Chapter Nine, Look After You
If I don't say this now I will surely break
As I'm leaving the one I want to take
Forgive the urgency but hurry up and wait
My heart has started to separate
"Desmond?" The annoying British voice Desmond had grown a strong disliking for, spoke softly.
He looked at his hands, the ones that moments ago, had just taken the life of Jacopo de' Pazzi and afterwards, joined Leonardo on a boat to Venice. He still felt as if he was swimming through the waters of the fifteenth century and carrying all the weight that Ezio had been carrying. Although it had been hours ago, he could still feel the arrow that pierced his left shoulder, the wound worsening as he failed to retrieve a doctor so he could tend to it. Desmond looked up at the historian, surprised at his tone of voice. Usually the man was bitterly sarcastic but this time, he had chosen something that seemed almost... kind.
"Yes?" Desmond replied as he pulled himself out of the Animus chair, trying to readjust back into the 21st century. He found his head pounding relentlessly as he stumbled over to the historian's desk, very aware of Lucy and Rebecca's eyes on him. Shaun raised an eyebrow as he watched the Assassin try to manoeuvre a way to stand up straight, like a young child trying to stand on their very own two feet for the first time.
"Look, if you're going to walk around like you're drunk, sit down before you break something," he rolled his eyes, the soft tone completely gone. Desmond sighed heavily but before he could in direction back to the Animus, he felt his legs collapse underneath him. Just as he was expecting to suddenly hit the ground, an arm swooped up from under him and steadied the blundering Assassin. "Bloody hell, Desmond. Must I babysit you all the time?"
He heard sarcasm, a small poke at Desmond's pride but what he saw was different. A small, subtle smile, in which he could have missed in a blink of an eye, but it told him more than Shaun could ever say.
A/N: Sorry for not updating for the longest time! I swear to God this is still in the works because I want to finish every single song. Reviews are always fuel to help me write faster! Also, be sure to vote for the poll on my user page! I'm eager to do one of those once the summer kicks off.