Chapter 2
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside. I could barely open my eyes. First, I wondered why. Then I remembered what had happened last night. The most traumatizing night of my life. Every time I tried opening my eyes, my eyes would sting in pain. I couldn't even move my body because it was in pain as well. The man that had raped me really screwed me up. I felt cold as well. Then I realized that I was not wearing anything. Embarrassed, I looked around for something to cover myself up, but there was nothing. Not even a trace of my clothes. Tears started to form in my eyes despite how much it stung my bruised eyes.
'How can I be such an idiot,' I thought to myself, still lying on the mattress like a lifeless body. 'If I hadn't ran away from Tomoe and said I hated him like a little brat, none of this would've happened.'
More tears streamed down my cheeks just remembering Tomoe's shocked expression when I said that I hated him. It must've pained him a lot to hear words like that come from me… his mistress.
'He didn't come for me… like he promised he would always do. Maybe he really does hate me,' I thought. 'Well, it's better this way… so he wouldn't see me like this; a pathetic human girl he has always seen me as.'
I was in pain. Physically and emotionally. I wanted it to all end. I wanted to see Tomoe. I started losing control of my tears and broke down crying for a long time. I immediately stopped crying when I heard a door open and footsteps going down the steps. I would look up, but my neck was hurting me too. The person who was walking down the steps was the man that raped me. I was terrified by the evil look on his face.
"You crying again, whore?" he said with that smirk that terrified me even more. I was wordless and didn't say anything. That was how terrified I was. The look on my face seemed to satisfy him because his smirk grew more wider.
"What? Not gonna give me a kiss? Hmmm?" He slowly started walking toward the mattress I was lying on. He had that look in his eyes like he wanted more of what he did last night. I looked at him with terror, still not saying a word.
He knelt down to my level. "Why don't you give me a big kiss?"
I felt disgusted by his request. Then I answered in a hissy tone, "Never."
"What did you say, bitch?" he said angrily.
"I said never!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, no matter how weak I was.
The man got so mad that he punched me in the face 3 times in a row. I screamed in pain then started calling out for Tomoe as loud as I could. "Tomoe! Help! Tomoe!"
"Who the hell is this Tomoe, your knight in shining armor?" he said with an evil chuckle. "Well, bad news for you, princess, life ain't no fairytale."
He then started taking off his pants slowly. "Now, be a good little girl and be submissive to your master, whore."
I kept yelling for Tomoe.
"Tomoeeeeeee!"
All of sudden, glass shattered everywhere which had startled the man and I.
"How dare you touch my mistress, bastard." I heard a familiar voice say. The familiar voice sounded so heavenly to me. I looked up. It was Tomoe, my knight coming to rescue me. A smile spread across my face just seeing him.
'Tomoe…'
"Who the hell are you?!" The man yelled, terrified just by looking at Tomoe with his fox fire.
"I am Nanami's familiar." Tomoe said with a smirk. "Now, I demand you to leave my mistress be or I will have no other option but to kill you right here, right now."
The man's eyes widen and ran away like a coward which made Tomoe chuckle.
"Good riddance." Tomoe said with a smirk on his face.
"T-Tomoe…" I said weakly.
Tomoe quickly rushed to my side, picked me up in his arms and hugged me ever so tightly. Despite the pain I felt all over my body, it felt really good to be held by him. His tight grip expressed how much he missed me.
"I'm sorry for being late, my mistress… please forgive me…." Tomoe gently said, holding me closer to him.
I smiled with a bit of tears forming in my eyes then gently said, "I forgive you, Tomoe…"
After holding me in his arms for a bit, Tomoe eventually pulled away from the hug and looked at my nude body all bruised and beat up then at the mattress, full of blood. His eyes were wide in shock.
"What has he done to you…"
"Tomoe… he raped me…"
The look on Tomoe's face was indescribable, but I could tell it was full of sadness and anger. It pained my heart to see that look on his face. I looked down, ashamed for not fighting back.
'I am a pathetic human girl...' I thought to myself.
"Let's go home, Nanami." Tomoe said, taking off his robe then putting it around me, then carried me bridal style. Being in his arms made me feel safe. I held onto him tightly then started closing my eyes, drifting into sleep.
. . .
I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was the ceiling that I recognized. I sat up slowly because of the pain all over my body and looked around. I was back in my room, in my bed, dressed in my pajamas. Then the next thing I noticed was the beautiful flowers beside my bed.
'Who are these flowers from?' I thought to myself then got out of bed and walked out of my room.
"Nanami-Sama!" I heard both Kotetsu and Onikiri yell, floating down the hallway. "We're so glad you're awake! You've been asleep for 3 days and master Tomoe was getting so worried for you!"
"3 days?" I asked in shock. "Was I really that tired?"
"When Master Tomoe took you home, you looked all worn out and exhausted." Onikiri explained to me. "He has also left flowers for you beside your bed if you have not noticed yet."
I felt my cheeks heat up then a smile spreading on my face.
'So the flowers were from Tomoe...' I thought to myself with a smile still on my face.
"We also looked after you during those 3 days." Kotetsu said.
"Where's Tomoe?" I asked, looking around.
Both Kotetsu and Onikiri looked at each other with sad looks on their faces then looked back at me.
"Master Tomoe is outside right now, but I wouldn't go outside if I were you. He is very angry and wishes for you to not see that side of him."
"What is he doing?" I asked curiously.
"Master Tomoe is taking out all of his anger by attacking trees outside with his fox fire. It is a way to get all his anger out."
"Wait… why is he angry?"
Onikiri and Kotetsu gave each other the look again then both looked at me then said, "We did a little test on you and…"
"And…?"
"... Nanami, you are pregnant with a child."
To be continued…
