Make Me Remember (Gally x Reader)

Something WICKED This Way Comes

Y/N POV:

"What the shuck do you mean you need to speak to him? Are you crazy?", Gally exclaims "He almost killed you!"

Well, I wasn't expecting this the first minute I got up. Actually, I should've guessed this would happen. After the events of last night, he's probably just worried. I mean it did take a very sharp downturn at the end there. I can't remember it all that much, so good for me, I guess. He looks really tired though. Did he stay up all night? I bet he did.

"Gally, did you stay up the whole night watching me again?" I ask

"Yeah, I wanted to make sure you'd be okay and...hey wait! We're getting off track, he almost killed you Y/N." Gally answers

I was right.

"He didn't almost kill me. The greenie only told me his name," I reply "Neither of us knew it would trigger a memory. We can't blame him for what happened."

"I can! What if talking to him makes you have another violent memory? What if you hurt yourself again because of him?" He interrogates

"Gally the memory he triggered wasn't of him. It was of some experience I had. Sure it wasn't great, but I learned a lot about the time before here." I answer, "If it means learning more, then I'm willing to have another painful memory. It's worth the risk."

"No. It. Is. Not! It is not worth it if you're going to end up like this!" He exclaims gesturing towards the bandaging all across my body

"Gally I'm fine," I claim while trying to stand up

I force myself off the bed but start to topple down.

"Woah!" I yell out

Before I can hit the floor Gally catches me in his arms and lifts me back up to stand. He looks at me sternly and says,

"You're not fine."

"I will be! Just let me get through my day!" I say frustrated, trying to wriggle out of his grasp

He holds on tighter and we catch each other's eyes. His gaze becomes softer as he quietly states,

"What if I didn't hear you and I didn't get there? You...you could've ended up worse than you are now. You could've..."

He looks away from me and casts his head downwards. I can see him bite his lip as he starts to get visibly upset at the words that were coming out of his mouth. He blinks his eyes a couple of times as I coo softly,

"Gally...hey... I'm okay"

I place a gentle hand on his cheek. He closes his eyes and holds the hand I placed on his face.

"You're okay this time but, I'm supposed to protect you. It seems like I've been really lousy at doing that though." He states unhappily

He opens his eyes to look at me and finishes,

"You're my best friend, my princess and you mean a lot to me. I just don't want anything to happen to you (Y/N)."

"Gally, you've been doing your job and you have been keeping me safe. Like you said, without you, I could've ended up much worse last night." I say

He looks at me for a bit without saying anything.

"I know you're worried, but you have to trust me. It will be okay," I add "If it makes you feel any better, just stay by my side when I talk to the greenie. If anything happens, you'll be right there."

"Fine." He stubbornly says, "Could you at least tell me what happened in your memory though? It was unlike all the others and as your best friend I think I have a right to know," Gally asks