Sun Sick Part II
Mallory visited Michael almost everyday on the first week, but when she deemed him healthy enough, her visits became only once a week, only because Michael would try to find a way for her to come back.
"This fruits are in season, I would like some"
"There is a garden here where you can find any herbs you need"
"I like to try this food. Can you cook it for me?"
It's not just him though, several demons that she had encountered was always happy to see her, she helps them sometimes with some minor chores, hear their woes, or even check on their health like a good doctor. Humans and demons' anatomy can be very different but Mallory does her best to understand them.
Michael had told her several times that those demons don't really get sick, but as a rebuttal, she reminds him of certain sun sick demon.
Michael finds that Mallory being in hell seems to make things a bit better and lighter, which was weird, because this is literally hell.
One day, when Mallory was ready to go home, Michael asked her an odd question, "What if I don't let you go home?"
Mallory only looked at him and playfully smacked his shoulder and said, "Now, don't be selfish, I have other patients waiting for me, you know"
He caught her hand and lightly squeezed it, "I'm a demon Mallory, the prince of hell even, and I am selfish. You seem to be happy here anyway, why not just stay here with us, with me."
Mallory blushed, but she took it as a playful joke from Michael so she just smiled at him and shook her head, "I made a vow Michael, to help those is need and do my best as a doctor."
Michael saw it in her brown eyes that Mallory was serious even though she was showing him a playful smile, she was happy here because she was helping, if he forced her to stay, there is no doubt in his mind that her spark, her light will fade. So he sighed and let her go home, but before she left, he gave her a peck on her cheek.
When Mallory got back to the surface, she was blushing profusely, that her patients thought that she was unwell.
Two weeks, it has been two weeks since Mallory's visit and his kiss, Michael has probably did it and finally drove her away, like everyone else in his life. The demons was visibly sad that the young miss has not come back, and Michael was in one of his bad moods, the one where he throws a random tantrums in hell, even his decisions on where a soul should go is skewed.
One demon, took every courage he had to ask Michael to go to the surface and find out what happened to the young miss, they are worried that she might be in danger.
Michael waited until sun down to go to surface, when he got there, a different young woman was attending Mallory's patients.
"You're that sun sick stranger from before, are you here to thank and woo our young doctor? I'm Coco, by the way".
Michael blushed, "I'm not…, where is she?"
Coco looked at Mallory's visitor from head to toe and formed a mischievous smile on her face. "You're a bit late young man, Mallory is in the next town in the south to get married"
Michael was visibly panicking and angry, his hands were clenched in a tight fist, she never mentioned a lover to him or to the other demons.
Coco saw the change in his demeanor and laughed, "I'm kidding, she's there to help out her pregnant friend to give birth. I'm here as her temporary replacement. But you know, if you are really here to woo her, you may be a bit late, it seems that she has fallen for someone."
Michael quickly thanked Coco and rushed to the door to go to the next town.
One of Mallory's patients, an old man, saw and heard all that just happened and clicked his tongue, "You shouldn't tease that young man Coco, he seemed dangerous."
Coco crossed her arms to her chest, "Oh come on, Mallory is too dedicated to her work to take a step to make herself happy." Then she looked at the door and gently smiled, "And he looked like he too has fallen."
Michael took a shortcut in hell to go to the next town. When he arrived there, the first thing he saw was Mallory that was about to get water from the well. His arrival startled her that she screamed and threw a bucket on his head, Michael lost his balance and fell back into the well, but instead of going back to hell, there was a resounding splash from the water below.
When Mallory realized that that was Michael she quickly looked in the well to find him soaking wet.
"That hurt woman", he shouted.
"Michael", Mallory's voice was panicked, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Michael floated back up and sat at the edge of the well, Mallory expected him to be angry at her, what she did not expect him to do was to hug her in a tight embrace, which she returned in kind.
"I was worried, we were worried."
"Sorry, I was busy"
When a cold wind blew, Michael sneezed and sniffed, and Mallory laughed. "Really Michael, seriously, what kind of a prince of hell gets a cold."
Mallory untangled herself from his embrace and picked up the bucket to get water. Michael wordlessly took the bucket from her and did the task himself, Mallory protested that it was her chore to do, but he ignored her and continued on carrying the bucket. When it was obvious that Michael will not budge, she opted to lead him to her friend's house where she was currently staying.
When they arrived, they were greeted by a very pregnant lady who was mildly surprised by the tall young man who was soaking wet with her dear friend.
"What happened?", the pregnant lady asked.
Mallory scratched the back of her head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry Zoe, there was an accident", she then turned to Michael and introduced her friend, "Michael, this is Zoe and over there at the kitchen is her husband Kyle, can you give him the water, I'll get you some towel and dry clothes"
Michael stayed a bit longer with Mallory before going back to hell, however, before he left, he reminded her to visit, the demons were worried about her.
