slight #korangi
König was used to children being scared of him. Petrified even. It hurts but what do you expect? He’s scary looking to grown men and women. A 5 year old has every right to be scared of him. Except she wasn’t. Far from it. A little girl who was stuck in a very

dangerous spot. Outside of the fact she was basically in an active warzone. Königwas barely saw her clinging onto a metal rod for dear life. She was screaming something out but couldn’t hear her. So he gently grabbed the girl, mindful that he was standing on an unstable piece of

concrete. “You’re alright..I got you I promise.” König could feel the girl shaking. And she was freezing. “I wish I had something to keep you warm Blume..” König tried to keep her as close as he could so she could have his body heat. When König made it to the rendezvous point he

immediately tried to hand the child over to Gaz or Soap. That’s when she started to freak out. “König you have to keep her mate..” “But-” “She doesn’t want us to hold her..we can worry about the fact that we are taking a child back to base when Price is almost out of Cigars yeah?

” Soap shot König a quick smile. She likes him? Maybe not..probably when she gets somewhere more secure she’ll run. But it was nice having her actually around him. He felt like..well..a parent? More like an older brother. He couldn’t really put a finger on it but it was a nice

feeling.
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When they got back on base he expected the girl to run to someone like Price. Or Kate if she saw her. And she did..however she still clung to him like her life depended on it. “Liebe I need you to let me go..they won’t hurt you ok?” The girl shook her head holding him

tighter. “Oh..” “König keep her. We will figure something out eventually..and hey! She actually likes you all the way to base this time!-” “Kyle.” “What? I didn’t mean it as an insult..really!” König shook his head, picking the girl up and taking her outside. Obviously making

sure they had a blanket for her. “You never told me your name..” “..Lillian..” König was surprised he heard her. “Do you have a nickname?” “Lilly..” König nodded, rocking them back and forth gently. “Lovely name.” The little girl nodded staring up at the stars. “You like the

stars?” Lilly nodded, relaxing more. Until heavy footsteps made their way towards them. Then she started shaking again. “Are they gonna take me away from you?” König shook his head holding her closer. “No they probably do want to talk to me though..” And they did. ‘They’ being

Kate. “König..as much as I’d like to keep her here..I can’t do that..we can’t do that.” “Then let me drop her off at my apartment.” “König, you live alone. Leaving her there alone might be worse.” “Then let me take her somewhere where she won't be alone. With people who will

remind her of me.” “You’re parents?” “As long as she’s safe.” Kate sighed, staring at the girl in his arms. “..I’ll see if that can work.” König nodded and smiled at Kate. “Thank you..” Kate nodded before leaving the two outside. “I have to go..?” König’s eyes widened, shaking

his head. “No..Not really mein Lieber. You’re going to meet my parents hopefully. Knowing my Mutter she’ll talk about me until you turn 30..” “I don’t know what you’re talking about when you do that..Ko..uh..” “König?” Lilly let out a whine clearly frustrated. “Ko. Can I call you

Ko?” König pretended to think to himself before nodding. “Of course. And it’s all nice when I speak German.” “That’s what its called?” König nodded. “What’s your favorite color?” “Mm..purple!” König nodded, feeling giddy. This little girl trusted him. Really trusted him. “Aren’t

you scared of my height?” “..Only a little but you remind me of a teddy bear.” “Do I?” “Mhm!”
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From a distance Horangi watched with a small smile on his face. “Gonna marry him one day?” “Absolutely.” Horangi realized who he was talking to when he snapped his head around to see

Gaz with a smirk. "I bet you will.."