[Chamber/Vincente]
It's been a few days since she's been out. Sage says she's doing better, I hope she gets well soon. I've been keeping myself occupied with training and going on missions. I even go out to this small cafe with a few others, maybe I'll take Zara there one day.
*A Few Days Later*
Sage informed me that Zara is finally awake. I went immediately to go visit her and I had no luck with that, she was still in a deep slumber. I wait for a few hours and Sage calls me in again. Zara is finally awake! I've been waiting for almost two weeks for her to wake up. I think my heart skipped a few beats. I rush to the treatment center to go check up on her and there she is. She's sitting up on the medical bed while Sage is talking to her. She turns her head and looks at me, her face suddenly had a big smile on it. I walk towards her and say, "Good morning, Mademoiselle."
"Hello, Vincente."
"I'll leave you two alone. You seem like need to catch each other up on things."
For the next few minutes it was silent. Nothing happened until she said, " I'm bored, let's go do something fun."
"But you're still injured?"
"I feel fine, let's just go have some fun."
"I suppose a little time outside wouldn't hurt.."
We both went outside to the garden and saw Omen. He was watering the tomatoes, I thought he was an eggplant type of guy but I was wrong. We kept walking and sat on a bench.
"How are you, Zara?"
"I'm fine."
"Do you remember what happened that night?"
"Kind of, it's just a little fuzzy."
"Alright, no pressure. I wanted to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Would you like to go to a cafe with me? After you recover, of course."
"I'd love to."
"Alright. I'm looking forward to it."
We head back to the treatment center before Sage notices. I make my way out back to my dorm and clean off my guns.
[Zara/You]
"He was worried about you when you were asleep. He helped me a lot, actually. He helped me change your bandages and a lot of other things."
"That's so nice of him. I just have one question, though."
"Yes, Zara?
"What bandages?"
"The one on your hip?"
"... I'm gonna go to sleep."
"Zara?"
*Silence*
*A Few Days Later*
I can finally go back to my own dorm. Sage said I was healthy enough to go back to training and that I could start whenever I felt like it. I was getting ready to go out with Chamber today. I knew I had to be well dressed so I pick a cute dress to wear, Omen sewed it for me a little bit ago and I was waiting for the perfect day to wear it. Wearing it today just felt right. I dried myself off and started combing my hair after I blow dried it. I have to look perfect today. I put something else on so I can go ask Chamber first if he wants to go. Afterwards, if he says yes, I'll put on the dress.
I start walking down the corridor. I knock on his door for him to open it. Once he opens it I see Reyna sitting on his bed.
"Yes?"
"I just wanted to- never mind, haha I forgot. Sorry for bothering you." I quickly rush back into my room and jump onto my bed.
I thought to myself, "How could I be so stupid? Of course he's dating her! She's older, prettier, cool, good at her job, and she's been here longer than me."
I may be a little jealous, but I know what I saw! She was sitting on his bed. Friends or coworkers don't do that! I've slept in his bed but that's different. I don't think Im overthinking this. They've got be dating!
[Chamber/Vincente]
"What do you think she wanted?"- Reyna
"I'm not sure. - Chamber
"Probably not too important if she ran off like that. I'll ask her about it after dinner."
*During Dinner*
[Zara/You]
I try to avoid eye contact with Chamber as much as I can. Reyna is sitting across from Brimstone but she's still really close to Chamber in a way. I hurry and finish my food and decide to go to the garden. It might be a little late to water plants but I can always look at the moon, or my phone. I put my phone down and lay down on the bench. I let out a deep sigh and suddenly hear, "Mind if I sit here?" It's Chamber. He found me in the garden. I let him sit next to me and look the other way.
"Is something the matter?" - Chamber
"No."
"Are you sure?" He starts to scoot in a little closer and puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Tell me, what's on your mind?"
"A lot."
"Go on, tell me."
"Someone who I am well, I guess you could say friends, has a girlfriend. I kind of have feelings for him? I'm not so sure. He's really nice to me and I don't want any of this to get in the way of our friendship."
"Well, who is this friend?"
I start to look in the opposite direction and finally have the nerve to say, "You." He looks at me with a worried look on his face.
"You know .. we-"
"I know. It's dumb. I'm going to bed, Vincent. Night."
"Zara, wait!"
I start to walk faster. I don't wanna look at him anymore. I know it's against the Valorant Protocol and, it was just a dumb idea. I shouldn't have gotten so attached to him. He would never like someone like me. I start to avoid him for the next few days just so I can finally get over him. It might work, or not, but it's worth trying.
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Protocol | chamber x oc
Actionyour name is Zara Ahmed. you've lived in the streets of ascent for as long as you could remember. nobody to rely on and nobody to talk to. that all changes until you meet a group of people. one of them catches your eye. i don't own any of these ch...
