Chapter 8

Cruella rushed into the hospital and started searching for Doctor Whale in a frenzy. She was quickly able to spot him down a corridor holding some papers in his hands.

"What happened? Where is Isaac?" she asked him with a voice trembling in anxiety.

"Ms De Vil... there has been an accident…"

''I know that, darling, you've already told me on the phone! Now, will you just tell me what happened?" she replied with fury.

"We don't know exactly what happened. We found him unconscious in the car. Obviously there has been a crash'' the doctor answered not able to hide his concern.

"How is he? Is he going to be okay?'' A few months ago her only worry would be about the car. But much to everyone's surprise now she just didn't give a damn about it.

''We don't know yet.'' The doctor's words almost brought tears in her eyes but she would never allow Whale to be a witness of that. No, it couldn't be true. He couldn't just die. No, not like this. Not now!

"Can I see him?" she asked.

"Of course..." Whale said and lead her to his ward. Isaac was lying on the bed. It looked like his was sleeping but the terrible thing was that nobody could tell for sure when, or, worse, if he would ever wake up.

"Will you please give me a moment alone with him?" she asked Dr Whale without taking her eyes off Isaac. The doctor didn't raise any objection. Besides, he saw no harm in her request. For all he knew, they had been together for some time now and she was entitled to some privacy as she obviously was the patient's next of kin, or at least, his closest person here in left closing the door behind him, leaving Cruella alone with Isaac. Behind the closed door and away from any indiscreet eyes, Cruella slowly came closer to the bed and took Isaac's hand in hers.

"Hello darling. It's me" she softly said. "I know you can't hear me but I need to tell you a few things.'' She grabbed a chair and brought in next to the bed. She held his hand again, resuming her confession. "You once asked me why I decided to move in with you and I wasn't ready to give you an answer then'' she closed her eyes for a moment letting a tear slowly run down her cheek. "Last night I found the napkin I had given you back at Murray's. I couldn't believe that you have kept this after all these years. It was that moment when I realised just how much you love me. It was also the moment I realised how much I love you. I never thought I would ever care for anyone but myself. But I do.'' Her voice started to break. ''I do care about you. You bring out the best version of me and next to you I want to be a better person. I've never told you these things before because I was scared. But now I regret not having told you all that earlier.'' She couldn't hold her tears any longer. She started crying while she continued holding his hand. ''Please, don't leave me'' she said in a trembling voice and burst into tears. No one would ever believe that Cruella De Vil was actually crying. She had never cried for anything or anyone, for that matter. She was always so cruel. Hence her name. But now her human side had started to reveal. Suddenly Isaac opened up his eyes. Cruella didn't notice right away as she had lowered her head while quietly sobbing.

''Cru'' a faint voice startled her and caused her to widen her eyes. She came in closer to him.

"Don't talk, darling. You are too weak. I'm going to get doctor Whale." Was all she could say and wiped off her tears from her eyes. She immediately ran and started searching for doctor Whale. She found him talking to Ruby in the waiting room.

"I have been looking everywhere for you and here you are flirting with the wolf girl?'' she remarked furiously.

"How can I help you?" the doctor said, a bit frightened by her look.

"Isaac woke up" Cruella informed him

''What?'' he exclaimed and started running to Isaac's room with her following him. "I could swear he didn't stand a chance of ever waking up. Did you do anything?'' he said surprised

''No, I was just talking to him'' she gave him a glare that left him no chance of asking any further questions.

Whale didn't say another word, he just rushed into the room to see for himself that Isaac had indeed woken up. Whale couldn't believe his own eyes. The tests he had run on Isaac earlier had clearly shown that any chance of recovery was almost impossible. It was like a miracle. But what had made him wake up? What was it that Cruella had done or said to him while he had left them alone? Was it magic? Was it the power of "love"? He just couldn't tell.

Okay I know it's kind of silly (or too fluffy) but I couldn't help it.

Chapter 8 is one of my favorites since Cruella finally maked the confession, even though Isaac couldn't really hear it. I hope you liked it too. See you in chapter 9. :)