Chapter 22

That night I couldn't sleep, it wasn't the fact that my parents had gone home for the night, not that I couldn't get out of bed unless I wanted to go to the toilet, it was that I annoyingly missed Alexander.

I looked at the clock on the pale blue wall, quarter-to-twelve, yay!

I stared at the white ceiling, I stared at the pale linoleum floor, at the blue walls, I stared at everything, bored, and I seriously could not sleep.

Ten minutes later the window across the room flew open, I gasped, and Alexander gracefully landed in. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Please, I had to speak with you just once"

"I don't want to"

"Look, just let me say this and if you still want me to leave them I will until you ask for me back, just listen for a second?"

"Fine, but quickly"

"Okay, but let me quickly ask, how are you feeling?"

"Angry... why?"

"Scarlet, don't lie, and can read your mind, feel what you feel, so don't make this any harder for yourself"

"F*** You!"

"I don't understand why people swear, there just stupid little words that mean nothing, it's like a waste of breath to use them"

"Get on with it"

"Sorry, but anyway, when, well at school a few days ago, after the... incident, all the pain you were going through, I was feeling it too, you should have seen Henry, he was freaking, especially when the doctor had to break one of your bones to put in back in t-"

"Alexander, I would like to keep my dinner down thank you very much"

"Sorry, but anyway, I want you to know that I am here for you and I am so, so sorry and I am willing to suffer just as much as you have"

"How is that supposed to make me feel any better?"

"Well, what I am really trying to say is we are connected, no matter what, I am willing to risk my life, everything for you, just accept my apology... please"

"Alexander... I have no choice really, fine, I accept your apology"

"Oh thank you Scarlet!" he walked over to me and kissed my forehead. "I have a quick question".

"Shoot"

"If my bones are broken, that means yours were too, right?"

"Right"

"So how come your like still good as new?"

"Another thing about Xenotime's, we heal quickly"

"Perfect"

"No need for the sarcasm"

"Sorry"

He kissed my lips, waved good bye, and then jumped back out the window in to the cold night.

I guess this means were secretly dating again, YAY!