Cherry Blossoms

19

Jonathan wakes up and panics for a moment. "Elliot!" The covers move and Jonathan relaxes. Elliot kisses him. "Come on, we got to pack..." Jonathan and Elliot spend the day packing and leave to go back to Pennsylvania. They get on the plane and Elliot smiles. 

"I'm happy to be going home..." Elliot hums but Jonathan looks at him. "What's wrong?" Elliot stays quiet. "I know one of the men who raped you..." Jonathan looks at him. "Who?" "Michael, from the cafe..." Jonathan nods and looks away. Elliot looks at him and holds his hand. 

"We'll be fine..." Jonathan nods and rests his head against Elliot's shoulder.

~

Jonathan wakes up and looks around. He sees Elliot asleep and cuddles up to him. Elliot pulls him closer. Jonathan groans and gets up. Elliot hums. "What's wrong?" "Gotta use the bathroom..." Elliot hums and unwraps his arm. Jonathan gets up and goes to the bathroom. 

He walks past a mirror and looks at his neck. There's bruises, scratched and it's a bit red. He wipes his eyes and does his business. He returns to the bed and sits with his back against the headboard. He covers his legs and feels Elliot stir. "Johnny?" Jonathan stays quiet. 

Elliot gets up and rubs his eyes. "Jonathan?" "I wanna stay away from the public eye..." Elliot turns a light on and Jonathan's eye squint at the light. "What do you mean?" Jonathan shows Elliot his neck and Elliot runs his finger over the marks. 

Jonathan feels Elliot move closer and kiss over one of the darker bruises. He shies away from the touch. Elliot pulls away. "They didn't show before..." Jonathan wiggles down and wraps his arms around his pillow. "We'll be landing soon..." Jonathan nods.  Elliot lays down and looks at him. 

Jonathan dozes off and Elliot looks at him with a sad smile. "I'll never leave you alone..." Elliot falls asleep.

~

Jonathan wakes up in a bed and looks around. He sees a hotel room. He sits up and stretches. "You're up..." Jonathan turns and sees Elliot with a tray. "I got us breakfast but you were asleep so I let you sleep..." Jonathan smiles. "Thanks..." 

Elliot sets the tray done and kisses Jonathan's cheek. Jonathan smiles. Elliot goes to the closet and pulls a shirt on. Jonathan sneezes and wipes his nose with a tissue. "You okay?" Jonathan hums. He sets the tray away and gets under the covers. "Not hungry?" "Not really..." 

Elliot goes over and looks at him. His eyes are a bit glassy and tired looking. Elliot feels his forehead. "I think you have a fever..." Jonathan groans. "I'm gonna head out and get you some Tylenol..." Jonathan sits up. "No." Elliot looks at him. 

"Get dressed, it's cold out... winter's come in a bit harsher..." Jonathan gets up and pulls on a pair of jeans and one of Elliot's sweaters. He pulls a pair of warm socks on and his shoes. He pulls a hat on. Elliot goes over and wraps a super soft cream colored scarf around him. 

Jonathan blushes and goes to kiss Elliot but stops. "I don't want to get you sick..." Elliot smiles and grabs his hand. They leave and Jonathan realizes their in Pennsylvania. Elliot brings him to a store and they look for some Tylenol. Elliot looks for it and something catches Jonathan's eye. 

He goes over and picks it up. It's a cute soft sloth plushie. He smiles and goes back to Elliot with it. Elliot stands up and sees Jonathan holding the plush. He smiles. "I found the medicine..." Jonathan nods but doesn't say anything about the plushie. Elliot smiles and grabs his hand. 

"Do you like it?" Jonathan looks down and nods. Elliot smiles. "Lets go..." They cash out and leave. As they leave cameras flash at them. Jonathan moves closer to Jonathan. "Mr. Johnson, how do you feel that your boyfriend is back?" Elliot stays quiet and holds Jonathan's hand. 

They walk back to the hotel and go to the room. Jonathan takes his hat, scarf and jacket off. He takes the sweater off too. Elliot looks at him. "What's wrong?" Jonathan sighs in relief. "Too hot..." Elliot opens the bag and hands him the plushie. Jonathan smiles and lays down. 

Elliot reads the package to the Tylenol and gives him the right amount. Jonathan hums. "You'll get better..." He covers him a little and kisses his forehead. Elliot goes and lays down next to Jonathan. 

~

Jonathan wakes up in a sweat and rolls over. He sees Elliot. "Elliot..." Elliot hums. "Elliot..." Elliot stretches and opens his eyes. "Hey..." Jonathan groans. Elliot sees Jonathan's sweaty. 'Your fever broke..." Jonathan uncovers and sighs. Elliot gets up and goes over to him. 

He helps Jonathan out of his jeans and Jonathan sighs. "Lets get you showered..." Jonathan nods and Elliot helps him to the bathroom. Jonathan sits on the toilet and Elliot starts a bath for him. "mm, Can we shower..." Elliot nods and starts the shower. 

They get in and Jonathan holds onto Elliot. "I love you..." "I love you too..." Elliot gives Jonathan a small kiss. "Sorry about not taking you to the meeting..." Jonathan looks at him. "It's fine..." 

"No, it's not, instead of you being there with me, you were walking back to the hotel and got kidnapped..." "H-How?" "Belle told me... she was worried sick as well..." Jonathan feels tears running down his cheeks. Elliot looks at him. "What's wrong?" "I messed everything up..." 

Elliot and Jonathan sit on the floor of the shower. "What do you mean?" Jonathan just stays quiet. "I w-was told of my parents..." Elliot holds him close. "My mom was fourteen..." "That really young..." "I was the result of a rape... my dad was twenty four at the time..." 

Elliot hugs him. "Anything else?" Jonathan sighs. "I'm just a mistake..." Elliot looks at him. "No, you're not just some mistake.... if that never happened then we wouldn't have met..." Jonathan smiles and kisses Elliot. Elliot smiles into the kiss and kisses back. Jonathan pulls away. 

"Lets go out..." "It's raining..." Jonathan sighs. They get up, shower, and get dressed. Jonathan sees a bookshelf and goes over. He picks up a random book and sits on the couch. He wraps a blanket around himself and starts to read it. 

Elliot walks out of the bedroom and sees him reading. Jonathan squints a little and sighs. "El?" Elliot looks over at him. "Yeah?" "Can you make me an appointment at the ophthalmologist?" "Yeah, why?" "I can't read..." Elliot nods and types on his phone. 

"You have an appointment tomorrow at 2..." Jonathan nods and relaxes against the couch. Elliot sits in front of him and leans against the other arm. They both stay quiet and Jonathan listens to the rain. "Johnny?" Jonathan looks at him. "You want to talk about it..." 

Jonathan looks down and shakes his head. He plays with his fingers. Elliot sighs and moves closer. He wraps his arms around him and hugs him. Jonathan hugs back. "I'll always be there for you..." "Really?" "Always..." Jonathan smiles and kisses him. Elliot kisses back. 

A flash of lightening flashes and Jonathan clings onto Elliot. "Scared of storms?" Jonathan nods. Elliot pulls him on his lap and covers him with the blanket. After a while, Elliot lays down with his head under a pillow and Jonathan half on him and half on the couch. 

They sleep peacefully for once.