Chapter Twenty Nine | Morning After
The next morning was painful for me. My wounds still felt raw, and when I tried standing up my legs wobbled like no tomorrow.
"I thought I told you to stay in bed," a voice said sternly, making me gasp and look to the door.
Nate had slept with me last night: his company meant more to me than anything I could possibly remember. But when I woke up to find he wasn't there, I thought that I might be able to sneak off to the shower. I felt quite dirty...
The white haired detective stared innocently at me, waiting for my response. But I kept quiet, shooting him an annoyed glance as I attempted to stand up again.
He didn't try to help me: he merely studied my weak movements as I stumbled across the room.
"Where exactly are you going?" was all he asked, never taking his gradient orbs from my figure.
With a shrug of my shoulders I reached the bathroom door, "Shower."
I didn't feel much like talking. He sighed and walked toward me, gripping me tightly as I began falling. He nuzzled his face into my neck and murmured, "Will you be alright alone?"
I blushed and looked away: feeling his hands on me like that made me restless. Memories of that dark night only days ago made me shake and push him away.
"I..." words really did seem to escape me. My eyes took him in: he looked adorable, really. But I couldn't bring myself to be too close to him.
He smiled softly and nodded, completely understanding my unvoiced mood, "I'll be in the Main Room."
I sighed and whispered, "...I'm sorry."
He didn't respond and for once, his emotionless eyes made me happy. He touched my hand and left, leaving me to myself as he made his way back to the Main Room.
So yeah, it's probably the shortest chapter ever. But don't hurt me yet! I uploaded another so go and read it~! =D
Thanks to kindacravingshortcake, and mchalla3 for reviewing - I really appreciated it. Thanks for being honest with me, mchalla3 ^^ I know Nate can get really OOC and I'll try harder to make Alice less Mary-sueish. But I'm not finished yet - After this there's part 3! XD Like...literally. After this chapter is the third part, and you may find it on my homepage. More will be explained in the Author's Note comin' up. But anyway, I apologize for the abruptness after this chapter...it kinda leaves you hanging, but I was too lazy to actually give it a proper ending. ^-^'
I look forward to seeing ya'll in the next installment of Lucky Clover~!