Chapter 7

"~I've never seen something so beautiful and horrifying in my entire life~"

Rei POV

In an instant I feel myself being pushed off Minako and my eyes began to burn. Forced to cover my face, I imagined myself looking like one of those old movies in the end finally fading after being hit by morning light. After my vision returns seconds later, all I see is her standing there-stark naked…in nothing but stilettos. I'd still be incredibly turned on if it wasn't for her holding a hand to her bleeding neck and a horrified expression. Realizing what had just happened; I scramble for the bathroom and shut the door locking it behind me.

"~I can never look at myself this way…why would anyone else~" sliding down the door to the ground I find myself curled into a little ball. I can't help but let go of tears.

"~What is wrong with me? This isn't me…crying on the bathroom floor…half naked. Vulnerability is not something I handle well. Ever~"

About fifteen minutes of self loathing was the last straw, so I drag myself to the sink, using it to lift my pathetic ass and look in the mirror once again. Eyes still bloodshot red. But I see my normal features start to come back and I look down seeing that im completely topless-all im wearing is a red thong.

"~Great…just fucking great. Now I have to walk out there completely naked AND face Minako~" I say under my breath as I start to splash water on my face.

After I straighten myself up I take one last deep breath and reach for the door, opening it slowly so i wouldnt scare her any further. If she even was there.

White knuckles latched around the bathroom door knob for dear life and i open it a few inches to look around. Breathlessly pushing the door further, i take a step in the process and my senses instantly pick up another presence still lingering in the room with me.

"~Shes still here...fuck me~"

Caution and fear proceeds after the other ten thousand emotions coursing through me as i SLOWLY make my way around the other side of the bed. I drop to my knees when all i see is her motionless beautiful body. Shes sitting propped up against the bed on the floor with her head in her lap and her hand still holding her fresh love bite.

"Min..a..ko" Was all i could utter weakly and i instantly go numb knowing i just killed the one thing i couldnt bear to let go. As i say her name again and i feel hot tears well up in the corners of my eyes, i hear her mumble. A very weak mumble but a live mumble nonetheless. I feel myself fill with frantic anxiety not knowing what to do, so i just sit there staring. After my comatose daydream, i focus back on crystal blue eyes peering back at me. Unafraid. Slightly different.

Still holding a bloody hand to her delicate neck, she says only a few words but it was enough to know everything might not be as bad as i once originally thought.

"You...took long enough...in the bathroom" And i see that mirthful grin that so often grazes her lips as she slides her way over to me nearly collapsing in my arms. All we could do is sit, slouched legs out with her head in my lap. She stayed so still as i played with her hair, and i started to wonder if she was alive until i laid my hand on her breathing chest. Carefully lifting her up i cup both sides of her face and look into endless blue. I lightly run my finger tips down to her wounded neck and feel a sense of excitement when i notice that it was nearly gone. It was like it never even happened. But then i realized what that really meant and i quickly lift her head and tell her to look at me.

"Look at me damn it" Her eyes fly open when she hears the urgency in my voice.

"What rei...what is it? The suspense is killing me" she says a bit too sarcastically. I dead pan.

"Now youre rolling your eyes, jesus. What is it already because youre making me worry a lil..." I look at her with the straightest face i could muster and give her the gist of the rest of her life.

"Basically...well there's good news...and a lil bad" The last part i say under my breath a lil too quickly not too sure how this will play out.

"~Either way youre stuck with me~"

"Well...Rei what the fu-"

"Alright alright. Basically youre alive. Good news yay." My feigned excitement did nothing to falter her worried expression.

"...and the bad?"

"And the bad...is that youre not really alive."

"Here..." I say grabbing her shaky hand and guiding it over her own heart.

"Do you feel that?" She looks confused and a lil scared as she shakes her head no and looks away. I take her other hand placing it over where my heartbeat should be and ask her again. She slowly lifts her eyes to me as realization comes over the both of us. Because this is really happening. And there's no going back.

"Im-" She cuts my confession short.

"I know...I know rei. I think ive always known but i could never bring myself to admit it, much less say it. I was speechless at this point.

"Im not blaming you for all of this because i was so into you. I couldnt help it...i never thought you'd go as far as hurting me though. Emotionally yes. But physically? You made this choice for me. An unfair choice Rei...I love you. Yes, but im not ready for all of this."

I look away from her because i feel ashamed. She slips her hands from my grasp and begins to stand, unsteadily at first but then gains some composure. I see her walk over to the dresser with the two beers, grabs shorts and a random band tee to cover her nakedness. Looking at me one last time with a look i couldnt yet decipher, i didnt care at the moment because all i want is her back in my arms. She grabs one of the beers before opening the bedroom window and slipping out into the night. Out of my sight for what will soon feel like an eternity.

Sorry it took soo long for the next chapter! Ill be writing more often so look out for new chapters soon. Hope you like:)