Elements

56. 30 hours

We stand from the movie as Malek walks beside me with his hand on the small of my back leading me to the room.

We enter into the dark room as everyone else also goes their separate ways. I walk to the bed that Malek put new sheets on as he shuts the door behind himself, coming around to the bed.

I lay down as my mind races when Malek crawls up the bed towards me before propping himself above me.

He turns his head slightly to the side looking down at me reading my face confused

"You okay?" He asks and I immediately grin faking my face

"Yeah" I smile and he grins slightly

He lowers his head down to me before softly kissing me and I feel guilty as I'm betraying him not telling him. I feel sick again.

"Can we.." I start and he slowly pulls away, looking down at me

"Can we just cuddle tonight" I say and he reads my face intensely looking for any tells as I try to fake a small smile

"What's going on?" He says sitting back in between my legs looking down at me, reading my every move for any tells

"Nothing I just want to cuddle" I say but he doesn't buy it

"Did I scare you?" He says nervously running his hand through his hair

"No, Malek" I say smiling at how ridiculous that is

"You could've told me to stop if I was too much, I would always stop Ivy" he says not buying it clearly trying to hide his panic.

"Malek" I say rolling my eyes before grabbing his wrist and pulling him down to me again but he doesn't move

"I'm on my period" I say thinking fast, I definitely don't want him to think he's ever scared me

"That doesn't bother me" he says and I can see his ridged frame soften at my words as he buys it

"I'm just cramping" I say and he nods understanding before coming back down to me kissing me

"Sorry" he says before resting down beside me on his side

"You've never scared me Malek" I say as I kiss him again. I can feel him soften into the bed as he wraps his arm around me as I lay up against his chest kissing him.

"If you ever don't like something I need you to tell me" he says now serious

"I will" I say with a small smile

"I mean it Ivy, I'm not kidding. Even small things" He says and I nod.

He kisses me then raises his arm up pulling my head in as he kisses my forehead while I rest my face against his chest hugging his torso.

He holds me tightly against him as he runs his fingers back and forth up my arm

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I stay awake watching the alarm clock on his side table as I feel him relax under me falling asleep while he lets out even breathes as his arm drops back onto the bed behind me.

I watch anxiously as the clock passes 12am ... 1am...

It is now 1:53 and I can feel myself starting to almost shake I'm so nervous. I carefully raise off him, slower than anything I've ever done before slipping over to my side of the bed.

I lower my foot to the floor before standing up as I watch him peacefully lay in the bed as the moonlight casts in onto the bed. My heart aches harder than it ever has before as I turn away from him slowly crossing the room as I grip the door handle and firmly but slowly open and close the door without a sound.

I slowly walk down the hall to find everyone but Willow is already waiting wearing black hoodies. Shit.

Cliff sees me and rolls his eyes before grinning and throwing me a black hoodie from the bench stool beside him.

"How would I know you wouldn't dress for the occasion" he whispers as I pull it on overtop of my sports bra. Shit.

We wait until we hear Willow as she even walks out wearing a black hoodie, sorry I didn't get the memo.

We walk in silence to the door before slipping on shoes before exiting out into the dark forest without a sound. I feel so guilty I could throw up.

We walk for a few steps when suddenly everything flashes before my eyes as we shoot throw the forest and before I know it we are on a plane as I gasp loudly as we come into current time.

I feel like I have vertigo as I feel extremely dizzy when I realize I'm sitting beside Aaron on the plane. I look around and Jeremy and Cliff are beside us across the isle as the plane is only partially full with some strangers other than our group.

"I little warning next time" Aaron says with closed eyes as he also tries to centre himself in his seat.

"I feel sick" Jeremy says hunching over in his seat placing his head between his legs. It really takes it out of him.

"Where are we" I say looking through the small plane

"Heading to Moscow" Jeremy says

"Moscow?" I say confused "how long has it been?" I say confused

"over 30 hrs, 3 connecting flights" he says holding his head clearly physically not doing 100%

"Are you okay?" Cliff asks and he groans but nods

"I can't do that again, way to many people" he says sitting up and he has a nose bleed. Shit.

"Dude" Cliff says looking at him and he notices.

Cliff raises his arm looking for a flight attendant as one comes towards us and sees Jeremy, nodding before grabbing him tissue before speaking in Russian

"We don't understand" Cliff says in English and the lady just nods and walks to the front of the plane

"How did we get here with out passports" I say quietly to Cliff.

"Violet" Jeremy answer before looking back over his seat. I do the same and see her sitting a few rows back.

Holy shit. We're in Russia.

I look out the window and it's daytime? My stomach immediately twists realizing that it's long past when I left Malek in the bed, they have already woke to an empty house knowing were gone. Fuck. He's probably went ballistic, I can only imagine how mad he is.