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Reyna blinked, the sun was shining straight into her eyes. Groaning she tried to turn away, but she realized she was kind of stuck. For a moment she wondered what was going on but then there was a familiar voice: "Morning, slept well?"
"You stayed" Reyna got up and looked straight into Vipers eyes with an unreadable expression on her face. "Yeah I did" Vipers face turned into a soft smile.
"Thank you, I really needed this" Reyna smiled back. Viper chuckled and patted Reynas head. "Your hair is a mess" she slowly finger combed Reynas hair into its place.
"Let's get something to eat, that food is almost spoiled", Viper groaned, moving her stiff shoulders. Staying in one spot for a long time wasn't good for her. However she didn't want to move.
The clock was around 8pm, quietly they both walked down the corridor. As they approached the dining hall the chatter got louder. Reyna pushed the metal door open, making the table turn their heads towards them.
"Reyna! Are you feeling better?" Sage smiled fondly. Reyna nodded: "Yeah, Viper helped me. What would I do without our little serpentine".
Viper groaned, but a small tint of red creeped on her cheeks. "That's good, come get something to eat" Sage gestured for them to come and sit down. They both got their food and sat down next to each other.
Just as Viper was out of the dining hall, Sage rushed to stop her. "I have to talk to you about something, can you come with me?" Viper looked sceptically at Sage. "I guess", she reluctantly agreed.
They both sat down at Sages working room. The room wasn't plain white, it had baby blue walls and small dots of color here and there, it was calming. But Viper was restless, what could Sage want from her?
"As you probably guessed, it's about Reyna" that caught Vipers attention, "she's been... a bit distant lately. Do you know why that is?" Sage was scrolling through some papers.
Viper pondered what to say next, it wasn't her place to tell. "I do know, but I can't tell you. It's not my place to do it", she looked at Sage with crossed arms. Sage smiled: "I thought you'd say that. I won't push you, but tell her that if she wants any medicine she can ask me. That's all, you can leave"
Viper was almost out of the door before Sage called her: "And oh Viper, you should go for it" Sage smiled knowingly, Vipers face was deep shade of red.
Later that evening they had a training session at the range. For the first time in ages Reyna felt energetic and excited to train. Now she wasn't tired, she was full of energy. Viper on the other hand wasn't that thrilled.
"Ay corazón~! Ready to shoot some bots? I bet I can get more headshots than you" Reyna laughed her typical deep laugh, making Vipers gut clench.
"So so confident, it'll be fun to crush you" Viper bit back. "It's on mi corazón. The looser has to do whatever the other says"
"How old are we? 13?" Viper groans. "Cmon, it will be fun~" Reyna smirks at Viper who rolls her eyes "Fine I guess"
To noones surprise Reyna won, she was a radiante after all. They both were panting after running a training course. Viper got 9 headshots and Reyna 12, it was a close competition.
Gulping down some water Reyna started: "So I get to choose what to do". Viper glared at the duelist "Tch, if it's something stupid I'll beat you up"
"So harsh" Reyna faked being hurt. "But I want you to sleep with me" a silence fell upon them. When Reyna realized what she had said she went crimson red. "I-I meant as is sleep sleep. Don't be so perverted".
Viper was equally as red, she could swear her heart had skipped a beat. Her heart was going rapid, knees weak. "Uhm, sure" she coughed out.
"Great. So uh, see you later corazon" quickly Reyna escapes the awkward atmosphere. Viper tries to ignore the nagging voice in her head that was disappointed Reyna didn't mean 'sleeping'.
The evening went by quickly. Viper had done some muscle training and after that she took a shower. Reyna had stayed after the official practice, just to practice her headshots.
Once the clock got close to eight, Viper decided to head to Reynas room. She didn't know what to bring. Probably a pajama, maybe her laptop so they could watch a movie. Viper has wanted to see Annabelle for a long time, she loved horror films.
Knocking on the duelists door she waited. Soon enough the door opened, casual looking Reyna stood on the doorway.
It was dangerous. The way Reynas purple sweatpants hung low on her hips, showing off the perfect abs. The tank top she was wearing wasn't really helping. The broad shoulders topped off Reynas muscular body.
"You just gonna stare? Come in" Reyna chuckled. A bit flustered Viper quickly entered the room, putting her stuff on the table. "What's that laptop for?" Reyna questioned.
"I thought we could maybe watch a movie? I've wanted to see Annabelle for a long time" Viper explained sitting on the bed where Reyna was already laying.
"Uh.. Sure" Viper noticed that something was off. When she realized what it was she grinned: "Don't tell me the vampire of valorant protocol is afraid of horror movies?" Bingo, Viper had streaked her soft spot.
"Of course I'm not, I like them" Reyna bit back, Viper could tell she was lying by the defensive behavior. "That's good, Annabelle it is" she just smiled sweetly at Reyna.
They both got under the blanket, getting comfy. Their shoulders were pressed together without them even noticing it. Vipers laptop was situated on top of their legs.
When the first jumpscare came, Viper could have sworn Reynas soul left her body. She had jumped visibly, heart pounding violently. Slowly she reached for Vipers hand under the blanket, gripping it tight. Viper tried her best not to smile too hard.
As the movie progressed, Reynas slowly got closer and closer to Viper, always when she got scared the grip on Vipers hand would tighten. Viper found it adorable, there was something Reyna was scared of.
Reyna hated scary movies, but she would never admit it. She just couldn't see where the fun was in getting scared. Every time there was a jumpscare she wanted to scream out of fear.
Once the movie was over, Reyna was tightly pressed against Viper. "Well, that was a great movie" Viper chuckled. Reyna just hummed, a yawn leaving her mouth.
"Can we sleep, I'm actually tired now" Reyna asked sounding tired. Viper hummed and laid down next to Reyna. They were facing each other.
They were in their own little world. The only things that could be heard were their heartbeats. Reyna shifted closer, slowly closing the gap between their faces.
"Reyna?" Viper gulped, suddenly nervous. "Shhh" Reyna shushed Viper down, and pressed her lips against Vipers. Viper closed her eyes, immediately kissing the other woman back.
Vipers whole body felt as if it was on fire. Face red and heart burning. All the feelings she had suppressed flowed out at once. They broke apart and just stared at each other.
"I like you, Reyna" she muttered face red. Reyna just chuckled: "I like you too preciosa" Viper cuddles closer and Reyna wrapped her arms around Viper. Viper fell asleep to the sound of Reynas heartbeat.
And for once Reyna felt peace. She buried her face into Vipers hair and closed her eyes. She fell into peaceful slumber, holding Viper in her arms.