Shining Heroes

Chapter 84

"No, I..." she stopped talking like she was trying to figure out her choice of words. "Do you still like me?"

"Why wouldn't I like you?" I asked as I fully turned in my seat to face her despite my body protesting.

She looked uneasy about the conversation. Even though she had parked the car she still gripped the steering wheel like she was driving.

"Could you still like a thing like me?" She asked her jaw tightened and she started to softly tap her foot.

"You're not a thing. You're a person." I said as I placed a hand on her arm. "I don't love you any less than before I ran in there."

"Even though I'm a living weapon?" She spoke softly like she was trying to find a reason for me to not like her. "That they kept me isolated my entire life because of how dangerous I am?"

"There is more to you than that." I smiled and carefully made her look over at me. "I promise you are so much more than a weapon, and I'll love you no matter what you tell me."

She seemed to be scanning my face like she was looking for any sign of a lie.

"Why dont we head up to my apartment and clean up. Then we can talk more."

"I've got to get back to base."

"It is after 3am and its friday. The base isn't going to open its doors until 8am, you can stay the night and leave if you really want to in the morning."

She nodded her head before she helped me up the stairs to my apartment.

As soon as I opened the door I motioned for her to follow.

"You got settled in pretty fast."

"Well Lightspeed came by to help me unpack." I said as I looked over at the few boxes still sitting in the corner. "We got most of it done."

I looked around and I found Mozart sleeping on my bed.

"Well do you want to shower first? Or do you want me to?"

"Honestly I think you need it more than I do?" She said after touching my cheek and a black smudge showed up on her finger.

"Fair point." I said as I grabbed a hoodie and a pair of shorts.

Other than when I was removing the clothes and most of the bandages the shower went fairly smoothly. The only time it was hard to breathe was while I washed my hair.

Afterwards I attempted to rewrap my ribs, but instead I just caused more pain to radiate enough for me to yelp in pain.

"Are you ok?" Mood sounded concerned.

"I tried to redo the bandages..." I mumbled as I put the shorts on.

"Do you need help with it?" She asked through the door.

"Yes, but my chest and ribs need to be wrapped." I noticed I had started glowing again. "And I cant put a bra on."

"Oh, ok give me a second."

I began to hear her doing something before coming back to the door.

"I'm not able to see." She said as she slowly opened the door.

When she walked into the bathroom and I noticed she has something white wrapped around her eyes.

"Is that a sock?" I asked while a stifling a laugh.

She reached her hand out and I grabbed it and guided her over to me.

"Improvising, my firefly." She said like it just flowed off her tongue without a second thought.

"If you keep calling me yours I may never respond to anything else." I said while handing her the rolled up bandages.

She laughed as she delicately placed her hand on my side.

I unintentionally yelped at how cold her hands were and she immediately pulled back her hand.

"Sorry your hands are cold." I muttered as I looked up at her blushing face.

She gently shook her head and warmed her hands up before she attempted again. Her hands delicately grazed my sides and occasionally my back as seemed to be focusing intensely at what she was doing.

After a few times around she accidentally hit a painful spot. I tried to just hold my breath and not make a sound by she immediately noticed and apologized.

When she finished she stepped back and which gave me enough space to put on the green hoodie I had grabbed for myself.

I'm assuming she was waiting to make sure the bandage stayed in place.

I chuckled when I noticed she was still wearing the blind fold. I gently kissed her before removing it.

"You're turn for a shower." I smiled and carefully grabbed my clothes and threw them into the washer. "If you want I can wash your current clothes so you can wear them tomorrow... today?"

I grabbed her a white and purple hoodie with a pair of black sweatpants.

It felt like as soon as I left the bathroom she was already done showering.

At this point it was going on 5am and I'm sure she was just as tired as I was, but I stared boiling some water so she could have some tea to calm her nerves.

Afterwards I nestled underneath a fleece blanket on my couch for a few minutes before she carefully came and sat down next to me.

"Do you want some tea? I asked before the tea pot began to whistle. "I got that tea you like."

"That would be nice thank you." She smiled as I got up and went to the kitchen.

While I was in the kitchen I turned around to see Mood snuggling into my hoodie. I couldnt help but smile at the sight. I would have stayed and watched her, but I know she wouldn't do it once she knew I noticed.

"How are you feeling?" She asked softly as I handed her a cup of tea.

How do I feel? I hadn't really had more than an hour to process the events of today before something new happened.

"I'm tired..." I responded why the question festered in my mind.

"It is extremely late you should probably get some rest."

Before long our glasses were empty and I was fighting to stay awake.

"Umm I'm going to sleep in my bed; the couch probably isn't the best option for me to sleep on right now." Mood nodded her head in agreement. "Which do you want to sleep on?"

She debated for a few minutes before she made a decision.

"I'll sleep on the couch. It would be better for you, incase one of us move around. We wouldn't want you to get hurt even more." She said before kissing my forehead.

Against Mozart's protest I had to move him after I gave her a blanket and pillow, but he immediately left my bed and nestled into Mood's lap after she had laid down on the couch. After she had settled down turned off the only light source.

"Goodnight my firefly." I could hear her smiling as she spoke and the grew slowly lit back up as I began to blush. "I missed seeing that earlier."

"Good night Moody." I said while trying to stop my heart from flipping in my chest.