M.U.T.E.D. chapter 2
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Miguel visited Tracii the next day to give her company. She was in a deep sleep, with her head lying to one side. Miguel chuckled, she's pretty cute, he thought. Miguel stopped, what am I thinking?! I rescue that girl yesterday and now I think she's cute?! He sat on a stool next to her taking her hand gently. She shuttered slightly waking up.
"Huh? Did I wake you up?" Miguel asked softly. She looked at his face blushing and nodding. He touched her cheek softly. Insecurely she looked back and forth.
"You're burning up. Do you need anything?" Miguel told her removing his hand. She shook her head no.
"Are you sure? Do you want anything for the heat?" he said noticing the sweat on her brow. She shook her head again. Miguel sighed standing up; he took a cloth from one of the cabinets. He went to the sink running cold water over the cloth. He rang it before folding it. Miguel walked back to Tracii placing the cloth on her forehead. She looked at Miguel questionably. Why is he helping me? She thought.
"You know you can ask me for anything," he started roughly, "I don't care." She shook her head feeling some relief from the cloth.
"Why are you so stubborn?" He asked angrily. She wincingly shrugged opening her mouth to speak. Miguel covered her mouth looking behind him. She tried to see behind him but his body was in the way.
"How's my favorite little Flower?" a male voice asked. Tracii took in a deep breath. Oh no, It can't be. Why does he have to be here?! Tracii thought. Miguel turned around seeing one of the other pilots in the doorway. Miguel was practicably fond of him, he was always hitting on the females aboard the ship while bragging about his girlfriend at home. Tracii began to shiver causing Miguel to turn his attention to her.
"Why are you here, Darien?" Miguel asked suspiciously.
"Just to see my dear little flower that joined Z.A.F.T." he said happily walking up to Tracii. She shook violently grabbing Miguel's hand.
"It seems like your little flower doesn't want to see you," Miguel said pushing Darien away from Tracii with his free hand.
"Doesn't want to see me? She's just shaking with extreme excitement!" Darien said pulling Miguel away from Tracii. She tried to scream but nothing came out.
"Hey leave her alone!" Miguel said pushing Darien into a wall. Tracii sat up weakly wincing.
"If you're going to fight boys take it outside," one of the nurse told them helping Tracii lay down again. Miguel pushed Darien against the wall again.
"If you touch her or try to touch her, I'll kill you, you Bastard," Miguel threatened before releasing Darien. Miguel went back to the shivering Tracii.
"I promise that he won't bother you again," Miguel said kissing her hand gently. Tracii blushed holding on to Miguel's hand.
"Take away you're screaming and panicking, you're very cute," Miguel said blushing also making Tracii blush. She soothingly rubbing Miguel's hand as Darien watched from a distance. I can't believe he's flirting with my girlfriend, Darien thought angrily.
"Can you write with your left hand?" Miguel asked.
"Of course she can! She's left handed," Darien answered. Miguel glared at Darien before.
"Is he right?" Miguel asked Tracii. She nodded, as he took out a paper and pen from his pocket. Miguel sat behind Tracii sitting her up. Insecurely she shook as Miguel leaned her body against his for support. She relaxed knowing that Miguel wasn't going to hurt her.
"Can you tell me who and how you know him?" Miguel whispered in her ear placing the pen in her hand. Miguel placed the paper on his lap helping her hand to the paper. She wrote weakly:
He's my EX-boyfriend, I did love him dearly but I had to break up with him. He would beat me up constantly.
Noticing what she wrote she scratched out her last sentence. She was too late, Miguel had read every word. He laid Tracii down gently, before pulling Darien outside. Miguel punched Darien in the jaw.
"What was that for?!" he asked as his jaw began to swell.
"You beat up Tracii, you damn bastard!" Miguel said slamming him into the wall.
"She's my girlfriend and I didn't beat her up!" Darien yelled punching Miguel in the stomach. Miguel winced but didn't fall. The two attacked each other violently for several minutes. Olor eventually came by and broke them up.
"What are you two doing?!" Olor asked astonished.
"He would beat up Tracii!" Miguel yelled gasping for breath. He was battered and bruised badly but not as bad as Darien.
"No I wouldn't they're exaggerating!" Darien yelled grabbing Miguel's neck pressing him against the wall. Olor struggled as he pulled them apart.
"I think you two need to settle down," Olor said. Darien stormed off angrily as Miguel went back to Tracii. She was wide eyed and crying.
"Calm down, its okay," Miguel said hugging her. She cried loudly, as Miguel rocked her.
"You'll be okay," Miguel said. Tracii looked at his partially swelled face. She touched his black eye before she cried more. She wrote:
Why?! Why did you have to fight! I don't want you to fight! And I CERTAINLY don't want you to get hurt!
"You're crying about that? I'll try not to fight him again but if that bastard, lays a finger on you. You know what I'll do," Miguel said angrily. She wrote back and retaliation:
Please don't fight! We have enough fighting going on in this war.
"I know but if he continues to hurt you. What would happen to you? What do you think I'd do if I saw you get hurt?" Miguel whispered to her. He looked at Tracii face blushing. Tracii's eyes began to close weakly and she began to wobble.
"Tracii, are you okay?" he asked concerned. Tracii went limp in his arm as Darien laughed.
"She's so weak. It works every time!" he laughed.
"Tracii?! Hey wake up! Stay with me!" Miguel yelled shaking her. "You bastard what did you do to her?!" Miguel held Tracii close to him as Darien approached them.
"Why do you want to know? Just stay away from her and she'll be okay," Darien said soothing the hairs down on Tracii's head. Miguel didn't move her away yet, he would let him do what he wanted before Miguel would attack.