The Devilman's Epiphany ✔️

LXXXIII- Cursed and Forbidden

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Arabella's POV

I'm about to make a really impulsive decision right now.

I don't want to kill Rex.

No matter what it takes, he'll always be my Rex and mine only.

World turned us into enemies but I refuse to live my life according to it. First my mom wanted a piece of him and now my biological father but guess what?

They'll have to go through me first.

I was hoping and praying to god, if there is one, for Rex to be in the same house he used to live with me.

I parked the car and ran up to his porch. It was only a matter of time till I start crying. Rex wasn't answering the knock and I was completely wet from the rain. I liked the rain, I loved the smell of it and it helped me calm down. "Rex!" I yelled and knocked on the door. I pounded my fist and slightly kicked.

Kelly opened the door.

"You're a desperate fucking bitch." I ran upstairs and opened Rex's door but it was locked. "Kelly, leave me alone!" He said angrily like he was tired of her bullshit. "It's not Kelly." I said my voice shaky, high pitched and breathless. The carpet on the ground was wet all because of me. He opened the door quickly and stumbled when he took my appearance in.

"Can we talk?" My voice was very high pitched now and I'm sure he noticed. "Rex, help!" We heard a yell from downstairs and rushed to there to see Kelly on the ground. She was holding onto her ankle. "What now?" He asked tiredly. "I fell." I rolled my eyes and helped her up disregarding the fact that I'm wearing wet clothes.

If her intention was to touch Rex as much as she can before I fuck her up, she can kiss my ass.

"What happened to her? Did you fall off the porch? Tripped over air? Let me take a look." I narrowed my eyes and removed the patch before she could refuse. "No! It hurts. Are you crazy?" She asked and I gave her a blank stare.

"You really don't know how truly crazy I can get, Kelly." I warned her and she closed her mouth. Silently pleading Rex to stop me. "Arabella knows these things. It's good for you." He narrowed his eyes and crooked his head to the side, challenging her to say no.

"It's so odd. I haven't read anything like this. Was it a sprain?" I asked holding the part she showed me. She nodded. "Well. You can't apply any pressure to a sprain or strain. I've been putting weight on it and you seem perfectly fine. I don't see any bruises or any swollen parts. You wouldn't be able to shut your mouth if you had muscle spasms either. How did you  exactly get the strain?" I asked and she gulped.

"Rex was training me and I didn't stretch or anything before." I nodded and she seemed satisfied with the lie.

"I mean, I already knew you were lying from the start because you couldn't be able to open the door for me if your ankle was sprained but I can help you about it."

"Since you called me crazy I can give you a taste." I smiled before grabbing her ankle once more and twisted her muscle making her yell out in pain.

But this time it was real.

"Arabella." Rex grabbed my arm and pulled me up from the couch. He threw an ice pack at Kelly before walking upstairs again. I followed him slowly as I took the place in again. My old room had a lock.

Who lives there now?

I walked into Rex's room and his arms were crossed as he stared at me. I bit my lip. I could feel a snarky comment get stuck in his head. He looked like he was fighting himself to keep his composure.

"Yell at me, break things, break me if you want, hell even hit me again because I'm a piece of shit." I said with a tear dropping. He fisted his hand and placed it beside him. He wanted to touch me but he knew he shouldn't.

"My parents never loved me. I didn't know what love felt like before you and I was afraid when I felt it for you. I didn't trust you when Maria told me you were with Kelly because she's so much better than me. Most women around you are and I thought it would be more convenient. She could keep connections with people for you and all I do is to piss you off and get you in trouble."

"You can't blame me for leaving but I admit that it was wrong and it was shitty of me to not wait till you explained. You deserved my trust and never did anything to break it but I'm fucked up, Rex. I hurt you and you didn't deserve any of it. I'm so sorry." I wiped my tears and took a deep breath waiting for him to say something.

"Even Cameron yelled at me because he was sick of how miserable I was." He admitted making me feel worse. I don't think he intended to do that but I feel like shit.

He can't take me back.

Not yet.

I took off my wet sweatshirt when he kept staring at it. I felt gross wearing it. "I want you to take me back and that's selfish. I'm so sorry." I said again and he just glared at me. "Why... Why is the other room locked?" I asked not being able to keep my mouth shut. He grabbed keys from his desk and walked to my door.

Yes it's still mine.

He opened it and I walked in when he waited outside the room.

Everything I left with him was all stored up in the room. Locked away.

I took a deep breath and walked back till my back hit his chest. He wrapped one arm around my waist hesitantly. Then we heard the front door open and Rex walked downstairs, leaving me alone in the room. My waist felt tingly after he touched it. I walked out of the room and walked back to his.

I heard Cameron and Rex speak. Cameron came to pick Kelly up and bring her to the doctors which is actually unnecessary for a sprain but I definitely won't complain about her leaving.

Rex came back and closed the door behind him. My heart was racing out of my chest when I looked at him.

He looked tired.

I never realised how miserable he looked.

I never realised how miserable I looked.

I walked in front of him and he looked at me blankly. He still loves me, I know it. The expanded pupils, his burning cheeks and heavy breath was giving me all the reasons I needed. I cupped his face and traced my thumb along his baby hairs. They tickled my hand. I wrapped one arm and then the other around his neck and hugged him.

It was exactly like the first time he hugged me.

He was in my position now.

Thinking if he should let me get to him, hug me back or push me away, permanently.

To my surprise his arms hesitantly wrapped around me. Then they tightened around my waist and locked me glued to his chest. I buried my head in his neck just like he did to me and breathed him in. He touched my back, under my bra and I gasped when he undid it. I was more than willing to give him what he needed.

But he didn't do what I expected.

He walked over to his closet and handed me a shirt and a pair of his boxers. I wore them quickly before walking next to him again. He was by the doorframe watching my every move like he couldn't believe that I came to him.

I'll always end up with him, that's what we never understood. That's what we refused to understand.

"All of our sins led us to each other and us... We are forbidden to happen, Rex. But our sins cursed us to love each other."

"And I'll live by that curse as long as I'm breathing. I'll always love you." tears dropped from my eyes and his hand cupping my face caught all of them before they fell.