and determination radiating off her. Esmeralda, the Royal Mage, stopped speaking at looked at her, slightly amused.

"I assumed you wouldn't be joining us. Your mother had instantly declined." She said blankly.

"Yeah well, here I am. I'm coming with you."

"Very well. As I was saying, from here we are going to embark on a three-day commute to Westbrook. Your training headquarters are present there and further details of your precise role in this operation will be informed to you there. This is classified information and hence for the time away from home, you are not allowed to keep contact with anyone except the people concerned with your training. Is that understood?" Esmeralda looked at the group of three.

The other two assassins, twins named Blair and Derwin, bobbed their up and down, Their dirty-blonde hair bouncing.

"Very well, then. You may now proceed to go over there," Esmeralda gestured towards a grand carriage which could probably seat ten people comfortably, "and wait for a while. We will be departing shortly so do not leave the carriage or you'll be left behind." With that, she dismissed them.

The twins got into the carriage first and Derwin let out a low whistle.

"Will you look at this beauty? I reckon it's larger than my room!" He chuckled as Blair shot him a look.

"So," Blair began, rubbing her hands together. "Guess we're gonna be together for the next few months. Let's make an oath to not drive each other ravenously mad, okay."

Ava and Derwin nodded their consent. Soon enough, the Evermore twins resumed their bickering. Avyanna looked out her window, thinking. About the meaning behind those two words she said. Ava felt herself being pulled down a spiral of doubt, as she pondered over those two words. Her stomach dropped as she realized that even she wasn't sure if she had truly meant those two words.

"I promise."

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Hey there fellow reader!

I'm sorry if your heart got broken when Bexley cried and I agree I am a monster. But there is more in stock where that came from! (crap did i say that out loud?)

Until then...

Toodles Cinnamon rolls 😘😘