Not so Innocent

Chapter: 10

Orian

The pain in my stomach and body was unbearable. I swallowed some painkillers but it didn't help. I was even struggling to stand. I wonder how I was able to pull a poker face. And this guy's intense stare was not helping at all.

"Stop staring," I say not even looking at him.

"I don't want to," he replied. I was stunned, to be honest.

Why he is doing this to me?

He is taken. He is just playing with you because he is bored.

I ignore him. I hear his footsteps approaching me. And before I know he was right behind me, standing dangerously close. I felt his body heat and his hot breath near my face. My heart started beating like crazy.

I turn around.

I know a bad move.

Now our face was close. Very close. His brown eyes stared into mine. I was just looking into them, immersing myself in them. I ignored my physical discomfort for a minute and eyed the flawless man in front of me. His lips are uneven, upper lip thin but lush lower lip. He slowly licked them. He stares at my lips. His hands were now on either side of me. He was leaning closer and closer.

Then suddenly a sharp pain ripped through my lower abdomen making me gasp and I flinched so bad that my head made in contact with his nose and he screeches in pain, holding his nose.

“Orian! What he-"

Before he could say anything, I was on the ground clutching my stomach.

Axel instantly kneels beside me.

"Hey what happened?" he asks softly. My eyes were shut close due to unbearable pain.

"Yah Ori you are scaring me. Are you hurt somewhere?" he asks again rubbing my arms to calm me down.

I wanted to speak but words couldn't come out. Soon I was dizzy.

"Orian? Ori! Ori!,” hear him calling my name over and over again, then blackness overtook me.
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I wake up due to pain in my stomach. My head was a little better than before. I groaned in anguish and settled straight. It took me a minute to register where I was.

I wasn't on my bed. Nor in my room.

Where am I?

I felt moist down there. I check and gasp when I saw a big red stain on the bed.

Fuck. That's a period stain.

My eyes fall on the photo on the nightstand. It was Axel and Jimin.

No way. I am no fucking way in his house and on his bed in a pool of blood. I see the red stain clutching my stomach due to pain. I sat in the bed and try not to cry.

Fuck. I am not at all weak. I won't cry. I never cried for such stupid reasons.

I hear a knock on the door and it swings open. I just keep my eyes close looking down and holding my stomach.

"Orian, you okay?" he asks as he approaches me, his eyes were filled with concern. The stain was covered with the blanket so he didn't see it. Yet.

He will be so mad.

He will yell maybe.

He already hates me.

Then he will give me more detention.
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When I walk into the bedroom she was curled up in the bed. I instantly reach for her.

"Orian, you okay?" I ask softly.

She didn't reply. She was just clutching the sheets around her. I stood beside her patiently but suddenly heard her sob. My heart stopped for a moment and I kneel.

"Hey...What happened? Are you crying?" I ask trying to look at her face.

She shook her head and tears stream down her face. I did what I thought I should do. I sit, wrapping my arms around her gently pulling her close. I was ready to get pushed away or even get punched but my heart skipped a beat when she wrapped her tiny hands around my torso and kept her head on my chest. My hands intensively pulled her closer to me and I patted her head softly. She was crying hard. Maybe her stomach was hurting too much.

When she fainted I was so scared that I was trembling. I picked her up and ran to the nurse like a maniac.

She told me her body was weak due to the menstrual cycle and she is having cramps. The nurse also said she fainted due to stress. I was regretting so much that I gave her detentions almost every day. I didn't know she was preparing for the MSE exam. That's extremely tough. One out of a hundred won through it. The nurse helped her get cleaned and then I brought her to my apartment. I wanted to tell Ashton but I couldn't find him in school.

Thankfully while returning, I brought sanitary pads and some chocolates, and snacks. I haven't done this for anyone, not even for Sia.

And now we are here in each other's embrace.

She calms down a little, I let her pull away from me but kept my arms lightly around her loosely.

"Is it paining badly?" I ask her soothingly rubbing her arms.

She nods looking at her hands, fiddling with her fingers. I never saw her being vulnerable. I never saw her side. The side which is exposed only to me. She always goes around bring all rough and tough but this Orian in front of me is different. I was glad that I am the only one who is there with her at this moment.

"Axel..I. I... -" she stutters nervously biting her lower lip.

"Yes?" I immediately ask.

"I stained the sheets," she mumbles slowly and more tears streamed down her face.

I look at her blankly trying to register what she said.

She stained the sheets.

Ohh!

So that is why she is crying.

I chuckle softly and cupped her face in my hands.

"Hey... Why are you crying about that? It's fine. Stop crying." I say and crease her cheek with my thumb. She looks at me with puffy and wet eyes. Her nose is so red. She is looking so adorable.

"You... Are n..not angry?" she asks in a slow voice.

"I am not. Why would I be?" I frown. I mean, what type of man will be. It's natural and the stain can be washed away.

"Because you hate me. You have been so rude to me these days....and the stain... It...u-"

I shush her pulling her close but made sure not to make her uncomfortable.

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to be like that. I was just... I don't know....ugh... Just I am sorry. I was so harsh I didn't even realize I was being a jerk," I say sincerely.

"But the stai-"

"Go and shower. I will get you some clothes and give you something to eat," I tell her with a smile.

"I will clean this up and th-," she starts but stopped her.

"Ori just go and shower. I will clean up and change the sheets okay?" I insist tugging the loose strand of her hair behind her ear.

And she smiles.

She never smiled at me.

The smile was so beautiful that my heart melted.

I help her to stand and she walked into the washroom. I smile shaking my head and turned around to take off the sheet.

But then suddenly she came running back to me and threw herself in my arms, hugging me tightly. I almost lost my balance but steadied myself hugged her back. I wasn't even recovered from the heart attack and she pulled away and again smiled, "Thank you," she said and ran into the washroom again leaving me dumbfounded.