Villains and Happy Ever Afters
This is just a quick one shot that came to me in the middle of my Colonial History class today. Safe to say I tuned out the professor. This is my take on what Inferno was thinking after his break-up with Red Alert in Learning Curve.
No real warnings except angst. I kind of felt bad I had to make him the bad guy.
I never meant to hurt him. Then again I never meant to fall in love with him either. Both things just seemed to happen before I realized it. Falling in love with him was the simple part. He was here when Firestar wasn't. Then, Firestar was here and before I knew it things were a lot more complicated. I knew the second she came back that someone was going to get hurt despite my best efforts. See, I did love him. I still do. But, she's the one I'm meant to be with. She's my happy ever after.
There's no way I'm not the villain in this story. I've accepted that fact. Just as I've had to accept the looks and whispers that seem to fill every inch of the Ark wherever I go. If only he could see those hard stares and hear those bitter words directed at me. He would never again think that no one outside his brothers and Prowl truly cared for him.
I watch him in the hallways now. I have to make sure he's doing okay. It's the least I can do and the most I will be allowed to do. Even if he would let me near him again I would never make it past the impenetrable wall composed of Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. I'm pretty sure I would end up missing if Sunstreaker had his way. I would deserve it too.
I've noticed the young Aerialbot spending more and more time with him. I hope they both know what they are doing. I don't think Red could take being hurt again. And, I doubt he could take hurting Fireflight in any way. Not that they would hurt one another on purpose. At least I don't think so.
Please let me be right about that.
I don't want to be the only one who has a happy ending. He deserves to have one. He will have one I hope.
It's another thing I pray I'm right about.