China X Reader Runaway 3

"Why am I doing this?" YOu kept asking yourself while you were running through fields as fast as you could.  Why would you want to save the man who had mentally abused you for so long by telling you how worthless you were? Did you want to prove him wrong maybe? You had no idea.

You heard that he got quite beaten up in the last battle and he started weakening. Worry took immediately over you and even though you tried to stop yourself, in the end you still ran off to see him. You tried to keep the thought of him being dead out of your mind and focused on finding him. You also ignored what others might have thought about your act. You were too desperate to care.

Your legs were getting sore from running so much but it was worth it. Just when hope started to abandon you, you saw a motionless body lying in the grass, just near in front of you. It was him! Your body petrified for a second before you could jump to him and fall on your knees. His body was covered with cuts and bruises and his clothes were bloody. Panting, you shakily grabbed his shoulders and shook him. "Yao! Wake up! Can you hear me? Please! ... You can't die, no, you can't! Come on..." You didn't know when you started crying but it seemed like nothing could stop your tears. You were still gripping his shoulders and sobbing quietly. "Please..."

And that was when you heard a barely audible groan, that made your eyes open up immediately and you looked at his face again to see that he had his eyes half open. Your body trembled in relief and you fell on him, buried your face into his neck and hugged him as much as you could.

He slowly moved his arm towards you and touched your side gently and he whispered your name softly. "Is it another dream?" He asked, staring into the air, though his vision was blurry. "I'm here." You whimpered, looking up at him again. "It couldn't be any more real." He sighed and turned his head to see you. "Why did you come here?" "I was worried, idiot." You replied with a shaky voice. "Why do you keep getting yourself in trouble? Is it worth it?" But he didn't say anything. He stayed quiet and kept his arm around you.

You couldn't let him die. And you arrived just in time. You managed to bring him to safety where you could treat him in peace. You were by his side all the time and you took care of him day and night, you did everything for him to regain his health. After two weeks he had no serious injuries anymore but you still didn't allow him to get out of bed. First he tried to refuse but you managed to convince him to stay. In return he asked you to stay with him, which you didn't mind.

He wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you into the bed, onto his lap. He let you lean against his chest as he was sitting and pulled the blanket up to cover you until your shoulder and continued embracing you. You curled up in his hug and listened to his heartbeat. And you were happy to be able hear it.

For a while you both stayed quiet. He nuzzled your hair and held you close to himself the whole time. You didn't move but you never resisted his touches. Soon his voice broke the long silence after tightening his hold.

"Why don't you marry me?" You blinked at the sudden question. "M-marry you?" "Yes." He answered shortly, lifting his head up and patting your head gently. "Come with me and be my wife. I need you to be with me." You squirmed nervously and bit your lip. He watched you and impatiently waited for your answer. He wanted to get what he wanted.

"No, China." Those two words shocked him, he even stopped breathing for a second. "What? ... Why not, my dear?" With a sigh, you gently pushed him away and sat farther from him on the bed. "Why, you're asking? Because just because I helped you survive a war, it doesn't mean my feelings have changed. I still don't want to be with you, China and you just can not change that!" Why not? What have I done that makes you want to run from me?" He asked calmly. "You are not so strong alone..." "And are you? Didn't I just save you from death? If I had stayed with you, I might have gotten in danger too. Not to mention, you had weakened me, China."

"Weakened you? How? I supported you all along and worked on making you happier. Why are you saying I weakened you?" You could hear from his voice that he was getting annoyed but you could answer calmly. "I was losing myself. I wasn't me anymore, you took away my things and gave me yours. I changed too much. I was making you stronger and I became weaker. And look what you had gotten yourself into too. You got too confident and started a war, thinking you were going to win easily. And I had to return to save you, but I could only do it because I managed to get stronger again while I was away. Do you understand now? You are not good for me, it has to be over..." You almost whispered the last sentence. "And I don't want you to hurt yourself again." "So stay with me, so we can take care of eachother." He begged desparately.

"No Yao, please stop it." You covered your face sadly.