Chapter 27

Slowly waking up, Mercury glanced around the room, noticing he was back in his mansion. Groaning as he sat up, Mercury looked at his arms. They were wrapped in bandages.

Pushing himself out of bed, Mercury groaned as he headed over to the mirror that sat atop his desk. Looking at his reflection, Mercury had more bandages on his cheeks.

"Damn." He said softly as he looked himself over.

His face had cuts along his chin, across his left cheek, down the right side of his face, starting at his forehead, and another just on his neck.

"Looks like I lost a fight with a fuckin' lawnmower." He told himself. "God damn."

Hearing his door open, Mercury looked over to see one of his maids, Christine, entered.

"Oh!" She said in surprise. "I had no clue you were up. Excuse me."

Before she could back out of the room, Mercury quickly stopped her.

"You were looking after me?" He asked.

Christine nodded slowly.

"You were unconscious for a whole day." She informed him. "I tended to you for the duration."

"Thank you." He gave a comforting smile.

"I shall inform the others you have regained consciousness."

As Christine turned to leave, Mercury saw a bruise between her shoulder blades, peeking out just below the collar of her shirt. Gently grabbing her arm, Mercury stopped her.

"Where did you get this?" He asked as he tried to take a closer look.

"No!" Christine suddenly jerked away from Mercury.

Confused, Mercury backed off.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to-"

Christine glanced at Mercury before hurrying out the door.

Left alone, Mercury rubbed the back of his neck.

"The hell could'a done that to her?"

His thoughts were short lived as Makoto walked in.

Bandages were on her arms as well as one on her right cheek. Other than that, she seemed okay.

Seeing Mercury standing up, Makoto rushed over and tackled him onto the bed in a hug. Her hair was a mix of red and yellow.

"Hey, hey, easy." Mercury said as he groaned in pain.

Makoto gasped as she leapt off Mercury.

After a second, Mercury looked to Makoto.

"Are you okay?"

Makoto nodded before gesturing to Mercury.

"Good." Mercury smiled as he gently pulled Makoto towards him. "I'm glad."

Makoto's hair turned to a mix of pink and purple as she moved closer to Mercury.

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to stop it from-"

Makoto quickly hushed Mercury by placing a finger to his lips. Giving a smile, she told him that it was okay.

Moving forward, Makoto's face turned a deep red as she inched closer to Mercury.

Without another word, Makoto kissed Mercury passionately. Interlocking her fingers with his, Makoto pressed forward, pushing Mercury onto his back as she moved over him. Sitting on his lap, the two didn't separate from their lip lock.

Feeling her tongue brush against his bottom lip, Mercury opened his mouth, allowing Makoto to explore this new territory. After a minute into her exploration, Mercury began massaging her tongue with his own. As their tongues danced around each other, Mercury's hands began exploring Makoto's body. Tickling her sides, Makoto shot back with a silent gasp.

"Sorry." Mercury apologized. "I didn't mean to-"

Makoto silenced him with another kiss.

As the two continued their heated exchange, Makoto sat upright on Mercury's lap to take off her shirt.

Hours later

Sleeping next to Makoto, his arm wrapped around her in a loving embrace, Mercury smiled in his sleep, as did she. Their clothes lay scattered about the room.

Slowly coming to, Mercury looked down at Makoto as her eyes also flickered open. Once their eyes met, Makoto gave a bright smile.

"I wish I could tell you 'I love you.'" A feminine voice echoed.

Mercury blinked his eyes in surprise.

"What?"

Makoto stared up at Mercury, her smile never once fading.

"He's so cute."

Mercury slowly sat up.

Someone was speaking to him, but who?

Glancing around the room, Mercury looked for the source of the voice.

"Ah, hey!" The voice said, sounding as if it were trying to get his attention.

Mercury glanced at Makoto as he pointed a finger into the air.

"Do you hear that?" He asked her.

Makoto cocked her head slightly, her hair turning grey.

"Hear what?" The same voice echoed.

Mercury blinked as he stared at Makoto.

"Is that... you?"

Makoto sat up, looking Mercury directly in the eye.

"Wait... can you hear this?" The voice asked.

Makoto stared at Mercury, waiting for his response.

"Makoto?"

"Yes?" The voice said softly.

Mercury fell into a shocked silence. Even though she couldn't speak, he could hear her voice clear as day.

"You can hear me, can't you?" The voice asked him.

Mercury slowly nodded.

"Yeah, I-I can."

End of chapter 27