Saint || Alhaitham x M! Reader

Chapter 6 || With you

M/n POV

I laid tirelessly on the bed. My stomach to the mattress and pillow under my head. I couldn't sleep, my sunburn being the first reason and Alhaitham the second. The fact that he just willingly hugged me last night has— and probably never will leave my mind. I was supposed to leave last night, try to run off into the desert again to find Elle (short for Ellenore)
But- Alhaitham just appeared when I was making dinner for her. Ugh now, I will have to wait until we get back to Sumeru city just to run all the way back out here. And it's not like I can make up an excuse. I know he's been suspicious of me these past few days.

I went through a cycle of waking up for what felt like every few minutes throughout the night. I couldn't move and I had no clue what time it was. As I laid there, I heard footsteps reaching closer towards the door. I knew it was Alhaitham from the speed he was walking, and his boots. He knocked and I groaned.

"Can I come in?" He asked. I agreed, not thinking about the fact that I haven't even started my day yet.

"Wow. Do you need help?" He looked down at me. "...no"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

I can't have him babying me all the days of my life. He walked around my room as i slowly and painfully tried getting up. Once i did, I walked up behind him, to reach over and grab my shirt, for a short moment, my chest pressed against his back, and my hand gripped his shoulder for support. I swear I saw his ears flush pink.

And yes, teasing this guy is my favorite past time.

My chin rested on his shoulder playfully, "Can you hand me the ointment" I pointed at the table closer to him, messy with books, papers and my journal- I froze- I had forgotten to put my journal away, that consists of EVERYTHING- work wise. I prayed that he wouldn't take any interest in that book, even though it had a deep red leather cover with gold accents-

He reached over and grabbed the ointment, but he didn't give it to me. Instead, he faced me and unscrewed the cover before starting to gently rub the medicine into my skin.

"It's healing surprisingly quickly. Maybe in a few days you'll be fine" he said, his fingers gently moving up and down my arm, then cupped under my chin to distribute it to my nose and cheeks. I had no idea what to do, is he teasing me back? Or is he just trying to examine the burns. "You're shaking-" he muttered. I didn't answer. My brain seemed to just explode in that moment. I didn't know what to do and I didn't know what to feel.

Alhaitham's POV:

I didn't mean to frighten him. I was about to stop when I was suddenly pushed back into the table. It seemed like a blur at first, before I could even comprehend what had happened, my hands were pinned to either side of my head. M/n looked at me, as calm as ever "What exactly do you think you're doing?" He looked down on me. His grip was strong, but I still managed to break out of his grasp, it was almost like he had let me go "Just trying to help" my words were like a song, teasing him. "Really? Or are you just finding ways to tease me?"

"I should be the one saying that." My arms propped me up, my face getting predominantly closer to his that I can smell the faint minty aroma from the medication, feel his gentle breaths and his hair hanging down, almost touching my face. "Tell me. Why are you even here?" His hand reached up to pull back the lock of hair that covered my eye. He often does things that he hates to others, I can't understand it. And I don't think he does either.

"We are leaving today, and I didn't see you outside no matter how long I waited" I couldn't get over the fact that our faces were so close together. I was almost embarrassed by this, and it felt like all of my emotions towards him were silently spilling out of my heart.

He paused for a second, before swiftly pulling back, when I heard his quiet hiss of pain, i sprung up to help him "I'm fine I'm fine. The truth is, I need to stay in Aru Village for a time longer. I've received a job acceptance letter last night from the Akademiya last night, after.....uh-" His eyes looked at everything else in the room except me. I knew what he meant, it kept me up for hours. "We hugged?" I answered, standing up I walked closer to him. He flushed red, hiding his face in his hands. "What's wrong? You didn't enjoy it?" I said. M/n's head rested on my chest, hiding his face in the muscle. When I rested a hand on his head, he was still shaking, and a frustrated aura collapsed over him. He peered up at me, with tears streaming down his face. His bright eyes now dark with anger. Next thing I knew, he jumped up and wrapped himself around me, interlocking our lips together, before I could even think. I seemed to just kiss back without realizing. I've longed for a moment like this for weeks. And I couldn't pull back. Not that I even wanted to.

He kissed me gently yet held onto me tightly, as a means of searching for comfort through his tears. I gave him what he wanted.

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I'm kinda over with this story so I'm gonna fuck it up a little bit with misunderstood s*x 👹