Lucifer's Queen

Chapter 33

*Erica's pov*

"What should we do?" Jin questioned worriedly with gaze downward, deep in thoughts.

"Should we take her to see a doctor?" Tae suggested making me roll my eyes for the thousandth time.

"Guys it's just a-" An other sneeze escaped from my mouth as a evident of my situation before I continued from where my sentence was left. "Normal cold!"

"Which is not normal here!" Yoongi lazily drawled scratching the back of that stubborn cat. 

"Is she pregnant?" Jimin asked out of the blue making me chock on the water I was just drinking from the glass Mang offered. "Ouch-" A smack was landed behind his head as Mang glared at his dumb question.

"Is he aware?" Namjoon voiced out my thoughts making everyone shrug.

"Nothing escapes from his ears and eyes. Obviously he knows." Mang helpfully reminded making everyone look at my laying figure on the bed with a strange look.

"Can I at least sit down? I am not paralyzed to lay down!" I groaned sitting down and smacking J-hope's hand away which tried to prevent me from doing so. It feels so nice to see everyone so concerned about me that makes my heart feel the warmth of their affection. Yet even when I am grateful for their care, I heart can't help but yearn the attention of that certain someone whom I have not seen for a while after our last trip that time. 

My gaze landed on the petal that hid in the darkness behind everyone in that pot on the top of the window which was given to me by Lilith. I am still not sure what kind of a flower to expect, but judging from the color it is definitely a black one. And every time I glance at that pot instead of reminding me of Lilith it always force me to think about him. The memories I shared with him. Both the bitter and sweet ones. Heaving sigh as I realized my thoughts shifting towards him once again, I turned my head away wanting to avoid the odd and the unknown petal. 

As if sensing my thoughts I saw that certain someone standing behind everyone directly at my line of sight making me skip a heart beat. His sudden appearance never failed to startle me, but lately he has been doing it in a less creepy way. And I have been getting used to the fact that his eyes are in the every corner of this castle.

"Achoo!" An other sneeze escaped from my mouth making me scrunch my eyes foe a second to loose the sight of his. And when I opened them again, I found a scowl resting on his earlier calm face. 

"That's impossible!" He mumbled though it was clearly heard by all of us. All the eyes shifted towards him and not a least bit of surprise was shown in their faces at his unusual behavior. 

"Exactly! Even she is a mortal, she is not supposed to get sick here." Namjoon agreed voicing out his points.

"Maybe we are being overdramatic. We never had a mortal this long here to prove that theory." J-hope had some sense to think over my reasons instead of dwelling over what they knew since they existed here. I nodded my head completely supporting his argument when it all stopped noticing him sitting right in front of me very patiently as if he got all the time in the world which he really got. 

"We should all leave and let her rest. Hopefully she will get better soon." Tae suggested giving a meaningful look to others behind Jungkook who is busy just glancing at me. Yes! Just glancing at me without saying anything or showing a trace of emotion on his face which makes me squirm under that gaze and wonder what is running on his head. 

"I think she really is preg-"

"Finish that sentence and I will make you guard Cerberus from now onwards." Mang snapped interrupting Jimin who sealed his mouth with a horror filled look. "Now everyone out!" Saying so she started pushing everyone out closed the door behind her. But unknown to everyone to even Mang herself I noticed how her eyes landed on the flower pot for a second and how a sigh escaped from her mouth which made her look so lost.