The Devilman's Epiphany ✔️

XXIX- This is the closest I'm ever getting to Heaven

I woke up because the room I was in was too hot and it was keeping me from going back to sleep. I don't even care about where I am in the moment. I just know I'm laying at a comfortable bed which gives me all the reason in the world to sleep.

"Baby, what's wrong?" I heard Rex push my hair away from my face and opened my eyes. I sat up on the bed making my head hurt. "Stop. You need to rest." He pushed me back from the shoulders gently and I just kept staring at him.

Am I dead?

I don't think I'd go to heaven but this doesn't feel like hell either.

I fanned my face with my hand and Rex got up before opening the window. "Rex." My voice cracked because my throat was really sore. "Here." He handed me water and I drank it all. "You need to sleep it off, baby." He muttered and I scooted to the side of the bed. "I want to lay with you." I said after he gave me a puzzled look. He still had his work clothes on which I did not care about at all, right now. He laid down next to me without a protest and pulled me to his side gently. Last thing I remember is falling asleep on him.

Next time I woke up Rex wasn't laying next to me anymore and my hair was tied. I got up and unattached the needles from my hands and arm before walking to the bathroom. I think I'm at a hospital. I grimaced when I saw myself. My hair greasy as fuck from not showering but my face looked well rested somehow. My cast was gone which made me crease my eyebrows. I had a broken arm?

There's no way I was asleep for like six weeks so why would they remove it? I could move it perfectly. Maybe it was just damaged or he dislocated it which is why it just felt sore and didn't hurt after the doctor examined it. There was a new bandage on my knife scare and my stitches looked healed. I saw clothes in the wardrobe and took advantage of the shower here.

They even placed shampoo, conditioner and body wash for me. I got dressed but there wasn't a hair brush or drier so I just left the towel on it. I brushed my teeth afterwards. I need to ask someone to change the bandage. The door opened and I turned around after removing my towel. Rex walked in and he looked worse than I left him. He bolted towards me like he just saw me and crushed me in his chest without a word.

"I'm so fucking sorry." He muttered before resting his head on my neck. He pulled me up because his back probably hurt from leaning down and I wrapped my legs around his torso before hugging him tighter. "I thought they were going to kill you." He said removing his head from my neck.

"I may have provoked them unconsciously but Ed was too scared to kill me." I said after holding his face. "How the fuck did you run?" He asked after sitting on the bed and pulling me with him so I was sitting on his lap now. "First time I almost ran away but some guy threw a knife at me and I was drugged. Then the guy twisted my arm so I had to wear a cast. I also cut my arm because it got caught in glass. Then a week of contemplating later I found out a weapon room. Took down three guys before climbing down the roof and just ran till I couldn't. I called you when I saw locals." He sighed before kissing my neck and so bit my lip. I've missed him. I haven't even realised how much I've missed him till now.

"You're ineffably fucking perfect." He grabbed my head and kissed my lips making me stumble and sigh into the kiss.

I love you

It was at the tip of my tongue.

I wanted to say it but I don't know how. I've never loved anyone before.

Not like this. I've also never been loved before but I don't know if he loves me back. He gives me all the reason to believe he does but when you know me, you know why I hesitate about this.

"Rex never leave me. Please." My voice broke when I said please and he looked at me with a frown. "You're my queen, Arabella. The only one for me when it comes to anything. I could never leave you, not even if I wanted to." He reassured me. I hate making him say things I already know but I need the reassurance. I need to hear it to know for sure because I believe everything that comes from his mouth.

"I don't want to ruin this but Leonardo is very aware of how much I care for you. I just-.." He looked away and cleared his throat. "I went insane when you got taken. I made other leaders work for me and killed the ones that refused. I was just straight up the devilman. If there was anyone who wasn't scared of me besides you now they are." I bit my lip again.

I had a feeling we'd make it out alive.

We are overestimating Kristina and Leonardo.

Me getting taken made me realise that. "It's okay. We'll be okay, Rex. They're not threats. Look at what you did when I got taken. Then look at what I did to return back to you. I wouldn't have a purpose to fight if it weren't for you. We'll take them down. Together." I muttered.

It was now my turn to reassure him.

"Are you hurting? Anything wrong?" He asked after looking speechless for like five minutes and started inspecting me. "Yeah, just need to get the bandage changed." I muttered when the door opened. "Oh, boss. Are we leaving?" Brock came in and Rex nodded. "Tell the nurse to change her bandage then we're out." The lady cleaned my wound and changed the bandage before Rex came back in the room again and handed me a sandwich. I could eat anything right now.

Especially Rex.

Fucking ew.

Calm down the hormones.

Rex took me straight to the house. "Here." He handed me some sweatpants and one of his shirts that reached my thigh. He helped me take off my shirt and I put the shirt over my head before undoing my bra and pulling it off my shoulders. I threw it across the room making Rex's eyes widen and took off my pants before laying down. I'm not even going to wear the sweatpants. "Do you want to sleep alone? I could sleep on your bed. Or in the ground." He said after playing with my hair for a while.

"Rex get your sexy ass in the bed and hold me right now." He let out a full blown laugh making me smile as well before getting in and pulling me to him.

I laid on top of him and head him inhale sharply.

I forgot I didn't have a bra on. "I can roll off if you're uncomfortable." I said and he chuckled. "Uncomfortable? This is the closest I'm ever getting to heaven." I laughed before pinching his rib and he groaned after flinching. He's way more open now and I love it. "I told my mom the day before you got kidnapped that we're actually together now." He muttered as he played with my hair. "Hmm. What did she say?" I asked curiously. "She was not surprised at all for some reason. It even took me off guard when you told me to kiss you. She's just sad about the threats we can't ever seem to get rid of." I knew he meant our parents when he said that.

"Do you want to run away? Or just own everything?" I asked and he sighed. "I want to own everyone. I don't want revenge from our parents but I want them to pay. For what they did to us. I don't know what you went through but I don't think you got the scar on your wrist from fighting. I also don't think you gave it to yourself."

Yet again, he couldn't have been more right.

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