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Kendra Muñoz Saunders curls into a ball, pulling in on herself. She thinks that maybe, just maybe, if she shrinks herself like this, she can just pop out of existence. That would be far easier than dealing with life. She peeks out above her knees, taking in the sight of the Metropolis around her. She had to admit, The Hall Of Justice offered a hell of a view. It distracted her for a brief moment, but not much longer.
She had spent her whole life running, and then flying, away from her problems. Problems had a habit of manifesting in the form of people, so she had just decided to fly away from them too. But when you fly away, you're bound to stop eventually. Kendra really wished she hadn't. Stopping led to meeting her.
"Kendra? What are you doing up here?" Fury's voice came from behind her, the light trilling of her accent making Kendra's heart beat faster. She hated it when that happened. She hated feeling like this. Hell, she just hated feeling.
"Hm? Oh, I just, uh, I just wanted to get some air. I've never really looked at the city before. It's nice." Kendra didn't turn to look at Fury, but her raven haired friend sat beside her, taking a look at the horizon, and then turning to look at Kendra. A look of concern was etched across her face, and she placed a hand on Kendra's shoulder.
"It is. Though I find it's always more enjoyable to share such a view with a friend." She offered a small smile, an attempt to cheer Kendra up. Kendra simply curled tighter into her ball.
"I'm sorry, your majesty."
"Why sorry?" Fury asked, her concern growing. She draped an arm around Kendra's shoulders, and inched closer to the winged woman.
"I... I don't know. I'm just. I'm sorry for being like this," Kendra whispered. "For being afraid. For being weak. For hiding up here from it all. Hiding from you."
Fury's face fell. She pulled her hand away, and looked down at her lap. "Why would you need to hide from me? I apologize for whatever it is I did to upset you. I would never want to hurt you Kendra. You mean a lot to me."
"It's not something you did, your majesty. It's... Everything. It's the way you look at me like nobody else is around. It's the way you touch me, softly but still with a sense of power and control. It's the way your voice makes me want to hang on every word you speak. It's the fact that I spent my whole life running, and yet you made me want to stay." Kendra looked up at the moon, and smiled weakly, her voice cracking. "I spent so many years, all alone. Then I met you, and you... You made me feel like I was part of something. You made me feel cherished, and appreciated, and loved. And I don't know how I'm supposed to handle that."
Fury brushed one of Kendra's locks behind her ear, and then stood. "You don't have to handle it alone. I'm here for you, Kendra. When you stand by my side, I know that I'm doing what's right. You've been there, supporting me, pushing me down the path to become a true hero. I want to be there for you now. If you'll let me." The amazon offered a hand to the angel, and smiled gently.
Kendra took her offered hand, and rose to meet her, face to face. "I love you, your majesty."
"And I love you, Kendra."