don't let me go

His arm brushed against hers as he settled in next to her. The way her body deflated and the feelings she let slip freely over the bond were not lost on him. His first instinct was to reach an arm around her and pull her close, to reassure her that everything was going to be okay. But was it? He hesitated any movements, simply just taking in her warmth beside him. ”I met with the leader of the Order. I told him of my intentions to go back to Halo and free her people from the influence of the Voice." He let his eyes cast forward, away from hers, and out onto the water. The sun glittered across the surface ripples, far out from the tide pools that surrounded them. "I don't want to keep you away from what you love. I don't want you to be miserable." He sighed, rough fingers fidgeting with each other. ”I can't ask you to sacrifice anything else for me. I want you to do what you think is best, for you." Partners or not, friends or not, Noah knew he did not have a right to wield her life. It was not his. ”I want you to be with me, but I can't crush you because of it." And that was truly what he felt like he was doing now. With the way his life had changed so suddenly, and the plans they had made were going to change, Noah did not want to destroy her. Noah Olson When the night is cold and you feel like no-one knows what it's like to be the only one buried in this hole You can make it to the sunrise