Fix My Mechanical Heart

[grey987]

Mark grinned at her and nodded, moving in to press his lips against hers.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and pulled the covers over them.


~Fade to Black~

 

[grey987]

Several minutes later, Mark lay under Kiora beneath the sheets of his bed, taking deep but steady breaths while he held her in a loose embrace.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiowa was panting lightly.

 

[grey987]

Mark looked down at Kiora's exhausted form between breaths, smiling at her and kissing the top of her head.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled up at him, tucking her head underneath his.

 

[grey987]

"So, is there anything in particular that you want to do today?" Mark asked, absent-mindedly running his hand through her hair.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora shook her head softly.

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled lightly. "Just want to lie beside me, huh?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded.

 

[grey987]

Mark smiled, rolling to the side so that they were now lying in front of one another, leaning in to give her a brief kiss on the lips before pulling back. "I get the feeling that you would do that forever with me if you could."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded, curling into him gently.

 

[grey987]

Mark raised an eyebrow at her, chuckling a bit once again. "What's up? How come you're not saying anything?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora sighed. "Tired." She mumbled.

 

[grey987]

"Do you want to sleep?" Mark asked softly, beginning to gently rub her back.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora shook her head. "I just want to stay like this." she whispered to him.

 

[grey987]

Mark nodded in response, kissing Kiora's forehead while hugging her close to his body.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and leaned into him.

 

[grey987]

Mark thought about something for a moment. "Are you sure you don't want to sleep?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded.

 

[grey987]

Mark averted Kiora's gaze for a moment, thinking again. Then, he looked back up at her before speaking again. "I'm gonna go get some more soda for us; the fridge is running out of it." He sat up and got up out of the bed, putting on his boxers before taking the rest of his clothes with him, approaching the door of his room with the intention of first going to the bathroom to take a shower. "I won't be long, okay?" He offered her a small smile, before opening and closing the door behind him.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora nodded and curled up in the spot he used to be, absorbing his warmth from the bed.

 

[grey987]

It didn't feel good for Mark to lie to Kiora about his intentions, but he felt like he had to do this. A few minutes later, having showered and dressed, he exited the apartment and headed down to the garage where the recently-repaired Hunter was waiting for him. Powering on his mech and stepping inside of it, he quickly shot outside and scaled up the side of a nearby building, going on a search for the defensive mech.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling with an emptiness. Somehow, she had a feeling he was lying to her.

 

[grey987]

After running and jumping across several more rooftops, Mark finally came face to face with the other mech, grinned behind Hunter's headpiece as they stood in front of one another. "I knew you'd show up sooner or later." The other mech operator remained silent for a moment, before shifting into a combat-ready stance.


"If another fight's what you want, then another fight's what you'll get."