I read over the files I was given. I felt arms wrap around my waist and a chin on my shoulder.

"Hello, Cor." I said, continuing to read.

"It's late, Dawn. You should head home." He told me.

"After I finish reviewing these papers." I said, scribbling down more notes. He sighed, but didn't release his hold on me.

"You're running drills with Crowe tomorrow, correct?" He asked. I nodded.

"Then you need your sleep." He said.

"His Majesty asked me for these as soon as possible, and that's what I'm doing." I said. He sighed again, purposely angling his breath to fan over my neck and make me shudder.

"Cor, you're always lecturing me about getting work done. This is me getting work done. Don't distract me." I said. He raised one hand to my chin and turned my head. He pressed a kiss to my lips.

"That is me trying to distract you." He said. A small smirk on his lips. I rolled my eyes. He'd only get this playful with me.

"You can hold your distractions for a little while longer. I want to get this to Regis tomorrow morning, first thing." I said. He kissed my cheek and left my office area. I went back to reviewing the sheets and writing down notes. It was a little past midnight when I finished. I set them neatly on my desk and set a little porcelain kitty that Clarus had given me for my birthday this year.

I smirked to myself. Cor and I had been together for a full year now. Time sure flies.

I grabbed my jacket and pulled it on. I stepped out of my office and saw Cor sleeping in one of the chairs outside. I chuckled to myself and approached him. I placed on hand on his shoulder and then I kissed his cheek. I shook him awake.

"You didn't have to wait for me, you know." I said as he sat up and stretched. He looked over at me.

"I couldn't leave you alone, either." He said. I rolled my eyes. I sighed softly.

"I guess time to go home and get maybe three hours of sleep before I'm back." I sighed.

"... You can stay at my apartment tonight." He said. I looked over at him.

"Huh?" I asked.

"My apartment is closer than your house. You can stay with me and get a little more sleep." He said. I smiled softly at him.

"Thank you, Cor." I said. He took my hand in his. I let him take me back to his place. He gave me some of his clothes to sleep in and I quickly showered and changed. He took my work clothes and washed them for me.

I stepped out of the bathroom towel drying my hair.

"Thanks, Cor." I said as he stepped around the corner.

"Of course." He said with a soft smile at me. I smirked at him and headed for the couch after placing my towel in his laundry room. He grabbed my wrist.

"What are you doing?" He asked.

"Uh... going to bed?" I said.

"The bed is in the bedroom, Dawn." He said. I stared at him.

"Are... are you saying you want to share your bed with me?" I asked. He pulled me closer to him, wrapping his arms around my waist. I blushed hard.

"I am." He said. He leaned down and pressed a soft kiss against my lips. I closed my eyes and leaned in to the gentle kiss. He picked me up and surprised me. I wrapped my legs around his waist and held on to his shoulders. He carried me in to his bedroom and set me on the bed.

He then turned to the bathroom and I heard the shower running.

"That fucking tease." I said. I sighed and pulled off my glasses, setting them on the night stand and lied down, closing my eyes.

I heard the bathroom door open moments later and felt the bed dip under his weight. I felt his arm snake around my waist and his chest pressed against my back.

⚠️Smut⚠️

His hand slid under my shirt as he kissed my cheek. I groaned.

"Cor, What are you-?" I was cut off by him kissing me. Cor has always been gentle, almost shy with his kisses, but this one was a little more persistent and I knew immediatly what he wanted.

Glad we were on the same page.

I rolled over on to my back and wrapped my arms around his shoulders, deepening the kiss. He slid his leg between mine and pressed one hand against my back, holding me closer to him.

I felt his tongue prod at my lips, asking me permission. I parted my lips and let him in. I pushed my tongue against his, fighting him for dominance. I won and explored his mouth, running my tongue over every inch.

He gently lowered me back to the bed, both of his hands on my hips under my shirt. He slowly slid his hands upwards. He stopped when he felt the scar that went up my left side from my ribs up. The scar I got protecting him.

He pulled away and rested his forehead on mine, his crystal blue eyes staring in to my jade green eyes. He panted softly.

"Dawn..." He panted.

"Don't stop... don't stop just because of a silly scar I got years ago. Keep your attention here, aye?" I said. He closed his eyes and leaned in for another, gentler kiss.

His hands slid upward again. He seemed surprised when he didn't find my bra. I smiled in to the kiss and tugged off the shirt, tossing it to the side and grabbing his shirt to do the same. He shrugged it off like I wanted. I dragged my hands along his torso, feeling the sculpt of his muscle and the little scars that decorated his whole upper body.

He slid off the shorts and my underwear, tossing them to the side as he pulled off his boxers. He pulled away from me and grabbed something from the nightstand, then returned to me.

His mouth was on my neck, biting, kissing and sucking, searching for my sweet spot, which didn't take him long to find. I moaned out his name slowly. He groaned against my neck and continued to suck on the tender skin.

"Cor... please... no more teasing." I panted in his ear. He tore open a small package and I realized it was a condom. He was prepared. He rolled it on and positioned himself at my entrance. I held on to him and kissed him desperately.

I felt pain erupt from my lower region as he pressed in. I gasped and buried my face in his neck, nails digging in to his back. His movements stop.

"Is this your first time?" He asked. I nodded.

"Have you ever seen me with anyone else?" I panted. I felt his lips on my cheek and neck. I gasped and panted as he whispered sweet words in my ear to soothe me. The pain faded away and I kissed Cor's neck.

"Move." I whispered to him. He did as I had commanded and thrust in to me. I moaned in to his neck before biting down on the sensitive flesh. He groaned and thrust against me.

I parted from his neck and moaned, throwing my head back. He grabbed one of my hands, lacing his fingers with mine. He was gentle, but I felt my climax coming.

"Cor... I'm so close." I panted. He kissed my lips and gave one hard thrust in and ecstasy washed over me and I came. I felt him release not long after me. He pulled out and fell to his side. I rolled over and nestled in to his chest.

"I love you, Dawn." He panted. I smiled and kissed his cheek.

"I love you, Cor." I said. His arms wrapped around me and I sighed in contentment. I closed my eyes and let sleep take me.

The next morning, Crowe noticed the mark on my neck.

"So, you finally got a piece of Cor's ass, Eh, Dawn?" She teased, elbowing my arm teasingly.

"Ugh, Crowe, please." I groaned. My groan caught the attention of Nyx Ulric. Nyx stepped over and a wicked grin claimed his face.

"So, I guess you and the Marshal had a goodnight last night, Dawn?" Nyx teased.

"Go run fifty laps, Nyx." I said with a blush. Nyx laughed and went to follow my command.

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I sighed as I finally returned home. I shed my jacket and tossed it in to my room. I reached up and released my hair from the ribbon it was tied in.

I heard a knock at the door. I turned and looked at the clock. 7:17pm.

"Who's coming over at this hour?" I asked. I walked over to the door and opened I, blinking in surprise at who stood there.

"Boar?" I asked. My old mentor looked me over.

"Not a scratch on ya." He grumbled.

"I wouldn't say that." I said, rubbing the scar on my side.

"Come in, Boar. It's been a while." I said. He stepped inside. I turned back to the kitchen to work on dinner.

"Are you hungry? I just started dinner." I asked.

"When did you get polite?" He asked.

"Comes with working for royals." I said.

"Working for them? You weren't arrested?" He asked.

"Stop listening to the news, aye? No, His Majesty recruited me. I fought by his side in the war and now I work in the palace. My job definition is a scout, but when I'm here in the city I train the new soldiers." I said.

"You're all grown up now, Primal." He said. I set down my knife that I was cutting vegetables with.

"Don't call me that." I said.

"Call you what? Your name?" He asked.

"Primal is not my name. It was my code name at the BAR. Refresher; my name is Dawn." I said.

"Right, Dawn. So when are you gonna stop pretending to be something your not and come back to the ring?" He asked.

"I'm not." I said.

"Excuse me?" He asked.

"Getting on in years, aye? It's showing in your hearing. I said I'm not coming back." I said.

"Little girl, you need to let go of the delusion that you fit in with those royal dogs." He said. I slammed my hand on the counter.

"Those royal dogs are the reason you aren't living with the empire's knife at your neck." I snapped.

"Since when do you defend them?" Boar asked.

"Since they took me out of a life I never wanted!" I yelled, turning and glaring at the old man. He glared back at me.

"You've forgotten who you are, girl. You think you're one of them. You think that King Regis is gonna keep you around forever?" He asked.

"Nope." I said. He cocked an eyebrow at me.

"He's just keeping me around until I can't do my job anymore." I said. Boar scoffed.

"So you realize you only mean shit to him until you're not useful anymore." He said.

"You have him confused with yourself." I said.

"I have him confused with no one!"

"Wrong, old man! Reg gave me a choice that day! I could have walked out. I could have left and gone back to fighting the BAR or I could stay and be a member of his crownsguard. Of his Kingsglaive. I made my choice." I said. Boar laughed at me.

"You delusional brat. You think you mean something to him?" He asked.

"I do mean something to him. I'm his friend." I said.

"You're his puppet! You call yourself a scout. You know what they do to scouts? They send them in first. They get killed first. You're a sacrificial Lamb to a cowardly king!"He said.

"Words like that are treason, Boar." I warned.

"And now here she stands, the girl I raised, threatening me." He scoffed.

"This is not me threatening you, Boar. This is me giving you a civil warning. I am a knight of Lucis, a Kingsglaive and trusted friend of King Regis Lucis Caelum." I said.

"You are a champion!" He yelled.

"I was a champion. In fists. In illegal fisticuffs and gambling outlawed by King Mors. I was thrust in that ring against my will. You didn't raise me as a person, you raised me to hurt people. You left me in a forest of beasts with only a knife when I was twelve." I snapped.

"And your army wife mother left you with nothing when you were five." He snapped back.

"At least my mother didn't actively try to kill me!" I said.

"Did you forget that I made you who you are?"

"Do you not realize that you're not in prison right now because I realize that?!" I yelled and slammed the knife in to the counter, blade down. He stared at me.

"Yes, Boar. You made me a fighter, and that's what got Cid's attention, and then Cid got Reggie's attention. I remember that. That much I'm thankful for, yes. And because of that, I haven't told my fellow members of the crownsguard where the BAR is. Cid, Regis and Duratos promised they wouldn't come after you because of me." I said. He stared at me.

"I'm not a child anymore, Boar. Keep in mind that I'm the one thing that is standing between you and a prison cell. Don't do anything that will make me move out of the way. This is me warning you, Boar." I said.

"If that's your warning, your threats must be as intimidating as your trash talk." He said. I summoned my pistol and pointed it at him.

"Boar. I am 21, not 17. I am a Kingsglaive, not a BAR fighter. Don't. Fuck. With. Me." I said. He stared, eyes tracing from the pistol to my face.

"You wouldn't shoot me." He said, calling my bluff.

"Not unless you gave me no choice." I said and dimissed my weapon.

"I'm serious, Boar. I'm not coming back. And unless you want to go to prison, don't show up here again." I said. He sighed.

"I'm taking my champion back." He said. Next thing I knew, his hands were on my arm and he was dragging me out the door.

"Boar, stop!" I warned. He continued to drag me to the door. I sighed softly at his ignorance.

"I warned you." I said. I summoned the pistol again. Not really wanting to shoot him, I tossed the gun up so I was holding the barrel. I swung and hit him with the butt of the pistol.

Cor suddenly came running in just as I struck Boar.

"Ouch, you bitch!" Boar cursed, swinging for me. I swung my leg and kicked his leg out from under him and gave him a rough punch to the gut. He tumbled to the ground.

Cor summoned his Katana, ready to strike until I raised my hand to stop him.

"I warned you, Boar. I have a new job and a new life. Get out." I said. Boar glared at me and scrambled out of my house. Cor turned to grab Boar, but I grabbed Cor's arm.

"Dawn, why are you stopping me? He assaulted you!" Cor asked. I grabbed my phone and dialed up Regis.

"Hello?" Regis answered.

"Hey, Reggie. Remember that ring we had our first duel in?" I asked

"Dawn?" He asked.

"Yeah. It's time the BAR shut down. The fights start in ten minutes. Cor is here with me." I said.

"Alright. Clarus and a few others are on their way to your place. I know this is the last thing that you wanted, Dawn." Regis said.

"It's my job to protect this kingdom. It's a friendless job." I said. Regis sighed.

"Not entirely." He said. I smiled.

"Thanks, Reg. See you tomorrow." I said and hung up.

"Dawn?" Cor asked.

"Hope you're ready to make an arrest tonight, Cor. I'm shutting down my start." I said. He pulled me to him and hugged me.

"I'm sorry, Dawn." He said. I kissed his jaw.

"Don't be. Seeing Boar again reminded me why I am where I am and what it is I'm doing as well as the ugly truth of what I used to be." I said. Cor kissed my forehead.

Clarus arrived not long after that with Libertus, Nyx, and Crowe.

"Are you sure this is all we need?" Libertus asked.

"Can't take a few street thugs, aye, Libertus?" I asked. He frowned at me.

"That's not what I... um. I mean..." he stuttered. I rolled my eyes.

"These rats ain't push overs. The spectators will run the second we show up, there's bound to be five fighters and their trainers. The trainers will watch and the fighters will rush us." I said.

"Dawn, how do you know all of this?" Nyx asked.

"Because I used to be one." I said.

Nyx stared at me in absolute shock.

"What? Think we all just came right in?" I asked and we headed to the BAR.

We ended up arresting Boar, Animal and Beast. The others got away.

"Ungrateful brat." Boar spat at me.

"I could say the same about you." I said.