Rusted Warriors

Rusted Warriors Chapter 2

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Rusty felt Zakuro go limp in his arm he pulled away from her lips to see her face.

"Zakuro? Are you alright?" He asked shaking her. Wow…she fainted… Rusty thought laying her down on the bed. Rusty watched her sleep before looking for the sharp shooter.

"You know I'll protect you. I'll try to be there for you, always," Rusty said brushing her hair out of her face. She's still blushing…I wonder why she got involved. Rusty thought. His hand trembled as he touched her belly; her body slightly flinched causing him to blush. Slowly he laid near her face staring at her. Zakuro's face was calm as he slightly rubbed her belly. She flinched again but this time her eyes opened.

"Oh, hello Zakuro," Rusty said blushing. Confused and sleepy she yawned. Rusty rubbed her belly silently as she touched his face. He pulled her close to him causing her to gasp.

"What are you doing?!" She asked. Rusty laughed pulling her under the blanket.

"I think you need a lot more sleep," Rusty smirked.

"You're kidding right?!" she gasped feeling something warm against her neck. She slightly groaned knowing that he was kissing her. She tried to kiss him back but he playfully backed away.

"It's time to sleep now," Rusty told her lying on top of her.

"WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING?!" she yelled as he laid his head on her breast.

"You're squishy. I'm making sure you don't go anywhere aka using you as a pillow. You're very squishy," Rusty said snuggling her. She blushed trying to settle in for the night.

"Can you please stop snuggling me? It's hard to sleep," she said with a yawn. Smirking he began to snuggle her more. She sighed softly playing with his hair.

"Have you ever seen me naked?" Rusty asked.

"Wha…What makes you think that?" She asked uneasy.

"Well, if you took care of me did you bathe me?" Rusty asked.

"Um…yes…" she said in a small voice. Rusty stared at her silently as she covered her face. Ashamed she tried to stop herself from crying.

"Why are you crying?" Rusty asked removing her hands.

"I'm so ashamed of myself, seeing a man before marriage," she said crying.

"Don't worry about it," Rusty said.

"Please let me make it up to you," she mumbled as Rusty wiped the tears from her eyes.

"You don't need to. I mean you've already made it up to me by taking care of me," Rusty told her.

"No, I need to make it up to you by doing something, please!" She said sadly.

"I already told you I don't need you to do anything," He said still brushing the tears away.

"Please let me do something! Why don't we-" she tried to say before Rusty cut her off.

"No way! I'm not going to do that!" Rusty yelled blushing.

"I didn't mean that, I meant why don't we shower together?" Zakuro suggested.

"I don't know…It's tempting to say yes but no. You've already made it up to me by taking care of me," Rusty answered. She sighed before pulling him into the bathroom. She turned on the bath water before she began to undress. In awe Rusty watched her remove her last articles of clothing.

"Are you just going to stand there or are you going to get in?" she asked standing in the shower. Rusty thought over his options silently. He could either leave the room or get into the tub with her. The boy shrugged removing his clothes before getting into the tub with Zakuro.

"Okay we're in the same bath together so now we can get out," Rusty said before Zakuro pulled him back to her.

"You're not going anywhere. You're going to bathe me like how would bathe you," Zakuro said as she rubbed his back.

"But," Rusty started.

"I'm not going to kill you or anything. I trust you'll do the right thing," Zakuro said with a smile. Eventually Rusty gave in washing her body before stepping out of the shower. She stayed in the shower with a daze look on her face.

"What are you doing?" He asked looking at her face. She didn't respond as her body rocked back and forth.

"Zakuro, are you okay?" he asked getting back into the shower. Just as he was about to put his hand on Zakuro's shoulder she fell backwards onto the slippery tile. As fast as he could he caught her before she hit the ground.

"Zakuro, What happened?! Are you alright?! Answer me!" Rusty said in a panic. He heard a knock on the door room door as he pulled her out of the shower. He wrapped a towel around her as the door opened from the other room. He quickly dried himself off putting on his clothes. He picked Zakuro up carrying her to the other room.

"So you two love birds decided to shower, eh?" the man from before asked. Rusty growled softly holding onto his love.

"She's a beautiful girl, isn't she?" the man said getting closer to them.

"Get any closer and I'll kill you," Rusty threatened.

"I wouldn't be making threats if I were you," the man said. Zakuro woke up wrapping her arms around Rusty's neck.

"Hey Zakuro, did you sleep well?" the man asked with a smug smile. She shivered pulling herself closer to Rusty.

"Rusty, please help me," she muttered.

"Rusty, PLEASE help me!" the man said mocking her.

"Shut up! You're keeping her in this mad house! Don't you think she'd want to leave?!" Rusty snapped.

"She could always leave but there's always the chance of being shot," the man said with a laugh.

"Why don't you keep me here and let her go? I can serve you for the rest of my life and…Let her go," Rusty reasoned.

"Fat chance…I'm not letting either of you leave you know too much!" the man said before slamming the door behind him.

"Zakuro…Did he ever hit you?" he asked once the man was gone.

"Yes…Multiple times…He said I spent too much time caring for you," she whispered in his ear. Rusty growled slightly as he set Zakuro on the bed.

"I'm going to kill him, Zakuro; I'm going to kill him slowly and painfully. No one should be beaten especially for taking care of another," Rusty growled.

"Rusty, can I get dressed?" Zakuro asked trying to change the subject.

"Sure," he grumbled still angry.

"Rusty?" she said quietly.

"What?!" he snapped.

"Calm down…please," she said softly as she hugged him.

"Why should I?!" he growled.

"Because…It pains me to see you upset," she said with tears in her eyes. He looked her in the eyes before sighing.

"Don't cry," he mumbled.

"Please don't do anything that will get yourself killed," she cried.

"I won't," he said.

"Promise me that anything you do that I can help you," Zakuro said above a whisper. Rusty stayed quiet for a long period of time causing Zakuro to worry.

"No, you could get killed again," Rusty said after a while.

"So could you, if you die I die, deal?" she reasoned. Rusty thought it over silently.

"Well there is strength in numbers and reds should always stick together so I guess we have a deal," Rusty said hugging her, "As long as you promise to marry me."

"What?!" she said surprised.

"As long as you promise to marry me," Rusty repeated.

"But…we barely know each other. I do love you but don't you think we're rushing things?" Zakuro said faintly.

"No, but by the time we do get out of here we'll be able to marry," Rusty said kissing her lips. He felt her go limp again causing him to chuckle.

"Oh Zakuro, you faint too easy," Rusty said laying her down. He yawned quietly lying down next to her watching the sun set. He rolled over closing his eyes. Instinctively he wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her cheek and neck before drifting off into sleep.