The Last Chance Book 2

Chapter 9

TW: mentions of blood and injuries

NuNew watches as James slowly unwrapped the bandages on his hand. He notices the worry on his face. He can see that he's worried that he'll accidentally hurt him more. He also notices how tense he is. His hands slightly shaking " P'James, if you are worried someone else can look at my injuries " he says quietly. " James doesn't look worried though " Nat says. He just gives a small smile to James before pulling his hands back. James freezes when he moves. He finishes taking off the bandages himself while saying " I can see it on his face. I can see that he's tense. His hands were even shaking a little ". Once the bandages are off he looks back at James. " P'James it's ok " he says trying to reassure him. " Look at your hands though NuNew. Your knuckles are cut up bad. They are bleeding as well ". He looks down at his hands and smiles a little sad. James was right. His knuckles were bruised and had a lot of cuts on them. They are bleeding but it's not to bad luckily. It's mostly dried blood from earlier. " It's only a little blood so it's ok. They just look this bad because of earlier " he said. Saying the last part quietly. Zee walks over to him, gently grabbing his hands to look at them. He can hear Zee sigh as he looks at them. It makes him feel guilty. " I'm sorry Hia " he says in a whisper. " Let's take another trip to the nurses office New. We should make sure everything is ok. Your hands look more bruised than before " Zee says. He pulls his hands away, flinching slightly when he accidentally rubbed one of the cuts on Zee's hand. " Are you ok New " Zee asked a little concerned. " I don't want to go to the nurses office again. I just want to rest and try to forget about everything. I don't want to think about the case or my father ". Zee kneels down in front of him again. " How about after we go to the nurses office we can go back to my room and watch a movies until dinner " Zee says. He thinks for a little while before saying " I'll go so everyone won't worry to much ". Zee stands up before helping him stand.
" We'll see you guys at dinner " Zee says. Before they leave he goes to Nat and hugs him. Nat although confused, hugs him back. " Thank you for standing up for me like you did. And for understanding me as much as you do. You don't understand how great full I am to have you as my friend " he says quietly. When he pulls away from the hug he can see Nat looking a little bit relieved and a lot more calm then he has been since the beach. Nat holds up his left wrist to show the crystal bracelet. " Healing. We are going to recover from this. You will recover from this ". He holds his left wrist up as well. " We will recover from this " he repeats back quietly. For the first time he thinks he can get better. He feels calm when thinking about his road to recovery. " I'm glad that you are actually thinking that way " Nat says smiling. He nods before he left to the nurses office. It was quiet the whole way to the nurses office. He enjoys the silence. He finds it calm. No one's talking about everything that's happened. Him and Zee are just being with each other. When he glances at Zee he can see that he's enjoying the silence as well. He's relieved that Zee is feeling the same way as he is.
" Oh dear, you are back again. What else happened ". He smiles a little ashamed. " Sorry Ma'am. I got upset when having an argument with my father before he left and I hit the nightstand hard " he says quietly. " Follow me this way dear. I will check your injuries since the doctor is currently out ". He doesn't say anything. He follows the nurse silently. Once he reaches a chair he sits down. The nurse pushes a small table over to him and has him set his hands on top of the table. She then gets out the supplies. " Your knuckles are bruised now as well. Can you open and close your hands for me ". He does as he's told but he winces when it hurts. " Your hands will be sore for a while. Luckily it looks like nothings broken or sprained. As for the bleeding, it should stop on it's own so I will just re bandage it ".
He watches closely as the nurse bandages his injuries. Once she's done him and Zee say goodbye before heading to Zee's dorm room. When they reach his room Zee has him sit down on the bed. He grabs one of the pillows and thinks about how they were before the beach. How he was getting a lot better. He wishes he could go back to those times. He wishes he could feel the happiness he felt in the past again. He's taken that small happiness for granted. " New, what are you thinking about Zee says quietly. He jumps a little scared. " sorry I hadn't noticed you sit down on the bed " he says quickly. Zee just gives him a gentle smile. " What are you thinking so deeply about ". He turns his body to face Zee.
" I'm just thinking about the past before our trip to the beach. I just miss those moments " he says being honest with Zee. " What moments are you thinking about " Zee asked a little curious. He smiles as a light shade of red appears on his cheeks. " Im just thinking about the first time we watched a movie together, the first night I spent here, the time I confessed and the first time you kissed me " he whispers the last two parts. He sees Zee's smile become bigger. " If I remember correctly, when you confessed you couldn't stop saying the things that you like about me. One of them being when I kissed you on the head " Zee says before leaning over to him and kissing his forehead. His face is now becoming a dark shade of red. Zee scoots closer to him. " I remember that after you confessed we had our first kiss and you were so cute. You got so embarrassed and said " That just happened. I just confessed to my crush and he kissed me " . You were so cute when you said that and realized that you said it out loud ". He brings his hands up to his face embarrassed. " That was so embarrassing Hia. I was so embarrassed then " he says quietly. Zee gently pulls his hands away from his face. Only then does he see how close Zee is. He bites his lip nervously as he feels his heartbeat quicken. He doesn't remember the last time he was this close to Zee. He hears Zee laugh quietly before he gently caresses his cheek. He feels as if everything around them has just disappeared.
He stops biting his lip when he feels Zee touch his lips with his thumb. " You know there's always been something that I wondered about " Zee says quietly in a low voice. " I've always wondered whether you liked forehead kisses or a kiss on the lips more ". He becomes extremely flustered by what Zee says. He's never even thought about that before. He glances down at Zee's lips quickly before looking back up to Zee. They make eye contact for a little bit before Zee leans his face close to his. There's only a few inches between their faces. His eyes travel down Zee's face until they look at Zee's lips. He finds himself desperately wanting Zee to kiss him. He misses the feeling of Zee's lips on his own. " Which do you prefer baby " Zee says in a whisper. His heart skips a beat when Zee calls him baby. With a shaky voice he whispers " I l-like a kiss on the lips more ". He sees Zee smirk before he closes the distance between their lips. He responds immediately and starts to kiss him back. He's forgotten how amazing it feels to kiss the one you love. He can feel his heart beat so fast that he's afraid it might beat right out of his chest. The kiss is long and passionate. When Zee pulls away they are both breathing heavily. He scoots closer to Zee and hugs him. Zee wraps his arms around his lower waist. " I love you New " Zee says. He smiles and quietly says " I love you as well Hia ".
He would have never expected this outcome by telling Zee what he was thinking about. None the less, he loves the outcome. Because kissing his love is the best outcome he could possibly get.

Word Count: 1488

Next chapter is going to have a time skip