Chapter 1 - The Recovery
After the incident in The Cursed Cave, Arthur was badly injured neither he doesn't understand how he was still conscious,
he found Vivi staring at the spikes of the cave and she didn't get her eyes off it, he wanted to explain what happened but
he didn't haved time for that. Firstly because he was losing a lot of blood and secondly he doesn't have the courage to tell her
at the dragged out Vivi uncoscious and he fastly called the ambulance, and soon he fell unconsious too.
He woke up to the hospital and in a very bad time, they were operating his left half deceased arm, soon he feeled the pain
"AAAAHHH" He yelled, soon the doctors realized he woke up, they quickly gave him a tranquilizer to save his life from the pain.
He fell unconscious again.
When he woke up again, thankfully he wasn't in danger of life, in fact the operation was concluded or that's what he thinks.
He looked around his body and he saw his missing left arm, he would yelled for the shock, but he had enough yelling today.
Instead he watched elsewhere to not think about it, soon he spotted Vivi, lying on the bed, He checked if she was fine,
'She seems just Vivi' he thought, which gave him a smile, something positive happened in this messed up day.
He realized she was awake, reading a book as always, she closed the book and she saw Arthur awake too.
Arthur didn't expected that, he was very nervous after what happened, he tried to find the words to greet her.
"Hey there..." that's all he could say.
Vivi quickly jumped out from the bed and ran at Arthur
"Arthur!"she yelled as she hugged him.
Arthur was shocked at the pain and pleasure from the hug but especially that vivi hugged him after what happened.
"How are you doing Vivi?" He tried to open a conversation.
"Oh Arthur..."She sayed in a lower tone,"I tought...I Tought i lost you." sayed with even lower tone
"Lost me?" 'That's it' he tought 'This is the highest level of surprises today, why whould she even care about me after the
accident at The Cursed Cave?'
"Well...Yes" She sayed "I heard you yelling at all the operation, they sayed your health was critical when you suddenly waked up,
i was loosing you Arthur!, and it scared me!" she sayed bursting out of crying
'Nicely done, i made a woman cry too today, just as ever Arthur good job!' He tought something to calm her down,
"Hey hey!, don't worry i'm here..." said as he hugged her with his one arm "So, please stop crying, it's sad watching you crying"
"I know, i know," she sayed "sorry i just..., i..., was scared" she muttered in a low tone
"hey now," he sayed with a calm tone "Look at me, i'm not going anywhere ok? I will always be here with you when you need it ok?"
"I know Arthur. You're my little squire with his shining armor" she sayed with a smile
"Hehe still with that surname Vivi?" sayed jokingly
"How is your Arm?" she sayed with a worrying tone
"It Bloody Hurts, but at least i'm alive" he sayed with a serious tone
"The doctors sayed you need to stay here more or less a week" Vivi murmured
"I'll be fine Vivi, it's just a week"
"I don't think so, you gonna starve to death for the food they do here" She sayed jokingly around
"Then i'm Doomed" Arthur sayed with a smile in his face
"Worry not" She sayed "I The Masterchef Vivi, will help you aid with your favourite food" she sayed proudly
"Nah Vivi, i'm gonna be..."
"What do you mean 'Nah'?" She sayed cutting him off "I won't let you eat for a second the garbage the cook here, They're not healty,
they're poison for your taste, and i will help you get better" She sayed crossing her arms
"But..."
"No 'But's', i will help and end of discussion okay?"
"Okay okay..., you won Vivi, but you have to convince the doctors if you ever try to bring food here"
"Worry not, i'm sure we will agree on some therms of food, obviously i can't bring you any snacks or cola."
"But i'm sure they will accept if i will bring healty food. Now rest you will need it."
"Thanks Vivi, see you tomorrow then..."
"See you tomorrow!" She waved as she goed away
'I don't understand' Arthur tought 'After what i have done at the Cave, she should be furious, and she wouldn't want to see me ever again'
'wich is perfectly understandable, so why she's so worried about me?' after those final tought, Arthur went back to sleep from the
exaution of the surgery and he prepared to talk to her tomorrow.
Arthur's POV
Arthur didn't had an easy night, in fact he had all sort of nightmares that made him woke up more than once, sometimes he dreams about pushing Lewis with grin in his face,
sometimes he shoots at him, sometimes Lewis pushes him, and the worst he pushes Vivi withhout regret.
After that last try to sleep in peace, he decided to give up, he would die of infart if he continued these nightmares, so he decided to whait till Dawn,
In the meantime he waited, he decided to find a way to be brave enough to ask Vivi about the Cave they entered yesterday, so he decided to have a little monologue
with himself to be ready about every question she probably would ask him.
After a long monologue with himself, he saw that it was already morning, 'Jeez so soon?, i haven't even finished to find a way to open this bloody speech with her.'
He yelled in his mind, soon he droped trying to think about it even more than he needed too, he just whaited for Vivi and hoped for the best.
1 hour is passed and he started to get bored, he got nothing to do only a window to look out, at least he could see the entrance from there so he could see when Vivi would come,
if she would come he tought.
2 hours has passed and he was starting to doubt if she would come, he asked the doctors if they saw her, and of course nobody saw her, he started to think that she has decided
to not see him anymore, and he wouldn't blame her.
After 10-15 minutes he saw the Mystery Skulls machine parking near the ambulance, he saw Vivi exiting the car and...'JESUS how much food she had brought?', even the doctors
watched her with a surprising look, he saw Vivi Running at the gate of the hospital bringing the food with her.
Vivi's POV
"Oh my god i'm being super late! i have to run faster!" She ran at the receptionist and after she took a long break she started to ask "excuse me" still panting
"Can you tell me...Where...Arthur Kingsmen...is?"She asked for being 100% sure that they didn't change his room
the Receptionist quickly recognised her "Oh my! Vivi my dear is that you?"
Vivi gave her a surprising face "How...Do you...know...my...name?"
"Oh right silly me...,i'm Eliza one of your parents friends!, i'm not surprised you didn't recognise me since you saw me when you where just a little 8 year kid!"
"My my you grow as a beautifull woman!" she said jumping around with enthusiasm
Vivi was just more confused about her, but soon a quick falshback come in her mind and soon she recognised her too
"Now i remember! You are one of the sweetest friends of my Family!, but may i ask how did you recognise me?"
"Oh my dear it's impossible not to recognise that Blue hair of yours, and your cutest face!"
"You're very kind but...i'm in a hurry..."
"Oh right sorry...Arthur Kingsmen is it?, one of your friends i presume"
"Yes Eliza"
"Good thing you asked, they brought him in a different room at N 187 4th Floor."
"Thank you very much, it was nice to meet you!"
"Hey dearie!, if you need help with those just ask~"
"Thanks but i can take care of theese, bye Eliza!"
"Bye bye sweetie~"
Arthur's POV
"We agreed she can bring healthy foods, not to bring a dozens of food with her" The doctor said sarcasticaly
"You're lucky son! not every girl does that for a friend... you're friends yes?"
Arthur blushed and shocked at the sudden question of the doctor
"We-well of course we are friends...what else should be we...?"
"Well...lovers?" The doctor said with a grin in his face,
soon after he get the reaction of the young man, and soon the doctor bursted out of laugh
"Hahaha! that was rich!"
"That's not funny!" Arthur said even more blushfull
"Oh yes it is!"
Arthur Grunted, and started to get anoyed by the doctor
"Oh come on, don't make that face!, it's a natural reaction my dear boy!"
The Doctor saw the boy getting more unconfortable than even and he understood it was enough for him
"Ok ok, sorry for that."
Arthur sighed with relief that he stoped the teasings
"thanks, it was bloody time you ended your bloody jokes!" said infuriated
Calming himself down he said "Anyway who are you doctor? you never told me your name."
"Oh right i forgot to present myself" The doctor started his pose "Doctor House at your service" said with a jokeish tone
"Now, soon the girl will come here, i give her the news that tomorrow you can leave."
"thank you Doc, much apreciated"
"It's my job."
3rd person POV
Soon after she exited from the elevator, she tried to find Arthur's room, and she found it with a doctor near it.
'Now it will be more complicated to bring this to Arthur'
But at her surprise the Doctor greeted her
"Oh greetings, Vivi i presume?"
"yes that's me, how do you know me?"
"Oh well, the young Kingsmen just babbled all the night about you, he always talked about this Blue haired Girl"
"Wow he likes to talk about everybody it seems..."
"Oh is nothing like that miss, see Arthur had all this nightmares and he couldn't finish murmur about this Vivi, so i asked him what's wrong, for confidence he talked about you to me."
"He's a nice young man if you ask me. But i gotta ask you..."House thought very carfefully about this question, and he ended up thinking is not the right time to ask something like
that in this moment and besides he haves other duties to attend to."Nevermind"
"So..."Vivi started, "Arthur had these nightmares? What was that about?" Vivi had her suspicions about wich nightmare he dreamed this time
"I don't know, you should ask him if you want to know, but i suggest to not bring it up right now, he's in a delicate state right now." The Doc said with a serious and worrying face
"Thanks for the suggestion." she said with a nervous smile, and soon before she started to enter, "I guess i can't bring these with me right?"
"For this time, i'll let you pass, besides he will need strength and healthy food right now, so don't worry about it okay?"
"Oh..., i nearly forgot to tell you. He can leave tomorrow if you wish, but you have to take care of him okay?"
Vivi was very happy for such great news, she would jump around of joy if her hands weren't busy bringing the large portion of food with her "Thank you doc! I will take great care of him!"
"Then he's free to go tomorrow. Now then i leave you with him, i have other things to do." and with that he soon started to walk away
Vivi gave a long sigh, and with a bit of courage she entered in the room.
After she slowly opened the door, the Bluenette saw Arthur in a sitting poisition of the bed
Regardless from his missing arm and his super tired face he seemed fine,
She slowly brought the food with herself and she entered the room
"Hi Arthur..." She started
"H-Hi Viv-vi" He said with a worrying tone
"I brought you some food" She said with a smile
"Yeah i saw that, everyone was just looking with a big shock on their faces, well honestly nobody expected that" He said with a sarcastic voice
"sorry if i was late, but i had some... difficulties" She said with a very low voice
"Don't worry it's fine, i guess the difficulties were those" He said pointing at the food
"Yes...I tried to hurry up-"
"Hey Vivi, don't worry about it, you didn't have to bring anything, it's already much that you visit me." He said with a reasurriong and worrying smile
"Of course i visit you, you dork!" She said punching playfully his head
"Ow! okay Vivi i was just saying" He said defeated
"Now not for being rude or something...,but i won't be able to eat THAT much in a single day."
"Oh, but who said you will be the only one..."
"Whait, what does that mean...-"
"That i'm staying with you today." She said with a happy face
"Oh Vivi you don't have to, i mean it." He said in the most worrying tone
"Arthur don't chicken out for everything, i'm a grown girl i can take care of myself okay?"
"But what about your dog Mystery?" He said hiding the fact that he's afraid of him in this moment
"Oh right!, ...see Mystery and your Uncle will be away for some time. He will take care of Mystery, for how much he dislikes dogs he's pretty fine with Mystery."
"Did Th-...He told you why and where they needed to go away?"
"Not really, but he reasured that it's nothing to worry about, just some business to help our High-School founds, and bring Mystery as a Watch Dog while he does business"
"Same old Lance, afraid as a leaf as ever" He said with a little grim in his face "so..., what will you do since you're so stuborn to stay Viv?"
"Well we eat as a start, Then watch some movies if you like, i brought some from my house"
"Sounds good Vivi"
"Oh i wanted to give you something, please close your eyes for a moment"
"Why i have t-"
"Just close your eyes darn it." She said as Arthur slowly did as he was told
as he closed his eyes Vivi removed her Scarf and she slowly wrapped it to Arthur's neck
"Ta-Da!" She said with a big Smile on her face
In the meanwhile, Arthur blushed crazily under the Scarf "Vivi...you really didn't have to."
"Oh it's nothing big seriously." She said without cutting Arthur sentence out this time
"But...this is your Scarf Viv."
"Oh do not fear about it" She said as she get another scarf from her bag "See? I have one too for myself." she said as she wrapped the yellow scarf aroung her neck
"We're Scarf buddies now" She said with a grin
Arthur with a little bit of blushing returned the same smile to her
As she was wrapping completly the blue scarf around Arthur's neck she saw him happy and regretful
Vivi sighed in relief that Arthur is pleased by the gift but she couldn't ignore the regret in his face
'He still feels guilty about it.' She started to worry for his sad amber eyes and soon she wrapped her hands to Arthur remained arm
After a little shakish breath she started to ask him what's wrong
Arthur couldn't help himself but feel more guilty as she sow her worrying glance over him, as much he loved her gift for his birthday he couldn't fell nothing else than guilt
that this scarf should have been given to Lewis not him, after what he has done he is surprised that she still cared about him 'does she know what happened in that cave?'
In that moment the blond with the little courage he has left on himself he started to question Vivi's action towards him
"Vivi this gift is...beautifull, like really i mean it." He tryed to sound normal on his next sentence but his words only chuckled out on his next sentence
"T-this gift...i don't deserve it."
vivi watched him full of shock, now she was totally sure that Arthur finds himself guilty about what happened in the cave
"This scarf-" He said as he pointed the blue scarf on his neck, and he couldn't help himself but feel the warmth around his neck,
but he tryed not to melt in it and instead tried to reasonate with her "-It should belong to Lewis, your boyfriend, but i- i fucked up."
Vivi couldn't stand anymore watching as Arthur slowly kills himself with something he didn't had to do nothing about it
"Don't even dare fell yourself responsible, it was not your fault Artie."
Arthur glanced at her with surprise
"How d-"
Vivi gently silenced him leaning her fingers at Arthur's lips
"Let me finish okay? , this is something that me and Lewis wanted to tell you a long time ago."
"So..please hear me out will you Artie?"
Arthur Slowly nodded at her, curious and fearfull of her
Vivi let out a long sight as she ried to take some courage "Me and Lewis...Love you Artie."
Arthur was shocked of the revelation that she just brought out, he wanted to talk to object he didn't deserve any love from her, but he was still silenced by Vivi's soft fingers on his lips
"We wanted to tell you from a very long time ago Artie, but we were... scared, so we gave you chocolates and some minor gifts as hints."
He feeled terrible at the moment, he just pushed Vivi's boyfriend and she's just saying how they were planning on making him their boyfriend,
"seeing that didn't work out, we were scared shittless to find another way to tell you our affection towards you..., and... we tought...we're gonna tell you...after...the cave..."
she felt quickly sad of the memory of that demon making Arthur push Lewis down, but she couldn't fell in depression right now, she needed to be brave for Arthur, she didn't wanted him to feel guilty about it.
"We were...so happy. we finally had a plan to tell you everything we even put on the radio a romantic song as a hint, but we just saw you...depressed. And we understood you felt...alone",
Arthur could only watch in horror as Vivi was slowly crying towards him, he wanted to console her, to do anything to make her feel better.
"Vivi...i'm so SORRY!" but Arthur was the first to cry out. "i'm a monster...you should hate me! I don't deserve you-!" he was cutted out by Vivi's sudden hug.
She was trembling as a leaf while she was crying at the same time, "NO! You're not a monster Artie! Don't ever think about yourself like that understand?"
She saw Arthur wanted to say something to her, but she didn't want to hear Arthur calling himself a monster again "We are the ones who should say sorry! We were so blind to not notice your loneliness sooner!"
"And that damn Demon was the price! He manipulated you and hurted you! Ha made you push Lewis and Mystery had to tear your arm off! I'M SO SORRY!" she was crying harder on his shoulder now.
Arthur could only feel guiltness, 'How...how was i so blind? They...they loved me from the beginning and i...hurted them', he could only cry in silence on Vivi's shoulder as his sins were crawling around him.
Vivi had to get back her courage, it was now or never "Don't feel guilty Arthur, it's not your fault. Le-Lewis would know too you wouldn't do something like that on your own will...",
she could only hear Arthur cry even harder, he started to hiccup on her shoulder and she just feeled guilty bringing Lewis up in front of him, but she had to make it clear something for Arthur.
"Artie..., if Lewis would be still around us... he would want us to be happy. He wouldn't wish for you to feel guilty for something you didn't do..., in fact... he would be happy for what we're going to do",
He was confused 'For what we're going to d-!?', his mind was cutted out as Vivi was closer to Arthur's face, he could see her blush and soon he understood what she was going to do.
'No! Don't do this! I don't deserve your affection! I don't deserve your love! i don't-', he could only feel Vivi's soft lips meet with his owns, he blushed uncontrolably as his heart was racing with joy,
'I don't dese-...I don't-...I don-...I-...', he slowly closed his eyes as he returned the kiss at her and he heard her humming in happiness and joy in his mouth, both of them happy to show their love long hidden.
The kiss felt like eternity, it was beatifull feeling and they didn't wanted to lose it sooner. Soon they were both gasping for air as Vivi quickly returned at Arthur to leave some kisses on his cheeck,
satisfied by the outcome, Vivi gave his favourite pizza towards him, Arthur accepted it gratefully and soon he started to devour it.
As they were eating, Vivi remembered the films she brought with herself, she checked if there was a TV of some sort in their room, luckly there was 'Eh...it ain't the best TV in the world, but it should do',
before she would put a film on the dvd player "Artie, what type of film do you want to see?", Arthur didn't minded much what she would put in, as long it wasn't a horror movie "Put anything you want Vivi".
Satisfied by Arthur's answer she started to put her favourite horror film, she quickly stopped. As much she would love to see Arthur's reaction on this film she cannot ignore in the state he's in,
Heart races in his state it isn't the best idea, and she would hate seeing her nerd faint of heart attack. She sighed in annoyance and relief for stopping something very stupid but very funny,
and she putted a comic film instead, in this way they would be both satisfied.
After they finished eating and watching the film they were both happy for the outcome of this conversation, Vivi letted out a long and sleepy yawn "It's already 10:54 p.m! The time goes fast these days"
Arthur checked the time too, but he was more concerned about Vivi than what time it is "Aww you wanted to stay more? Well see you to-", he was cutted out as Vivi was playfully poking Arthur's nose,
"Who said i'm going away Artie?" she gave a playish smirk, "I'm gonna stay here with my cute mechanic~", He quickly blushed at Vivi's words "I-I'M NOT CUTE!", Arthur took the bait.
she wouldn't leave it any sooner "Yes you are~", he would continue his resistence but he knew it was pointless arguing against somebody as Vivi, so he let her win and he asked instead,
"Then...how do you want to...sleep here? I mean there isn't any other bed besides this and plus there isn't a pillow", Vivi playfully hugged Arthur's legs "You're my pillow Artie!",
Arthur *hik*-ed in surprise and melted in Vivi's cute smile, defeated once more he decided at least to bring Vivi closer to him to give her more comfort, of course she gladly accepted it,
as she turned off the lamp near them, she hugged the blond a little more as she murmured in a soft voice "Goodnight Artie~", Arthur quickly returned her goodnight "Goodnight Vivi~".
After some sweet hummings and cudlings they both slowly started to sleep.