Forbidden Affair (Machi x Reader)

Our Own Side (finale)

"Wait...mmmm M-machi" I pull Machi's lips apart from mine for a second as she lays on top of me
"What's the matter?" She asks
"What are we going to do, like really, what comes next? How do we solve this?" I ask, looking into her eyes and watching her expression turn to a more focused one. She clears her throat to answer,
"Well... we're on two sides of the same coin here. We're both technically traders to our friends. Look at us both, equally as stranded. What if..we both said fuck it and created our own side?"
"What do you mean by our own side?" I ask, even more curious now and a little nervous.
"What I mean is, what if you took my hand and never looked back. We run away to some foreign place and live...happily ever after?
"Oh... so you mean it like that." I'm thinking hard, all of the memories with my friends, the Hunter exam, all the love and trust we've given each-other flashes through my mind yet...yet it sounds so appealing. Packing up and starting a new life with Machi sounds like a blissful heaven, is it possible it could be true? If I just take her hand and agree to this, could it really happen?
"Machi..."
"Yes m'lady?"
"I want to be with you."
.....
"Does that mean....?"
"Yes. It means yes, I'll run away with you."
Machi leans in and lands a delicate kiss on my forehead. "I knew I could count on you love."
I look up at her with wide eyes, and smile. "Always".

All this running from the troupe, my own friends, the fear of being caught, it's been crazy. And now it's all about to end and we can finally be free. I think, it has to be this way. I'm tearing up, thinking about leaving my friends behind. But it's necessary, I chose her. I chose her over them, and if that makes me a monster then, so be it. Because I love her. I really really love her. And that love can't change.
"Hey Machi, before we go could I have a minute alone?"
"Well, of course."
Machi stands up and waltzes over to the windowsill, where she jumps out quickly and quietly, like a bird. Perhaps this is why I love her.
I walk to my bag and pull out one of my belongings I rarely use, a notebook and a pen. Feeling overwhelmed with reminisce, I start to write. The words flowing out of my hand come directly from the heart, I mean every word I write down but that doesn't mean it makes it easier to say the things I find necessary to say. After a few minutes pass, I'm finished. I walk into the kitchen and leave it on the table for everyone to see when they get back. I whisper a faint goodbye.
Machi appears behind me, "Ready baby?" She asks.
"Yeah."
And just like that, she takes my hand into our new life together. Away from everyone chasing after us, a place where we can love and be free. I cant wait, because I love her.

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Dear Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio,
Thank you for being the best friends I could ask for. You were all there through the insanity of becoming a hunter, meaning we were all there for each-other critical moments of our lives. You all witnessed each-other's vulnerable and strong moments. You can't fake that sort of bond, and I'm so great-full to have been a part of it. One thing I would have liked to share with you was my love. I'm sorry you had to find out this way, but I have left with the woman my heart desires. Things couldn't work out easily and this was the only way, forgive me. Thing is, you can choose who you love. So, I wish you all the best. Goodbye.
                                                  With great love,
                                                               Y/N