Bullied Once, Loved Twice

Chapter 15 - Growing closer

Liam sat on the bench in the changing room, looking at himself in the mirror. An eye twitching as he looked at his body, bruises covering most of his skin. He sighed as he took his gym clothes, putting them on slowly, trying to avoid causing himself pain or discomfort. He was glad that most of the bruises were already starting to fade away. He finished dressing, picking up his crutches off the wall before making it to the main area.

"Doing okay, mister Liam?" The professor asked with concerned eyes. Liam felt a bit better already.

"Yes, sir. I am alright." He said as he sat down on the gym's mainroom benches. He leaned against the large white brick wall, looking around for a particular girl. At that moment, a small girl with strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes sat beside him. She tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled.

"You seem pretty beat up, I bet the other guys look worse." She said as Liam chuckled, shaking his head.

"I'm sure the stairs have no trace of the battle we had." He said, making the girl burst into laugh, covering her mouth as her eyes started to tear up.

"You're too funny!" She says between laughters, trying to stop herself as she wiped her eyes. She gently put her hand high up on his thigh, his heart racing at the close proximity to his crotch.

"I like you, wanna grab something to drink at the coffee shop after classes?" She said softly, giggling a bit at how embarrassed Liam seemed to be.

"Eh... S-Sure, I'll see you there at 4?" He responded to her question, making her smile brightly and nod.

"Perfect! I'll see you there!" She said as she stood up, dusting herself before waving to him and walking away.

Liam couldn't believe what had just happened. He was finally going on a date with a girl. Narcia would have never let that happen back in the day. Speaking of Narcia, she still wasn't around at all. Liam frowned as he looked around, confused as to where she could be. The professor had already started classes, so she was clearly late. Liam stood up and took his crutches, making his way to the girl's changing room. She must've run into some sort of issue. Liam gently opened the door, walking in slowly before shutting the door.

"Narcia..?" He asked softly, his eyes widening as he noticed blood slowly going towards the room drain. He ran to the blood, crutches falling to the ground as he started panicking. He quickly followed the trail towards what looked like a changing stall.

"Narcia!?" He asked more panicked, pushing the door. It didn't budge, his breath quickened as he dashed into it, shoulder colliding hard against the metal door.

"Narcia! Can you hear me!?" He yelled before dashing into the door repeatedly. The door yielding and opening, the sight caused him to cover his mouth. Narcia lay there on the floor, her legs covered in blood, and her eyes closed. She seemed to have gotten her period, and the sudden bloodlost got her to faint. Liam didn't know what to do. He had never dealt with something like this before.

"Shit..." He mumbled under his breath, his leg started to burn already with pain from using it. He slowly limped to his crutches, making his way to the sink. He grabbed a good few paper towels, gently wetting them before bitting his lip.

This feels very intimate... Would she be okay with me cleaning her..?

He shook his head and quickly made his way to her, hopping closer without his crutches before bending down. Liam wasn't really educated when it came to women. He never got to have 'the talk' with his parents, either. Slowly, Liam wiped the blood that was all over her legs, gently positioning her in a way that would be more comfortable. He didn't like what he had to do next, but it was necessary. He passed the towels alongside her inner thighs, gently wiping her private parts before putting a clean bunch of towels there to prevent the blood from rushing out again. Thankfully, her panties seemed to have been untouched, so Liam gently dressed her up and continued cleaning the area. He wasn't disgusted weirdly enough. It was almost like he saw it as something natural to help her.

Once he was done cleaning everything, he quickly made his way to the professor to explain the situation.

"Oh dear, is she alright?"

"I think so, but maybe we should have her go to the infirmary just in case she hit her head when she fell."

"That's a good idea, I will send a student girl to bring her there. You will stay with her until she awakens, I will notify your other teacher." The professor said.

Liam nodded in agreement and followed the chosen girl all the way to the infirmary. He couldn't help but be worried about her. What if she hit her head? It could have done some severe damage. Liam sat down next to her bed, sighing as he looked at the clock. Today seemed to be a long day. He leaned back on his chair, taking out his phone to play a few games.

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Narcia slowly opened her eyes. She felt utterly nauseous for some reason. She remembered starting to change herself, but then everything faded to black when she put her panties aside. She groaned as she sat up, warm sunset lightning coming through the windows. Narcia realized that she was in the infirmary but was shocked to see Liam asleep in the chair beside her. What in the world was he doing there? Was he worried about her and came to visit? How did she even get here?

"Liam..?" She softly whispered, lifting herself to face him. He seemed so peaceful there, sleeping. She sighed and slowly moved to the side, dangling her legs off the bed. Her hand stretched towards his face and moved a few strands out of his eyes, how she wished she could do it while he stared in her eyes. She flinched a bit when his eyes fluttered, meeting her own grey ones for a moment.

"You're awake. That's a relief." He said as she moved back, Liam positioning himself in an upright position. He gently cracked his head, rolling his shoulders back before he looked at her.

"How are you feeling? The nurse said you might be a bit dizzy when you'd wake-up." He said as she played with a strand of her hair. She was a bit dizzy, yes, but more from how gently he was speaking to her compared to the spiteful and angry tone he usually had with her.

"I'm alright, just a bit confused on how I got here." She said, softly twirling the strand around her finger. She couldn't tell if it was out of worry for her or if he was simply being nice because she was in the infirmary. Either way, she liked his soft tone quite a lot.

"I brought you." He said after the moment of silence, her eyes widening at his words. Had he really brought her here? Didn't that mean...

"I-I was changing..." She trailed off before her skin turned a deep crimson, covering her face with her trembling hands. She couldn't believe it, her mate had already seen her naked! They hadn't even completed the bond yet. What left was he going to look forward to!? She looked at him briefly in her panick, her trembling stopped immediately. He was sitting there, a nervous smile plastered on his face, accompanying the red that covered his face as did hers. He looked just about as embarrassed as she was, if not more.

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't just leave you there. You weren't conscious, plus you were covered in blood. I had to do something..." He trailed off, his mind shutting him in whatever thoughts he was thinking. Narcia just wanted to disappear through the floor at the news she was told. It was enough that he had brought her there, but he had found her covered in her period blood!? Her head started spinning as she felt nauseous. It was a pure nightmare for any woman to have their crush find them like this. Just telling them was a known forbidden thing. He seemed to have caught on to what she was thinking because he stood up to sit on her bed, catching her hand.

"Hey! Shh! It's okay... I'm not disgusted or anything. I know it has to do with children and stuff... So, like, it's not gross. At least I didn't think it was while I cleaned you. I still don't." He said softly, hoping it would reassure her.

While I cleaned you.

That's all she could hear now, echoing in her head. While he cleaned her? What did THAT mean? Cleaned her, as in her legs? If that was the case, that meant he had cleaned the blood on her.

"Cleaned... me?" She managed out almost as if she was being strangled, her gulp echoing in the room with how heavy the silence was.

"Yes. I'm sorry, I had to." He said as she felt her head spin. She fell to the side, his arms quickly catching her. She didn't catch what he was saying. Everything went black too fast. Everything was too much.

She didn't want to hear anything else. She couldn't take hearing anymore of it.