Ah! Ah! No peeking silly goose. Not 'til I say so..!" Aexea was guided to the dinner table after coming home from one of his briefings at work, surprised by his lover Iris. Both of her small hands were quickly placed over his eyes as she snuck behind him to egg him on over to the table. “Hm? What’s this about?” He slowly reached both hands in front of him to touch around as to not bump and trip into anything but Iris made sure he didn’t. Once he had made his way over to sit down he gave a slight chuckle and waited a few seconds before those gentle lithe digits from Iris moved away from his eyes. Aexea gave a few subtle blinks before he glanced down noticing a rather neat setting dinner table along with a large cake settled upon the middle to celebrate their anniversary of two years.

This brought a small smile that tugged at the end of his lips as he glanced up to her. “It must have taken you quite some time, thank you and happy anniversary Iris.” She continued to stand there with a pouty look on her face as she clasped her hands together and stared deep into his eyes, her lower lip quivered as if she awaited something, oh he knew what she was expecting and he couldn’t help but laugh at the way she acted sometimes. He slowly stood up from his seat and took her hands within his, slowly sitting her down to face the cake and the food. “Now hold on okay?.. “ She could hear him shuffling in one of his pockets, the sound of rustling and what it seemed like metal was rubbing against one another and soon he dangled a gold locket typically shaped like a heart, and with a grin on his face he slowly placed it around her neck , reaching an arm around her to slowly open the locket to reveal a picture of them on each side of the locket followed by a peaceful melancholic tune.

“Happy anniversary Iris..” Later that night after the two had celebrated their anniversary, Aexea had told Iris about their mission tonight to invade an enemy stronghold to take the leader in for questioning, she nodded and understood what they had to do but what Aexea didn’t see was that she was nibbling on that bottom lip of hers occasionally as if she was worried about something. Geared up and ready to go that night the two dressed up similarly in suits and were ready to go on to their mission along with their commanding officer. Aexea had a history of agile martial arts thanks to the camp he escaped from, and preferred to use his hands and body over his simple pistol any day, he was tricky and usually tries to predict what the enemy may do next, Iris was just as tough as a woman and the men who got bruises afterwards were her living proof of how tough she was.

“Lieutenant we will meet you up at the rendezvous, Iris and I will flank these imperials from the back.” Aexea whispered and nodded off to the officer as he headed off his own way. After a few moments Aexea took down one of the guards in a room, he smirked to himself and brushed the bangs from his face, quickly turning to Iris to give her a cheeky grin. “Easy task—tch.. I-Iris..?” As soon as he turned, he stared down the barrel of her glock as she held it up to his face, he could see that teardrop slowly glide down her left cheek as her lip quivered.

“Axy... I’m sorry.. please forgive me..!” She nearly yelled it out as she dropped a hand to unsheathe the combat knife from its holster and jammed it into his side just barely missing his vital organs , the ridged edge of the blade tore through his vest and ate through his flesh as it pierced his side, he groaned out and fell back against the wall dropping his glock as it made a click sound, gasping and choking for breath as she turned pale and stepped back a few steps, crying and then yelled out. “I’m.. sorry! I’ve been working with the leader all this time.. please don’t go any further..!”

And with that she sprinted out of the room alerting the other guards as she dashed towards their commanding officer to find him. Axy panted softly and was heaving, leaving the knife inside of him for now as he leaned down to pick up his gun once more. He was betrayed by the one person he trusted the most, he couldn’t believe it, he needed answers!

He sucked up the gruesome pain and rushed after her, dodging a slew of bullets and using his agile body or what was left that was able to move to take out the peon guards in his way eventually making his way outside where he stood in shock seeing her arm wrapped around the Lieutenant’s neck and gasped, seeing Axy she pointed the gun towards him once more, she could see how betrayed he was, shaking in the cold air around them. “Why did you take this mission..?

Why did you come after me? You shouldn’t have come! Please.. Aexea , turn back now..! I’m so sorry..” Axy felt hurt and emotional but now wasn’t the time to show that. “Let him go Iris..! He has nothing to do with this! Please.. come back to me. What is this all about!?” He cried out to her, wanting her to drop her weapon but it was pressed to the officer’s temple now, dragging him with her arm back a little more. “I’m so sorry Aexea..” He kept his gaze to her finger on the trigger and watched her squeeze it, he quickly took aim of his gun and shot a bullet out of reflex to protect the Lieutenant and it flew past his face piercing Iris through her neck causing her body to jerk back letting the officer go and she fell to the ground on her back, her green eyes staring up at the cold sky, a simple smile slowly curving to her lips before she gave a few subtle blinks with her eyes… “I’m…s-so….sor…ry..”

Her last words escaped those soft lips before her vision grew dark, Aexea quickly ran over to her side only to lift her head up to place on his lap and slowly sobbed. “Why ? Iris….why..” In a small distance the locket could be heard playing that peaceful tune as it lay opened and displayed the pictures of them, he picked up that locket and it was a special memento that he kept with him always.. After this incident he quit the organization he worked for and went around freelancing other jobs to get by, but eventually formed his own job of freelance bodyguard or any other services his clients may need him for. He could never be happy again after this incident.. unless someone here could change that for him..