WHEN THE RAIN STOPS- Scrutinized [TANNER x LUNA] 2 IN 1

SIDE STORY PT. THIRTY THREE

|LUNA|

Cole was in the middle of getting his crow bar while I sat there in the middle of my living room. I was close to passing out when k was shook awake. "Luna? Luna? Luna!" I woke back up and saw Tanner holding me. "Tanner? What are you doing here?" "We gotta go. Now!" He lifted me up, but I didn't have the urge to move. I had accepted this fate, so why couldn't he just let me die? "Tanner, I wanna stay." "Nope! Naha, you're coming with me." He hurried me to my room. "Tanner!" "Luna, You're Coming!" "Tanner, I wanna stay!" I pushed him away and landed on my back in the hallway. "Just let me stay.. go..Live a life with someone else." I stared at the ceiling and waited for the footsteps to signal me that he left but when they came to my ear I noticed they were getting louder. Tanner stood over me "Stand up." He grabbed my wrist and tried lifting a noodle like body. "Luna. I'm not kidding. Stand. Up." He demanded. But it was hard, my mind was fuzzier than usual. "Cmon, he's gonna be back any minute. We gotta go!" He got me up but only for a second. After he saw that I almost fell again he picked me up and swung me over his shoulder. I was too tired to resist Anymore. "We're going to my house, far away from here. Because if I know Cole.. he's gonna try to find you." He carried me to his car and sat me down. "There are some napkins in the glove compartment. Take them and clean off some of the blood on your face. I can't stand to see you like that." "Hmmm." I was sleepy. I wanted to pass out so I just turned the other cheek and tried to find a comfortable position. He snapped his fingers in my face. "Hey! Don't sleep." "What? Why are you being so rude today?" I asked in my dazed state. He turned my head with his fingers and grabbed a cloth from the compartment. "Because I don't want you to have anything wrong." I turned my head away from the napkins. "No." "Luna." "No!!!" He scoffed and unbuckled his seat belt. "Fine." His scowl turned into a smile. "We're doing this the hard way." He came over to my seat and leaned it all the way back in a swift motion. Then straddled my lap. "Tanner!" I pushed him away but he just grabbed my hands and zip tied them to my back.

"Tanner, let me go. I wanna go ba-." "Shush Bunny~." He covered my mouth with his hand. "Just sit still while I do this. I don't feel like coming face to face with Cole right now." I let out a muffled call for his name and he looked at me. "Is this a question or are you gonna beg again?" He tilted his head to jerk his smile a little while I lifted up a finger. "Alright then." He uncovered my mouth and with the laughing gas like haze, my mind was in I asked a question I had for very long... "Are you like a vampire? Like if I cut myself would you get hungry or something?" He turned his head and pursed his lips to keep in the laugh but eventually fell on top of me in a laughing fit. "What? Im curious." He took some air before answering me. "No-. Well.. kinda." He moved my hair to my side and held my cheek. "The only reason I act like a vampire towards you is because if I ate you, you wouldn't be here anymore. Now would you?" ... "so.. You would've-." He nodded. "I thought we were passed this. But don't worry Love." He noogied my hair and got up. "I'll take care of you, at least til you feel better."

~Time Skip~

When Tanner parked his car and we were at a gated and fenced house. "Tanner... Why are we-." From the hissing sound I recognized, I was being drugged again. "Tanner.. You.. asshol-." When my eyes refocused I was felt like I was being cuddled. I turned and found Tanner asleep and drooling over my shoulder. I yelped and went back to the floor. Tanner woke up and leaned over the bed. "Be careful Bunny~ You're fragile right now." He pushed the covers off and went to help me up. "Don't touch me." I flinched away and he paused for a second. Only to flash up his hands. "I'm not gonna hurt you, I'm just gonna help you to the bath. I'll even get you some pajamas." I looked out the window. "It's Not morning yet?" "You were asleep for a day, and I didn't know if you wanted me to change you or not.. so I didn't take the chance." He smiled. I 'oh'd' and held out my hand, he lifted me up while holding me close to the bath. "Is Cole looking for me?" "Yep." I sighed. "Can i ask you a question?" He nodded while motioning me to lift up my arms to take off my shirt. "Why did you..." I cleared my throat. "Why did you come back for me?" He stopped taking off my shirt and stared me in the eye. Then he sighed. "Isn't it obvious?" I shook my head. "I love you Luna." "Still?" He nodded slowly. "Yes. Still." "B-but Why?" He groaned and rubbed his eyes. "I just want to take you a shower and you're making it so much harder."