"How do you feel," he kissed her forehead.
She looked away from him, "Get out."
"What," he looked at her, confused.
She looked back at him, "I said get out. I'm not being with you anymore Sousuke. It puts me and all my friends in danger. I can't do it anymore. For over a year I've had people attacking me and almost attacking the people I care about. I almost died, I've been in a coma for a week and a half. I'm done Sousuke. It's over."
"Chidori, don't say that," he took her hand in his, "Please just lets talk about this."
She glared at him, "Just get out."
A nurse came in, "Miss Chidori, you're cleared to go. Be just fine. Come back in a week for a checkup and remember no rough housing, take an antiseptic bath and change the bandages everyday. Oh and here's your medication. Take it twice a day. You should stay out of school until your next visit."
She left just as quickly as she came. Chidori sat up and grabbed her stomach. Sousuke went to help her but stopped. She wanted nothing to do with him. But he had to keep trying, anything to keep her. He didn't care anymore about acting professional or being an uptight military freak. He was going to be Sousuke Sagara, the man Chidori loved. He looked at her again. She was standing now, slowly making her way to the clothes he'd brought her. She winced with each step but stood straight.
"Here," he reached for the clothes, "let me help you."
"Don't touch me Kashim," she snapped, then grabbed her head.
He ground his teeth, "Leonard," he pulled her into him, placing his lips to her ears, "Get out of her head," he whispered, "you sick bastard. Get out of her head now, or so help me god, when I find you I will torture and brutally beat you to death."
Her eyes widened, "Please," she began to shake, "I'm sorry for getting hurt. Please don't…"
He kissed her, "I'm sorry you heard that, it wasn't meant for you. Are you okay?"
She looked at him, "Sousuke, he's, he's gone. I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to him. He won't leave me alone," she buried her face on his chest, "I didn't mean what I said earlier. He keeps…controlling my mind, getting into my thoughts. Eventually we'll have to end this. It's the only way Sousuke."
He shook his head, "No, that will never happen. I love you more then anything and I'm going to get rid of him," he took her face in his hands, "But right now I'm gonna make sure you get better. It looks like until you get better I'll be staying with you. You will let me take care of you and that's an order."
She smiled, "Are you up for the job Sergeant?"
He saluted her, "Affirmative Miss Chidori. Now lets get you home."
He placed her on the bed, telling her to stay put. She closed her eyes.
Sousuke is going to die Kaname, it's only a matter of time. And look what he's done, causing you such harm, such pain. His past will catch up to him and when it does it will kill you both. Is that any real way to live. Is it Kaname? But if you stay with me, I can protect you for all the evils of the world. You'd be safe, happy, rich and adored. Besides, I'm much more attractive then some mercenary covered in scars.
"But you're ugly on the inside. You're a disgusting man Leonard. Now get out of my head"
"Leonard, you bastard, leave her alone," Sousuke forced her to look at him.
He stood in front of the small boy, a heavenly glow in his eyes. Like an angel. He had no remorse as he slashed the fathers throat with the knife he drew from his back pocket. Kashim was the most remorseless killer in the middle east and he wasn't even eight yet. His eyes hit the boys. A cold, calculated smile flashed across his face.
"Are you going to run," his voice held one emotion, pleasure, "or would you rather have me kill you slowly?"
The boy stood paralyzed, "Have it your way then."
He held up the knife. In one swift movement he drove it into the boys stomach, twisting it once it was fully in. He laughed as the boy gagged and spit up blood. He pushed the knife in even harder. They boys eyes widened for a moment then lost all life.
He pulled the knife out slowly, turning to look at Zaid, "What a pathetic piece of shit."
Zaid patted him on the back, "Nice work Kashim. Now come on, we have more people to kill before we can go home and eat."
"Kill more people," Sousuke smirked, "My favorite."
"No," she shook her head, pulling away from him, "That isn't him. That isn't my Sousuke," she looked at him, "You were a monster. You were an animal. Why Sousuke? Why would you do that to that boy? To his family? Why would you call him that after he was dead?"
He looked at her, eyes empty, "Because that's who I was. That's who I was trained to be. I was an animal, a killer. I was heartless and I felt no remorse for what I did."
"Do you feel remorse or regret now," she whispered.
He turned to leave the room, "No, the only regrets I have are the times I'vealmost gotten you killed and left you alone."
She shuddered. This wasn't the Sousuke she knew, or at least the Sousuke she wanted to know. The boy…
Was a monster that needed to be destroyed. Then those fools took him in and found a way to hide that rage, that hate, that fire. It's what fuels the Lambda Driver, what fuels his need for you. It's ironic, the only thing that can truly tame the wild beast…is the thing he was trained to hunt and kill. You didn't think I witnessed that event, no. You, my dear, saw that through the eyes of a very young and gifted Whispered. His job was to find the ones around his camp and kill them. And he did it perfectly. Yet now he works for one and is in love with you, the most powerful Whispered I've ever seen. You need training of course. It's taken years to find you. The ancestor of the first Whispered, the very thing he and his 'clan' were searching for and he doesn't even know he has you.
The sad part is that you didn't know. Surely you wondered why you are so special to all these countries. You hold infinite knowledge, things most people can't even begin to imagine yet you know nothing about it and you do nothing with it.
"Get OUT!"
She started panting, "He's gone. But…he wasn't lying. That was Sousuke's job…to find me, to kill me. What if that secretly still is his job?"
"I know what you are," he said from the doorway, "who you are, what power and knowledge you posses. And my mission is to protect you…not matter what the cost is. That's a personal mission. You didn't think I'd figured out why you were so special to Mithril, to Tessa. I know what she is. I'm not Kashim anymore. I'm Sousuke Sagara. The military loon who is sickeningly in love with you. And I don't care if you are the most powerful Whispered in the world, the Queen of the universe, or some average girl that was caught up in all this by mistake. I'm not going to hurt you Chidori."
She looked at her palms, "Sousuke I…"
He walked back into the room, "You once said I was the only person you could trust. Does that statement still hold true?"
Her head snapped up, "Of course it's still true. This is all just a lot to process. You can't blame me for being a little skittish…ah," she gripped her stomach.
He lifted her up, walking into the bathroom. He started running the bath water, emptying the first bottle of antiseptics into the tub. He then turned and began to undress her. He kissed her bare shoulder as he pulled down her shirt. She shivered as he trailed light kisses over her breasts, finally ending on the stitches on the right side of her stomach. He lightly ran his hand over the wound.
"I'm sorry," he said, placing his head in her lap, "I'm sorry you got hurt because of me. I didn't protect you, again."
She pulled his head to her face, "Maybe it's your turn to have someone save you Sergeant Stupid."
She lightly kissed his forehead as he took off the rest of her clothes. He then helped her stand, letting her use him to lower herself into the tub. She held her breath to prevent from calling out in pain. He rubbed her head and squeezed her hand. He could see the pain on her face. He felt even more guilt build up in his chest. Eventually she let go of his hand, adjusting to the water. Now it gave her a very relaxing feeling, making the feeling go from a searing pain to a light sting.
"I'm going to go make dinner," he informed her before standing up to leave, "Call me when you feel you're ready to come out."
"I promise you I don't swing that way Sousuke," she teased.
"With a wound like that you shouldn't be trying to swing any way," he shook his head, "And I'll be moving some furniture around. The way you have it makes it very easy for someone to attack you. Also, we need to talk about some of the outfits you own. They are very revealing and draw a lot of attention to you. I think we should get rid of them, or at least only wear them when you are in private."
She rolled her eyes, "Well it was nice having a normal boyfriend. I knew it would have to end sooner or later. But I swear to god you baka, if you think that this is going back to the land where Sousuke and Chidori aren't together and aren't sleeping together you have another thing coming."
He smiled at her, "Not a problem."