It was a cold Autumn night, and the wind was blowing fiercely. One young man was trying to find his way through a forest that seemed to go on forever. He'd been driving around for a change of scenery and had ended up getting lost. Unfortunately, his car had broken down in the middle of nowhere. And now, to make matters worse, he was lost in this forest. This man was Rubi, a short slender blond with cute features and a delicate figure. The ferocious wind was nearly strong enough to blow him over. He clung to tree trunks and branches to keep himself up. He wouldn't have normally gone out in weather like this, but the harsh wind hadn't started until after he'd gotten lost. He was so unlucky on this night. Also, though it was unwise to get out of his car and attempt to walk around with this strong wind nearly blowing him over, he hadn't felt safe in his unmoving car because the road it had broken down on was at the top of a high cliff with a huge body of water at the far-below base. He really hadn't wanted to take the chance that the wind might cause his car to roll off the end of the cliff. A fall like that would have undoubtedly killed him. He was getting so sleepy, already running out of energy, and his outfit did nothing to shield him from the cold. He had on a thin white t-shirt, small black shorts, and black boots. He hadn't put on anything warm because he didn't think he'd have to leave the warmth of his car. Hearing a loud snapping sound behind him, Rubi turned around just in time to see a large tree branch snap off of a tree. Too bad for Rubi though, he couldn't move fast enough to get out of the way as the gusts of wind launched the branch in his direction. Keeping a hold of a tree trunk with one hand, he lifted his other arm up to protect his head. The whack of the large branch knocked Rubi to the ground. Though he'd protected his head from the branch, he'd hit it on a big rock when he landed on the ground.
The pain felt like the rock had cracked Rubi's head open. Slowly reaching a hand up, he touched the side of his head that hit the rock and felt something wet. Looking at his fingers, he saw blood. He didn't know what to do. He was too exhausted to panic and now getting dizzy. So he just laid there. Luckily though, his head didn't seem to be bleeding too badly. Blinking as he felt something cold and wet fall on him, he realized it was beginning to rain. The rain started as a light drizzle but quickly became a heavy downpour. Rubi was soon drenched by the harsh rain. Not long after that, he lost consciousness.
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When Rubi awoke, he had no idea where he was. Wherever he was, it was so comfortable. Opening his eyes, he found himself on a bed. The bed was huge, with the most comfortable mattress he'd ever laid on and crimson silk sheets. The next thing he noticed was the very warm thing against his back. What was behind him? And how could he feel the warmth so well? Lowering his gaze, he spotted arms around his waist. So the warm thing behind him was a person? Also while looking down, he noticed that his shirt was gone. Wait, not just his shirt. Peeking beneath the sheet that was up to his hips, his eyes widened. All of his clothes were gone! He was naked and in a bed with an unknown person!
As if noticing that Rubi was awake now, the person behind him retracted his/her arms and sat up."Good morning." came the smooth, low voice of a man. Rubi sat up as well and turned his gaze to the man who had been laying behind him. To Rubi's relief, this man was not naked as well, just shirtless. Before he could say anything, the man leaned in close to Rubi's face."Sleeping beauty."
"Wha..What..?" Rubi didn't know what to think. The man in the bed with him was visually attractive. But why did he just call Rubi 'sleeping beauty'?
The man moved away just a little and chuckled lightly."You've been asleep for at least sixteen hours. I was wondering when you would wake up."
"Who are you?" Rubi had so many questions."Where am I? How did I get here?" Then came the question that bothered him the most."Why am I naked?"
"Calm down." the man spoke in a soothing tone."First of all, my name is Kamijo. And you are in my castle." He got off the bed, stepped over to a wardrobe, and opened it, sifting through the clothes that were inside."One of my friends found you in the forest after the rain and wind ceased. He brought you here to take care of you." Kamijo chuckled when he was ready to answer the last question."You were soaked to the bone. You couldn't stay in those wet clothes. If you had been left in your wet clothes, you would probably be quite sick right now."
'Castle?' That was rather confusing because Rubi had never actually seen a castle other than in movies. Then Rubi had another question."Who undressed me?"
Kamijo pulled a simple outfit from the wardrobe then turned to Rubi with a soft smile."I did." By the look on Rubi's face, Kamijo knew what he was thinking."Don't worry. I didn't do anything to you. Though anyone would be tempted." He laid the outfit he'd picked out down on the bed in front of Rubi."You can put that on until your clothes are ready."
Rubi still had one more question."Why were you laying with me?" It bothered him. He had felt so comfortable with this unfamiliar man behind him.
"Well, this is my bedroom. You are in my bed." Kamijo answered simply."Besides, your skin was as cold as ice. So I laid with you and held you close to warm you up." He stepped over to the door and glanced back at Rubi."I'll wait for you in the hall. Get dressed. Then I'll show you around and get you something to eat."