HEYO! Ha! I bet you thought I was gone! WRONG! I just got a laptop like two hours ago. I'm updating! Cool huh? Okay, had this for a while and chapter one gained a very large amount of attention, most I've gotten for a first chapter ever. THANK YOU! Alright, on with the show!

Chapter may contain spoilers from Liberation.

Connor awoke to the sound of rustling on the first floor of the Homestead. Aveline, who was staying with Connor bordering two weeks, was not good at exploring the house quietly. It didn't make things easier that she would grab things from the secret room and try to hide them. This time, Connor wanted to know what she was doing.

He grabbed his things and walked down to the seeming hidden door, wrapping his fingers around the candelabra. He pulled gently and watched the door open. As he walked he noticed Aveline's figure slowly creeping around the room. For a second he took advantage of her not knowing he was there, watching as her body naturally twisted as she walked. Then she stopped in front of the outfit hanging in the middle of the room. Her hands slowly touched the suit, her fingers curling around the ends.

"Looking for something?"

Her body tensed at the sound of Connor's voice. She turned and noticed his stoic figure approaching her. "You could've knocked." She smirked.

There it was again, that smirk. Connor couldn't make out his feelings about that smirk. On it's face it was just a gesture, something that someone did but Connor couldn't help trying to decipher what it meant. At first it made his stomach turn but now it made his head burn. Like his brain caught on fire.

He didn't know what to feel.

"What are you doing down here?" He asked softly.

"This isn't your regular outfit."

"No, it belonged to Achilles. The man who trained me."

As he spoke her expression dropped. Connor explained Achilles already. Everything he went through. The story almost brought tears.

"Do you ever wear it?"

Connor stared at the outfit. "I do, sometimes."

Aveline nodded. She then noticed the tension between the two of them and changed the subject. "Is there any other points of interest here?"

Connor looked at her. "A few."

"Look at you Connor. You look spiffy." Aveline chuckled.

She looked over him in his captain uniform. The blue covering his body up to his face. He lifted his hat up to his head and straightened it on his scalp.

"Handsome." Aveline laughed.

Connor laughed at the playfulness in her voice and bowed. "Merci."

"Oh. You're learning."

"Thanks to you."

"Stop." She joked, her cheeks hot with embarrassment.

She ran up to the helm of the ship to join him. She placed her hands on the spokes of the wheel. She pushed the wheel with all of her strength and pretended to pilot the boat.

As Connor watched her he started to daydream. He imagined walking behind her, his fingers intertwining with hers and shifting the sails of the boat. He was awoken by the sound of her voice.

"Connor? Is there anything else?"

He stared at her and rubbed the back of his neck. "Of course there is."

Connor motioned her to follow him as he climbed to the top of the boat and into the crow's nest. He reached down and grabbed her hand to pull her up.

Connor stood back and watched as she placed her hands on the edge looking at the view.

"Wow," was all she could muster. She has seen beautiful sights before but nothing like watching the sun set over the water, the orange bouncing from the sky to waves. There was so much to take in that her eyes seemed to move to a different spot every second.

Aveline felt Connor's eyes on her and looked back at him. He was wearing a smirk on his face. "What?"

He said nothing. He moved his arms to her. As he placed them on her body she felt blood rush to her cheeks. Soon she was being picked up and put on Connor's shoulders. She looked around at her surroundings as the sun gave his final bow before falling out of view.

As she was placed down and they climbed out she felt the need to speak again. "I hate that smirk."

"I know." Connor stated.

Agate stood. On the edge. It seemed like a second. No, a millisecond. But all of a sudden time just froze. His body fell back, his muscles numb and yet Aveline was still powerless. This man was hers. He was like a father. A corrupted father.

A Templar.

He fell. Off the edge. She felt his death. She felt his body limp. She felt his eyes rolled back.

She couldn't find his heartbeat.

Everything she ever had was taken from her.

In the darkness Aveline couldn't find her body. There was nothing except darkness. Until a bright light almost blinded her. The words were plastered in the nothingness.

Everything.

Is.

Permitted.

Aveline awoke with a start. She placed her hand on her chest and felt her heartbeat. She sighed in relief when she found it racing. The images rang in her mind. Agate. The maxim. Why was it there? What did it have to do with the dream. She had so many questions. She looked outside.

"Too early."

She thought of what to do. Eventually she settled on the idea of not being in her room anymore. She wouldn't be able to stand another nightmare like that. She slowly walked to Connor's room, wiping sleep out of her eyes for better vision.

When she walked in she noticed Connor sound asleep in his bed. After she woke him up she felt bad for interrupting his sleep.

"Connor?" She asked sweetly.

"Aveline?" he yawned interrupting his words. "What do you need?"

She scratched her head. "Um. Could you scoot over?"

Connor looked around, half sleep, half confused. "Huh?"

"Could you scoot over?"

"Is there something wrong with your bed?"

Aveline blushed. As the words came out she noticed the weird request. "Something like that."

Connor nodded and scooted over, making room for Aveline. When she pulled the covers over her she felt her eyes beginning to close. Before they did she took one last look at Connor. He was already back to sleep. She then felt something on her hip. She looked and noticed Connor's arm placed lazily across her hips.

She breathed in and smiled. She was comfortable. She scooted in closer to him and moved his arm to adjust with her new position.

The two fell asleep happy.

Okay, went through Vitamin D by Datsik and half of Bangarang EP by Skrillex writing the chapter. Hope you enjoyed. Also there is no sex or anything about to happen so I didn't feel the need to warn you. If something like that does happen I will let you know. Libre Office is pretty good. It will take some adjusting but I can get used to it.

Bye!