Only You

Chapter 9- Rain

Soon enough, Dakota was well enough to walk around, as the bruises had faded enough for him to move around well enough. He would still be in the hospital another week before he would be discharged & given a monthly checkup until they were sure that everything was back to normal.

He did not know it yet, but I was willing to pay for all of it. As a god, I had an essentially limitless access to wealth, as long as I used it for only important purposes & kept my bank account low enough that it wasn't conspicuous. I had several million in there as of now, but I refilled it whenever it dwindled too much.

Over the years, I had used my money for many things. Anonymous charity donations. Funding revolutionary research studies under alias names. But... helping Dakota in whatever way I could was one of the most important to me. For what was my existence on earth without him? If not for him... I might never have become attached to the charms of earth life... The humans' charming characteristics. Their joy. Their sorrow. Their dreams. Their fears

I will admit, being a deity, comes with a rather detached life at times. You can come to question what anything means, whether the human struggles are truly yours to bear... Whether anything really mattered in the long run... But not with Dakota.

Through him & his many incarnations... He grounded me. He made me realize how much positive change I could have on humans. Maybe not much compared to other deities, as I was only the weather one, but... I could still help in what ways I could... For him & all of humanity.

It was in Dakota's last week in the hospital that I finally took him to get some, admittedly, rather weak hospital cafeteria coffee, & we finally had an official date.

I was giddy with excitement. It had been so long since I had been in his life, &... there was something about his presence that... I had missed. I needed him back in my life.

I knocked on his room door quietly, hand shaking slightly from nerves. He had been walking for a few days prior to when we decided to go specifically today, so he answered the door, a warm smile on his face. He still wore the hospital gown, though he did dress it up slightly with some black leggings from home, a matching pair of sneakers, & he had brushed his hair & put it up into a stylish bun, which accentuated his shorter cut sides of hair & made him look even more handsome.

I smiled nervously, finding myself staring at him for a bit too long, my face reddening, & he blushed. I cleared my throat. "H-hi. You look..."

He laughed nervously. "-Like a mess, I know."

I smile shyly, looking up at him, then back at my shoes. "I was going to say... 'great'... or... 'cute'..."

His face reddens & he ducks his head. "Oh. Thank you! You too! You look... amazing."

I smile slightly, laughing lightly. "Oh, this old thing?"

He laughs lightheartedly, eyes glancing over my all black suit with a bright blue tie to match his hospital gown. He blushes. "You... really didn't have to dress up for me..."

I shake my head, smiling softly. "I wasn't really... I have work later, I would've had to wear a suit anyway... I just figured... Today... I should wear one that compliments you."

"Oh." He opens & closes his mouth as we head down the hall in silence for a moment. "Though really... I feel like it's more the other way around..."He scratches his neck self-consciously & turns his head away from me.

I smile jokingly. "No, I thought your hospital gown was your finest attire..."

He laughs, turning to me, & shoving me lightly with his hand on my arm briefly. "Hardy-har-har. Hilarious."

I smile softly down at him as we wait in the coffee line. "If I'm being honest though... I don't mind..." He raises an eyebrow in my direction & I continue. "You... don't have to feel embarrassed about what you're wearing... You're still recovering & it should be the least of your worries... You can wear whatever you want & it won't taint the experience for me... & hopefully not for you either..."

He clears his throat as we move up in the line slowly, breaking eye contact momentarily. "No... what really embarrasses me is that this hospital gown barely covers my ass. Be glad I'm wearing these leggings 'cause... They really be leaving you with it all out there..."

I smirk, raising one eyebrow at him. "Oh, it's not that kind of date?"

He chuckles, face reddening & punches me lightly in the arm. "Shut up & order your coffee, you duffus!"

Hope you guys liked this chapter. I've been trying to include some more Rain + Dakota chemistry lately... What do you guys think :3? Oh, & what should their ship name be, btw? I never actually thought that pt through, tbh... :/ :I (Probs should have....) Uh... Dain? Rakota? Raikota? Dakain? Rainota? Personally, I'm partial to Raikota, tbh. Easy to say (ray-coh-tuh), not too complex, you can see the 2 name pts... But, idk... Anyways, I guess I'll see you guys later (& sorry if I misspelled "duffus", idk how to spell that tbh as it is a... slang term? so like, it doesn't correct it on my computer, so idk?)... Bye! :D