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A/N: Based on a prompt from my tumblr HiddenEye

21. "Well, I'm still not sorry."

"Didn't that just went well?"

He groaned quietly, bounding from one roof to another as he followed her towards her home, where he could see her balcony looming in from a distance. "My Lady, could we please not talk about that now? I feel like falling off my own two feet soon."

"You would have thought of that before you made that stupid decision."

They landed on her balcony, where he quickly stood in front of her when she was about to open the trap door.

"Look," He began, raising his hands in surrender when she shot him a glare, ignoring the beeping of his ring. "I was only trying to protect you."

"I know that," She told him exasperatedly, running a hand over her bangs in frustration that both of them hardly noticed her own earrings giving out their warning. "But did you have to push me away and jump in front of that beam of light when you could just tackle the both of us aside?"

"The first thing that came to my mind was to save you," He said in a low voice. "And, I acted on pure instinct. So, pardon me for not rationalising things one by one as you would," He winced and lightly pressed a hand on his abdomen. "That's one hell of a blast. No pun intended of course."

When she only answered him with a flat look, he dropped his growing smile. "Well, I'm still not sorry," He informed her gently, running the back of his fingers across her cheek and her expression soften the slightest bit. "I did what I could to save you."

She sighed, threading their fingers together. "I know, but I'm just peeved that you have the need to sacrifice yourself without thinking about your own safety," He kissed her fingertips, and his ring beeped again. "I care about you too, you know."

He grinned maliciously, tugging her closer. "Well, that's good to know," He glanced to her blinking earring, but ignored it for most of the part as he leaned forward, brushing his lips against her forehead. "How purr-recious I had become to you."

She huffed, poking his chest as a smirk tugged on her lips, and both of their miraculous took their last warning. "Don't push your luck, kitty."

And then, the balcony flashed with green and pink light.