The rest of the shopping adventure was silent. It was a comfortable silence though, there was no pressure for conversation. Kaldur was doing his usual job of rolling the cart, while M'gann stood to his right, slowly putting random (colorful and shiny) merchandises into it, with a dazed expression plastered onto her face. She looked absolutely exhausted. It wasn't until a small weight was pressed against his side, when he noticed exactly how close the young martian was standing next to him. A little too close. He could see the roots of her hair, her long, mascara-covered eyelashes slowly brush against her cheek, and how her eyes were half way open. 'She must be tired.' Kaldur concluded, raising an eyebrow. He began to wonder what had gotten her to become so exhausted until the female hero began to lean away from him. Yup, she was definitely tired. Out of reflex and much grace, he turned away from the cart, and hooked his arm around her waist, gently pulling her towards him. M'gann drifted onto the young Atlantean, her forehead pressed against his hard, cozy chest, leaving barely any room between them. Instantly, M'gann tore her eyes opened, not even daring to glance up at the older hero. Kaldur held onto her, looking down onto the girl with a worried expression.
"Are you alright?" he whispered, sending soft shudders throughout her whole body as his hot breath tingled her left ear and cheek. M'gann closed her eyes, listening to the Atlantean's calm heartbeats. It was quite soothing, but the way her heart raced made it extremely difficult to calm down. She quickly nodded, hesitantly pulling herself away from the handsome hero.
"Thank you…" she mumbled, her breath soft and shallow. M'gann blushed, her face a dark crimson color. Maybe she was delusional, but she could've sworn that Kaldur held her a second or two longer than he needed. There was a moment of silence.
"Well, we should get going." Kaldur stated, clearing his throat. "We have been here for an hour longer than needed. I must have lost track of time, since I was having much fun." he said, chuckling to himself. M'gann felt her heart flutter as she looked up at the tanned Atlantean. He really does have a beautiful and amazing smile.
"Yea, me too." she replied. Kaldur looked down at the girl, and smiled even wider, appearing to be content with the comment. He rested his eyes on her for another second before swiftly grabbing onto her wrist, and wrapping her hand around his left arm. M'gann eyes widening, by the sudden contact and blushed even harder.
"Kaldur'ahm?" she asked, hesitantly loosening her grip on his muscular arm.
"If you get tired, you can lean on me." he said, turning towards the lonely cart in front of them. M'gann continued to stare at the young man beside her. 'Kaldur'ahm…' M'gann clenched her free hand into a firm fist. 'Come on Megan, you can do this…' She mentally sighed to herself, tightening her grip on his arm, then loosened once she noticed how toned, and nice his arms felt through the long sleeves he wore. 'Not good.' she mumbled in her head, resisting the urge to squeeze his toned muscles.
X
There was a short pause when both heroes stared at the wet cement as hard rain pellets crashed onto the ground. Well, this was not what they planned. M'gann silently groaned to herself, as the grip on her purse straps tightened. Kaldur looked out into the gray sky, holding onto the bags of food by his side, a look of disappointment ran through his face. M'gann took a quick glimpse of her leader, and felt her heart squeeze. 'Kaldur must have really looked forward to this.' M'gann took a small step forward, catching the Atlantean's attention.
"Kaldur'ahm… Are you- ow!" M'gann winced, holding onto her right calf muscle as she looked down onto her foot. Her high heel- not hers, but Artemis'- broke.
"Megan!" Kaldur swiftly got on his knee, placed the bags down, and examined the martian's foot. He gently took off her torn up high-heel and placed it aside, taking a better look at the newly damaged areas. The Atlantean frowned and turned his back towards the younger hero.
"Get on." he commanded. His voice solid and suave. It reminded M'gann of the old days, when Kaldur would order each hero their role in the mission. Her heart fluttered. Hesitantly, she leaned against the boy's back, wrapping her arms around his neck slowly. Within a quick second, Kaldur stood up, hooking his arms around M'gann's calves, plastic bags around his wrist and the broken high heel hanging off his pinky by it's strap. He looked at the wet street and checked both directions in case of any cars. Clear.
"Hold on tight." he said, tightening his grip on M'gann calves. Once he felt her grip was firm he ran.
X
M'gann never had a piggy-back before. She had seen it in movies, and expected it to happen to her someday, but for some reason she always thought it would be Superboy holding her like this, not Kaldur. But of course, she thought that Superboy and she would be together and that hadn't happened. She mentally sighed to herself. She felt her self slowly slipping off his hard back. Noting it, Kaldur lightly jumped up, readjusting his grip on her, causing her heart to race. The young alien loosened her grip on his shoulders, feeling something tingling in her chest, and slowly began to lean forward, nearly placing her head on his broad shoulders. Her cheeks adorably pink as she placed her head on his shoulders, making herself comfortable. Why is this always happening to her? Every time she builds a wall, Kaldur always seems to break through it. It was painfully confusing how he obtained such a powerful affect on her in just one day... But it made her somewhat happy. Without moving her head, she looked up at the gray sky, becoming aware of the little droplets hitting her face. The setting was absolute breathtaking. The streets were reflecting colors of whatever light had hit them. Cars were slowly moving, as groups of people walked across the street, holding umbrellas above their heads. The air was cool, and comfortable. No signs of humidity. Once again, she felt as though, Kaldur and she were in their own little world. A world with no crime, no villains, nothing. Only them two and it was perfect.
X
Kaldur gently placed her down on top of the brown wooden table, placing the wet plastic bags onto the bench next to it. Once again he got down on his knee and began to observe the wound. M'gann watched the boy with keen interesting, trying to hide the winces that came across when he touched the damaged skin. Kaldur lifted her foot higher, and looked up at her.
"Tell me if it hurts." he said, in a stern yet gentle voice. M'gann slowly nodded, her eyes never leaving the boy's. Kaldur broke the eye contact- much to her disappointment- and began massaging her foot in circular motion, starting at her ankle. He began moving left when she made no reaction. Once he reached the hollow area between her heel and ankle, he felt the alien wince. Immediately, he looked up at M'gann, noting her flushed expression.
"Does it hurt here?" he asked, putting light pressure onto the area, seeing her wince again. M'gann gave him a tight smile, showing little teeth on the left side of her face.
"Yeah." she replied softly. Kaldur observed the area once more, before continuing onto different areas of her foot. After the throughly check-up, he gave the area one last look before gently putting it back next to her other foot.
"It's not that bad. There will be a bruise or two, but that is it." Kaldur said, standing up. He rested his eyes onto M'gann and sighed softly. "Sorry." M'gann furrowed her eyebrows.
"What are you talking about?"
"About today." he responded, avoided her gaze. "I know it is not what you expected... "
"You're right." she said, tossing him a tight smile. Kaldur returned his gaze towards the beautiful alien. "It's much better than I expected." she said, gripping onto the edge of the table. Kaldur locked eyes with M'gann , feeling a swoosh of something- a mix between suspense and ... intimacy. M'gann blushed, probably feeling it too. Kaldur took a small step forward and leaned down. His face nearly an inch away from her's.
As you know, these characters do not belong to me ;)
Well, first off, i would like to start by saying, I AM VERY SORRY!
I know i haven't been updating in like this whole year, but as you know, there's no more EOCT, final and most of all NO MORE SCHOOL! (for two months _)
I can finally stay home and do whatever i like! So yea, i know this chapter is pretty short, but i hope you guys enjoy it :D
R&R :D
