Title: A Valiant Sacrifice 
Status: Complete
Characters: Anon, Fang, Trish, Reed 
Rating: SFW
Classification: One Shot
Author: Anonymous

>Another school-morning meeting up with Lucy and reed
>Trish approaches
>aw shit, here we go again
>starts her usual spiel
>hear some cracks and screams behind me
>turn around to see what's wrong
>see Principal Spear wrestle a student
>oh shit, is that a gun?!
>try to push the others behind you
>gun goes off

>Fang tries to comfort you while Reed is frantically hold your wound shut
>Trish is in shock, can't move at all
>You hear Spear bellow in the distance
>Her face is getting blurrier, her voice quieter
>please don't cry
>"Anon, please stay with me! Please...!"
>gone

>"...unknown why the shooting was done-"
>"...thanks to the brave actions of principal Spear-"
>"...only three victims were reported this day."
>"Thank God for that."
>Naser turned off the tv
>Lucy didn't need this right now
>she continued to stare at the black screen, her feathers unpreened

>a week later
>funeral day
>whole school was present, surprisingly enough
>but Trish's presence set her gut on fire
>It was her fault!
>For a spiteful moment Lucy wanted her to leave
>then Trish turned around and she realized she wasn't the only one grieving
>Anon tried to shield her too, conciously or not.