Assault on Gafflynder [Closed]

"I'll carry her" Jacob grunted, quickening his pace as he ascended the stairs. He climbed over the debris left behind when he'd kicked the door down at the top of the stairwell "Kokkino? You still here?" he called out.

A small groan comes from the hallway where they left her.

Silfurion ascends the stairs, an annoyed look plastered on his face. "I hate stairs."

Jacob stooped and lifted Kokkino from the shallow pool of blood, cradling her in his arms
"C'mon Kook, stay with me" he muttered, stepping over the bodies and heading towards the exit once more "hurry up Silf!"

The sniper looks up from a panel he's examining. "I'll be out with you in a few minutes. Prioritize her. I might be able to salvage some stuff."

"Fine" Jacob grunted.
The sunlight was a pleasant change from the dank bowels of the Gafflynder facility. The smell of blood filled the air in a thick cloud, victory was theirs, the cost had been high, but they had walked out victorious. Medics scurried forwards to take Kokkino, Jacob handed her to them, before sprinting to the medical tent, towards Hira.

Hira is sleeping on a cot in the corner, her wounds firmly bound.

Jacob shoved past a few doctors and took a seat beside her. He reached down and took her hand in his, bowing his head
"I will not leave you again" he promised

Hira's voice softly weaves it's way through the air to Jacob. "You did well, don't worry. Did we win?"

"We won" Jacob stated "I finished the job myself" tears were forming in the corners of his eyes "get some rest, I'll be here when you wake up" he promised.

A small smile comes across the dragoness' face as she relaxes, dozing off into oblivion.

Jacob remained in his seat next to her while she slept, not moving or falling asleep. Every so often he'd use his free hand to wipe a few tears from his eyes. Feeling responsible for Hira's loss of limb, and nearly life.

A few months later Hira is sitting in a hospital bed, an annoyed look on her face as she glared at the new prosthetic fitted to her leg.

Jacob sat beside her, his face sporting a layer of dark stubble, he'd been shaving every so often, using Jernulv's blade. As he had vowed he hadn't left Hira for any longer than fifteen minutes, skipping classes at Beacon and refusing to leave at the end of visiting hours despite the protests of the nursing staff, they'd tried calling security, but that hadn't ended too well.
"It's not that bad" he assured her.

A low growl rumbles in the ebony haired Faunas's chest. "But it's loud and requires maintenance!" She hisses out, her eyes narrowing as she adjusts it, the spinning gyro-stabilizer system in it glowing a soft blue as the slight scraping of metal on metal echoed through the air.

"Matches the rest of you" Jacob chuckled, giving Hira a wink to exaggerate the joke. The bionic limb wasn't too bad, Jacob hadn't been lying, for what it was worth, the tech involved made the prosthetic easier on the eyes than Silfurion's.

Hira gave a pointed look at Jacob. "You're sleeping outside tonight." She said blandly while running her fingers over where the bionic meets the flesh.

Jacob chuckled
"Nah, you'd miss me" he winked, before stretching and leaning back in his chair, putting his hands behind his head.

Hira mumbles something quietly under her voice before turning her head and staring out the window. "I just can't believe that it's over. That after this there won't be anything Gafflynder oriented still around except our Hammerhawk."

"You could always destroy what's left of the facility if you want" Jacob offered, knowing that it probably stung Hira that she'd missed out on the final assault, and that she hadn't killed the CEO herself.

The dragoness shakes her head, smiling sadly. "No. The battle has been finished. There is no purpose on going back. How is Kokkino doing by the way? I heard she got injured."

"She's recovering" Jacob grunted "she took some heavy damage, but according to the doctors she should make a full recovery in the near future."

Hira nods, her smile becoming happier. "Good. Silfurion told me you found her bleeding out with broken bones."

Jacob nodded, remaining silent. Within his pocket his hand curled around the Ursa claw Hira had given him, remembering the feral rage that had struck him when he thought he might have lost her.

A few minutes of quiet pass before Hira groans loudly. "I'm going to have to repeat the second year because of this in all likeliness."

Jacob shrugged
"Ozpin seemed pretty understanding when he came in to check on you" he stated, having forgotten to even tell Hira of this occurrence after it had initially happened.

Hira raises her eyebrow. "He checked on me and you said nothing?"

The wolf shrugged innocently
"Slipped my mind" he admitted.