Chapter 5
The days passed, Regina's curse was finally activated and the town became more busy than ever. Nonetheless, the things between Isaac and Cruella hadn't changed a lot. They were still sleeping in different bedrooms and their sort of relationship had stayed frozen. It was hard for Cruella to tumble her walls down. And he knew it. He always did. But giving up on her wasn't an option for Isaac. He would do anything just to get things right. To make her feel safe.
They went on dates, of course, but Cruella didn't change her attitude against him. Something was holding her back. She always prefered that cold, rude attitude. She didn't want anyone to think that she is weak or love can change her. That wasn't possible for a villain like herself. Was it?
Isaac's eyes opened in the sound of screams. He checked his clock. It was 4 am. He quickly glanced at the television to see if the screaming was coming from there, but no. The TV was off and the screams sounded more real. He went out of his room as fast as he could to find out what was really going on. And then he realised... the screams were coming from Cruella's room.
Without thinking of knocking he opened the door and find Cruella screaming in her sleep while she was making tactless moves like she was trying to fight something. Isaac didn't want to scare her. But he had to do something. He sat on the bed quietly and the he tentatively tried to wake her up. He held her shoulders shaking her a bit, saying her name.
"Cruella. Cruella!"
She suddenly opened her eyes. It took her sometime to realise that this wasn't a dream anymore. This was reality. Isaac wept off the tears from her eyes and closed her in his arms without leaving her room for objection.
"What happened?"
Cruella was still trying to come around from her dream. She snuggled in his arms searching for safety even though she didn't actually realize what she was doing. Cruella didn't like feeling vulnerable. But that very moment, she couldn't hide it. She wanted to, but yet her eyes and her body betrayed her.
"Ni-Nightmare..." She whispered.
"It's okay. You are safe. It was just a dream" he tried to comfort her. "Are you feeling better now?"
She nodded at him and strayed away from his arms. She looked at him doing her best to hide her fear.
"I'm gonna go back to bed. Let me know If you need anything" he said getting up from the bed. He knew how introvert Cruella is and he thought leaving her alone, would be the best option.
"Isaac" he turned around and saw Cruella looking at him. "Will you stay with me?"
The words took him by surprise. He didn't expect that but the fact that she needed him seemed like a huge step for their relationship.
He lied on the bed and hugged her. "Always" he murmured kissing her forehead. He didn't care what she had seen, all he wanted was to protect her. It was one of the little times Cruella had shown her softer side. Isaac knew that this dream had to do with the dark part of herself. He didn't want to see her like this again. Scared and lost. It hurt him. That night he didn't let her go of his arms and he didn't sleep. At least not until he was sure she was okay. From that night Isaac and Cruella didn't slept in separate rooms ever again.
Hello everyone! Sooooo I'm back! Chapter 5! I know it is kind of small but I wanted to continue the story. Let me know what you think. And I apologize again for being late. Kisses :)
