Cause Of Death - When Love Blossoms Chapter 2.

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Chapter 2 - A Little Step At A Time.

Mal P.O.V

You are awoken by the soothing sound of Natara softly breathing, and the sunlight that beams in through her blinds. You smile as you watch Natara peacefully breathing, you gently run your fingers through her long, soft silky hair. You see a little smile creep across her face as you gently stroke her hair.

"Heh...She is so adorable when she sleeps I could just watch her all day. She just so beautiful and perfect in every way. I love her so much. Dammit I gotta stop thinking this way. She my partner nothing more, but why does she have to be this so damn adorable." you mumble to yourself.

You reach over to your phone that is placed on a near by coffee table. You see you have 5 new messages, 3 of them are from Ken, and 2 are from Captain Yeong.

You think to yourself. "Oh crap! Captain Is so going to have my head. Or at least eat me alive. Oh well it was so worth it." you saying smiling as you look over to Natara to see her peacefully resting on your chest. "You will always be worth it." you whisper softly into her ear.

You pick up your phone and started to tense up before opening the messages from Ken.

'Mal! Seriously man where the hell are you? I can't keep stalling your ass forever. Call me.'

'Mal this is not funny anymore Captain is seriously pissed. HURRY UP!...And get your butt back down here now. Or I will seriously drag you down here myself.'

'Dude you're going to be in so much trouble if you don't get yourself back here! Captain is not only going have your butt, but also mine as well if you don't get your ass back here.'

You chuckle at Ken's messages, even though you know you're in hot water with Captain Yeong. But you decide to leave the messages from Captain Yeong. Instead you check the time on your phone: It reads 7:15am for once your not grouchy as you normally would be.

"Heh...I could get used to this. Best night sleep ever." you say as you wrap your arms tenderly around Natara.

Before getting up slowly trying not to disturb her. You manage to get up without waking her. You fetch a blanket and wrap it around her. You then smirk as a thought flashes threw your mind. "She's totally going to kill me for this, but it might come in handy one day."

You then take your phone out from your pocket and take a picture of Natara sleeping. "Heh..still beautiful as ever."

You walk over to her kitchen and snoop in her cardboards. Their nothing much but the basics, you then look in her fridge and find, bacon, sausages and eggs. You grin widely. "Now this could come in handy."

You finish cooking the food and place it onto a tray, before getting a glass of orange juice and grabbing a flower to make it complete. You walk over to the coffee table and place the food on top.

Before walking into the bathroom to freshen up for work. You hear a soft voice call out. "Mal...Mal?" you walk out of the bathroom. "I am right here Nat." she walks over to you. "I-I thought you left. And did you make breakfast?

You can see a smile creep onto her face as she walks closer to you. Every time you see that smile it's melt your heart. "Yea I did, thought it might make you feel better, princesses like you need to eat." you playfully tease: hoping she will laugh. She can't help but to giggle..."You will never let this go will you?."

"Mmm...let me thing about this... No. But you must admit you did look rather cute that night your highness."

"Mal..." she frowns at you.

'I love it when she frowns, I just love her, why can't I just man up and tell her how much I am crazy about her. Aww man why is she doing this to me.'

"Mal?...Are you okay?" I notice her deeply gazing into my crystal blue, sparkling eyes. Realising she was talking I shook out of my thoughts and smiled.

"Yea I couldn't be better, it's great to see you are smiling again Nat. It always is."

You walk closer, and instantly you began to wrap her securely in your arms, she doesn't pull away, instead she rests her head softly onto your shoulder.

You stand their for a long moment before she looks up at you. "Err Mal.. Have you seen the time it's...8.50am. You're going to be late"

You check your watch nervously and then look back down at Natara: you don't want to leave her, but also you're in so much trouble with Captain Yeong. Even, though she is smiling now, you know behind that wall she has build: you can still tell she is in pain. And you just don't want her to be left all alone, you just want to hold her in your arms...to protect to her...to make all of this pain and hurt go away...to love her like she deserve to be.

She pulls away and puts her head down in sadness, you can tell she doesn't want you to leave, and still that pain is showing within her soul: shredding her to pieces. You hate seeing her in so much pain, but what can you do: all you can do is be their for her but you want more, but in your mind know that will never happen: your just her friend and that all you will ever be. To her any ways.

I walked over to her lifting her head up softly, instantly my eyes met with her's and lock in a deep, passionate gaze.

A long moments passes.

Before I spoke "If you want I can call in sick today, if your still feeling like you need someone."

She smiled and took my hands, placing them into her's. "Don't worry about me Mal. I am fine you get yourself off to work, I don't want to get you into more trouble than you are already in with Captain."

"Are you sure?." I asked her as she grinned. "Yea I am sure, I don't want to be without a partner now do I?. So you go on or Captain Yeong will have your head. Even though I would pay any day to see that." We shared a chuckle as I headed for the door.

"Mal?" she called out before I was about to leave. "Yeah?" she smiled once again and the twinkle in her eyes was shinning. "Have nice day."

You couldn't stop smiling. "I'll try to but it would be so much better if you were their. But you take all the time you need, and come back when you are ready. Well wish me luck, I am going to need it. And if you need me Natara at any time ring me ok." she nodded. "Yeah I know Mal, now get going or you're not going to have a job to go to." she playfully teased.

"Okay then... Erm Natara I just wanted to say I lov... Erm I mean am always here for you any time you know that right? And have a good day. "

"Thank you Mal... Erm one more thing will you please stay tonight, I just can't bare to be alone." her voice slowly changing into sadness and I could sense all that pain was flooding straight back to her. As tear drops started to slide down her face from her watery soul wrenching eyes. I walked over to her, pressing my thumb softly against her cheek, gently whipping away her tears.

She flung herself in my arms and held me close, as her arms tightly wrapped around my neck. I held her close to my chest and whispered. "Natara your stronger than this, please don't get upset I hate when you are like this, it hurts me seeing you like this. But I know we can get through this and we are going to get through this together. A little step at a time."

"A little step at a time."