Revenants of the Past- Book Two of Selective Breeding

Part 14

Ruma paced up and down her hall on the top floor. She had just watched Ratok leave out to go look for Deon. It was almost noon and he never returned the day before. Ruma expected him to pop up in the night sometime but he never came.

Her body was already feeling exhausted, the worry was wearing her weak body down even more.

She started to cough and hack, she covered her mouth then felt a warm wetness on her hand. Looking down she found out what it was. A bright red colour was coating her hand. Ruma rushed into the bathroom to wash it off.

While she was in there she heard the elevator door ding, and someone rush into the bedroom. The loud frantic panting worried her, so she popped her head out to look. Deon was leaned against the door, with his arms wrapped over him.

Her body fluttered, he was okay. She rushed out of the bathroom and over towards him, she wrapped her arms around him. Instead of the return hug he made a noise and shoved back on her. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a raised fist. Which cause her to drop down on all fours and jump back.

Her jaw trembled as she looked up at him, hurt covering her face. Deon stood there for a second, blinking at her, than lowered his arm.

"Ru." he said her name taking a step towards her. She backed up keeping herself low. "No nonono No, Ru please come here." he got down and held his arms out. Ruma looked him over, he was covered in sweat, she could down see dried blood at the corner of his mouth, and he was shaking. She popped back up and went into his hug.

She squeezed him as she normally did, "I am so sorry" he said then followed by a sound of pain. Ruma released him and pulled back. Deon was still panting he looked as bad as she did. Ruma took to looking him over, running her fingers down his arms, through his hair, he willingly dropped his jaw for her.

Thats when Ruma saw the blood still in his mouth, as well as the wounds on his tongue, being this close to him shirt and hair she got a whiff of another female on him. It trigger a switch in her. Her hair raised off her neck, as she snarled and growled.

Deon stiffen up. It took him a second to try and piece what she was growling at, it wasn't him. "One of Bvepio's pets, she-" Ruma stopped him, she looked like she was trying to reign in some beast.

Ruma stood holding her hand out. Deon put his hands out she wasn't going to take it as she was still weak, instead he stood on his own than grabbed her hand. "Shower" she signed than slightly tugged on him to follow.

He figured she wanted Carma's scent off him, so he nodded and followed a hot shower would definitely feel great right about now.

"Ruma, I think you got the scent off me." Deon said with his head back, as the water pattered against his chest. Ruma was behind him washing his hair, her antsiness about the other woman's smell had her being extra about everything.

Deon waited for Ruma to say something, She did stop scrubbing at his hair through, He felt a tap at his shoulder, Deon turned around to face Ruma. Her hair was wet down covering her in a way she almost didn't look naked.

"Take" she signed then pointed at the med bot next to them, he didn't even know that she had called one out.

Deon reached down and grabbed the small cup it had out, there was a pine green coloured liquid in the cup, he picked it up to his mouth, dumping the whole thing in. The second it touch his tongue, he had second thoughts about it. Deon's head dropped as he just opened his mouth and let everything run out and onto the shower floor.

Ruma whined at him.

"I didn't know it was going to hurt." he picked his head back up, as his lower jaw trembled in pain.

Ruma reached up and rubbed her thumbs under his chin and against his throat, kissing his jawline softly.. "Try again please? Just use it like mouthwash."

Deon sighed but nodded, watching Ruma reach over and tap the bot again. It popped it another cup with the same liquid. He grabbed it taking a moment to prepare himself this time than popped it back, fighting against the urge to spit it out as he swished it around. Hos tongue hurt the most out of everything, this time when he spit it out the areas that were hurting actual felt better.

He lifted himself up. "My mouth doesn't hurt so bad now, kinda feels a little numb actually."

Ruma nodded, then pointed to the shower head.

"I can rinse my own hair," he said watching the pout form on her face. "Not working.:"

When Ratok returned, he walked in expecting to tell Ruma he couldn't find Deon, but was surprised to find him already curled up on her chest.

"When did he come back?"

Ruma looked up, she was wrapped up around him, having him locked to her. "A couple hours ago."

Ratok came up sitting on the chair next to the bed. "He looks exhausted what happened?"

Ruma shook her head, "He didn't tell me much, but he was injured and there was another female's scent on him. He looked startled, so much so that when I greeted him he almost punched me."

"Do you want me to look into it?" Ratok asked, placing his hand on Deon's back. Deon stirred for a moment, but settled back in just as quickly.

Ruma had a very dark look on her face, one that unsettled even Ratok. "No, I'll handle it when I get better."

All Ratok could do was nod, as he didn't know where this part of Ruma came from. He could just lean in and kiss her temple.