Fix My Mechanical Heart

[IceQueen]

Kiora shivered again, looking at him. "I don't think I want to go that far if I am going to hurt you." She said softly to him.

 

[grey987]

Mark nodded, pulling his hand back. "Yeah, that's probably a good idea," he agreed.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora let out a little sigh, leaning into his shoulder as she curled into his lap.

 

[grey987]

Mark kept an arm loosely around Kiora's waist, exhaling through his nose. "How's your upper back feeling?" he asked.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. "Great." She said.

 

[grey987]

Mark sighed with a smile of his own, shaking his head. "Never mind, then... That leaves me to be the only one who has to recover from my injuries."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and laughed, kissing his forehead.

 

[grey987]

"It shouldn't take too long, though..." Mark said as he began to rub her back, from top to bottom. "I've been hit pretty hard in the past."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and leaned on him. "I know. Your a tough man." She laughed.

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled, kissing the tip of her nose. "And you're a tough woman. That doesn't mean I'm not still going to protect you, though."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and nodded, kissing his cheek. "I know that."

 

[grey987]

Mark closed his eyes and leaned into Kiora with a sigh, now letting his arm rest on her shoulders.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora let out a laugh, and leaned against his chest.

 

[grey987]

"You know, come to think of it," Mark thought aloud, "your mech is a bit damaged, isn't it? Maybe we can go fix it up."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded, smiling. "Or add an upgrade or two. I was working on something, you know, before I meet you." She said.

 

[grey987]

Mark raised an eyebrow at her. "Really? And what would that 'something' be?" he asked curiously.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. "I had the idea of using more range weapons. In short I was devising a way to use ranged magic with my mech." She said to him.

 

[grey987]

"Ah, I see," Mark said with a nod. "Sounds like an interesting upgrade to work on." Then he smiled before adding, "Makes me want to think of things I could add to my own mech."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. "Shall we go then?" She asked.

 

[grey987]

Mark nodded, standing up off of the couch and stretching, although he quickly stopped and kept a grunt trapped in his throat when he felt a surge of pain coursing through his chest. "Yeah, let's go. I'm going to get to work on Hunter when I'm finished helping you; I just remembered that my own mech has suffered a hell of a lot of damage from my fight with the defensive mech."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded and she got up off the couch, helping him a bit. "Alright, lets go." She said to him.

 

[grey987]

Mark opened and closed the door for Kiora before moving in front of her, walking with a slight limp as he headed down the stairs and used the banister for support.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora followed behind him, easily catching up as she stared at him.

 

[grey987]

With every step Mark took on the stairs, he couldn't help but feel a slight surge of pain travel through his chest. However, he kept from making any noises or facial expressions that indicated that, and eventually he managed to make it down to the garage, where Hunter appeared to be in very bad shape from the battle with the defensive mech.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora walked step to step with him, helping her injured savior down the steps. She smiled as they reached the bottom, wincing as she saw Hunter. "I think we need to work on you mech first." She said to him.